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cisneconcorbata · 4 years

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Hi there! Today we’re taking a trip to 1997 and 2018 to see how far entertainment has come in everything, except accessibility.

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In December 1997, around 700 people were hospitalized in Japan after the first and only airing of the episode Electric Soldier Porygon from Pokémon. According to publications in various newspapers from the time, the patients presented cases of seizures, conscience loss, bloody vomit, migraines, and even memory loss. All of this after twenty minutes from the beginning of the episode, concurring with a scene where the colors onscreen changed drastically fifty-four times in less than five seconds.

After this event, Japan’s health ministry suspended the airing of the show nearly during one year. At the same time, investigations were started under the suspicion of negligence on TV Tokyo’s part, as this company oversaw its diffusion.

Many doctors identified the symptoms as episodes of television epilepsy, best known as photosensitive epilepsy, which is triggered by diverse light effects, including stroboscopic lights, or strobes, like the ones used during the episode. This theory was confirmed when studying the medical history of those affected, reason why the broadcasting of the episode was globally forbidden while various Japanese animation studios established guidelines which should be abided by every animated show in hopes to avoid a repetition of the event.

This incident took place during the show’s first year of airing and, although its fame hadn’t reach the level that it possesses actually, it had already managed to become one of the most watched shows at the time, especially among kids and teenagers, whereby it is not surprising the majority of the victims where minors, even less once photosensitive epilepsy’s nature -and even epilepsy’s in general-, is taken into consideration, as this condition is often developed during childhood and, in many cases, there’s the possibility of being outgrown.

In general terms, epilepsy is a nervous system disorder in which the brain sends abnormal signals that result in the temporary loss of control over brain coordinated processes. These episodes are called seizures or epileptic crises.

Although the term “seizure” has been made popular in mass media as violent body shakes and conscience loss, this is only one way the condition can be presented. Other epileptic crises are: absence seizures, characterized by the momentary loss of consciousness; tonic seizures, which cause muscular stiffness; atonic, causing of falls due to loss of muscular tone; clonic, presenting repetitive and involuntary muscle movements; myoclonic, or sudden limb spasms; focal without memory loss (or simple partials), altering the senses and creating spontaneous movements; and, finally, focal with memory loss (or complex partials), which cause fainting spells and repetitive movements.

It is worth noting that the different seizure types are solely symptoms, and therefore the usage of strobes does not cause epilepsy, but trigger the symptoms and, even if these are not the disorder itself, they can be dangerous on their own account by exposing the affected to a bigger brain damage.

Not every person who suffers from epilepsy is also photosensitive but, since this condition affects the nervous system, they can present sensorial sensibility, which is also challenged by strobes. In addition to this, kids between one and fifteen years are the most prone to develop photosensitivity when they possess a genetic predisposition to epilepsy and are exposed to this kind of effects.

The available information about photosensitive epilepsy has done nothing but grow since the events elicited by the famously forbidden Pokémon episode, turning strobes as seizure triggers as a piece of general culture. At the same time, multiple guides about ways to avoid triggering seizures with audiovisual content have been developed.

Among the recommendations emitted by professionals on the area are:

· Flashing sequences must not last more than five seconds (includes sudden color changes, especially red and blue).

· Flashing sequences must not use more than three or four flashes per second when they cover more than 25% of the screen.

· The movement of contrasting color patterns or uniform text must be avoided when they cover more than 25% of the screen.

· Contrasting color patterns or uniform text must not be used in more than 40% of the screen.

These recommendations apply to television, movies, concerts, and web content.

Regardless of this, Pokémon was not the first nor the last piece of audiovisual content to trigger seizures on its public. On the contrary, the usage of strobe lights has been popularized in the last few years, including its prolonged application in movies and shows aimed to kids.

The Incredibles (2004) is a kid’s movie produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios. This film not only represented a big box-office success, but it continued the trend of both studios to develop new technologies for every project. In this case, character skin effects were improved, and innovative hair and clothing simulations were created.

More than ten years later, this movie’s sequel came to theaters, attracting people of all ages, showing once more their ability to improve digital animation in a short amount of time, especially when Pixar is involved.

Despite this, the responsibility techniques from both production houses didn’t follow the same pattern, because the day of its premiere many audience members reported through social media the constant usage of strobes during the movie.

At least five scenes with flashing sequences, all with a duration between fifteen and ninety seconds, representing three and eighteen times more length than the recommended maximum, not mentioning that, according to the audience, said scenes were vital to comprehend the plot.

Before June 15th, 2018, day of the premiere, no warning about strobe lights was given through any medium; not in the trailer, not in box-office, not even a message prior to the showings. The warnings were started by audience members after the premiere and many cases of seizures inside of the theatres. After this, Disney emitted a notice inviting theaters to use a photosensitivity warning at box-office.

Beyond being different content from different studios, Pokémon and The Incredibles 2 have two clear differences: the available information, and the implemented measures.

It doesn’t have to be spelt out: 1997 and 2018 were very different years. Not only internet access was limited in 1997, the only instance of any popular audiovisual material causing seizures on its consumers prior to Pokémon was in 1981 with the videogame Space Invader, phenomenon registered in a medical journal of the time which, to this day, is hard to obtain. In addition to this, it seems like said case wasn’t as documented as the caused by Electric Soldier Porygon.

Despite being able to disassociate from any responsibility by being a little-known fact, TV Tokyo decided to maintain its integrity by forbidding the episode in question and cancelling the TV show during a year with the goal to focus that time into performing investigations to prevent the repetition of the event, in addition to joining forces with other Japanese studios to regulate content, helping perform more studies about photosensitive epilepsy, showing respect for their audience.

Coming to 2018, the knowledge about photosensitivity and ways to prevent seizures is higher, as it should be expected after twenty years of one of the most significative events for the epileptic community. At the same time, it’s rare to meet someone without an internet connection, yet the number of titles that employ stroboscopic lights, and the access to them, keeps increasing: Stranger things (2016), American Horror Story (2011), Sense8 (2015), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), and Breaking Dawn part 1 (2011), are only a few of the audiovisual pieces that caused seizures in their public before the premiere of The Incredibles 2.

The damage caused by this movie not only could have been avoided through comparation and simple common sense, there are multiple guides on the best practices to avoid triggering seizures, as well as an automatized test through a Harding machine, and an online version of the same.

According to its website, the Harding test, developed by Cambridge’s research team, analyzes videos in search of specific seizure provoking patterns, generating a certificate that settles whether the film is safe or not.

The biggest problem related to this test is its elevated price, which is an impediment for independent productions, but certainly not for Disney; The Incredibles 2 has a 120 minutes length, films of this duration require a payment of 130 pounds sterling, around 162.04 US dollars. The budget for this movie was 200 million dollars.

Even if it was a case of economical restraint, the United Kingdom and Japan require to pass the Harding test before getting approval to distribute any audiovisual material. The Incredibles 2 premiered in both countries, but the movie that was shown was edited to decrease the stroboscopic effects without altering the plot.

Not only the test was performed before the premiere, but the original version was used in the rest of the world regardless of its failing grade, and without employing any warning before the seizure cases. Is it necessary to explain why this decision could be considered blatant negligence?

It’s incredible to notice that TV Tokyo took better measures in 1997, when there was virtually no information available. Way better than Disney and Pixar, multimillionaire enterprises, in 2018 and with access to hundreds of studies performed across twenty years.

According to law and bioethics doctor Eleonora Lamm, human dignity “Implies the necessity of every human being to be treated on a stance of equality and the opportunity to enjoy the fundamental rights that derive from them”. Isn’t health a fundamental right?

Many advocates of this and many other seizure inducing films argue that the creator’s artistic vision shouldn’t have to be sacrificed to accommodate a few people. This opinion not only shows a lack of empathy, but is also irresponsible, since it attempts against the life and safety of more than a million and a half persons in the world.

Artistic vision is important, but the line needs to be drawn where other people’s rights start. In other words, if the way you choose to express yourself ends up with someone at the hospital, your artistic vision should take a back seat.

Let’s also consider that exposition to stroboscopic lights can be so harmful, in 1997 Japan’s army tried to develop a weapon based on them. This is not about censorship. It is not even about banning strobe lights, but about its regulation; strobes have good uses within the deaf community, helping them to enjoy concerts, and employing them as smoke alarms or even alarm clocks.

However, there is a big difference between their employment for emergencies and/or domestic situations, where the users are conscious of their existence, and using them in front of people with no warning during recreative activities.

Creators should have all the freedom to develop their artistic vision as long as they follow the existing guidelines on the number and proportion of flashing scenes on screen, as well as giving a clear, timely, and accurate notice of its usage and nature, providing on site methods to mitigate any adverse effects that may arise on people who are not aware of their condition. It’s from those warnings that audiences can decide the content they consume, and demand safe versions of it.

Furthermore, these alternate versions should be the norm at public spaces, reserving the special effects for DVD and streaming services as a special feature of the same, but never being applied to content marketed to minors, as this is the group with more risk of photosensitive epilepsy.

We are in a situation where we cannot afford to ignore recommendations for content creation, the events related to strobe lights in mass media should be motive enough to take action, since we forgot so quickly about what happened after Electric Soldier Porygon and allowed these effects to be used in an irresponsible manner and become a cinematographic trend.

It’s not only about avoiding seizures on those who already suffer epilepsy, it’s avoiding kids developing it and making sure adults who outgrew it won’t relapse due to constant exposition, losing their driver’s license and even their livelihood.

November is epilepsy awareness month, but the events and research are of no use if the community remains ignored. We have all the necessary resources to decrease the numbers, we could live in a world that’s safe from seizures, we only need to understand that artistic vision is not superior to health.

Tagging the squad: @haikyuupaladin @fuckepilepsy @brainbuffering @justepilepsy

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haikyuupaladin · 4 years

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Take a Moment to Find Yourself

Today (March 26th) is Epilepsy Awareness Day and I’m continuing my yearly tradition of a new epilepsy fic for a new fandom every year. I hope you guys enjoy this. This is an AU of Growing Pains where the physical effects of Steven’s gem powers malfunctioning manifest as seizures instead. Thanks to @fuckepilepsy and @cisneconcorbata for beta-ing this fic! And a disclaimer that this is not an accurate portrayal of the medical system, though I’m trying to be as accurate from the standpoint of tests required and symptoms as possible.

“-even! Steven! Are you okay?” Steven opened his eyes groggily to Connie’s face on the phone in front of him. He didn’t remember calling her. And when did he fall asleep? Why did his body feel so heavy?

“I’m fine,” Steven tried to reassure Connie, though even to his own ears the words seemed slightly muffled and wrong. “Why wouldn’t I be?”

“Steven,” Connie started, “I think you just had a seizure, has this ever happened before?”

“What?! No, that can’t be right, nothing like that has ever happened before, and besides, I think I would’ve noticed, wouldn’t I?” Steven asked. Even as he denied it, panic welled up inside him. His words were mostly a failed attempt to reassure himself at this point.

“Oh, Steven,” Connie sighed sympathetically. “It doesn’t always work like that. You lost consciousness, Steven, you probably wouldn’t remember.”

That would explain why he didn’t remember picking up the phone he supposed...“Oh,” Steven said, his voice small. “So… what do I do?” He was completely at a loss. Nothing like this had ever happened before. Sure, he’d been in all sorts of life threatening situations before, but in those situations there was always something he could do and someone responsible for it happening. This was entirely out of his realm of experience and that scared him more than anything.

“Well, if this is your first seizure, you should probably call your doctor,” Connie told him gently. “They’ll probably be able to give you a better idea of what to do.”

“I… I’ve never been to the doctor before,” Steven admitted, starting to panic even more. How long had this been going on for without him realizing? And what was he going to do? If the first step to figuring this out was seeing a doctor and he couldn’t even do that…

“It’s okay Steven,” Connie cut into his spiralling thoughts. “I’m going to call my mom, and then I’m going to come pick you up, okay? We’ll figure this out Steven, I promise.”

Steven sighed, relieved that Connie seemed to have things under control. “Okay, thanks Connie.”

“Of course Steven,” Connie replied. “I’ll be there as soon as I can, okay?”

“Okay,” Steven replied, as Connie hung up the phone.

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Time passed by in a blur, and the next thing Steven consciously remembered, he was sitting in Dr. Maheswaran’s office. “I’m going to be quite frank with you Steven, neurology is not my specialty,” she told him. “But we’re going to start with a standard checkup and then I’m going to call one of my colleagues in and we’ll go from there, does that sound good?”

Steven could only nod. He squeezed Connie’s hand to ground himself somewhat as Dr. Maheshwaran walked him through what they were going to be doing. The standard checkup part went by both too quickly and not fast enough. He just wanted this all to be over with.

“And this is my colleague Dr. Wickersheim,” Dr. Maheswaran told Steven as a man Steven hadn’t met before walked into the room. “He specializes in neurology, and he’s up to date on all the research I’ve done with the help of Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl, so you’re in good hands with him. I can stay and observe though if that makes you more comfortable.”

“Please,” Steven agreed to Dr. Maheswaran’s offer quietly. “It’s nice to meet you Dr. Wickersheim,” he said, turning to him.

“It’s good to meet you too Steven,” Dr.Wickersheim said, shaking his hand. “Though I suppose we both wish circumstances were a bit different.” Steven nodded. “Now, today, I’m going to send you for a few more tests if you’re up to that. We’re going to send you for a CT scan, an MRI and an EEG to start off with and we’ll work from there. Dr. Maheswaran told me that your X-Rays showed a crack in your skull so the MRI and CT scan will help us figure out if there’s any long term injuries to your brain or anything similar that we should be concerned about, and the EEG will help us figure out where the seizures are originating from, and maybe what triggers them as well.”

Steven nodded, though he still wasn’t fully processing what Dr. Wickersheim was saying, nor did he fully understand how these tests were going to work.

“We’re lucky that today is a slow day in the neurology department, so all of these tests can be done today,” Dr. Wickersheim explained. The CT scan and the MRI turned out to be somewhat claustrophobic for Steven, as he laid inside of two different tubes that scanned his brain for something, he still wasn’t entirely sure what if he was being honest though. The EEG was...weird. A bunch of wires were glued all over his head, and Dr. Wickersheim even glued some to his gem.

“Normally, we’d only be looking at your brain, but my understanding is that your gem plays a large role in your body’s functioning, so I want to make sure it’s not originating from there as well,” Dr. Wickersheim explained. They flashed lights in Steven’s face, made him blow on a pinwheel, and asked him to try to sleep. He managed to fall asleep surprisingly quickly, but he woke up with a start, nightmares had been keeping him up recently, so that was less of a surprise.

Dr. Wickersheim turned to him. “It looks like we have all the information we need. The earlier tests showed that you have some scar tissue in your brain, and the seizures seem to be originating from around that area from a neurological standpoint. But when we did the stress test, your gem started emitting signals that seem to trigger the more traditional neurological signals. I’m going to prescribe you a medication that should help, but what would also be a large help would be to remove as many sources of stress from your life as possible. Can you think of anything stressful that happened recently that may have been the trigger for today’s episode?”

Steven shook his head, but Connie spoke up hesitantly.

“Steven hasn’t been in the best place emotionally lately,” she said. “And, I don’t know if he remembers right now, but he tried to propose to me yesterday. I had to tell him not now, but it’s possible that could have caused it, right?”

Steven’s heart sank. He didn’t remember that. How could he not remember proposing to Connie?! How could he not remember Connie rejecting his proposal?! What was wrong with him that he couldn’t remember two hugely significant events that apparently happened yesterday?!

“Connie...I’m sorry,” Steven croaked out. “I’m sorry I made you come here with me after that, I didn’t know -”

“It’s okay Steven,” Connie interrupted him. “I want to be here for you. I wouldn’t be here still if I didn’t.”

“It’s unlikely that that alone was a trigger,” Dr. Wickersheim assured Connie. “Although it may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back so to speak. A lot of stress induced seizures are caused by long term stress building up, or intense physical stress all at once, though intense emotional distress all at once can’t be entirely ruled out I suppose, can you think of any stressors like that Steven?”

Steven felt the words spilling out of his mouth, detailing his entire childhood from the moment Cookie Cats were discontinued to the present. Dr. Maheswaran spoke up.

“Steven, you just described a long history of trauma. It’s possible that you have PTSD as well, which combined with your epilepsy diagnosis, it’s no wonder you’re having stress induced seizures. I’m going to call your father and all of us are going to work together to make sure you get the best care possible, okay?”

Steven nodded, exhausted and reeling from everything that had happened today. It was a lot to take in all at once. Connie placed a hand on his shoulder.

“It’s going to be okay,” she whispered, and wrapped him in a hug. Steven hugged her back and sobbed into her shoulder. This was going to be a long journey.

#actually epileptic #epilepsy #steven universe #steven universe future

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@love-and-larks-and-white-wolves

@wingedgalaxyflyer

@virgilsandersisthebest

@virgilsandersisbean

@lichendiaspore

@that-ghost-in-the-corner

@krystalhuntress

@httplouisf

@i-have-n0-idea-what-im-d0ing

Golgathas-calibrator bobyn2137 crookedspiderversewolffriend darkdemonmonster wowimsogoddamnoriginal butuluvme jingler

Mayibehappy-mylove somehow-a-ravenclaw angstyfanfiction miafander

im-bi-and-wanna-die

maxgraybooks

channelthegalaxy

bakura-kurama13

liv-is-a-fander

friggin-moe-peice-of-crap

@crying-blizzards

#tagging people #carmen speaks

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pumpkinofspace · 6 years

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so @impatentpending managed to make me join the fussion train with their remy and a secret someone from the amazing fic powerless

im exited to see what will come next

closeup and taglist:

look at my son, i mso proud of my evil son

@brighter-side @bring-it-on-perra @cisneconcorbata @queer-human-being @justanotherlatinfander

#thomas sanders #sleep sanders #remy sanders #powerless #pumpykins art #fussion #please dont kill anyone next chapter #pelase give me a happy ending #orz

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bring-it-on-perra · 6 years

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I love all my friends.

Thanks gor coming to my TED talk

(@queer-human-being @logically-asexual @pumpkinofspace @cisneconcorbata @whitepeoplespicychicken and more)

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juniperhillpatient · 1 year

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who's your favorite cisne? ~totally not cisne wdym

well I do know 2 🤔🤔 there’s @cisneconcorbata & @cisnesincorbata but it’s hard to pick a favorite because they’re both sooo similar it’s almost like they’re the same person but… no, I’m sure there’s no association. they’re both pretty amazing & talented & smart tho I’ll say that!

#anon #wow who could this possibly be 🕵️‍♀️

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deafinatlyme · 6 years

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(I’m being silly with some of these.)

Tagged by @nerdygaymormon

Nicknames: Silly

Gender: No, idea, still questioning.

Sign: I know some signs in American sign Language, but I’m not fluent.

Height: No idea. I used to be tall but now I’m average (? Idk Noone comments on how tall or short I am anymore.)

Time: Do you mean what time is it? Do you mean my favourite time? There’s many ways to answer this question.

Birthday: is on my birthday

Favourite bands: I have bands i enjoy but not really favourites. I only remember Simple Plan tbh.

favourite solo artists: Lorde, Hasley, Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, rhianna are a couple I enjoy

song stuck in my head: Diamond by rhianna

last movie I watched: Power rangers 2017 version. (So good, go watch it asap)

Last show I watched: Friends

When did I create this blog: end of 2016 I think

What do I usually post: I don’t think I have a set theme for my blog.

What did you last google?: “when to use washer laundry” (it feels weird to use washer when I don’t have lots of clothes, but I feel the need to wash clothes asap)

Other blogs: @deafinitelyintoomanyfandoms

Do I get asks: Not often,

Why did I choose this URL: I wanted to change my username and my url was my first favourite book featuring a deaf chatacter.

following: Many

followers: 533 last I saw

average hour of sleep: who knows

lucky numbers: most even numbers

Instrument: sort of piano, I once learned guitar but I haven’t used either of them much.

What am I wearing: clothes

Dream Job: no idea

dream trip: I want to go on a a trip with my friend/partner and have fun with them.

Favourite food: cookies or hamburgers.

Nationality: not sure

favourite song: “Liability” by lorde, “Hymn” by kesha (theres cursing in this one,) and “like I’m gonna lose you” megan trainer, etc.

Last book I read: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo)

3 favourite fandoms: Whovian (Doctor Who,) and Six of Crows (Idk what we are called,)

tagging:

@starlight-sanders @starrykid

@areawithstronggravity @romanass

@lilithlovespie. @sister-sage

@senza-confini @corystssides

@overshadowed-nerd @nickythetransmormon

@skywalkingintospace @tis-i-a-gay-mormon

@jackednephi @romananalogicality

@sinner-to-saint-1896 @cisneconcorbata

@analogically-prinxiety @capsized-cupcake

#long post #questions #idk what to tag this

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cisneconcorbata · 4 years

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[Image: Fanmade poster of the movie “The half of it”. It features Paul talking to Aster, while the latter holds a long letter that Ellie is writing on the other side of the poster]

The half of it is a whole some movie and you should watch it!

Taglist:

@beeblxssxm @queer-human-being @haikyuupaladin @bring-it-on-perra @rocithefangirl

#the half of it #Alice wu #illustration #photoshop #Poster #Fan poster #Fanart #Captioned #illustrationconcorbata #Cisneconcorbata

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missjessefantastico · 3 years

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Okay, here’s my point of view as an epileptic with low photosensitivity (but photosensitivity no matter what): I know people genrally don’t know about photosensitivity issues, that’s why my general approach is to privately message anyone who may be doing things that affect photosensitive people.

Ii have done this with Thomas in the past, sometimes he as seen it, sometimes he has not. I’m not placing blame for the times when he has not seen them, I know he can’t possibly see everything everyone sends him, but I still have something to say about the times he has.

Messages exchanged with Thomas

November 27th, 2018

The first time I ever messaged Thomas regarding photosensitivity was a thank you note because of the warning placed at the beginning of LNTAO. That was the first time I had ever seen someone taking us in consideration, not only giving a warning in the video itself rather than as a note in the description or an info card, but also providing an alternate version.

I’m only mentioning this to make one point: I think he cares. Me being critical during the rest of this post is in no way me hating on him or pretending he’s doing things intentionally, is just me signaling that he could do way better.

This is the only unanswered message I will mention, as the rest are irrelevant.

May 25th, 2020

Thomas posted this tiktok [x], as soon as I saw it I sent him this message, as I know he’s willing to listen:

[@cisneconcorbata asked: hi! can you put a warning for flashing lights on your last short please? it's not intense in this video, but it can still cause issues for people with photosensitivity and everyone is reblogging it/making gifs without tagging it

@thatsthat24 replied: Definitely!! Apologies!!]

He then added the flashing lights warning on tumblr and made a reply tweet to the video to add the warning, nothing was done in tiktok as it doesn’t allow edition and a comment would be lost.

September 2020, I don’t have the exact date

Joan got this ask [x], the reply was, in my opinion, dismissive, as it placed th blame on people “not liking pixel art” rather than in the sensory issues, as it was said in the ask. Probably a misunderstanding, but I was mad and started to spam them with @yeet-ceit‘s post [x] detailing the things that were an issue. I also adressed it on my own reply to an anon [x].

No reply from Joan, I reached to Thomas, this was my exchange with him:

[@cisneconcorbata asked: Hi Thomas! I have already been bugging Joan about this, but can you please adress the sensory issues on POF? @yeet-ceit's pinned post is more detailed than what I can say in one ask, but they are bad

@thatsthat24 replied: Thank you for pointing me to their post!! I had no idea those things could have potentially created sensory issues! That’s completely on us! I feel bad that we have a video that didn’t prepare people for those moments. We’re consistently trying to educate ourselves on what might make viewing an issue and this is definitely a learning moment for us. We’ll definitely make a point to be more conscientious of this in the future with our videos!]

[@cisneconcorbata asked: thank you so so so much, I know nobody did any of this in purpose but the lack of addressing was making me concerned that there could be a repetition of it, I really appreciate you taking the time to learn. Have a nice day!

@thatsthat24 replied: Absolutely! I would have responded earlier if I had known! Thank you so much again for bringing it to my attention!]

That’s everything from my end, but I know for a fact that Thomas ended up messaging @yeet-ceit to apologize and promise to do better in the future. We were both thankful and updated the fandom accordingly.

February 19th, 2021

The Crofter’s ad. Around the minute 3:57 there a use of fast changing colors. A mild usage, but it’s still harmful for people with high photosensitivity and it’s worse than the usage of effects in LNTAO. If the one in LNTAO granted a warning, why not this one? I could say that maybe there was knowledge about flashing but not about changing colors, except the tiktok from may and POF had changing colors that caused a warning to be added.

This instance of message is not mine, but worth mentioning:

@yeet-ceit asked: You said you’d do better about flash warnings after putting others first and you still put flash effects behind virgil in the jam video with the “Radical” thing and didn’t warn for them. Please do better.

@thatsthat24 replied: Someone just informed me of that, I sincerely apologize. I need to find someone who is experienced in detecting those. I’m working on a solution for it right now.

A warning was put in an info card and in the description box, an alternate version of the clip was provided.

What’s the point? (aka, the mandatory TL;DR)

I have no doubt that Thomas is willing to listen and take measures, it has been demonstrated. My issue is that we have to keep reminding him of it. My issue is that I no longer feel safe watching his content, and that sentiment is extending to people with disabilities other than epilepsy (yes, I’m talking about the jam name and the usage of infodumping as an insult).

He has promised me to learn, but I haven’t seen it, I still have to ask to have warning placed, and I still get other fanders telling me that I’m overreacting.

I’m not mad about him making a mistake, I’m mad about him not learning from it. The warnings I ask for are not a lot: flashing lights, fast changing colors, contrasting colors. That’s it. Three things that, if I’m warned about, will save me the brain damage (literal brain damage, that what seizures can do).

I’m glad to help other people understand, but I can only explain so many times before I start feeling tired.

#also i have friends who have been literally treatened for asking for the ableism to stop #what the actual fuck is wrong #we're just asking to be treated decently #thomas sanders #thatsthat24 #actuallyepileptic #epilepsy #txtjessefantastico

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