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Lurker who sometimes whispers into the void via tags

[kiyagem]

THE COVEN!!

Closeups below

[saltoncity]

work tomorrow is one of the worst things that can happen to you

[lisutarida]

[beetle-bites]

"The first fledgling, the lost cause."

day 248 of thinking about jack von pyroscythe i bet day 249 will be different

[miraenart]

Skyhold.

The Sentinel of the Frostback Mountains.

Prints here!

[so-many-ocs]

what? no, i'm not a vampire. watch i can literally go in the sun (-1 hp) (-1 hp) (-1 hp) (-1 hp) (-1 hp) (-1 hp) (-1 hp) (-1 hp) (-1 hp) (-1 hp)

[saelrum]

Wait... That's not how the plot goes--

[fforsythiaaa]

Once when I was in undergrad, someone described something as “problematic” in class and our professor was like, “That’s cool, but ‘problematic’ doesn’t really mean anything. It means that the thing you’re describing has a problem, and in and of itself that’s not bad. Art, especially, should always have problems, or else it’s not interesting and not art, either. It sounds like you’re trying to say that this is bad, but you don’t want to say ‘bad.’ Is that right?”

So from then on whenever one of us called something problematic, he would make us talk it out until we could name the “bad” thing we were hinting at. In this particular class, 7/10 it was some type of oppression, and the remainder was like, “I’m uncomfortable because this is very new/confusing/pushing boundaries that made me feel safe.”

Once we stopped calling things “problematic” and stopping at that, class got way more interesting and... we all had to say, like, “that’s racist” or “that’s misogynistic” or “ew capitalism gross” out loud, which a lot of us had never done in a classroom before. Or we had to be like, “Uhhh... I’m not sure what’s so bad?” and confront our own beliefs and that was maybe even more useful.

Anyway. Whenever I see the word problematic, I can’t help but think of this professor being like, “Good starting point, now let’s get specific.” I think when we have to commit to saying “that’s ___” it requires a lot more careful thought about the truth and impact and complexities of whatever we’re claiming. Sometimes there really is some bullshit afoot, and also sometimes it’s art, and it should be full of problems, because that’s what art is.

[hypokeimena]

#'this is present in the text' is often a good first step #but those second and third ones (naming it; describing its function) are vital (via @elucubrare)

[idiomagic]

The most important next step, I think, is 'why is this there?'. What is the author trying to convey? Is it the character that is racist/misogynistic/etc. or the author? If the 'problematic' part is the character's viewpoint, what is the author trying to convey about that character? If it's a pervasive theme, how is the author treating it? What is the work as a whole saying about the 'problematic' topic?

[xfreischutz]

lady daisy

[floralprintsharks]

[ID: a digital drawing of Merrill from Dragon Age 2 holding a bouquet of daisies. Her eyes are closed and she’s smiling as she holds the flowers up to the side of her face with both hands. Behind Merrill’s head is a sunburst, she’s surrounded by white symmetrical lines and constellations, wearing a green dress with a dark green cape draped over her shoulders. End ID]

[flareyn]

Dont mind those two in the middle, they're still jetlagged from getting revived

[sometiktoksarevalid]

[lostsometime]

ok sorry to double reblog BUT I just looked him up and he does these fantastic videos where he breaks down HOW he actually mimics the other artists’ styles. Like for ed Sheeran, he explains how he brings his voice forward in the mouth, while Adam Levine sings in the back of the mouth, stuff like that. It’s SO COOL, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone actually break down how to do this sort of thing, as a skill, instead of just treating it like a neat trick they just happen to be good at. https://www.tiktok.com/@justinjmooremusic

Check him out he’s so cool

[thesecondquailry]

YOU CANT HIDE || Fnafvs Animation

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[mousegirlheart]

Visit Original Link

[justarandomart]

happy pride month!! some aro ace Phantumps to celebrate!

[qi-mera]

More of you need to learn about these ☝️

[jadenebula]

[fluornesscence]

Don’t tell mama!

[dragon-in-a-fez]

I love that cats don't meow at each other except as kittens. they talk to us exactly like we talk to them, like stupid babies it's fun to annoy. the human equivalent of a meow is "ohh who is a little furball with one brain cell"