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tkdrawz · 2 years ago
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Some of the TMNT fandom (and, frankly, society) really ain't shit.🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️
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[From left to right: Princess Fiona (Ogress Form) (Shrek) Eep (The Croods) Gloria (Madagascar) Dijonay Jones (The Proud Family) Luisa Madrigal (Encanto) April O'Neil (TMNT Mutant Mayhem)]
These ladies are female protagonists in their respective franchises. All of them have different body types that contrast from the default thin, petite body type that we're used to seeing. And all of them are BEAUTIFUL! 💖
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Three of these ladies became love interests that ended up in healthy relationships with partners who love them for who they are. Also, four of them are women of color. (idk if Fiona counts. While she is green, she started off white so... 50/50? 🤷🏾‍♀️) That part is especially relevant to this post because Twitter got me EFFED UP. I'M ON ONE, ON TWO, ON THREE TODAY!
So the concept art of Mutant Mayhem's April O'Neil was revealed by James A. Castillo, an artist who worked on the movie.
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And people are DRAGGING HIM LEFT AND RIGHT! Being disrespectful to both him and April's design. I can tell you right now not even a third of those quotes aren't positive! There is a vast difference between criticism and insults:
💛"I do not like this design. Besides the color yellow and her red/ginger hair, she simply doesn't read as April O'Neil." That's criticism. This expresses disproval of the design without any vulgarities.
💔"Rethink your entire career. "Artist" my ass! This shit is garbage! She looks like she sleeps in a van and smokes so much weed she reeks of it. You failed." That's disrespect. And I don't think I need to tell you why.
Normally, I tend not to discuss such sensitive topics on my blog (religion, politics, discrimination of ANY kind, etc.) for my sanity and out of respect for others with opposing views. But today, I will make an exception.
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I would love to include Luisa, who alongside April was mocked and disrespected heavily for her appearance, but I wanted to speak on this matter from the perspective of a plus-sized African American woman. Luisa comes from an completely different background whose culture and standards I am not entirely familiar with. I can't speak on what I don't know. Respectfully.💜
In the black community, women are faced with colorism, texturism, constant comparison, and body image negativity on a daily basis. And a good amount of it comes from our own community! Our shade, our 4C hair, our weight, our attractiveness, our lifestyle! It's brutal out here!😭😭😭
However, in terms of media a plus-sized black girl is seen as ghetto, loud, and undesirable with a side of attitude. The best example I can think of is Dijonay from The Proud Family.
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This is the show I grew up on! The theme song, the characters, the Suga Mama, ICONIC! I love Dijonay to pieces, but as I grew up I realize that she was, in some aspects, a negative portrayal. She was always chasing instead of being "the chase". She was a horrible friend to Penny. And she sucumbed to a lot of negative stereotypes with barely any redeeming qualities. And this was very disheartening considering that she was the darkest one in the group. And the heaviest. And as a little chubby wubby in the 2000s with THIS as my representation? I have to give the writers a bit of the side eye. Was she any better in The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder? To that I would say.... meh. I love her in the reboot, but they could do so much more with her in my opinion. I still haven't seen them address the issue of colorism. 👀
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While she is not a human, Gloria is voiced by a black woman (Jada Pinkett Smith) and imitates the sass of a black woman so... yeah. She's included. Gloria was persued by two men. One was the suave, flexing hippo Motto Motto. And the other was her friend/neighbor from her childhood Melman. She chose the latter for good reason of course. Now in Madagascar, Gloria wasn't mocked or criticized for her weight. In fact, hippos are known for their weight. However, she was seemingly fetishized for it. By Motto Motto to be exact. And being fetishized is NOT better than being ridiculed.
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Unlike Dijonay, April was the chase, a love interest for Leonardo. I admit, I was SHOCKED that she was gonna be persued. Let alone that the writers wanted to try another Turtle/April pairing considering how April and Donnie went...😬. Now her backlash was on a completely different level. One that I wasn't even prepared for....
While Gloria and Dijonay are original characters, Mutant Mayhem's April O'Neil is a different interpretation of the character that has existed since the 80's. The same can be said for the Turtles, Splinter, literally everybody else! Every show and movie for that matter! And with every story, she changes. Design, motivation, relationships/dynamics, even race as of lately. All of it changes. And change isn't bad. In my opinion, it keeps things fresh and interesting instead of spoon feeding us the same story and concepts over and over again. Change challenges us. Change motivates us. However, some people don't like change nor want to accept it and adjust. And that's life. That's just the way it is. But change is necessary in order to progress.
She wasn't bad in the movie AT ALL. I absolutely adored her! And the dynamic between her and Leo wasn't akward or uncomfortable at all. It was handled really well. Ayo Ediberi did an incredible job bringing her to life! (GOD, I loved her in The Bear! Shameless plug lol)
That being said, I understand some of the sensitivity that fans have when a character changes so drastically you can barely recongnize them anymore beyond the bare minimun. (See also Sonic Boom's Knuckles) But the blatant discrimination, rude comments, and the boldness, THE AUDACITY, that some of these nasty Twitter fingers with their dirty fingernails have to type such disrespect to the artist that I can't repeat up here was wild af. Like, I can't believe we have to share a planet with some of them! Uggh!😷(But that's Twitter 24/7 so what's new?) Her and Rise April don't deserve the hate they get. You don't have to like them. Art is subjective. But to insult and harrass the artists and the people who look like the characters, then mask it under the umbrella of "tHaTs mY oPiNiOn" is 🐱. I said what I said. And I will say that shit again.
Also, just because she's black doesn't mean we can't have another white April O'Neil ever again. We know goodness well they could make another iteration of TMNT and make her white if they wanted to. Heck, I encourage them to explore other races and cultures too! New York is full of them! And it's not like all the other versions of April up and vanished. You can watch them anytime on Hulu, Netflix, Paramount Plus, etc.
One more point I'd like to make is that I am an African American woman who is currently on a weight loss journey. As a plus-sized girl, I had incredibly low self-esteem and picked up toxic, unhealthy eating habits from starving myself to overeating BECAUSE I starved myself. Also, I have experienced both sides from being disrespected and made fun of to being complimented and persued. I was at my biggest weight 2 years ago and I have made incredible progress to lose weight since then. People can lose weight. It is achievable! I went to school with some people who were way bigger than me that lost the weight by senior year! Just because she's big in this movie doesn't mean she can't lose weight by the sequel. Like I've said before, it's not wrong to encourage health and fitness!💪🏾 In life, they call this a glow up. A "remember how you treated them in high school" type of comeback. People can, and are allowed to, change. And it's not wrong to embrace your body and the skin you're in. It's all relative!💖
This post isn't to convince you to change your mind. And it won't make the bullies go away. I can't change the world overnight, nor am I trying to. At the end of the day, you're the consumer. It's your choice. Your prefrence. I can't tell you how to think.
I just wanted to spread a bit of awareness that plus sized people exist. And they will always exist. Everyone is deserving of representation in media in all facets. No matter their shape, size, shade, or sexuality. There are so many people from different walks of life who deserve to be seen and on screen. And the amount of visibility for black girls this year alone is amazing! And I want the same for other women of color, too!
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Don't let this trash ass society and the people in it who prefer AI/robots over human beings, fake over real, and bad over good tell you otherwise. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. YES I AM TALKING TO YOU. YOU ARE AMAZING! YOU DESERVE ALL THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE AND MORE. YOUR STORY CAN CHANGE LIVES. BEING A GOOD, HARD WORKING PERSON DOES PAY OFF IN THE LONG RUN! YOU ABSOLUTELY MATTER IN THIS LIFE AND THE NEXT. WE SEE YOU. I SEE YOU. AND I ADORE YOU. RAISE YOUR SELF ESTEEM, ADJUST YOUR CROWN, WEAR IT PROUD, AND DO YOUR BEST!
Be good to one another. Take care.
💙 -TK
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scumtumbl · 8 months ago
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first meeting
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fomoku · 1 year ago
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penny & dijonay as a shoujo manga cover
(creds 2 me)
I used a Peach Girl manga cover as reference for the poses!!
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potatoesr4life · 2 months ago
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Dijonay Jones from "The Proud Family" sim attempt
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annachum · 5 months ago
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Some Dijonay Jones outfits ideas
Dijonay regularly dresses in ' bold glam ' styles, and often mixing athletic style pieces. And she loves bold colors and patterns
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uprockinrainbow · 1 year ago
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The Owl House meets The Proud Family: The End of Willow's Innocence
Starring:
Skara as Dijonay Jones
Eda the Owl Lady as Trudy Proud
Willow Park as Zoey Howzer
Gus Porter as Michael Collins
Raine Whispers as Oscar Proud
Boscha as Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins
Luz Noceda as LaCienega Boulevardez
Amity Blight as Penny Proud
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blackrose91 · 8 months ago
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August 12: Happy Birthday Dijonay Jones (The Proud Family)!!!!
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cartoon-food · 2 years ago
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saysomethingabout · 1 year ago
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Say something bad about this character!
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yo Dijonay has her own harem
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quietmtntown · 2 years ago
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luna-1234s-blog · 1 year ago
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The proud family: el fin de la inocencia... visto casi 2 años después 😅
Contexto...nunca vi la familia proud, el porque, nunca fue claro para mi , no se si fuer por los horarios o que , pero recuerdo que genuinamente me interesó en algún punto de mi infancia... pero no la vería hasta años después, me vi varios capítulos de la serie original, luego de su regreso y luego pude entender todo el drama que se hizo hace mucho
Ahora, tengo 2 criticas con este capítulo, el primero es que se sienten como 2 capítulos divididos, no entiendo que tiene que ver la inocencia y una fiesta de princesas, con el tema del colorismo, porque no se manejan bien ,digo , pudieron haber hecho algo con las princesas, y como por mucho tiempo.... incluso actualmente, se basaron en estándares difíciles de conseguir para un grupo de mujeres, digo , traten de tener la cintura de Meg y no morir en el proceso, pero siento que ni se mezclan bien, que la situación de la pelea pudo ser en cualquier otro lado, incluso en el propio baile , todo seguirá igual, y tendría más lógica , siento que es un gran comercial dentro de la jodida serie , que realmente no tiene lógica ,ya lo e visto en otras series y se siente forzado, tipo , o lo estás viendo en pirata y te puedes piratear las otras películas de las cuales hablas , o estás pagando el servicio y te ponen a ver otro comercial que ya debes aguantar en YouTube, ahora, mi otra critica... porque carajo escogería a esas princesas?
No se ustedes, pero yo me suelo disfrazar bajo 2 estándares, lo que esta a tu disposición, y los personajes que te atraen... a menos que sea evento de la escuela , en fin , pero analizando bien todo el asunto... porque carajos las niñas escogerian esos personajes para disfrazarse?, lo voy a ir desmenuzado personaje, por personaje ... bueno, casi
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Número 1 Penny y Dijonay : ok, las pondré juntas por 1 simple razón... que son las únicas que tienen lógica, digo , si miramos a las princesas y luego a las niñas , estará claro que podrían ser perfectamente personajes agradables para ellas , Penny aún si no es perfecta , siempre se notó tuvo este aire que luchar por lo que quiere y por sus derechos , cosa que podría verse también en Tiana , además de que su familia siempre se a mostrado orgulloso de sus raíces, y literalmente seria la única opción... porque no tenemos más princesa Disney afroamericanas, y al menos ella viene de un contexto presumiblemente familiar para la familia proud , no es la representación perfecta, pero allí está, luego esta Dijonay , la cual con su actitud de diva , no es raro que le guste una princesa como las Cenicienta, y piense menos en la representación, se que en el capítulo se habla también de una versión negra de la Cenicienta, pero se siente extraño, lo volveré a explicar más adelante, pero porque estás niñas se preocuparian por buscar una princesa que sea exactamente de su misma etnia?, pero en este caso no me quejare porque tiene lógica, puedo ver a esta niña enamorada de la Cenicienta
. LaCienega: ahora, posiblemente el problema aquí es que no veo a LaCienega como una fan de Elana , digo , si , es latina, pero realmente ella no es una princesa tan popular, sin mencionar que viene de una caricatura muy infantil, que para una chica de 15 años , que siempre cuida su imagen... se ve raro , incluso me sorprendió que Penny no se mofa viendo su relación, personalmente, la hubiera puesto como Blancanieves, ya que noto que es una princesa demasiado popular en países latinos , y en la comunidad hispana , no por nada eligieron a una actriz latina para interpretar a Blancanieves, y esto no es un tema nuevo , miren descendientes y como escogieron a una chica de ascendencia Colombiana para ser la reina malvada, carajo , creo que la mitad de niñas de mi ciudad tuvieron una fiesta temática de Blancanieves , yo incluida , Elena no es necesariamente una mala representación latina (bueno , más o menos), pero no tiene lógica con el personaje de LaCienega
Michael: de hecho fue este disfraz el que me hizo escribir esto , veran , me gusta investigar sobre la representación, y en algún punto decidí buscar sobre el tema de Pocahontas... y dios , sabes cuánta gente powhatan odia esta película?, me encontré algunos comentarios positivos, pero en general, no se considera la mejor representación, entonces se me hace muy extraño que el escogiera este disfraz, en primera porque es literalmente racista, hay gente que incluso lo usa como insulto, y segunda porque no tiene sentido , el siendo el chico glamuroso que es , prefiera a esta princesa por sobre otras con vestuarios más llamativos, creo que hubiera sido mejor que se vistiera de Elsa , viendo que el personaje estuvo siendo señalado por años como codificación queer , y que simplemente tiene un vestuario más glamuroso y menos casual
Maya : esto me decepciona, porque Beyoncé es en si mismo todo lo que el personaje de Maya critica , el capitalismo andante , y como muchas personas suelen usar movimientos para capitalizarlos, que si , en años recientes se volvió más vocal, pero se me ocurren muchos más personajes que tendrían sentido para esta chica , porque no disfrazarse de la reina Njinga de Angola, o de Harriet Tubman, o si quieres mantener la temática Disney , porque no vestirla del Dr. Facilier , digo , creo que sería chistoso ver como ella empatiza con este villano ,un hombre negro harto de la pobreza y la segregación, llegando a métodos sanguinarios para tener un poco de lo que siempre tuvieron los hombres que los esclavizaron, hubiera ido más con el personaje a mi parecer
Zoe : llegamos a la última, y es que no entiendo , porque se disfrutaría del personaje de Merida , de hecho me parece algo que usarían más personajes como Maya , creo que si pudiera ponerle una princesa Disney, sería la princesa Leía , o incluso Bella , lo único que tienen en común es que son pelirrojas , no va con su vibra nerd
Una oportunidad desperdiciada : ahora, hace algún tiempo hubo una polémica con respecto al cosplay y si personas de etnias diferentes debían hacer cosplay de un personaje diferente a ellos , y creo que si hubieran colocado esto , podría haber combinado mejor con la trama principal, ponte , que las niñas no se disfracen de personajes de su misma etnia, y que solo les recordara a todo el asunto de Zoe ( debo decir también que el capítulo sería escrito para que ellas no fueran tan malas , quedan mal pareadas a mi parecer , especialmente Maya , aquí apoyarían a su amiga solo para subirle el autoestima a un personaje que siempre tuvo problemas con ella ) aquí se podría ver otro tipo de debate , el si realmente es malo disfrazarse de estos personajes, y sientiendose inseguras con este tema, solo para al final ver que realmente ese no debe ser un tema que se interponga en su amistad, si, saben que son de diferentes contextos, pero aquí Zoe vería la preocupación de sus amigas por estos temas, incluso seria genial que se viera como defiende a sus amigas de su novio tras ver que se disfrazan de princesa que no son de color , quedaría un poco como salvadora blanca , pero al menos las chicas quedan bajo una mejor luz , y se hablaría más de la empatía
Por último diré que Maya me desagrado en este capítulo, a lo mejor fue el doblaje , pero todo el pinche capítulo fue de chismosa con lo de que al tipo le gustaban solo las blancas , cuando no lo sabían a ciencia cierta , vio como sus amigas se peleaban , y para colmo al final se llena la boca de como siempre hablo de la sororidad, cuando eso es una falsedad brutal , ella solo lo dijo porque quería ver el mundo arder
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weirdkev27 · 2 years ago
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Dijonay: Oh hey, can I ask you something? You’re gay, right?
Randy : Yeah?
Dijonay: What’s it look like? I mean does it look real or is it all Frankenstein?
Randy: Dijonay!
Dijonay: Your dingus! Does it look real?
Randy: What is kid crazy talking about?
KG: She thinks your Trans.
Randy: Dijonay, it looks real because it is real! I’m gay, that doesn’t mean I was born a woman! I have a regular “dingus” as you would say.
KG: Dijonay, aren’t you a little ashamed of your ignorance?
Randy: Like just a little?
Dijonay: Yeah, constantly!
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Penny x  Dijonay
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