#you have a catboy who doesn't even use his cat ears. or tail. you've failed | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

pa-pa-plasma · 6 months ago

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HATE it when people make a half animal character with like ears & a tail & stuff but it's very clearly entirely for the aesthetic & not because the creator actually likes the concept of a half animal person. those ears do not move. that tail does not tell you shit. the claws are not anatomically accurate & neither are the legs, if they choose to be a little bold & make them more obviously a hybrid & not just a person with two sets of ears. the wings are not big enough to support their weight. the doggirl is eating chocolate just fine & the catboy does not headbutt you in greeting & you do not explain why there are domesticated animal-human hybrids in a world where they arose naturally. *pointing a gun at you* make an effort.

#this is probably such a niche pet peeve but it really does pet my peeves more than anything #do you know how many times i've had to explain to people (yes even people supposedly studying anatomy)#that dogs/cats/birds do NOT in fact have backwards knees & extra joints & that those are their fucking heel???#sooooo frustrating when people make the entire concept of their story the characters being inhuman & then get the anatomy wrong #it's sooo fucking basic too it's like wikipedia shit dude just look it up it is not difficult to find #but yeah the whole ''they have completely useless ears & a tail'' thing really pisses me off #they'd be exactly the same if you just made them a regular human #if you aren't prepared to study animal body language for your character you aren't allowed to write them #i'm sorry but i don't make the rules. you gotta realize first & foremost that animals have language. & then you gotta learn it #otherwise i will be scoffing at your subpar characterization #you have a catboy who doesn't even use his cat ears. or tail. you've failed

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