#livemedown talks

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The fact an entire fandom gaslit me into thinking this character was a girl makes me mad. Since its canon Flaky has a vague and conflicting gender, with the show even poking fun at it, I'm declaring them my next nonbinary icon and no one can stop me.

The fact there's a whole joke with Flaky being unsure which bathroom to use. That's me everyday in public. They get me.

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To whine into the void a little, I hate that I have to constantly doubt myself. Some people around me pushed me to be in a relationship when I was having significant doubts about my own feelings (I knew I wasn't feeling romantic attraction, even the other person knew, but it seemed like no one considered how I felt about it). The relationship existed out of misguided hope and the idea of it being a sort of exposure therapy or something. I openly expressed I wanted something queerplatonic, but was pressured into something romantic instead.

I hate feeling like I'm broken, that just "finding the one" will fix me. I hate the idea of marriages. I immediately distrust anyone who expresses romantic feelings for me, I usually feel outright disgusted. I want to be able to be close to someone without these weird romantic obligations.

I know I'm traumatized and I know I'm autistic. My life story is a massive trigger list I can't begin to talk about. But I also know that, from an early age, every "crush" I ever had? I just really wanted to be that person's friend. I didn't think about dating or whatever romantic fantasies people have - I just liked them, and liked how they made me feel. Unfortunately I tend to latch onto people who do not have the best intentions.

It is no wonder I constantly think, "Am I just aroace? Or is my trauma so bad and so deeply wired into my soul that I'll never find value in building relationships again?"

"it's ok for labels to change as you learn more about yourself" and "i hope with every fiber of my being that I'm right about being aroace and nobody will come along to change my mind because I hate the idea of being in a romantic relationship or conforming to gender roles or heteronormativity" are two sentences that can and should coexist.

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I miss when MePad would randomly say things on his screen cause sometimes he was a sassy lil stinker and it was awesome. Sometimes he got silly with it. He had joy and whimsy.

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[S2E18 Spoilers I guess. You should not be following me if you haven't seen it already at this point.]

JUSTIN IS SOOOOO EVIL OH IM LOSING IT..... MePad being the one to confess is so cute but AUGHHHHHH??????

I'm just imagining this is MePad finding Toilet after he unplugged the wire because that would make this extra evil. Really pouring salt on the open MePad wound.

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[Spoiler discussion]

Made this image mostly as a joke but can anyone actually give a solid reason why he didn't just teleport himself and MePhone4 away? I love S2E18 and MePad's sacrifice was 100% in character and was fitting for his arc, but the way it was done felt a bit lazy, I have to admit.

No excuses or reasons are given for him not just teleporting away, it's just not addressed. Maybe Cobs has a device that deactivates Meeple abilities? Maybe MePad feels the need to stay put to keep Cobs' attention away from the Shimmers? But then, why not communicate any of this within the episode? MePad's greatest ability is teleportation, and you can say he even teleported in front of MePhone4 to save him, but then, why not just teleport out of there? Why stay around the guy with murderous intent and a guy who's currently holding a bunch of lives and could easily lose this fight?

I would actually like to ask Brian or Adam about it but I also don't want to sound rude. I love the final episode, it's beautiful, and you could argue I'm nitpicking. I just feel that if they were going to do the "great sacrifice for MePhone4" trope again (which again is fitting), they'd want to make sure it was warranted.

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I know I'm not as vocal about politics here as I am on Twitter, but let me be clear, we WILL see a free Palestine. What Israel is doing is genocide, and anyone who refuses to acknowledge it is a fool and a coward. During the Super Bowl (in which they aired a pity ad for Israel,) Rafah, the declared safe-zone of Gaza, was horrifically bombed. They're probably still bombing it as I type this. I can't live in a world like this, where my government actively let my parents die - gave them a dogshit healthcare system and no resources to escape poverty so they were forced to die at home, my mom given no type of funeral or memorial because no one could afford it - but will go out of its way to fund Israel's genocide again Palestine.

Gaza is being bombed at this very moment in the “designated safe zone”

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For the love of god, sign/watermark your art. I don't care how bad it is. I don't care if it's even a doodle or sketch. Sign it. Even if you're a small artist. You have no idea how much reach your art might have, and sometimes that signature is the only way someone can trace that art back to you.

I can think of several drawings I've found over the years that I was absolutely in love with, but had no idea who made it. Watermarking isn't just anti-theft. It's crediting you, your silly idea or your masterpiece, whatever it is. I will admit there are times I feel silly slapping my pre-made signature on a shitpost, but then I find out months later that's how someone found me. Signing your stuff matters, and it works wonders. People want to know who's making art, especially now with AI garbage on the rise.

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so much toilte,,,, its multiplying my power,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

also potential rarepair for you!! mebase (mepad x baseball)

Not something I would personally ship but I will never shame a rairpair.... Here is your meball. basepad!!!! I hope it is something! :]

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Does anyone know the specific stream?? I'd love to hear more about this, I don't really watch the streams anymore but I need the full information so bad

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Darting my eyes... What if I made a Pizza Tower personality quiz...?

(Updated so that maybe people will get Pepperman less. If nothing changes I'm just gonna assume a bunch of Peppermans follow me.)

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your toipad art is the best ever methinks

ive seen a lot of them on tumblr and i LOVE the artists who draw my favorite ships but i think your toipad gijinkas and art in general is my favorite

thank you for reading and i hope this isnt wasting any time of yours

have a good day/night/whatever the time is ya

Not a waste of my time at all!! I love hearing what folks think about my art! And thank you!! Mine being considered the best toipad art by someone is mighty flattering... I'm not sure if i can handle the weight of such a title. /silly

Toilet in particular was some trouble to me; in my mind, he's a strange middle aged man who also has the dorky whimsy of a middle schooler who wants so badly to be considered cool. While I don't know if that weird energy is communicated in my design for him, I'm glad to hear people like it!! MePad is also very fun for me to draw, and I'm glad I've leaned into the robot thing more (nothing wrong with human MePad, but when his whole arc is about him learning emotions, it feels fitting to keep him as a piece of technology in some sense).

It is amazing how much this silly ship matters to me. I'm glad other people enjoy them as much as I do!!!

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I personally agree with this, with a few exceptions (mostly proshippers. Proshippers either get upset when they see it and/or bug off, at least from my experience. If they know you're an "anti," they'll usually leave. I don't want them interacting with me, they don't want me interacting with them, it's generally a win-win).

The majority of DNIs I've seen? Absolutely worthless. That transphobe or racist isn't going to be stopped by your bio. They're gonna harass you no matter what. And if you want to express your support for minorities, there are less performative ways to do so - such as outright stating your support of trans rights or POC rights instead! It goes a long way for you to actually share support, rather than just posting a DNI list no one will read.

its 2025 now. time to get rid of "dni bad people" shit. and "basic dni criteria" too. here, i said it. it doesn't save you from interacting with people you don't like and you look performative and silly🤔

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Latest toipad angst post received many great responses across platforms but getting off work felt like this /silly

Some of my favorites:

"I'm going to get your fucking ass"

"Okay so lee woke up and chose violence"

"Don't even joke lad"

"DNI. You're not invited to my toipad themed birthday"

This post actually received many "DNI" story shares on IG specifically and I was cracking up the whole time. Sorry for the toipad damage.

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Still not done listening to the full stream since I've been doing other stuff but another evil response from Justin.

It's such a contrast from Brian's "oh his ego is gonna recover!" Meanwhile Justin's like "lmao! maybe! If you believe hard enough!"

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