obligatory alternate caption: it was yuri on ice the whole time etc

who wore it better, seung-gil or this figure skater i drew in the early 2000s

A message from the Paralives team:

Jesus having the term “in-app purchases” explained to him and just wordlessly filling a sock with nickels

When you go to buy from an individual creator this season please remember the price at checkout (in person or online) is not what they will see reflected in their account Fees, immediate taxes, and future taxes cut what they would make often in half We price for that, so please be understanding!

Just remember, nothing protects kids more than normalising sending pictures of yourself over the internet or giving websites access to your webcam!

I can't stop thinking about that article about how people literally can't read because they're basically taught to guess over the last like two decades and like. It's really starting to make why people will respond aggressively, agreeing with what you said but convinced you said the opposite

Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world

we need goodtimeswithscar with a steel chair immediately

the way so many of us have been saying that disney's anti-gen ai efforts were always going to be because they want in on it on their own terms lmao. god.

Nobody: Not a single normie: Out of touch billionaire:

I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.

Update: Along with this, I am also updating the suggestion/voting form AND the free gallery. The new free gallery will be accessible to everyone no user account needed, easy to download from and have a faves system. Did I mention free? Really excited! It will be all less hodgepodge than it is now.

when you're lining/cleaning up a sketch, don't have the sketch underneath -- put it side by side and look at it like a reference it's more difficult but you'll get better results

The way in which certain countries have made an enduring annual ritual of remembering two specific wars is also a way for them to ignore all the terrible, dubious wars since and their own disgraceful track record in them.

I was 22, staring at the TV, shouting internally "What! What!? You CAN be transgender for real? You CAN transition???" This is a post about why they really want to ban cellphones for kids.

New York Times social media guidelines prohibit expression suggesting partiality on things like ICE, execution of foreigners in fishing boats, or whether law is a thing. However, tipping off notorious serial pedophiles about other reporters is absolutely fine.

dawg what is being buried under that ballroom

Hubris

if you think you might need a disability tool, please try to get it. don't think about anyone's judgement, making your life easier is the only important thing to consider 💜

and when you combine these, you kill tangotek

Pop-culture “facts” you need to unlearn: 1. Alphas rule wolf packs as supreme leaders 2. Testosterone is solely a male aggression hormone. 3. There is extreme sexual dimorphism in male and female brains

Net zero is one of the many areas where commentators are out-of-touch with public opinion in Britain. There is still broad support for cutting carbon emissions - except from among Reform supporters, who are the outliers.

this. it's so obvious & it hurts. i think back to how i thought & felt as a t(w)een in the pre-modern social media, freshly post-section 28 era, before i had any language for any of this: the ideal environment to this lot and i just want to scream. they think of trans+queerness like they're viruses.

It's very obvious to me that Esther Ghey... A) blames being transgender, not bigotry, for Brianna's murder B) believes that being trans is the result of social contain Therefore... C) isolating kids like Brianna from social media would have prevented her "becoming" transgender, avoiding murder

"Take the phone away" is the first item on the list of action recommended by anti-trans parents' orgs.

If Esther Ghey was willing to say how she believes that this campaign would've stopped some children murdering her daughter I'm all ears. Instead, she seems to be focussed on Brianna's mental health. Her mental health did not kill her. The hate enabled and encouraged by a transphobic society did.

It just dawned on me. This means trans kids will have no support in schools. The Labour government brought in Section 28 2.0 so school staff can't be there to support trans kids. Now they are cutting off contact with the outside world. So for the duration of school trans kids are alone. Truly sick.

okay *scrolls past the fic*

Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down

For years, I’ve known that Maitlis was a key player in the institutional and orchestrated attacks on Trans+ youth Now, emboldened and clearly unrepentant, she's flaunting her complicity The world can now see her for who she is - someone willing to weaponise their power against the vulnerable

It's much much more than just testosterone levels - it's genetic testing. Many women who will fall foul of this will have no idea they are potentially intersex and will likely experience discrimination and abuse as a result.

That’s what I thought too. The attack has moved on to cis women who are presumed to be intersex by the court of public bigotry.

The people impacted by this paragraph are cis women. Historically predominantly from Global South countries. This is misogyny and racism disguised as transphobia for effect.

Trans women are already banned from all of the sports at an international federation level already. This framing is a lie aimed at hiding the fact they're now going after other women that they don't like.

"Are there even any-" it doesn't matter. Banning the few trans athletes isn't the point. The point, from Trump's ban on trans people in government to Britain's bathroom ban to Newsom's sports ban, is to make sure everyone knows trans women are OTHER and to act accordingly to us in their daily lives.

the whole point of having a minimum wage is for that wage to be enough for a full-time worker to support themselves and their family. yes, this includes the person who works at the convenience store and the person making your coffee. this shouldn’t be a radical take.

There is a genre of advice that I refer to as "how to win the lottery advice." People who lucked out love to pretend that it wasn't luck, it was their intelligence and strategy, and that is something that can be replicated by doing this or that (and they're almost always selling a "course.")

DIY > AI

I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.

I think this is at the heart of why AI is useful to fascists. They seek to throttle the imagination, so people won't be able to think of ways to stop them. People won't be able to hope for anything better.

they're smooching

I AM DOING BIRTHDAY STREAM COMMISSIONS! Come get your minecraft character arted for like 20 bucks for fun! ko-fi.com/c/195baf062f

idk what i have beyond it probably not being covid (tho the test was old so idk if it's even still viable to use) but im sick and exhausted and the fatigue is kicking me in the ass so severely :(

More like it becomes increasingly clear this Christian song is a BOP 🤘

I didn’t realize “mua” stood for makeup artist for the longest time. I thought all the make-up artists I worked with just liked to end their personal branding with a little kiss

Buried in the article: “Over a period of six months, researchers estimate that COVID-19 infections led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, while vaccinations led to 0.85 extra cases per 100,000.” The scare tactic of the headline is what’s wrong with media today

"According to the publication, the communications could demonstrate willful infringement, potentially leading to enhanced damages of up to $150,000 per work, a massive increase from just $750." HAHAHAHA YESSSS YESSSSSSS GET THEIR ASSES!!!!! MAKE THEM BLEED IN SO MUCH MONEY THEY GO BANKRUPT

The biggest thing i've learned as an artist who sells prints and merch is don't make what people ask for. They won't buy it. Make what you, the artist, want to see printed on the support of ur choice. I can't explain why but THAT'S what will sell. People who buy the most are the silent ones. 🫶