#brainworms. brainworms. being on the internet will fill your skull with evil weasels
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trying to describe my own OCs' body types is weird because like. so on the one hand, I'm a fat woman on tumblr dot com, I'm in a social sphere such that I see a lot of other fat people and artists getting defensive and angry over what should even be allowed to count as 'fat' character design, but then of course on the other hand I have the reason they're so hairtrigger reactive about it in the first place, which is the broader Normal culture saying 'why is she fat' about any fictional character who looks big enough to fit all her bones inside of
#tagging kethri in a post about fat character design makes me feel like a strawman mob is gathering to burn me at the stake#PLEASE DON'T BE REAL STRAWMAN BRAINWORMS MOB--#annoying to Me Personally also because I really prefer to be clear and specific about things as much as possible#I wouldn't actually describe kethri as fat myself-- she's plump but not really properly fat#BUT LIKE AGAIN-- PLUMP ISN'T SKINNY WHICH MIGHT AS WELL BE OBESE TO LIKE A WEIRD MAJORITY OF PEOPLE SO??#SHRUG!!#I also get weird and nervous about nyssa Not Being Fat Enough to be Good Fat Representation as if that's my fucking job in the first place#brainworms. brainworms. being on the internet will fill your skull with evil weasels#[holding up a big I'M FAT IN REAL LIFE LEAVE ME ALONE sign whenever I draw a big character who isn't as fat as possible]
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