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I have drawn the best little shitpost portrait of myself.

I have returned to yukkuri, because unmedicated ADHD makes me feel like a dullahan with my head not attached at all-

im going to add on if you are a gposer you should Definitely read this bc it is primarily about photography and the orientalist attitude that it discusses is definitely present in most of the gposes i am seeing with the new costumes

many people have recommended edward said's work which ofc is vital to understanding orientalism but id also like to recommend the colonial harem by malek alloula, which focuses more specifically on how orientalism effects women and this very sexual image of racialized women that keeps cropping up

we should all listen to him

When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

SE YoshiP and associated parties if you're reading this when you add an update to blue mage please give it a spell called Dispel Glamour that allows you to force a glamour prism dispel on people's equipped gear for 15 seconds

i wanna incite blue chaos

timeline cleanse

(aka just dm or ping the person going "hey man, you're following. are you aware of this?" rather than doing a broad vaguepost.)

un-genderlock animations and let us toggle between them! I know I'd kill for the Kain Highwind dragoon stance, and my bf wants the fem DRK idle with the sword planted in the ground. (I'm rather partial to the over the shoulder male stance, myself.)

Also, it'd mean catgirl squats and earwiggles.

A screenshot from FFXIV’s patch notes showing a dark-skinned Female Viera (bunny girl, left) wearing a white Sari-inspired top with white harem trousers with cutouts in the thighs. She is wearing gold sandals and her clothes are decorated with gold coins On the right is a male Hrothgar (Tiger? Man?? Wearing white harem pants, black sandals, and a red and gold draped top.

Anyway, the new “Corvosi” outfits look terrible.
“But surely they don’t mean it!” I don’t care.
“But it’s fantasy!” I don’t care.

We don’t live in a vacuum. We’ve had decades of writing and advocacy against Orientalism. Do your homework and do better.

requiem for vanished birdsong

reminding myself of this

We're smokin' that Argentinian himejoshi catgirl shit out of a puma bone pipe at an altitude of 12,600 feet, concurrent with the third Dynasty of Ur, you stupid shit.

A meme of a summoning circle with the words "Catastrophic Gen Ai Bubble Collapse" in the center.

One day this stupid thing will work.

Of course! The sexualisation is, of course, a major issue. Middle Eastern women have been fetishised for centuries (see: harem tropes + the reduction of bellydancing to seduction rather than art).

However, it’s also how Orientalism homogenises entire regions and cultures.

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The best way to learn how to honour a culture is to learn about it first. Learn about its people, their traits and habits, humanise them and respect them. Even with incorporating fantasy elements, you’ll find that each culture is rich in folklore and mythology to draw inspiration from. 🩷

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uld you support or oppose abolishing ICE? (%) Somewhat or strongly supportNot sureSomewhat or strongly oppose U.S. adult citizens 39 Party ID Democrats 14 Independents 35 Republicans 68

Per The Economist/YouGov, half of Americans support ABOLISHING ICE.

Literally, "abolishing."

yougov.com/en-us/articl...

One of the crimes of AI has been the destruction of the beautiful "my nephew made this logo for me on his computer!" energy from all the hyper-local plumbers and taco shops. AI slop on white work vans is a crime against humanity.

AI-generated artwork is officially not eligible for copyright protection after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the appeal.

The court ruled that a work must have a human creator in order to qualify for copyright.

(Link: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...)

Sex and Sexuality in the Ancient Near East Cambridge Core - Biblical Studies - Old Testament, Hebrew Bible - Sex and Sexuality in the Ancient Near East

I love that Cambridge Elements are usually open access to read for the first two weeks after publication. That means _Sex and Sexuality in the Ancient Near East_ by Stephanie Lynn Budin is free to resd until March 10! This is part of the Elements in the Ancient Near Eastern World and the Bible.

Keep saying "slop" in reference to AI.

At every opportunity.

The techbros are listening, and this word makes them so sad on the inside that they'll hoist themselves on their own Streisand Effect petard.

Hobgoblin Beer advert altered with PS1/N64/Saturn logos to say "What's The Matter Realistic Graphics Boy Afraid you Might Taste Something?" Low Poly Games Embrace The Jank

the kind of wisdom one would hope to find in anxient tomes 🩸

For ppl who aren't aware:
Old temperate forests are insanely rare nowadays and extremely important ecosystems lost forever once cut.
They're not just "old trees" but intricate networks of trees, fungi and all kinds of living creatures.
You CANNOT replant this!! Once it's gone it's lost FOREVER!!!

An illustration of Haurchefant Greystone from Final Fantasy 14. His left side is facing us and his shield is covering most of his body as it's in the foreground. He is using his right hand to hold up his sword upwards and to his body. He has a somber expression on his face and blood splatters on his chain mail, chest, and face. There is a blood red moon behind him and a black background framing the entire illustration.

Haurchefant.

#haurchefant #joyeart

this is a little trick i was taught probably somewhere in the ballpark of 15 years ago at this point and i can no longer tell you exactly who i learned it from but i thought id share it. if you struggle with color palettes, heres an easy way to generate one with ms paint

Oh man there's an actual path now to getting the entire timezone to abolish DST how cool would that be

Pacific Time is just BC, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California, and Baja California, all of which I feel like would totally be onboard joining this

unfortunately the extra grim read of a character or relationship you have concocted because you’re understandably annoyed at the people woobifying it is also reactionary to fandom and not a response to the source. neither of you are reading here

Let's gooooo dude that's awesome!