I tend to draw Taka on the cuter side, with more round shapes, but I feel like you can go so many directions with his design and shape language. Like, I’ve seen round, sharp, rectangular Takas. And it’s very interesting, because you can contrast it with other characters. Compared to his peers, Taka is intense and might look sharper, but compared to Mondo, one might contrast the different ways they express their masculinity (where Mondo is more of a standard tough guy, while Taka has some more unconventional traits; physically, he’s slimmer and a bit smaller, but he also cries more freely).
Also, I feel like his round eyes and big eyebrows work very well for both a cuter and more sharp, intense Taka depending on how you depict them.
I decided to doodle Taka with a bit more edge:
The answer? Both. Both is good. (The actual answer is do whatever the fuck you want, but that doesn’t sound as catchy.)
Hell, maybe the cuter version is just what Mondo sees. Though I think they both just see each other as both the coolest, toughest people ever, but also see the softer, cuter parts that might not immediately be obvious to others.
I’m probably just going to keep flip flopping between designs as I always do, but it’s fun to think about.
So in the revelations of the Epstein files, we found out that the accelerated push of transphobia over the last 10-years was fully manufactured and ran directly through Epstein himself (he specifically mentioned liking Trump's transphobia despite not liking his other policies), with dozens of emails about that specifically about directly or shit like Epstein and associates bragging about exploiting 4chan and /pol/ specifically to further their goals including demonizing trans people.
But right now right-wing media is running a diversion by claiming akchually The Transgenders were invented by Epstein because one (1) person emailed him to tell him that he thinks trans women would make good sex slaves (and that he thinks trans men are disgusting freaks, but they left that part out for some reason) and one (1) doctor who did do vaginoplasty but already had a bad reputation was an Epstein associate.
So prepare for a whole new wave of transphobia fueled specifically off of this one email.
some of yall need to go back to like preschool level 'girls can do anything boys can do' feminism bc we are regressing into feminine = frivolous = weak = nurturing and masculine = power = force = competence at the speed of fucking light
important that you never forgive ice agents, ever. even years after all this is over (and I do believe we will make it out on the other side, alive and for the better,) they live in shame and disgrace forever. no excuses, no forgiveness. they ruined their own lives when they decided that human freedom and liberty was an acceptable sacrifice for a paycheck
The 'he can't handle all that' in response to fandom ships with black women sounds like y'all don't want black women with men who'd treat them well and just hate them or am I too woke
The effects of the war on Gaza are still present in the details of daily life, especially in the lives of those who lost their homes and found no alternative but tents.
I am the mother of a child born during the war, specifically at the height of the bombing, amidst the sounds of explosions, fear, and insecurity. Today, two years later, we still live in a tent.
Living in a tent is not life, but a daily struggle to secure the most basic rights.
Pure drinking water is not easily available. We have to carry it from long distances, and we may wait for hours to get enough water for one day.
Food is also not always available, and we often lack basic ingredients. Sometimes I don't have anything to feed my child and have to wait for aid or donations to arrive.
There is no electricity, no place to shower, and no toilets.
We are not looking for luxury, but for the bare minimum of dignity: a roof over our heads, clean water, and enough food.
Please, any donation, no matter how small, will help us in our war for survival.
Hi, I'm Raven, and I'm running this campaign on behalf of my friend Ayoush. Any money raised will go to her in full. Please note the campaig
Hello my friends,I am Ayoush from Gaza. You have supported me in the past to help my family, and support for my family is still available and ongoing, as they are in urgent need of your help and assistance.
But I also need your support to build a brighter future for myself.
During the war, I lost my job and my home. I lost my work as a crochet artist and my job as a teacher, so I am now in need of your help. Donations have become extremely limited, and I need to rely on myself and open a small, simple project that reflects who I am and my identity—
which is the art of crochet.I now need your support, and as an initial step, we need around $3,000 to $4,000 to start this project.
We need to build my dream together, hand in hand.You are the helping hand for me and for building my dream.
Save Wadad's family, her daughter Najah, and her four children.
From the heart of Gaza, we reach out to you with deep pain and a plea for help… amelia romain needs your support for Help Wedad's family in
I am Waddad, I live in the war-torn Gaza City. My house was destroyed under the bombardment, and I had nothing left but memories and the pain of loss. We lived harsh days of fear and displacement, carrying our souls among the rubble in search of safety. In the midst of this tragedy, I lost my dear husband, whose news was interrupted a while ago due to displacement, and his fate is still unknown,
From the heart of Gaza, we reach out to you with deep pain and a plea for help… amelia romain needs your support for Help Wedad's family in
Because of the loss of my husband, I now live with my daughter Najah and she is a mother of four children, facing the harshness of life with patience and strength despite the severe suffering she went through because of the war. We lost our home and began to live with our children in a tent in the middle of the street, without security or stability. Her suffering was not limited to that, I also suffer my mother Wadad, who was disabled, who was exhausted by displacement and suffered from chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, which requires continuous treatment and care. Despite the harsh conditions, we are still trying with all our strength to provide food for our children and my mother, and seek urgent humanitarian support to meet their basic needs and provide the necessary treatment, clinging to the hope of a more dignified and safe life for all of them.
She never imagined finding herself in a situation that forced her to write these words, but life took an unexpected and destructive turn. Her family, consisting of my beloved husband and our four children - two daughters and two sons - is facing a crisis that we cannot overcome alone
We ask for help urgently because we can't do it alone. We need to rebuild not only our house, but our lives. Every donation, no matter how large, will be allocated directly to provide a safe place for our children to sleep, enough food for them, and a chance to hope again. We ask you, if you can help us in these difficult circumstances, to appoint us, and we will be grateful to you forever. Perhaps your generosity and generosity are the light that illuminates our paths in this darkness.
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Not that this would reach a broad audience here, and I don't intend to spin this as a 'callout post' really, but it feels worth sharing since I've seen that '23-'26 piece circulating recently and it looks like this artist still gets a steady stream of commissions. It really does feel like she's mask-off on Xitter; other socials aren't as political.
i miss you 2012 avengers. i miss you the avengers tower. i miss you irondad and spiderson. i miss you meme lord shuri and peter. i miss you loki lingering in the tower for no other reason than that he's the main love interest. i miss you poptart-eating thor. i miss you grumpy bucky barnes. i miss you old man, chronically offline steve rogers. i miss you clint in the vents. i miss you girls night with wanda and natasha. i miss you the rare bruce banner feature. i miss you sassy sam wilson. i miss you cheeky reader who always called fury by his first name. i miss you christmas avengers blurbs in the middle of the fanfiction written by an autistic 14 year old. i miss you 😔😔😔
hi, i'm valerie, im a 25 yr old DJ, writer, live musician, events organiser and visual artist
i'm in the long and frustrating process of moving to norway from the UK and i am now short on rent!!! which really sucks, as i've been moving around a lot the past couple years and this is the most comfortable and easy to live in place i've had in a really really long time, I know there is stuff in the world going on much more warranting of your money, but I really need this, so please help me out?
I don't have much to offer in return besides my art/work, which is linked above. thank you so much for reading this far!!! <3333333
anything helps, and if you can't help monetarily, please share!!!
[ As long as people don’t know about asexuality—hell, forget about the label, so long as they don’t know that saying no forever and for any reason and in any context is okay—sex education, sex therapy, and popular depictions of sex are incomplete and people don’t have the relevant information to fully consent.
Sexual rights should not be assumed and self-determination must never end upon entering a relationship. You can give a no with zero caveats in each and every situation, full stop. You can say no if someone loves you and you love them back. You can say no for the rest of your life. ]
Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex (2020)
Keith Porter was killed by an off-duty ICE agent who officials claim was responding to “an active shooter” call, but locals say otherwise.
On New Year's Eve in Los Angeles, while many were celebrating, Keith Porter, Jr was shot and murdered by an off duty ICE agent who failed to identify himself before proceeding to take Keith's life.
Statements from ICE/DHS labeled this overzealous, bloodthirsty pig a "hero" and described Keith Porter as an "active shooter", which is far from the truth. Allegedly, Keith fired a couple rounds from a rifle into the air as a way to ring in the new year. While certainly not a safe or recommended activity (if this allegation is actually true), it is not an action that warrants his extrajudicial murder. It is worth noting that many residents of the apartment complex he was slain in only describe hearing the 3-4 shots fired by the off duty ICE officer, and witnesses state that the officer did not identify himself before he began firing his weapon.
This happened very close to where I live. Close enough that I heard the gunshots that killed him. Keith was my neighbor and a loving, hardworking father of two girls. He was loved by his community. They now have to move through the world without him, taken far too soon from this earth by what they call a "good guy with a gun". I will not let him be forgotten. I will not let the media and the DHS/ICE twist the narrative to make this incident sound like anything but another black man being murdered on the spot without the benefit of the doubt. He was given no chance to speak for himself and now he is dead.
Do not let him die in vain. Rest in Power Keith Porter, Jr.
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