Melanie Surani's Blog, page 214
September 14, 2015
pinkasaur:
American Girl Dolls Really Need to Get Back to Their...
American Girl Dolls Really Need to Get Back to Their Roots
by @emmaladyrose
“…The storylines that I remember best from the American Girl books are the ones where the characters interacted with the big issues of their times. Samantha marches for women’s suffrage and demands better child labor laws, Molly knits socks with her classmates for the war effort, Felicity eschews gender norms in Colonial America and Addy grapples with racism and segregation. The beautiful outfits and fun (overpriced) accessories featured in the catalogs were likely part of what drew many of us to these dolls. But it’s the stories and the bravery of the characters that stayed with us after we stopped wanting to dress up like them.
It’s not often that young girls have the opportunity to see themselves in stories of U.S. history. Growing up, American Girls gave us a reason to learn about and relate to topics that might be hard for an elementary school child to connect with otherwise. As a white 6-year-old reading about Addy Walker’s journey on the underground railroad, I was able to connect with the cruelty of slavery in a way that I wasn’t in my classrooms.
The American Girl books didn’t shy away from unpleasant time periods in U.S. history – they forced young girls to confront them and think critically about the world. Somehow I doubt that a doll who is fashioned only to “look like me” has quite the same impact.“
Read the full article.
elleinnetgrace:
Day 18: Metropolis (1927)
(Black and White...
Day 18: Metropolis (1927)
(Black and White Wednesday)
There isn’t really much I can say about this film. Metropolis is not a film for everyone, alot of people, especially those who watch film purely for leisure would find it hard to sit through. I know i’ve said it before, but this is another one of those influential films, the difference being this one is especially important in the
history of film. Arguably the single most important, this film was directed by Fritz Lang the father of
futurism. At the time this was made, even the world “robot” had no value, it was not a term used yet. It truly is an ageless masterpiece that will be an eternal source of inspiration for film makers. It is a silent film, alot of it missing, know one knows how long the film originally went for because it was badly damaged, it was luck any of it at all was recovered.
September 13, 2015
Fashion Week or Photoshop? This is why I can’t deal with Fashion...
Fashion Week or Photoshop?
This is why I can’t deal with Fashion Week.
For tonight’s installment of The Horror and Suspense Film Fest,...
For tonight’s installment of The Horror and Suspense Film Fest, we’ll be watching The Cat and the Canary (1927).
Hideous Demons in Haunted House.
Movie | Aired: 09/09/1927 | Not Rated | 1 hr. 09 min.
25 Spirited Facts About American Girl Dolls | Mental Floss
Loved this!
I’m never gonna outgrow these dolls, am I?
voguerunway:
Are these Givenchy heels destined to become the...
Photos: Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com
Photos: Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com
Photos: Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com
Photos: Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com
Photos: Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com
Photos: Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com
Are these Givenchy heels destined to become the shoe of the season come Spring 2016?
See every detail from Givenchy’s Spring 2016 show now.
Photos: Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com
Oh God, please don’t let this become a thing.
sixyearsofcollegedownthedrain:
airspaniel:
drunkwario:
Anon...
sixyearsofcollegedownthedrain:
Anon hate from the late 1800’s.
What I love most about this is that this person was SO INCENSED at the recipient that they couldn’t even wait the days/weeks it would take for the mail to go through. No, they had to say “FUCK YOU” as soon as fucking possible and, AND, let the recipient that they were not done with the fuck you, nay, this was merely the first volley in what would undoubtably be a dressing down of Biblical proportions.
i will gleefully reblog this every time i see it
