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Reflections on Frogs, Blogs, and Overcoming Trauma - ToughPigs Our thoughts on a recent blog post written by Muppet performer Steve Whitmire.

We're reflecting on a blog post written by Steve Whitmire about his take on the current state of the Muppets. And we think this goes into much, much deeper topics than just Kermit.

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I cannot stop making new stickers HELPPPPPPP

Angry babyyyyyyyy (I’m also gonna make him into a keychain at one point FOR SURE!)

#darthmaul #starwars #sticker #stickerartist

Heated Rivalry (2025)

YouTube video by The Hoarding Puffin The Costumes of Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein"

Gross Self Promo TM but I spent an hour talking about the Frankenstein Costumes. Tadaaa!

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I am so tired of people lecturing me on medusa and how I am supposed to feel about her when they don't even know that the version they're parrotting off a tiktok is Roman, and that gorgons have a rich symbolic history from long before the modern symbolism. I have a fucking archaeology degree.

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

The term "transmedia" is an academic term that refers to properties that span multiple formats. For instance, Pokemon, with its games, TV shows, toys and books, is a prime example of transmedia.

On the other hand, K-Pop Demon Hunters isn't transmedia, because it is currently only a film. Thank you.

Mum suggested Neill after a puffin in a book when I was 'shopping around' for a new name.

Tried out Neill for a bit but it wasn't quite right. Then I looked up what Puffin was in languages that weren't German [my native language].

Boom. Puffin. New name.

I need people to realize that "FLINTA" is not a synonym for "AFAB".

There are AMAB Intersex, Nonbinary, Trans and Agender people! They are included in the I,N,T,A of FLINTA 🙄

This was brought to you by several of my classmates using "FLINTA" to only describe AFAB people who were socialized female.

All my homies hate the "hypnoglasses" BS

At the cishets, queerphobes, homophobes, rightwings and  transmedicalists - to quote Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson, characters in the brillant film "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar": Your approval is not needed. Approval neither desired nor required.

Pride Month Profiles: Charley Feldman - ToughPigs Meet Charley Feldman, a Fraggle Rock writer and proud nonbinary person!

Charley Feldman is a nonbinary writer behind shows like X-Men '97, The Owl House, and Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock. So I obviously had to sit down and chat with them for Pride Month!

Here's a profile on this super cool creative: www.toughpigs.com/pride-profil...

Pride Month Profiles: Charley Feldman - ToughPigs Meet Charley Feldman, a Fraggle Rock writer and proud nonbinary person!

In honor of Pride Month, we're shining a spotlight on Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock's Charley Feldman - writer of the iconic "It's Pogey" episode!

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Reporter: How did the Israelis treat you, we saw them giving sandwiches? Greta Thunberg: They probably have posted lots of PR stunts, they did an illegal act by kidnapping us in international waters but that’s not the real story here. The real story is the genocide in Gaza and systematic starvation. Reporter: Are you worried about the others? Greta: Yes…I’m calling for everyone who can to mobilize to demand their immediate release and, of course, to demand not only humanitarian aid being let into Gaza but also a ceasefire and most importantly an end to the occupation, an end to the systemic oppression and violence that Palestinians are facing on an everyday basis. Reporter: “Why do you think so many countries and governments around the world are just ignoring what’s happening in Gaza?” Greta Thunberg: “Because of racism.”

This is how.

Greta Thunberg spits fire and gives you the only media training you may ever need.

Whatever Frost says, he is literally funding anti-trans efforts with his labor. That matters more than a hypothetical about him maybe using his salary for good.

I remember when y'all cut all GoT coverage because of the frequent depictions of sexual violence. It's time to do that for Potter.

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If anyone you know is 13-24, in the US, and is LGBTQ+, please have them complete the Trevor Project survey this year.

Their last survey has been integral to protecting LGBTQ+ rights globally.

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A text post, black font on a white background, reading: I will never love The Muppets (2011) the way I do other muppet media, I have too many issues with it from the messy script to the massive plot hole with the phrasing of the Standard Rich and Famous Contract to the music [especially the music, boy have I got opinions there -] HOWEVER. One element of the film I could never hate is Walter. Especially not now. Because right now with the closing of the Muppet Courtyard and MuppetVision 3D, we as Muppet fans are Walter. We are watching a massive capitalism machine close up and demolish a place dedicated to the work of the muppets and the muppet writers, performers and artists. We are standing here, repeating the phrase "so long as there are muppets there is hope" in our minds as we watch the last big Jim Henson [person, not company] project disappear. With all respect that is due, fuck Disney. Fuck capitalism. Fuck the mindset that the things that don't sell or attract as many people as companies want are no longer worthy of preserving and maintaining.

But as long as there are muppets, singing frogs and boomerang fish, there's still hope.

The Sesame Street Anything Muppets struck me as representative of the nonbinary experience. And then I wrote about it.

Introducing the ToughPigs Pride Month 2025 Charity Fundraiser! - ToughPigs It's an important pride month, and we're here with special merch and an exciting giveaway!

ToughPigs' Pride Month fundraiser is back! Donate to good causes, win one-of-a-kind Muppet crafts and art! Plus lots of Pride Month features coming soon, and a livestream event on June 29th!

Happy Pride, Muppet fans!

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I regrettably have to admit.
I get gender envy from 80s Bela B.
Anyways.

RIP David Lazer - ToughPigs We remember the longtime producer and executive's impact on the Muppets.

We're saddened to report that David Lazer, a producer and executive for the Muppets during triumph and tragedy, has passed away.

Bugs makes this case accurately and eloquently. what happened is not "man speaks from beyond the grave" what happened is "they showed an expensive cartoon in court"

I do genuinely wonder how many people think what happened with Wikipedia is that “society accepted it” rather than that they put a ton of work into making it reliable, something that is not going to make AI reliable because no technology to actually understand meaning has been or can be invented.

Found out today that out of the 114 fics I have posted on two accounts on Ao3, 113 were scraped by the HuggingFace user that scraped a ton of Ao3 Works. I am gonna be sick. This was theft - literally, some of the fics were canon fics, they were 100% original works! I am so fucking pissed!!!!!

God WHY does my body just SUCK?! Chronic Pain is EVIL PLUS I have a fjucking pinched nerve in my shoulder that won't un-pinch FUCKING FJUCK -

that guy sweating and wiping his brow from the hard decision meme

harry potter fans when they have to choose between human rights or having a funko pop of their little wizard blorbo

Trans people deserve youth. Trans people deserve old age.

I love transness and trans people and I am proud of who I am. No one can ever take that away. We are beautiful and precious and deserve love.

The Screaming Thing, a green Muppet with a beaky nose, wide eyes, and wild pink hair. He is staring directly into the camera.

On the outside, I'm very calm...