go boldly

Bert: Bert and I

Ernie: Bert and I, we've been best friends forever, but we're also something else too!

So some fanartist drew a “sexy” (read: booby) version of a (cartoon) character who is traditionally very non-sexualised. Fans of the character got mad about it because it’s kind of groundbreaking how that character is written and portrayed and this art totally ignores the entire point of the character. They demanded the art be deleted. In response to that other people said, well what the fanartist did may be distateful but they have every right to draw what they’re into. The two sides fight for days and each starts a harassment campaign and even report their “opponents’” accounts.

So far so typical. But things eventually come to a head and they decide that this will be settled by votes - not through a poll. Through donations to a children’s education charity via each side’s portal. Whoever can get the highest amount of donation wins.

GOSH, I LOVE ARROWS. Here is the cross stitch pattern I designed based on this delightful (and infamous!) image of Hawkeye. The pattern is 76x75 stitches, which on 14-count aida measures roughly 5.5"x5.5". I’ve listed the Anchor thread colours I used, but as the exact shades of Hawkeye’s costume vary for different artists, volumes, scans, etc., there’s a lot of leeway on which blue/purple/pink combination you choose. Please leave this blurb and the patterns links intact if reblogging, ta.

Black: 403 Blue: 132 Purple: 101 White: 1 Beige for skin: 1009 Beige for arrows: 368