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aelinor:

Women of the Future, 1902

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midwinter-tears:

Paris, 1900

It looks like some sort of magical fairyland!

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iftheshoefits07:

party hard

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sparkling-damsel:

yanagoya:

gaymanga:

Homoerotic shunga from the early 20th century (artist unknown)

Japanese propaganda poster from the time of the Russo-Japanese War. Russian soldier: I think I am already dying. Japanese soldier: I will finish you off now. Russians: Run fast.

via Wikimedia Commons, Future Shipwreck

Oh Japan 

Propaganda : You’re doing it okay I guess… well maybe…

Yaoi : You’re doing it Right !

jessfink:

emmyc:

gingerhaze:

rookiemag:

fat-grrrl-activism:

“In 1921, early suffragettes often donned a bathing suit and ate pizza in large groups to annoy men…it was a custom at the time”

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PIZZA AND BATHING SUITS

-naomi

who wants to have a pizza/bathing suit party?

omg

Holy crap, I love them

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coeykuhn:

heard you guys wanted more greaserlock. well so did my wifu + v + <3
sumtin for her cuz she’s amazu <3 hope you enjoy too :D 
tried having john in it too but it didnt work :\ so just sherlie.
please just reblog this and dont create your own post : \ dat shit annoying.
prints available on our shop/etsy as per usual.

-COEY!

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themistymind:

lifeisrill:

Artist Peter Stults re-imagines movies in a different era.  Check him on Behance for more.

I really dig the Matrix poster

crying because these will never happen

PAM GRIER AS TRINITY OH GOD YES GIMME SOME OF THAT

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snickerfig:

ornamentedbeing:

“The most intriguing duel fought between women, and the sole one that featured exposed breasts, took place in August 1892 in Verduz, the capitol of Liechtenstein, between Princess Pauline Metternich and the Countess Kielmannsegg. It has gone down in history as the first “emancipated duel” because all parties involved, including the principals and their seconds were female… Before the proceedings began, the baroness pointed out that many insignificant injuries in duels often became septic due to strips of clothing being driven into the wound by the point of a sword. To counter this danger she prudently suggested that both parties should fight stripped of any garments above the waist. Certainly, Baroness Lubinska was ahead of her time, taking an even more radical take on the (at the time) widely dismissed theories of British surgeon Joseph Lister, who in 1870 revolutionized surgical procedures with the introduction of antiseptic. 

With the precautions Baroness Lubinska recommended, the topless women duelists were less likely to suffer from an infection; indeed, it was a smart idea to fight semiclad. Given the practicality of the baroness’ suggestion and the “emancipated” nature of the duel, it was agreed that the women would disrobe—after all, there would be no men present to ogle them. For the women, the decision to unbutton the tops of their dresses was not sexual; it was simply a way of preventing a duel of first blood from becoming a duel to the death.

… 

It is humorous that most recounts of this historic event fail to mention two important things: the winner of the duel (Princess Metternich) and the reason why the women came to arms in the first place—they disagreed over the floral arrangements for an upcoming musical exhibition.”

otterbeans:

The first rule of topless victorian ladies swordfighting club is that topless victorian ladies swordfighting club is not to be mentioned in mixed company.

The second rule is naught but an emphatic repeating of the first.

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patrollin4bolin:

hylialover:

pastel-acid-alice:

cosmicyoruba:

queerkhmer:

The traditional term for homosexuality in China is “the passion of the cut sleeve boys” (断袖之癖), so named from the story of Emperor Ai of Han (27 BCE - 1 BCE) and Dong Xian (23 BCE - 1 BCE). As the story goes, Emperor Ai fell in love with a minor official named Dong Xian. Dong Xian quickly gained the Emperor’s favor. One afternoon as they slept in bed, Emperor Ai woke up. Rather than wake his lover, he cut the sleeves of his robe to let his lover sleep longer. Homosexuality was regarded as a normal affair up until the late Qing dynasty when the government attempted to westernize the country.

Gay history!

God damn it, Westernization. 

Okay, it’s a cute story yeah, but why not just take the robe off? That just seems like a better solution?

holly pls hes an emperor he cant go round lettin peasants n servants take a peek at his royal dynasty dong 

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