#Non Applicable

[teamiibo]

been making oc refs in prep for artfight . lalala

[jumpin-jackalopes]

Nothing fills me with more joy than putting N/A for gender on a form

Like yeh it’s just not a thing

[britishhiphop]

Non Applicable and Blaq Medici - Monkeyland [Audio]

Non Applicable and Blaq Medici‘s collaborative nine track album “Monkeyland” is out now. Non Applicable of the People’s Army and DowntownSoul looks at people’s lives in London and the many challenges they face, such as poverty, crime, pollution, and lack of social services. Topics covered on individual tracks include: inside jobs (‘Choices‘), to fatherhood (‘Father & Son‘), relationships (‘She’s…

[lily-blue-blue-lily]

you can interpret what fucking, marrying and killing each of these things mean however you want. these are the only options though.

rb to get more votes plssss

[frodo-a-gogo]

commission for @vicoafterdark on twitter<3

[heliomanteia]

Demi4demi rookanis more like two people who spend 50% of their time together having zero idea their exclusive closeness comes off as genuine couple dynamic to everyone else at the Lighthouse (they are not at the point of the epiphany yet) and another 50% believing they cannot speak up about their growing feelings because whichever one of them is in the focus at the given moment is definitely the one taking it way too far and rushing the whole thing and they will absolutely scare the other one off (this is a thought process mirrored in their stupid heads)

[jonahmagnus]

*You contemplate turning this car around

[susansontag]

I think the issue mainstream shows have with portraying lesbians and lesbian community in general is sort of that these shows have liberal outlooks and this sits uncomfortably with the fact that lesbian women specifically have historically, but also now, had a close proximity to feminism (something else that popular shows also have a hard time seriously portraying). sure there’s loads of young liberal lesbians but when it comes to lesbian organising and ‘lesbian culture’ it seems like a deliberate omission, like the writers don’t know how to approach lesbians politically. and depicting gay men and bi people is not the same, it doesn’t have that same connotation, so you can do that as fun and apolitical as you like. but when all your dykes are mostly feminine young women with shaved legs it’s going to feel inauthentic to real lesbian spaces in a noticeable and uncomfortable way. I guess that’s why these writers probably prefer gay men’s culture. an easier sell to the mainstream.

[sodomit]

I feel like people's attitude towards body hair are a good and simple example of how an attempt to trash features you associate with the establishment still hurts marginalized people in your community.

The establishment says body hair (especially on women and people perceived as women) is bad. So some people in communities that take a transformative approach to gender roles decide to oppose it by creating an inverse - acting as if shaving is bad.

It doesn't do anything to mainstream values and doesn't affect cishet people anyhow. But it does hurt queer people who want to shave their body/prefer shaved partners.

I already don't exist within mainstream aesthetic standards, whether I shave or no will not make my obviously medically transitioning physique attractive to the average person. But you, fellow queer people, are trying to create a culture where I'm undesirable by queer standards too. Not cool.

[uniiiquehecrt]

Voice actors are NOT the same as actors.

It takes a specific kind of skill-set and training to be able to warp and meld the voice. It takes a certain kind of talent and dedication to hone that talent into the ability to meld the voice and invoke emotion with one's voice alone. Actors are used to using their voice secondarily to their body language and their facial expressions. It's all mirrored back on camera. They do have nuance. But it's a different kind of nuance and a different kind of training to produce that nuance.

Voice actors might get their likeness transposed on their character's design, and maybe their mannerisms might seep into the character's animation. But when it's all said and done: their presence is in their voice. They are bringing a character to life, showing that emotion in their voice, trying to keep a specific accent, drawl, pitch, tone in that voice and keep it consistent for their recording sessions.

The voice actor is like a classically trained musician who can play first chair in a competitive, world-renown orchestra. The actor (who fills the voice actor's role) is like a moot who played violin in beginner and intermediate high school orchestra and thinks they can get into Juilliard with that 2-4 years of experience.

This doesn't mean that the HS orchestra moot can't play. They can even be really good at it. Maybe they won competitions and sat first chair. But they are not in the same league as the person who's been training their whole lives and lives and breathes to hone their craft using the instrument and all of the training they've ever acquired to perfect it. They are not meant for the same roles. They are not in the same caliber. You do not hire the HS equivalent when you want to play complex music in a competitive orchestra.

Actors are not the same as voice actors.

And furthermore, actors - especially big name actors - taking the roles of animated characters for big budget films or TV pilots makes no sense anyways when - at least in the case of TV pilots - there's not a point to hiring a big budget actors anyways. That money could be used elsewhere (like paying your animators), and the talent that is brought onto the screen for X character could then be hired on to voice said character no recasting required.

I wouldn't say voice acting as a profession is in danger exactly, but it's certainly being disrespected and overlooked for celebrity clout, and this has ALWAYS been an issue. Shoot, even Robin Williams knew that much - which is why he tried so hard not to be used as a marketing chess piece for Aladdin and got royally pissed off when it happened anyways. People shouldn't go to any movie (but especially not animated films) because "oh famous actor is in it". People should go because it's a good movie and the voice acting is good.

People who honest to god think that voice actors are replaceable because "oh well anyone can voice act" or "I like xyz celebrity so naturally it'll be good" ... Honestly I just wish you'd reassess your priorities because you're missing the point and are part of the problem.

Voice Actors ≠ Actors.

[seiya-starsniper]

Have been wildly oscillating between panic, anger, resentment, shitposting, and despair all day, as is my right as a citizen of the United States of Hell. I have bought much needed treats and I'm checking in on my friends in more precarious positions than myself and feeling angry all over again on their behalf. I am angry at the people who voted for trump, at the people who didn't vote at all because "both sides are bad" and angry at the world in general.

If you didn't vote for whatever reason, congrats, I hope you're pleased with yourself, good luck and let's never speak again. We're never seeing eye to eye on anything and that's fine, I can live with that. Obviously this only applies to US folk, but I'm not in the mood to argue about things with non US people either.

If you did vote and want to give up fighting to save yourself and your loved ones, do it. Living despite everything that's happened is resistance enough. You have fought long enough. You should not have been carrying this burden by yourself and if you are burned out to hell, protect yourself first. However you can, any way you can.

I don't know what it is I'm doing yet but I'm not giving up on doing good in any way I can, no matter how small. I am focusing on my loved ones first and foremost, and on surrounding myself with people who actually share the one core value of change and goodness still being possible, even if they don't share all my other views. I'm tired of the doomsdayers, tired of the defeatists and the pessimists who keep saying nothing is worth fighting for if the solution is not perfect in every way. I want change, I want goodness, and I'm not getting it from people who think I'm an idiot for not having perfect politics and saying the right buzzwords. Enough is enough.

Anyways, I'm tired and cranky but I will be fine. Check in on your trans friends, your disabled friends, your POC friends, and support them however you can. Prioritize your immediate needs above all else and tune out everything else.

[teamiibo]

BLOOD ! BLOOD ! BLOOD !

I'm gonna be on team vampire this year on artfight ! Come kick my ass !! :D

[claudiadpdl]

fucking hate that i have to do this again but i was recently forced to get a vehicle replacement and the $566 monthly bill is kicking my ass on top of everything else. i need $80 so that i can fill my tank up and buy a few groceries to fill in the gap between now and thursday when i get paid. anything helps and rb'ing this post is just as important, tysm!!

[britishhiphop]

Non Applicable and Blaq Medici - Monkey [Video]

‘Monkey‘ is the first single from Non Applicable and Blaq Medici‘s collaborative album “Monkeyland“, an allegory of urban living for some of the less fortunate. With vivid storytelling and consummate braggadocio, elite UK spitter Non Applicable (People’s Army, DowntownSoul) spins intricate tales about the trials, triumphs and pitfalls of London inner city life, running the gamut from cinematic…

[sweatersexual]

Kaladin got to invent therapy so I think Shallan and Venli should get to invent paleontology/archaeology. As a treat

Seriously, Roshar has got to have an insanely complete fossil record. It's canon that crem can perfectly preserve an archeological site in pristine condition for thousands of years - imagine what our heroes could find with a bit more rock slaying. Plus Willshapers and Stonewards basically have magic LIDAR capabilities so finding sites could be laughably easy. Shallan would also draw/lightweave the most kickass reconstructions of whatever fossils they find

How cool would it be for Shallan and Venli to lead a bunch of human and singer scholars in discovering Roshar's deep prehistory? If they survive WaT this is what I imagine them doing during the upcoming timeskip

[leechjuice]

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