destroyed-and-abandoned:

Whimsical abandoned house in Nova Scotia, Canada Old photo taken by a friend.

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anythingphotography:

The Cycle of Abuse Illustrated Through Single Photos and Multiple Models

Statistics show that 70% of people who are abused as children will grow up into adults who will in turn abuse children. A recent awareness ad campaign by Mexican organization Save the Children shared this fact in single photographs that are both creative and difficult to stomach.

The advertisements were originally published back in May 2012, and were created by Mexican agency Y&R and photographer Ale Burset.

Each one uses five models showing one individual at different stages of life. In the foreground, the individual is experiencing abuse as a child. Older versions of the abused child grow up as they walk across the background of the frame, and turn into the original abuser by the time they walk a full circle.

“70% of abused children turn into abusive adults. Donate at savethechildren.mx,” the advertisements say.

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resilientkate:

softgore:

“This piece was primarily a trust exercise, in which she told viewers she would not move for six hours no matter what they did to her.  She placed 72 objects one could use in pleasing or destructive ways, ranging from flowers and a feather boa to a knife and a loaded pistol, on a table near her and invited the viewers to use them on her however they wanted. 

Initially, Abramović said, viewers were peaceful and timid, but it escalated to violence quickly.  “The experience I learned was that … if you leave decision to the public, you can be killed… I felt really violated: they cut my clothes, stuck rose thorns in my stomach, one person aimed the gun at my head, and another took it away. It created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the public. Everyone ran away, escaping an actual confrontation.”

This piece revealed something terrible about humanity, similar to what Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment or Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiment, both of which also proved how readily people will harm one another under unusual circumstances.”

This performance showed just how easy it is to dehumanize a person who doesn’t fight back, and is particularly powerful because it defies what we think we know about ourselves. I’m certain the no one reading this believes the people around him/her capable of doing such things to another human being, but this performance proves otherwise.”

this is why performance art is important

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I’ve always been self concious about my weight.
Always thought I was fat.
Even before my teen years. LONG before actually.
I’ve always been told I was too.
“You only care about the anorexics because you’re fat” ~two popular boys
“You’re so chubby and cute!”~Ex-girlfriend
“I’m a chubby chaser. So you’re perfect.” “Gotta admit you were ebbing on the fat side when I met you.” ~Ex-boyfriend
then today
“You’re fat ass. Yes FAT”~my mom last night
“You’re not fat. A little hefty, but I like it”~Current boyfriend

Welp running and working my ass off. Not gnna eat (or at least as little as possible) at Rock on the Range this weekend.(3 day fast) Drink only water. and eat to survive. I’ll be thin by Pride or I’m done.

hovercraft-full-of-eels:

prince-of-insanity:

psychoteentitan:

The US version of Harry Potter is surprisingly short. 

I’ve been laughing at this for like half an hour cause when Harry fires the gun it looks like he’s saying “BAM!”

It looks like Voldemort was holding a spoon like Harry came in when he was making cereal or something

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loki-is-our-god:

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arorea:

This.

.silencewillsetherxfree:

petite-conne:

I really, desperately need this.

this makes me smile. this isn’t just fucking in a shower or whatever. this is love. he cares for her. he is comforting her. that’s what makes this scene so beautiful.

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grerardway:

“If you find yourself depressed, desperate, upset, like an outcast, the one thing you never do is act out in violence…now let’s fucking party” - Gerard Way

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frerardandgerardssunglasses:

i get sad and make lame edits

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resilientkate:

softgore:

“This piece was primarily a trust exercise, in which she told viewers she would not move for six hours no matter what they did to her.  She placed 72 objects one could use in pleasing or destructive ways, ranging from flowers and a feather boa to a knife and a loaded pistol, on a table near her and invited the viewers to use them on her however they wanted. 

Initially, Abramović said, viewers were peaceful and timid, but it escalated to violence quickly.  “The experience I learned was that … if you leave decision to the public, you can be killed… I felt really violated: they cut my clothes, stuck rose thorns in my stomach, one person aimed the gun at my head, and another took it away. It created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the public. Everyone ran away, escaping an actual confrontation.”

This piece revealed something terrible about humanity, similar to what Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment or Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiment, both of which also proved how readily people will harm one another under unusual circumstances.”

This performance showed just how easy it is to dehumanize a person who doesn’t fight back, and is particularly powerful because it defies what we think we know about ourselves. I’m certain the no one reading this believes the people around him/her capable of doing such things to another human being, but this performance proves otherwise.”

this is why performance art is important

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