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i genuinely don’t give a shit about Skullgirl, but the fact that they devs have now, apparently, straight up removed content from an art book people paid for, is. well
censorship is literally being pushed from every angle, even by people you’d think would be against it. the fact that people are going for ‘acceptable’ targets right now is just the lead up to more insidious shit
and the fact that people rightfully pointing this out is getting ignored and called pedophiles is. frustrating
like it’s all such a fucking ouroboros of bullshit. the anti movement feeding into the slandering of transgender people feeding into the resurgence of puritan thinking feeding into the censorship of sex and the human body feeding into artists being witch hunted etc etc etc
an artist i follow literally got an ask being like ‘thoughts on nsfw?’ with a heavy implication that nsfw is weird and bad, and the fact that that’s normal now, that that’s the kind of shit people think is right and just is just
fucked up beyond belief
#ze.txt#like it's just gotten worse and worse and worse and sure it's still targeting the 'weird' shit right now but like#it is not going to stay that way#it really really isn't
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You can not be radically inclusionist without hurting mentally ill people and disabled people
Radically inclusionist means being inclusive of everything. Including "transabled" people. Including "trace" (trans race) people. These communities actually do exist and aren't just a strawman. They consider race and disabilities to be similar to queer identities and function the same way as just identifying with them. To be radically inclusionist is to accept them too. There's no going around it. That's what it means to include everyone
"include everyone that ACTUALLY makes sense" - nope. By deciding that some people are bullshit bigots who don't belong and shouldn't be accepted, you're excluding them. That's exclusionist
My point being: inclusionist vs exclusionist labels are bullshit. If you truly do accept every idea with no critical thinking whatsoever you're a shit person who allows other people to be hurt, but hey, at least you can accurately claim the label! But if you're a person who actually uses their brain? Just be a nuanced person.
Don't worry about inclusionist vs exclusionist. Because there will be groups of people who will always call you an exclusionist for not accepting every little racist and ableist idea that comes your way. Let go of those labels. You can be an "inclusionist" for 5 different things and an "exclusionist" for 3 others. That's normal. It's called thinking. It's called having opinions. Don't worry about one overall label. All that'll do is make your fellow "inclusionists" turn against you for going "wait, that's not right"
#just like. no#it's not inclusionist vs exclusionist#it really really isn't#i am 'inclusionist' for a lot of things#ace and aro inclusionist#pan inclusionist#etc#but I'm an exclusionist for things like transabled#and endo shit#because one. they literally aren't queer identities despite treating them like such#and two it's fucked up#but that idea alone supposedly makes me overall exclusionist#suddenly i don't include other people because i can have nuanced takes#plus like in general it creates a fear that if you have a take that's a little too nuanced#you're ACTUALLY an exclusionist#even if you literally include people#for instance: all aces and aros are queer and belong in the community#however cishet aces/aros are still in fact cishet and are oppressors because of it#and as just one of many victims of cishet ace violence that they themselves would brag about and justify for being ace#we have to keep them in their place and not walk all over the people they oppress#but that's considered exclusionism. to say that they're still oppressors even though theyre ace/aro#it's Not. but 'inclusionists' are afraid of intersectionality and accountability#even though if we don't keep cis people in check#if we don't keep white people in check#if we don't keep abled people in check#they will hurt other members of the community!#intersectionality is important!#anyway basically the labels are bullshit and exist to keep you from thinking for yourself#sincerely someone who used to be hung up on those labels
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Expertise can't help you here.
#dungeon meshi#kabru#laios touden#falin touden#Happy Thistle Thursday once again. Have I been holding on to this comic for several weeks? Sure have!#I forgot how long it takes for Chimera Falin to come into play.#I still really love my 'better drawn' art of her - unfortunately it was several weeks too early for the anime only folks.#Slowly getting the hang of drawing Laios. I don't know why I struggle so much but I am getting...somewhere.#Meta time: God damn I love how the chimera shows off the expertise and gap between Kabru and Laios.#The truth is: they are both *right* and they are both *wrong*.#This creature is a combination of monster and human and they only have the skillset to deal with one of those.#Kabru goes for all the human vitals - but she isn't human.#Laios tries to approach her as a monster and is struck down by the humanity he sees in her.#She is something new that defies what they *both* understand about the world. And that makes her such a perfect antagonist.#The damsel was the dragon all along!#...She is really so cute though. Terrifying! But adorable. I am so excited to see the boom of fanart for her.
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personal rules for winter ❄
#this was fun bc i didn't intend for it to be kind of cryptic#i just wanted to make some reminders for myself about winter cuz i never learn#especially the back cover which i guess isn't really a rule but still stands. i'm in a rural place so when it gets dark it's Dark#and its hard to want to do anything#zine#mini zine#illustration#nonfandom#analogue art
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I must not respond to the bad take. Responding to the bad take is the mind-killer. Responding to the bad take is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face the bad take. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the bad take has gone there will be nothing. Only I (and my good takes) will remain.
#my nonsense#surely someone has made this exact post already#I want to clarify that this isn't even really about anything I just thought of the joke and thus was compelled to make it
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newbie fic authors, shooting themselves in the foot: This fic is bad haha I suck at writing lol I am being mean to myself in the hopes that you will be nice to me but actually am dissuading anyone from even clicking on my fic because all I have done to advertise it is tell you why you shouldn't read it
me: I am King Big Dick of Fanfic Mountain and I have arrived in your fandom with the Express Intention of writing my Very Favorite Fics, which I will generously allow you to read. You're welcome.
#life of ts#writing#fanfic#seriously newbies don't do this#if the fic is really that bad get a beta reader to help you make it unbad#and if it isn't then fake it till you make it and stop shitting on it
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I think so many people are so deeply alienated from themselves that they have no clue how to exercise their free will and autonomy. For some, this alienation runs so deep that they are afraid of their own autonomy and humanity. It is completely understandable why one would have those feelings, but it can be worrisome.
I want to help others who feel this way, so here are small things I have done to exercise my free will:
Add "guilty pleasure" songs to playlists and actually listen to them (I have a ton of late 1990s-early 2000s music I listen to now proudly that I never listened to in the past out of shame)
Getting the décor item, bath set, bed spread, ect. in the patterns you like, even if it's "childish" (I got a dinosaur-themed wastebasket from the kids' décor section and I adore it)
Taking a new route to get to a place you go to often
Eat dessert first
Celebrate well, and often
Collect things that are "odd" or don't seem like an "acceptable" thing to collect (somebody on my "for you" page collects dandelion crayola crayons and it was so cool!!!!!!)
Incorporate one new piece in an outfit you wear frequently (e.g., a new chain, a necklace, ribbons, bracelets, ect.). Challenge yourself to add onto the outfits if you feel up for it.
Sing along to songs without worrying that you sound "good" or your intonation is completely accurate
Read a book from a genre you weren't allowed to read as a kid (comics, thrillers, mysteries, anything!)
Walk without having a specific destination or goal
Pick up a new craft without expecting yourself to master it or to ever be "good" enough. Get your hands messy.
I don't want to shame anybody for not feeling as though they have free will or that they are exempt from exercising it. However, I wanted to give ideas so that you might read this list and find your own ways to express your intrinsic autonomy and will. You deserve to be a person, to feel alive, not just living. That is what our lives are for.
#mental health#mental health support#positivity#if anybody has ideas of their own definitely include them!#i just think being stuck with this feeling that you don't have autonomy and that you ultimately aren't an equal person or a person at all..#...in comparison to other people can be a really troubling and dangerous place to be in...#...and that isn't the person's fault for feeling that way. they didn't pluck those thoughts out of thin air...#...like i have felt that exact way all my LIFE because i have been abused for. probably 2/3s of my life...#...only within these past few years have i even FELT alive. frankly it's going to take a while to repair what i have been left with...#...so i know the feeling and i want to help others feel even a LITTLE bit alive. you deserve it...#...you deserve to take in a deep breath before slowly realizing 'oh my gd this is what it feels like to be alive' and SMILE about it#i want that for you even if it is brief. even if it is small. even if it is a whisper. i want you to feel alive#unironically getting rid of the idea of 'guilty pleasures' has made my life SO much better
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Hey so remember how grocery prices suddenly jackknifed during lockdown and never went back down?
Well turns out the companies would have done that shit either way and had been steadily price-fixing for the last decade!
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson just announced more than $40 million in court-ordained Fuck You money from massive swaths of food production companies are to be paid out to households earning at or below 175% of the federal poverty level ($25.5k for 1 person, $34.5k for 2 people households) before Dec 31st of this year. Happy Holidays.
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"The bottom line here is that my legal team took on two large corporate price-fixing conspiracies that increased the cost for groceries for Washington families. We've prevailed, and as a result, we are sending checks to over 400,000 Washington households."
Cannot stress enough the extent of the conspiracies he's talking about here. 15 out of the total 19 chicken producers got nailed in this lawsuit. Not the total number of conspirators, mind, just the ones who left enough evidence for the AG to kick their ass in so expedient a manner. Make no mistake, all 19 were in on it. The court case against the rest of them has been delayed until October of next year, though. None of them are making it out unscathed.
Tuna didn't escape antitrust horseshit either, because the CEOs of Starkist, Chicken of the Sea, and Bumblebee Tuna had a fucking group chat where they complained that the price of tuna was "too low" and they agreed to artificially inflate the price.
“What’s so maddening about the conduct of these companies is the reason that they engaged in this price-fixing conspiracy was greed. They wanted to make money."
So anyway the AG who nailed their asses to the wall and continues to do so is running for governor. If you live in Washington, could be worth your vote when primary season rolls around.
#news#uspol#monopolies#so hey i guess the world isn't complete bullshit even if the settlement money really shoulda been higher#cause deep down you know they only settled because they knew the money was barely going to be a slap on the wrist#Youtube
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Hello i'm a normal person here's some stuff i drew to illustrate different traits different "person getting controlled" tropes can have
edit: obligatory possession shorthand code link because people seem to be using this like the possession code but just. without the code part
edit: DO NOT BE HORNY ON MY POST 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
#if you see tumblr flagging this its literally not mature i dont know why it got flagged#i like how you can see the artstyle in this change because i drew the first couple a year ago and then picked it up again intermittently#this aws just an excuse to draw a bunch of tiny possessed guys. ''what am i supposed to do with a possession hyperfixation its not like you#can draw possession fanart'' Yes You Can If you really Believe In yourslef#This isn't even all the traits i can think of there's four more but they seem kind of boring to draw and are mostly self explanatory#Less Unique my Ass#ThePossessionHyperfixationIsNeverEnding
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Pangur fanart is always so fun to receive, but I do giggle sometimes at the yassification
#pangur#she has ears that dish forward and an oblong skull and a Weiner dog body#silly creature#I hope this isn't taken as a dig at anyone! I really do love seeing the drawings people make!
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post itself
false flags
trans/adjacent tags
accessibility features
tumblr live post (thanks for the link, @problemnyatic)
flashing / strobing / lights
unblockable flashing ad
buying ad free
staff @/macmanx guilt trip
list of staff + more issues
#post nuked bc proshippers started insulting people who rbed this and implied partyjockers attempted to Kill staff? it was getting old so#archive links still under the cut if you want and you can rb this from others if you want the og#hint: if you dislike this post or want to debunk parts of it the way to go about it isn't to call people who've rbed it 'disgusting little#fuck ups' that are 'spreading anti shipper lies'#note: this post is and was Not about ship discourse jesus fucking christ proshippers get a grip#also ace discoursers are here too? this isn't about you either?#edit 2: if you send me an anon regarding this post about how im policing discussion or 'don't really want it'#but then stop replying when i answer your ask#maybe that's. not helping discussion?#i nuked this post as people started making up false accusations to smear people staff sniped. aka accusing someone of IRL ATTEMPTED MURDERS.
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Zepotha will never be Goncharov because when it comes down to it, tumblr culture is collaborative, while tiktok culture is merely iterative, and those are not the same thing.
#also because tumblr has a very specific way that it interacts with the media it loves#like make no mistake; when we made Goncharov we were a little bit making fun of ourselves#and the way we project high emotion and significance onto even the smallest details#(also the way we want everything to be gay)#tiktok isn’t doing that. they think the joke is the fake movie itself. but the fake movie isn't really the point.#the point is the fake FANDOM#goncharov
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License to Kitty.
#dungeon meshi#izutsumi#marcille donato#chilchuk tims#I still stand by my tags on the Izutsumi character study piece I did in January - but I will repeat myself on a few lines here:#I *really* love this character. I love that all of the dungeon meshi crew are complicated and have difficult to love components.#But Izutsumi is a particular kind of hard to love. I foresee a lot of people being turned off by her abrasiveness and lack of teamwork.#She is very self-centered and openly goes against what the party agrees on.#She's a picky eater in a story that is 50% about eating good and healthy food!#It is in part about her growth but admittedly even *then* she remains rather true to her self-centeredness.#Even though she isn't as nice or funny or compassionate as the others...Izutsumi is still someone worth loving.#Even the more difficult people are someone worth loving.#And those people in turn are people who have something and someone they love.#She may be a girlcat but she is the most human of them all.#I hope that if you are an anime only watcher and are feeling put off by her at the moment; you'll give her a chance.#By the way: *yes* I worked very hard to draw that skateboard pose. It was worth it.#EDIT: HAPPY 500th POST OF POORLY-DRAW-MDZS!!! What a comic to commemorate the milestone with!
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you're in the habit of denying yourself things.
if someone asked you directly, you would say that you love a little treat. you like iced coffee and getting the cookie. you drink juice out of a fancy cup sometimes, and often do use your candles until they gutter out helplessly.
but you hesitate about buying the 20 dollar hand mixer because, like. you could just use your arms. you weren't raised rich. you don't get to just spend the 20 dollars (remember when that could cover lunch?), at least - you don't spend that without agonizing over it first, trying to figure out the cost-benefits like you are defending yourself in front of a jury. yes, this rice cooker could seriously help you. but you do know how to make stovetop rice and it really isn't that hard. how many pies or brownies would you actually make, in order to make that hand mixer worthwhile?
what's wild is that if the money was for a friend, it would already be spent. you'd fork over 40 without blinking an eye, just to make them happy. the difference is that it's for you, so you need to justify it.
and it sneaks in. you ration yourself without meaning to - you don't finish the pint of ice cream, even though you want to. the next time you go to the store, you say ah, i really shouldn't, and then you walk away. you save little bits of your precious things - just in case. sometimes you even go so far as putting that one thing in your shopping cart. and then just leaving it there, because maybe-one-day, but not right now, there's other stuff going on.
you do self-care, of course. but you don't do it more than like, 3 days in a row. after that it just feels a little bit over-the-edge. like. you can't live in decadence, the economy is so bad right now, kid.
so you don't buy the rice cooker. you can-and-will spend the time over the stove. you can withstand the little sorrows. denial and discipline are practically synonyms. and you're not spoiled.
it's just - it's not always a rice cooker. sometimes it is a person or a job or a hug. sometimes it is asking for help. sometimes it is the summer and your college degree. sometimes it is looking down at scabbed knees and feeling a strange kind of falling, like you can't even recognize the girl you used to be. sometimes it is your handprint looking unsteady.
sometimes it is tuesday, and you didn't get fired, and you want to celebrate. but what is it you like, even? you search around your little heart and come up empty. you're so used to denying that all your desires draw a blank.
oh fuck. see, this is the perfect opportunity. if you had a mixer, you'd make a cake.
#warm up#this isn't good#writeblr#this is complicated by the fact i can't stand up too long or i fuckken pass out and <3 hit my damn head <3#but i did take a deep breath and buy myself the stupid rice cooker#and!!! a very cheap sushi kit!!! i have been wanting to try making sushi for literally YEARS#the kit was only like 15 dollars!!!! and i haven't purchased it bc?!!??!?!?!?!!?#..... i didn't get the mixer tho that felt. like a lot. like too much.#on my list is a kitchenaid. one day when i get a check and i have paid off my student debt#and medical debt#i will put that first little bit of cash#into a kitchenaid 5qt stand mixer (with attachments)#i really do just go into their refurbished section and stare lustily at each option#but yeah i feel guilty about the rice cooker even tho i know for a fact this damn thing is gonna be a lifesaver#oh shit also fuck i forgot to mention . poached eggs
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I love the duo, both the historical setting and modern AU. Does Vasco ever go to confession while Machete is running it, just to 'confess' to something they did before as a way to tease?
#own art#own characters#CanisAlbus#Vasco#Machete#hippiemeerpup#there's no way that never happened#but Vasco isn't mean he must know Machete actively dislikes confession duty#I don't think he'd want to make him more uncomfortable on purpose#if anything he might pop in to exchange meaningless chitchat as an attempt to cheer him up#wanted to draw an actual pretty and polished confessional but ran out of steam early on#some other time#this week has been really trying and it's barely wednesday morning
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Moss & lichen PNGs.
(1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.)
#request#yes yes moss agate isn't really moss but look at it#most of these aren’t even mosses I’ve been told…#png#pngs#transparent#transparents#imageboard#moodboard#artboard#collage#sticker#stickers#moss#mosses
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