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Kai Samms | 27 | Cis Woman | Pan Art Blog | (main)Userlookup DNI if you're a disgusting person. Im not interested in conversing with pedos or racists or exclusionists or terfs or ANY OF THAT SHIT. FUCK OFF.(also if your one of those shitty insecure bc people)

[skidget]

like, you want to use the q-slur for yourself? you have that power. 

but pushing slurs as identifiers just makes it alright for everyone else to use them: aka for the people who were using them as slurs to continue to do so. 

you don’t see the differently abled, or the neurodivergent, or the mentally ill communities push for reclamation of the r-slur. and yet, we keep seeing this for the lgbta+ community.  Which, if it was just people experimenting with their own things would be fine, but it’s gotten to the point where academia (which is still very cis-het minded, like everywhere else) has adopted it.

[crohweopets]

how quickly people have adopted the use of these slurs i think speaks to how sinister this is. No one is actually fighting to use these, everyone's just accepting it so they can quietly continue using these as originally intended: as slurs, without anyone batting an eye.

just. what the fuck people. stop it. this is so gross and we’re teaching the next generations of kids that this shit is ok.

[poogle-races]

what slurs is tnt letting people use???

specifically i’ve seen d*ke and qu**r several times. and a pet name containing f*g being advertised for trade on the boards.

[pixelpetcrossing]

Well like you can’t really police ppls identities like that, especially queer in which i identify with myself. Like it would be fucked up if neopets let people use the “acceptable” terms like gay and lesbian but not let people who identify with queer use it. Our identity is just as valid. To a large portion of the community queer isn’t a slur.

[poogle-races]

thats fair. queer is a word i use for myself. i just personally have concerns since it still does get used as a slur, if that makes sense.so i just dont know how i feel about use of it on a childrens site.

on the topic of queer in particular i dont think there’s an easy answer since there is a division of folks who identify with it and folks who are made uncomfortable by it.

[skidget]

it’s literally a slur, has always been a slur, means ‘abomination’ and is still used as a slur today. 

but what really concerns me is younger gays trying to erase the history of other slurs like those you listed above, the so-called ‘reclamation’ no longer being limited to niche (arguably problematic) kink scenes.

[poogle-races]

one more thought regarding the beta that’s so weird tbh is??

i get that there’s a need to re-create the flash assets. but the GUI for the site was fine. if it currently has flash elements used in it, those could be easily remade in CSS with zero interference to the existing layout. Like it could function from a simple CMS and it’d be fine… why the extra effort to make something that is… very user unfriendly from a design standpoint. I dont get it. 0/10

[skidget]

it’s totally a poor attempt at moving the site to a more ‘mobile’ feel but like, it just fails on every account. all aspects. it’s so bad.

[poogle-races]

yea it really does. :/ makes me sad too because now the neopian plaza and bazaar dont have the fun little maps anymore. which i guess could change over time, but still. overlaying links in an image is SO easy to code that even I can do it. just use the old asset and implement it in your new layout. I am BEGGING for any shred of functionality and personality at balance with each other here.

[skidget]

goddammit. but the maps were like, the most interesting part of the site. seeing these worlds and places and shit and where it was laid out sparked interest and connection to a site and its universe that doesn’t really offer much on its own anyway.

[crohweopets]

holy shit people are finally realizing what I've been saying and thinking about nntm for years now!

vindication!

[crohweopets]

nevermind they ruined it by being salty bitches

[crohweopets]

holy shit people are finally realizing what I've been saying and thinking about nntm for years now!

vindication!

[skidget]

done

outfit based on : 

[skidget]

neolodge

honestly, it’s come to the point where if you associate with the neolodge or its founders still, then you can’t be trusted to be a decent human being and I want nothing to do with you.

[crohweopets]

saaaaaame

[skidget]

Kait’s really put the nail in the coffin with this remark:

Coming to complain on a post that calls out problematic bullshit, and shitting yourself there, like, I love that, because you are outing yourself as a shitty person, ACTIVELY of your own volition. I don’t gotta do any work! You’re making everything 100% easier because i now know exactly who to block.

[skidget]

I keep putting the idea of talking about this off, naming names and such seeming petty and I didn’t want to look petty. And like, yeah it is petty i guess, but it needs to be done. Not directly mentioning stuff and going out of my way to protect problematic people’s privacy by leaving out names just allows bullshit to keep happening.

So, to begin, A heads up to anyone who stumbles upon this blog, as well as followers and people who pop in time to time:  I’ve said this before and apparently I have to keep saying it since it’s become apparent people haven’t read shit last time.

If you refuse to acknowledge the fascism/nazi apologia, racism, pedophilia-leaning, abuse fetishizing, and other legitimate problems present in steven universe, then block me. I am sick to death of me reblogging all this info and good, well-thought-out criticism from fellow marginalized voices talking about these issues, only for my followers to completely ignore this and then suddenly get surprised and upset later on when it’s brought up face-to-face chatting with people.

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[avidneopian]

I refuse to believe the neotag is dead

PLEASE like/comment/reblog to your sideblog if you are an active neoblog (posting like 90%+ neopets-related content) so I can give you a follow.

I just cleaned out the the inactive (1+ years) blogs I was following and a majority of them were the neoblogs of old friends I lost contact with that made up the neotag ~3-5 years ago.

Also, what is the tag everyone is using today? Can we get “#neotag” thriving again? Is it thriving still and I just don’t realize it? (EDIT: I added neolodge to the tags because apparently that’s being used!)

[crohweopets]

pound pets that need homes

[crohweopets]

HEY

i need practice drawing neopets and shit. send me your ocs so i can sketch em ouo

(will be posted to my art blog @kaiartz)

[crohweopets]

HEY

I’d love it if people could reblog or reply and let me know what their least favourite neopets species are!

(i dont need reasons i just wanna know!)

mine are Uni, Scorchio, Peophin, Tuskaninny and Zafara

[xweeetoks]

petition to give chias cute pet art again

[skidget]

Survey Time!

I was planning on getting a page up on-site about the relationship between the beauty contest, the art chat, and new/old artists who don’t frequent it. Thought it’d be a good idea to reach out here and take some opinions off-site:

1: Do you enter the beauty contest on neopets?

2: Do you stop by the art chat at all, on-site? If so, how often would you say?

3: If you’ve visited the art chat, what kind of vibe do you get? Do you feel welcome? Alienated? Bored? Like it offers nothing? Does it feel clique-y? etc.

[mimikyuu]

i want to do neopet and furry stuff again but im so unmotivated and also busy :(

[skidget]

i relate to this so much ;_;

[gelertassassin-deactivated20181]

hey there friends, i just wanted to make a little actually this got pretty long whoops post about the whole shelby thing that’s just started being unearthed. it would mean a lot if y’all could give this post a peek since this is something that has severely and negatively impacted my life for years now, and i’m very glad something is finally being done about it. thank you in advance.

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