not even my blog but if I see y'all continue to misgender Destino I will break into your house and steal all your dinnerwear and also I will leave a bag of my cats' freshly scooped poo in your bed ✌️
sorry for all the ooc lately life is busy but anyway if you didn't know by now this blog also serves as alola propaganda because gen 7 is one of the absolute best gens we have had and you can't convince me otherwise u_u
Thank you to everyone who picked out characters for me to draw! Also, sorry to any human characters who may look scuffed, I used them as human drawing practice.
Also also, you can see I shaded the first three before immediately getting tired and dropping it. Apologies again.
You have probably heard the news, especially if you are in the US, about Lani the Hawaiian monk seal and the idiot that tried to kill her (thankfully she is fine).
Hawaiian monk seals are endangered and are one of the last living species of tropical/warm water seals left.
They are an important symbol of Hawaiian culture and need all the help they can get!
I found some places you can donate to to help in the efforts to save these important animals:
obviously all these links are easily found by Googling and there are other places out there but I have put some in a list here for easy link grabbing. Don't congratulate me or anything cause anyone could have made this post... I just think this is important.
Hello Pokéask community. today, we are gathered here to talk about a rather pervasive issue within the community.
That's right, we are going to talk about:
TRANSMISOGYNY
I don't really need a preamble or anything. Yes, it's true, this community has historically been quite hostile to trans women. I've had a friend targeted with false accusations of being a creepy pervert for the crime of being trans and female. As if that is a crime, somehow.
We had a predator and known drama-monger some couple years ago who was able to get away with it for so long because most of their victims were trans fem, whom no one believed, because they were trans fem.
And of course we have had various incidents of people using any number of gross terms to refer to trans women, gleefully and casually.
So by now you are probably beginning to see the pattern.
Maybe you need some help. In that case I shall enlighten you...
So what is transmisogyny? It is exactly what it says on the tin: the discrimination and mistreatment of trans women. It is an intersection of transphobia and misogyny. As such it is both of those as well.
Why is it bad? Well, the better question to ask would be why *isn't* it bad? It serves no purpose beyond the spread of hatred as well as perpetuating the belief that women are like property that must look and act a certain way.
Who does it affect? Obviously the primary target is trans women, and you should care about the fact that it harms trans women. But in fact, transmisogyny affects everyone.
You might think "I don't hate trans women, so I'm not transmisogynistic!" and you may not be. But, you must also keep in mind that it is so deeply entrenched in society that you might say and do transmisogynistic things without knowing it.
For example:
Do you expect women or female characters to look a certain way? This could be plain old misogyny, but it could also be transmisogyny. If you've ever complained that a female character looks too much like a guy because her boobs are too small or her shoulders are too wide, etc., well yeah ... you are probably suffering from transmisogyny disease. And also general misogyny disease too, seeing as transmisogyny is a subtype of it.
Do you get grossed out by women with certain types of genitalia, insisting they censor themselves as some sort of fetish or otherwise sequester themselves away for the sake of others? It is transmisogyny. Regardless of what you are attracted to, a woman should not be forced to hide herself away as some kind of freak commodity simply because she is not what you personally consider desirable. Also, people are likely forced to interact with you on the regular, so it just makes you a hypocrite.
Do you refer to women by what is between their legs*? It is transmisogyny. It's a way to other women that do not fit the "norm".
Obviously, assuming any given trans woman is a secret pervert is transmisogyny. This may seem obvious but so many people do this! In LGBT focused spaces perhaps most of all!
there are many other examples but most tie back into the ones mentioned here. Please do a little introspection from time to time.
Trans women deserve to feel as safe and as welcome as anyone else here in this community.
Lastly: this post is about trans WOMEN (/trans fems). I am aware that other trans people exist, but there are certain pervasive attitudes that are near exclusively shown towards trans WOMEN, and so that is what this post is about.
*some trans women do refer themselves with such terms. There is a lot of debate about this matter, so try not to overstep if it is a trans woman herself using the term. She may be a victim of internalised transmisogyny but what people are comfortable with varies. But, never use terms like futanari or trap if you are not a transfem individual. Read the room.
I'm talking about Perseus. You're still young and finding your way around this Guardian thing, so I understand that escorting a Cosmog must be an ordeal for you. After all, Cosmogs are rather defenseless, and often targets for those that wish to abuse their power. If the pressure is too much-
... Hold on.
Is that why you called me here?
I'm the one who found her. It is my duty, not yours.
I have been managing just fine so far. I'm not a child! So stop underestimating me!!
Ahaha ... alright, alright. Perhaps I was out of line. Buuuut ... that confirms my suspicions. You act all cold and tough, but I know better:
Orpheus, Orpheus, Orpheus... when are you going to learn? 14 billion years you've been at this, and yet you still underestimate how much time a 15 foot tall stack of paperwork takes!
Well, I'll try to make the best of what little time is left here!
((At the risk of getting into a long winded, furious rant about how recent events stand against everything this blog and the owner stand for, I'll keep this brief:
Send me a screenshot/photo of a donation to a food bank or any of your local organizations whether it's cash or food. I'll draw a monochrome sketch in return. Since I unfortunately don't have as much time as I used to, I'm setting the donation to a $25 minimum. If you show proof you volunteered, I'll draw you something lined, colored, and shaded.
I can't promise a return time on the drawing.
I'll open the inbox, shortly.
Examples of a screenshot, sketch, and drawing are below. Article is at the bottom.))
With food-stamp funding set to lapse Saturday, recipients are asking what happens to their benefits — and when help might resume.
As we celebrate the launch of a new Pokemon game, I'd like to take a moment before we all dive in to honour the fallen. Because yes, some of us here have indeed gone to the world beyond this one, in the time I've been in the community.
Today, I learnt that one of us, @blueespeon, has passed away.
I thank @inja-eevee for letting us all know.
While I did not know the mod well, I knew them to be a wonderful writer, and someone who participated in the community with great enthusiasm. They were always kind and generous, and a wonderful person.
I sincerely hope that their friends and family are doing okay in this time, and I hope that they know that Bader was greatly appreciated in this small corner of the internet.
Rest in Peace, Bader. May you be welcomed with loving arms to the world beyond.
Tsubayuki@Makaio:"Do pardon me if it is a sensitive topic for you. You seemed surprised and even a bit nervous when you were first asked about your choice of disguise. It leads me to believe that there is a bit more significance behind picking a dewott than them simply living nearby." The lopunny stated, wearing her usual stoic and neutral expression. But had a look of curiosity and concern in her eyes. "If I may, and with respect, I would like to ask about what personal reasons you might have."
Tsubayuki had startled Makaio, just a little. She had a calm demeanour but her height and striking eyes led her to cut a very imposing figure. He had not seen a Lopunny like her before. She was definitely no average "mortal".
"I appreciate your courteous approach," he said. "You don't look like the sort to judge people over their backgrounds, so I guess I can humour you."
"My biological mother was a Samurott. No idea about my father. I guess it doesn't matter now," he said.
"I was very sick. Though I could not tell you any specifics. As far as I can glean from what I've been told, my mother approached him in a panic, wailing about how she was a bad mother and couldn't do anything else for me, and how this was her last resort.
And then she disappeared."
Makaio shrugged halfheartedly. It was plain that he did not have a high opinion of this Samurott. Whatever her circumstances might have been, Makaio had long since made his own decision on her qualities as a person in absence of the extra information.
He leaned slightly forward. "Have you ever heard of 'ascension'? It's a process in which a legendary Pokémon elevates a mortal to a similar status. It takes a lot of energy to do; usually they have to fork over a chunk of their own life force to do it. I'm no one special, but Kekoa felt for me enough to try and save me -- and determined that ascension was the best shot he had at doing so."
"Anyway, that's why I'm a Tapu Fini now, and not a real Dewott. We're not truly related, Kekoa and I -- but the infusion changed my species."
Makaio clasped his hands together. "In short, I'm adopted. It's ... well! Haha. It's interesting.
... There are a lot of times where I don't feel like I deserve any claim to his legacy. I feel like there must be someone more deserving out there, but ... well, in absence of such a person, it's up to me to continue his work."
Couldn't you get your guests something better than fast food? You are a legendary after all.
Nālani huffed, her crest standing tall. Indeed, she was a legendary, and this stranger had no right to comment on her guest-feeding habits.
... But she would concede: they had a point. However, Nālani knew what she was doing.
"It's Makaio," she began, gesturing in the Tapu Fini's direction. "That boy needs to eat."
She threw her arms out. Makaio mentally prepared himself.
"I'm trying to get some meat on his bones. He spends too much time training! He forgets to eat all. The. Time. If he's not careful he's going to waste away to nothing. I mean --
So you see, I am very deliberate in all that I do."
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