sleep is the second kissing cousin of death

[image description: two versions of the same drawing, first with just line-art and the second fully colored. they both show Skru, the opossum from Sons Of Wyn K'moji, chasing a butterfly toward a big strawberry cupcake]

WHY, specifically, is it black peoples' facial expressions that are seen as just so comical or exaggerated? analyze the history of this nation's comedy and tell me why you might be predisposed to thinking of black peoples' faces as just, "more emotive" or exaggeratedly funny than a white or nonblack person's

and throughout those years, 00s-10s, many black bloggers -- victims of the mass staff-led purge (under the cover of them being 'russian' while reichblr still exists) -- they DID tell us it was a problem, DID try to educate people who freak out at the insinuation of 'being racist,' DID argue, DID point out the duplicity and the appropriation and the gross equivalence of african american slang with unintelligence, goofiness, etc. and they were ignored, abused, cancelled, chased off, until being eventually mass deleted by our racist transmisogynistic staff.

we didn't do enough, and the generation after us gen z "kids" didn't stop the trend. using the '-ahh' suffix. rizz. no cap. ate. delulu. it's giving. it's serving. crash out. lock in. aura. tea. main character. bruh. slay. real. keep it 100.

all of the following images are or were popular reaction images! what do they all have in common?

still working on her redesign (and again, the clothes are literally just censors; that's not part of it) but it's Bunni's Birthday!! so here's the current status of her character ref sheet wip!

You know what’s kinda chic? Wearing what makes you happy. Dressing for yourself. Taking up space in bright colors. Knowing who made your clothes. Supporting independent artists. And refusing to let anyone tell you what your body can or can’t wear. Also giant pockets. Giant pockets are very chic.

still working on her redesign (and again, the clothes are literally just censors; that's not part of it) but it's Bunni's Birthday!! so here's the current status of her character ref sheet wip!