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Thoughts on culture of mens’ presumed innocence (or lack thereof) when accused of sexual assault/rape

Copypasta from my Twitter ramblebramble: https://twitter.com/silverpandapub/

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In the wake of the #MeToo movement and reignition of feminist studies, I wonder by default now whether the accused say they're innocent because they don't perceive certain actions/attitudes as intrusive to women. (Aziz Ansari comes to mind...)

BBC News: Ex-Scottish first minister Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-46984747

The limitation of the Golden Rule is empathy. When you've lived your life defined by strict binary boundaries (man/woman, straight/gay, liberal/conservative etc.), it's really hard to put yourself in the other side's shoes and realize, "I really don't want to be treated this way."

So when straight cis men scratch their heads (or worse, get angry) at feminist anythings, it's likely because their gendered worldview is really set in stone. Even if they are able to imagine being in a woman's predicament, they're likely to write it off as "but that's just how the world is, dunno why they're complaining so much." The gendered reverse applies just as much, and is equally as disingenuous.

So until the status quo is non-binary-ness, this is what we're stuck with.

#rant

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Hey guys. If you didn’t know yet already, I draw comics.  It’s an original creation.  It’s SFW.

I actually finished this chapter last month, so here it goes.  Keep up-to-date here, as well as read the chapters preceding this one: http://masazumewars.smackjeeves.com

#myart #comics #masazume_wars

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Hey guys. If you didn’t know yet already, I draw comics.  It’s an original creation.  It’s SFW.

I actually finished this chapter last month, so here it goes.  Keep up-to-date here, as well as read the chapters preceding this one: http://masazumewars.smackjeeves.com

#myart #comics #masazume wars

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Hey guys. If you didn’t know yet already, I draw comics.  It’s an original creation.  It’s SFW.

I actually managed to finish this chapter last month, so here it is.  Keep up-to-date here, as well as read the chapters preceding this one: http://masazumewars.smackjeeves.com

#myart #comics #masazume wars

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Let’s ride the meme train. #tweetfur

#furry #myart #tweetfur #meme

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Over half of this Tumblr’s followers have those generic shape avatar images - meaning they got Sensitive’d out of their access. And I’m assuming they haven’t bothered to appeal, since they might have such a huge cleanup backlog.

Tumblr is well and truly dead, now.

Having said that, you guys do know I have Twitter, right?

https://twitter.com/silverpandapub

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[Worldbuilding Ramble] Free Skins

http://www.smackjeeves.com/comicprofile.php?id=165291

In the beginning, Fragments come with three Skins - a set of cosmetics that make up a united look - pre-designed, free of charge. The first Skin is a "Default" skin, a thematically unified approximation of the Master's unique personal traits/quirks during the Fragment Creation questionnaire. After the Master goes through the Tutorial with their Fragment, the game then gives the Fragment two free Skins, basing their designs off the Default skin's themes for thematic consistency. Masters can unlock more Skin slots as they progress through the game, and the option to purchase extra Skin slots on top of the unlockable slots opens up after a Master's made certain achievements. Masters then can design the new Skins on their own, or commission other Masters to create new Skins on their behalf. Skins are purely cosmetic in the beginning. With enough resources and programming know-how, Masters can tweak the Skins' items to alter a Fragment's stats only when that particular Skin is active. Thus, in higher levels of play, Skins can double as a rollout shortcut for specific situations or matchups.

One free Skin is a "Formal" skin, typically used in response to a black tie dress code, or for when the mood requires refined style and flair.

The other free Skin is the "Swimwear" skin, typically used during events themed around summer vacation, tropical paradises, or large bodies of water.

#furry #myart #original #original_character #masazume_wars #pop_spar #bread_bastet #dressup #character_design

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this was tons of fun also please watch aggretsuko

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“My name is [Jiron Amos], and you’re a DEAD MAN!!!”

#myart #parody #walker_machine_xabungle #red_dead_redemption #rdr #yoshiyuki_tomino #mecha

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Tumblr’s gonna become a ghost town over the next few weeks.

Which means *if I ever* draw adult content, you’ll only be able to see snippings of it on my Twitter (until THAT disallows adult content too). And the only place you’ll see complete adult works of mine are also on Twitter and perhaps Pixiv.

It’s a fine era to stop giving a personal fuck about adult content.

EDIT: Since the Tumblrpocalypse is coming anyway, I’m gonna be deleting the #NSFW tagged stuff from here throughout the week. I’ll see about dumping it on e621.net if no one’s gonna do it for me.

#rant

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Congrats to those three losers for 50 podcast episodes of the Dad and Sons!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQHVEUN_UjM

#myart #super bunnyhop #fanart

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[Oh no, another rant] Less embarrassed to call myself a furry fan in Japan than America

I went on a bender on Twitter last night, so beware. Also, thank you Tumblr spellcheck.

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Having experienced the furry fandom in both Japan and in the USA, I must say in Japan I felt far, far less awkward among fellow sub-culture participants in revealing that I'm into furry characters and have dealt heavily in the fandom.

In Japan, furry felt like a minuscule corner in the national internet sub-culture scene. Minuscule, yet still very much a part of the whole sub-culture. In America, furry feels distinctly separate from other sub-cultures, a whole tribe unto itself.

On top of that, unlike in Japan where I can say I'm into furry the same way I'm into anime and video games, in America it feels almost like an embarrassment to admit to being a furry fan, even amongst non-furry sub-culture denizens, my own greater-category brethren.

I've had time to think about the differing feelings of association, and I feel part of why Japan felt so comfortable and welcoming was that 1) furry was considered just a sub-genre of moe, like maids and lolis. It lacked the connotations of EXTRA weirdness that it had in the US.

I think, as far as the Japanese were concerned, once you're part of any sub-culture, that was it - you're now just Weird. It wasn't a badge of pride - in fact, it's rather shameful in a way. But the societal shame and passion for your hobbies were the same with others too.

So because we were essentially all the same kind of Freak, a lot of sub-cultures cross-pollinate, professionally and commercially, and it becomes very easy to connect across genre fandoms. I got along with a lot of non-furs and they could appreciate that I drew furs.

In contrast, fandoms in America feel distinctly exclusive to each other. Far fewer people can be classified as cross-fandom fans, and approach their communities like such. Genres are treated like labels. Blending interests feel less organic.

For some reason, fandoms act like tribes in America, and anybody who doesn't share a lot of the tribe's fan passions are treated to some degree like outsiders. What do we normally think when we think of a typical "anime fan", a "furry", a "brony", and a "gamer"?

Why do we express some surprise when certain people who are known as fans of one sub-genre turn out to be fans of a seemingly different sub-genre too? If Christopher Nolan one day denounced the lack of polish and NPCs in Fallout 76, for example?

So it's this weird tribalism present in American fandom culture that seems to be lacking in Japan that contributes to my discomfort in associating with those who intensely like animal people, in America. In America, I'm ultimately gonna be treated differently for it.

2) Representation issues. I actually feel like I'm in good company with Japanese furs and furry in the greater internet sub-culture, either because many are like me (not just the Asian bit, you racists), or there are many I want to be.

Many Japanese furs are of average build, and they dress modestly but with an eye for fashion, so they don't stand out garishly. Many are cross-fandom, meaning they consume anime, manga, movies and pop music, among other mundane interests.

Many use furry as just a Step One icebreaker, as further connections are established along other lines, like jobs, other fandoms and interests. And furry (and porn) isn't a goddamn career killer nor a joke in Japan either. Takahiro Kimura, Nobuteru Yuki, CyberConnect2...

There's a lot of cultural history that has made Japan more accommodating to the last bit above, but that's another topic. So yeah, I honestly feel more at home with Japan's sub-culture. It's easier for me to relate to others, and professionals exist that do what I wanna do.

I... don't feel that in America. Even after 20+ years, I feel like a stranger in my own community. It's mostly why I removed myself from Inkbunny and FA, and have now largely stopped bothering to reach out to, or shut out altogether many people in the fandom.

I don't feel like I exist to most anyone. Those who reach out to me, who I can relate to, fall under the cross-fandom category anyway, but those people feel so few in the American fandom. Not to mention the circumstances in which I exist in the fandom.

Disclaimer: This thread was inspired by recent furry Twitter buzz over some docu-vid episode following three furries, as a more positive outside view on the furry fandom. The subjects were (apparently) 1) fursuiters 2) awkward at the start 3) now oh-so-better cuz FANDOM YAAY

I'm not a fursuiter, and whether I ended up being better for being in the furry fandom is still up for debate. My strongest link to the furfandom is just an affinity for animal people content. Otherwise, I'm actually a bigger anime fan and gamer.

Where's that story?

We all know the furry fandom is WAY more diverse than this, but we're still stuck with the perception that it's all fursuits and childish masquerades, public hypersexuality, unrestrained Rule 34 on even the most innocent IPs (even though ALL the internet does this), and either neckbeards, the cringe-inducing awkward folk, or flaming gays. Even though this next bit is universal, anyone who'd pass off for a normie in this community is practically invisible.

Like the Unity engine, the furry fandom has an image problem. And this image problem is also why I feel differently in Japan's fandoms versus America's. Whereas I blend in and mingle nicely in Japan, I can't shake off the vibe of dissociation and dissonance in America.

And it honestly sucks, still.

#rant #zen migawa

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I wanted to show a friend your cute "Haven't you heard? I'm (Lucario/Blaziken)" pic on FA, but you disabled your account! Any chance of ever seeing the FA content ever again?

I had a response in mind, but the joke contained in the reference might be a bit too opaque to get, so never mind.

As for the image you wanted to show in question, here’s an alternative:https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=64145785

As for FA, I honestly don’t have any plans to un-suspend it for a long while.  Any new artworks I produce will go up on Twitter first, then on Tumblr, Pixiv, and DeviantArt pending appropriateness.  Sorry. :/

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A silver giant panda - why silver tho

Don’t mind me, just reposting some rambling from my Twitter.

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“Silver is never now, but always yesterday and tomorrow.”

Silver: The colour of betrayal?

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20181102-silver-the-colour-of-betrayal via @BBC_Culture

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I'm sure not a lot of people care or notice, but my fursona is a giant panda with a very specific visual quirk - silver fur/hair in place of standard black. It's a legacy trait, dating waaaay back into my super-animu-heavy teens. (RAMBLE WARNING)

I never bothered to change that quirk, even though I knew it wasn't visually striking, especially during the encroaching age of colorful gayboi sparkledogs. Partially because I wanted to be modest in standing out (which defeats the purpose of standing out). (con't)

But mostly because silver felt symbolically appropriate - silver, while valuable, needs to be polished *constantly* for its true brilliance to shine. In hindsight, as is also the case for choosing the giant panda as a species, boy was it more appropriate than I wanted. (con't)

I chose the giant panda when I was 13 because I'm ethnic Chinese. But it fit me way too well - lazy, uninspired, awkward, a sexual/romantic lost cause and evolutionary cul-de-sac. Good only for looking cute and having its care/survival subsidized by more capable creatures. (con't)

As for the silver thing, that turned out true too. "Practice makes perfect" is universal, but I turned out exceptional only when my work paired with matching education - polish along usage, not just usage. Twas the case with logistics, as was with Japanese and my comics. (con't)

So this BBC article makes me smile, at least ironically, because beyond the whole polish-to-shine deal, I knew nothing of its other symbolic significances. After reading this article, and reflecting on my life and personality, I can't help but sigh in retrospect.

#rant #zen migawa

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#furry #myart #askme #baraaya #isuku #strikesaga

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#furry #myart #askme #taleweaver #zen migawa

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Had an inspire from this old tweet: https://twitter.com/netgeekAnimal/status/856808354597003267

#furry #myart #original #bread bastet #parody