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[kolormixstudios]

Narrative Re-Introduction Stream #2

Since a lot has been done behind the scenes, we wanted to do something fun to help everyone get caught up with the most recent versions of c

Narrative stream in about 25 minutes!

[pshattuck]

dub intro

[kolormixstudios]

New video premiere in a couple minutes! Join us!

[lichrelly]

things i’ll not call you a whore for:

sexual activity

how you dress

things i’ll call you a whore for:

stealing my food 

stealing my lemons

my cat likes you more than me

[bill-nye-official-blog]

why are lemons separate from food op?

[sporkkles-irl]

everyone knows lemons arent food

[2boldlyqueer]

lemon stealing whores are a huge issue separate from food stealing whores. there’s a whole documentary about whores stealing lemons from the trees of unsuspecting victims. you can see the first two minutes of it here.

[bad-puns-n-finger-guns]

Thats a rickroll. That totally is a fucking rickroll. No fukin way. Not falling for it.

[lichrelly]

dude, trust me, that isn’t a rick roll. its something worse

[bad-puns-n-finger-guns]

Me to the rest of tumblr after actually watching what was in the link:

[incessant-honking]

…I really don’t know what I was expecting.

[danna-sama]

What the fuck did i just watch.

[askasexual]

It- it’s not a Rick roll

[theprinceofsnark]

Have we really reached a time when the Lemon Stealing Whores are no longer common knowledge.

[hiddlydiddly]

[kolormixstudios]

Catcher animatic as the first of two Halloween videos this year. Enjoy~

[omghotmemes]

Senpai says you’re welcome

[quintusbenedictus]

Reblogging again because I just realized that if I had this advice in high school I would’ve never made a tumblr account.

[unpopularly-opinionated]

Also works for most of those news sites like WSJ or NYT that only let you read a little bit, or block adblockers. Also some disable the scroll bar but if you go to the right side of the console after hitting F12 and look for the CSS element “overflow” and change it from “hidden” to “visible” then you can continue scrolling for free. Might have to click around on different parts of the page to find it, but it should work.

[ralfmaximus]

There’s also a Firefox/Chrome extension called Behind The Overlay that does all that with one mouse click. Used it for years; what a time saver.

And if you encounter a true paywall, use Archive.Today to bypass it. Just paste the paywalled url into the blue “search archived snapshots” box near the bottom:

[the-pen-pot]

IOS users and Patreon. Big old heads up.

"Apple is requiring that Patreon use their in-app purchasing system and remove all other billing systems from the Patreon iOS app by November 2024. This means that starting in November, new memberships purchased in the iOS app will be subject to Apple's 30% App Store fee.

First, we want to be clear about one thing: this will not impact your existing memberships at all. Apple's App Store fee only applies to new memberships purchased in the iOS app beginning in November 2024."

Apple users, if you make your pledges through your browser you can dodge this fee.

This is just apple doing its usual nickel and diming to take a slice of every pie.

[figmentforms]

30% is a comically huge cut on top of what patreon already takes. Please, for future support of patreon creators, please avoid the Apple App version of patreon. Open a web browser and support your favorite creators that way to make sure your money goes to the creators and not just disappear into the void of another giant corporate greed hole.

I know lots of fellow artists who need patreon to live and keep making things. Don’t let Apple gobble up what you’re trying to give to them. This is just ridiculous.

[coffee-alien]

“Imagine having a child that refuses to hug you or even look you in the eyes”

Imagine being shamed, as a child, for not showing affection in a way that is unnatural or even painful for you. Imagine being forced, as a child, to show affection in a way that is unnatural or even painful for you. Imagine being told, as a child, that your ways of expressing affection weren’t good enough. Imagine being taught, as a child, to associate physical affection with pain and coercion.

[samayla]

As a preschool special ed para, this is very important to me. All my kids have their own ways of showing affection that are just as meaningful to them as a hug or eye contact is to you or me. 

One gently squeezes my hand between both of his palms as he says “squish.” I reciprocate. When he looks like he’s feeling sad or lost, I ask if I can squish him, and he will show me where I can squish him. Sometimes it’s almost like a hug, but most of the time, it’s just a hand or an arm I press between my palms. Then he squishes my hand in return, says “squish,” and moves on. He will come ask for squishes now, when he recognizes that he needs them.

Another boy smiles and sticks his chin out at me, and if he’s really excited, he’ll lean his whole body toward me. The first time he finally won a game at circle time, he got so excited he even ran over and bumped chins with me. He now does it when he sees me outside of school too. I stick out my chin to acknowledge him, and he grins and runs over and I lean down for a chin bump.

Yet another child swings my hand really fast. At a time when another child would be seeking a hug, she stands beside me and holds my hand, and swings it back and forth, with a smile if I’m lucky. The look on her face when I initiate the hand swinging is priceless.

Another one bumps his hip against mine when he walks by in the hallway or on the playground, or when he gets up after I’m done working with him. No eye contact, no words, but he goes out of his way to “crash” into me, and I tell him that it’s good to see him. He now loves to crash into me when I’m least expecting it. He doesn’t want anything, really. Just a bump to say “Hi, I appreciate you’re here.” And when he’s upset and we have to take a break, I’ll bump him, ask if he needs to take a walk, and we just go wander for a bit and discuss whatever’s wrong, and he’s practically glued to my side. Then one more bump before we go back into the room to face the problem.

Moral of the story is, alternative affection is just as valid and vitally important as traditional affection. Reciprocating alternative affection is just as valid and vitally important as returning a hug. That is how you build connections with these children. 

[brighteyedbadwolf]

This is so goddamn important.

I verbally express affection. A LOT.

My husband… doesn’t. I don’t know why. For the longest time part of me wondered if it meant he loved me less.

At some point I told him about a thing I had done as a kid. Holding hands, three squeezes means ‘I Love You’.

Suddenly he’s telling me I Love You all the time.

Holding my hand, obviously, but also randomly.

taptaptap

on my hand, my shoulder, my butt, my knee, whatever body part is closest to him, with whatever part of him is closest to me

All the time.

More often than I ever verbally said it.

It’s an ingrained signal now, I can tap three times on whatever part of him, and get three taps back in his sleep. Apparently I do the same.

It’s made a huge difference for us.

People say things differently.

[kolormixstudios]

Help Wanted for the Catcher prologue!

[thefrogginbullfish]

"Intersex"

[mooncrestcollective-moved-deact]

[ID: A comic talking about issues intersex people face within the LGBTQ community. The people are presented as spherical pride flags.]

Panel 1:

Progress Pride: “You're intersex? I've never met an intersex person before. If it's okay to ask, what's your whole...anatomy situation?”

Intersex: “We just met and that's a very personal question. Being intersex is a very diverse medical condition that isn't always about body parts. Some people have a drastic hormone imbalance, for instance.” A thought bubble underneath this says “Here we go again...”

Panel 2:

Progress Pride wearing a pink bow on its head: “You're automatically nonbinary right?”

Intersex: “I'm not automatically anything. I was assigned a gender at birth and have characteristics of both sexes. I'm also not automatically LGBTQIA+. The “I” is for intersex, but that's not a gender identity or sexual orientation. It's a medical condition. Not all of us identify as LGBTQIA+”

Panel 3:

Progress Pride is in the background talking to an Exclusionist (purple to yellow to purple gradient flag): “Well, then what about intersex people? You can't judge a person's gender based on their sex.”

Intersex, in the foreground: A thought bubble above their head says “I'm not just a point in an argument.” They're holding a sign that says ““I” is for IGNORED.”

Panel 4:

Progress Pride wearing a blue bow on its neck: “So you must be bisexual or pansexual or some other multisexual orientation?”

Intersex: “I was assigned male, identify as male and I'm attracted to women, so I call myself heterosexual.”

Panel 5:

Progress Pride: “It's great that it's easier for you to get surgery. It's been a real pain for me trying to get anything set up.”

Intersex: “Those of us born with mixed parts have often had body altering surgeries without consent after birth. Many intersex conditions are significantly under researched if doctors have even heard of them. Nothing feels “easier.””

Panel 6:

Intersex 1: “Intersex people have very high poverty and suicide rates as well as mental health issues. Many of us endure so much. Even finding informed healthcare is hard.”

Intersex 2: “We are diverse. We're not just a point in an argument. We are not automatically trans. We choose how to define our sexual orientation. We don't want to be asked personal questions right after mentioning we're intersex. We need awareness, help and advocacy, but we're consistently ignored.”

[End ID]

[dynamicsymmetry]

Good stuff.

[tarysande]

Guys, I edit professionally. This list is legit. Incorporating these suggestions before you hire an editor will save you A LOT of money. Even if you did these and nothing else, you’d see significant overall improvement in your work.

That said, you don’t have to overthink these things when you’re writing a first draft. If you write, “she said angrily” in a first draft, you can always revisit the phrasing in a second draft. I mention this because overthinking style can lead to a loss of momentum, and losing momentum is why so many people never finish a draft. Give yourself permission to write fast, write messy or ugly, and edit your draft into beauty later.

[fandomsandfeminism]

Broke:

Belle has Stockholm syndrome because she falls in love with the Beast, her kidnapper.

Woke:

Stockholm syndrome was coined to slander a woman who had been in a hostage situation but openly criticized the poor police response which recklessly put her in more danger and escalated the violence. She was then belittled and discredited publically by the police for this.

So. Yeah. Maybe Belle does have Stockholm syndrome actually.

[reallysaltygarden]

If anyone is curious here is the wikipedia section describing this.

[ID: Gif image from Disney's Beauty and the Beast with Gaston leading a large group of villagers down the road holding a torch. The atmosphere is dark.

Wikipedia screenshot containing the following:

According to accounts by Kristin Enmark, one of the hostages, the police however was acting incompetently, with little care for the hostages' safety, which forced the hostages to negotiate for their life and release with the robbers on their own. In the process the hostages saw the robbers behaving more rationally than police negotiators and therefore developed a deep distrust towards the latter. Enmark had criticized Bejerot specifically for endangering their lives by behaving aggressively and agitating the captors. She had criticized the police for pointing guns at the convicts while the hostages were in the line of fire and she had told news outlets that one of the captors tried to protect the hostages from being caught in the crossfire. She was also critical of prime minister Olof Palme, as she had negotiated with the captors for freedom, but the prime minister told her that she would have to content herself to die at her post rather than give in to the captors' demands. Ultimately, Enmark explained she was more afraid of the police whose attitude seemed to be a much larger, direct threat to her life than the robbers.]

Hope the ID helps, it's my first time writing one.

[problematic-faves-appreciation]

Excerpts from “See What You Made Me Do: The Dangers of Domestic Abuse That We Ignore, Explain Away, or Refuse to See” by Jess Hill

Here are some other facts you should know about Nils Bejerot: He had a major influence (this involved founding the "Swedish National Association for a Drug-free Society") on Sweden's zero-tolerance approach to drug use.

And he wrote "Barn, Serier, Samhälle" (Children, Comics, Society), basically the Swedish version of "Seduction of the Innocent"; an infamous anti-comics book by Fredric Wertham that led to the Comics Code Authority.

Bejerot described comic books as a "significant mental hygiene and cultural problem that concerns us all."

This is the man who coined the phrase "Stockholm syndrome", guys.

[apeacebone]

Okay with the caveat that I have not personally verified this, but it does appear to be supported by google support threads and their abuse policy--

User sloan_spencer_author on instagram reports that another author they know had their Google docs access suspended for sharing explicit content.

I know that lots of y'all on f1blr use google docs, so I'd encourage you to back up your work locally (on your hard drive/an external drive). I don't know what a good alternative is--I've been using Proton Drive (since I already pay for a Proton email) and I don't see anything in the terms of service about prohibiting explicit content, so. Maybe that and Word or OfficeLibre? Man, I don't know. Our cyberpunk dystopia sucks.

[chocochipbiscuit]

Relevant: when I searched "Google docs ban on explicit work" I found the following link, in which the IT Director for the Tom of Finland Foundation posted about their Drive being monitored for sexually explicit material.

I am the IT Director for the Tom of Finland Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit, dedicated to protecting, preserving, and promoting the erotic arts for over three and a half decades.

We were just notified that files have been restricted on our private, access-restricted drive. They often contain nudity which is 100% consensual, completely legal, and for artistic purposes.

This was originally posted February 2, 2023.

I wish I had better advice, but... yeah. Back things up.

[kolormixstudios]

ART COMMISSIONS 2023

Art commissions have returned with updated art, ToS and prices! You can DM or message me through Twitter or email!

[kolormixstudios]

Pushing this again because bills exist

[kolormixstudios]

Family's going through some financial troubles, so commissions and word of mouth are very appreciated!

[eco-situationism]

[lithicc]

Fun History Fact: The overwhelming majority of cowboys in the U.S. were Indigenous, Black, and/or Mexican persons. The omnipresent white cowboy is a Hollywood studio concoction meant to uphold the mythology of white masculinity.

[howmanymoredays-deactivated2013]

Thank you.

[myvaginaisanuclearreactor-deact]

I will always re-blog this

[skywritingg]

I think it was high school when i overheard some white girl put on her best semi-disgusted and confused voice and go “why do so many Mexicans dress up like cowboys?” and I had to be the person to tell her.

[mexica-boricua-deactivated20180]

Why do you think the whites say buckero? Cause they couldn’t say vaquero.

[thewellofastarael]

[manynamedshe]

I dunno if I reblogged this before but fuck it, y'all gon learn today.

[nyokoko]

Teach the children.

[fifty-shadesofgay]

also, cowboy culture was hella gay. like, write-poems-about-your-cowboy-partner gay.

IF people acknowledge it, they play the necessity card– there weren’t any women out on the range, so they had to “resort to men.” this claim completely erases 1) the romantic (not just sexual) writings of actual cowboys, 2) the acknowledgement of cowboys’ potential homosexual activity by writers at the time, and 3) the possibility that some men would deliberately become cowboys with the intent to seek out homosexual encounters.

no one wants to admit it, but cowboy culture was just. so inherently gay.

[scandinavianindian]

Im here for the gay POC cowboys

[saitamastamaticsoup]

👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿

[saitamastamaticsoup]

Support your local gay cowboys

[thatdisasterauthor]

Supposedly, at dances with a higher number of men than women (or no women), men in the mid/late 1800s US west would signify their willingness to take the woman’s role in a dance by tying a bandana around their upper arm.

Do with that information what you will.

[disteal]

shout out to everyone who participated in the january-february mass depressive episode

[disteal]

Thank you everyone for another great turnout to the january-february mass depressive episode

[maculategiraffe]