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[rikaklassen]

Image description: Drawing of person with medium-length black hair, pink shirt, grey skirt and black leggings. Text above "Me in my meat suit" pointing at the individual. Drawing of the nervous system with brain with the text above "My true form" pointing at it.

Once again I’ve become overly conscious over the fact that I’m really just a brain with tendrils controlling a meat mecha😔

[tinsnip]

"In recent years, there has been a rush on the internet to supply image descriptions and to call out those who don’t. This may be an example of community accountability at work, but it’s striking to observe that those doing the most fierce calling out or correcting are sighted people. Such efforts are largely self-defeating. I cannot count the times I’ve stopped reading a video transcript because it started with a dense word picture. Even if a description is short and well done, I often wish there were no description at all. Get to the point, already! How ironic that striving after access can actually create a barrier. When I pointed this out during one of my seminars, a participant made us all laugh by doing a parody: “Mary is wearing a green, blue, and red striped shirt; every fourth stripe also has a purple dot the size of a pea in it, and there are forty-seven stripes—”

“You’re killing me,” I said. “I can’t take any more of that!”

Now serious, she said it was clear to her that none of that stuff about Mary’s clothes mattered, at least if her clothes weren’t the point. What mattered most about the image was that Mary was holding her diploma and smiling. “But,” she wondered, “do I say, Mary has a huge smile on her face as she shows her diploma or Mary has an exuberant smile or showing her teeth in a smile and her eyes are crinkled at the edges?”

It’s simple. Mary has a huge smile on her face is the best one. It’s the don’t-second-guess-yourself option."

--Against Access, by John Lee Clark, a DeafBlind educator

[tinygalaxykid]

🔪🔪🔪I MEAN IT🔪🔪🔪 (ID in alt text)

get the print and sticker here

[bisexualbaker]

Mom found this while she was cleaning up some papers from who-knows-where; I told her it was the kind of thing that would do numbers on the internet, and she told me to go ahead and post it. Transcript follows:

Two Kittens If you were a kitten, how would you play? Sneak up, pounce! Then run away! If I was another, what would I do? Roll over, jump up! Then, chase after you! If we were two kittens, how would it end? I got you, I caught you! Now, please be my friend. by Beth Bylander

[all-chickens-are-trans]

[image description:

A comic panel of Tove Jansson's "Moomins" in English. On the left is Moomin, a round troll with a big nose/snout and human-like hands. He's depicted from the side like we're standing behind him. He looks excited or agitated, arms raised. In a speech bubble, he says "But you lead such an exciting life!" On the right, there's Snufkin, a human-like little guy with a big nose, a long robe, and a pointed hat with many flowers on it. He's smoking a pipe and whittling a flute. In a speech bubble, he replies "Well, I let little things happen to me and I think they are tremendous". The background is all black.

/end image description]

[macksting]

I've met him in person btw and he's a fucking sweetheart

[ID: Text-intensive Twitter thread from the Shapeshifters chest binders Twitter account in reply to a post by artist and author Ursula Vernon. Vernon says, A non-zero number of you apparently did not know that The Last Unicorn was a book before it was a movie. It is by Peter S. Beagle. It is made of spun glass and fairytales and iron knives and there are individual lines that I would give my lungs to have written. Shapechangers replies, I saw him every year at NYCC for several years straight, bought something at his table, asked him to sign it, and we spoke. He remembered me from year to year, no small feat at that con. He remembered which stories he'd told me. One year I came back with a different gender on. He squinted at me a bit and said thoughtfully, "I've seen you before in this place." All I had to say was, "last year you told me the story about the inoshishi." And his face cleared, and he leaned in with a grin and told me about a German guitarist who he traveled with, twice. Who transitioned between the first and second time, so he'd gotten to meet this person all over again on the second round. It was a wonderfully kind way to let me know that everything was fine. I was fresh out of the closet and I needed that, and maybe he could see it. The Last Unicorn is the best book in the world and I will defend it and its author til I die. the end. /end ID]

I don't usually talk about celebrities; artists, when I do, and I'm keenly aware that one needn't be a good person to be a hell of a heartwrenching artist. But Peter S. Beagle has written a few of my favorite things in the world, he's an excellent singer and filker, and this Twitter thread was dreadfully important to me. I don't want it going away as Twitter becomes Shitter, because it's so often bad news, isn't it? It's important to me to share trans joy.

[themaybug]

a soft agnes/emmrich moment, based on Ferdinand Hodler's 'Die Nacht'

[bisexualbaker]

[Image: YouTube commenter @/GSavel says, "Y'know, when Homestuck said that we would have two clowns being president at the same time in 2025, I thought it would be the ICP, not...this."]

This YouTube comment had me leaning hands braced on knees like that person who had to take their shirt off to process Destiel becoming canon.

[teasodium]

are you even an older sibling if your younger siblings don't watch you play video games? based on this iconic photo:

[tomato-bird-art]

“What shall we hang? The holly or each other?”

Made a last minute print inspired by my favorite Toxic Christmas Movie, The Lion in Winter (1968). I always love doing a detailed piece like this! I’ll be selling prints at EBABZ tomorrow, but feel free to pick up a copy on my storenvy as well <3

[cordwaner]

Older sketch from my sketchbook that I attempted to color digitally later on.

[Image Description in Alt + Keep Reading]

[ID: Fineliner illustration on paper, digitally colored with soft pastels and a light sepia filter. Six birds perch on cherry tree branches that grow left and right, dotted with open cherry blossoms. In the center, a dove flies between the branches, holding a small cherry blossom branch in its beak. Thin, detailed lines emphasize leaf veins, creating a delicate texture. Four birds face left, and two face right, creating a calm, balanced scene. END ID]

[creative-access]

[IMAGE ID: A photo of a handmade rug. The rug is themed around sea creatures and has an eel with hands, a squid and coral as their main features. The background color is mixes of dark colors, mainly dark blues and purples. The next 3 photos feature closeups of the eel, coral, and squid. /end ID]

finished this one recently (didn't realize I started this last february haha)

[shmobugsbrainrot]

a lil warmup for the holiday season! haha get it holiday cause that's her last na- 💥 🔫

[caffeinated-frog]

I made this patch because I love being trans. It’s not always easy, but it’s a beautiful way to be.

[image description: A photo of an embroidered patch. Two dandelions, one gone to seed and one still a flower, are framed by two leaves. Behind the dandelions there is a circular trans flag. The words “our roots are deep” are embroidered on the top right corner. /end image description]

This took me hours, but it was worth it. I’m really enjoying making patches and other various DIYs, more of which I will share soon!

[rikaklassen]

Image description: Coyote panting with the text "massive fucking faggot" pointing at face from below.

He just like me fr

[sinnabum45]

Unexpected Babysitting

Link to help Palestine and other resources! 🇵🇸

[Plain text: Links to help Palestine and other resources! (palestine flag). End plain text.]

[Image description] Digital comic of Ace Attorney characters: Miles Edgeworth, Cody Hackins, Maya Fey, and Pearl Fey.

Page one: Colorful, blurred image of Amusement park’s entrance. People are walking around. Text: “Amusement Park: Steel Samurai special event.” Miles is walking and is internally excited. There are people walking around behind him. Miles’ thoughts: “They’re giving out exclusive Steel Samurai merchandise today! Yippie! Yippie!” There is a small drawing of Miles in his thought excitedly moving his hands up and down. Text box: “Bought a pass one month in advance.”

Page two: Cody yells “Hey, Pops with the frilly thing!!” Miles is surprised and turns around to see an upset Cody standing behind him. Cody, point at Miles: What are you doing here?! Don’t tell me something bad happened again!” Miles frantically tries to explain, “Wha— Ergh! Nothing happened- I’m just…” Cody interrupts him, and stomps his foot. Cody: “Yeah right! Why are you here then?!” Miles: “Ghk!” Maya is off screen and calls out to Miles, “Ah! It’s Edgeworth! And Cody!” Miles and Cody turns towards her.

Page three: Maya and Pearl are walking up to them. Maya is smiling and Pearl is shyly holding Maya’s hand. Maya: “What are you doing here, Edgeworth?” Pearl: “Hello, Mr. Edgeworth.” Maya, snickering: “Maybe you’re here because a “certain someone” is in today’s stage play?” Miles is embarrassed, clenching his jaw and his eyes are closed. Behind him are texts: “Why does this happen every time? I just want to enjoy the show in peace, ALONE. I knew I should’ve worn the disguise today!” There is a little drawing of Miles with “said disguise”. He is fixing his sunglasses with his right hand and a black coat over his usual suit. The kids start approaching Miles. Maya with a mischievous smile: “Aww, don’t be embarrassed! I love Steel Samurai, too!” Pearl: “Me, too!” Cody with his hands raised to his chest: “What?! You like Steel Samurai, too, Pops?!” Miles is backing away, embarrassed and uncomfortable.

Page four: Two sketches of different scenes. Miles is paying for everyone’s food. Behind him, Maya has one arm raised over her head: “Yay~!! Thanks, Edgeworth!” Pearl is holding onto Maya’s arm: “Thank you, Mr. Edgeworth!” Cody has his hands raised to his chest again “You’re not so bad after all, Pops!” Second sketch: Miles is facing an off screen worker with a glare. “Excuse me. She asked for no pickles.” Pearl is behind him with tears in her eyes and she is holding her hands up to her chest. Maya and Cody are sitting at a table eating burgers. Maya is looking at Pearl with worry. End description.]

I wanted to have the Steel Samurai fans hang out 🥺🤲 They probably discuss a bunch of facts and share their interpretations about it together.

Miles does not know how to interact with kids, that’s for sure LOL Maya making fun of Miles for his crush on WP is now my favorite thing (There was supposed to be a whole scene with PowersWorth, but maybe another time)🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️ I’m assuming Pearl got into Steel Samurai because Maya likes it!

Also, I really like how the anime emphasizes Cody’s impact on Miles. I feel like he was the catalyst for Miles to change. And the scenes of Miles struggling (and losing) against Cody in the games were very cute 🥹