Leor's Social Jungle

My social little space mainly used for reblogging posts related to Art, mindblowing stuff, social issues, thoughts, or just stuff I find utterly hillarious and worth posting. If you want to check out my art, please visit me on: leors-artblog.tumblr.com, leorgathar.deviantart.com, furaffinity.net/user/leorgathar, or twitter.com/Leorgathar

[leorgathar]

Hey Tumblr! Long time no see...

Hmm... This account needs quite some updating

[ghost-in-a-player-piano]

Know what I want more of in my fiction? “Nice Guy” villains. “Incel” villains. Villains who exhibit the most toxic aspects of current masculinity and culture and are shamed for it.

Like Tighten from Megamind.

I know it’s years old but this movie is still the best, especially because of the characterization of their villain. He receives a dozen soft no’s from Roxanne (the Lois Lane archetype), it’s suggested he’s been getting them for years, and he still pursues her even to the point of endangering her life. When he finally understands that her “no” is final, he throws a superpowered shit fit and tries to kill her and her actual love interest (Megamind) and televises it in a ploy to get sympathy (”a reminder of the night she ferociously ripped out my heart”). He has no concept of boundaries or consent, and it is shown for the vile behavior that it is.

And the thing is? I can’t remember another villain like him? Not anywhere. You could make an argument that Snape is a Nice Guy, but the narrative doesn’t criticize the behavior. To the contrary, his eternal love obsession with Lily is praised. Every character who comes even close to Tighten, ends up praised by the end. And I’m sick of it.

Get on Megamind’s level, screenwriters.

[solitaryfossil]

[necrodivergent]

It’s called the foot-in-the-door method. First, you propose something that is slightly outside of allowable norms: denying gay people wedding cakes on grounds of “religious freedom”. Then, you slowly ramp up how extreme your demands are, coercing the other side to giving a tiny bit of ground each time, until you’ve shifted the entire fucking playing field. Conservatives are also very fond of the door-to-face method, which is demanding something completely outlandish that you know will be refused, and then asking for something less ridiculous by way of compromise, again resulting in a gradual shift in norms until views that were once considered moderate or reasonable become unthinkably liberal by destroying people’s sense of standards. The combination of these methods is called the “foot-in-the-face” method, which sums up where this whole thing is headed quite nicely.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door-in-the-face_technique

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-in-the-door_technique

[unthrifty--loveliness-deactivat]

Hey remember how you guys kept saying “why not just go to another bakery”? 

[todaysbird]

everything can be magical if you let it be. i remember the first time seeing red-winged blackbirds i was just…enthralled. i watched them for maybe an hour. i thought they made the sweetest noises and were just so pretty. and i found out later on that people consider them nuisances and pests. they’re literally common all over the united states but because they weren’t familiar to me they weren’t a burden or an annoyance but something beautiful. if we don’t let other people tell us how to feel about things, maybe we can just like things for what they are

[dark-alleys]

this is a hotter, deeper take than i ever expected to see from this blog, but you’re so fucking right and i think this is a good ass post and a sentiment everyone should at least think about

[humorgracioso]

[shinhito]

So fucking cute.

[64bitwar]

the bear just agrees to start jumping with him like “alright yeah let’s do that”

[diekingdomcome]

Animals are awesome

[exeggcute]

satire is “I’m going to take this concept to an extreme or absurd level in order to demonstrate how bizarre/nonsensical/illogical it is” and not “I said something bigoted but just kidding I didn’t really mean it hahaha”

[bogleech]

Dang it I’ve written like 5000 words trying to explain this and I only needed this post to reblog

[apfelgranate]

#i always remember that thing terry pratchett said #about how satire is meant to ridicule power #if you’re laughing at people who are hurting it’s not satire it’s bullying (tags via @vrabia)

[just-shower-thoughts]

Peppers are the spicy of the fire, mint is the spicy of the ice, carbonation is the spicy of the air, and vinegar is the spicy of the water.

[lunellafandoms]

Cinnamon is the spicy of earth

[redshiftsinger]

no cinnamon is the spicy of wood (a bark)  ginger is the spicy of earth (a root)

[irollforinitiative]

But everything changed when the pepper nation attacked.

[protego-et-servio]

The point of voting blue in 2018 isn’t to make the US perfect. We cannot accomplish that in one fell swoop. There’s gerrymandering, voter apathy, voter suppression, and generations of older party-line fucks we have to deal with.

Voting blue in 2018 is to make it less immediately threatening for PoC, LGBT+ people, the disabled, and any other marginalized demographic. It’s a stopgap against Republicans who are aligned with Nazis, white supremacists, and sexual abusers.

Correcting politics in the United States is going to take decades of new voters staying on top of politics and not falling prey to apathy, like our predecessors. 

People telling you not to waste a vote on 3rd Party this midterm aren’t saying “never vote 3rd party.” Republicans have united behind one utterly heinous front. We need to unite behind Democrats, for the time being.

[katherynefromphilly]

Repeating this key sentence:

“Voting blue in 2018 is to make it less immediately threatening for PoC, LGBT+ people, the disabled, and any other marginalized demographic [WOMEN]. It’s a stopgap against Republicans who are aligned with Nazis, white supremacists, and sexual abusers.”

Reblogging in the memory of everyone who said to me, 2 years ago, “how much damage can he do?” and “it’s like choosing the lesser of two evils” and “you’re overreacting” and “he won’t get elected it’ll never happen”.

[erysium]

I'm not sure if anyone has asked this before, but what is your process you take to make such amazing scenery in your art? As an aspiring artist I kinda struggle with it. Your art is so beautiful and blows me away. I love how you manage to make my heartache in the best way with every knew environment you create. I hope one day I can even be a fraction as good an artist as you. 💜👌

Hey, thank you so much! ❤️ I’m absolutely sure that if you work hard you can do anything I can do.

For most of my work I’ll start with a prompt (either from a client or any idea I have, maybe something I’ve had rolling around in the back of my mind or in an old sketchbook), and then do some research to build on that vague idea (looking at photos for lighting or color ideas, movie stills, my reference/inspiration folders, googling specific items or locations, maybe listening to music or audiobooks that will set the mood haha.)* With all those thoughts in mind I start sketching out ideas and compositions, until I figure out the best way to fit everything I want into one sketch. At that point all that’s left is finishing up the final image however you want. :)

The process that works best for me might be different for you though - how I work and where I get my ideas is a combination of practice and experimentation, inspiration from noticing the tiny specifics of what you find interesting and fun in the world around you and in other people’s art, studying movies and comics and stories that you like for their strong sense of place (for me that’s Daisuke Igaraishi & Irie Aki’s manga, Ghibli & Cartoon Saloon & Laika’s movies, Over the Garden Wall, etc), and maybe a little anxious inclination for escapism haha. But think about what exactly you appreciate in your favourite artists work or the things you like looking at, and how your own taste and experiences comes together for something new.

For more specific technical advice, you could also scroll through my ask tag or wip/process tags!

(*Here’s 2 examples of how I use references - these stick a little more closely to the photo ref than I usually do, since I took the photos myself! I’d also highly recommend Austin Kleon’s Steal Like an Artist book/blog posts, which have tons of great thoughts on the artistic process, & really informed my work when I was starting out)

[mischievousdog]

Alligator blood

[katswenski]

She is either the best kind of friend or the worst.  My website – My Instagram – See me on Webtoon!

[cheshireinthemiddle]

Don’t let people make fun of you for liking japanese culture.

I am living in japan right now and let me tell ya:

There are people here who can’t speak or understand English who play nothing but Missy elliot and ludacris, even in businesses like housing offices and restaurants.

There are people who have cowboy hats and dead cow skulls in their home because they idolize what they assume American homes are like.

There are people who learn English strictly through music videos and American television shows.

There are entire karaoke bars with english songs often sung by people who have no idea what the lyrics mean.

Japan often takes American shows like the powerpuff girls and make japanese versions of them.

They often mistake common Americans for celebrities. I have been mistaken for Micheal jordan, tiger woods, Shaquille o'neal, Tyler perry, and saddest of all: queen latifa.

The act of sprinkling English into your japanese sentences is considered cute and cool and is popular with teenagers. Bonus points if you happen to use it correctly.

Japanese stores sell shirts with english on them and people buy them not knowing that most of those word combinations are nonsense.

Don’t let someone shame you for singing an anime opening, using japanese in your sentences, wearing clothing with japanese on it, ect. If anything, this is just one more thing that you have in common with them.

[postingmachine9000]

The American/Japanese cultural exchange is so pure and wonderful and I love it so much

[jordasn]

OK BUT RESONATE WITH THE SHIRT THING THOUGH

My Chinese relatives buy me shirts from China with English letters on them hoping I think it’s cool

I have a shirt that says “Hi Quality Uality”

It’s amazing

[cheshireinthemiddle]

It happens alot.

[downpoursofmoonlitraindrops]

And then what’s really great is Americans getting tattoos of Chinese characters thinking they mean one thing when they really don’t

[cheshireinthemiddle]

Also a topic where the reverse happens.

[mrelisha26]

lemme tell you..i have been in a grocery store in Japan and heard the unedited Get Low playin over the intercom..it was literally a Katt Williams moment

[cheshireinthemiddle]

Oh, unsensored songs are pretty common.

I should not be hearing an unsensored ‘Magic Stick’ playing at a family restaurant.

And the best thing is when literally no one shows that they understand what is being said.

[kazoomusic]

I was in a Chinese cafe one time and they had obviously put on their “fuck you” playlist. I mean, uncensored versions of Fuck You by Lilly Allen, Fuck You by Cee-lo Green, etc. No one else had any idea.

[kazoomusic]

Oh, also, I got my favorite shirt ever in a little tchotchky store in Sichuan:

[cheshireinthemiddle]

More

[misanthropistok]

that last one got me holy shit.

[geibuchan-deactivated20250804]

                       i wish i had

                never met you

      TOUCH             MY              BUTT

then there would be mo need to imprese you

  o need to want you.No naed for. loring you

    No need tar crying over you.Noneed for

  heartbreaks.No nead for paln oru tears.No

    neard for forgoure promises .nead for

[joy-in-opera]

For every american teenager that is screaming the lyrics to their favorite anime opening, there’s likely at least 1 or 2 Japanese teens singing English profanities at a karaoke bar.

[lyrslair]

Humans are total dorks and I love it.

[ultra-plus-ultra]

I’m a fucking sucker for “gentle giant” characters like theres nothing better than seeing a character who could crush you but is also a fucking sweatheart

[riddlermethis]

[pixie-tot]

why are non-millennials so personally offended by everything? like if i’m still wearing my jacket indoors, it’s because i’m cold, not because i disrespect your home/your classroom !! if somebody has got your order wrong, it’s because they’re very busy and simply made a mistake, not because they’re trying to jeopardise your meal !! if somebodies phone rings during a meeting/lecture, it’s because they accidentally forgot to put it on silent, not because they want to disrupt your speech !! just calm down, sharon, not everything is about you

[thelittlemerms]

my personal favorite is when you yawn and they’re like “am I boring you?”

like bitch i’m running on five hours of sleep and chronic anxiety 

[queenixx]

its funny how you say non-millennials as if millennials aren’t offended bei every little tiny thing that could possibly happen

[pyrothorax]

being offended by wearing a coat inside is very different to being offended by violent racism but sure enjoy your tea

[motherbychoice]

Care to debate abortion?

Nah

[reproductivejusticeandliberty]

Mood. -V

[kiwianaroha]

This reminds me of a party I went to last year. I was standing with some friends, chatting, and someone said something that indirectly implied that sexism exists. Some trivial recounting of the basic facts of daily life for most women. Something so mild, so uncontroversial, so mundane that I don’t even remember what it was. 

Suddenly, this man standing on the outskirts of our conversational circle piped up with “actually, I think men are more discriminated against than women these days.”

 All conversation died.

I turned to look at him and he had this smug, insufferable grin on his face, relishing this moment, expecting us to waste our time and energy refuting this ridiculous thing he had just said.

The Devil’s Advocate was among us.

And, in my mind, I saw the next 15+ minutes playing out. The parade of facts and statistics in a vain attempt to defend ourselves, our gender, and to prove that misogyny is real. The glib, snide denials from some shithead who is getting off on our pain and frustration. The Gish Gallop of bullshit that would take a whole evening to properly dismantle. It was depressing and overwhelming. I hated it. I had to kill it before it began.

So I looked him dead in the eye and I said “OK,“ shrugged, and just walked away. 

Nothing I have ever said to another human being has ever been so crushing. As I walked away, I watched the smug grin vanish and confusion and anxiety set in. The rest of the group turned their backs to him and carried on as if he had never spoken - as if he was invisible. He was still staring at me when I walked over to another friend and told her what he had said. I pointed him out for her and made direct eye contact with him while we both laughed.

tl;dr: Don’t feed the troll. Let it perish, cold and hungry, in the wasteland of your indifference. It is weak and you are strong. Live your best life.

[meshkol]

This is the most hilarious thing and the best advice I’ve ever read on this damned hellsite.

[notjustamumj]

As someone I respect very much has written on more than one occasion, you don’t have to engage in every argument you are invited to.

[stringbing-deactivated20210318]

animation run cycle notes for my upcoming 2D animation video course package

[mioxenoblade]

I can understand a family having two cars. Two or more adults needing to get to work or do their own thing….but why did rich fucks get 10+ cars that’ll never leave a garage? They’re literally bragging rights, no actual use. I don’t care if they’re classics or something, they’re tools that many families desperately need.

Or like, you’re rich so you get a yacht. Ok. I think that’s over the top but ok, you wanted a nice ass boat. But….2? 3? 4? 10? Why? What use are they but sitting there and being bragging rights?

Everyone needs shelter. Rich people having a home makes sense. Two I think is greedy, but whatever devils advocate summer and winter homes whatever. But why the fuck does the richest man on earth have over 30 homes? Once again, that’s bragging rights and greed. There’s no fucking use for that.

I get collecting shit, we all have stuff we like to collect. But I think there’s a sheer difference between collecting kamen rider merch and collecting tools that are necessary to life that serve no use to you.

[queenofthyme]

go off op i love this