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culturenautique: patrickandmarcus: he been throwing haymakers...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:07:35 -0400

culturenautique:

patrickandmarcus:

he been throwing haymakers and not giving one fuck

Represent Mr. Cho

areyoutryingtodeduceme: this will never not be hilarious to me

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:14:47 -0400

areyoutryingtodeduceme:

this will never not be hilarious to me

avinsidelife: ijonlovestarantoga: making of Blade...

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:13:21 -0400

avinsidelife:

ijonlovestarantoga:

making of Blade Runner

OMG.

girljanitor: thehoneyinthelion: menophiliac: girljanitor: inn...

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:20:56 -0400

girljanitor:

thehoneyinthelion:

menophiliac:

girljanitor:

innocent-bystanders-inc:

nudiemuse:

princelesscomic:

girljanitor:

Self Evident Truths

S. Ross Browne

Ummm…I am so VERY into this right now!

But Black people in period or fantasy settings totally makes the stories unreal.

Also holy shit I love these.

How come I don’t run across this stuff regularly?

Because of racism and the retroactive erasure of POC in Medieval Europe. Pretty much the same reason you almost never see these works of art either unless you’re already looking for them:

um yes

almost all of those pictures are recognisably early modern tho

i mean yeah there’s an amphora and a couple of classical-looking statues in the collage one but apart from that they look late-c15th at most like

it’s a gr8 bunch of artworks but it doesn’t look medieval sry

you know, I’m fucking sick and tired of people thinking I don’t know what I’m talking about. Did you notice that the DATE 1744 is right ON one of the paintings I posted? Or maybe that a few of the “paintings” are actually urns and sculptures that date well before the Medieval era? I swear to fucking god you people

Koninklijke Bibliotheek Den Haag Hours of the Virgin: Sext

circa 1300s

Heironymus Bosch circa 1490s

Armorial de Gelre 1370 –1414

Gaudenzio Ferrari circa 1480s

Mostaert, circa 1480s or 90s

portrait of Alessandro de Medici, 1530s

Armorial of Gelre 1370-1395

Anonymous Adoration of the Magi c. 1450

Jean, Duc de Berry, about 1410

From Esther Schruder’s Essay ‘Propaganda and consolation: ‘blacks’ in court culture in the period 1300-1900′:

The first introduction to black people in the ‘Low Countries’ almost certainly occured between AD 200 and 500 when black Africans came to the region in the service of Roman armies.

Research at the University of Newcastle has revealed that black Romans were found in all ranks of the army and that most Roman armies were multi-ethnic. Some Roman emperors, such as Septimius Severus (145-211), were North African in origin. Severus probably marched through the Low Countries with his army in 209 and died in England in 211.

While he may not have been a black African himself, the Historia Augusta does mention a black Ethiopian who served in his army in England. Objects on which black Romans are depicted have also been found in England, although not in the Netherlands as far as is known.

In later Netherlandish art there are certainly many representations of black Romans and black Roman emperors.

The following phase in European history, the Middle Ages, is considerably more important in establishing the roles and image of black people at courts. From the eight century onwards there was a real danger that the Moors, or Muslims, who included many blacks amongst their numbers, would conquer and colonise Europe. They proved formidable opponents.

In subsequent centuries the Moors held sway over the Iberian peninsula, Sicily and Corsica. Both negative and positive representations of black people appear in northern European art and literature from this period of Moorish threat and conquest. Initially these images were chiefly negative, as in the Spiegel Historiaelby Jacob van Maerlant from circa 1330. ( picture Charlemagne )

Positive representations of black people were inspired by the crusaders’ discovery of Christian Ethiopians living in Jerusalem.

When it further emerged that both Ethiopia and Nubia were ruled by Christian kings who were also fighting the Muslims, European crusaders and potentates became increasingly interested in these two lands, believing that they had finally found strong black Christian allies to help them against the Moors.

This idea persisted in art. In Les Très Riches Heures du Jean Duc de Berry(c. 1416) for example, an illumination by the Limburg brothers features three realistic black monks at the foot of the holy cross.

Esther Schreuder

In case you didn’t know, black history started before slavery

divynthought: I love this. So inspiring and true. If...

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:51:44 -0400

divynthought:

I love this. So inspiring and true.

If you’re an artist……. (This is real)

spockuhura-is-flawless: I love working with...

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:25:53 -0400

spockuhura-is-flawless:

I love working with http://thewondersmith.tumblr.com / http://thewondersmith.deviantart.com . She draws me so many great things. Here’s fandom me.

This is pretty cool

imjustmejeidyn: hidansays: cons-science: writer vs. muse: the...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:45:55 -0400

imjustmejeidyn:

hidansays:

cons-science:

writer vs. muse: the animation

I tried to scroll over this

this is fucking amazing. Love stop motion.

arelis: egotripland: LOVE these rap lyrics turned into actual...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:36:43 -0400

arelis:

egotripland:

LOVE these rap lyrics turned into actual street signs. And there’s MORE of them.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Dope!

xshiromorix: Just a reminder: When Prophet Muhammad (sallahu...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:44:35 -0400

xshiromorix:

Just a reminder:

When Prophet Muhammad (sallahu alayhi wa sallam) was travelling on the road with his cousin, Al-Fadl ibn Abbas, a woman stopped him to ask him a question. The woman was very beautiful, and Al-Fadl couldn’t help but stare at her.

Seeing this, Prophet Muhammad reached out his hand and turned his cousin’s face away.

He didn’t tell the woman to cover her face.

He didn’t tell her to change her clothing.

He didn’t tell her that her appearance was too tempting or indecent.

He averted his cousin’s impolite stare.

dcu: The ending of ‘The Killing Joke’ is my favorite of...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:42:20 -0400

dcu:

The ending of ‘The Killing Joke’ is my favorite of endings.

Seems like the Joker is the only Villain to actually make batman laugh

elmoluva4lyfe: She’s programmed with the most tragic...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:52:19 -0400

elmoluva4lyfe:

She’s programmed with the most tragic back-story ever.
The one day, she didn’t do a perimeter check…

Her wedding day.

What is this?

Wreck-it-ralph…one of my new fav disney flicks

otlgaming: MARIO PROPAGANDA Since posting them last February,...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:54:48 -0400

otlgaming:

MARIO PROPAGANDA

Since posting them last February, FRO Design Company has created several new Mario-inspired propaganda pieces. In fact, some of their pieces were even used in a short film for last year’s Machinima Interactive Film Festival.

The film was called First Person Goomba and it traces the life of a Goomba from childhood all the way to that skull crushing moment when they get Mario’s boot to the head.

To purchase these prints, visit FRO Design Company’s website.

Brilliant

jigglesisawesome: deycallmetrey: entirelybasketball: Allen...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:41:31 -0500

jigglesisawesome:

deycallmetrey:

entirelybasketball:

Allen Iverson with the double crossover.

Classic violation

I love the benchs reaction

#NeverForget #VintageAI

naturallysojazzy: Wise words, courtesy of Louis C.K.You will...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:40:34 -0500

naturallysojazzy:

Wise words, courtesy of Louis C.K.

You will rarely, if ever, hear me say I’m bored.

I agree

thatdarnduck: intooishun: Famous Weapons - Daniel Nyari Soul...

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:28:03 -0500

thatdarnduck:

intooishun:

Famous Weapons - Daniel Nyari

Soul Blade…

the Perfect Aresenal

The Cinematographer, Money and You: A Beginner’s Guide to Paying Our Rate | Shadow and Act

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:20:28 -0500

The Cinematographer, Money and You: A Beginner’s Guide to Paying Our Rate | Shadow and Act

hiphopmatrixshow: Yep… @djakademiks @syniahsays @sonia_nichole...

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:30:09 -0500

hiphopmatrixshow:

Yep… @djakademiks @syniahsays @sonia_nichole #hhms

Nice! Make me proud fam! @HipHopMatrixShow

creolesoul: “Wait, what dis bitch say?!” LMAO! He really got...

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:30:02 -0500

creolesoul:

“Wait, what dis bitch say?!”

LMAO! He really got up and walked off.

creolesoul: Welp. The honorable Malik El-Shabazz

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:27:37 -0500

creolesoul:

Welp.

The honorable Malik El-Shabazz

teatimeinthepines: my-mom-is-a-ginger: lunanimal: donaldmania:...

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:25:46 -0500

teatimeinthepines:

my-mom-is-a-ginger:

lunanimal:

donaldmania:

fit-jesus:

crystal-cat-loves-ac:

i just have to always reblog this…………..

Amazing

It’s not always what you see

And society’s trying to make us want to match up to these women, who aren’t even real.

The girl in the top right (Jennifer Lawrence?) looks SO much better in the unedited photo.

Jennifer Lawrence looks delicious in her unedited picture, what the hell were they thinking?

NO FUCKERS ARE ALLOWED TO PHOTOSHOP JENNIFER LAWRENCE LIKE THAT. SHE’S PERFECT. SAME WITH THE REST OF THEM. THIS IS ANGERING

this is a damn shame