౨ৎ wabbit season ! 🐇🗯️

I think we should all collectively cuckhold the crystal exarch

an adoring nurse

These path few months/entire year has been an absolute pain,,,

hopefully before my birthday im free,, i want to host a graha tia wet tshirt contest 🗣️ the winner gets a coupon to an Outback Steakhouse

sorry for the inactivity, just a lot going on but i will come back… WITH A BANG

get away from that evil white woman

you are a LIAR. he’s nursing kittens he birthed

I’m gonna give you something you can decide on and it’s him being my bride

HES SO CUTE IN ALL SERIOUSNESS I CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU PROGRESS AND WORK ON HIM

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I’m not immune, he’s so cute,,,, mi compadre

I want that old man

IM GONNA PEE MY PANTS

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come join me on my birthday for halloween-in-summer vibes!

kraken, dynamis
south shroud (buscarron druther's)
7 - 10 pm est

we will be watching scream (1996) together on discord!

PLEASE, PLEASE I WANT TO BE A WIDOW SO BAD

Will you put this on Matty B so we can humiliate him

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No more is it “ik that dick is big” it’s now, “ik that pussy is deep”

LMAOOOO HEKLOPP

bro I never have made a bigger mess in my pants ever in my life until now

they call me cheaper by the dozen with the amount of kids I’m gonna give him

FIRST COMMENT

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If thee, the most fair skinned of miqote I hath seen thus far, approach me in a poor attempt to “um actually it’s not colonialism”, the fastest block will be approaching you. Post haste.

specially when to this day indigenous cultures, still alive and ongoing & still harmed by the after echo effects of post colonialism in LATAM

SPARSE are the resources of learning and being able to be represented their own culture. LITERAL SCRAPS, and then be completely disrespected.

--but not only disregard the multitude of other latinos & specifically indigenous latinos uncomfortable and feeling disrespected by the new gearset.

no way we live in this kind of day in age, y'all should be ashamed

quotes on "celebrating" because dawntrail already has criticism it deserves regarding it's representation but this gear ADDING onto it just how distasteful it is.

im so surprised on the pushback, especially when ive already made my own concerns in private,--

⏸️ on my hiatus
disappointed seeing other latinos subside discomfort for squareenix using colonial spainish, and other european countries who had occupation in meso america, as inspiration for a gearset set in an expansion "celebrating" indigenous themes and stories.

"billion dollar company" --> "nothing" --> "people who defend companies online"

While references to colonizers was a shared history centuries ago, indigenous people continue to experience repeated colonization efforts presently throughout the world; because colonization wasn't a single event. Needless to say YES. While the gear pieces wouldn't be as big of an issue if released within another expansion, the CONTEXT of releasing conquistador + musketeer-inspired gear in an expansion inspired by the PRE-CONTACT AMERICAS *is* offensive! THE PROBLEM Even as a latino person, I have my own reservations on the way Dawntrail has handled the variety of cultures across the two continents; but to take inspiration from military gear, not even really resembling Steiner (the closest comparison one could make for an FFIX example), is a poor decision especially considering the colonizing force parallels drawn from Alexandria/Solution 9 as a whole. I had usually been impressed by FFXIV's design team to pull from different parts of history, literature, and media otherwise to create a unique blend of form and function with gear pieces. Whoever brought this up might have thought it relevant (and even impressive) considering the lack of media to come out of Japan with American influences, its anything but. Once again, these might have been welcomed if they were dropped in Heavensward or any other Eurofantasy expac! But its the CONTEXT of introduction within an expac in pre-contact Americas with danger of colonization on the horizon that makes it offensive. [CONT'D ON NEXT PIC]

1:1 replicas are not necessary to inflict the same wound or draw the same conclusions, as so many people in this thread already have. Replacing chesplates ith tabards still has the same connotations. We didn't get gear inspired by the British army during Endwalker while going through Thavnair, and they even had the tact to move away from SS/Nazi influence for the Garleans despite parallels of similar authoritative powers. Even Star Wars is more on the nose with its visual inspirations for the empire yet they aren't afraid to make them wholly antagonistic. Why now? A previous poster brought up a good point with SQEX's design philosophy: "We can't use anything that has real-world religious or cultural connotations. If we want to make something that draws from religious imagery, ethnic clothing, and so on, it needs to be significantly altered." The quote has become less and less viable overtime due to clearer parallels FFXIV has drawn to cultures for a specific narrative within its expacs. This can lead to disaster, either conflating living people to fantasy, or watering down the cultural importance of specific elements. This implies that you can't have a respectful mix of indigenous elements with OTHER fantasy/historical fashion influence throughout the world. Thus, as a product of either ignorance, lack of education, or malice, these faults will turn to repeated behavior within the community — as has been seen with the war bonnet, traditional Korean attire, and Sámi clothing. 2 out of 3 whose issues have not been rectified. [CONT'D ON NEXT SLIDE]

PROPOSED SOLUTION 1. Removing the gear entirely. 2. Removing offensive/recognizable parts of the gear (namely tabards, sashes, and the helmet). 3. Offering a dyable reskin of the Yuyeyawata gear. Admittedly, I haven't been subbed since base Dawntrail, nor have I played the patches, due to my dissatisfaction with the expansion overall. I only stick around to play with friends, so I'm unaware of current gear pieces. The solutions have been offered by many people throughout the threat (which are greatly appreciated)! I just though to condense it all to prevent information being buried by agitators. All critiques/disagreements are allowed to be voiced, but people are allowed to disagree with you as well. I apologize for the novel and the crude pics :P Although Dawntrail has snubbed a lot of my love for this game; at the end of the day, I want to see it get better for my black and indigenous friends who still enjoy it. *I* want to enjoy it again. It hurts to see that the FFXIV dev team swears they've learned, wrong their mistakes, and continue to get better — yet do nothing to rectify these mistakes and things stay the same.

Some stuff I was gonna post before the thread got closed

Personally I think "The SE devs didn't know because they're based in Japan" is a condescendingly racist excuse because they're all grown adults who know how to research cultures outside of their country, particularly when they claimed to do exactly that to avoid offensive depictions for this expac.

NOOOOO!!! AW MAN I HOPE YOU'RE OKAY

I NEED HIM SO BAD

nvm,,, depression aside, it’s been really hard to be online or post or draw or do anything because my mom is very pregnant & I’ve been doing my best to help her by babysitting & cleaning ,,, 🗣️💬 uhhh

hiatus again

HES SO MOE!!!1!!!