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Thursday, December 31, 2015

Happy New Year's Eve

Pic via The Cult Cat@Elverojaguar

The year 2015 has been a year full of many wonderful moments for me, many dramatic situations in the world, inside me or just around the corner – and definitely many big changes not finished yet. Actually, nothing got finished this year! In my eyes, this year run too fast and could last a bit longer, I finally loved it!!! ♥
Now it's already time to say goodbye, so I open in a quite sentimental *though very optimistic* mood a bottle of champagne & wish all of you for our new year 2016...


Thankfulness

"I am thankful"
Pic & Text via @LuvinLife_xo


Hope

"I hope you find someone who knows how to love you when you are sad"
writes @belkacemi about this pic on Twitter


Love

via @ghadazien


Fun

  
Asian girls via @luckycatlucky * HAPPY NEW YEAR Card via @GuernseyJuliet (Original title: "E' qui la festa? Buona fine d'anno #CatLovers")


Sweeties & Coffee

"We shall do that!"
via @petravdhulst


Friendship

via @jirijl


Glamour

Marilyn Monroe at the Broadway premiere of 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'
via @belkacemi


Intimacy

via @kalousha83


Health & Beauty

"起點.2-01 我的愛 消失在 沒有 未來 的 現在 『Heroin』"
via @HerOinYin


Sensual Pleasures

via @hannahobeyed


Time

Isabelle Adjani Photographed by Jean-Claude Deutsch, 1973
via @MaraRiv2


Creativity

Michael Rougier: Teenage Wasteland - Portraits of Japanese Youth in Revolt, 1964
via @MaraRiv2


Magic

Starry heavens
Title by me, pic via @luckycatlucky


Dreams & Wishes

via @SEREF737


Adventures

via @SEREF737


Peace

via @lunacla74

... and whatever you may wish or need!
xxx
Eure
Magenta K-San

Pic via @kokoroco25

p. s.: Please remind that many people (including me) have (had) enough of explosions this year.
STYLE! IT! TAKES! recommends donations for honourable causes, sweet sparklers (Wunderkerzen), candles, champagne & kisses for celebration. :-) :-* ♥♥♥

For 2016 we demand 399 days of love & peace.



Related:
Lipstick Lesbian Cinema: Girls Kissing Girls
A real scary Halloween

Special thanks to all my lovely tweeting friends for these wonderful pictures as well as to the - unfortunately often unknown / unnamed - original photographers & models of course. A wish for next year would be to name the sources of the pics on Social Media more often.

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Song of the Day: You're My Waterloo ~ The Libertines

"You'll never fumigate the demons
No matter how much you smoke..."

A song written by Peter Doherty (The Libertines)
Pic via noisey.vice.com


Being quite happy, today I want to dedicate this beautiful little, dramatically romantic song in eternal love to... (she knows, that's enough)...
So whenever you cross my blog, you might remember a beautiful day and much more
(cause we are the survivors, of more than one life)...
And so this might be my first post which can be completely understood only by one single person on this planet.
I guess.
Even the black cat's inside
So ^bew.are^.


You're my Waterloo
by THE LIBERTINES

Day...

@Glastonbury Festival 2015


You'll never fumigate the demons
No matter how much you smoke
Just say you love me
For three good reasons
I'll throw you the rope

You don't need it
Because you are the survivor
Of more than one life
You're the only lover I had
Who ever slept with a knife

You're not Judy Garland
Oh Just like me you've never really had a home (of your own)
I'm not Tony Hancock baby
Until the dawn
We'll stone the crows
We'll stone the crows
We'll stone the crows

And you see I've brought you flowers
All collected from the Old Vic Stage
I've been sitting here for hour's baby
Just chasing these words
Across the page

You're my Waterloo
I'll be your Gypsy Lane
I'm so glad we know just what to do
And exactly who's to blame

You're my Waterloo
I'll be your Stanley Park
I'm so glad we know just what to do
And no ones left
Stumbling around
Fumbling around
Tumbling around
In the dark

Always in the dark
Always in the dark
Always in the dark

You're my Waterloo
I'll be your Calvary
I'm so glad we know just what to do
And everyone's gonna be happy
Everyone's gonna be happy
Everyone's gonna be happy

But of course


... & Night

@Reading Festival 2015


The song's history & background:

"You're My Waterloo is an early Libertines track, recorded by the band during their Odessa Studio Recordings. Although it was never actually released by The Libertines for more than a decade, it was played at live shows, especially by Peter Doherty solo. [To me, now it's my favourite song on their new album "Anthems For Doomed Youth" (2015), in a very beautiful version more similar to that of the live videos here (with piano & strings) than to the early recording.]

The lyrics are thought to refer to Carl Barât [Doherty's friend, band & life compagnion], identifiable through romanticized characteristics now central to the Libertines mythology (cigarette, flick knife, "never really had a home"). Most tellingly, the lyric "You are the survivor of more than one life" is paraphrased by Doherty in The Books of Albion: The Collected Writings of Peter Doherty in an early journal entry referring to Barât (p. 27).

Doherty dedicated You're My Waterloo to Barât at a solo concert at the Brixton Mass on June 17, 2008, after Barât was hospitalized with acute pancreatitis."

(info text by TheWakefieldOne, first chapter a little updated & personalized by me)




The original early version of "You're My Waterloo" by THE LIBERTINES
(very lovely, too, though I like the new and more dramatic one from 2015 even more)



Peter Doherty & the black cat
Pic via mitvergnuegen.com


Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass,
it's about learning to dance in the rain.

K.
xxx


Related:
Girls loving Girls
Time for Heroes! THE LIBERTINES @ Lollapalooza Festival
(Introduction into The Libertines)
Der NS-Tempel wird zum bunten Lolla-Schmetterling
(Lollapalooza Festival Review, Sept. 2015)
Nacht über Tempelhof: Libertines, Refugees, Katie & Lolla
(The Libertines Concert Review, Sept. 2015)
#BobDylanNobel ~ License To Kill ~ Beautiful Photos (Oct 2016)
(Song of the Day #2)

Monday, April 20, 2015

Girls loving Girls

♪ "I kissed a girl and" ♪ nobody liked it... ♥
 Pic via Twitter #teamlesbian
[English, like always, below]
Als Freundin des Femininen wie auch von lesbischen und bisexuellen Frauen habe ich mich schon immer über die allerorten kursierenden Klischees über Lesben gewundert. Sogar in 'aufgeklärten' Kreisen zirkulieren immernoch vor allem die Bilder von 'burschikosen' Frauen mit (angeblich) männlichen* Attributen und Verhaltensweisen. Es ist zwar richtig, dass es mit der Butch in der lesbischen Welt auch eine maskuline 'Figur' gibt. In den lesbischen, bi- und transsexuellen und erfreulich weiten queeren Welten gibt es außerdem aber natürlich noch unzählige weitere Rollen- und Beziehungsmodelle. Und das ist, um mal wieder den ehemaligen Bürgermeister Wowereit zweckzuentfremden, 'auch gut so'.

Warum also sollte eine feminine Frau nicht eine feminine Frau lieben? Was ist daran so schwer zu verstehen? Naheliegend ist der Verdacht einer interessierten patriarchalen Unterstellung:
Wenn eine Frau schon Frauen liebt, dann muss in dieser Beziehung, in ihr selbst und / oder ihrer Partnerin irgendetwas 'Männliches' verborgen sein. Denn so ganz ohne männlich – das geht doch nicht... (^.^)

Selbstredend geht es mir durch den gewählten Fokus auf feminine Lesben nicht darum, mich gegen Butches oder ganz generell burschikose Frauen (auch Tomboys genannt) oder gegen androgyne Identitäten – gleich welcher sexuellen Präferenz – zu wenden. Ich bleibe nur, entsprechend meinen eigenen Neigungen, bei der Linie dieses Blogs, mich vor allem mit 'Feminitäten' zu beschäftigen (dies wiederum unabhängig vom Geburtsgeschlecht). In diesem Falle also mit lesbischen oder bisexuellen Femmes und Lipstick Lesben (es gibt unabhängig vom Begehren noch weitere Begriffe für Frauen mit explizit femininem Auftreten, wie zum Beispiel den schönen Ausdruck Girly Girls).

Aller Geschlechtervielfalt zum Trotz gibt es auf Seiten femininer Geschlechtsrollen ohnehin eine Schlagseite: Natürlich muss sich eine Frau, die auf Frauen steht, nicht erst zum Beispiel die Haare abschneiden (oder zumindest eine 'maskulin' auftretende Partnerin suchen), um lesbisch zu sein / werden. Aber wenn eine von ihnen oder beide es nicht tun, etwa Nagellack & Make-up, Kleider & Röcke und / oder lange Haare tragen und sich mit als feminin assoziierten Attributen und Verhaltensweisen umgeben, nimmt nicht nur die heteronormative Gesellschaft sie oft nicht als lesbisch wahr oder ernst. Das ist leider häufig immernoch so, und davon berichte ich Euch heute anhand einiger Erfahrungsberichte. Ich könnte auch eigene Erfahrungen beschreiben, aber heute will ich mal wieder andere Menschen sprechen lassen, anhand von drei bemerkenswerten Videoclips, die ich für Euch herausgesucht habe.

Zwei 'Girly Girls', Lipstick Lesben oder Femmes... ♥
Pic via Twitter #teamlesbian

Loving the feminine as well as lesbian and bisexual women, I always have been surprised about the stereotypes of lesbians circulating everywhere. Still, even in 'enlightened' circles mainly the pictures of 'tomboyish' women with (alleged) male* attributes and behaviors are circulating. It is true for sure that with the butch there is a masculine 'figure' in the lesbian world, too. But, of course, in the lesbian, bi- and transsexual and delightful wide queer worlds there are myriads of other further roles and models of relationship. And that is – to once again derive the former social democratic and gay Berlin mayor Klaus Wowereit – 'fine' [he became famous with his quote: "I'm gay, and that's all right"].

So why shouldn't a feminine women love a feminine women? What's so difficult to understand about that? The suspicion of a patriarchal assumption seems obvious:
If, at all, a women loves a women, then either in this relationship, in herself and / or her partner something 'male' has to be hidden. Since, completely without male – impossible... (^.^)

Self-evidently, with my focus on feminine lesbians it's not about to turn against butches or tomboyish women in general or against androgyous identities (regardless of which sexual preference). According to my own preferences, I only stick to the line of this blog to especially devote myself with 'feminities' (this, again, regardless of the biological sex). So, in this case with lesbian or bisexual femmes and lipstick lesbians (independently of desire there are further terms for women with explicit feminine appearance, like for example the beautiful expression girly girls).

Anyway, against all gender variety there is a bias on the sides of feminine gender roles:
Of course, a women who's attracted by women hasn't to cut her hair (or at least to search for a partner with 'masculine' appearance) to be / become lesbian. But if one of them or both of them are, for example, wearing nail polish & make-up, dresses & skirts and / or long hair and are surrounding themselves with attributes and behaviors associated feminine, often not only the heteronormative society doesn't perceive them or take them serious as lesbian. This, unfortunately, frequently still hasn't changed and today I report about that to you with some experience reports. I also could describe to you personal experiences, but today I want to let speak other people again with three notable video clips which I have picked out for you.

Die Wahrnehmung von Lesben
The Perception of Lesbians

♥ Lesbian Love ♥
via Twitter Barbie Lesbiana

Bevor wir uns den so genannten Femmes und Lipstick Lesben zuwenden, erst einmal was zur (Nicht-) Wahrnehmung von Lesben allgemein in den angeblich so aufgeklärten westlichen Gesellschaften. Ich fürchte, auch in Berlin hätte eine ähnliche Umfrage nicht viel anders ausgesehen (was zu beweisen wäre):

Before we turn towards the so-called femmes and lipstick lesbians, first something about the general (non) perception of lesbians in the allegedly so enlightened Western societies. I fear, also in Berlin a similar survey wouldn't have looked much different (which remains to be proved):

Was Heter@s glauben, wie Lesben aussehen:
What Straight People Think Lesbians Look Like:

Girls On Girls: What Straight People Think Lesbians Look Like
Watch on YouTube (opens in new tab):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOuLsyxBxcc
#homophobia #LGBT #lezfemmes #lezbeontalk

 
Die ironische Selbstinszenierung von Girls On Girls anhand verschiedener Klischees von Lesben (links) &
ein süßer Cartoon ♥
The ironic self-staging by Girls On Girls according to various clichés of lesbians (left) & a sweet cartoon ♥
Screenshot from the video above, right pic via Twitter #teamlesbian


Die Leugnung von femininen Lesben
The Denial of Feminine Lesbians

  
Lesbians kissing & my favourite comment ever (^.^)
Both pics via Twitter #teamlesbian

Neben dieser generellen Unsichtbarkeit (oder besser: Unsichtbarmachung) von Lesben in der Gesellschaft (kombiniert mit und verursacht von den vorherrschenden Klischees) sind Femmes oder Lipstick Lesben im Alltag noch mit weiteren, speziellen Problemen konfrontiert, die sich am besten mit einem ironischen Satz von Rowan Ellis aus ihrem folgenden, sehr witzigen Video auf den Punkt bringen lassen:

In the everyday life, beside this general invisibility (or better: forced invisibility) of lesbians in society (combined with and caused by the prevalant stereotypes), femmes or lipstick lesbians are further confronted with specific problems which can best put in a nutshell with an ironic quote by Rowan Ellis from her following, very funny video:

"The beautiful 'privilege' of being both hated by & attractive to homophobic douchebags"

Was sich feminine Lesben alles für einen Mist anhören müssen:
Shit People Say to Femme Lesbians #withcaptions:


 Rowan Ellis: Shit people say to Femme Lesbians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibPF5XWGII4
#femme #lesbians

 
♥ Lesbian Love ♥
Both pics via Twitter #teamlesbian


Ausgrenzung auch in lesbischen Szenen
Exclusion also in Lesbian Scenes

Das gesellschaftliche Nicht-Ernst-Nehmen von femininen Frauen betrifft natürlich auch hetero- und bi-sexuelle Frauen, lesbische Frauen aber geballt, da es nicht nur von Seiten der Männer kommt, sondern zusätzlich auch aus Kreisen der eigenen lesbischen Subkultur. Darüber spricht eine lesbische Femme in dem letzten Video.

Of course, not taking serious feminine women in society also concerns hetero- and bi-sexual women, but it's agglomerated for lesbian women, since it not only comes from the side of men, but additionally from circles of the own lesbian subculture, too. About that, a lesbian Femme talks in the last video.

 Wie andere Lesben Femmes wahrnehmen:
How Other Lesbians Perceive Femmes:

Femme Talks: How Other Lesbians Perceive Femmes
#femme #lesbians #lezbehonest

"Ich muss mich jeden Tag von Neuem outen!"
"I (got to) come out of the closet every single day!"

Ich möchte auf ein Fazit verzichten, sondern lieber schon mal ankündigen, dass ich diese Themen weiterverfolgen will. Vielleicht habe ich ja zum Nachdenken anregen und besonders feminine Frauen mit lesbischen oder bisexuellen Neigungen etwas ermutigen können. Style! It! Takes! verabschiedet sich für heute mit ein paar weiteren Bildern.

I'd like to spare a résumé, but prefer to announce that I want to keep up to these topics. Maybe I have been thought-provoking and helped a bit to encourage especially feminine women with lesbian or bisexual leanings. For today, Style! It! Takes! says good-bye with some further pictures.

Lipstick Lesbians in the Art World:
"Im Grandhotel / In the Grand Hotel" (2007) by Ekaterina Moré
55.1 x 74.8 Inch
Acryl auf Leinwand / Acrylic on Canvas
6.300 €


via Twitter Barbie Lesbiana

Schließlich noch ein guter Tipp / Finally a good tip:

If a guy whistles at u , don't turn around. You're a lady , not a dog :)
Wenn Dir ein Typ hinterherpfeift, dreh Dich nicht um. Du bist eine Dame, kein Hund :)


Venussymbol (Frauenzeichen) mit zwei küssenden Lesben
Venus symbol (women symbol) with two kissing lesbians

 Love & Kisses
xxx
Magenta

* Um den inflationären Gebrauch von 'Anführungszeichen' zu vermeiden, habe ich darauf verzichtet, sie bei allen geschlechtlichen Zuschreibungen (wie 'feminin', 'maskulin', 'weiblich', 'männlich' usw.) zu setzen.
* To avoid a massive usage of 'inverted commas', I relinquished to put them in every gender attribution like 'feminine', 'masculine', 'female', 'male'.

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Red My Lips (Sexual Assault Awareness Month) (2015, Gender Series II)
Style! It! Takes! Manifesto (2013)