#I hope this clears things up

[creatingblackcharacters]

could i please ask for clarification on your post here?

"But I have been questioning. I answer a lot of questions on character design. And there were a ton of submissions for the Black characters and entertainers that we loved. That is all well and good!

However, when I present an opportunity to apply, to create a piece to speak directly to a Black audience, whose support we want, who we claim to want to represent respectfully and ask for so many resources to do so... It seems like it's been a lot quieter."

does this means you would like non-Black people to share their works with Black characters here more? or am i misunderstanding? sorry for the trouble and thanks for all of your resources

It means this:

I will admit, perhaps I was too ambitious in this challenge and I might just cancel it 😅 but we can at least use this as a reflection experience. Everything is a lesson!

We live in a society that often writes media with a white audience in mind. On this page, one of my key goals is to shift your perspective to actively think about your Black audience when you create Black characters, because when you recognize and care about someone's humanity, you recognize that getting the depiction of their humanity correct matters. And thus, you should work more intentionally to get it right.

So when I asked everyone to participate in the challenge in September, to submit all their favorite Black characters and actors- a source of entertainment- everyone had a lot to say. And that was good, we should love Black characters! And every day I am being asked questions with the intent of creation, so clearly something is being attempted!

But when I ask you to apply by showing that same sort of kindness toward the people, to create something specifically for a Black audience for this one time event during Black History Month, there seems to be nerves and confusion.

And it makes me realize I asked the wrong reflection questions in the beginning, when I really should have asked... Who is this effort for, if it's not with your Black audience in mind? Do you actually care about your Black audience, or do you just care about not being perceived as antiblack? Because those are two different things, and these are things we have to be honest with ourselves over if we want to create more intentionally!

I am challenging you to do something that should not be that hard- to openly care about your audience the way you care about using their image- but is something many nonblack creators simply do not consider. And that's why their Black characters so often miss the mark!

[balrogballs]

You DO know ‘Teleporno’ is a racist, don’t you? ;-)

🤲🏽 allah mian i will not only convert out of agnosticism but go to mecca every five days and start doing the fucking ratheeb like comrade maedhros if you leave me out of whatever accursed discourse this is because i only have one braincell left and i am very happy to live in ignorance if it means that braincell is protected from knowing, let alone giving a fuck about, the context of this message 🤲🏽

[storkmuffin]

hiii i am very curious to know what was said in the first clip of the compilation? what hongjoong says to yunho and what yunho says to look so distraught 😭

https://www.tumblr.com/storkmuffin/783159401339043840/httpswwwinstagramcomreeldg9pd4hpaenigsh-mx

It's actually the cutest thing, and so sweet I can feel my teeth rotting inside my gums.

They're supposed to say "cheese" for the camera. Yeosang pops in to say, to the Atiny, When you say "cheese" for the camera you should instead switch it up and say "Ateez!" You know, because the mouth shape you make (baring all your teeth) is almost exactly the same. And HongJoong (because HJ seems to have an obsession with fairness, credit attribution and other things like that) turns around and says, "Whenever we actually try to do that, it's only Yunho who ever does it for real." Then he smiles and says, "See, look at him, he's getting upset thinking about it." Cut to Yunho, looking 'upset.' I would say, pouty, actually. Seonghwa starts laughing and says, Oh he's so cute. And Yunho adds, "I'm the one who came up with it in the first place. But nobody ever does it for me." The commentary (힝구) that they have floating near his head is a "whine" (like a puppy) and 서운해 ㅠㅠㅋㅋ큐ㅠ is "disappoint [tears] [Cu-for Cute][tears].'

[tobbesdiscordkitten]

Michelle Rhodes is not taking axl to court her justice is getting axl to apologize but she said he already did

And Sheila said in her book it was consent

I’m assuming you haven’t read the article I shared. No worries, I’ll post screenshots:

Kennedy said in her book that it was consent, but now she’s saying it wasn’t consensual. She has also stated that Axl was “gentle” with her when he tied the pantyhose around her, however, now she’s saying he was “rough.” She’s making too many claims that contradict each other. Which one was it? Was he gentle or was he rough? Did she want this or did she not want this? I have said before that maybe she didn’t want to get fucked by Axl anally, but she has also said that she wanted him, sexually, and she got him, just under different circumstances than she thought.

As for Michelle Rhodes, here is a screenshot taken from her TikTok account underneath the comment section of her first pinned video:

Michelle says she’s, “On it!!” As in, writing a book, forgiving herself, and taking him to court. She might be writing her own book right now while trying to get the legal proceedings together to take him to court. Only time will tell.

I can continue to go back and forth on this issue, anon. But I think it’s clear, based on the evidence I have provided, not only here, but in my other posts, where I stand and what kind of events unfolded.

[lil-raven666]

Do you know what it means - not interested? Weirdos

[kuplee]

"problematic' is not very clear you know! for example will you refuse to draw undyne, or noelle? undyne is lesbian character, that is problematic for some people. noelle is furry lesbian, which is even more problematic.

Apologies for not clarifying.

Problematic stuff, by deeper definition, are things that are illegal, offensive/hurtful, or gross. This includes things such as incest, racist stuff, homophobia, sexist stuff, pedophilia, and so on.

I myself, am panromantic, I'm more than happy to draw lesbian characters, and any other lgbtqia+ characters, including headcanons for characters. I don't mind drawing furries, I'm just not used to it. I've drawn furries and animals in the past by request(most of the requests being dogs, but still).

I don't think that furries or lesbian characters are problematic.

Any character that I refuse to draw are characters I don't have any idea how to draw, that's 'bout it though. Even then though, I'm going to try and practice drawing them, so no, there's not really any character I'll refuse to draw.

Conclusion/sum up: problematic=offensive/hurtful things, sexism, racism. I can draw furries and lgbtqia characters and lgbtqia headcanons.

I hope this was able to clear up or give better understanding on what I meant by 'problematic.'

[gaspard-dearamitz]

quick question are you red team or blu team no reason

Neither, actually.

I’m only here because my contract hasn’t ended, but I cannot fight.

But I was originally on the BLU team.

[jaxxwrites4you]

you're... giving the host girl an actual name but calling XiaoJiao. "mei"?

So, I'm going to preface this answer with the fact that I'm an english speaker and watched the show in english originally, so i'm most familiar with that version.

I gave the host girl a name because as far as I could find, there was no given name for her in the show and while the fandom given name for her is fine, I found the name a little on the nose and wanted to come up with something for her myself. I picked a chinese name for her, because the show is originally from China and about the mythological stories therein. I felt it would be kind of disrespectful to just slap an english name on her, especially when the fandom given name is also chinese.

That's the only reason why there's a difference in the name choices between those two characters.

[daisychainsandbowties]

Discuss girth

wikipedia boyf reporting for duty 🫡

🤔 hmm

[mrfunnyinthebank]

i think it's silly to call out the way that refs are so easily distracted and oblivious to anything going on that's not directly in their line of sight for being unrealistic

referees are a very specific class that falls somewhere between wrestlers and civilians in terms of ring skill and constitution. if a wrestler is like a warlock with their fans as their source of power, then a referee seems to be naturally attuned to their source of power like a wizard. referees are kind of like knights, or champions, of the powers that be. their job is to follow the letter of the law

it's clearly a trait of the referee's domesticated nature for them to have intense single-minded focus. the ref has no stake in who wins and who loses. the ref's job is to call it like they see it. if they don't see it, they can't call it. and i don't think it's unreasonable for them to focus all of their attention on only one thing at a time, thus rendering them unable to process more than one voice or distraction at a time

[egophiliac]

somebody asked for some Lilia with Meleanor, except the ask appears to have mysteriously vanished from my inbox (???) so uhhh. this one's for you anon! sorry Mel took your ask back to the afterlife with her!

[genlossranbooautism]

You use "arospec people can still date and feel romantic attraction " as an excuse to ship cannon aro characters , I use it as justification to headcannon characters who canonically feel romantic attraction as arospec , we are not the same

[h9rd-t6-miss]

Local Tumblr cryptids: @neil-gaiman, @reallyndacarter, @markrosewater

Absolutely not Tumblr Cryptids, but in fact valuable Tumblr ecosystem girlies like the rest of us: @sizzlingsandwichperfection-blog and @quiddie

[basofy]

tw upsetting topic

[syluses]

big girls dont cry QNA

i know you guys have lots of curiosities about this fic lolll so i’ll try to answer some of the questions i received (∗ᵕ̴᷄◡ᵕ̴᷅��) 💕 if u still have some, just shoot me an ask!! :] also im really bad at explaining so i apologize 🤦🏻‍♀️ i have the plot nailed in my head but its tricky to articulate it in a clear, linear way for yall considering all the little nuances i added lol. i’ll try my best tho hehe :,)

Okay so there’s a whole ‘nother plot that exists in the background of this fic- which was super fun for me to write, but im sure from a reader standpoint it’s also kinda thrilling to try to connect the dots i left lol. thats why theres so many interpretations for this story (which i love!! i loved reading all yall’s theories)! 💕 BUT. that being said, the ‘canon’ goes like this:

SPOILERS BELOW read it first then come back! ( ⸍ɞ̴̶̷ ·̫ ɞ̴̶̷⸌ )

was caleb really dead?

No. Caleb staged his own death and then, similar to the main story homecoming wings, didnt tell mc :,) for his own reasons, for a time, he decides he’ll let her go on believing he’s truly gone…

why did he stage his death?

I dropped little crumbs of it in the fic, but it’s hinted that mc, on top of all her grief, feels a bit bitter over the whole shebang and also blames herself for it. hmm… why would that be? 🤔 well because their final moments together (or so she THOUGHT) were emotionally charged and volatile.

the foundation of their sibling relationship was growing weaker and weaker before the explosion. arguments are forming out of nowhere- things are becoming more tense and mc, for the life of her, can’t understand why her gege is always pulling her into a heated debate about safety, danger, blahblahblah, this that and the third, every time they interact. He’s being wildly unreasonable, which she knows, and protective- a trait that has snowballed as they entered their adulthood- but what she doesn’t know is the why behind it. she tells herself she just has a super protective older brother who views her as a little baby in need of his guidance- which isn’t entirely wrong… but she doesn’t see the full picture. His true feelings. All this tension eventually climbs to its peak. Caleb just gets worse and worse. He needs to do something before the world collapses on them both.

Now, in this au, he works at EVER, a somewhat shady but lucrative company- which dabbles in robotics amongst other things. I imagine they have abundant resources and wealth- and what with his promotions, it’s safe to say caleb is making a LOT. So, the delusional guy he is, he buys a big fancy suite with the idea in mind of two eventually living in it ;) but mc doesn’t want to- she has her own life in linkon!! She wants to spread her wings and separate from the nest anyway. Partly to start her own life; partly to prove to her gege that she can take care of herself. The argument that unfolds over this is the last they have before the big tragic explosion 😭 caleb, putting on a show with his beaten puppy eyes, leaves and then that’s the last time she sees him.

Caleb meticulously plans his ‘death’ out (with some help from his wingman ofc) and then eventually the robot is introduced to mc. It serves as a trojan horse. He’ll finally conquer her heart with it and win full autonomy over her. THIS IS HIS MAIN GOAL WITH THE ROBOT. WHY HE EVEN DOES ANY OF THIS TO BEGIN WITH.

Caleb gets to spy on mc with it and also slowly reshape her to accept his feelings; his ‘death’ has left her in a fragile state of mourning and he knows, after she warms up a bit to not-Caleb, he can more or less get away with anything- bc she will claw for whatever’s left of her family member. He can make her finally reciprocate and understand him— whether that be his feelings or fear or love. He tried to be patient, to be good, but obviously he had to travel a new route. He’s thinking of her 24/7. He’s obsessive, longing, protective, you name it- and all of this just worsens the more she denies him. When push comes to shove… well, caleb will do whatever it takes to win her :] He knows it’s unconventional and he’d be lying if he said it didn’t hurt him too- monitoring his endearingly stubborn, but sweet meimei and the shattered pieces he left of her through his android’s eyes— but it’s all temporary, and he truly believes it’s for the better.

did gideon know?

Yes, Gideon knew all along. He’s Caleb’s best buddy after all. To be matter of fact- Gideon didn’t just know, he quite literally ‘herded’ mc into the lion’s den in a way. Mc knew vaguely of their work at EVER, but not too much; so Gideon was the one who shined that light on their robotics and really introduced her to the concept of not-Caleb. Now, i wouldnt say Gideon is exactly comfortable with his involvement, but he actually really does care for mc and thinks she needs that help- as dubious as the means are. Anyway, it’s almost impossible to shut out all of his buddy’s demands: the brunet is nothing if not insistent on getting what he wants. In his own whacky way, Gideon thinks what he did- playing into Caleb’s plan- was for the better as well. I mean, Mc clearly wasnt doing good before not-Caleb came along,… but with the few visits he managed before the android got a little too stingy and sent him off, Gideon actually managed to catch a smile or two from her! So clearly he did the right thing 👀 not to mention… the real caleb seems very pleased with the progress, too. besides- the whole robot situation is temporary anyway :] She’ll be reuniting with the beloved gege she misses so much sooner rather than later.

how accurate was not-caleb?

His programming is like 100% accurate. Mc, for a mix of both naiveity and delusion, thinks not-Caleb is flawed when he starts to show signs of amorous/romantic feelings for her. Really, though, after she tells him to stay the night with her (innocently; and after years of having not shared the same childhood twin bed), it triggers a part of his ‘brain’ that undoes all real caleb’s self restraint thus far :] If the same exact situation happened with the real caleb, his reaction would’ve more or less been the same. Homeboy can only keep his feelings in check for so long

who programmed not-caleb?

Real Caleb

how is mc pregnant?

Because the robot’s creator wanted to add his own special touch to his work if you know what i mean :) yeah he’s a freak like that. Dont think he WOULDNT install in his robot the ability to indirectly knock his ‘meimei’ up. I will say though, that while caleb wants to get mc pregnant, its not fully bc he wants to start a family- at least not right away- but because he wants to emotionally and legally trap her with him. Besides monitoring her/wearing down her walls while she thought he was ‘dead’, this was actually one of caleb’s biggest goals with sending not-caleb into her home.

is not-caleb self-aware?

Yes

what’s real caleb been doing all this time?

Basically climbing the ranks of EVER from his lil perch somewhere in skyhaven. all the while, of course, spying on mc like a hawk. Biding his time & waiting for the right moment when she’s at her weakest, most codependent state to replace his carbon copy :)

was caleb controlling his robot?

No. But he essentially created its whole program. And there are cameras inside its eyes in which he watches mc from :) and cant help but snap pics with sometimes: she’s just so pretty— and endlessly sexy when he finally, in a vicarious way, gets to lie her back and make love to her <3

what is real caleb’s motive/ultimate goal?

1. to control/protect/‘tame’ mc through the robot; get her to see things from his point of view (which means realizing she belongs with him- where it’s safe and he can protect & love her)

2. to knock her up (hence the. ahem. reproductive abilities of the robot) so that he can trap her with a baby on top of all the other emotional strings he’s hogtied her with.

does gideon want mc too?

the question is not would gideon smash her. the question is would caleb LET him…. 👀

also, below i just attached a screenie from some of the notes i took. theyre ofc a little disjointed but i think it might clarify things too :] im so bad at answering questions esp for a plot this spiraling but i really tried my best guys my brain is tired forgive me :,)

[ravenlilyrose]

So, I wanted to combine the absolutely insane shenanigans fandom has yj getting into in space for months at a time with the fact that actually none of their guardians are as terrible/neglectful as they seem based on their absence from the narrative. (It's just that there are No Adults Allowed in the kids' book. They couldn't make them all orphans in the grand tradition of kids' fiction everywhere, so they just ignored the adults when convenient.)

Which means I need a way for them to spend months in space without anyone knowing, but also not have them absent long enough to ring any alarm bells.

Solution: take full advantage of the fact that time is Messed Up in comics. (7+ Christmases in 3-4 years anyone? One year time skip where not everyone ages a full year?) YJ can be in space for 8 months and it's only, let's go with two weeks, for their guardians.

Mind you: THEY STILL DON'T TELL ANYONE!

So you can get the scene years later where it's like:

JL: How do you know that alien race/language/solar system/interstellar legal code? Why are you citizens/married/ambassadors/boogiemen/deities on this random planet?

YJ: We spent 8 months hitchhiking. Stuff went down.

JL: ...there are no 8 month gaps unaccounted for. The longest we can come up with was two weeks, four if you're all really good at faking things.

YJ: Oh yeah, time's broken.

JL: Time's... broken...?

YJ: Time's broken.