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[anti-spop]

tumblr shows me thumbnails of the spop related tags and... my god. it's either c//a being sexualized or CATRA on her own being sexualized. you guys know they are teenagers and one of them is supposedly a woman of color being treated like an animal, RIGHT?

[enderspawn]

this is what average tumblr users think when you say you like mcyt content

[kouhaiofcolor]

Have to share this bc I’ve been subscribed to a number of Black traveler, expat, polyglot and immigration channels on YouTube — and i am so proud of diasporans who’ve succeeded in securing better qualities of life, mentalities and identity for themselves and their families in Africa.

It’s an hour long (I got halfway thru before sharing), but even without watching all of it, this man has a true wealth of knowledge he’s cultivated in how he’s assimilated and embraced his heritage, as well as what he condemns, supports, and intends to do with and for his lineage.

[funishment-time]

i think one of the weirdest things i see from Internet Commentary Folk is the assumption that anyone who consumes non-intellectual YouTube content or whatever has to be a child. (like, a Minor, not just a young adult.)

remembering a few years back when there was a slight Tiff Around The Internet about the Game Grumps selling fursona body pillows of themselves because their fanbase had to be children, of course, it had to be minors, how gross it is for two adult men to sell body pillows of themselves to kids.

...which is obviously very gross, except the GG demographic is not and has never been Minors, i'm p sure. young people who are adults, sure, and i'm certain many minors watch, but they never geared their content towards 13 year olds.

always strikes me as very High and Mighty from Internet Commentary Folk, like watching some idiots poorly play a Sonic game is lowbrow - but your borderline racist and somehow also transphobic "video essay" completely trashing Japanese culture because you saw an anime you didn't like, that's totally where it's at, dog

[sarahreadstoomanycomics]

You should know better than to go poking around the internet.

Yeah I know it's just hard for me to not go on certain places since that's how i get so much of my news. The sad part is I try to block a lot of these people but sometimes it doesn't work. Like there's one comic book YouTuber who no matter how much I block him on so many places I still see his stuff. The sad part being I don't even watch videos about comics on YouTube since that's like literally the worst place for it imo. The hate in the YouTube comments is unrivaled. So idek why it recommends them to me especially when I blocked his channel.

[living-like-anime]

Okay, so I'm in class working on an editorial image for my final assignment. With all the articles to choose from I chose one about how teens don't get adequate therapy (it's something I lived through and I've been having a hard time in this class all year. I need this win.) and I start drawing depressed kids shuffling towards a dark back room.

My friend takes ONE look at my thumbnails and says, "YOU NEVER DRAW ANYONE HAPPY, CAN'T YOU DRAW HAPPY SMILES FOR ONCE?!"

So now for the rest of the year... I gotta be petty...

[the-art-of-thumbnails]

Racist lost 50 hours

Click reaad more to watch the video

[saturngalore]

harlem pin-up locs ♥️

here’s a 1920s-inspired pin-up dreadlock twist hairstyle that is a modern take on the finger wave hairdo. finger waves have been a staple in the black community for decades as it was very popular during the 1920s, 1930s, 1990s, and even now as we enter the 2020s. this hairstyle was largely inspired by these two pictures here and here so huge credit to the hairstylist aggie_hair on ig for making this beautiful innovation! my hair is named after the new york neighborhood of harlem and specifically the harlem renaissance. if you don’t know, the harlem renaissance or the “new negro movement” was a vibrant african american cultural movement that happened during the 1920s and 1930s. similar movements also happened in other cities throughout the american north due to the occurrence of the great migration where thousands of african americans moved up north to escape violent racial discrimination and persecution enforced by the racist jim crow laws in the deep south (although life in the north wasn’t that much better). i would love to say more as this is one of my favorite historical periods to research/learn about like ever but, i highly encourage y’all to do your own research on it (especially if you’re nonblack and/or not familiar with african american history) and learn about the several artists, thinkers, and innovators of that time period! tysm for reading and again tysm to my lovely testers! <333

base game compatible (bgc)

maxis palette (24 swatches)

teen-elder

fem frame

ear clipping

not hat compatible (some accessories can fit!)

custom thumbnails

disallowed for random

high poly warning!!! i haven’t had any issues with it yet but shit happens so be cautious!

all lods (lod 0: 37k poly | lod 1: 25k poly | lod 2: 20k poly | lod 3: 10k poly)

the baby hairs as seen above are not included! i highly recommend downloading these by @ceeproductions or any other baby hair cc to make the hair cuter and customizable!

please tag me if you do use my cc! i would absolutely love to see it! also, please let me know if you encounter any issues with my cc! here’s my tou. i hope y’all enjoy it <3

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tysm to cc rebloggers! @public-ccfinds @sssvitlanz

[notaplaceofhonour]

Just spent way too long trying to gently explain why shit like this

is deeply antisemitic, and it felt like having to explain quantum mechanics to a kindergartner (that also happens to be a brick wall)

despite the fact it’s pretty fucking self-evident that a video about the Dark Arts™️ the Elites™️ use to Puppeteer™️ and Control the Media™️ that has a thumbnail that looks like it belongs on my racist uncle’s Facebook, in which a disproportionate number of the individuals it features as examples of Media Manipulators™️ are Jews (including a reference to Zuckerberg “filling his pockets”), is extremely antisemitic.

like I’m sorry you don’t have to be Jewish or even *that* knowledgeable about antisemitic tropes to recognize how obviously & transparently antisemitic that is

[somepancakeonline5377]

God I’m so sick of JSchlatt haters being like “erm isn’t he racist? 🤓👆” “isn’t he republican🤓👆”

NO HE IS NOT

HE MAKES EDGY STUPID JOKES THAT ARE SO CLEARLY JUST THAT, STUPID EGDY JOKES. “Erm he still shouldn’t have said it 🤓👆” THE MOST POPULAR FORM OF “EVIDENCE” WAS SOME SHITTY THUMBNAIL THAT WAS CHANGED AND A JOKE SWAGGERSOULS MADE BE FUCKING FOR REAL. ITS SO OBVIOUSLY JUST A EDGY JOKE GROW THE HELL UP.

“B-but he’s homophobic/transphobic!!” THAT MAN HAS KISSED MORE MEN THEN YOU WILL EVER MEN OR WOMAN AND HE IS IN A PODCAST WITH A OPEN TRANS WOMAN. THE PODCAST IS SLEEP DEPRIVED AND HER NAME IS ASTROSIST, SHE IS AWESOME AND CLEARLY FRIENDS WITH JSCHLATT BECAUSE OF COURSE THEY WOULD BE THERE IN A FUCKING PODCAST TOGETHER.

“Well he’s an awful person/rebublican 🤓” ITS CALLED A PERSONA, JSCHLATTS WHOLE PERSONA IS THAT HE IS AN NEW YORKER ASSHOLE BUT HE ISNT ITS JUST FOR THE BIT. HE LOVES ANIMALS, IS GREAT WITH KIDS, ACTUALLY FUNNY, AND MOST DEFINITELY NOT A DAMN REPUBLICAN. ITS CALLED A FUCKING BIT. Okay he is from New York but I digress.

Anyway fuck JSchlatt haters who don’t know shit about him, I mean if you just don’t like him for his content that’s fine but to try and make him seem like a shitty person is just shit man. I’m a JSchlatt fan for life man🔥🔥

[adpixie]

SPREAD THE WORD! YOUTUBE ARTIST KOOLEEN IS RACIST!

TW: Racism/ Anti-blackness

Kooleen's a large artist that mainly makes tutorials of sorts. Her art shows large anime inspiration and she often fixes/roasts her fans' works.

But then, she tried roasting art of black characters and showed she's a blatant racist. Rin's video below contains all the proof, go give it a watch when you can.

I'll list the biggest points below:

-The thumbnail is not clickbait, Kooleen referred to black features as 'gorilla looking' while using them as an example of 'how not' to draw faces

-Kooleen 'fixed' a side profile of a painted black woman by pushing her chin and mouth inwards, also known as whitewashing

-And Kooleen mocked baby hairs on yet another drawing of a black girl, referring to them as 'eyebrows'

Kooleen is hateful: no amount of ignorance can excuse the use of phrases like 'gorilla looking'. And if Kooleen isn't going to learn how to draw black people, then she shouldn't teaching her 2 million subs how to draw black people PERIOD.

[autisticexpression2]

Lately, on my dash, I've been seeing a lot of this woman:

Sounds like the opposite of a problem, right? As you can see, she's very easy to look at. Unfortunately, she's also a racist radical vegan affiliated with PETA and That Vegan Teacher. She has outright stated in videos she herself uploaded that she thinks black people are less important than farm animals.

I'm not going to link these videos and give her more views but here are some screenshots at least:

The thumbnail on the bottom right conveniently crops out the N word written beside the black doll. It's that bad.

Just the fact that she calls That Vegan Teacher her friend is gross. In addition to her horrific racist stunts like the above use of a racial slur and mocking George Floyd's final words, this emaciated sack of brittle bones has gloated about the death of a teenager with an eating disorder who tried to eat vegan and was banned from tiktok for "jokingly" telling an underage boy to show his genitals. This is the kind of company that your favorite retro pinup model keeps and uses her platform to enthusiastically support.

I don't begrudge anyone boosting her image without that context. I like looking at naked ladies as much as the next person. But now that you know, please stop putting Stefania Ferrario on my dash. The only reason she isn’t as hated as That Vegan Teacher is that she's pretty, but we can't let her get away with being a disgusting human being. Don't let the little brain do all the thinking.

[harbingerofsoup]

I’m not surprised to see they are acting out in the tags again. They are having a bad week 😂💀

first everyone, the official accounts included started blocking them and their fake accounts so no more spam comments. Then the deleted scene dropped which showed Tommy in yet again a bad light. Today they were literally gloating how Lou would be being named a main character at the TCA panel and not only was he not, the only article to come out about the new season listed all the normal mains coming back, Gavin included. Again with no Lou in sight. Only to then also have a tvline article drop using a buddie still from the finale as its thumbnail. And then another organization reshared an old article they made during the season 4/5 era of 911, listing tvs 13 most undeniable chemistry partners with buddie used in the photo header and on the list, but also the list being comprised of most of the greatest tv history partners to romantic partners there are.

Not to mention on the season 8 teaser announcement video, it’s just nothing but a sea or positive buddie love, and buddie love asking for Ravi main etc, so they few bt comments are just absolutely being drowned out because ultimately, there is no competition or comparison to the fandom numbers and who’s gonna come out on top in it every time 😂😂😂

oh wow 😂 i thought i was up to date but i had no idea they had such a bad week

i’d feel bad but… they’ve been nothing but hateful and spiteful towards us for just loving our ship so i have no qualms about being a little mean in return lol and with the bs they were spouting against chris and eddie while s7 was airing i find myself inclined to gloat over gavin confirmed alongside the usual mains (the kid can act, he deserves it!). basically, if they want to support a racist (and be racist themselves) they can live with the consequences

however, i think it’d be best if we follow the trend of having a “sea of positive buddie love” for our own sake and block the instigators who are clearly just lashing out

thanks for the info!

[aesterblaster]

Just saw a really clickbait-y youtube video that called Blue Lock fascist in its thumbnail and I will admit first and foremost that I didn't watch it and yes I've been informed that it isn't implying that Blue Lock is some fascistic propaganda but it still got me thinking so-

here's my rant/breakdown about the ways that Blue Lock is specifically anti-fascist

So first of all, popular animes and mangas having possibly fascist undertones is nothing new. I won't deny that there's a long history of Japan being a colonizer and commiting atrocities that are still brushed off or forgotten about to this day. And this does seep into some works that I personally choose to not engage with for exactly that reason. Miss me with trying to be an apologist for or glorifying real world war crimes- But Blue Lock specifically? I'd be extremely hard pressed to call it fascist.

Fascism is defined as an alt-right, ultra nationalistic political ideology usually characterized by a centralized autocracy, forced suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy and subordination of individual interests for the believed good of the nation or race according to Wikipedia. First let's go through the ways Blue Lock does match up with that.

Ego can be easily viewed as a dictator near the beginning of the manga

Most characters thrive on putting others down for their faults and strictly believe that there is some sort of natural order where people who lack "ego" are at the bottom

There is a sort of central autocracy with the top 6

Near the beginning especially, there is a violent snuffing out of any ideology that dares oppose egocentrism or the idea that you need to be a solid team to win a game

Now let's go through the ways Blue Lock denies and even goes against Fascism.

BLLK's main goal is to make a Japanese soccer team that can win a World Cup. In a more fascist manga, we would see racism ga-fucking-lore. We can see this in animes that have more right wing leaning undertones like Attack on Titan where when race is brought in it's for conflict. There's no possibility of harmony, only winners and losers. Those protected and those put down and punished.

And Blue Lock does have an extreme focus on who wins and who loses. It is not afraid to include racism against Japanese people like with Adam or portray black people in unsettling and kind of racist ways like Dada's original design. But these elements don't automatically spell fascism. Blue Lock is careful to portray characters of color as just that, characters. They don't exist to tell you about their lives of hardship and struggle and they don't exist to justify Ego's obessesion with creating a good Japanese team. As you read BLLK, you'll notice that the artist has taken care to get better at drawing different body types and facial structures. The character design isn't trying to sell some perfect ideal like fascism so famously does, it tells you a peak athlete doesn't have one distinct look. It tells you characters from other countries are just as if not more capable than the Blue Lock boys. Hell, even Sae's hatred of Japanese football is portrayed as less of a betrayal of country and pride and more of a cultural clash. The issue to be solved in Sae's character is the way he looks down on his brother, not how much he despises Japanese football teams' tactics. We know this because Ego himself rails against them too.

A fascist manga would paint Sae as a villain for even learning from and joining teams from other countries, lending them his talent instead of keeping it in his home country. But Blue Lock encourages diversification and collaberation with other nation's teams so heavily that it is literally an entire like 5 part arc right now. Ego isn't ultra nationalistic, he just wants to make a better soccer team for his country and he isn't afraid of praising and adopting from other countries in the process. The biggest win to come out of a Blue Lock team wouldn't be that they're all Japanese but that they all follow his ideology.

Speaking of his ideology, Ego is extremely harsh and controlling, yes, but he also believes in the boys. He lets them do what they believe is best. He pushes them to their limits, not because they disobey him, but because they dissapoint him. A true fascist dictator would rule with fear with no introductions of other ideologies, he would strike at any sign of weakness or opposition. At the beginning, he does do this. But as the manga goes on we see how much wiggle room he's willing to allow. He lets Isagi curse at him and question his leadership, he lets Shidou play even though he's clearly queer and extremely volatile, he doesn't punish any of the boys for injuring each other. In a fascist society, you are expected to fit an ideal or be othered, be perfect and work together with a sense of comradere because that's the only way to prove your claims that you are the best race/nation. There can be no imperfections or cracks in the facade...But Ego lets the boys be messy. He never forces them to change who they are, only forces them to believe that they can do great things all on their own. Even with Kunigami, Wild Card wasn't a correction of his disbelief in some nation or race, but instead a correction of how limited his mindset was. In fact, in a more fascist society, Kunigami's love of playing hero and protecting his teammates would be praised and celebrated. Ego putting individuality and aspiration over the good of the team as a whole is literally a middle finger to fascism.

The villain of the series is literally a greedy Japanese man that wants to commercialize the team and make them less individualized. I don't know how much more anti-fascist you could get-

Also, Blue Lock handles disability very carefully and very well. In more alt-right ideologies than not, something you'll see again and again is this idea that disabled people don't deserve the same rights because they can't contribute to society. Disabled people are a stain to be pushed away and hidden because they contradict the central idea of a "perfect" nation. In a fascist retelling of BLLK, Chigiri would be kicked from the program, not given power and influence. In a fascist retelling of BLLK, Kenyu would be attacked and beaten as soon as it was discovered that he made it into the top-six with failing eyesight. Any physical disadvantage could easily put an athlete at the bottom of the social hierarchy as well, Blue Lock could have very very easily made fun of its disabled characters for even trying. It could get away with mistreating these players and be defended for it so fucking quickly. But instead, it lets you root for them and gives them just as much care and weight as the others. It's trying to tell you that being a good player sometimes means knowing your limits and getting help, not punishing yourself because you have some biological disadvantage. It also takes care to demonstrate that no race is inherently worse at soccer than the other.

And, of course, the elephant in the room, Noa and Kaiser. Okay...if you see German characters and immediately think OMG NAZIS??OMG FASCISM?????OMGGGG HE HAS BLONDE HAIR???AND BLUE EYES?? That's a fucking you problem and you clearly aren't reading the manga. Even Noa Noel being an older man and still being allowed to play and looked up to as the best is an example of how Blue Lock goes against steriotypes about athletes. Kaiser does have blonde hair and blue eyes yes, but he also wears eyeliner and eyeshadow and has a tattoo and dyed hair... None of that would be allowed in an actually fascist Japanese manga unless it was as caricature to make fun of and dominate. But instead, Kaiser is an actual threat who has complex arcs and behaviors. Also, Kaiser isn't fascist himself, he clearly views Isagi as an equal even though they're different nationalities and he doesn't believe in any one authority or greater cause except for himself. Noa is very strict yes, and he does rank and rate the boys, but he specifically doesn't factor race into it. He also, just like Ego, allows other ideas and patterns to emerge even if they mess up his own plans for matches. He doesn't suppress anyone and is actually extremely lax. If you think he or BLLK is "fascist", look at actual real world sports teams and their strict practices or past statements about other nationalities.

Isagi as a protaganist is anti-fascist too!!!! He's a Japanese everyman who has good Japanese parents, no disabilities, an honest personality and believes in a future where Japan wins the World Cup. In a fascist story, he'd be fucking untouchable (ESPECIALLY against characters from other countries) and all of this would be paraded as proof that a Japanese soccer team is clearly superior and all-dominating. But no! He gets beat down, questioned, disrespected and constantly shown up by others. He's not special and he's extremely self-centered. He doesn't water his own beliefs down for the "good of the nation" or whatever the fuck and he grew up idolizing foreign players. Isagi never supresses other people's ideologies, he just makes fun of them if they fuck up. He's never xenophobic, even when other characters have moments that have xenophobic undertoens like Adam or Sae's comments. Isagi Yoichi's character could have a few traits flipped and be a poster boy for some alt-right manga about how superior Japanese people or hell, Ego's pupils are. But he doesn't. He's simply designed and he's rude and he looks down on people, but he also apologizes, humbly accepts when he can improve by questioning his own ideals and is open to talking with everyone he comes across.

Calling Blue Lock a "fascist soccer manga" is not only demonstrating that you have no idea what fascism is, but also disgustingly painting over all the beautiful themes and messages within the manga.

Again I'm aware that that original video wasn't aiming to negate any of these points but I have seen people make claims and jokes before that about Blue Lock's more *beat it into your head* tendencies with ideology. And I've seen jokes specifically about the German team/the way Sae seems to just hate Japanese culture. I just dislike the painting of Blue Lock as a jumping point for discussions about fascism and its effects because of the way it handles themes like cross cultural connection, family pressures, capitalism and disability so carefully.

[chaifootsteps]

Sarcastic chorus has been pissing me off in these last few days. Since the new episode recently came out he's been kissing Viv's shoes HARD. I didn't watch his review of the episode cuz the title and thumbnail made me stay away, but I watched his newest video about FizzxOxzzie and in that video alone he called Striker a racist, talked about Stolas like he's a poor innocent baby to victim blame Blitz by saying that he's the real problem in the relationship. As of me typing this he just released a video about HH and I couldn't even make it 5 minutes in as he kept spewing tons of red flags. Calling HH the "crown jewel on indie animation". "People are mad their headcanons are bullshit" "the hatedom around this franchise is insane" "the haters need to shut the fuck up". Yeah I think it's pretty safe to say we lost him. It's a shame cuz his videos on HB actually started off being pretty balanced as far as I remember, but now he's either on Viv's payroll or has fully been brainwashed by her cult fandom.