joeseviltwin:

Koko the Clown sings “St. James Infirmary Blues” in Betty Boop’s Snow White (1933)

link to extended version w/ a happy outcome

In the Betty Boop short film “Snow White”, Koko the Clown (voiced by Cab Calloway) sings “St. James Infirmary Blues” when he believes Betty Boop is dead. Cab Calloway’s voice is unique and specially eerie for this song. Koko’s dancing during the “St. James” number is rotoscoped from footage of Calloway.

gaylor-moon:

refinery29:

Hari Nef is helping to normalize transwomen’s bodies and identities in a really important way that if you’re cisgender you may not have thought about

Nef goes on to explain the difference between her photoshoot with Velencoso, versus how transgender women are typically photographed in fashion editorials. “images of trans femmes being loved rarely exist outside of pornography,” Nef wore. “We tend to be hyper-sexualized and objectified within the cisgender gaze. Either that or we’re dehumanized as scum or (just as bad) untouchable goddesses.”

Photos: Twitter/Hari Nef

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vermouthea:

gaygothur:

gaygothur:

We’re getting pretty close to having adults who weren’t alive during 9/11, and we really need to admit at this point that the overemphasis on 9/11 in the US is just a propaganda machine to indoctrinate the younger generations into nationalism and to justify all the horrible war crimes the US committed in the Middle East, and the continued mistreatment and distrust towards refugees.

Also remember when we were told that “They” attacked “Us” because they “hated our freedom”? That was some of the most blatant and transparent propaganda that was churned out of 9/11.

and the fact that the “they” has been so vaguely defined has given the us the ability to construe anyone into the “they.” afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, libya, even isis and syria are treated as a single enemy whose defeat is justified in 9/11, even though they had nothing to do with it. and ironically, the government and nation that has the most responsibility for the attacks, saudi arabia, is never scrutinized because of their use to america. what that demonstrates is that “justice” has never been a factor; promoting us interests in the middle east using 9/11 as justification has always been the goal