#also is this because of the roleplay server...

[creatingblackcharacters]

Hello! Sending it here again:

I play an mmo game which recently had a big character model update, it's still not perfect but we're getting there! They're sharing behind the scenes work on curly hairstyles, for example, which just... weren't there for the longest time. Oh the beauty of scandinavian white-centering... (sarcasm)

anyway, I'm from eastern-central Europe, I play on eastern Europe servers. Seeing someone with a character that's not white is... pretty rare, honestly. So rare that when I do see someone using a character that's clearly meant to be a POC, they're very often roleplaying. Recently I saw a player whom I know for a fact is white, as I know them irl (we're not friends, don't even talk much but I know what they look like) and their character used to be white too before the big update.

So my question is, does that count as digital blackface, and what even is the consensus on digital blackface as a whole? I used to be in a facebook group about unlearning racism (used to because it got deleted after some admin drama, I think? If anyone knows a similar group, let me know please) and there, most Black members agreed that if someone is white, they shouldn't be using Black emojis for example (the topic of mmos never came up, I think). I don't remember the exact reasoning but I think it was the same explanation as actual blackface. But then there were some Black people saying it's going too far and we should be focusing on "actual issues" instead. I know that's to be expected, I'm trans and I know all too well that a community is not a monolith. But seeing the player reminded me that I don't actually know that much about it, and I've seen you educate people before. I hope it's okay that I'm asking you, I'd love to do some further research as well though (I love learning things, I just also don't yet trust myself to find actually good sources).

I hope this ask makes sense, english is not my first language and all. So if I wrote something wrong, please assume I meant well, as I still don't know how to word things properly in english sometimes.

Thank you for doing what you do, btw. I really appreciate having someone compile everything like you do here, it's one of my favorite creative blogs on here.

Okay so I sat on this one for a minute to make sure my answer wouldn't change.

1) there is no one consensus. White people don't agree on everything, neither do we 😅. This would just be my opinion.

2) I definitely don't think you should be using Black emojis if you're a white person, no. That's overt Blackfacing. DEFINITELY don't pretend to be Black if you aren't!!

3) for me, I think designing your characters as Black for online play can be okay in theory, as long as you're coming at it respectfully. Like, I'd have to trust that you actually wanted to learn how to play as someone that didn't look like you, that you actually cared about Black character features and presence in games as a whole. Especially on a game where you get to design the character, versus when you're forced to play as a Black person. It's hard to trust the intentions of white people online, especially when far more often than not the good intent is just... Not there 😅. So for me, if someone asks you why you designed your character, be ready to answer, answer truthfully and answer well! If you're playing as a Black character design because "big tough guy" or "big dommy mommy" yeah you're just digital Blackfacing amongst other racist issues. But if you actually have good intent, and are willing to learn, then you'll be able to stand on that when confronted.

And again- that's just my opinion! I would listen to other voices on it as well.

[chaosxcrushed]

favorite fanta flavor?

YOU KNOW I KNOW I NEVER HAD FANTA

[demodraws0606]

Motherfucker I did not see someone in Slime's chat say that BBH hates roleplay wtf

If anyone says BBH isn't a roleplayer then they straight up do not know him in the slightest, I am sorry.

Like in fact i'd argue he is up there as the biggest fucking roleplayers in this server like this man has spent months setting up a story full of mysteries and build up.

He literally spent an entire stream roleplaying his character's breakdown

[hellwurld]

anons crazy 4 this one im not sorry. like truly calling it a ZERO out of TEN arc. u must be crazy im not sorry

[sickneurotic]

I'm so happy I give off vanny vibes, I was so sad I only saw her once in SB, and if I could I would 100% ominously prance around the pizzaplex lol.

you remind me of Telemachus or Sun from fnaf

Telemachus because for some reason I read all your posts in his voice and sun because.. I have no clue you just reminded me of them :3

OMGOGMGKGM SUN OR TELEMAXHUS IM SOOOOO WINNING!!!!!! i'm so flattered you read my posts in tele's voice dude,, mico sounds SO good

THAT'S SO REAL i love vanny ❤❤ she was my favorite during the hype up to the release of security breach!! she's vv close to my heart :3

[imflyingfish]

Honestly i dont like sculk spreading/corruption storylines theyre really boring with a few exceptions

[gumy-shark]

shoutout to mcyt fans for our dedication to Narrative btw. we will pull a narrative out of anything and we will find themes anywhere. and because weve found them they are there and they are real, regardless of the intent of the ccs. its just so cool man

[ohnothisisathing]

I think that some of the creators were given roles when they joined QSMP and were told to act normal until it became relevant.

Rubius is the most overt one with him being an angel and devil to influence the actions of everyone.

The other one is Luzu who had Arin happen to him.

I wouldn’t be surprised if more people (if not all of them) have been given some special thing about them that will come into play sooner or later. I’m especially suspicious of Roier, Slimecicle, Spreen, Foolish, and Badboyhalo.

[vulpinesaint]

the sheer number of incredibly intricate worlds and characters that i have created with people who i am no longer friends with so that i can no longer talk about those characters or use those settings. i only got half the dog in the divorce do you know what i mean

[fuck-you-im-the-president]

”If you haven’t tried it, don’t judge smh

-Server

IM NOT A FUCKING CANNIBAL??????? also sheeps are herbivores (⁠っ⁠˘̩⁠╭⁠╮⁠˘̩⁠)⁠っ

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[thethingything]

I had a really weird dream last night but the only thing that's really stuck with me after waking up was that at some point I uses "lol" in a text and went "y'know, that just feels right somehow" and I'm dying to know what our brain is doing this time

[kylieneko]

May 17th...

well that's a boring embed. Anymew, the biiiig (and world-resetting) expansion update has a date.

I might stream it, but I might not. It's a pretty good game so far but I don't know anyone else playing it and it's definitely Better With Friends.

[infinity-crafter]

The main discord server I'm in just had its first major event after years of just existing.

Everything is one FUCKING fire and everyone is a damn bear.

And the reactions have been... diverse, to say the least.

These being some of my favorite ones

[vqnillaclouds]

royale high players try not to complain about the devs just because everyone else is doing it too and not even make valid points in their argument about it either because they dont have a brain to think and are making the emotional decision to complain because its the only sense of community they find in the game and then try to justify it with bad takes and in turn they just continue the cycle of toxicity because they are dumb little babies who need to shut up challenge: impossible

[imflyingfish]

Mannn. Honestly all of owen's new life videos have been pretty good. I do however dislike the direction that Sparrow's character went in as i do not think that Sparrow was originally meant to be a tragic character? Sparrow was all about discovery and invention and that felt very lost towards the end of the series.

I wanted sparrow to learn how he was 'wrong about his perceptions of hybrids (although not even im fully sure what exactly that means) and his worries didnt feel conclusive (being afraid of not being "hybrid" enough? He had never mentioned that worry before) and although he does loose touch on himself i feel that him sealing himself away in his tomb wasn't really what i was expecting? Like i thought overall the tone would be a little bit happier and more about discovery and uniqueness like at the start of the series but that just completely dropped off.

Honestly i think instead of the ending being "sparrow murders his friends and rebents by locking himself in a place where he is not happy, is at risk and is not his true self even though its for a noble cause" i think it would have been really cool to see Sparrow choose to be human again as a nice way to tie it all back to the start of the series and feel satisfying.

Honestly i would have liked him use the machine MORE and to still choose to be himself rather than the skulk spreading storyline but idk. Id also would have liked there to be more connection to the theme of friends

Because ALL throughout new life Sparrow focuses on making friends. Heck even in the ending animatic it shows his friends so that link is definetly still there, but it feels odd that it ends in Sparrow murdering two of his friends (sausage, who he got closer to although maybe not friends as such and Scott, who was his best friend).

Also wait how come he wrote in a book at the end instead of recording it with the camera? Wouldnt it have made more sense to record it into the thing that has been showing the whole adventure rather than a book that has no relation to the story ? Lol. The animatic was awesome however