Lillies

2 weeks ago (24,886 notes)

#wisteria
#beautiful
#Japan

Japanese Wisteria Tunnel

These photos were taken at the Kawachi Fuji Garden, about a four hour drive from Tokyo, but there are wisteria festivals all over Japan, including at the Kameido-Tenjin Shrine, where tourists in the Edo period often visited the famous wisteria; the Wake Wisteria Park, in Wake-cho, Okayama, and at Ashikaga Flower Park, which has three massive wisteria trellises that extend 3,280 feet squared. (Time Out Tokyo has a list of additional notable wisteria around the city worth visiting.)

(via moosedeevita)

2 weeks ago (1,020 notes)

#body modifications
#piercings
#tattoos

thekingslaststand:

genuineeee:

curiouslycool:

luckythinks91:

itsyourhomegirl:

si-jones:

Left: Surma Woman (Ethiopia)

Right: Caucasian punk model

Just know what your wearing.

welp.

Code red white people
Code red
The tea has been spilled

& what saddens me is that white folk will stretch their lobes and have other body modifications that are a product of Ethiopians (along with other groups in different countries in Africa) and claim that it was their own originality that led them to modify their body.

no. people have been doing this for years

before you.

at least acknowledge that Black and Brown folk influenced your piercings and tattoos,

because that’s the truth of the matter.

(via thesavagesalad)

2 weeks ago (1,804 notes)

#haha
#white people
#asians

feevoice:

aleki-says:

“All Asians look alike.” Uhh it’s not true but let’s be honest for a second, when white people say that you shouldn’t get mad, because we honestly can’t expect them to tell the difference. I can’t even tell white people apart.” (x)

(Source: glimmering, via ladyatheist)

2 weeks ago (314 notes)

#Sterilisation
#UK
#India
#disgusting

UK aid helps to fund forced sterilisation of India's poor →

indigocrayon:

The UK agreed to give India £166m to fund the programme, despite allegations that the money would be used to sterilise the poor in an attempt to curb the country’s burgeoning population of 1.2 billion people.

Sterilisation has been mired in controversy for years. With officials and doctors paid a bonus for every operation, poor and little-educated men and women in rural areas are routinely rounded up and sterilised without having a chance to object. Activists say some are told they are going to health camps for operations that will improve their general wellbeing and only discover the truth after going under the knife.

This is stuff that’s happening within your lifetime. This is not something from the past, something that happened a while ago. Population control is something that still exists.

And if you ever try saying that we need to save women in foreign countries, well maybe you should step back and consider how Western countries are aiding in (and have encouraged) creating these issues.

(via themindislimitless)

2 weeks ago (66 notes)

#heels
#stuff to know

How to walk in heels [when you suck at walking in general and are mostly too clumsy to live]

as-cool-as-i-am:

HERE WE GO:

Put your heel down first, then your toe. This is really counter-intuitive, because the heel tends to be thin whereas the toe is usually wider and feels more sturdy. But if you only walk on your toes, your feet will start to hurt very quickly. Instead, when your foot is coming down to the ground, you should put your heel down and then let the toe fall into place. This is ultimately more comfortable. And glamorous. (But actually).

Use your hips. Your hips should move from side to side slightly as you walk forward. This keeps your weight squared over the foot that’s planted on the ground and will help you keep your balance.

Pick the right shoes. Shoes with wider, shorter heels will be easier. Wedges and heels that offer ankle support (like tight ankle boots or heels with wrap-around cloth) will also provide extra security.

Practice before you start wearing the wrong shoes. Heels that are smaller and wider most likely to be initially forgiving of amateur mistakes like relying too much on your toes or keeping your hips rigid, but if you get to the point where you can walk in them comfortably you can “work up to” a higher, slimmer heel.

Also maybe keep some flats on-hand just in case. Be strategic! When I have to walk somewhere, I wear flats on my way over and then change in the bathroom.

For Charlie, who asked.