I think I know why they chose do this. Animal ears are a primary form of expression in animation. Husks’s ears move constantly to show what he’s feeling. If Alastor had deer ears, they’d be one more thing he’d have to control to keep his emotion hidden. So when he slips up and lets it show on his face what he’s really thinking or feeling, the ears would make it more obvious. I still don’t think it was a good idea. I love Alastors design but this just makes it worse. But I think this is why this decision was made. 

Okay, so.. I'm confused.

Are the tuffs on Alastor's head his hair, or his ears? I've seen a lot of people portray them as ears, but Viv (or Ashley) stated in one of the HuniCasts that those are just tuffs of hair.

Another reason why Alastor's design isn't the best.

Things I want to see from Alastor now that I know a thing or two about Voodoo

Alastor performing rituals to heal or protect other characters. Or to protect the Hotel itself.

Alastor slipping authentic voodoo dolls into the pockets of people he likes to bring them good luck.

Alastor preparing remedy for someone who’s sick. 

A flashback of Alastor's mother teaching a very young Alastor about veves, the lwa (spirits) they represent and Bondyé

A scene showing that Alastor's ties to Voodoo are completely separate from whatever dark magic he uses. Because that's not what Voodoo is. It's a religion and it’s practices are done to bring good to people lives.

I may have gotten some things wrong or gotten parts of Haitian vodou and Louisiana voodoo mixed up. If you see a mistake, please correct me but, the jest of this is that I want Alastor’s Voodoo to be represented in a positive way and show the good side of this morally grey character. 

I love this character so much. But after reading this really good article about the portrayal of voodoo through Alastor and in media as a whole (link is here https://medium.com/@galemalio/mindful-consumption-of-hazbin-hotels-vodoo-content-eddedd2bb42a please read it ) and I looked into it myself, I think the way voodoo was portrayed in the pilot was a cockup. Showing Hollywood voodoo, instead of actual voodoo. I have doubts this was intentional because voodoo has been portrayed like this since forever and Alastor is Viv’s baby. One of her favourites out the 100+ characters she’s created and one she’s been developing for years. I doubt she would have left anything out when writing his character, especially when she’s worked on him for so long. But even if Viv and her writing team intend go deeper into Alastor’s connection to voodoo and show it with accuracy in later episodes, or in Alastor’s comic that’s going to be released soon, this was not a good start. But we’re still only at the pilot, so it’s not too late to turn this mess around. 

I love Hazbin Hotel and I love Alastor but I highly recommend people read this. It's thoughtful, well written and goes all out in explaining what vodou is, how the way voudou is portrayed in media is false and how this can be harmful the people who practice it. Please read it and have a good day.   

posting this here due to the recent discourse. it’s a really well-thought out criticism of the show’s usage of voudou imagery and symbols and i recommend giving it a read if you haven’t before and want to learn more about why this instance is an example of inaccurate media depictions of the practice and its iconography

S̨ t ̠̗á̗̣ y ̴̝̠̺ ̤̮̘̭͈̜T̮ͅ ̧͇͚u ̳̣̼͓n̥̺ ̭̗̞̗eͅ ͇͎̹̰̲͝d̰͉̼̩͡

So I was finally able to watch Hazbin Hotel and it was FANTASTIC! Angel Dust and Alastor are def my favorites.

ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER EVERYWHERE. 

ZIMBABWE NEEDS YOUR HELP (please read and signal boost!)  there is little to no coverage on this crisis worldwide. Rally for it just like you have for Black Lives Matter in the US, Yemen, Australian bushfires etc. 

˗ˏˋ Link to petitions/donations!  ˊˎ˗

reposted from: @theslacktivists on IG 

“I’m addict”

Oh I know these guys! Well, not really but I met them a couple of times when I was a kid. Good times. They're awesome.

The guitars of Tinariwen, a Sahara based Tuareg rock band.

I have never seen such a cursed image in my life.

Is this RadioDust? I thought about this while catching up on the Hunicast streams

I can't tell if this is awesome or disturbing.

Someone posted these and I had to share. NOT MY PICTURES AND IM NOT SURE WHOSE THEY ARE TO GIVE CREDIT

I'm on holiday. See you in two weeks.

Thought I'd post this little update because after going this long without posting anything, you all probably think I'm dead again. Basically, I spent most of the last month cramming it to get this job finished before Christmas and before I went on holiday and I didn't have much time for anything else. So that's where I've been all this time. And now, I'm on holiday in the same place I was last year. Where there is barely any internet or phone service anywhere and none at all in the place where I'm staying. So there'll probably won't be any more posts until I come back. I’ll be online if I'm somewhere with free wi-fi but I don't know if I'll be able to post anything. Hope you all had a good Christmas. Sorry I left this blog dead for about a month, I'll revive it in two weeks. See you then ❤️

I hate Tik Tock but I approve of this.

I’m sobbing I love this Tik Tok more than I love myself

I’m bisexual. I won’t hide who I am here. I know I have lovely followers are supportive and accepting and won’t have any problem with this at all but if anyone does have a problem with it, you know where the unfollow button is.

This is why I don’t tell 99% people im bisexual

I love Helluva boss. I love Helluva Boss. I should probably actually write down what I loved about it but all I can prosses right now is, I love Helluva Boss.

I think that’s pretty modest, considering you would have to watch The Emoji Movie.

How much would you have to be paid in order to do an Every Sony Movie In Ten Words Or Less video?

$15,000

I don’t know if this going to make sense without context. Basically, when Jelloappocalypse streamed the first episode yesterday, the chat was 80% people just judging the shit out of this deadbeat. Everyone unanimously agreed the dude needs to step up and actually notice when his child is missing.

It had to be done.

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