graaaace:

ngozi ukazu is honestly so iconic, like imagine still making your comic available online for free when you’re literally going to be selling it and she always provides us with extra information, like the notes and tidbits on her twitter and on bitty’s twitter, while still creating a very meaningful and enjoyable comic??? That’s iconic behaviour and i, for one, will say how grateful i am for her

lettherebedragons:

vassraptor:

transcoranic:

how the fuck did all of those renaissance dilettantes learn so much crap? Like they spoke 3 languages and were foremost in several branches of science, plus they wrote poetry, played the violin, and were master artists? And they still had time to be gay? 

none of them ever did any laundry at all

The emotional and physical labor necessary to maintain the lifestyles of Renaissance and Enlightenment polymaths was shunted almost entirely to their uncredited servants, slaves, wives, and daughters. 

Whenever we compare ourselves to the ‘genius men’ of the past, and wonder why we fall so short, remember this: their intellectual capacity, energy, and freedom was because there was someone else washing the damn dishes.