open ur eyez lyk I opened mine. (It's only the real world.)

Can we talk about how an immigrant attacked a white man in Northern Ireland a month ago. He was charged. But then that started days of riots where white people are attacking immigrants and black people?

And Elon Musk stoked the riots?

And it's so bad that they canceled all of the shows of Mean Girls the Musical there. Because the actress that plays Regina George is black, and she was afraid to leave her house?

And the protesters were boarding up houses with family and children inside, and burning them down?

I was curious if you (and any of your followers) could give some examples of that? Like things that white people don't notice because they think of it as "default". Especially for how it could show up in non-white characters written by white people.

Thank you

I actually feel I should retort to this with go actively read some books by Black authors about Black characters. Then go back and read some of your favorite books with characters presumed white but never actually stated as such, and tell me if you don't see the difference.

There's not a lot of content of fat men, but there is some. There are also pictures of queer couples, drag queens, historical photos, etc.

Another art reference for poses with fat bodies is the website FatPhotoRef run by @lawlesslagomorph who carefully vets the people who ask for access to the website in order to ensure that none of the fat people who have volunteered photos of themselves will be abused. Donations help keep the website running too!

Idk do you ever just look at something and think "that's a really nice color"?

Also worried it might come off as a bit of a weird/personal/even creepy thing to comment on.

Btw this blog is amazing, thanks for making it. There's a good chance you don't answer this (it's insane how many asks you answer. Hopefully it doesn't take up your whole day) but either way I really love it and it's inspired me to draw some more realistic Black characters.

I do think Black or at least darker skin than those tanned celebrities should become the beauty standard. A lot of people admire smooth, clear looking skin and the melanin makes inconsistencies like veins and moles less visible.

Just be normal and say "your skin is so lovely today, your routine is amazing!"

That's it, no need to comment on the shade, nothing. If she has a routine, she'll say it, if not, she'll say it's all natural and be even more flattered. There is NO NEED to say anything else lmao.

i HATE self-censorship for a lot of reasons, but being in crisis work makes it even more frustrating. who are you censoring for? like i am being so fr, WHO are you censoring for? have you even thought it through? people who have been raped know that they have been raped. if someone attempts suicide or is grieving someone who did, saying "sewer slide" isn't going to protect them from any of the feelings. a murder victim's family isn't going to feel better bc you said "unalived" instead of murdered. if anything, it's just extremely invalidating and othering. it's saying "what happened to you is so bad that i won't even say the word," which is NOT trauma-informed care. you are not protecting survivors/victims when you self-censor. the ONLY things you protect when you self-censor are the puritanical ideologies that are being encouraged by rich fascists who want your money and obedience

just wanted to share this Black character from a game i'm enjoying, their name is Demeter Cosmo and they're cool as hell. they're an influencer and an urban forager and into slow living. they also make potions! this is a very short description that doesn't come close to explaining them entirely but i love them and i wanted to share

Smoking is a vice. Vices can be managed, cut back and replaced.

If anyone tells you go cold turkey on most drugs in a high stress period of your life if they are not causing insane self harm or harm to others, they are like a puritan and a cop who is going to inadvertently hospitalize you or give you a stress attack. Quitting cigarettes cold turkey while braving exterior stress can make your health worse should you relapse.

Consider counting cigarette intake down before quitting entirely. So you don't have intense panic attacks.

You often need to be stable to quit. It is okay when you aren't.

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this is not life-threatening, but also who wants weeks of diarrhea and a fucking parasite in them lol. if you suspect you've already had this and it's passed, i would see a doctor. you might need an antiparasitic anyway. if you're actively sick, see a doctor and they might be able to prescribe medication to help you get over it faster.

try to avoid eating raw vegetables, scrub fruit with a produce brush and rinse thoroughly with water. again, don't bother with premade greens or bagged salads. if you buy lettuce, remove the outer 2-3 layers of leaves.

The US Government is currently trying to pass an incredibly dangerous national law for trans youth called HR 2616.

This bill would ban all Federally funded schools from teaching about gender identity or sexual orientation, prevent teachers from using the correct pronouns and names for trans students, remove books with any trans representation in them, and even go as far as to prevent teachers from acknowledging trans identity AT ALL.

Any school that does not follow this will lose all federal funding. This bill would also require teachers to forcibly out trans students to their families, which would be fatal to any trans student with a transphobic Family or just hateful family in general. Trans people are already a group that already has some of the highest rates of being victim to suicide, domestic violence, and sexual assault.

This bill actively makes teachers put those innocent children at such a big risk. This bill has rapidly passed the house this week with support from all 209 republicans, as well as 8 democrats. But, it's still being voted on in the senate, which means there is still time to help stop this.

To help stop this, you can visit 5calls.org (look up 2616 in the search bar), one of the most top issues filed Oppose Attacks on LGBTQ+ Students. Once you put in your general location, it will pull-up contact information for your senator, and give you a script for calling them.

If you are a minor and/or do not feel comfortable doing this, PLEASE repost this on here, or any other platform you are on/can find! This needs to be heard and fought against.

Thank you for reading this, my lovely people!