Love In Excess
May 2011
183 posts
If you don't end up liking Key Largo I will take partial blame. ;]
Ha! I will dispense no blame. It actually really bugs me to start movies and not finish them but I do it all the time, because I am fickle and restless. It’s good to have a reason to sit down and finish this one!
“To the Riot Grrrls of today looking for a sense of community, Marcus has some suggestions. “Why do so many young feminists’ blogs just involve posting images?” she asks. “I would love to see people start writing more about their reactions to the images they post, and including in-depth responses when reposting other people’s blog posts.”
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Every Girl is a Riot Grrrl - Shameless Magazine - your daily dose of fresh feminism for girls and trans youth (via girlyfolk)
Yes! This is something I’ve really been meaning to do more of myself. Too often I fall victim to laziness and the temptation to just click “reblog” and be done with it.
“The pirate queen known only as Cheng I Sao, or “wife of Cheng,” started out as a prostitute in Canton. In 1801, she married the raider Cheng I, who was organizing a confederation of sea brigands to prey on fishing and cargo boats around the Southern edge of China. When Cheng died in 1807, Mrs. Cheng seized her chance and took full control of the operation. Eventually, she governed more than 50,000 pirates. She was notorious for her ruthless sentencing: Looters that disobeyed orders were summarily beheaded, and first-time deserters lost their ears. Mrs. Cheng also entered into a politic fling with a promising young lieutenant, Chang Pao, after appointing him captain of the Red Flag Fleet, her most powerful squadron. Trouble arrived when the Chinese government sought protection against the pirates from the British and Portuguese navy. To avoid an epic battle, Mrs. Cheng brought 17 women and children with her to the Governor-General’s house and asked for pardon. She got it, along with permission to keep the wealth she’d acquired through plundering. Then, clearly craving respectability, she retired to open a gambling house in Canton.”
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Brow Beat : A Short History of Lady Pirates
An excerpt from a great piece about female pirates. My favorite story is about Anne Bonny and Mary Read. I might have to buy this pirate book!
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LADY PIRATES! They are my favourites! Also Cheng I Sao is probably my favourite pirate ever. SHE WAS A WELL-KNOWN DESPOT.
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Clicking my The Red Shoes track tag filled my dash with your posts today. And made me insanely happy. Just the fact that you like the movie and my husband, I mean Anton Walbrook, (yes, I may be a little bit obsessed) is a reason for an instant follow.
AMAZING blog!
-Jools
You are lovely, and I’m so glad we know each other in Tumblrland now!
xo Emily
