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AND SHE WAS RIGHT!!!

Based off the screen caps posted by @luckyfaeth

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i'm gonna be honest i don't get why they say everypony instead of everybody in mlp. it's not like the word everybody is human-specific. the ponies have bodies. the word everypony, however, is pony-specific in a world where ponies are not the only people in their society, which means it would be more accurate and inclusive to use everybody instead of everypony. it all makes no sense to me

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While I understand scheduled promo content and enjoy these photos, don't forget that many of our favorite dropout creators need help or are asking us to support those who need help during these devastating fires. Please take the time to donate whatever you can and share verified orgs. Thank you

new favourite Brennan photo just dropped

and others from the same shoot

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I will have my Sacred Bodies books back in stock in my online store tomorrow (Jan 9th) at around 6 PM GMT.

Wolvendaughter will be restocked at the same time, and Extinction will be restocked on the 11th. I'll hang onto extra copies of SCRB and WLVN to restock/top up along with the Extinction restock on Saturday in case you want to get any of the books together.

Canadian folks - now that the Canada Postal Strikes are over, I can dispatch to Canada again! EU folks - due to the new GPSR rules I can no longer send anything to the European Union.

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Huh both Evan Kelmp and Riz Gukgak believe the only way to show their love for people is by being useful for them. Huh they're both played by people who normally DM games. Huh weird coincidence

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A painting of some edible flowers ~

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I'll never get over this scene from starstruck, not bc it's hilarious (it is) but bc to me it really like. exemplifies trust at the table? Bc the moment Brennan (as the npc) asks: "You've got a mouth?" of course everyone at the table immediatly assumes this npc is hitting on Riva creepily. Which.... I mean there might be games where an npc creepily hitting on the incredibly naive, barely an adult by the standarts of their species, Riva would be appropriate but it doesn't really fit with the general vibe of stody or even D20 as a whole. And most players (and viewers) probably wouldn't be comfortable with that. The shocked reaction from the table is totally appropriate, in fact if someone (especially Siobhan) called for a timeout and went what the fuck Brennan, what are you doing, they'd be perfectly justified.

But they don't do that. Siobhan takes literally like 1 second to process what Brennan just said

then quickly remembers that she trusts him not to actually go anywhere that would be genuinly inappropriate or make her uncomfortable and jumps straight back into character

and she doesn't break or get flustered when Brennan follows it up with "you got a butthole?" either. And of course the punchline of "you can eat sandwiches" is very funny. But it takes trust to even get to that punchline.

It's a simple thing and you might say I'm reading too much into it but idk. It's simple and small and a laugh bc they all trust each other. Siobhan trusts Brennan not to actually bring actual sexual harrassment into their fun silly dnd game and Brennan trusts her to know that and keep going to see where he's going with it.

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WICKED (2024) — dir. Jon M. Chu

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One of my favorite little facts about history is that the Mexican peso was functionally the everyday unit of currency in China in the 19th and early 20th century. Silver was one of the few western commodities that Chinese merchants were willing to trade in at rates that made shipping it to China (an expensive, arduous process) profitable; this trade became so voluminous by the 19th century that large everyday transactions even far away from port cities were conducted in pesos, in large part because Mexico's large domestic silver supply and existing transpacific trade links meant that the currency was stable (a known quantity to merchants in a time and place where relatively pure silver coins were otherwise uncommon) and readily available for use in trade

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Hi, I'm genuinely looking for an explanation here and not looking for an argument /srs

Can you explain how calling a transfem a TERF for spreading ideology that I genuinely assumed was included in the definition of TERFism is othering ? Not to be that guy, but I'm autistic and I'm having a very hard time connecting the points you're making, and I genuinely want to learn and understand what you're saying /gen

Again, I do hope this doesn't come off as hostile, I am genuinely trying to learn and understand better, and I want to be able to fix misconceptions about what a TERF is in my own mind, and I haven't seen anyone bring this point up before /gen

You absolutely do not have to answer this, but I hope you have a fabulous rest of your day, and I do apologize for what I said, as it wasn't necessary for me to comment on the situation.

Yeah totally! Okay, I got a lot of this from Ibram X. Kendi's "How to be Antiracist"* where he talks about describing "racist" as an identity means that hardly anyone is going to ever "identify" with it, even if they are a racist. It's much more helpful to talk about actions being racist or anti-racist. Someone committing racist acts speaks far more to the vulnerability of anyone to cause harm, rather than it being something ONLY reserved for someone with the identity of "racist". For example, Clarence Thomas, a black man, has done untold amounts of harm to the black population in the US. If we subscribe to the "oh, (X) can't be racist, they are (a minority)" train of thought, it means people are less likely to understand that Clarence Thomas commits racist acts. In the same way, describing yourself as an anti-racist is not enough, as it can let people be comfortable with racist actions because they think "oh, I'm an anti-racist, I can't commit acts of racial harm." That's why it's more helpful to describe acts as racist and anti-racist rather than framing them as identities.

In a similar way, describing someone as the label of "TERF" can have a similar effect. Because it's specifically a label centered around being anti-trans, transgender people of all kinds will easily assume they cannot be transphobic, because the label of TERF is ideologically opposed to their existence. It invites ridicule rather than introspection. By saying actions can be transphobic, I think it helps a lot more because it's easier to understand that trans people can be transphobic. For example, Blaire White is right there. Despite being a trans woman, she is actively doing transphobic acts. By calling out an action as transphobic rather than describing someone as a "TERF", it helps fight back against the idea that being trans means you cannot be transphobic. For a super duper simple example, I can step on my dogs tail, but it doesn't mean I hate dogs, it means I committed an act of harm against my dog. Describing me as a dog-hater when I LOVE dogs would invite ridicule more than it would a tendency to watch my step when my dog is in the house. I hope this makes sense!

*I'm not trying to say the Black and Trans experience is exactly the same, just that like any oppressed group, there is a lot of overlap in tactics and thinking, especially for people who are Black and Trans. Reading about other groups can really give you a ton of helpful insight on how to work within your own identity!

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Here’s to 2023, a year of as many little courageous kindnesses as possible. ♥️

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Big photoset coming soon. Along with the chainmail that I'm still working on, I'm waiting for dangly brass bits like Princess Irulan had in Dune pt 2. This is currently my most favorite thing i have ever made. It has brought me so much joy AND hand pain lol

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Namesake covers I worked really hard on part 1.

[Check out Namesake HERE]

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“What? Like, a disabled protagonist? How would that even work? How could someone with a disability be the hero in an action show?” local anime trash boy wonders while sitting next to his box sets of Full Metal Alchemist, showing no hint of irony or self awareness. 

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Inbetween

Stay in the wild or accept your blood's legacy.

Another swishy tail gif with my dnd character Monkey King for the New Years :)

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