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- transmascs, transneus and transfems all experience unique forms of oppression that impact them specifically hard, and there should be room to lift everyone up. trying to decide who has it the worst and fighting over who gets to use what words for their oppression misses the point - that it shouldn’t be happening at all, and that we should work together to fix it. ALL of it.

- no one demographic is more capable of abuse than another

- education, housing, food, water, clothing and medical care should all be free. living should not be a paid subscription.

- nobody should be a billionaire, and if your society has billionaires then something is fundamentally broken with your economic system

- no such thing as a thought crime. you choose who you are through your actions

- simultaneously, do not internalize your mistakes as your value. both things can be true.

- if you use narcissist as a synonym for abuser, you’re an ableist

- on a similar note, if you use narcissistic abuse instead of emotional/mental abuse, you’re an ableist

- everyone has to unlearn misogyny, dipshit, it came free with your fucking misogynistic society

- misandry ≠ feminism

- read my essay on intersectional oppression

- if you’re a terf, go fuck yourself, exclusion drags everyone backwards

- i stand with my trans sisters and siblings

- your identity is not my issue as long as the way you identify isn’t harming yourself or anyone else (without their consent)

- simultaneously, radqueers fuck off

- nazis fuck off too

- buying a harry potter book, movie, or game is like donating to the joe rogan podcast. if you want wizard stuff read septimus heap it’s much better anyways

- abortion is healthcare. transitioning also is healthcare.

- ICE doesn’t belong in america

- america belongs to native americans

- immigrants are people. don’t call them “aliens”, don’t call them “foreigners”, don’t call them “illegals”. that’s a whole ass person and they should be treated as such

- BIPOC should be given the same opportunities and rights as white people

- punch a racist in the mouth

- love is love!!

- pedophilia is not love. zoophilia is not love. necrophilia is not love.

- dark topics are good to be portrayed in media, but they have to be done carefully. romanticizing it, making it look “normal” or “cute” or even “healthy” is not okay. you have to portray it as serious, as unhealthy. as deeply unwell and NOT ROMANTIC. yes, this is about darkshippers.

- if you think OCD can make you a pedophile/zoophile/necrophile, you’re an ableist asshole and you owe me $20.

- the government needs a total reform

- fast fashion (temu, shein) is deeply bad for the environment, ecosystem, and economy, but if you have no other affordable options then i don’t blame you.

- being able to go out and protest is a privilege

- no, adhd is not an easy disorder to have. no, autism is not “silly”.

- just because a disorder is common does not mean that it impacts someone any less harshly.

- there is no such thing as being physically “ugly”. the only true ugliness is that of the soul’s cruelty, and an ugly soul can wear any face.

- attractiveness ≠ morals.

- fat is not a dirty word

- intersex people aren’t a “deformity”. igm should be fully criminalized to preform

- you don’t need dysphoria to be trans.

- nonbinary people aren’t just “boy lite” or “girl lite”, and people need to stop trying to binarize them. YES, this includes tma/tme terms.

- tma/tme are just another unnecessary binary

- there’s no wrong way to be transgender

- there should be a reform of the prison system

- defund the police, fund education instead

- be aware of your economic status. protect the people in lower economic classes with the power it gives you.

- support queer BIPOC. non-optional

- shame is the antithesis of growth. guilt and acceptance waters the flowers of change, but shame pulls it up by the roots.

- there’s no way to win the trauma olympics

- there’s no way to win the pain olympics

- there’s no way to “not care” about politics when it affects every aspect of life.

- there should be more than two political parties

- if you see someone stealing baby products, food, or water, no you didn’t.

- corporations aren’t people

- if you have superstores, your economy has a problem. if you have megacorps, your economy has a problem. if you have monopolies, your economy has a problem. FIX IT.

- alterhumans are cool

- plural people are cool, however please dni unless we’re already friends because i have severe ocd surrounding the subject due to traumatic experiences. i am in ERP therapy, i am working on it, but i’m also not well enough yet to interact without triggering myself

- as long as you give credit to the original artist, tracing art is a good way to learn

- art is accessible. humans used to paint on cave walls with hand made paints. art has ALWAYS been accessible.

- don’t use slurs you can’t reclaim.

- mobility aids such as walkers, canes, or wheelchairs are not just for the elderly.

- not all disabilities are visible!!

- lolicon/shotacon is pedophilia and should not be normalized.

- non-offending anti-contact paraphiles, go work to find treatment or therapy. offending or pro-contact paraphiles, go get arrested. seriously.

- transmisogyny is real

- transandrophobia is real

- exorsexism is real

- intersexism is real

- separate church and state

- if you make “triggered” jokes, you’re an ableist asshole and you owe me $20

- if you make rape jokes, you’re an asshole and you owe me $20

- if you make epstein or diddy jokes, you’re an asshole and you owe every survivor of them $20.

- ragebait isn’t funny if you’re pretending to be a bigot or predator

- “man in dress” jokes aren’t funny, you’re just a transmisogynistic & exorsexist asshole

- bullying isnt okay. yes, even if they’re “weird”. yes, even if they’re “cringe.” unless they’ve done something ACTUALLY WRONG, bullying is the cringiest thing someone can do.

- deplatform predators, domestic abusers, and child abusers

- listen to nonbinary people

- listen to BIPOC

- listen to trans women

- listen to trans men

- listen to queer people of all kinds

- polyamory isn’t inherently nsfw

- pay attention to the effects of colonization

- colonization is bad.

- sign language isn’t just “english spoken with gestures”, it’s its own language.

- listen to physically disabled people.

- listen to mentally disabled people.

- listen to mentally ill people.

- listen to deaf people specifically

- listen to blind people specifically

- listen to nonverbal people specifically

- the world should be more accessible for EVERYONE.

- autism speaks should be deplatformed.

- autism is not a tragedy.

Guy tied up in chair: uh…theres just one guy over there.

Mafia boss: Yeah. That’s Lil’ Tony. He’s got one of dem conditions where he’s got multiple mooks n’ his head. But when Big Tony fronts you’re gonna be in big trouble.

Soldier, Poet, King

They’re on their way to Jade’s house btw.

Indie animation is never going to truly progress in my book if we keep recycling the same mediocre concepts and methods for telling a story. Period.

I’ve seen people express their frustration for the show, especially after the latest episode dropped. I’ve seen people discuss its issues with pacing, character dynamic, and even the basics of story telling and composition and where this show fails to meet the standards of something that was previously marketed for “mature audiences”. All of this I agree with.

But what always ticked me off from the beginning, and what became increasingly apparent as a red flag that this show was headed for the gutters, was the fact that Gooseworx took the aforementioned story, I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream, and completely butchered it of all its original intention and meaning for the sake of…what I can only describe as white mediocrity. Because, at its core, the story was about hatred and war, and how these intense topics are only a fraction of the vast human experience.

But it was also about racism. 4 men and 1 woman in a desolate world, ravaged by nuclear warfare. 4 white men and 1 black woman as the last of humanity. 4 men who, in spite of their various upbringings and the coinciding torture AM inflicted on them, still found it in them to violate and torture the 1 woman in their midst, because these systemic issues do not disappear in the wake of generalized horror.

It’s a sentiment I see mirrored in the real world, establishing the book as a crucial component of the zeitgeist. And yet…we have The Amazing Digital Circus. It disgusts me.

When I see people talk about the “large strides” being taken in indie animation, it upsets me. Hazbin Hotel starting as a full fledged animation on YouTube and transforming into a show that can only be streamed on Amazon Prime? One of the largest and most exploitative companies in the world? And now TADC, a show that proudly branded itself as “free first” now putting its financial gain before its fans. It’s not innovative. It’s not trailblazing. It’s capitalistic and we have lost the plot.

But moreover, I refuse to acknowledge these decisions as steps in the forward direction for indie and small creators. Not when the range of talent is so narrow, and the stories they choose to tell are so limited and small.

[Start ID: A reddit link to a post sharing a video clip from one of Ashely Nichols's (Zooble's voice actor) 2019 streams of them and Micheal Kovach (Jax's voice actor) laughing at a n-slur joke while jokingly saying things similar to the slur./. End ID.]

[Start ID: A screenshot of a youtube page showcasing songs that Lizzie Freeman (Pomni's voice actor), Amanda Hufford (Ragatha's voice actor), and Michael Kovach (Jax's voice actor) collaborated with the music producer, Black Gryph0n./. End ID.]

[Start ID: A screenshot of a music video that Marissa Lenti (Gangle's voice actor) collaborated with the music producer, Black Gryph0n./. End ID.]

[Start ID: A screenshot of a quote-post from LittleKuriboh responding to Trey Allen's original post, that Alex Rochon (Caine's voice actor) reposted to his Bluesky account. Trey Allen's post reads, "I've always been on the fence about approaching people about that kind of thing, like I'll encounter person A interacting with person B (bad guy), but because I'm not really friends or acquainted with person A it feels like it's not my place as just a follower/fan of theirs to bring it up.". LittleKuriboh's quote-post reads,"It's a very difficult thing to approach because even if you're a colleague or are directly affected, reaching out to say "hey this person exhibits problematic behavior" can come across as an attack. If only because so many fandoms have used this stuff as an attack, rather than a conversation."/. End ID.]

So those who aren't following; Micheal and Ashley are racists (Yes, they apologized. But both were adult grown adults who didn't initially apologized until they were exposed), Alex Rochon is standing by their behaviors by not calling them out directly and reposted a quote-tweet that's essentially "It's hard to call out long time friends", and almost the rest of the cast has collaborated with an alleged known groomer.

[Start ID: A link to a google document detailing Black Gryph0n's inappropriate interactions with kids and teenagers./. End ID.]

Also, apparently Gooseworx is also racist and responded to the situation poorly. However I haven't found any evidence of both yet, so if anyone has screenshots or a link: please share.

Also no problem. Just for achieving purposes this was Marissa Lenti's (Gangle's voice actor) tweets regarding her collaboration with Black Gryph0n. Unsurprisingly, she has yet to say anything about Michael or Ashely.

[Start ID: A tweet by Michael Kovach. It reads, "I've just been made aware of this. This is absolutely an insensitive joke. Earlier in the stream, we heard Ashley read out a username that contained the word “Nega” (short for negative) and all of us, including chat, freaked out because we misheard what was said. Once the misunderstanding was cleared, we poked fun at the absurdity of it. However, the "joke" relies on the fact that it's "teetering on racist" - which ultimately is no different than making a legitimate racist joke. I apologize for any harm this has caused, and for the fact that we ever thought it humorous to joke about in the first place. Racism is NEVER okay and we should always strive to be kind and lift each other up."/. End ID.]

Start ID: Two tweets from Ashley Nichols, a quote tweet to Michael Kovach's tweet apology and a follow-up to hers. The quote tweet reads, "I want to apologize to anyone the jokes in my stream harmed. Racism is never okay and even joking about a misunderstanding that sounded racist is also not okay. I should have known better back then and I want to continue to grow and be a better person. Fuck racism, fuck racists.". The follow-up text reads, "The VOD is still up and will remain up because I have no intention of hiding anything. Also I apologize my replies are off as I’ve been continually doxxed and spammed with gore by the UTTP. Please share your thoughts in the QRTs.". Followed by a link to one of the 2019 livestreams./. End ID.]

Btw don't harass the creators: It takes the focus away from the Black fans and fans who are grooming survivors affected by these behaviors and accountability for the creators involved.

New additional information: Apparently Gooseworx was being racist in the chat of one of these streams. She was typing the N-slur similar sounding word and encouraging the both of them to say it. Again, I can't find the stream yet; so if anyone has a link or screenshot that would be greatly appreciated.

Also Sean Chiplock (Kinger's voice actor) had an inappropriate interaction with a minor at the time, who lied about their age when he was 24. The viewer can come to their own conclusion regarding this. I'm bring it up for archiving purposes. The racism and enabling should still remain the focus.