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āStop!! You canāt ship that!! It would be toxic!! :(ā
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Literally me when @lyonneriley followed me recently šā¤ļø
I had to share this AMAZING MAP so I can always come back to it.
And part 2. AND PART 2. Its so so so good!!!!
I should have known if I brought up wc Iād have to talk about. But it includes of a lot of issues with feral/furry designs that use feathers in hair. I donāt necessarily know why the conversation only started and stayed in the wc fandom when horse/wolf/lion feral fandoms are still doing the same thing.
Now having feathers in the design isnāt a racial attack first thing off because thereās a lot of context around what featherās are used, the shape, and where they are placed. If the look is anything like "rave Coachella looking tribal fantasy feathers and beads" itās probably insensitive. Iām not to sure why it has to be feathers, I honestly think the wc fandom are holding themselves back when it comes to forwarding designs in a unique way. Tail feathers are also left out in this conversation as well, one or two feathers or feathers in the shape of a birds tail are fine but bunched together feathers are leaning to close to how we have our horses wear feathers. This is in the context of the design already looking like a "medicine cat" already its bad. itās like those yt girls wear feather head bands but animal addition.
Iāve talked about this before but silhouettes are so important, like Native American stereotypes are on the global scale you cannot escape this silhouette you just have to avoid it. Thereās no "but itās in so many other cultures" no itās not itās totally unique to our people thatās why people flock to it because itās so "mysterious, sacred" whatever their weird twisted up reason is. Thereās so many unique ways to break this silhouette you just gotta be more creative. And I feel like instead of being more creative and coming up with totally different ideas itās just easier to lean on these visual native stereotypes to get across "wild mythical nature fantasy"
I could get into the horse fandom and the weird situations theyāre doing over there but thatās another crazy thing. I should say because someone will ask, ostrich feathers on like show horses or knights or puss in boots style is fine not the same thing (breaking the silhouette) theyāre not related.
And it comes down to understanding what you are drawing and where this imagery comes from, Iām not gonna get my feelings hurt because of your design but Iāll question why are you drawing stuff like that. You cant remove that cultural/stereotypical imagery, and if you donāt care about it then you donāt care about the history or how it looks on your character and art.
I made it this far on the internet but if you want to be conscious about these things good on yea it doesnāt take muchāŗļøš
I do condemn the media and governments for spending more time and resources searching for those five morons than for the Mediterranean wreckage, however I canāt be mad at the internet because i get it. Only one of these stories is funny and only one of these stories is a win for the working class. If this situation helps further cement the fact that only certain lives are valued under capitalism, and that the rich are NEVER smarter or savvier than the lower classes, then I say keep the memes coming.
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