#and also shadows

[kokoasci]

a sushi!!

#kokoart #experimenting with blue #and also shadows #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #fanart #bsd fanart #bungou stray dogs fanart #atsushi #atsushi nakajima

[oocsydney]

hbomberguy highlighting all of the parts where james somerton plagiarized from other queer creators:

#hbomberguy #james somerton #literally the only parts james somerton wrote on his own were the misogynist ones #and it's disgusting to think that james was likely setting up for his script writer to take the fall for all of the plagiarism #UPDATE: apparently the script writer ALSO didn't do any research into what James wrote in his scripts. man. (source: Todd in the Shadows) #todd in the shadows

[zytes]

this manatee looks like it’s in a skyrim loading screen

#misc #I encourage anyone dyslexic to try rotating him in your mind. I can’t do that; which is why I’m asking you to. #also: a bunch of tags are surprised this isn’t ‘shopped #it’s the lighting. backlit by the sun (which is diffused through the water) but also forelit artificially #the artificial light - a flash pack or something - casts a hard shadow under the creatures arm #which normally wouldn’t be possible if backlit by the SUN; you’d see a less-hard/more-fragmented shadow above water #as light sources ‘compete’ in a sense - and since there aren’t any light sources which can outshine the literal sun #it looks a bit weird when the darkest shadow is being cast from any other origin point - which is what’s essentially happening here #I don’t know the mechanics of how light travels through water; but I know the effect is substantial even with relatively short distances #also: it’s been balanced and color corrected by the author of the photo - who made deliberate choices to bring out the full potential #so it’s not like it’s a fresh and untouched export #but the kind of ‘tacked on’ appearance of the creature is a result of the lighting conditions within the image

[talaricula]

Things I've seen tumblr memeing about James Somerton doing à la "How did no one see how bigoted he was!" as if those things haven't been a significant part of tumblr culture for over a decade :

Presenting untrue and bordering on conspiratorial versions of (queer or otherwise marginalised) history without any sources

Completely disregarding and disrespecting any expertise on socio-cultural topics/humanities and distrusting academics and historians (incl. acting as if no academics or historians could be queer or marginalised)

Downplaying the role misogyny played in the historical oppression of queer women and concluding that queer men must have been more oppressed than queer women

Bi women are, at best, not as queer as "real" queer ppl, and at worst, simply equivalent to straight women

Despite nominal trans inclusivity, transmasculine ppl are functionally women when convenient (combined with the above, bi transmascs are functionally straight women)

Despite nominal trans inclusivity (bis), shamelessly attacking, threatening and actively endangering any trans woman who questions them or smth they find important (often by unfairly presenting her as violent or as a threat)

Having absolutely fucking wild and reductive takes about ace ppl, the oppression they face and their place in the queer community

Stating that marriage equality is an assimilationist fight while completely ignoring its direct roots in the horrifying consequences of the AIDS crisis for partners of ppl who died of AIDS

Praising western media creators from the past for queer coding even under censure and in the same breath condemning current non western media creators for being homophobic bc their representation isn't explicit enough

Blaming China for all existing homophobic censoring in western media

Assuming all queer media would be better told by western creators and by western standards

Only out queer ppl get to tell queer stories

Heavily criticising almost all queer media created by women or ppl they see as such (see above points about trans ppl) or involving/starring a significant amount of women for any perceived or real amount of "problematicness", but fawning over and praising and negating criticism of queer media created by and starring mostly or even functionally exclusively men (even when it could be argued that, you know, not involving/seriously sidelining women is a pretty clear example of misogyny which should probably be considered "problematic")

And I'm probably forgetting stuff or there's stuff I have internalised myself and don't recognise as an issue

Like idk but I feel like the takeaway from Hbomberguy and Toddintheshadow's videos should maybe be "be aware of such patterns in your communities bc they definitely exist" and not "this guy is uniquely awful" and I feel like a lot of the discussion I've seen surrounding this has been severely failing at that. Most ppl who've spent any significant amount of time on tumblr prob either have internalised at least one of those thought patterns, have had to de-internalise them, or have had to be extremely vigilant to not internalise them (which is done by, you know, seeking out other sources, which also seemed like an important takeaway from the videos)

#Also I'm saying this as someone who actually watched quite a few of Somerton's videos #And noticed those patterns and stopped watching bc I recognised them from here #and had already learned to unlearn them after being so exposed to them here #And tbh I think anyone who hasn't had the luck or made the conscious choice to seek out ppl who pushed against those narratives #Would absolutely have fallen for this man's bullshit. Like let's not kid ourselves we see takes like this every day on this hellsite #2014 me would have. For sure. #This is next to the plagiarism issue which as Harris points out is an Internet wide issue and this includes tumblr #James Somerton #hbomberguy #todd in the shadows #This brought to you by a conversation with my wife yesterday #So many ppl on here don't deserve to meme or be this self absolvingly critical of this man #The call is coming from inside the house #The man has a tumblr it would legit not surprise me if some of the things he supposedly made up himself he did actually get from somewhere #And that somewhere was a tumblr post

[ninjasmudge]

thats a red flag narinder, get that crown back while you still can

+ top panel without text below the cut

#cult of the lamb #cotl #rspect my privacy at this time by not asking what came over me to make a fully colored comic #cotl narinder #cotl lamb #cotl aym #my art #actully im like really proud of this not sure why it happened but it did #anyway i have at least another 4 cotl jokes to get out right now #if you look real close you can see my hcs for lambs design before and after they got the red crown #and also i need everyone to notice aym and lambs eldrich shadow #and yes i know you can both name the cult anything AND you can have a cult in someones name with it being their cult but consider. funny #narinder

[dailymumbojumbo]

Mumbo Skins

#As we are no longer shadow-banned #please enjoy the Huevember Mumbo skins #Also PLEASE go through and mass like/reblog and check out any mumbo art you may have missed during our shadow ban #mumbo jumbo #hermitcraft #dailymumbodoodles #mumbo jumbo fanart #mcyt #Mod Yellow

[fernsnailz]

do you think shadow was aware of his super strength when he stopped marinating in his tube ? since he can just flip buses i think it'd be funny if there had to be a learning curb

also the image of small crechure shadow being able to lift maria over his head is funny to me.

maybe gerald trips on some osha violation and when shadow goes to help him up he accidentally launches him into the ark's ceiling

i'm absolutely obsessed with this concept of overpowered tiny dude shadow pre-inhibitor rings. chaos and destruction everywhere

#yes gerald robotnik feeds his demon toddler mountain dew and yes he also calls it sodey pop no i don't take criticism #fernasks #sth #shadow the hedgehog #maria robotnik #gerald robotnik #fern's sketchbook #baby shadow

[9474s0ul]

#I LOVE PEARLINA #also wip of octo shadow #because I haven’t drawn anything Splatoon au related in a while #I’m so damn slow making stuff for this au like damn #I got to draw their designed weapons and I’m dogshit at doing that so #💀 #pearl houzuki #marina ida #pearlina #Splatoon #splatoon 2 #splatoon octo expansion #octoling #shadow the hedgehog #sonic splatoon au #my art #fanart

[emthimofnight]

touchy feely

#my art #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #sonadow #shadonic #sth #sonic #shadow #sonic x shadow #shadow x sonic #sonic prime #sonic fanart #shadow the ultimate lifeform #shadow being touch starved but also being aloof #i love him #sketch page #situationship au

[blahlahblash]

so basically, umm... Movie Sonic feeling the feels for Movie Shadow, just a tiny bit. And Knuckles unknowingly crushing on Rouge, but not just a tiny bit. Ykyk

#Does this even make any sense? #I can't stop thinking about STH 3 #also #The KNUCKLES SHOW?? YYESPLEASD #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #rouge the bat #sonic movie 3 #movie sonic #movie knuckles #movie shadow #Sonadow #knuxouge #comics

[marsoid]

Shadow and Sonic gijinka redraw bc every time I looked at my original doodle from 2018 I felt like microwaving myself

#Sonic the hedgehog #Shadow the hedgehog #fanart #gijinka #my art #EXCITED FOR NEW SONIC SHADOW GAME AND ALSO SONIC 3

[benevientowoes]

one of my fav things about the sonadow sonic prime dynamic is that shadow likes to put out the persona he’s so unbothered and thinks sonic is annoying but then will pull him out of danger at every opportunity like ok buddy i see what’s going on here!

#he does this but then will also punch him with no hesitation of the time comes for it #sonadow #shadow the hedgehog #sonic the hedgehog #sth #sonic prime

[exclusonic]

INSANE TITLE???

#I THOUGHT IT WAS FAKE AT FIRST #also shadow looks so paaale in the trailer #i hope it looks darker when the game releases #sonic x shadow generations #sonic the hedgehog #sth fanart #my art #sonic fanart #sonic #sonadow fanart #sonadow #sth #shadow the hedgehog #classic sonic #sonadow generations

[eldritch-ace]

I too think he deserves a kwagatama

#Yeah Felix! Flip them off! #I didn’t come up with this idea but I absolutely love it #i know you probably can’t contact more than one holder at a time but oh well #also i don’t dislike master fu or natalie I just think he’d be critical of them #I also took away Colt’s hat since I can’t take it seriously and gave Fu a less western/modern costume #only mayura and shadowmoth know who this strange child is but it’s still cathartic for him #I can so comic #felix fathom #felix graham de vanily #argos #dusuu #emilie agreste #natalie sancoeur #mayura #gabriel agreste #shadow moth #colt fathom #master fu #wang fu #miraculous ladybug #mlb #mlb season 5 spoilers #image description in alt #art i made

[emuanon34]

#James Somerton #HBomberGuy #Todd In The Shadows #ToddInTheShadows #Writeing #Writers #writeblr #Inspiration #Insparational #I cracked my skull when I was a toddler and I’m still gonna cite sources for my fic. #I was apparently trying to feed a tank of fishes on a shelf. :D #I don’t remember it but I’m also not embarrassed by it #I thought about watermarking this picture but I think it should belong to everyone dealing with imposter syndrome

[cat-sithe]

the brothers ever :)

idk if this relatable to anyone else, but i don’t really talk about my special interests to anyone irl. like the thought of anyone finding out, especially close friends and family, that i like rise as much as i do makes me want to die a little bit on the inside. of course it wouldn’t be a big deal but still… does anyone know what i’m talking about or am i just being silly…?

i haven’t watched Bluey so idk much about it other than it has dogs so i just made leo like it for the same reasons i like rise (family shenanigans)

also messy comic ik but it is what it is

part two

#i also just realised how many times i used the word cringe #pretend the last 'cringe' is 'cheesy' instead i'm too lazy to fix it #you aren't cringe for linking these things #i just wanted to express how i feel about liking cartoons sometimes #not pictured: leo seeing sonic and shadow and saying “these bitches gay” #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #save rise of the tmnt #unpause rise of the tmnt #rottmnt #save rottmnt #unpause rottmnt #tmnt #tmnt fanart #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt donatello #rottmnt leo #rottmnt leonardo #rottmnt disaster twins #disaster twins #rottmnt comic #cat sithe