*goes up to a lesbian couple* so which of u is the cheetah (built for speed in open areas) and which of u is the jaguar (built for strength and stealth in wooded foresty areas)
“In 2010, Brenda Chapman was fired as director of “Brave” and her film was given to a man, a move that some employees perceived as proof of the studio’s deeply ingrained gender bias. This double-standard reality was later echoed in my own experience with several articulate, impressive female leads whom the Pixar whisper network vilified as “bitches.” A female lead in my department once begged her male bosses to support her with a team to complete a challenging production project. Her male superiors repeatedly ignored her requests, until the stress of the job led her into a state of psychological and physical breakdown. When she went into sabbatical to recover, her male replacement was given a team of half a dozen artists to help him complete the same task. When I received a perplexing performance review after finishing my fourth production, it felt I’d never be equally recognized as a valuable asset by the company. The lengthy negative column listed things like, “designs too many options; seems like she’s trying too hard; asks too many questions.” When I shared the document with my candid male mentor, who openly acknowledged the culture of sexism at Pixar, he said, “If you were a man, every one of those negatives would be in the positive column.” Physically and mentally burnt out after years of bumping up against the glass ceiling, I left Pixar at age 30, hoping to find a workplace where I could genuinely thrive.”
In honor of a recent reblog of my Isle of Dogs piece, where someone asked why can’t we just enjoy the cute movie, must we infuse everything with social justice to the point of “boringness”.
Every John green book: my name is Kirk assgun and I m not cool or popular and I’m bullied everyday because I fuck comic books and I watch this really cool show called the Big Bang theory. But it’s okay because I at least have 2 other bros and 1 convenient negro friend. You see that girl over there? That’s kaydence Tigerlilly Dookieson. SHe is the love of my life. She is misunderstood and like really cool indie bands like Coldplay and she’s been smoking since she was 7. She’s not like other girls. If only she would realize that the missing key to her life was me, a greasy white boy
