whatsloved

hellyeahscarleteen: Sometimes people have a hard time...

Sat, 11 May 2013 02:52:10 -0400

Sometimes people have a hard time understanding what a happy relationship between two people who obvs think the other is awesome looks like.

We think this is one great (and holy bananas, so freaking hilarious) example.

Photo

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:30:48 -0400

"Participants rated their sexual orientation on a 10-point scale, ranging from gay to straight. Then..."

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:29:33 -0400

“

Participants rated their sexual orientation on a 10-point scale, ranging from gay to straight. Then they took a computer-administered test designed to measure their implicit sexual orientation. In the test, the participants were shown images and words indicative of hetero- and homosexuality (pictures of same-sex and straight couples, words like “homosexual” and “gay”) and were asked to sort them into the appropriate category, gay or straight, as quickly as possible. The computer measured their reaction times.

The twist was that before each word and image appeared, the word “me” or “other” was flashed on the screen for 35 milliseconds — long enough for participants to subliminally process the word but short enough that they could not consciously see it. The theory here, known as semantic association, is that when “me” precedes words or images that reflect your sexual orientation (for example, heterosexual images for a straight person), you will sort these images into the correct category faster than when “me” precedes words or images that are incongruent with your sexual orientation (for example, homosexual images for a straight person). This technique, adapted from similar tests used to assess attitudes like subconscious racial bias, reliably distinguishes between self-identified straight individuals and those who self-identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual.

Using this methodology we identified a subgroup of participants who, despite self-identifying as highly straight, indicated some level of same-sex attraction (that is, they associated “me” with gay-related words and pictures faster than they associated “me” with straight-related words and pictures). Over 20 percent of self-described highly straight individuals showed this discrepancy.

Notably, these “discrepant” individuals were also significantly more likely than other participants to favor anti-gay policies; to be willing to assign significantly harsher punishments to perpetrators of petty crimes if they were presumed to be homosexual; and to express greater implicit hostility toward gay subjects (also measured with the help of subliminal priming). Thus our research suggests that some who oppose homosexuality do tacitly harbor same-sex attraction.

”

-
New study indicates homophobia is often a result of repressed homosexual feelings, validating what Freud posited in his concept of “reaction formation,” in which we lash out against others’ expressions of what we loathe in ourselves.

The above is via explore-blog, and it’s a long and fancy way of saying that (at least according to this study) homophobia is often associated with repressed homosexual feelings. This work will be appearing in the next issue of Journal of Stuff Everyone Knows But Couldn’t Quite Prove Until Now.

(via jtotheizzoe)

sylvysparrow: sigh

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:24:55 -0400

sylvysparrow:

sigh

Photo

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:23:56 -0400

sylvysparrow: words to live by

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:23:07 -0400

sylvysparrow:

words to live by

jungleindierock: f y f e - St. Tropez From Solace...

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:18:17 -0400

jungleindierock:

f y f e - St. Tropez

From Solace EP

Links: Official | Soundcloud | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

victoriaeden: cat doesn’t want to get out of nice warm bath...

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:17:42 -0400

victoriaeden:

cat doesn’t want to get out of nice warm bath [x]

AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

vibrant-oxymoron:

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:16:21 -0400

vibrant-oxymoron:

Photo

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:15:27 -0400

jungleindierock: Seasick Steve - Down On The Farm

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:12:19 -0400

jungleindierock:

Seasick Steve - Down On The Farm

jungleindierock: Vampire Weekend - Diane Young (Later with...

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:12:07 -0400

jungleindierock:

Vampire Weekend - Diane Young (Later with Jools Holland) (30th April 2013)

jungleindierock: Vampire Weekend - Unbelievers (Later with...

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:11:39 -0400

jungleindierock:

Vampire Weekend - Unbelievers (Later with Jools Holland) (30th April 2013)

Photo

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:09:02 -0400

A short film about love, it’s ability to open a world at...

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:08:00 -0400

A short film about love, it’s ability to open a world at once both near and distant and it’s healing power. Quite touching.

You won’t be disappointed.

‘I’m Here’. A film by Spike Jonze. With Andrew Garfield and Sienna Guillory.

carolina-maud-ellis: Too much chocolates….:-)

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:08:38 -0400

carolina-maud-ellis:

Too much chocolates….:-)

collegehumor: Big Cats Love Boxes, Too! Wasn’t there a UPS guy...

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:04:17 -0400

collegehumor:

Big Cats Love Boxes, Too!

Wasn’t there a UPS guy with these boxes?

jungleindierock: Wonky Doll and The Echo - The Cut From Wonky...

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:30:24 -0400

jungleindierock:

Wonky Doll and The Echo - The Cut

From Wonky Doll and The Echo’s debut album Pleasant Thoughts. Stream the album here

Video directed by Costas Gounaris.

Links: Official | Bandcamp | Facebook | Twitter

jungleindierock: The Computers - Love Triangles Hate Squares

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:29:48 -0400

jungleindierock:

The Computers - Love Triangles Hate Squares

downhereonmyown: sortofsp: Anyone know which magazine and...

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:29:15 -0400

downhereonmyown:

sortofsp:

Anyone know which magazine and issue this is from?

Source

I’m not sure but I think it was Vouge Italy.