The amazing contorted women.

[la_marquise]

Once again, Jim Hines wins the internets.

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[branna.livejournal.com]

That post really does win the internets. And the female contortionist's pose it is also awesome.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Yes: her comments are very interesting.

[woolymonkey.livejournal.com]

The internets is his!

As ever, though, I'm distracted from images by text...

Devon Monk? Is a name?

John Ringo? Should write collaboratively. Someone get me Paul George on the phone.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

There are many many writers with many many names.

[pennski.livejournal.com]

I used to work with a Jon-Paul and a John George. I was just waiting for John Ringo to turn up!

[saare-snowqueen.livejournal.com]

Those are funny - I think...

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Yes. They are funny, and yet it shows up some very worrying things about how even now women are sexualised in almost every context.

[saare-snowqueen.livejournal.com]

that's the 'I think' part of my comment.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Indeed.

[ms-cataclysm.livejournal.com]

The poses are hilarious.

[history-monk.livejournal.com]

The emperor - the conventions of illustration - has no clothes.

[pennski.livejournal.com]

Oh doesn't he just! Well done him for illustrating the problem so graphically.

It also reminds me how rarely women are encouraged to stand up straight and balanced in everyday life.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

He's a total star.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

I think he's won it often enough that this time he gets to keep it, doesn't he?

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

The Jules Remy Internet will look well on his shelf (if it's okay with the Hawk (http://youtu.be/sDA1HUmuuJo)).

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Hmmm... Maybe we can get him one in Lego?

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Oh, most certainly. The internetz as owned by Jim will be a much better place.

[xenaclone.livejournal.com]

http://jezebel.com/5829204/if-male-superheroes-posed-like-wonder-woman

http://rosalarian.tumblr.com/post/2325861377/dressed-to-kill

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Thank you: I'd seen the first one before, but the other is new to me.