Hi! I'm still alive! Life is just sadly so busy. But I wish everyone a Happy FanFest Anaheim Day 1!!!

Also- I’m sorry I’ve been quiet! IRL is busy as always on top of Resident Evil 9 completely hijacking my brain for a bit recently! (It was a fantastic game!)

babil tower has really interesting places to visit to immerse yourself into garlean culture such as. The Iron Womb. And. The Clyt

I felt cheated the last time we had a dungeon in Garlemald and Jullus didnt come with us- this time he better be an option i stg

And in this week, the US/IDF is literally is starting a religious war in the Middle East while a JP mmo is capitalizing on orientalism again. The timing is diabolical and I’m losing my mind over here.

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)

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)

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.

I’m so sick of orientalism in fiction. I’m so sick of the blatantly sexualised and fetishised amalgams of a dozen cultures into one homogenous “exotic” blob. I’m so sick of White people saying I’m “reading too much into it” or “being performative” when it’s MY culture being bastardised.

Gaius hair requiring currency from higher difficulty version is the funniest thing in the world to me #albiart

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)

Endwalker -- Personae non Gratae 4/4 { #SavMSQ / #FfxivArt / #JulSav / #WolJullus }

Sav grew up in a labor village in Garlean occupied Gyr Abania and that entails all the tragedy and horror you'd expect and have heard of in the game, sadly. The worst anguish was during 1.0 when Nael ordered daily killings of workers to complete Project Meteor where+ #SavLore

I wanted a character that wasn't green and so I took a step towards the warmer side on the color wheel. All of my characters tend to lean towards a green color palette, often via their hair. So when I first made Sav in-game, he did start with green hair until I realized his character more #SavLore

にゃんにゃんにゃん(+ニャン) #猫の日 #FF14 #ffxiv #FF14イラスト #ffxivart

Manius: Someone(me) has to keep Jullus’ elite ass in check Also Manius: has time to slick back his hair in a post-civil war, fallen Garlemald

I'm a little late, but here's Sav's team based on vibes! Happy belated Pokemon Day!

When will people stop trying to police how trans men present themselves bc it’s really no one’s business except the guy in question 😟

moghome memories 🌅💞 #mykazura #ysayle #wolysayle

Captain's Coat #FFXI

自分で描いたサンクレッドのらくがきはこれが一番好きかも　 #FF14　#Thancred

look, I know I've been pretty anti-AI on here, but if anyone who sees this has a chatgpt subscription, you should cancel it. the us just went to war with iran and openai put themselves first in line to profit. even the other AI companies think this is insane. no judgement, please cancel if you can

As many of u already know me & Tracey lost everything in a fire so we have to rebuild our lives from scratch. U all have already done so much for us I feel bad asking but March 5th is my birthday if anyone would like to help us a little more we have a wishlist www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

thank you everyone for checking in and doing what you can. i’m here to personally verify this gofundme bri has started. gofund.me/cb718263b

All those Discord alternatives that y'all are trying to push (Stoat, Matrix, Fluxer, Root, etc.) will have to comply with this as well if we don't stop this. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES EVERY DAY & TELL THEM TO VOTE NO ON KOSA, SCREEN Act, & ANY OTHER INTERNET CENSORSHIP BILLS!

Let your characters have a distinct voice and stick fiercely to their core selves! Characters are individuals. Therefore they react to different situations in a myriad of ways. Your characters will shine if you let them write themselves and take the wheel. 🔥

On the Matter of Trust Aurelius: "He adores me." Casra: "He tolerates you for fruit." #GPOSERS | #Elezen | #FFXIV | #VerdantQuill

More evul aka racist nessa guy stuff. quoting because the original post has The Image untagged for graphic content & I'm not about to flashbang people's TLs (again - sorry for the first time it went around)

it's all just art. "porn" is just art that makes you horny, in precisely the way that "horror" is art that makes you scared and "metroidvania" is art that makes you write video essays

フィールドわーかーさん　ちょっとだけ加筆！ #OC

This is both an act of war *and* a war crime, as it is similar to cutting off water or destroying power plants. It's designed to kill civilians.

lalafell in flower field🦋a commission from early last year! #ffxivart #ffxiv

solar eclipse #ffxiv

Aymeric for the FFXIV playing card deck today #FFXIV

Leveilleur twins in streetwear🐤 #FFXIVART

Kansas is sending letters to trans people telling them that their licenses will be revoked as of tomorrow and that they risk arrest for driving on a suspended license. This is pure cruelty. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

WolGraha, but how cruel would I be to make it "unrequited" because Sav develop feelings for Crystal Exarch G'raha and not the returned Source G'raha?

I'm sorry Sav but I'm going to manifest my struggles with G'raha through you. Good luck.

/sit

"May I?" #FFXIV | #Elezen | #GPOSERS | #VerdantQuill

Lrp yall should comm @alfonxzie.bsky.social ! I still love and treasure the Haurchefant and Touy’a ship art they made me 🥹

my slop

If you're doing callout posts about artists creating fictional taboo content, you may not consider yourself a fascist, but you are one. You are their stupid tool at the bare minimum. The good news is you can stop doing that at any time

"But I hate ICE and support trans rights and etc etc" if you aid in the suppression of art, you are a fascist. One of the textbook markers of a fascist state is the suppression of art it deems "degenerate". If you have one empathetic cell left in your brain, you'll start digging into the history

Dear modders clearing their XMA pages: don't As of now, it remains king and will prob for a time™️ People have saved links to your stuff. Esp for upscaling Use your xma as a redirect: upload you new stuff to HS and link to that on your old XMA download No broken links People find you & HS