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Captain El-tehs and Blath'karr, enemies with the same mission...

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Debra Keenahan's "Little Big Women: Condescension" (2017)

" My own sculptural work represents a style of interaction all too often experienced by people of extreme short stature. That is, being spoken to like a child rather than an adult and an equal. The white marble finish of my sculpture Little Big Woman: Condescension is reminiscent of Greek statues - often considered the epitome of classical beauty.

The three figures in this sculpture are back-to-back, gazing out upon the viewer. Moreover, the work is raised so that a person of average height walks around it and has the experience of always being looked at by the female dwarf. Thus the work reverses what is my daily experience." *

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babe wake up colossal squid footage dropped

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Mona Haydar - Hijabi (Wrap my Hijab)

Syrian-American Women’s Rap About Wearing Hijab.

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to be seen without performing. to be heard without screaming. to be missed without disappearing. to be enough without proving it. to be held without falling apart. to be understood without explaining. to be wanted without conditions. to be. to be.

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More mermay sweetness to cheer you up during quarantine. Remember to cherish your loved ones.

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When I told Ella what happened, she started crying for me, All I could think of was all the holes you'd poke in my story,

I don't know why I care what you think or if you believe me, I just wish you were sorry, I just want back my body.

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hello, i've uploaded the digital ver. of my oc zine i printed while ago for free!! it is 54 pages and includes collected art over the past couple of years, as well as 3 short comics :-) enjoy!!

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The O.R.C.A's Intrepid Crew. From top left to right: Sawyer (Weapons), Anlyuck (Science), Cohen (Head Engineer), Botero (Pilot - Manager), Annette (Medical Assistant - Humanobot), Dietervon (Doctor), The Observer, Hakeem (Pilot), Olaan (Scientist), Pearl (Inventor). So far, the crew of the O.R.C.A have; Stolen away the Universal Unification Committee's most sought after new members, did a scavenger hunt on a planet hurtling toward extinction, fallen into a sleep like death, and gone to a party where nothing went wrong. Who knows what other adventures the galaxy has in store...? Read Star Filled Oyster to find out! [Tapas | Website] [Patreon | Commissions]

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Black Character Design Poll: Event Rules

I am an avid lover of graphs. I like numbers, I like trends and the absence thereof. I like the mindsets that make people make decisions, I like recognizing the biases, both conscious and unconscious, in sampled populations. I like how you'll always gain some sort of answer, even if it's not the one you expected (it's the scientist in me)! Best of all, I like making people question themselves! So... Why not a poll?

This is going to be a TWO-PART event. The first portion is going to ask the First Question, starting Sunday April 13th and I will stop taking submissions Saturday April 19th. The second portion is going to ask the Second Question, starting Sunday April 20th, and I will stop taking submissions Saturday April 26th.

See below the cut to find out all the details!

The goal is:

To see how different groups feel about the same character design, specifically Black audiences

To make participants question how and why their own beliefs may be affected

When I tell you "consider your Black audience when you create Black characters", that's not me pointing you to an amorphous concept- I'm talking about real people who are looking at a work! And very often, we find out that a creator's intent, versus a particular audience's perception, are not on the same page. That's not always a bad thing, nor something we can always control. But sometimes, it can reveal some lack of understanding, or biases we aren't aware of. So let's test that out! Let's have that conversation!

Submissions:

You will be submitting characters! There are three things requested in an ASK format:

A good, clear picture of Black Character from the Source Material

Black Character's Name

Title of Black Character's Source Material

DASSIT! No, I don't want leading arguments or why you love them in the ask. I will delete it. Let people make their own conclusions!

Responses:

Your options will be "Peak", "Mid", and "Nah".

Answer honestly and instinctively! If you thought it was great, choose that! If you thought it was ass, choose that! Don't let a need to "look nonproblematic" or "to be nice" affect your answer. Just take the time to consider why your opinion may be different from others. This is an opportunity to consider something new!

That being said! I'm not arguing or doing discourse with y'all in the comments or tags- I'd have to keep up with far too many conversations. Think before you speak! That thought that you think might be racist- you do not have to say it!

I will be organizing responses into three groups of viewers: "White", "Nonblack POC", and "Black". One, so that the Black voters have a little more chance to be seen (and we're not like, 97-3 every time 😅) and two, because sometimes I think people of color assume they are immune to antiblackness. I want everybody to think!

Do not send me an ask or message telling me why you're uncomfortable and why you think I shouldn't ask these questions. It's meant to bring people out of their comfort zone. Considering that you may have a different perspective on the presentation of Blackness than an actual Black person is not a bad thing, and no, it's not causing racism to have a conversation about why that may be an issue. Just don't participate.

I will add the questions and rubric in a reblog- stay tuned!

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interrupted something important...

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All of my femslash doodles from this year AND last year are available on my shop as stickers, pins, and little prints!

Thanks for looking! ✨

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sometimes undergoing trauma can affect your sexuality in a big way. sometimes it has no effect at all. no matter what, your sexuality is valid. no matter what, you get to decide- who you are, what you like, what you want, and what you do. 

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I'm currently seeking new opportunities! I'm an artist of many talents, primarily I've worked as a storyboard and comic artist.

My portfolio of work can be found here, my shop is here and my commission form can be found here

Feel free to reach out to me at grace.e.kraft@gmail.com with any work inquiries!

You can also support me via Ko-Fi, Patreon, or by signing up to my free newsletter!

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I based this on a comic I saw on tumblr and obviously on the characters and setting of the "Pretty Pretty Please I Don't Want To Be A Magical Girl" pilot animatic by Kiana Khansmith.

(For some reason YouTube links don’t get traction on tumblr, so let’s see if this works!)

Animated in Procreate Dreams.

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Something about having an universal translator, and learning to understand without it

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Pearl remembered being young, too young to speak or form coherent thoughts. She’d been looking at the rocks when she’d remembered her caretaker and turned to see the empty mouth of the cave. She couldn’t see Buen. Though it was common for the Novian to linger out of sight, fear had shot her through and she’d begun to run as fast as she could, arms outstretched, hoping that when she got close enough the cave’s mouth would reveal itself full and a pale tendril would emerge, wrapping itself around her small body. [Patreon | Commissions] Read Oyestar! [Tapas | Website]