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[neemso]

Helling finally i'm able to post this! Tumblr hated the unsubtitled version for some reason

Anyway, this started from late of last year, and no matter how i tried to get myself to continue it, i just was never able to get myself to keep working on it, so now it's stuck in its early sketch version, left unfinished for eternity...

I liked the dynamic between Golden Cheese Cookie and Smoked Cheese Cookie, espacially how he comforts her despite their big differences, so i wanted to animate it! i wonder if we're going to get more of it honestly...

[fatduckie]

When strawberries are life

[icallhimjoey]

"what's your favourite? that's my favourite." - Joe Quinn

[lgbtqiamuslimpedia]

Boyah

Boyah (plural: Boyat) was subcultural identity of AFAB non-binary,tomboy,demi girl & trans-masculine folks of Persian Gulf. Boyat are asigned female at birth,but express gender atypical behaviour. The origin of this queer subculture is unclear, some boyat claimed that it was started through online forums & groups. [citation needed]

Boyah subculture was more visible in Gulf states (including Kuwait,Oman,Saudi Arabia,UAE,Bahrain). Boyah identity may fall under the modern Transgender and Non-binary umbrella. However some people may considered them as people of forth gender.

Sexuality

Boyat folk's sexuality can be confusing in various cultural contexts. Most of the Boyat had intimate and romantic relationships with cis-girls in their past life, but they do not consider themselves as homosexual.

The term Boyah itself does not mean lesbian in arabic.In later life many Boyat had to pursue a heterosexual marriage & had children.Because marriage is a obligatory in local arabic customs.In addition to this, some boyah were androsexual & interested in boys only.

Culture & Lifestyle

Trans-masculine/tomboys/AFAB non-binary/AFAB genderpunk took the “Boyah” cultural identity in their early adolescence. On the otherhand, some boyat took the male role to challenge societal gender norms and stereotypes in Arabic Gulf States.

In general, a boyah is characterized by no make-up, no feminine expressions, no feminine name,feminine pronouns.In boyah subculture, Boyat community may use a massive masculine watches.Boyat people worn loose-fitting male cloth with a touch of the military, vibrantly coloured dresses,shirts and boyah jeans(which are baggy with big prints all over them). Since the age of internet Arab's boyat community started informal groups,online forums.

Most of the boyat have to lead double lives because gulf states has strict cultural gender roles especially for womxn.Many of them are forced to get married.In general Boyah phenomena is considered a disgrace to an arab family's honour.Additionally atypical gender expression is seems to be indecent and deviant in GCC states.Many boyat face stigma for not adhering with rigid patriarchal gender roles.

After leaving home, many undergo a radical transformation,changing their clothes at school/college or a friend's house.While in transition ,they run no real risk of being caught because,while in public, Emirates women are required to wear the national dress - a long black over-garment called an abaya, which makes it easier to switch roles without drawing attention.

Media

In general, Gulf media portrays queerness in negetive ways. A Boyah named Abeer appeared on the Saudi TV Show “Ya Hala” where he/ze said that he/ze was attracted to women while still at school. He/Ze had a complete love relationship with a classmate for a long time. Another person named Hamood joined a show of Radio Sawa where he/ze explained ze was rebelling against social (gender) norms and his/zee family’s restrictions through this boyah phenomena.

On a national television of UAE, a boyah named Bandar openly spoke about his queer relationship with another girl and expressed the desire to marry her and have children with her through IVF. His statement on Abu Dhabi's national television shocked the whole nation.

Decline of Boyah Culture

In the Persian Gulf region, boyah identity became very controversial since 2007. In 2007, the Kuwaiti parliament amended Article 198 of the country’s penal code so that anyone “imitating the opposite sex in any way” could face up to a year in jail and/or a fine of 1,000 dinars ($3,500). A further problem was that the law made no attempt to define “imitating the opposite sex” So it was basically left to the discretion of the police. Within a couple of weeks at least 14 people had been arrested in Kuwait City & thrown into prison. Boyat made their debut as a public concern in 2008 when Dubai police denounced cross-dressing - its chief, Dahi Khalfan Tamim, called on the Ministry of Social Affairs to find out how widespread the practice is and what causes it.

In 2009, Dubai launched a public campaign under the slogan "Excuse Me, I am a Girl", which cautioned against “masculine” behaviour among AFAB queers & tomboys and aimed to steer them towards "femininity". The impetus for this was a moral panic which swept through several Gulf states at that time, regarding the Boyah phenomena. 2 months after announcing the campaign the police persecuted 40 people (for their gender atypical expression), imprisoned them for 3 years in jail.In addition, trans-masculine/trans males,trans women,gender-queers were also shamed & abused by the UAE's police team.

Public Attitudes

Many conservative patriarchal arab people see a greater danger in the Boyah subcultural practices; they fear it can become permanent and cause great distress for the women and their families.

Psychiatrist Yousef Abou Allaban says, "It can go extreme, where they change their sex and have an operation.'' Saudi journalist Yousef Al-Qafari said in an interview on Radio Sawa that family disintegration and lack of true love have led women to act like a man. Al-Qafari said education was the best way to tackle this phenomenon.He called on the Ministry of Education to take up this role.

Social worker Nadia Naseer said, “Families play an essential role in such cases. Families should monitor their female members, especially when they start acting like men by cutting their hair short, wearing men’s clothing, or refusing to wear women’s accessories”. She also said, when a girl or woman does this,she is looking for attention & sending a message that she is a boyah.

Saudi writer Randa Alsheikh, in one of her columns, said that she attended a social gathering where she saw a group of females who appeared almost completely like men.“I would not be exaggerating if I say I could not tell the difference between them and men,” she wrote.She said that they looked, talked and walked like men & “even worse” some appeared to be in their 40s. We need to quickly address this phenomenon to contain these girls so that they are able to build good families and a healthy society,”

[keerycinema]

im malfunctioning

[runningupthatvecna]

joseph quinn got up from his bed this morning and chose violence

[aliasblackbird]

check out lulu and boba

[smudgeandfrank]

I’m going to be at GalaxyCon Columbus in the Artist Alley this weekend!! 💖🤩✨ Stop by table J13, say hi, and check out the new prints, charms, stickers, and more I have in store for you darlings!! 💖🫂✨

[transmorphobots]

Grand Circuit stuff! Headstrong and Optimus as well as Hun-Grr sketch. Hun-Grr's my favorite to draw you will see a lot of him lol

[saveywolf]

gamecube controller build for my partner :3

ult t3 motherboard, pearl white front, emerald back, kadano sb module, buttons by selstad

[nessasan]

These two were so lovely. <3

[grey-sorcery]

Suggested Reading:

What is Witchcraft? Path of Least Resistance Conceptualization Vs. Visualization  Researching Witchcraft Online Witchcraft Research Tips

Introduction 

For many people, witchcraft and superstition are synonymous. Witchcraft being the act of causing some intentional effect from a distance, or without direct interaction. While superstition is a widely held belief in some supernatural causation leading to certain consequences. While in some cases the terms do overlap, they are independently very distinct. There is also a third subject that can be looped into the venn diagram: Psychology. While I won't be covering this topic in this article, it is also important to consider. Sometimes what is perceived as witchcraft or superstition is just a placebo or some cognitive bias. 

Witchcraft

The act of causing a desired effect indirectly. The methods used to accomplish such a feat varies widely between cultures and traditions, ranging from spirit channeling to sigils. What constitutes a spell, though? A spell is a deliberate ritual, no matter how small, in which the goal is honed in on with intention and the desire is pressed through by some fuel, typically passion or emotion. This process requires four parts: Intent, Focus, Passion, & Action. Intent is not necessarily the same as desire, but rather the underlying conceptualization of a visualization that is held by the practitioner. Focus is the headspace that is required in order to sharpen the spell and map its trajectory, in a way. Passion, or emotion, is what fuels spellwork. Not in the sense of intensity, but its volume- as in spatial. The amount of space any given feeling takes up in the body and subtle body during casting. Lastly, is action. This can be as simple as the act of doing the spell itself,  or the subsequent actions that enforce the spellwork. Regardless of the physicality of the action, it must still be performed. 

Superstition

The belief in some other force that causes certain things to occur. Sometimes a superstition is rooted in things that would make sense in witchcraft, like hanging a horseshoe above a door to keep harbor from spirits and ill-will. However, a lot of superstitions seem almost arbitrary. Most superstitions aren’t held by practitioners of any mystical or magical practices, but rather the layman. Many superstitions are deeply rooted in cultures and their folklore, myths, and legends. Stories become manifest through superstitions, at the very least in the minds of the listeners. Many superstitions revolve around the concept of luck as well as divination. If a broom falls in the house on its own, company will come by unannounced. Having a white lighter is bad luck. There are numerous examples. It can be difficult to differentiate between what is purely superstition, and what has roots or uses in witchcraft. Superstitions can definitely be used as correspondences by those who hold a steadfast belief in those superstitions. 

Here's an interesting list of superstitions I saw here on Tumblr by @themirroredmoon

Spirits, Fair folk, & Cryptids

Spirit, fae, & faerie all originate from approximately the same time period; which is between the 12th and 13th century. Though they all have differing origins, and their usages have varied over the centuries, all of these terms have entered into the same semantic circle within witchcraft. Spirit originated as meaning “soul”, however, this eventually split to mean both “soul” and essentially “entity”. Fae, stemming from the Scots word for “from” and the French word for “fates”, converged at an unknown time, but likely between the 15th & 17th century. It’s important to note that the French “Fae” is used here as meaning something along the lines of “guiding spirits”. The term Cryptid comes from Latin and Greek for “Hidden” or “concealed”, noted as early as the 17th century. A spirit, as in an otherworldly energy, entity, or feeling that can originate from a person, place, or thing; or, from some other unknowable plane. Spirits conceptually exist all over the globe in numerous cultures, faiths, and mystical/magical practices. It has been used in varying magnitudes, from a feeling that a location has over or around it, to the movement of god(s) through the physical plane. It is generally a catch-all term that applied to the (mostly) unseen phenomenon that we witches deal with fairly regularly. A cryptid is an enigmatic physical being that is presumed to exist as the result of folklore. These entities are tangible beings that are biological in nature (most of the time). Subtaintal proof of the existence of cryptids has never been found. All evidence provided towards their existence have been unveiled as works of fiction. However, despite this their existences have been kept alive through their folklore as well as through modern internet culture. While work with cryptids isn’t the most common within witchcraft circles, it still happens in some regional areas.  

A fae, faerie, or fair folk ranges from being a spiritual entity to something more along the lines of a cryptid. The fae are essentially nature spirits or cryptids. They originate from a plethora of regional folklores, but are primarily noted to be from within the Saxon and Celtic cultures. On average, the fae are seen more so as something to avoid or to appease. Their wrath can range from practical jokes to kidnapping and murder. The fae were used as tales to scare the children in order to keep them in line. They remained within their isolated folklore until the Victorian era, coming into popularity with the writer Jane Eyre. Contemporarily, the overall conceptualization of the fair folk has been influenced heavily by many forms of media. From this evolution have come concepts such as the “fae council”, which originates from works such as “War of The Fae” (Novel) and “Forgotten Realms” (TTRPG). This evolution occurred gradually over time starting in the 1960s. When it comes to working with Fae, some witches take their presence very seriously, while others tend to use them more for their own personal narratives. 

[three-eyed-elk]

SPEARMINT!!!

look at my sweet boy! he turned 4 recently :3

[paper-swirls]

Here's just some of the new items I'll be selling this weekend!

Saturday- Glasgow Comic Con , 10am-5pm, Royal Concert Hall

Sunday - Cymera Festival , 10am-5pm, The Pleasance, Edinburgh - FREE ENTRY!

Come along and say hi!!

I'll be putting any items remaining after the weekend into my shop update for Tuesday 13th June! Along with plenty of other bits and pieces not pictured here >:3

[herbeon]

my yellow-sided gcc, brushy :>

[plantsandparrots]

Preening.