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I love how on Tumblr, "media literacy" has become "Um, just because someone writes about this doesn't mean they're endorsing this. I hate all these media puritans ruining everything."

I'm sad to inform you that knowing when and whether an author is endorsing something, implying something, saying something, is also part of media literacy. Knowing when they are doing this and when they're not is part of media literacy. Assuming that no author has ever endorsed a bad thing is how you fall for proper gander. It's not media literacy to always assume that nobody ever has agreed with the morally reprehensible ideas in their work.

Sometimes, authors are endorsing something, and you need to be aware when that happens, and you also need to be aware when you're doing it as an author. All media isn't horny dubcon fanfic where you and the author know it's problematic IRL but you get off to it in the privacy of your brain. Sometimes very smart people can convince you of something that'll hurt others in the real world. Sometimes very dumb people will romanticize something without realizing they're doing it and you'll be caught up in it without realizing that you are.

Being aware of this is also media literacy. Being aware of the narrative tools used to affect your thinking is media literacy. Deciding on your own whether you agree with an author or not is media literacy. Enjoying characters doing bad things and allowing authors to create flawed or cruel characters for the sake of a story is perfectly fine, but it is not the same as being media literate. Being smug about how you never think an author has bad intentions tells me you're edgy, not that you're media literate. You can't use one rule to apply to all media. That's not how media literacy works. Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Aheem heem. Anyway.

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Super Mario Land 2 💰

The Six Golden Coins!

Pressed out of Sculpey and drawn on with permanent marker.

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#saruisbasedandbestrosalinasimp

Aurora Rosalina The best Mario Kart Tour costume for her Twitter / DeviantArt / NG / Pixiv / Patreon / SubscribeStar

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Rosas Today is my birthday!! Twitter / DeviantArt / NG / Pixiv / Patreon / SubscribeStar

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Starry Night Rosalina ✨

Dress design by @sarukaiwolf ✨

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Pizza Tower (1993): Rest In Pepperoni (Unaired episode)

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Pizzamon Cheese Version 🧀

Made some Pizza Tower cheese enemy sprites based on the Game Boy Pokemon games using Pixel Studio!!

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!! 🍀

Buncha green stuff I’ve made/own 👀

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GUYS!!!!! CONTENT FROM THE PIZZA TOWER DLC HAS BEEN LEAKED???!

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Mario Mushrooms!! 🍄

…hey wait wtf???

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Toppin fellas but humaned!

I like to think they're just lil kids that got lost in the tower... not sure about the sausage one though

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Pizza Tower: Season 4

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TikTok Time-lapse: Friday Night Funkin’ Girlfriend 💃

Really proud of this edit aside from cropped text 🫠

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Magic Carrot from Super Mario Land 2

When this power up was used in this game, it allowed Mario to descend slower as well as jump higher! 🥕

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Jumping Piranha Plant!! 🍃🔥

Haven’t seen much of this lil’ guy since Super Mario World…

No, putting wings on the regular ones in Mario Maker doesn’t count!!

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TikTok Timelapse: Super Mario Bros. (1985)

Happy MAR10 Day everyone!! 🍄