scorpion stings, desire sings

COMMISSIONS OPEN || He/Him || 18+ || https://konu-d.carrd.co/

[konu-d]

Introductions

My name is Konu. I’m a virtual streamer, digital artist, and Live2d rigger. I’m Filipino-Chinese, and I’m a Creature Compendium Vtuber. What does that mean? It means I can be any creature I want :3

my models so far: three-legged crow, hulijing, eldritch, snake

Links

Youtube

Stream Archive

Twitch

Bluesky

Discord

Commissions: OPEN!!

Portfolio: Here!

TAGS

Here are some of the tags I use the most often:

#konumodi_art = This is where I put all my art! There will usually be additional tags with this one depending on if I'm doing art for a fandom or an original work. #crow's blablablah = This is where I put my writing. The old man got an ao3 account and I'm word vomiting all over it :DDD

RULES

Some simple rules. I'm sure you're all aware of the importance of boundaries, right?

No homophobia or general hate for others! I'm not aware of every internet controversy/drama/etc., and I have enough going on both in lore and in real life as it is. Please don't come to me just to discuss this kind of stuff.

Please be 18 years old or above when interacting with me! I am not comfortable with the presence of minors within my space. I'm sure some of you are cool, but come back when you're older, okay?

I'm not sure what other rules I have yet considering this isn't a streaming thing where you can talk to me in real time, but I'll probably figure some things out. This is Tumblr, after all.

[hisao-san]

day 6 - wedding

Sherliamweek 2026

[au-delete]

Count

[olihikki]

[glicot]

salieri

[golurkart]

not daily pokemon: scolipede

[vibakari]

[narcissiste]

Bustier Bones Dress from Schiaparelli.

[a-state-of-bliss]

Elie Saab Haute Couture Fall/Wint 2016

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Simone Rocha | Fall-winter 2020/2021

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LWENX couture

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david koma | fall 2019

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Kavya Potluri

[gebo4482]

Kusuriuri & Kusuriuri - Mononoke Hebigami

[miss-wizard]

DO NOT LET SOCIAL MEDIA TURN YOU INTO AN AMERICAN

[coleblackblood]

As an American: Seriously, please don’t

[miss-wizard]

ok well i don't

[alatismeni-theitsa]

"Americanization" is a real phenomenon, and how non-Americans should be cautious of it is taught in different countries at school. It's taught in Greece and people from other countries told me their elementary or middle school teachers (using the American grades, to make it make sense to the majority on the site) talked to them about it.

It's common sense here, except for USians, so I'll analyze it a bit more for the dominant demographic here. In a globalized setting, the most dominant culture affects the others and sets the trends. The way our language works, how we think, our levels of politeness and intimacy, and our levels of respect. (flash news, they are going down 😂)

I don't want to imply that there is nothing good in the US. There are plenty of positives in the country. It's just that for the rest of the cultures online it's a constant daily fight to not forget our roots, with the degree US media and brands have permeated our lives. In Greece at least we watch more US American media than Greek media nowadays, and many of our shows are rip-offs of USian ones, with little adaptation to Greek reality and culture.

And to demonstrate the amount of this exposure, a 22-year-old Greek asked me the other day "if something happens we call 911, right?" This might have literally cost them their life, in a dangerous situation! Because all the movies and songs they consumed (not an unusual thing for the Greek youth) were what they knew. And I found a similar comment in this comment thread.

[kingwren]

Lots of Americans in the notes failing to understand this post. It's not about not liking the US. It's not about you feeling ashamed or guilty for being American. It's not about you.

It's about American media drowning out native language media all over the world, and workplaces requiring the English language in your repertoire more and more. It's about proper translations and foreign language dubbing of films disappearing because "everyone speaks/should speak English anyway." All of this is leading to the deterioration of native speaker groups of languages worldwide.

In my country, Dutch language courses can't find enough people who want to study the language, while English language courses are overflowing with people who want to study the language. There is even widespread distaste for the Dutch language for being crude or sounding rough or what have you. That's our native language!!! That is our culture in its purest form!!! That is knowledge we inherit from our parents as they did from theirs!!! That is how we learned fairytales and folk stories and myths!!! That is the language that shapes our communication and our way of thinking!!! To hate your native language is to hate yourself at the deepest level.

And yet it's so normalised. Droves of foreigners living in the Netherlands will never learn a word of Dutch, because "everyone speaks English anyway." We are the world's leaders in non-native understanding of English, but it comes at a cost. A grave cost we will continue to pay.

If you're looking to support your non-American friends in any way that is not performatively shouting "I hate being an American" into the void, first of all, unlearn that hatred of yourself and your culture. You are of no help self-flagellating, and there is a difference between holding your country accountable for its issues, and denying yourself your culture because your country is doing and has done bad things.

(I am not going to get into arguments about whether or not US American culture exists. It does, and if you think differently you are welcome to change your mind.)

Secondly, learn about other countries. Learn a bit of Chinese. Take an interest in the Italian political system. Ask your friends about their countries' folklore. Watch documentaries about art from Nigeria. Absorb information that is not fed to you by American media.

And thirdly, quit expecting your non-American friends to communicate in a way that appeals to you. The French and Dutch will always seem rude to you because our way of communicating is far more direct than the way you communicate. People from other cultures may seem vague to you because their way of communicating is far more indirect, and you're not used to that either. Quit being frustrated when you don't get what we mean exactly. Quit assuming we mean the absolute worst thing you could imagine just because you didn't get what we meant the first time. Ask us to explain if you need us to, and learn to accept that we are different from you.

We are already adapting to your culture 100% of the time we are online. It's your responsibility to adapt to us, too. At least do your friends the courtesy of learning about and adapting to them.

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david koma | fall 2019

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LWENX Couture