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as someone with ARFID i really couldn't care less about the distinction between "picky eaters" and "genuine eating issues." if you are an asshole to someone you see as "just picky" i will never, ever trust you. i've lived through the trauma of being shamed and humiliated for my eating needs.

frankly i think a LOT of "picky eaters" have some kind of sensory problems– autistic or allistic– and shame is never useful. i don't fucking care how annoying you think we are. if you've never lived through the humiliation of being the only one not eating at a dinner table, or having to choke down something disgusting you already know you hate because other people insist you don't know your own body, or getting a hunger migraine in a house full of food because none of its edible to you? you don't understand how awful it is to have food issues.

whenever i see people draw this distinction between being "just a picky eater" and "having a real problem" all i think is, who does this serve? most people don't even know ARFID exists. there are so many undiagnosed autistics, or just people with a variety of issues that aren't officially diagnosed. why do we need a medical label in order to be treated with respect and compassion? why did i need to be diagnosed as autistic for my family to realize the abuse they put me through for years because of my eating habits?

it's such an easy habit for neglected groups to fall into– the idea that a medical diagnosis can save us. that by appealing to the medical/psychiatric industry, we can be protected from abuse and given basic respect and resources. but the truth is that it should never have come to this in the first place. dignity doesn't come from an abled doctor telling you that there's a medical reason for your symptoms. it comes from being a person. once you accept that you need a Good Reason to have your needs respected, you doom yourself to neglecting and abusing those who have your same struggles because they aren't lucky enough to access medical recognition.

tl;dr solidarity with all "picky eaters" stop guilting people for having varying food needs, if we make you irrationally angry that's YOUR problem not ours, and abolish "children's menus" & replace them with simple-food menus for people of all ages

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Everybody stop and look!! @legendarywedit has blessed our eyes with his gorgeous work 💖 I feel truly grateful 🙏

I'm surprised he choosed the color test for this but i'm happy to see it receiving love too!

I decided to try animate this one. Looks kinda weird tbh and I was pondering should I post it or not. I guess I will post it after all. Original art by @jazminxnegro

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au where the tmnt are tortuconchas

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i'm thrilled you liked my mikey fanart so much! thank you!

here's some of the other options i made for the weapon's placement (i made 7) + rough sketch + phone bg

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Finished + sketch + color test

you won't ever know how obsessively did i work on this fanart

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i think of redrawing this everyday

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process + flat background drawing + all the stickers i painted for the background

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i finally get to indulge myself in my tmnt passion, couldn't be more happy

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old self-portrait, made in april i think. i assure you my hair looked exactly like this back then.

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