Heyo!! I meant to tell you on the post on Twitter but I got distracted lol.
The Star and Tom art that has to do with— I’m not really sure what to call it? I’ll say the “toleration” of one’s culture or personhood rather than acceptance!
It somehow really hit home for me? Idk I don’t really get so emotional about art in that way but I just really felt it in my bones. Not only can you feel how sad and beat down it feels to be approached that way by a partner you care for but also how Star is just so…oblivious? I can’t describe how that feeling feels to me but that comic really says it better than I could ever.
You really reached into my guts and jangled some stuff around. It’s stuck with me all day.
Just wanted to say how much I was moved! Really all your art is literally so gorgeous and emotional for what reason!?? Ughhhh it makes me feeeel thingssss.
No big deal
YEAH! Yes! You understood what I meant! Star just casually doing racist things and not even being aware of it and Tom not understanding it first and being ‘okay’ with it, and then when he thinks about it later and realizes that what Star said(or did) was very offensive he can’t do anything about it. He’s obviously been through this for some time but he still can’t do anything about it because if he does he’s instantly be stigmatized(?) as the angry demon kid who’s ALSO too sensitive, and therefore doesn’t fit for this sweet harmless mewnian girl. Star will never understand or realize what she’s done is wrong, she will never understand how Tom felt and that’s really tragic because Tom loved Star so much.
When I was making this comic I was very insecure about everything, I posted this text on both tumblr and Reddit a day ago and while people on tumblr understood what I meant, a lot of redditors argued that Star was just being herself, she’s a teen, disliking one’s culture doesn’t make you bigoted, she was fighting against racism(therefore she can’t be racist?) etc etc. and it became the 3rd most controversial post this year on the subreddit. I know I shouldn’t mind people like this but I was so discouraged. Maybe I was being a snowflake? Maybe I was just overanalyzing, overreacting, and even making up things?(and then I let go of these thoughts and got mad and made this comic lmao I make more art when I’m mad)
Thanks SO much for sending me this ask, I wanted people to feel the same emotions Tom(must have) felt while reading this comic. Also it feels so good that you got emotional about it, hehe let’s be emotionally destroyed TOGTHERRRR
(I also found(developed? Idk how to say it) a new art style that fit me!)
