#talking back

im so glad you asked. @babybutchbluescomix and i are currently working on a comic that we will be releasing weekly, and the best news is that we are almost done cleaning up all the panels (!!!) here are a few previews of the next 15+ pages:

it is the main reason i have not properly catalogued everything, because all art i have done so far is basically fanart-promotion for our own characters. however because i love you, here is the full organization of art so far:

main tags: #i think im too mean | #dykeville (featuring the same characters, with flexibility for things such as aus) | #ititm countdown (comics ive done to promote the release) | #nsft (if you want to see dykes getting it on)

the oc tags i have in this blog, including the previously broken links:

link to what still stands as a solid display of some frequent characters, for visual reference

intro to romeo and cherry: initial sketches [pt 1 | 2 | 3 | pt 4 + writing] romeo and cherrys "first" meeting | #romeo jindal and #cherry panganiban

intro to sienna and dixie: the big art reference | #dixie reyes and #sienna hadley

intro to caroline and cameron: preview comic | #cameron shimkhada and #caroline del castillo sanchez

intro to cici and nny: cici's preview comic (featuring cici's friend juno) | nny's preview comic (featuring her "friend" mickey) | #cici barrera zazueta and #nny estremera

(in reference to this post) Modern Greek people are not always "granted" whiteness. There is an enduring western narrative that Modern Greek traditional culture doesn't represent a continuation of Ancient Greek culture, but a "Middle Eastern corruption" from Ottoman influence, and this is sometimes extended to race as well, with a claim that the Ancient Greeks were Germanic-type whites with blond hair and blues eyes, and that the Modern Greeks with their Eastern-Mediterranean phenotype are actually Turks or at best strongly mixed-race, and thus do not count as "white".

Day 19: Talk about speech. Are you nonverbal? Do you use AAC? What is it like if you are? If not, do you have trouble controlling the tone of your voice? Do people often misread you based on your tone (thinking you're angry when you're not for example)? Do you have trouble controlling the volume of your voice, especially when excited about something? Do you tend to speak in a monotone?

This is a long question :o

I am semiverbal i think and i use aac (no, low + high tech) and i can talk some but i have trouble controllimg tone and volume usually im too quiet.

what you guys think they're talking about.. anyways this is based on an old doodle i made like. in 2022

(other version under the cut)

Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths About America's Lingua Franca

Linguists have been studying Black English as a speech variety for years, arguing to the public that it is different from Standard English, not a degradation of it. Yet false assumptions and controversies still swirl around what it means to speak and sound "Black." In his first book devoted solely to the form, structure, and development of Black English, John McWhorter clearly explains its fundamentals and rich history while carefully examining the cultural, educational, and political issues that have undermined recognition of this transformative, empowering dialect.