#probably regret it later

[mewtwoandme]

I was hoping this would all blow over, but since it's continuing to happen, now with people attacking other artists of the commewnity. I'm putting out my two fucking cents! Cause this whole art/character theft and pointing fingers, who stole what from who bullshit it driving me up the fucking wall!!

Long story short, it started with me and one other blog whose name I won't mention publicly. Despite the horrible light they tried to paint me in, I don't want anyone going to this person and ganging up on them. This person had some serious bitterness towards more "popular" artists and claimed that I've made characters similar to theirs and once used a pose they apparently used before (which was a very common pose, considering it was a reference from the game version of mega Y). Since then, they had desperately tried to conjure up evidence, narrowing down to the most miniscule detail how I've been stealing from them when I hadn't even known their blog existed until I was forcefully thrown into that unnecessary drama with the unhinged call-out posts they've made. With this being said, I'd like to point out that they never came to me or addressed this concern with me in the first place. They had every opportunity to privately DM me if they had suspected I was "stealing," but no, simply because they already made up their mind that I was a thief, that was a good enough reason to lack common fucking sense and decency, making what should have been a private issue public, going on to villainize and dehumanize me. And apparently, it hasn't stopped with me either, cause recently I've been seeing other artists in the community having to deal with this where people are being white knights on high horses, pointing fingers on how one artist's mewtwo looks "the same" if not "totally identical" as another artist's mewtwo. I refuse to believe it's a coincidence. But what makes me disgusted is that since TC's post, apparently it's had the opposite effect on some people and they're hopping on this blame bandwagon like it's some damn media trend!!!

This is NOT okay! Nothing about this kind of behavior is funny! It's upsetting to all of us. We dont need you causing problems where there isn't any, thinking you're doing us a favor! The majority of us are adults for gods sake! We are old enough where we don't need other people coming to us being tattle tails saying this person did this and that. That's what little children do! If you suspect any form of theft, I think I speak for ALL creators in this commewnity that we'd prefer you DM us privately saying something like "Hey, I think this person is copying you, might wanna look into it." And if possible, provide a link to the art in question, for which we would kindly thank you for making us aware and we'll handle it ourselves from there. Just a brief, yet SIMPLE interaction...that's all we ask!!! Don't even come at me with "Well, it's scary attempting to talk to an artist that's well known." Or dare I say ~pOpUlAr~ If you claim that taking the first step to send me a quick DM makes you nervous, yet you have no problem making public call outs in posts or asks, belittling and degrading what could actually be innocent artists doing nothing wrong, literally leaving yourself open to all kinds of comments and opinions from all kinds of people....I'm sorry but your anxiety isn't as bad as you say it is then, if being rude and ignorant in a public post/ask is easier for you. If you come to us, shaming someone else who 9/10 probably isn't doing anything wrong, thinking you'll be in our good graces for doing so, sorry, you're not going to be told, "Good job!" with a pat on the back and given a lollipop! You're just being an asshole.

Quick reality check for everyone who's made it this far before I end this train wreck of a rant:

People can have similar ideas that coincide with one another! There's only so much you can do when a whole community is focused around drawing the same character! We mainly draw mewtwos and mews, you're bound to find a plethora of similar colors, patterns, and designs because of it! Creativity only goes so far when trying to stay true to a character and not stray too far. It's not a crime to take inspiration from other artists' characters, we actually encourage this! It makes us feel good that you liked something we've done and you want to incorporate it into your own designs! It makes us happy that we inspired you! The line is crossed when someone does a literal copy/paste of a character down to the exact detail, and they call it their own original creation. That my friends is what stealing actually is!

[marshmellowtea]

um i'm not going to reply directly to that post because that's a stupid idea so instead i'm making the differently stupid decision of subtweeting it here lmao but

look. no one should be treating hbomberguy as the next coming messiah. he's not that. he's a person, a person who probably has (and probably will!) make mistakes. but saying he has "bad vibes" and "probably will be exposed for something bad" is not a valid criticism and is in fact antithetical to critical thinking, and just makes you sound like a vindictive motherfucker who hates some guy who's popular right now and wants a valid reason to hate him. which is not only unproductive as fuck when it comes to making valid criticisms of his work, but also just straight up makes you an asshole. dressing it up in progressive language doesn't really do anything to hide that fact, alright?

[franollie]

if dee just went to a lesbian bar and got super wasted she’d have 20 year old gay girls hanging all over her begging her to ruin their lives

[charlotte-family-apologist]

I would like to request some Johnshi please, I love them so much, thank you.

🚬 Johnshi... I haven't drawn that in months...

Can't even use the bathroom in peace 😔

[cursed-candlehop]

This man is entirely too pretty for his own good

[midnight333-studios]

Guess who turns a year older today!

🥳💥🎂

But that also means…

A D U L T

[mini--muffin]

I learnt a new bird fact the other day that got me thinking about ranchers again. Apparently people commonly use hot spices in their bird feeders to keep out squirrels since birds cannot taste the spice.

All I can think about now is like Tango as a blazeborn absolutely looooves spicy food, but all of his friends hate it when it's his turn to cook because not even the bravest of souls can stomach whatever it is he's cooked up. It's totally inedible to overworlders.

That is till one day Jimmy eats something that Tango made and Tango is over the moon to see that Jimmy likes it. He's so happy someone else enjoys his spicey food as much as he does and Jimmy can't bring himself to admit that he can't taste any of it. What he can taste though tastes good so he decides not to ruin Tango's excitement.

[bazookaboi]

Idk just some studies I did at school with no refs whatsoever so a few may be slightly anatomically incorrect.

(Take into account that this is only my opinion, draw however you want. These are only observations. And I did minimal research due to this being a small side project mainly done at school, so if you would like a more detailed explanation of this [I can definitely rant more in detail on this lol] or you think something is wrong please do notify me!) (I also know this has been done before but eh)

Ok, so over all my years of seeing digitigrade legs on bipeds, I have wondered countless times of how some could keep themselves upright without being very uncomfortable…

Here is the most common one that I see that is quite confusing for me:

I… really don’t get how this could be effective. Even with stronger tendons and musculature, they would always be tensed, and therefore the organism would get tired quite quickly due to the constant strain. I assume walking would be quite difficult as well.

Here are a few more variations of confusing digi-legs that I see:

(out of all of them I think I] would be the best, although still not really efficient). as for number two… please. No. Poor leg T-T.

Ok, so. Time to provide ideas for alternatives… but first of all, we must understand the structure of a digitigrade leg:

(Human-dog comparison) As seen in this drawing, digitigrade, like its name suggests, means that only the digits of the foot touch the ground in a regular stance.

A human is plantigrade creature, meaning that they walk on the sole of their foot, with their heel touching the ground. In short, all of the foot.

Surely most of you already know that though, so I don’t think I need to explain any further on that part (unless you want me to. As in like, why.)

Ok- now onto alternatives. with a digitigrade leg slightly modified for an upright biped, I present you with this:

minimal strain is ensured by this more upright leg design. As you can observe, I also use this straighter version with my own semi-bipedal original genus.

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Ok… apart from this, here are two more speculative builds:

I] Velociraptor-esque build/stance

(Yes I know that the running blade has no joints but I just want to compare that they would both be quite springy and fast.)

II] Ostrich/bird-esque build

I assume this could be a very speedy design. The digits would also be very mildly elevated, but not enough to be unguligrade. (I drew it slightly too long in the drawing though) uaaa I am too tired to write a description separate from the stuff written in the drawing but I wanted to post this today goddamnit.

aaaaaaaaaauuuuuugh exams gotta study aooooooooooo T-T when am I ever going to need to use a sintagma nominal in real life bro what is this.

No. I must restrain myself from whining online. That is not productive in the slightest. Better to work on a solution. >:(.

[*falls upon bed and melts to become one with the sheets*]

[cherrytraveller]

survival chance: 42%

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[kayatoastkkat]

I half-wonder how many people in the fandom know about the time I asked Sage for the main trio's butt sizes and they responded.

or if it's still stayed within the circle of people I talk to on Discord

[cr1ticalshm1tical]

I’ve been thinking and maybe..maybe I’ve been looking at this show wrong. I as well as others critique this show like we would critique a show that’s not meant to be fanfictiony and messy and “for the fans” so to speak. But honestly…I think this shows supposed to be all those things. It’s written like a fanfiction because that’s what it kinda is. It’s Vivs fanfiction, her story. shes telling it not to make us question reality or some shit she’s writing it because it’s fun. And it’s supposed to be littered with fanservice because it’s made with what the fans want in mind. It was written like this in the beginning, this was what it was always destined to be. There most likely were no retcons.

….and that’s ok. I still don’t like it, but it is what it is and that’s ok.

[fatedroses]

Zenos viator Galvus and him trying to deal with actually feeling things for once (Even if he doesn't really understand how to handle the comfort he receives from others for it)

I am also giving this man a dad that actually cares, because this brainworm have gotten me and there is no saving me from them.

[shrinkthisviolet]

Helena kissing and sleeping with Innie!Mark in 2x04 is in fact sexual assault and not sweet or romantic or whatever, by the way. Yes, Innie!Mark is in love with Helly, and I do ship them! But that is not Helly, that is Helena. She is sleeping with Innie!Mark under false pretenses. That's literally the definition of rape by deception (“the perpetrator deceives the victim into participating in a sexual act to which they would otherwise not have consented, had they not been deceived.” Mark would not have slept with Helena if he knew who she was).

Even if Mark does catch feelings for Helena later in s2, he did not feel that way about her in 2x04—he felt that way about Helly, and Helena knew that and took advantage of it.

And sure, yes, to a degree, Helly and Helena are the same person. But like...they're also not. They are, and they are not—that is the point the show repeatedly makes. Ex: Helly's rebellious nature is an inversion of Helena's entitlement, and a stronger manifestation of Helena's own rebellious nature (unconfirmed that she has one, but likely). But also, Helena lives for Lumon, while Helly wants to burn it to the ground. The same, but different. The same person, but also not. There is a reason reintegration is such a painful process mentally.

Different enough, certainly, that Innie!Mark sleeping with one is not the same as him sleeping with the other...especially when he doesn't even know that this is Helena and not Helly. If Mark decides that it is the same to him, then fine, but he hasn’t decided that. As things stand, he slept with Helena believing she was Helly, and that is not romantic.

[cheruib]

i love when the perfect reply just. manifests itself during an argument it’s like ice on a wound it feels so good

[faiszt]

the good thing ’bout being shadowbanned here and having insomnia is that it’s 4am and i can say that i miss being a brunette. ( and i hate that fuckin’ shaky filter ♡ )

[carelessflower]

alec outfit board inspired from different aesthetic

i'm procrastinating final exam which would probably destroy my life so happy weekend

Old Money

maryse and robert both run multi media empire and their usual straight-narrow, ivy-league graduate son decides to not follow his family footsteps and become a singer. even more shocking is him being spotted with a diamond band so impressive all the media's convinced the lightwood's arch nemesis new ceo just win at an auction months before

Grandpa-core

the top rated professor in a row even though his scowl can kill a person. teach literature because of course he is look at that cardigan, it's outlive the queen. super helpful in office hours, may or may not be because he always has that warm, inviting scent of freshly brew tea and cut grass. if anyway gonna get engaged to a prince, may as well take him

Goldigger/Sugarbaby

family went bankrupt so those spoiled bratty hands gotta work 9-5 now and it's just not cut out for him you know. what's wrong with wanting breakfast at the ritz and still boarding in time for yatch trip around malibu? his next target own the biggest bank in coastal areas, better make sure not awakening any alarm from the man's son

Mob Wife

know gold is all the rage and refuses to submit, will take sterling silver anytime over those tacky gigantic things. never over accessories, tennis bracelet and thin strap model watch only. does he know the day before he got his ring some priceless red diamond just got stolen from the museum? yes, but why should he care