OceanPawz

Ocean - She/her - 20 - ENG/ESP I draw anything

[thedailyplatypics]

ARTISTS, STOP POSTING TO DEVIANT ART

(Gen Ai/BDS)

Learned today that DeviantArt is owned by Wix, an Israeli company listed under boycott by the BDS Palestinian human rights organization.

Under Wix, who acquired DeviantArt in 2017, DV has been pushing Israeli occupation propaganda and allowing Generative Ai to completely takeover the platform and be sold on it.

It’s clear that under Wix, DeviantArt DOES NOT CARE whatsoever about the art or the artists it was originally created to cater towards. It only cares for profit.

Even if you are not well-versed on the current politics surrounding the Israeli Occupation and the erasure of Palestine for some reason, everyone can agree that Wix has changed DeviantArt for the worse and the best case scenario is that they sell it to someone who actually cares for art, not profit.

I absolutely adore to death so much of the art there, but for now I will stop posting my art there and I suggest that other artists do the same. They DO NOT DESERVE YOUR ART.

Please transition towards using alternatives like Tumblr, Insta, Twitter, and Newgrounds. Newgrounds especially is the best alternative to DeviantArt. Please suggest other alternatives as well.

[diceroulette]

Oh yeah I remember seeing dA staff's official account post this absolute dogshit of a journal a little while back but had no clue about them being owned by Wix! I've been absolutely done with them ever since I saw that journal and honestly I highly advise leaving the site entirely, it's not been good for actual years.

As for alternatives, I've heard Artfol and Side7 are good art-focused sites and Bluesky is a good place to post all around, but haven't used them much if at all myself. I personally highly recommend Sheezy.art! It's an art-focused site and honestly reminds me a lot of old dA (back when it was actually good) in terms of UI and submitting art! I don't believe registrations are fully open as of yet (and i'd advise joining after the strike today anyways) but I highly recommend it, it's personally my favorite art website of the ones I've tried!

[oceanpawz]

i don't know if i have told you before but your art is cool! very poofy style! very appreciated

WAA TYSM that's so nice 🥺💙💙

[oceanpawz]

They live inside my mind rent-free!!!

[sayruq]

[oceanpawz]

Silver from hgss opening in my style! <33

[oceanpawz]

My 2023 art summary!

And here's the previous ones, except I don't have 2020-2022

[oceanpawz]

#SpeSilverWeek day 2 - Pokemon team!!

[oceanpawz]

Day 1 of #SpeSilverWeek ! A redraw of this pannel:

[deathisallaroundus-deactivated2]

"A Child’s View from Gaza" was an art exhibition showcasing drawings created by the children of Gaza.

"The captioned illustrations were created by Palestinian children who lived through the Israeli bombardment of Gaza in 2008-09. The pictures were drawn as part of an effort to help children deal with the horrors they had experienced. A Bay Area nonprofit, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), arranged to display a collection of these pictures at the Museum of Children’s Art in Oakland, California. However, under pressure from the Jewish Federation of the East Bay and other organizations, the museum backed out of the agreement at the last minute."

[oceanpawz]

OC reference sheet!!

[wearenotjustnumbers2]

Bisan's recent post. I think it's important for you to read it. Tonight 03.12.23, journalists in gaza share their last messages. There are no words to describe the horrors unfolding in gaza right now.

I no longer have any hope of survival like I had at the beginning of this genocide, and I am certain that I will die in the next few weeks or maybe days. I have been sick with severe viral infection for days and cannot move from the mattress!

I suffer from nightmares that are so closely resemble reality that I no longer differentiate between reality and dream.

I live in a world other than the one I claimed to be building! I am a community activist who lived on the fantasy that the world was free and just, and I sought to bring rights not only to my people, but to many men and women in third world countries!

I was shocked that I was not from the third world! Indeed, we are the most humane and moral! Yes, because the world approves, supports, and finances the genocide we are being subjected to, legislates it, and gives reasons for for 58 days! While we are a people who have been living on occupied land for 75 years and are still searching for our rights and communicating our voice to the world!

My message to the world: You are not innocent of what is happening to us, you as governments or peoples that support Israel’s annihilation of my people. We will not forgive you, we will not forgive you, humanity will not forgive you, we will not forget, even if we die, the history will never forget .

A Message to friends: Thank you and the supporters around the world. You have been compassionate and very strong. We ask you not to lose hope, even if the world seems completely unfair and your efforts have not yet resulted in a ceasefire.

[oceanpawz]

It's my 3 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

[oceanpawz]

Day 21 of Cringetober: 100% SATURATION!!

Which honestly, could be more saturated, I tried my best :')

I love drawing these three a lot, but maybe I shouldn't do 3 character drawings for a daily art challenge *drops dead*

[oceanpawz]

Reguri moment

[gazanarchive]

As today is the International Children's Day, it is a good occasion to remind you: Israel killed 5500 children in Gaza in less than 45 days.

[soupbrothel]

From Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/11/20/world-childrens-day-tragedy-gazas-5500-lives-lost-to-israels-attacks

World Children’s Day tragedy: Gaza’s 5,500 lives lost to Israel’s attacks

One out of every 200 children in Gaza has been killed by Israeli attacks in the past six weeks.

[intothedysphoria-deactivated202]

There is nothing Jewish about genocide

There is nothing Jewish about colonialism

There is nothing Jewish about committing war crimes

There is nothing Jewish about ethnic cleansing

There is nothing Jewish about censorship

There is nothing Jewish about the way Isreal is treating other Jews

There is nothing Jewish about the way Israel is treating Palestine

Many Jews have always stood with Palestine

Many Jews always will

Do not let anyone trick you into believing that Judaism and Israel are interchangeable or that Israel is in any way speaking for what Jewish people globally want

There is nothing antisemitic about speaking out against Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. We stand with Palestine

[fairuzfan]

There is still hope. Say it out loud. Palestine will be free. The Palestinian people will celebrate their culture and heritage with each other. We will love and be loved. Do not fall into the trap of despair.

[fairuzfan]

I'm not saying this just for morale. I'm saying this as a reminder that the colonialist regime relies on your despair, uses it to further their propaganda. Once you lose hope, and tell everyone you lose hope, you are aiding the Zionist Entity.

Make it a point that you BELIEVE that Palestine will be free even in the face of genocide. Hope can halt genocide. Do not aid our oppressors.

[cusale]

[anarchistmemedistro]