#mirage april

[mariegreen-2000]

Can we just appreciate how beautiful Mirage April is

[transk0vsky]

April version of that Casey post I made awhile back

[aleksiej]

was anyone gonna tell me that mirage april was presented as mostly racially ambiguous at the beginning, was made white and then presented as canonically poc in 1 (one) comic or was i supposed to find that out myself?!

[deadwardianpoltergeist]

speaking of rumors I also see people spreading around that mirage april was black

first of all

in some guest versions she is but while it’s hard to tell, this part hints very much to her being intended as white

I see her with this hairstyle used a lot to prove she’s black but it really isn’t proof, she directly says she got it curled and perms were really popular in the 80’s when these comics were being drawn

she was inspired by a black woman, yes, but it does bother me that people aren’t acknowledging that she was also inspired by an asian woman

regardless, if she was white in the og comics it really doesn’t matter if she’s made black

april looks different in every version, this isn’t new

I don’t care much for racist tmnt fans, I think they have no place in the fandom at all, but can we not use fake facts to defend something that isn’t even a problem at all

going from this to this isn’t a big deal

the inverse WOULD, because it would be taking away important representation.

White people don’t need more representation. We have basically all of Hollywood. If you’re mad about us being “blackwashed” you’re an entitled fucking idiot.

anyways I would love to see an asian april I really wish people would give some attention to the fact she was partially inspired by an asian woman

I’d link to articles about this but unfortunately my phone won’t let me copy and paste links for some reason??? I’ll reblog with links later.

[whyamiheretumbled]

This took too damn long

Drew this a while ago BUT DAMN THE STRUGGLE FOR COLORING AND WHOLE PROPORTIONS AND OUTLINING AND STUFF WAS A NIGHTMARE LITERAL HELLLL.also click on my artworks or pics in general for better quality!

[annomalysstuff]

I made a compilation of references for the main tmnt characters from every iteration and I thought it would be helpful, so I’m posting it here :]👍

I brightened the saturation in some so it’s more readable

Also, this is so cute, I’m keeping this

Edit: I forgot about bay Donnie, updated version

[joyfuladorable]

Second Batch of Mikey twt doodle requests! Plus a bunch of Mikeys who didn't get requested just for funsies ^w^

[rcamayastudios]

Here’s my entire Sonic the Hedgehog/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic cover variants.

It would be cool if we can get that but it’ll be up to Sega and IDW

[slutnali]

[g00ngala]

sequel to my last post: LIVE LAUGH LOVE APRIL O'NEIL!!!!

[mymomsaiditwasaphase]

[prophecies-untold]

🔮 TAROT CARD REVEAL 🔮

Today's fortune reads... Mirage Splinter as the Nine of Swords! This card represents worry, guilt, and anguish. When fears and doubts are overwhelming and serious decisions need to be made. Drawing this card can be seen as a warning of things to come.

🧙‍♂️✨ Prophecies Untold is a TMNT tarot project featuring all the different series of the franchise!

[transk0vsky]

Obscure/lesser known tmnt characters my forever beloved

[misteria247]

Me sees a few YouTube videos that are already criticizing the Mutant Mayhem trailer and the characters design, mainly April's design

Me who knows ancient tmnt fun facts:

[supportanimy]

Turtles Hunger Games! I am not surprised by who the winner was

We start off with immediate murder

Yeah this seems right

NOOOOO

BRUH ITS STILL THE FIRST DAY

LEO DONT BECOME YOUR DAD

ok yeah he is in a lot of misery

Ah

Anyways 16 people died the first day

[my-name-is-bunnyfoxy]

I haven't made a rant post in a good while but let me make one that has been bothering me for a while now.

AHEM

Can ya'll like, not downplay or undermine the turtles's traumas? I don't know, I've seen some people act like just because one turtle suffered more then that means the other one didn't. Or they are also just overlooking their trauma's and ignoring them and trying to hype the other one up. This goes for the other TMNT characters as well.

It feels like the TMNT community is trying to make a contest of sorts on who suffered worst which kind of just leads to downplaying or acting like other characters's trauma doesn't matter. That's how it has been coming off to me lately. Basically people undermining and or overlooking one's trauma and or issues.

Here's an example: People have been saying Rise Leo doesn't have inferiority complex or thinks he is useless or doesn't have self esteem issues because we've seen him be more confident and happy. I don't know but this comes off as my mama telling me I shouldn't be depressed because I have everything and I'm happy and there are people who have it worst. I'm sorry but speaking as someone who is quite hyperactive (mostly from how I run and jump around often) and is shown to be happy, I still suffer from negative thoughts like depression, anxiety and low self esteem. This is kind of something I saw some people say. Because those characters are shown to be really happy and extroverted and other positive emotions, it isn't possible for them to feel depressed or sad right? That's how it has been coming off to me lately.

Also people have different ways of coping then other people do. And you are all forgetting people will often put a facade of some sorts to try and cover up their problems (which we've seen characters like Rise Leo, Mikey in almost all iterations, Rise Donnie and other characters cover it up with some form of facade that is either comedic, strict, bad boy like or anything really).

I guess in short, I don't like how people are kind of just downplaying, overlooking, ignoring, undermining some of the characters's trauma by stuff like saying they are happy they can't be depressed and or one suffered more then the other. Yes, some people in real life for example to have a lot of worse things going on in their lives then someone else but, we should still aknowledge other peoples's problems and or trauma whether they'd be severe or not, their problems still matter and we should help them the best that we can.

I might have made some grammar mistakes or some parts might seem confusing, so if I need to clarify things or possibly explain more then just tell me.