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it’s hilarious to me when people call historical fashions that men hated oppressive

like in BuzzFeed’s Women Wear Hoop Skirts For A Day While Being Exaggeratedly Bad At Doing Everything In Them video, one woman comments that she’s being “oppressed by the patriarchy.” if you’ve read anything Victorian man ever said about hoop skirts, you know that’s pretty much the exact opposite of the truth

thing is, hoop skirts evolved as liberating garment for women. before them, to achieve roughly conical skirt fullness, they had to wear many layers of petticoats (some stiffened with horsehair braid or other kinds of cord). the cage crinoline made their outfits instantly lighter and easier to move in

it also enabled skirts to get waaaaay bigger. and, as you see in the late 1860s, 1870s, and mid-late 1880s, to take on even less natural shapes. we jokingly call bustles fake butts, but trust me- nobody saw them that way. it was just skirts doing weird, exciting Skirt Things that women had tons of fun with

men, obviously, loathed the whole affair

(1864)

(1850s. gods, if only crinolines were huge enough to keep men from getting too close)

(no date given, but also, this is 100% impossible)

(also undated, but the ruffles make me think 1850s)

it was also something that women of all social classes- maids and society ladies, enslaved women and free women of color -all wore at one point or another. interesting bit of unexpected equalization there

and when bustles came in, guess what? men hated those, too

(1880s)

(probably also 1880s? the ladies are being compared to beetles and snails. in case that was unclear)

(1870s, I think? the bustle itself looks early 1870s but the tight fit of the actual gown looks later)

hoops and bustles weren’t tools of the patriarchy. they were items 1 and 2 on the 19th century’s “Fashion Trends Women Love That Men Hate” lists, with bonus built-in personal space enforcement

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We are trying to gauge the level of support that can be expected from the Tumblr fandom alone. What for? We are thinking about launching a fan campaign to help convince HBO to submit Alfie Allen’s name for the 2018 Emmy nominating ballots, based on his excellent work in season 7 of Game of Thrones. Alfie Allen’s name was last submitted in 2012 for his season 2 work. While there is some evidence to suggest that HBO may very well submit Alfie’s name next year  (Theon finally got his first ever official poster from HBO this season!) along with those of the other veterans (Dinklage etc.), I think a strong gesture of support from fans wouldn’t hurt. Consider this our zeroth step.  

the writers: we have a plan for your fav character.

me: really? what’s it?

the writers:

Aslaug knew she had to die

her sons were getting older and the only way they could take the throne was by defeating their father. Aslaug may not have loved Ragnar but she didn’t turn their children against him. (he did that on his own) Aslaug never wanted that so in order for her sons to be able to TAKE the throne it needed to be in someone elses hands.

to insure this she lets herself be killed thus sacrificing herself for her sons future.

she won. Lagertha lost the moment she shot Aslaug. and maybe Lagertha knew it.

Ragnar’s death only delays Lagertha’s but she will get whats coming to her. the seer has said so. a son of Ragnar will kill her. Aslaug wasn’t a shieldmaiden but that doesn’t mean she didn’t fight in battles. she may even have lost battles but she won the war. (against Lagertha)

Vladimir; derived from the Slavic element vladeti “rule”, combined with meru “great, famous”.

Anatoly; Russian form of Anatolius, derived from ανατολη, meaning “sunrise”.

Trust no one, my princess.

ASOIAF AU where Rhaenys is smuggled out of King’s Landing before the sack happens.

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Hector and Helen in Troy, 2004