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If you like pose references, fun action shots, and nerds being nerds, I HIGHLY recommend checking out @adorkastock & Friends' group poses for artists project! They are currently funding to get as many models and as much kit together as possible to produce a PHENOMENAL amount of cool references.

And if they hit the stretch goal, they'll be joined by YOURS TRULY, Blumineck aka That Guy That Shoots Arrows From A Pole Or Whatever! I'd love to be involved, and if you'd love to see it, check out the backerkit page HERE:

having a very small kitten form a bond with you and

watching this very small kitten follow you everywhere and

having to look directly down  all the time

but it literally hasn't happened. people steal fried chicken and pack steaks into a duffel bag. or they have me write on cakes for their coworkers birthday and run out the door with it. they eat chicken and dump the bones on a shelf they pay for the rest of their "groceries".

Like, let's set aside the practical concerns, like how "unhealthy" food has more calories while taking up less bag space, people can't survive on nothing but bread and water, many poor communities are food deserts where fresh food isn't even available to steal, and many people (including the explicitly unhoused man in the meme) don't have a way to prepare frozen chicken. Let's set all that aside, because poor people aren't required to justify every single action to you specifically

Instead let's talk about the sheer undisguised hatred of the poor on display here. "The fried food at the grocery store is for me, because I'm a good special boy with money, if the filthy poors want to steal they can steal the dried gruel powder because that's all they're good enough for. Or they can have meat, I suppose, but only if it's frozen meat that they'll have to go heat up themselves to prove to me that they've earned it. And make sure they grab some raw vegetables that they'll have to chop and cook themselves too, that'll be a good use of their bountiful time and energy. If they wanted not to be miserable, they should have tried not being poor, like me!"

There is literally no justification for this shit. If you believe that stealing bread from a chain grocery store is a justified act that hurts no one, why the fuck would you feel different about steak? Why are you even thinking about this shit? Why are you sitting around fuming at the thought of poor people having anything that makes life worth living? What does it fucking matter to you?

A PSA 💖💜💙

I don’t see much content on this out there written by actual blind people so I thought I’d make this quick little guide for how to actually help a blind person in a way that is consentual and respectful, so here you go. A quick etiquette guide.

Always ask first, unless you are absolutely certain that the person is in immediate danger. I don’t just mean that the tip of their cane is about to find the edge of the curb at an intersection, because that’s what it’s SUPPOSED to do. I mean if you are absolutely certain that they are literally about to be hit by a car or fall off the platform, not just investigating or approaching the area with their cane.

Never ever touch our bodies or our canes OR our guide dogs unless we tell you to. Once again, always ask first. Nobody likes being grabbed or manhandled by a stranger, and our mobility aids are extensions of our bodies. And for guide dogs, never speak to the dog without being told to, either. That will distract the dog from working, and the handler is the one deciding where to go, not the dog.

In the case of guide dogs, I would encourage you not to even ask if you CAN touch the dog. The answer is almost always going to be no, because that dog is working and has to stay focused and not get confused about whether it should be working at that moment or not. But even just asking can put handlers in the uncomfortable position of feeling like they have to say yes sometimes even when they don’t want to, because people sometimes get angry and disruptive when we say no. Unless you know that handler super well, I would suggest not asking when the dog is clearly in harness and working.

If you ask a blind person if they need help and they say no, accept that answer and move on. Do not insist or think that you know better. We know ourselves and our own needs best.

If you ask and they say yes, ask them what KIND of help they would like. Don’t assume you know what will be most helpful. Most of us will simply want some directions, not a guide.

If a blind person asks you for directions, try to use descriptive language rather than gestures like “over there.” We probably can’t see where you are pointing. It’s much easier if you use orienting phrases like “if you keep your back to the door, the counter will be straight ahead and a little to your left.” Do not try to give the directions to the guide dog though. The handler is the one making the navigational choices, not the dog, and it can distract the dog from doing its job.

If a blind person would like you to show them where something is, ask first if we want to take your arm or if we’d rather just follow you. Some of us still won’t want to hold onto you or be touched in many situations, so we may just want to walk beside or behind you and follow your voice and directions instead. And again, direct the blind person, not the guide dog.

If the blind person DOES want to take your arm, let us hold onto you, not the other way around. We will let you know if we’d prefer to be on one side of you or the other, and we will usually hold onto your upper arm just above the elbow while walking a half step behind. Never touch our canes or guide dogs while guiding us unless we’ve told you to, and never try to guide the dog instead of the handler.

Feel free to make polite conversation while guiding us, whether we are holding onto you or just following. We may not be in a place where we want to talk, but most of the time we are glad to get to know you and have you take an interest in us beyond just asking blindness questions. It’s nice to talk to a stranger about things other than blindness because most people will only want to ask the same five questions much of the time so it can be refreshing to make small talk.

Once the blind person has let you know that they don’t need assistance anymore, say okay and move on. Don’t insist past the point where we have made it clear that we are fine from here.

Well we’re about halfway through September so it wouldn’t hurt to post this now, right? Here’s the list for this years cryptid/monster design list for October, Caught-on-Tober! This time with a theme: The Mall.

I’m going to be using the tags #caught-on-tober and #caught-on-tober 2022, if anyone else want to participate!