y'all I did a color and style study of one of the official artworks from sky cotl

what I noted:

the one color that is used throught the entire picture is orange

there is far more detail in the face than in the clothing

the shadows are usually desatured and more blueish,while things in the light are more saturated and more orange/red

orange is used as the surface scatter light effect thingy. it's basically the color dividing the darks from the lights and it is very bright

I personally used oil pastel textured brushes to achieve the textured look,I don't really know what they actually used. The texture throught the piece is more grainy than smooth

the lineart is relatively thick and changes color depending on color of the surface,light/shadow and if the line touches a different surface

the lineart because more greyish and light when in light and way darker in the shadow

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idubbbz's apology was much needed and long overdue, I myself consumed a lot of his content because I didn't wanna be like other queers / poc and wanted to be accepted by the "cool" kids. It led to years of internalised homophobia, transphobia, and racism. I do personally forgive him because his apology seemed sincere but the damage he has done is forever.

On the other hand, Moistcritical's responses to Ian's apology have not only been dogshit but also insane because 1) the apology was not meant for you because you never had to endure any discrimination or trauma because of Ian's content 2) discounting the usage of slurs and making bigoted comments all the fucking time is not "edgy". It's bigoted 3) this behaviour was never acceptable, it was just mainstream 4) no one was "living in harmony" are you insane????? 5) the apology was not. for. you.

It seems to me like Charlie felt attacked by Ian calling his audience struggling basement dwellers because he is a part of that audience and he still thinks saying slurs as a joke is okay. And the fact that he doubled down on it was fucking insane to me. How can someone make something completely unrelated to them about themselves?? He needs to get his head out of his ass.

I'm disappointed but then again I should've known better because he's a cishet white man living in Florida lmfao. Also funny how he did not mention that interaction with the trans fan at all... Idk I just felt so uncomfortable that I unsubbed. I cannot consume his content anymore without feeling weird about it

Regarding the taskmaster s16 announcement: I'm STOKED! I was worried because I only knew Sue and Lucy, and Julian Clary in the teaser looked like a politician. But nope! This might even be the gayest series yet. (And that's saying something.)

Sam Campbell, I only just connected back to seeing him in Bloods, is going to be a surprisingly good boy I think. He's a bit surrealist but I vibe.

Strong strong contestants.

Oh what a Monday. 🙄

Expertise can't help you here.

shipping win! they have different but equally terrible coping mechanisms

Dancin

not the news having an oxygen countdown while they run other stories 😭

Something cozy and comforting for Halloween, they're almost ready. Are you? :3

Today my therapist introduced me to a concept surrounding disability that she called "hLep".

Which is when you - in this case, you are a disabled person - ask someone for help ("I can't drink almond milk so can you get me some whole milk?", or "Please call Donna and ask her to pick up the car for me."), and they say yes, and then they do something that is not what you asked for but is what they think you should have asked for ("I know you said you wanted whole, but I got you skim milk because it's better for you!", "I didn't want to ruin Donna's day by asking her that, so I spent your money on an expensive towing service!") And then if you get annoyed at them for ignoring what you actually asked for - and often it has already happened repeatedly - they get angry because they "were just helping you! You should be grateful!!"

And my therapist pointed out that this is not "help", it's "hLep".

Sure, it looks like help; it kind of sounds like help too; and if it was adjusted just a little bit, it could be help. But it's not help. It's hLep.

At its best, it is patronizing and makes a person feel unvalued and un-listened-to. Always, it reinforces the false idea that disabled people can't be trusted with our own care. And at its worst, it results in disabled people losing our freedom and control over our lives, and also being unable to actually access what we need to survive.

So please, when a disabled person asks you for help on something, don't be a hLeper, be a helper! In other words: they know better than you what they need, and the best way you can honor the trust they've put in you is to believe that!

Also, I want to be very clear that the "getting angry at a disabled person's attempts to point out harmful behavior" part of this makes the whole thing WAY worse. Like it'd be one thing if my roommate bought me some passive-aggressive skim milk, but then they heard what I had to say, and they apologized and did better in the future - our relationship could bounce back from that. But it is very much another thing to have a crying shouting match with someone who is furious at you for saying something they did was ableist. Like, Christ, Jessica, remind me to never ask for your support ever again! You make me feel like if I asked you to call 911, you'd order a pizza because you know I'll feel better once I eat something!!

Edit: crediting my therapist by name with her permission - this term was coined by Nahime Aguirre Mtanous!

Edit again: I made an optional follow-up to this post after seeing the responses. Might help somebody. CW for me frankly talking about how dangerous hLep really is.

WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? GREATEST HITS of WESTERNS

do sheeps kill please answer

the best of us.

Local pachirisu child attempts to befriend two patrats (because they know the chopsticks game, and therefore must be cool, right???)

Alas. The children do not know how to communicate. (Want comics that aren't sad child hours? Check out the masterpost for my submas content!)

folk music: "I have faced generations of oppression and mourn my lost love and country, but my culture will persist and survive"

also folk music: "I am going to drink so much alcohol you don't understand. literally So much alcohol"

also folk music: "oops I killed my husband lol"

also folk music: "shit I should have married that girl. too bad she keeps ignoring me every time I try to break into her house"

also folk music: "I feel an unimaginable grief for a past I can never return to" also folk music: "fiddle dee doodle diddle deedle deedle dee"