Athena blessed her with the ability to protect herself and men beheaded her for it.

That’s actually a really intetesting intpretation of it I hadn’t thought of. Most people seem to think Athena turned Medusa into a gorgon as punishment for defiling her temple, but thinking that she did so to protect her from being abused again is interesting and I like it!

Athena’s hands were tied. Yes, she was a powerful Goddess, but she was very much a woman in a “boys club”, and the true offending party (don’t think for a moment that Athena blamed Medusa for being raped in the temple, Athena knows better) held all the cards. There was nothing that Athena could do to punish the true criminal, and she was expected to punish Medusa by everyone else. What’s a Goddess to do when she cannot punish those who need to be punished and is expected to punish not only the truly innocent party, but her most beloved follower? Use that incredible brain power she had to protect Medusa at all costs, and of course the men would see it as punishment, to be have her beauty stripped from her and sent to live in the shadows. Medusa should have been KILLED for supposedly defiling the temple, whether she truly did or not, but she was given the gift of life, and the ability to protect herself and her daughters (who she bore thanks to Poseidon). This is why Medusa’s image was used to signify woman’s shelters and safe houses.

Medusa means “guardian; protectress”, and she was.

holy shit.

Feministic mythology is what I’m here for

It took me 3 watches to realize the door is cardboard and this man is not just freakishly strong.

I assure you this is a standard interior door, usually only exterior doors are solid.

You can see the inside of the cardboard though.

This isn’t a real door, it’s a prop from a movie or TV set.

it has a paper honeycomb for rigidity, and that’s how interior doors are made for modern construction in the USA.

y'all have never kicked a hole in your bedroom door in a flurry of teenage hormonal rage and it shows

If I kicked my bedroom door I’d more likely break my foot than the door.

I always thought people punching through doors or shoving people through doors was just from the movies. Doors in my country are generally solid planks of wood, a polymer of sorts, or metal.

American homes are made extremely cheaply and aren’t built to last.

Steam from hot showers seeps into wall which are not treated to handle moisture, and mold grows in the walls.

Almost every wall or floor is made out of plywood.

Flimsy roofing that can withstand a run of the mill heavy storm, but not much more than that.

Weak foundations that wouldn’t hold up at all if it weren’t for how light and plywood-y the overall house is.

Not every American house is this shitty in all of these ways, but the vast majority of them are, and almost all of them have at least one of these problems. Even rich people’s homes.

Read this article.

https://dengarden.com/misc/American-Houses-and-Bad-Quality

Then watch this video.

Are we just ignoring this original post was about the OP looking for Elf Pussy or are we just totally past that?

It’s already been answered that there is no elf pussy here, so why dwell? 🤷🏾‍♂️

im american and all my doors are solid????

How old’s the house? Houses only really started sucking that hard in the 1950s if I remember correctly. It was either the ‘30s or the ‘50s. I have doors in my house more solid than the walls of houses built more recently. There are interior walls I can and have accidentally put my hand through. That house was from the ‘70s. The house with solid inside doors is a renovation of a house from the early 1800’s.

American house

People Who Tried Grooming Their Dogs During Quarantine & Realized That’s What Professionals Are For (Part 1)

via @boredpanda

being a longtime follower of an average Tumblr blog is like walking into a cafe for a cup of coffee once and then continuing to go there every morning for nine years even though it’s now a mattress store

and every now and again the shopkeeper just hands you a cup of coffee, just never when you expect it

Dylan Sprouse really just went to someone’s island to sell his turnips??!?

This is so wholesome, he seems so nice!

The follow up is adorable too. Sweet.

Making a Selection From the Sock Drawer

SMALL DOG LEVITATES FROG WITH INCREDIBLE PSYCHIC POWER

I saw an article called “Make Peace With Your Unlived Life” and it really made me stop and think. So much of our lives is mourning for what we didn’t become. It’s a waste. We didn’t waste any opportunities. What came and went was not meant for us.

Ex fucking cuse me?

There. I fixed it.

fun fact! using misleading graphics like this is seen as intentionally distorting the news in journalism, and I’m pretty sure it’s illegal, if not just completely unethical

what the fuck

I’m on mobile someone add Mr Mime

ladies, if she

shes not your girl. shes a killer queen, gunpowder, gelatine, dynamite with a laser bean, guaranteed to blow your mind

since it’s officially ramadan i wanna share this app ive started using 🥺 basically u just make posts like any other social media except instead of likes, every like = a few cents towards a charity

this is not a paid promotion by any means, I genuinely believe in the app, let’s make a difference ramadan by helping those who are less fortunate 🥺 also this app was developed by muslims, please be respectful

anyone’s welcome to join btw not just muslims

Naomi Sims on the cover of LIFE Magazine (1969), photographed by Yale Joel. She was the first African American model to be on the cover of LIFE Magazine.

Favorite video of all time, always reblog

this is easily the best one. the slight facial expression change once he finishes talking. the horribly unnatural fall into the water. the nailed swimming animations. the ragdoll. this man is a national treasure