#my pride

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I'm very sorry that this isn't related to the comic and if you've spoken about this before but I've seen people here and there accuse tribbleofdoom of being transphobic (amongst other things)? Particularly on your MP video. Is there any evidence of this because most sources I've looked into just talk about what she did and what little proof they provide isn't very accessible.

Disclaimer: we have talked about this before but I'm honestly sick of people not knowing the full story while either:

1) reducing our issues with Tribble and MP down to stupid online ideology wars (because no, we don't care that she used ableism or homophobia or w/e as a source of conflict in her show... we care that she did it badly)

or 2) being weird little gatekeepers and trying to insist there is something morally questionable about us reclaiming a concept from a bigot. So, yes, let's go over all this again, shall we? - We'll cover the most major point first, which is the transphobia. To start with, Tribble came out on Twitter and stated that lesbians should be able to still call themselves lesbians while dating trans men. She also doubled down on this when somebody called it the transphobic take that it was.

She would then go on to mistreat a trans member of her cast, misgendering them and also attempting to damage their credibility by falsely claiming they were fired due to homophobia/transphobia. When, in actual fact, they were dismissed from their position due to finger pointing with no evidence outside of "you're friends with somebody who I think contacted the show's funders over me trying to get free work out of my fans".

Which is very unprofessional as an employer. And maybe don't try and beg for free work in the first place when you're supposed to be in a contractual agreement with funders?

Furthermore, there's the whole portrayal of the character Moonstrike in MP itself. To bring y'all up to speed, Moonstrike is a trans woman who is shown to be heartless and aggressive to our main characters while also advocating the murder of a child. This is often a harmful stereotype that transphobes use to target trans women and it's certainly... wild to see this kind of depiction in an "LGBT+ friendly series" in the year 2021. ("Oh, but she was only aggressive towards Fire because he killed her mate!" Nope, she was ruthless towards Nothing and Feather too for no real reason, demanding Fire explain why he "allowed these Prideless into our home" and referring to Feather as an 'it' at one point) There are also other controversies that Tribble has been involved in, namely using Black Lives Matter to promote MP and accusing another artist of being an abuser/mounting an harassment campaign against her based on a petty disagreement 10 years prior. She also accused Cat of demanding a script from her and accusing her of theft when no such thing happened. Cat simply approached her via Twitter DMs because such accusations of theft were being levelled at Tribble by others. Tribble surrendered the script of her own accord.

For whatever reason, Tribble decided to switch up the narrative six months later after she and Cat had a seemingly constructive dialogue in private. Presumably because she assumed word would not get back to her as she had locked down her Twitter since the aforementioned BLM incident.

One could say there was a bit of a theme when it came to Tribble taking something personally and making up allegations against those she felt had "wronged" her in some way.

To put it simply: Tribble was a bigot and an injustice collector. If she ever rolled back on any of these controversies (i.e. the transphobia, the BLM tweet), she only ever did so for damage control purposes.

She then chose to leave the internet and let her fans cry "cancel culture!" when no such cancelling actually occurred. MP was never cancelled due to Tribble citing mental health reasons. It is officially on "indefinite hiatus" and Tribble bringing up her mental health was in reference to her producing any more fully animated episodes of the show as opposed to exploring less complex methods such as animatics and written format. Tribble also maintained - and still does to this day - a healthy fanbase that is still willing to bat for her and paint any of her critics as hysterical naysayers and/or vindictive bullies. She also faced no loss of income, while also happy to potentially impact the reputations and livelihoods of those she felt a petty dislike towards vs. handling such personal issues like an adult. And the main reason we ultimately decided to make the My Pride analysis is because Tribble was receiving the "separate the art from the artist" treatment and any criticism regarding her was being swept under the rug by her fans. Or was dismissed with "don't like, don't watch" or some other variation of that privileged take.

Which is a tale as old as time when it comes to bigots and their work if enough people vibe with said content over having any real moral standards, unfortunately. - RJ

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Indie pilots/shows/projects to support!

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1)) Gods’ School

Do you like Greek Mythology? Do you like drama? Then you would probably love Gods’ School! Indie French Artist, Gaylord, has been working on this series for 7 years! Incredible animation, interesting spins on mythology, and fun voice acting. The only downside is how infrequent the uploads are :(

2)) Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want To Be A Magical Girl

Are you a magical girl enjoyer? Or do you hate magical girls? Either way, you will love this pilot! Aika is a magical girl who has grown to hate her job. With just a pilot out, it is hilarious with beautiful art and incredible cast of voice actors

3)) My Pride

An incredible show! Sadly, today (Feb 28) marks the 4 year anniversary of since it’s gone on hiatus. But meet Nothing, the outcast in her lion pride, as she has to fight against the ableism and discrimination she faces while also getting tied up in godly affairs and lions from the outside of her pride

4)) Persona Project

This one is a bit more.. unique. Created by PetPyves, a veteran of indie animation. This is how I found their content, but Persona Project is extremely unique, as it tells the story of the animator PetPyves, Hawley, and them working through their trauma by personifying different phases of their life into characters, or personas. All animated, voice acted, and directed by Hawley, and with frequent uploads, it is incredible and a beautiful project I feel like everyone should check it out. So much respect to Hawley for telling their story and for this incredible animation. Treat this project with extreme respect and care, as Hawley is putting their heart into this and has already had to deal with people being disrespectful, sadly. (Here’s a set of ground rules and boundaries they’ve set, if you want to check it out)

5)) Chikn Nuggit

A silly series of shorts telling the everyday stories of Chikn and his other food-based animal friends. Surely, there’s nothing sinister going on.. right?

6)) Epic the Musical: concept album

Another mythology based thing! While not animated like the other things above, there are many small time artists doing incredible animatics for this indie project! A musical telling the story of The Odyssey!

7)) Theratpy

There is sadly not much out for this one, but I still love it! It follows Ratticus, a rat with anger issues and intrusive thoughts, going to therapy sessions with Dr. Zoro. It’s simple, but it makes me happy. It reminds me of Good Will Hunting, which will always be a plus in my book!

I may do a part 2 if I end up finding more indie projects that I love. I just wanted to share. Check these out and support indie creators and artists!

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