Posting the sign so I can tap it when necessary.

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First they came for the trans people, and I said nothing because I wasn’t trans. Then they were like actually I’m pretty sure you are trans and I said no I’m not and they went okay well show us your penis then and I said what no get out of my face and they said that one’s a girl get her

Repost if your account is a safe space for the trans community. 🏳️‍⚧️

Guys lets all be okay with your characters not liking everyone and having messy complicated feelings or even pure hatred towards even fan favorite characters bc ur characters feelings do not have to reflect on u as a writer and its even fun writing things that are contrary to ur own feelings

i love having free will #RE9 #ScoobyDoo

some shit is about to go down

I recently remembered my favorite Pokédex entry of all time…. Hug it!!!

Windows 14 rumored to have a free trial with no limit on playtime all the way up to level 70, including the award winning expansions "Heavensward" and "Stormblood," sources say.

Sounds fucking, great. Oh, you think it’s a bad thing… Fortune magazine.

RT if $3000 would literally change your life

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No bro trying to return to a past that will never be ever again will not trap me in a cycle of stagnation and fear of new experiences that will rob me of a meaningful future. My desire to return to a state of ignorance is different bro

hearing someone say they regularly talk to ai chatbots for anything does feel like they just rolled up their sleeve to reveal a festering zombie bite

I got a lot of attention and followers from this post, thank you for giving me the platform to share my culture with you all As u know i’m Iranian, and the US-Israel attacks have deliberately targeted hospitals and schools, my only ask from those who enjoyed my mashups is to please call ur senators

Also im using this as a thread to throw down my middle eastern inspired mashups (also middle east, MENA, SWANA, whatever u use most people are familiar w middle east)

Windows 13 rumored to be "collecting hearts released from heartless" in an attempt to open Kingdom Hearts, sources say

I cannot stress how important it is to just ask people things. I know we don’t want to feel like a bother, but beautiful things can happen when you just ask!

Hi hello just QRPing some info abt this coming in from the other site. This news is fake, it was a hallucination.

Look at my Baby Guys 🦡 She so cool and epic and cool Sabrina cooked 👨‍🍳⚜️✨️

AI-generated artwork is officially not eligible for copyright protection after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the appeal. The court ruled that a work must have a human creator in order to qualify for copyright. (Link: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...)

Surprise! The Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post is against my 5% billionaire wealth tax. I wonder why? If enacted, Bezos would owe $12 billion in taxes, and an average family of 4 would receive a $12,000 direct payment. Poor Jeff would be left with just $224 billion to survive.

I was having trouble joining and connecting to the voice chat and saw the most hilarious thing. What a GREAT idea, Discord! ghgjghk

One day this stupid thing will work.

The best way to learn how to honour a culture is to learn about it first. Learn about its people, their traits and habits, humanise them and respect them. Even with incorporating fantasy elements, you’ll find that each culture is rich in folklore and mythology to draw inspiration from. 🩷 (6/6)

Take, for example, these images. The details of each one are in the alt text, but the main point is that each country has its own countless subcultures. Ignoring these distinctions inherently communicates that they’re not worth learning about because the “Orient” is inferior. (5/6)

A much better way to honour Middle Eastern culture would be to pick one of them and learn about it specifically. The world recognises readily enough that Sweden and France (for example) have vastly different cultures. The same should apply to everywhere else. (4/6)

The outfits in XIV do this very blatantly. The top is vaguely like an Indian sari, the sandals look sort of Egyptian, the harem trousers are kinda Persian, and the medallions are either Moroccan or Ottoman with no distinction. This results in them being pure orientalist slop. (3/6)

Orientalism assumes that “the Orient” (North Africa, the Arabian Gulf, South Asia, Türkiye, and sometimes even SEA and East Asia) are all one big (ignorant) blob. It stems from Eurocentrism and colonialism. It waters down dozens of cultures by reducing them to vague similarities. (2/6)

Anyway, the new “Corvosi” outfits look terrible. “But surely they don’t mean it!” I don’t care. “But it’s fantasy!” I don’t care. We don’t live in a vacuum. We’ve had decades of writing and advocacy against Orientalism. Do your homework and do better.

The Devs actually putting effort into not being offensive to any culture that isn't Japanese or European

Of course! The sexualisation is, of course, a major issue. Middle Eastern women have been fetishised for centuries (see: harem tropes + the reduction of bellydancing to seduction rather than art). However, it’s also how Orientalism homogenises entire regions and cultures. (1/6)

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For months, @jacksonwryan.com has been looking into why so many video games sites have become full of gambling and casino stories, unusual author images, and, most recently, the use of AI. We've connected these sites to Clickout Media. Here's what we've learned.

Pay your artists better and on time

LA Public Press is still posting resources on the regular for combating ICE and supporting immigrants. L.A. TACO still tracks daily ICE kidnappings in SoCal, as best they can. Siembra NC offers training for building ICE watch networks. Stand with immigrants. #losangeles #fuckice

Long live 2D animation (& practical effects).

Some of you must be very cold during your photoshoots here in Coerthas.

I've known this guy my whole life

ill never get over this i think this is so fucking stupid and yet so unbelievably funny. what the fuck was i doing

do NOT think critically about your art or other creative endeavors after a depressive episode/while on your period/if you haven't eaten in 4 hours/after a bad night's sleep/while anxious. just DON'T DO IT. put the thought DOWN. come back to it in the MORNING after BREAKFAST has been CONSUMED.

Just a knight #Elezen

Bringing back this classic Alisaie and Alphinaud photoset. 😂 I need more ffxiv cosplay in my life. The shenanigans are the best part!