#also this is long sorry

[taylortruther]

My friends ask why I keep loving Taylor even though she dated Matty and all of that stuff and sometimes I don’t know what to say. It’s almost like Taylor is a celebrity so it’s not like she does these things to me personally but then she is so influential that sometimes it feels worse? But I don’t know what to say because I don’t feel like it compromises my real values because I wouldn’t date a racist or anything and I wouldn’t like anyone who listened to that podcast or didn’t care about POC and Taylor is just my fun interest. But my friends have a point too? Sorry Rae you don’t have to post this, I’m just rambling and I think you will understand 🤍

this might not make sense but we're literally surrounded by racism, misogyny, bigotry every day in ways that are big/overt and small/subtle. they are threaded into society. i do not expect purity from this celebrity i stan because it does not exist (in them, in myself, in society) and what i focus on is so much bigger (educating myself on intersectionality, how systems of oppression work together, how masses of people are disenfranchised, history, a better society, etc etc.)

and there is also kind of a "all sins are equal" aspect to it that i grapple with. if i must ragequit the taylor fandom due to matty, then what else should i ragequit? should i be ragequitting my friends who only date white people and never poc? should i ragequit my job, because it's run by a bunch of white people who have really silly DEI practices? what does ragequit even mean when there's still more ignorance to take its place?

like. i bet a lot people reading this have a racial "preference" while dating that excludes poc. are y'all investigating that within yourselves? trying to change it? wondering how to deal with that racism? because that kind of run-of-the-mill racism affects me way more on a day to day basis than what taylor swift does in her dating life. does that make sense?

i truly do not believe that shaming taylor into changing ANY of her behaviors will make a major difference, so long as she chooses to remain a super-popular mega-celebrity millionaire. if i thought she wanted to become an activist, or an outspoken educator, then that's a different story.

we have to pick and choose what we boycott/cancel, what we can forgive, what we don't forgive but that we acknowledge and move beyond.

not sure if that helps but it's how i think of it.

[opt1gan]

Two movies I like

[thorinds]

1000 Books You May Have Actually Read

[renewashere]

No time for existential crises! They've got opportunities ahead of them!

[paintingpuff]

No Will AU - Stay Still (Part 2/3)

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[gongyussy]

studio trigger understood the assignment. i would let her wreck me.

[keferon]

Don’t mind me I just like to see him go bananas about cartoonish Autobot rules

Maaan…..if Prowl was in tfp he would spontaneously combust at least once a day

[hotdogmchiggin]

Company Mandated Fancy Fits on the Tulpar 😏

Also had to include the REAL star of the show (and a bonus)

Based off of this and this. Thank you very much joetastic for being inspirational 👍

The REAL reason this is late

[sentate]

SENTATE - The Sunset Collection

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This 8 item set comes in my 30 swatch colour palette plus 15 new print swatches.

8 Items Total / 30 Plain Swatches (+15 prints)

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[paintedcrows]

Evening in the Lab

[emberglowfox]

Keeper -- a short comic about an angel meeting a robotic lighthouse keeper that doesn't know the world has already ended. Made in about 18 hours for a 24-hour 24-page* black and white comic challenge (that I arrived late to, ha.)

*the actual submission does not include the cover, which was created after the fact for this post.

This was a really great learning experience as someone who's... never really made a completed comic. I ended up really attached to the story by the end of the project (possibly due to all-nighter deliriousness lol) and ultimately am very proud of what I made.There are some things I'd still like to change, particularly text placement, but in keeping with the spirit of the challenge I've elected to leave it as is.

[tyquu]

Steps into shadow Ezra how I love thee

[turtleblogatlast]

Leo learns something about himself 🏳️‍⚧️

Based roughly on this old post.

Bonus:

[Leo is taking the fact that he was born biologically female simultaneously very well and also not so well but overall he’s mostly coping with the fact that it was Draxum that just essentially gave him the turtle equivalent of ‘The Talk’.]

[stellarphileistic]

“Vétkesek közt cinkos, aki néma”

from the book “Jónás könyve” by Babits Mihály. Although the phrase itself cannot be directly translated, it is what best fits this topic in my opinion. Vaguely this sentence means that someone who chooses to stay silent in a situation is still at fault. Curly, who enabled Jimmy’s behaviour and actions towards Anya is guilty as well, however he did not deserve any of the things he had gone through after the crash.

[insertdisc5]

✨ SELLING FANMADE IN STARS AND TIME MERCH ✨

Finally. The time has come. You can do ISAT fanmerch and get that money.

YIPPEE!!! WHATS ALLOWED?

-Making merch like prints, charms, buttons, keychains, stickers, anything handmade or one-of-a-kind, fanzines…

-You can sell digital merch like emojis, wallpapers, and digital fanbooks, but you cannot sell fan games or DLC/expansions for ISAT.

-They must be your own artwork/designs.

-Physical merch must be sold in limited quantities (less than 500 copies)

-You must state that this is unofficial merch!!! 

WHAT ARE THE RESTRICTIONS?

-Do not sell merch via Redbubble, InPrint, or other large online store.

-Do not sell anything with official artwork or sprites (yes, this includes the mspaint doodles I’ve made)

-Do not sell things with the In Stars and Time logo on it, or the insertdisc5 logo. You also can’t put “In Stars and Time” on the merch itself, as it is trademarked.

-Do not make products that compete with any official merch on the Yetee or Makeship. IE If you’re making plushies, they must be easily discernible from Makeship plushies.

- This fanmerch policy applies to fans, and is not intended for professional retailers or manufacturers. If you fall into one of those categories and still want to sell ISAT merch, please contact us directly to discuss licensing opportunities.

-If my lawyers tell me it’s necessary, I can halt any particular unofficial items’ sale.

-At any point, I can reverse the decision to allow fanmerch.

YAHOO OK! WHY DID YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?

um im literally just nice????????

NO BUT WHY. REALLY.

hrrrrrrrrrrrrg i would like to see some isat merch at cons okay?!?!?!?!?!??!!??! it would be fun!!!!!! leave me alone!!!!!!! lmao

[gabelew]

zora armor my beloved