Some cool top rated books images:
Beauty, according to Disney
Image by kevindooley
Geez, how would we know what ideal to have for women if it weren’t for Walt Disney? First, we have the waist. This waist isn’t even achievable on the model circuit, and the combination of that waist and brust would lead our poor beauty to chronic back problems. The hair? Gotta be extensions. Never seen hair like that on a real person. Finally, what’s with Disney’s woman always talking to birds on their hands? If a bird came up to any woman (or man) I know, they probably flip out and swat it.
This figurine is not some old relic from the antique shop, it’s Disney’s Modern Woman. It’s a laugh, because they go to all of this trouble to pretend that they’re "feminist" by making movies with female leads, but that’s just an appeal to 50% of the market. They still treat women like crap in their narratives.
In Disney, aren’t the mothers of most of these women/girls either gone or evil?
In Disney, doesn’t the heroine always get supplemented by the male hero… or have to ACT like a male in order to succeed?
I’d love to hear your thoughts what you think the "message" is behind most of these Disney tales…
Panorama showing Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens at each end
Image by Major Clanger
The full sized one looks better!
Taken from Dog Mountain, Washington, near the Columbia River Gorge which separates Washington and Oregon, so this pictuture contains mountains in both states. Dog mountain is in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, along with Mount St. Helens. This is a very steep climb – 2,800 feet at the top, my guide book rated it as "difficult", it took about 1 hour 45 minutes to get to the top, and much less to get back down.
I’m a fan, can you tell
Image by Tojosan
This is a top rated book related to my favorite beer, Guinness. Can’t wait to dig into this.
Pint-Sized Ireland by Evan McHugh.
(Todd Jordan)