For the butch questions: 14/30 and Iām interested in hearing about your own butch media! Do you have a particular favorite butch character to draw and/or write? :3
14: Share a positive butch experience!
this is hard because i could be like āthis one time i cleaned out the drainā or āi fixed a garbage disposal with my bare handsā but i guess maybe a unique one is one time when i was a lot younger like in community college, an acquaintanceās male relative died i think it was like his grandad and he got a shitton of neckties, like dozens of them in this plastic box. he didnāt want any of them because they were stupid novelty ties and asked if i wanted them because i would wear novelty ties every single day. it was awesome to be first in line above like, male friends instead for getting a huge amount of free tie loot. actually, related to this, back when i wore neckties, guys asking me pleadingly to do their neckties for them was always a positive experience.
30: What makes you feel butch?
being useful for sure. obviously appearance/presentation is a big one, but nothing beats the validation of utilitarian desirability. other less conceptual things including controlling Big emotions (not a great one), making stupid exaggerated deep voices, and swearing. also, sleeveless shirts for some reason
for my own characters, thatās a fun but tough question. sugar and izzi are probably my favorite butches to draw, and in general. i like that sugarās more of a nerdy kind of butch than a meathead because almost every single bigger butch in media is a bulldyke like i mentioned even though trussed up/formal fat butches are SUPER common irl in my experience. her general anxiety pairs well with her appearance to me. izzi i like because sheās what i consider a tomboy butch and that just vibes with me a lot. her total abandonment of feminine respectability or respectability in general is something i rly relate to yet frequently only see handed off to like, straight women in edgy adult cartoons or stand-up comedy. i still think about that sketch comic where she threw a loose necktie and unbuttoned dress shirt on OVER her REGULAR T-SHIRT to be Fancy for a date all the time. in terms of writing characters, weirdly, my favorite butch to write is sugarās mom, jack? because of how emotionally constipated she is? all of the half-written scripts and sketch comic ideas iāve had about her and never had time to draw have been really satisfying. next up would be outis for the same reason, and keshet because i like her awkward enthusiasm and i think the fact that she binds when sheās cis is interesting.
