What Is Or Isn’t A Slur Can Be Highly Contextual, Y'all.

I'm 94, RIP.

since the 2020 version is back on my dash here is this year’s poster 

(i’m 67 apparantly)

reblog to hug me

Shout out to fanfic writers who write their favourite characters into incredibly specific niches like complex academic studies or horse taming or the intricacies of the fashion industry or historical politics just because they love it. I do in fact want to learn about your niche interests disguised as fanfiction, thank you

Coming from an Indigenous/Mexican family in the deep south where most of us have kids by the time we're like 16 and don't go to college, not only did I get to meet my great-grandpa but he's still around and kicking it. He's witnessed the birth of his great, great-grandkids and it's so surreal knowing he was there for many of my cousin's weddings and their kids as well.

But being from the south, it means a lot of our history was never written down so we relied on the fact that we have these people around to give us their oral history but a lot of people just don't care. I've been the family historian since I realized that fact and lemme tell you there are a lot of skeletons in southern family closets.

@oonajaeadira has a great response to the reason drama in the Pedro fandoms and I hope we can all learn to handle these situations as lovingly, gently, but firmly as her. Everyone's feelings are valid, but not everyone's actions are and I hope we can all move on and make this a learning lesson where no one else gets hurt. Mentally, physically, or emotionally. As a writer, my first reaction was to block, but Adira's loving note made me reconsider and have an open heart about this. For everyone involved.

Not trying to add to any drama, my heart goes out to everyone who is hurting from this.

I am not stealing anything. I have removed/ changed everything I've been asked to remove. I voiced my opinion. This post by @stealyourblorbos is unwarranted, nasty, and untrue. If y'all would give me a chance, then maybe this can be worked out without hard feelings and people being blocked.

Come sit next to me, kitkat. Let me love on you. Gonna say some things that you might not like all the way, but I see that you're angry and hopefully I can help you see where I'm at.

Listen. Jules is a good friend of mine and I trust her. With my life. Every interaction I've had with her has been genuine and while I don't know everything about her life, I know enough that having her work stolen can be not only demoralizing, but damaging to her profits. She is a working artist. And while, yes, she does post stuff very generously online for free, those posts can bring her commissions and work. So to have someone pass them off as their own can be severely heartbreaking and damaging.

I didn't see the posts in question, so I have to imagine what the situation was. I truly believe that you didn't mean to pass the work off as your own. You may have just seen something beautiful and posted it because you're curating your blog. But if you don't credit the artist or reblog from the original source, that is basically you claiming yourself as the OG poster, and that is a kind of theft. It's better if you post a link to the artist. But it's best if you reblog from the original post itself. That's how the artist intended the work to be shown and it also directs people back to their blog so they can gain interest and therefore work.

You already know all of this and I'm sorry if this comes off as condescending. I don't want to condescend. At all. I asked you to sit by me for a reason.

If you noticed, I did NOT block you. In fact, the post led me to follow you. Because as much as I trust Jules, I also love her a hell of a lot and I know myself enough to know that emotions can do things to judgment. I wanted to make sure I wasn't just blocking you blindly out of my love for her. I always want to give people the benefit of the doubt and see their side of things before I bring out the pitchfork.

So I took a look at your page. Did I see anything that was stolen and passed off as your own? No. Did I see a few pieces of reposted artwork that wasn't credited? I did. Hmm. So there's some improvement that could happen there. But. I appreciate that you have done your best to remedy the situation. I'm glad you ultimately respected the wishes of the artist to remove a piece when it was asked you do so. Thank you.

Now then, let's get to my actions. Did I reblog Jules' post? You bet I did. She was hurt, she's my friend, and she's a fellow creator. As a creator myself I would feel horrible if someone reposted my work without crediting me. I felt that hurt in my soul. And whether you apologized or took down the posts, that hurt remains and distrust will linger. Righting a wrong does not instantly warrant forgiveness. That must be earned.

If you did something to hurt and you're sorry for it, then you'll do what you can to show that you truly appreciate the art that you put on your blog. In this case, you could do your best to credit and support the artists whose art you love. Follow a few of them and get to know them. Tell your followers who they are and why you love their art. Become a friend to artists.

However, if you believe you weren't in the wrong, that others are overreacting, then I stand by my reblog of Jules' post. You'll notice my tags were something along the line of "don't do this." And I mean that. This is a cautionary tale for others. "Please, fandom friends, don't treat creators this way. It hurts, and we'll get angry about it."

So know that while I listen to my friend--someone who has been nothing but good to me and deserves my support--I'm also listening to you. I hear you. I am 100% giving you a chance. I don't want to block you, because in this fandom we've all been through enough mistaken conduct and finger-pointing and really, all we all wanna do is love a really nice man and the work he does. I know that's what Jules wants, it's what I want, and taking the time to peek at your blog, now I think that's probably what you want too.

But just to be sure, I'll give you a follow and get to understand you better. While I must support my friend's feelings, I hope in time I can come to trust that your intentions are well-meaning.

(gif by dieter-bravo)

Din stans angry that he no longer has the Darksaber is so funny because do you not know the character at all? He never wanted it. The amount of times people project their own wants onto a character and then get mad when they don’t get what they wanted, completely disregarding the actual wants of the character or what would actually make sense. If any of you genuinely thought Din wanted to rule Mand’alor you’re kidding yourselves and you should reevaluate how well you understand his character.

Season 3 Finale Predictions

Okay ya'll, we're half an hour away. Here are my predictions:

[ ] Paz survives

[ ] If Paz doesn't survive, Din adopts Ragnor

[ ] Bo-Katan tries to ride the Mythosaur and fails

[ ] Grogu, Din, or Boba rides the Mythosaur

[ ] Din finally calls Grogu his son after a near death experience

[ ] It's revealed that Bo-Katan had planned on turning Din and his cult over to Gideon for Mandalore and the Darksaber but changed her mind and the siege was a plan to double cross Gideon

[ ] Bo-Katan dies but convinces Din he's worthy of the darksaber and ruling Mandalore during her "Swan Song"

[ ] The Mandos survive the Siege but have to camp out on Navarro into Season 4 or they decide Nevarro is a better place to start over

OR

[ ] Or Mandalore is blown up and they all start over on Nevarro until they figure out where to go

[ ] The whole galaxy shows up to rescue Din from Sorgon to really obscure characters who only showed up once before but you're expected to remember

[ ] Bonus: characters who show up to help are from completely different movies and shows that should absolutely not be showing up to help yet here they are

[ ] Cobb Vanth shows up and no one comments on his new robotic limb

[ ] The Armorer drops a huge truth bomb that explains her shady behavior without being the true anti-hero of the season

[ ] Koska is the whistleblower

[ ] The episode will have the action we've been craving with the storytelling we deserve but ends on a cliffhanger that will be a month long shit show "discussion" on Twitter and Vlogs/Podcasts

[ ] Season 4 comes out 6 years from now

[ ] The episode hints at Din somehow being a future mentor to Rey in the upcoming movie

[ ] An unnecessary subplot written in just to serve as a segue into Ahsoka or any of the other upcoming Star Wars but adds nothing to Din's show and story

people who discover a fic and leave a comment on every chapter as they read it are the unsung heroes of our era. 

ayo i found 2 pages with head angles of humans and animals, could be useful to anyone reading this

hoomans

animals