Comments on: Lesbrarians

By: Hollowcaust

Hollowcaust — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:05:30 +0000

You, my friend, win at life.

By: Devylan

Devylan — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:22:16 +0000

I think you may have meant X.

By: Devylan

Devylan — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:16:31 +0000

Well, I’m kind of a tomboy most of the time, so when I dress up, I try to go all out with it because it’s fun to me.

By: Devylan

Devylan — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:14:21 +0000

Yeah, I don’t really like this concept either.

By: Libresbian

Libresbian — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:34:31 +0000

I prefer the name libresbian but I toyed with lesbrarian myself. It sounds a bit too much like I collect lesbians though!
Love the graph and the girls though. Glad I’m one of many!

By: Christian Kane

Christian Kane — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:34:48 +0000

Is that Gina Bellman on the right?

By: Nash

Nash — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:57:20 +0000

Yes, how it’s used matters. But, as with all insults, if you aren’t offended by them they lose their power. Insults say more about the person doing the insulting than the insulted, if nothing else that the person who insulted you doesn’t like you. But why care what some random person, who is bigoted/moronic, thinks?

By: Eraser

Eraser — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:46:20 +0000

it doesn’t matter though, the “truth of the word” only has meaning to the one using it to harm.

for instance, somebody could call me ANY nickname for a Canadian, and it wouldn’t bother me AT ALL, even if they cover it in disdain. This is because those words are embraced by our culture

all that matters is HOW the word is used, and what it means to the people on the receiving end, hanging onto the history of words only prolongs prejudice

By: Izzik

Izzik — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:26 +0000

No! Superhero…

Pomosexual Libraryman! Able to shelve books and fulfill gay stereotypes in a single bound!

By: Izzy

Izzy — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:07:14 +0000

I was once a lesbrarian assistant. I love this picture. And I am somewhat floored by all the good grammar and spelling (with one or two exceptions) within the comments.

By: Izzik

Izzik — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:03:04 +0000

Pomosexual Librarian?

By: EWAdams

EWAdams — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:56:25 +0000

Stereotype hell. It’s gone. My local library now has children’s activity days during which the place becomes intolerable. I only wish librarians still made everybody STFU.

By: Julja

Julja — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:15:08 +0000

Well yes, DUH, obvious:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Classification-Vanda-Broughton/dp/1856045145/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252678392&sr=1-1

By: Suzie

Suzie — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:21:20 +0000

I am a Lesbrarian!

By: Bwggy

Bwggy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:04:01 +0000

Way to keep a secret ladies, and oh how I wish you had… eww

By: Pencilsharpener

Pencilsharpener — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:27:31 +0000

It’s also great that they are perpetuating the stereotype of the librarian that shushes everyone for being too loud.

By: Pencilsharpener

Pencilsharpener — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:24:55 +0000

I think the only profession that should have sexuality linked to it is prostitution.

By: Pencilsharpener

Pencilsharpener — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:22:58 +0000

Welcome to the story of my life.
And it’s not just males, either.
Females have been conditioned to do this, as well. Especially when it comes to asses. And I am sorry, but I have still never managed to comprehend fetishism with fatty deposits of any kind, much less those that are protecting the arsehole.

By: Pencilsharpener

Pencilsharpener — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:20:46 +0000

Yeah, butterflies and dresses don’t really add any length to a Y chromosome.

By: Pencilsharpener

Pencilsharpener — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:19:10 +0000

Dresses have been reserved for women for a long time now, so I would stay away from dresses if I wanted to avoid gender roles.
I know I personally haven’t wore one since I was a very small child. In the past, all children wore dresses– it made them easier to potty train.

By: Pencilsharpener

Pencilsharpener — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:17:05 +0000

Is not wearing lipstick that uncommon where you come from?

By: Pencilsharpener

Pencilsharpener — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:13:33 +0000

I hate this concept. The actual outcome is that the word becomes more popular with everyone– including those that want to be offensive.
In addition, no matter how a word it used currently, you can’t take the etymology and word history away– it will always be there, revealing the truth of the word.

By: Nash

Nash — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:05:24 +0000

I don’t presume to tell people what to wear. Personally I prefer “male” clothing, though, even on women. But then “male” clothing is more or less unisex nowadays, so it draws less attention to your gender.

You like what you like, though gender roles do shape what we like. The problem is when you do things you don’t like to conform to a gender role. Beyond that it’s just my personal opinion on clothing, which you may ignore if you wish (not like you need to conform to MY opinion either).

By: Nash

Nash — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:55:18 +0000

Well, if you like dresses, fine. I don’t. The whole “more like a woman” thing I object to though. You’re either a woman or you’re not. It’s a biological fact, not a matter of degree.

By: Devylan

Devylan — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:42:32 +0000

I like dresses and butterflies just as much as any drag queen would simply because they make me feel pretty and more like a woman. Maybe it’s the gender role that makes me feel this way, but I don’t think it’s a bad gender role. Now what I don’t like is that some years ago they made the Easy Bake Oven for little girls to be able to make desserts and things, but now they make something similar “for boys.” The only reason it’s for boys, though, is because it has like slime and stuff like that. I can’t remember the name of this toy off-hand, but I remember it being advertised sometime before Christmas last year. So just because the Easy Bake Oven is pink, a little boy can’t play with it? I know many male aspiring chefs, but this is typically labelled girl’s play. That makes me sick. Dresses and butterflies not so much.

By: wombot

wombot — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:08:45 +0000

Me too. The powers of pun are not strong with me today.

By: wombot

wombot — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:06:53 +0000

You suck.

By: wombot

wombot — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:04:29 +0000

Well you can infer all those things if you have a brain.

By: abby

abby — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:02:27 +0000

well, you can deduce that at least one of them is funny and smart for having come up with this clever banner. besides, they don’t let just any moron be a librarian, you actually have to have a degree for that.

By: wombot

wombot — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:00:39 +0000

You sound bitter.

By: wombot

wombot — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:59:35 +0000

What exactly are they supposed to wear? Typically ‘male’ clothing?
Or maybe clothes with no cultural influences at all – hmm…plastic bag?

By: Jadeder

Jadeder — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:51:24 +0000

i tried to think of something but couldnt really get it to work. im sure you can come up with something? start a new group

By: Jadeder

Jadeder — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:50:48 +0000

5 year old fruitcake

By: Nash

Nash — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:41:39 +0000

No, you haven’t heard of them, they aren’t published. It’s a hobby so far…

By: jonofdeath

jonofdeath — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:25:20 +0000

Awesome! You write books? I read a lot, so maybe I’ve heard of your stuff. What books have you written?

By: Firefly

Firefly — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:20:53 +0000

Kinda like how network admins don’t mind being called geeks. As the saying goes – “Geek used to be a four-letter word. Now it’s a six-figure one.”

By: Cmdr.Adama

Cmdr.Adama — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:33:15 +0000

I’m a librarian, and male too ! There isn’t a snappy name for a gay librarian is there?

By: Nash

Nash — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:52:14 +0000

Writing books, having serious discussions about issues which actually matter, etc..

By: Nash

Nash — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:51:13 +0000

But that leads to the question “Why do they like dresses and butterflies?”. What, you don’t think gender roles has anything to do with it?

By: modem

modem — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:51:22 +0000

Its really an amazing.. I think many of the girls would like to be a member of this community but i am not..

By: jonofdeath

jonofdeath — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:42:03 +0000

What’s not intellectually stimulating is talking about how certain things are not intellectually stimulating. And yes, I do recognize the irony of my statement. Let me put it a different way. What is intellectually stimulating?

By: some1

some1 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:01:45 +0000

WIN!

By: HellHathNoFury

HellHathNoFury — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:02:17 +0000

So your sister=her lover?! OMG the world is too small!

By: Devylan

Devylan — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:48:14 +0000

nice mental image

By: BananaMan

BananaMan — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:46:06 +0000

Yeah, understand that your “critical thinking” and “simple geometry” are well beyond the ability of the average human. John & Jane Doe look at that and say “hurr, lesbrarians, lolz0r!”

By: Devylan

Devylan — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:45:14 +0000

It amazes me that you think that.

By: xing xing

xing xing — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:39:49 +0000

Yes, you know they’re funny and smart from a picture. Moron.

By: Devylan

Devylan — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:37:53 +0000

because they’re librarians, and librarians always make sure you don’t talk above a whisper.

By: Supremum

Supremum — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:36:24 +0000

You sound fat.

By: Devylan

Devylan — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:34:09 +0000

What about the cute little Asian chick in the back? She’s not ugly at all.