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Lesbrarians

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  1. asdasdas says:

    too cool to be true

  2. Jen says:

    Nice handwriting!

  3. me says:

    hum… how in the world women like this can say that? lol

  4. HellHathNoFury says:

    Maybe it’s a coincidence that the graph kindof looks like…nah, it must be a coincidence.

  5. Coll says:

    This is from this summer’s Dyke March in Vancouver, BC. Right on, sisters!

    • Kitten says:

      Uhh…Dyke? Ouch?

      • JJ Fad says:

        No… it’s called “The Dyke March.” It’s a social concept referred to as ‘reclaiming the name.’ If they call themselves dykes, and make it a humorous, even affectionate nickname, they remove from the word its power to be offensive and cause harm.

        • Woodstock says:

          Interesting concept. I like it.

        • Pencilsharpener says:

          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.

          • Eraser says:

            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

            • Nash says:

              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?

          • Devylan says:

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

          • That’s ridiculous. Then we can’t use “queer” or “gay” or… pretty much any label, because they’ve all been used against us.

  6. I lose says:

    They’re ugly as hell, so Im fine with it.

  7. Me says:

    The color scheme is off…

  8. bodo says:

    Wait, my Mom has an MLS and worked as a librarian – does that mean I’m gay? Do I have to tell my wife and kids now? Crud.

  9. Stephen says:

    The love which cannot be named above a whisper.

  10. Elaine says:

    Lesbrarians FTW! I love these grrls!

  11. Doc says:

    Alas, no lipstick lesbrarians.

  12. Moe says:

    You mean all lesbians don’t look like they just walked off a porn set? Dang, now my whole view of lesbians is ruined ;)

  13. Failerella says:

    I’m not either of these “L words” but I love this pic. I see four smart funny women who don’t cater to society’s stupid standards of what a woman should look like. In other words, EPIC WIN.

    • Nash says:

      They are wearing dresses and butterflies though. Not a fan of those things, too typically female. Nobody’s totally unaffected by gender roles, however.

      • Dina says:

        Or maybe they just like dresses and butterflies. Gasp!

        • Rachel says:

          There are lesbians who shave their legs and don’t wear overalls all day?!

          I’m *shocked* and *appalled*.

          (rofl)

        • Nash says:

          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?

          • wombot says:

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

            • Nash says:

              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).

              • Pencilsharpener says:

                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.

          • Devylan says:

            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.

    • Darkailleam says:

      I agreee Failerella!

      EPIC WIN!

    • Supremum says:

      You sound fat.

  14. Moe says:

    I agree Failerella! Good for these women for loving who they are and what they do. And for those who say they are fat and ugly? Guess what, they don’t want you either!

    • Nash says:

      Well, they can think those women aren’t attractive, but why does it matter enough to point it out? I never got the need to comment on if a woman is hot or ugly. Yet I find that’s what normal males talk about most when it comes to women.

      As an example, I present an exchange I’ve had many times with friends:
      Friend: “Hey, did you see that girl?”
      Me: “What girl?”
      Friend: “That girl who just walked past.”
      Me: “No, I wasn’t paying attention.”
      Friend: “Well, she was HOT!”
      Me: “Uh, okay…”
      Awkward silence ensues.

      That, and talking about celebrities they find hot, discussing which woman is hotter than the other. I can’t recall a single time I’ve heard a conversation about a female celebrity’s accomplishments/talent or such, though.

  15. m_star says:

    lesbrarians rock my universe, literally :)

    smart n sexy, with shushes and a glare that make me snap to attention.

  16. ebaumsworldlawl says:

    3 and 4 should make a porno

  17. mamarosa says:

    I thought the intersection would have been much bigger, if the circles didn’t completely overlap.

    Just kiddin’…..

  18. Sammy says:

    I had no idea there was a name for us! Amazing.

  19. teenie says:

    epic win.

  20. That Hippie Chick says:

    OMG! Just figured out what I want to be when I grow up!

  21. AJ MOHO says:

    i’m AJ MOHO and i support this message. WINWINWINWINWIN

  22. Dina says:

    This is officially the best thing I’ve seen on GraphJam ever.

  23. Sarah says:

    what a cute, funny, smart, hot group of women! amazing!

  24. Bob says:

    OMFG, that’s funny stuff right there, I tell you what. I don’t care where you from that’s funny right there.

  25. Nicole says:

    LOVE IT!!! I’m a lesbrarian in Australia. Gotta love that boolean :-)

  26. notolaf says:

    I guess there’s officially a group for everything, huh?

  27. Jennifer says:

    Just what we needed. More sexuality being linked to our profession. First we’re bookish women that are sexually repressed until we take off our glasses and undo our hair. Now “lesbrarians”. Great, just great.

    Note- My objection has absolutely nothing to do with sexual orientation.

  28. octopanda says:

    lmfao thats fantastic. hmmm, i should get my gf to get a job in the library… she’d be perfect for it… and then i’d have a lesbrarian for myself. yum.

    • Pencilsharpener says:

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

      • EWAdams says:

        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.

        • Jennifer Thorne says:

          LOL. Well, it’s what I do every day (schools still have the STFU for the silent reading portion of the English classes ;) . But, I guess I have to call myself a ‘Queerbrarian’.

  29. philip says:

    Picture provided by the National Lesbrarian Gold-diggers Foundation.

  30. modem says:

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

  31. Bwggy says:

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

  32. Izzy says:

    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.

  33. Christian Kane says:

    Is that Gina Bellman on the right?

  34. Libresbian says:

    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!


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