Tag: women
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The Origins of the Universal Hot / Crazy / Emotional Unavailability Matrix For Men AND Women
Relationships are difficult at the best of times. What do you use to judge the dateability of a partner? Many factors are used: height, looks, kindness, wealth, family… the list goes on and on. And it differs between men and women. For example, as popularized by Barney Stinson in an episode of How I Met Your…
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Artist Anne Taintor Makes Snarky Vintage Illustrations That Will Surely Make You Laugh
Anne Taintor makes sarcastic, bitter, slightly snarky messages using vintage illustrations that will surely make you laugh if you have a wicked sense of humor. The illustrations often show “traditional” American women—coiffed, starched, and cheerful models from the 40s, 50s, and 60s—juxtaposed with cheeky captions suggesting their real inner thoughts. Let us know which ones…
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Male Photographer Reverses Gender Roles In Sexist Vintage Ads, And Some Men Don’t Like Them
The image of a perfect woman in the 1950s is familiar to all of us – a diligent wife, slaving around the house all day, preparing delicious meals for her hardworking husband, taking care of the children, and all that with a smile, of course. This image was reflected a lot in the ads of…
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Beauty Standards Redefined With Women of All Types
It’s a scene etched in many a movie goers mind – actress Mena Suvari rolling around in a room full of rose petals in “American Beauty”. Photographer Carey Fruth has made her own interpretation of this scene with her “American Beauty” image series. In it, women of all shapes and sizes which shows women of…
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Photographer Captures Women From 30 Countries To Show That Beauty is Everywhere
Mihaela Noroc is a photographer from Romania that quit her job and started a new life. Two years ago she took her backpack and camera, and began to travel around the globe, photographing hundreds of natural women surrounded by their culture. Her project is called “The Atlas Of Beauty”, which is about our planet’s diversity…
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Photographer Reverses Gender Roles In Sexist Vintage Ads, And Some Men Don’t Like Them
The image of a perfect woman in the 1950s is familiar to all of us – a diligent wife, slaving around the house all day, preparing delicious meals for her hardworking husband, taking care of the children, and all that with a smile, of course. This image was reflected a lot in the ads of…
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Stunning Portraits Celebrate the Beauty of Black Girls’ Natural Hair
The guys over at CreativeSoul Photo have brought an inspiring artistic vision to life that highlights the beauty of black girls and their natural hair. In their seiries titled Afro Art, photographers Regis and Kahran feature young girls in elaborate costuming and hairstyles, from a Baroque-era aesthetic to steampunk clothing to fierce high-fashion ensembles. We…
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Photographic Study Examining Women’s Faces Before, During, And After An Orgasm Aimed To Help Normalize Female Sexuality
Brazilian photographer Marcos Alberti latest project is aimed at celebrating the world of female sexuality in all its glory with The O Project – a steamy series featuring photos of women from all around the world before, during, and after orgasm. Alberti teamed up with a women’s sex toy company Smile Makers and had a…
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Ingenious Poster Uses Lemons to Illustrate Different Signs of Breast Cancer
One in eight American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime — frightening statistic for any woman to hear. We all know the importance of getting mammograms and self-checking our breasts, but do we know what to look for? Erin Smith Chieze, a woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer in Dec. 2015, didn’t…
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Woman Outs Street Harrassment and Catcallers by Taking Selfies With Them
Catcalling and street harassment – it’s likely only something women experience – but it’s a real and often terrifying problem and it happens all over the world. When Noa Jansma had enough of being catcalled as she walked to her university in Amsterdam each day, she decided to highlight and denounce the problem by taking…