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One of my biggest criticisms of the Mouthwashing fanbase (not the game itself) is the way it treats victims of abuse and disabled characters. There’s a tendency to lean so far into being delicate that, in an effort to be respectful, you ultimately wind up being guilty of the disrespect, yourself.

What primarily set off this rant was something I saw on Twitter (the cesspool of all cesspools, so this is ultimately unsurprising) the other day:

(For absolute clarification, I completely agree with user Joetastic_ here !!)

This. This is just,, I have no words. I felt kinda sick when I saw this !!!!!

There is a DISTINCT and EXPLICITLY OBVIOUS difference between intentional and unintentional portrayals of sexuality. Criticizing an artist for using her CANON proportions reveals more about your own flawed thinking than the artist’s. Here was my response:

Victims of abuse are people outside of their trauma. They can have sex, have relationships, have fun- Anya talks about how a person’s worst moments don’t define them, which works both ways. A person’s worst experiences don’t become intrinsic to their identity, just as a person’s worst decisions don’t become intrinsic to their character. Anya is not her abuse- she’s a complex person outside of her victimization. I think it’s incredibly important to remember that when discussing her. I think it’s great that artists find a way to show her having fun, being cutesy and silly, being a person, whilst not erasing what happened to her. All of that can be true at once. All of that can occur simultaneously.

The same goes for Curly. While Curly’s body was damaged in the crash, his mind wasn’t changed. Despite his acquired disabilities, he’s still the same person he always was. He deserves to be treated as such. Using his disability to infantilize him or treat him as a pet is, of course, it’s own issue- but to be too careful when depicting him because he is disabled crosses into the territory of dehumanizing him.

It’s okay to portray Anya and Curly as unserious- they’re humans too, not embodiments of their suffering.

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autism

have i told you guys that bfdi isnt my favorite object show and that its actually animatic battle and i bet youll never guess who my favorite is

exclamation art dump

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Coming out as a Knickle shipper! This is just a sketch that’s why it’s kinda bad

Plz don’t let this flop

@nickleltickler5000 on TikTok

@fivecentking on Twitter

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where my nine voters at (this may or may not be influenced by the osc)

reblog for larger sample size etc etc

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nothing quite replicates the feeling of being a high school freshman on the receiving end of tenuous advice from seniors quite like perusing the posts in the splatoon lobby

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//Blood

Mouthwashing Algebralien

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WHY IS THIS MY FIRST POST TO REACH 300 NOTES.

this was a lot funnier in my head

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(reblogs are appreciated)

Fourteen would be the first one I make a keychain for btw

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only real mouthwashers remember this

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Can you draw Profily?

Yes I can!

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vehicular manslaughter chappell roan be like you can hit a hundred boys with cars

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bfdi artdump!

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im not homophobic im just evil

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i want to draw in this specific style more so. throws all of these redraws at you

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coughs. hack coughs. decays

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missing someone

woof woof is such a two song to me. am I pretty do I deserve to be