#i hate ai art but educate them

[dozen-reasons-in-this-gun]

no one is going to see this but yes I fucking hate ai art and will never see it as a legitimate art form because it steals from existing artists and there is nothing about it that even allows for a true creative process, and yes, Anthony should NOT have doubled down and he should have kept his mouth shut like the rest of the members

BUTTTTTTTT

people should not be sending him death threats it's not that serious tbh. It is not an unfollowable and cancelable offense.

I saw someone say that they thought LS Dunes supported artists and now they don't and it's like they are 40yr old men. I'm pretty sure that they thought the AI art thing was cool, which it is on the surface, if you ignore the whole stealing, derivative and surface level art it spits out.

also the rest of the band signed off on it, not just Anthony and to solely target him and excuse the rest of the members is a bitch move. I get he responded but like don't shift all of the blame on him.

#i hate ai art but educate them #don't fucking berate them for being fucking dads and thinking ai art is cool #my dad thought crypto was like WOAH the new thing and i educated him on the dangers #this is just for me to rant tbh #anthony green #ls dunes

[serialunaliver]

identifying AI interior design

DISCLAIMER: THIS POST IS NOT CLAIMING EVERY IMAGE SIMILAR TO THE ONES I PRESENT IS AI. IT IS SIMPLY A COLLECTION OF COMMON THEMES.

ALSO, READ THIS POST BEFORE COMMENTING ON THIS ONE.

i've seen some people reblog it thinking these rooms or houses exist, but i've tested an ai's interior design abilities before and here is how you can tell if it's ai. this isn't necessarily a post denouncing anything but an educational one for people like me who like interior design and want to see it in a real image.

how I first figured it out: on pinterest I look at a lot of interior design and somewhat recently I saw these images with a similar look to them. I was like, either this is a photoshoot of the same house, or it's not real.

NOW ONTO HOW I IDENTIFY OTHER AI INTERIOR DESIGN.

1. weird fur rugs

for some reason a lot of ai used for interior design has trouble creating normal-looking fur rugs. it can create fur blankets, but the rugs are either puffier than normal or completely flat. this is likely because the ai has identified the curves in blankets but is kind of ???? about rugs when fur is involved.

the first one is more believable, but whenever I see that extra puffy fur rug I search the image and i've never been wrong in thinking it's ai room 😂

2. these modern cabin type images

for some reason there are a TON of these in ai interior design, probably because they look really cool and it's easier to acquire them through ai. in fact when I typed in "ai interior design", "cabin" was one of the suggestions. however, personally I think it's quite easy to tell these aren't real because of the texture common in them.

examples:

to me those look more like hyper-realistic digital art than real rooms.

however, when the furniture is more far away and a different texture, it will look more realistic like this:

3. crazy curves

another popular sort of design for ai interior design are these kind of futuristic-looking rooms with a lot of curves. this is where visual ai works best.

idk what the fuck someone was trying to make happen in the second image, but thanks, I absolutely hate it. not sure how you're supposed to go down the staircase.

4. modern futuristic themes

visual ai is common with this theme because there are more curves than texture, so you can create high quality images.

well, except for that poor awkward tree that didn't get the same dedication when generated.

CONCLUSION

obviously ai interior design isn't set in stone but if you want to know if a room really exists you can always reverse image search images that are a little 🤔

[tangibletechnomancy]

Neural Nets, Walled Gardens, and Positive Vibes Only

the crystal spire at the center of the techno-utopian walled garden

Anyone who knows or even just follows me knows that as much as I love neural nets, I'm far from being a fan of AI as a corporate fad. Despite this, I am willing to use big-name fad-chasing tools...sometimes, particularly on a free basis. My reasons for this are twofold:

Many people don't realize this, but these tools are more expensive for the companies to operate than they earn from increased interest in the technology. Using many of these free tools can, in fact, be the opposite of "support" at this time. Corporate AI is dying, use it to kill it faster!

You can't give a full, educated critique of something's flaws and failings without engaging with it yourself, and I fully intend to rip Dall-E 3, or more accurately the companies behind it, a whole new asshole - so I want it to be a fair, nuanced, and most importantly personally informed new asshole.

Now, much has already been said about the biases inherent to current AI models. This isn't a problem exclusive to closed-source corporate models; any model is only as good as its dataset, and it turns out that people across the whole wide internet are...pretty biased. Most major models right now, trained primarily on the English-language internet, present a very western point of view - treating young conventionally attractive white people as a default at best, and presenting blatantly misinformative stereotypes at worst. While awareness of the issue can turn it into a valuable tool to study those biases and how they intertwine, the marketing and hype around AI combined with the popular idea that computers can't possibly be biased tends to make it so they're likely to perpetuate them instead.

This problem only gets magnified when introduced to my mortal enemy-

If I never see this FUCKING dog again it will be too soon-

Content filters.

Theoretically, content filters exist to prevent some of the worst-faith uses of AI - deepfakes, true plagiarism and forgery, sexual exploitation, and more. In practice, many of them block anything that can be remotely construed as potentially sexual, violent, or even negative in any way. Frequently banned subjects include artistic nudity or even partial nudity, fight scenes, anything even remotely adjacent to horror, and still more.

The problems with this expand fractally.

While the belief that AI is capable of supplanting all other art forms, let alone should do so, is...far less widespread among its users than the more reactionary subset of its critics seem to believe (and in fact arguably less common among AI users than non-users in the first place; see again: you cannot give a full, educated critique of something's failings without engaging with it yourself), it's not nonexistent - and the business majors who have rarely if ever engaged with other forms of art, who make up a good percentage of the executives of these companies, often do fall on that side, or at least claim to in order to make more sales (but let's keep the lid on that can of worms for now).

When this ties to existing online censorship issues, such as a billionaire manchild taking over Twitter to "help humanity" (read: boost US far-right voices and promote and/or redefine hate speech), or arcane algorithms on TikTok determining what to boost and deboost leading to proliferation of neologisms to soften and obfuscate "sensitive" subjects (of which "unalive" is frequently considered emblematic), including such horrible, traumatizing things as...the existence of fat people, disabled people, and queer people (where the censorship is claimed to be for their benefit, no less!), the potential impact is apparent: while the end goal is impossible, in part because AI is not, in fact, capable of supplanting all other forms of art, what we're seeing is yet another part of a continuing, ever more aggressive push for sanitizing what kinds of ideas people can express at all, with the law looking to only make it worse rather than better through bills such as KOSA (which you can sign a petition against here).

And just like the other forms of censorship before and alongside it, AI content filtering targets the most vulnerable in society far more readily than it targets those looking to harm them. The filters have no idea what makes something an expression of a marginalized identity vs. what makes it a derogatory statement against that group, or an attempt at creating superficially safe-for-work fetish art - so, they frequently err on the side of removing anything uncertain. Boys in skirts and dresses are frequently blocked, presumably because they're taken for fetish art. Results of prompts about sadness or loneliness are frequently blocked, presumably because they may promote self harm, somehow. In my (admittedly limited) experiment, attempts at generating dark-skinned characters were blocked more frequently than attempts at generating light-skinned ones, presumably because the filter decided that it was racist to [checks notes] ...acknowledge that a character has a different skin tone than the default white characters it wanted to give me. Facial and limb differences are often either erased from results, or blocked presumably on suspicion of "violent content".

But note that I say "presumably" - the error message doesn't say on what grounds the detected images are "unsafe". Users are left only to speculate on what grounds we're being warned.

But what makes censorship of AI generated work even more alarming, in the context of the executive belief that it can render all other art forms obsolete, is that other forms of censorship only target where a person can say such earth-shaking, controversial things as "I am disabled and I like existing" or "I am happy being queer" or "mental health is important" or "I survived a violent crime" - you can be prevented from posting it on TikTok, but not from saying it to a friend next to you, let alone your therapist. AI content filtering, on the other hand, aims to prevent you from expressing it at all.

This becomes particularly alarming when you recall one of the most valuable use cases for AI generation: enabling disabled people to express themselves more clearly, or in new forms. Most people can find other workarounds in the form of more conventional, manual modes of expression, sure, but no amount of desperation can reverse hand paralysis that prevents a person from holding a pen, nor a traumatic brain injury or mental disability that blocks them from speaking or writing in a way that's easy to understand. And who is one of the most frequently censored groups? Disabled people.

So, my question to Bing and OpenAI is this: in what FUCKING universe is banning me from expressing my very existence "protecting" me?

Bad dog! Stop breaking my shit and get the FUCK out of my way!

Generated as a gift for a friend who was even more frustrated with that FUCKING dog than I was

All images - except the FUCKING dog - generated with Dall-E 3 via Bing Image Creator, under the Code of Ethics of Are We Art Yet?

#ai art #generated art #i want to make a stress toy out of that dog #i want to make a squishy stretchy plush toy #with weighted beans so it makes a satisfying THUNK when you throw it at the fucking wall #you did it you bastards you made a dog problematic

[theoreocat]

An instant Holiday Classic.

I've been seeing a lot of cute fabricated film posters among the pet accounts these past few weeks. So I thought I would try MY own hand at it.

1) This was drawn by me.

2) No, it's not in a Disney style (because I can't draw that way) nor can I afford to pay a real Disney artist to draw my cats.

3) No, it's not AI.

This post is not meant to be controversial or political nor is it meant to scold anyone in any way. It's simply for the sake of education. So, what is AI exactly and WHY do artists dislike it? AI-generated art is created by computers instead of humans. Typically, AI images are created with an AI image generator. These image generators work by inputting text descriptions of what you're looking for. The image generator will then use a database of existing work found online in order to create what you've requested. These images are then all smushed up together and spit out and create the AI image that you see.

The reason artists hate this is simple:

AI steals and learns from publicly available imagery, period. Many artists have spoken out about no compensation or credit for work that appears in the databases. The programs are trained using databases of art belonging to artists who have not given consent. The implications of AI image generation are massive and could impact everything from film to graphic novels and much much more. It’s basically a question of ethical use.

I get it and I understand that AI is "fun", but it's still important to think about what you’re sharing and where it comes from. Essentially this type of sharing is helping to make stealing OK and we all know that it isn’t. Artists deserve to be credited and compensated for their work even when it’s part of an AI generated image.

So yes, I agree that all of the little Disney Pet posters are super cute but it's not something I will do as an artist. So my version is from my own hands. I welcome any real artists who'd like to make one for us in their own style! I'd be happy to share them!

With Fluff,

Tina.

#theoreocat #MakeRealArt #NoAI #HumanArt #art by humans #human made art

[jojikawa]

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙞𝙤: 𝙋𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙩 | 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙊𝙣𝙚

WICKED HEARTS

Author’s note: This is a POC FRIENDLY blog. I am a black girl and I want to write more fics that don’t leave the reader racially ambiguous. This is self-indulgent and I’m just sharing it with you. Jojo is far from realistic. So, I don’t need to be either. Please don’t leave hate! Thanks! 

This is a DARK romance so there will be toxic relationship themes, NSFW themes, descriptions of violence, and gore. There will also be unintentional sexism and racism from the characters toward the reader. The reader is canonically black in this AU but it is written for people from all walks of life to enjoy.

MASTERLIST

"You are my JOY..." Art by KDash_01 on Twitter!

I made this chapter into an audiobook. Audio File: The_Bride_of_Dio_Pilot.wav for those who want to listen while reading! I struggle with paying attention while reading. Made with Eleven Labs AI. It mispronounces Dio's name sometimes and tries to voice act. Could be immersion-breaking!

WORD COUNT: 4.5k

You’ve known Erina for some time now. Her family has always been extremely kind to you. Despite your situation, her parents allowed you and your mother to stay with them. Free of charge. Of course, your mother was very adamant about working off any possible favors. Erina never held it over your head or made you feel bad about it. She was so naive and innocent. She always viewed you as a best friend and sister. Not a poor girl living rent-free in her house.

The young girl was a pampered one as well. She had no idea how to put on her dress or do her own hair—but you did. You were always on your own, so you knew how to do a lot of things. You did it for her for a while and then eventually taught her how to do it herself. It was almost like you were her handmaiden. Life was comfortable but…you wanted more. You didn’t want to feel like you were mooching off of your best friend anymore. You never wanted your mother to work herself into an early grave just for you to live like this.

You just…didn’t have the resources to execute anything. After all, you were just a poor girl.

Your life had become boring and monotonous for a few years after realizing this. You spiraled into a depression that was barely visible to anyone but Erina. Unable to help, she would reassure you that you’re a pleasure to have around and that she’s always available to talk to. Unfortunately, that didn’t help. 

You busied yourself with education and chores, hoping that one day, you could find a suitor, just like Erina had. She went on about a boy named “Johnathan Joestar.” It was a very particular name, wasn’t it? Joestar. It came off like a noble name to you. 

Erina would tell you stories of how she believed the boy had a crush on her. It began when you needed to separate from Erina to grab lunch. She planned a picnic for the two of you, but she forgot to grab the basket with all the food. You were kind enough to go fetch it for her and while you were away, a few bullies showed up.

They made fun of her and took the doll she had been showing off to you. They tossed it around and held it out of her reach, making lewd comments about the doll and trying to take its clothes off. Erina claims the Joestar boy fought the bullies, but you were skeptical. Although, she did have a Joestar handkerchief as proof. Perhaps, he did. You were happy that Erina had discovered feelings for someone who seemed to be respectable. It was hard finding decent men these days. Most held no regard for women.

You were almost surprised when things had begun to spice up for you as well. You unexpectedly found yourself in the eye of someone else. This “Jonathan Joestar” has a brother. Dio Brando. 

It was clear that Erina thought poorly of Dio. She told you that he treated Jonathan badly. He kicked his dog on the day he first arrived. You couldn’t understand that. You loved dogs. It was also hard to imagine Dio doing such a thing. You would surely confront him about it.

Erina’s love for Jonathan had been blooming faster than ever. She gushed about it all the time and wanted to go out to eat again for a celebration. You prepared lunch together and made sure she didn’t forget it this time. 

The two of you sat beneath an apple tree. It made for good shade and if Erina wanted fresh fruit, you could easily climb up and grab it for her. You had barely sat down before the girl claimed she saw the Joestar boy and ran off to be with him. She wanted to return his handkerchief that you had washed for her. 

It didn’t help that Erina had become so impulsive like this. Jonathan this, Jonathan that, May I have an apple? Oh, Jonathan’s there! You were all the way at the top of the tree that you had climbed just for her. You had become stuck with no way down.

You tried to work your way down but today you chose to wear fancier footwear. You would slip and probably break your leg. You were beginning to lose hope and the idea of just waiting for Erina to come back and fetch someone to get you became more acceptable.

Then you heard a voice. 

“Erina is a silly one, isn’t she? Leaving you all alone once again.” 

It was deep and smooth but very sly and cunning. A condescending tone.

You looked around, confused about where the voice could be coming from. You couldn’t see anyone just yet. You shuffled around a bit before a person emerged from behind a tree some distance away. You recognized the blond hair and amber eyes. A look that couldn’t be found just anywhere. It was Dio. 

“Oh, it’s just you.” You were genuinely surprised to see him. “Oh? Is one not excited to see yours truly?” He smirked at you before crossing his arms. “Just when you’re in need of help as well.” His speech was slow and sure. He has all the characteristics of a villain from all the books you’ve read from Erina’s library. You remembered that your mother said not to judge people by their outward appearances.

“I believe I can get down on my own.” You informed him, trying your best to find a footing that wouldn’t let you slip. 

Dio walked over to the tree you were stuck in. He held out his arms for you. “If you could get down, then you would have already. Just jump. I can catch you.”

“How do I know I can trust you?” You lowered your gaze. You wanted to get down but Dio was supposed to be this horrible person who kicks dogs and is mean to his brother whom Erina crushes on. 

“You have no other choice.” 

You began to look around. The sun was beginning to set. The evening would come very soon. Your mother would be furious if someone else had to come out and get you. You looked back at Dio. He was patiently waiting for you to make up your mind. So smug and sure of himself. 

“Okay.” You sighed, readying yourself for the jump. The moment you let go of the leverage to move, you slipped anyway, coming off of the tree branch. Dio quickly stepped forward, seemingly catching you with ease. The abruptness of his actions actually caused him to suffer pain in his lower back and leg. You were a bit heavier than he predicted! 

Dio ignored the pain, smirking at you as he held you bridal style. “See. There was nothing to be fearful of. You should learn to trust me.” You huffed at his tone as it sounded semi-condescending. Rolling your eyes, you jump out of his arms and adjust your dress. “To be honest, I thought that you only came here to make fun of how I look.”

The blonde boy tilted his head. “Make fun of you? Why would you think that of me?” Even when his words were of curiosity, his tone made it as though he couldn’t be trusted. 

“Because that’s what everyone does.” 

This made Dio knit his eyebrows together for a brief moment. It was obvious why the others would make fun of you but you seemed to already have an opinion of him. Something he didn’t have control over. “I’m not everyone. I am Dio Brando.” 

The boy before you failed to hide how disingenuous he could be. 

“I know who you are.” You said lazily, not at all caring for your attitude. “Jonathan’s brother.”

 “I am not related to such a talentless oaf!” Dio scrunched up his face in disgust, averting his eyes and crossing his arms. He had a real bone to pick with that innocent boy. You had previously found yourself disbelieving the things Erina had told you of Dio but it was beginning to show. You found it rather funny. You expressed your joy shamelessly, giggling to yourself without the effort of suppression.

“This is how you thank me? By calling Jonathan my brother like we bleed the same blood and laugh in my face?” Dio narrowed his eyes at your behavior but he still held restraint. He had become self-aware enough to realize that he can lash out. This was something he didn’t want to ruin for himself.

“Okay, okay.” You rolled your eyes to the left and gave him a half smile. “Thank you for helping me, Dio.” You then turned to him. “But why exactly did you come over here?”

“Can a boy not go wherever he pleases?” Dio teased you, causing you to frown. His idea was to be flirty with you but it seemed like no matter what he said because the way he says things dictates the reactions. Dio’s smirk fell. You weren’t very privy to flirting, were you? The young man readjusted himself. “When I heard that Jonathan would be coming out to see Erina, I couldn’t help but think about how that girl just leaves you to your own devices.”

“Erina is like my sister and my best friend.” You told him. “I support her relationship with Jonathan. It’s just that-“

“—there’s no one around to support you, yes?”

You pouted, examining his face for any sign of being disingenuous. Your mother taught you how to read people. You needed to be good at it to survive as someone with a low status as yourself. It was the best way to tell when you were being used or discarded. “So, you haven’t come to make fun of me for how I look or that I’m not as rich as you.”

Dio placed one hand on his chest with the other outstretched towards you. “I come from humble beginnings as well. You can see me as…one who gets it. You have to get good at fighting if you want to survive where I’ve come from.” He gloated. This behavior was familiar to you. It was always something you saw men do in the presence of women. He was trying to impress you. Although it was subtle, the things he would gush about were normally about him and things you never asked about. 

You did think Dio was rather cute. You didn’t expect someone with blonde hair and a dumb smile on this face to sound a fair bit intelligent. Let alone, give you any attention that wasn’t negative. You weren’t ugly but the clear beauty standard was someone like Erina. You didn’t look like Erina at all…

“Mmm. I see.” You hummed, humoring him just a little. “So, now that you’re here, Dio, what is it that you would plan on doing?” You smiled at him, causing his pupils to retract while a dusted pink appeared on his cheeks. “I’ve come to get to know this fair maiden that’s been plagued by Lady Erina.”

You giggled. “Oh, I’m not ‘plagued by Erina’ but I appreciate your efforts.” You parted from Dio, beginning to clean up the picnic that you were having with Erina. There was a grunt behind you and recognized it to be Dio. “What’s the use in getting rid of everything when you’ve only just started?”

You turned to look at Dio. Was he trying to eat with you?

“Mm. You’re not as bad as everyone is making you out to be. Is this a prank? Have the city boys sent you to embarrass me?” You questioned as you halted your actions. You went to sit where you previously were, leaving room for Dio to sit as well. He acted on this opportunity, sitting by you in Erina’s place. “Not at all. I’ve come of my own volition.” He answered.

You rolled your eyes. You didn’t believe that at all but all you could do was give him a chance. If he was lying then that would just be something you had to deal with. What followed was completely unexpected!

Dio had come to visit you very often during the day. Sometimes spending the evenings with you too. The pot rumors of Dio became less and less evident as you got to know him. You didn’t know if he could actually commit the horrible things you’d heard of. 

Unbeknownst to you, your presence had caused Dio to behave a lot better. The young devil had been tormenting Jonathan for some time but recently, it didn’t feel like things were that bad. Was it because Jonathan had found salvation in Erina or was it that Dio found salvation in someone else?

Jonathan was unaware of your presence for some time. Dio was very good at keeping his secrets and his whereabouts were no exception. Since the Joestar wanted nothing to do with Dio, any time where the devil disappeared was highly welcomed, but he never would have guessed it was a girl. He heard it from Erina.

The two were together and had spent time swimming. It was clearly a date. Jonathan felt compelled enough by his relationship with the girl to carve their initials into a tree. Very wholesome. It wasn’t too enjoyable for Erina, though, as there was something eating away at her.

Your time with Dio.

Was she jealous? Maybe. This boy who tormented her boyfriend daily was now tormenting her by taking her best friend away. Erina vented to Jonathan.

“Has Dio been acting strange lately?” The girl questioned politely. Jonathan turned his head to the side, thinking for a moment before facing his lover. It was so easy to forget about Dio when he was having such a good time. “I suppose so.” The boy answered. “He hasn’t seemed to be too much of a bother!”

Erina frowned. “I believe that's because he’s spending time with (y/n), my friend.” She sighed. “He could be a bad influence on her.”

Jonathan agreed. Perhaps, Dio wasn’t the best person for you to be around. It was natural for your friend to worry about you, right? So, Erina asked Jonathan to warn Dio to…stay away.

That was a huge mistake. 

Dio only pretended like he had gotten the message. 

“I don’t think you should be talking to Lady (y/n).”

This caused Dio’s mask to begin slipping. Who were they to tell him who he could or could not talk to? He was Dio Brando. He could do anything he wanted. If anything, this made him want to be around you so much more. Anything to piss off those mongrels.

Even after all of this time you had spent with Dio, you still had a hard time believing that everything was real. It wasn’t a negative feeling. It was almost the same as pleasant disbelief. The first boy to ever give you time like this. You went from planning picnics with Erina to planning picnics with Dio. You didn’t want to call him your lover just yet but he already felt like one. Everyone expects boys to be a bit airheaded and oblivious but Dio seemed to be very in tune with his emotions. He was also very sensitive towards yours.

There were the occasional sexist comments that spawned from misinformation and curiosity but you’d always clear it up. 

It was mid-spring. The air was warm and the wind carried a cool breeze. It was refreshing and perfect for a date. You wanted to do something special for Dio. He had completely extinguished your feelings of loneliness these days. He even made you forget about your internal struggles. It was a sweet escape. As a “thank you” you made him some extraordinary Earl Grey tea. It was expensive and something you had only ever made for Erina’s family. 

Preparing food and drink and getting others to look nice was your specialty but it wasn’t something you enjoyed hearing about from Dio.

“I never knew that your kind could be so good at making English tea. This is extremely delicious. You should make tea for my father!” Dio held a joyous look on his face. His cheeks burned with delight at the taste of your tea. It was like heaven to him. 

You did not look the same. You could not tell if Dio was trying to be sexist or what. It defeated the point of the compliment. It was so backhanded and very like him to say such a thing. 

“Can you not say stuff like that?” You narrowed your eyes at him. The boy choked on his drink as he saw your face. The hot liquid went down his windpipe, quickly causing him to cough and gag. You rolled your eyes, patting him on the back for assistance. 

“L-Like what?” He repeated, mood displaced from the hot tea. “You said ‘your kind.’ That’s derogatory.” You told him. “I’m tired of hearing everyone being so surprised that I can do something well.” You sat your tea cup down, retreating inward as if you were trying to make yourself small. 

“But I wasn’t insulting you-“

“You were. You don’t understand because everyone already expects you to know how to do stuff.” You pouted. “I’m taught just like everyone else but for some odd reason my intelligence gets insulted.”

Dio grunted. “Well, I wasn’t trying to.” 

Tears pricked the corners of your eyes. Your heart sank and your chest ached at the memories of being put down for being a woman…or more. It had been piling up and only as a little girl, it had already become too much for you. Dio audibly reacted to your small change in behavior. He was never one to actually apologize to anyone—for anything! 

But it was clear that he triggered a response that ran deep within you. 

Dio puffed out his cheeks, avoiding eye contact with you. “I’m sorry, okay? Just stop doing that.” He looked off to the side, trying to do anything but look directly at you. This made you confused. You tilted your head, drying your eyes. “Doing what? I’m not doing anything.” 

“Yes, you are. You’re looking like that. I command you to stop.” Dio grumbled. One thing he hated more than seeing you sad was being the reason why you were sad. Dio would do any and everything in his power to never be like his god-forsaken father, Dario. 

“Hmm.” You hummed. It was easy to tell he didn’t have a good grasp on his emotions or feelings. Perhaps his apology is sincere. “It’s okay. I guess you didn’t mean anything harmful by it.” Your body language became open again. “Did you really mean it when you said I should make tea for your father?”

Your blooming relationship with Dio was picking up very slowly. It was easy to notice how he talked about you differently compared to other women. His language was more delicate and the good things he said about you to other people got back to you often. A part of you felt like maybe the two of you could become lovers in the future. Even if you didn’t show it.

You see, Dio found it hard to tell if you were ever returning his feelings. You rarely flirted back, nor did you initiate flirting by yourself. The only thing he had going was that he was the only male you gave your time to. He wanted so badly for you to just admit it so that his mind could be at ease. The thought of rejection plagued him like a bad sickness.

Dio was always calculated but attraction always brought out the worst in a human. Especially men. They were always expected to be the ones to act first on love while women waited there to be impressed, causing him to do something unthinkable.

“I believe that you should come by the Joestar mansion and make enough for everyone. I think everyone should be able to witness and taste such excellence.” Dio smirked, gaining enough courage to look you in the eyes. His eyes were like daggers compared to your soft teary doe eyes. “There’s no way I can possibly express my gratitude.” The boy leaned closer.

You smiled at his odd behavior. It was out of character for him so far to act this nice but it was welcomed. Perhaps, you were seeing a new side of him. “Thank you, Dio. It’s rather hard to…” you trailed off as his face was now only inches away from yours. “D-Dio?” You leaned backward, trying to create more distance but he only closed it more. His arm snaked around your waste to prevent you from falling. 

“I don’t believe we should continue to ignore the feelings that we have for each other.”

“Feelings? Dio?!”

Butterflies filled your belly at how smooth he was with his actions. It felt like the romance novels you’d read in your free time. 

“There’s no reason to be modest with me. Especially if we are alone, (y/n).” Dio teased you almost relentlessly, using his free hand to grab the wrist of the hand that was pushing him away. You were backing away because you were just shy, right? All women are shy. You wanted him just as much as he wanted you? You had to. There’s no way you could just be “nice” to this degree. 

“Then kiss me.”  You whispered, your breath hitting his lips. His confident demeanor diminished, not expecting you to lean so hard into his actions. “What?” His pale cheeks turned rosy. Were you actually returning the feelings or was this a test?

“Kiss me.” You repeated, an adorable blush covering your face. The expressions you’d make made his heart jump out of his chest. This was the perfect opportunity. Dio couldn’t let this slip away! He placed a chaste kiss on your lips. The faint taste of tea entered your mouth as he went deeper. 

That was it. Now, no one else could have you. Any chance of you being with anyone else was now at a flat 0% because Dio would now do anything to keep anyone from having you. 

You went home that day, feeling so much happier than you had ever been. Perhaps, the hardships you endured were suddenly worth it. You wouldn’t have met Dio if you never got here. Dio kissed you! It was almost like a fairytale. Your knight in shining armor wasn’t perfect, nor did he act like a knight or a Prince Charming, but he made you feel acknowledged. 

Dio never asked, but you considered each other lovers at this point. He never spent time with any other girls like this…

Or so, it seemed.

Dio was not the gentleman you had believed him to be.

On a random day, seemingly out of nowhere, your mother didn’t allow you to go out. She had you stay at the Pendleton mansion and do chores. Guests were supposed to be arriving and Erina’s parents expected the house to be presentable. Dio saw this as the perfect opportunity to punish both Jonathan and Erina for their comments about his relationship with you. He was definitely one to hold grudges. 

The devil, or—Dio, met with Erina, teasing her for her relationship with Jonathan, making no mention of you or anything else. The last thing he wanted was to bring more unwanted attention to you. Especially with what he did next. He soiled Erina’s innocence: stealing her first kiss and then striking her across the face. 

Dio hoped that his intimidation would keep the girl quiet, but no. The first thing she did was cry to you. Of course, Dio knew nothing of this until your next date. It was always the same routine. You show up first, you set up the picnic then he shows up and the two of you spend a few hours talking.

But you weren’t here. Dio had been waiting almost an hour with no notification of you coming at all. ‘Did she cancel on me?’ was all he could think. His weak pride was being hurt. How dare he let a woman dictate his emotions? He couldn’t help it, though. He did like you. The sun was beginning to set when you finally arrived.

Your face was sullen but that didn’t take away from your beauty. Any boy would be nervous in your presence but Dio was too arrogant to be nervous at a moment like this. “Where have you been?” He barked his questions at you. “Do you have any idea how long I’ve been waiting for you?” 

Your expression didn’t change. You walked all the way up to him, not showing any sign of timidness. “I don’t care, Dio.”

“Why you-“

“You kissed Erina?!” You shouted, causing the birds in the tree nearby to become startled and fly away. Dio’s eyes widened. “Keep your voice down!” He commanded, failing to defuse the situation. “I will not!” You shouted again. 

Dio grabbed your forearm. “I did not kiss Erina. Would it be so out of this realm for her to make up things on behalf of Jonathan? I already told you that they don’t approve of us talking.” He spoke calmly. Too calmly. It was as if he rehearsed for something like this. “They’re jealous of us!” He added.

You shrugged Dio’s hands off of you. “And you have the capacity to lie to me as well. I should’ve known you were no good, Dio!”

“You don’t trust me!?” Dio raised his voice at you but you didn’t back down. “I saw the bruise on her face. She was covered in dirty water and mud. I know Erina wouldn’t lie about something like that. Maybe I should ask those street rats you call yourself being friends with. She claims they were there.” 

Dio clenched his fist. “That ungrateful wench!” He cursed to himself under his breath. “How can you be so evil, Dio?” You felt tears beginning to well up. This would be the first time Dio really made you cry. 

“I’m not evil.” He growled, his body language becoming more violent. “Can’t you understand that I was teaching her a lesson?”

“What lesson? The only thing I take away from this is that you’re unfaithful, you harm women and you have no issue lying to me about it.” You began to back away from him. “I don’t think we should see each other anymore.” You whispered sadly. “No! You’re not doing this right now!” Dio grabbed your arm again, yanking you towards him. The force caused you to wince in pain at the contact. Despite only being able to see red, a small bit of humanity remained inside of him. Your face and cries brought him back into reality.

His breath hitched. He let go of you and you instinctively ran away, not looking back.  Dio looked at the hands he had grabbed you with. He was beginning to become the very person he hated. His father. No amount of rationalization could excuse what he just did. He wanted to hit you. It felt like he could no longer live with himself. Dio ruffled his hair into a mess out of frustration. “Whatever!” He yelled at your shrinking form. “You’ll come crawling back!”

Hi everyone! It's me, Maron. I've come back and started a new series that I have been planning for several months. I had a real lack of my creativity and I haven't been able to finish any of my Valorant requests. Someday, I will get to them but for the past few months, I have had little interest. It's not the requests themselves or the game. Its Riot. They do so little with the lore and characters. All of my fics are usually grounded by the existing plot. I'm sorry if that upsets people. - Maron.

#jojo's bizare adventure #dio brando x reader #Dio x reader #Dio x black reader #black reader #POC reader #Dio imagines #Dio Brando imagines #jojo no kimyou na bouken #Dio #Dio Brando #audiobook #soundcloud

[yourdyingwish]

REALLY trying not to get involved with this because I love being the Ignorer but I feel like anyone who thinks that the LS Dunes guys are "dying on the wrong hill" or "doubling down on unethical art" really needs to look at the situation objectively from their POV...they've had an extremely positive community from the moment they formed, they posted a video people didn't like, and immediately got what to them probably looked like an incredibly bad faith reaction from people who were way angrier about this than the situation warranted (which to be fair. Is what happened.) And it became SO personal so quickly, for no real reason. The level of betrayal people were expressing absolutely did not match the situation itself and to them an unreasonable fan and a reasonable fan look all the same...it's just a flood of comments. I just feel like even though people have a right to be bummed out by an artist they like using unsavory technology for a video the moment people started sending the members SUICIDE BAIT over it their choice to treat the entire situation like it was a completely bad faith reaction and is just people being hateful was justified. There's just no way a reasonable message is cutting through after all that bullshit. It's extremely weird to treat "using AI in a video" the way you'd treat someone being called out for racism or sexual assault and that is totally what's happening. The exact same tactics designed to protect communities and immediately out abusive people are being used for something which worst case scenario is kind of lame and a bad look. The number of people trying to "educate" them is probably not helping either...like I'd be doubling down too in that situation lmfao

[hydrasheadest]

It's been a long day. A long couple of weeks. A long few months. This all started with AI art debate and just snowballed into this big, festering wound. I have a lot of feelings about this, most of which have been kept private. I am in the position to speak which is unusual and extremely anxiety-inducing for me. I want to be as clear as possible about this. I do not condone the way that I have been treated (to my face and way from my own eyes). I do not condone the way that other members of the LGBTQIA+ community have been treated. We deserve better and there is better out there for us.

I am an advocate of educating the hateful, the misguided, and the ignorant. Words have so much power. More than we believe until we are hit with one that finds its way into the soft, tender parts of our hearts. Words have so much power, my friends and we have to use them to do better. To be better. So I have observed quietly, I have given opportunities to right wrongs. I have explained myself thoroughly and calmly in the private of DMs. I have watched my friends stand up for me and for others like me, when I was unprepared to speak.

I have watched this community in the throes of difficult growth and I am here to say something.

If you were hurt by the events on Equiliberty, if you were hurt by Jocelyn's vitriol and outdated, harmful comments (intended to inflict pain or not, does not matter; ignorance does not excuse thoughtlessly wounding others.) I hope you can find healing in knowing you are not alone. You are loved and have value to me. This is our platform, our community - there is no one server to rule them all. We are all united in something that is supposed to be fun and uplifting. We can decide together what we will allow within our servers, our feeds, across all social media. Yes, this is just a pixel pony server.

It is also a part of life, as all social media and entertainment platforms have become. Does that mean that we are okay with cruelty because it occurs in a place of fun? We have the ability, the privilege, and the duty to call upon each other to make it home for all. Regardless of server affiliation. Please do not sit idly by. Speak up. Let us take a firm stance on transphobia, bigotry, and hate speech and let those who enjoy such things understand that there is no place for it in any place that calls itself inclusive.

Peace Love and Plants Dae 💚🌱 P.S. Don't forget to drink some quality H2O and have a snack. Stay safe out there.

#equiliberty #no more #speak up #sims 4 horses #sims 4 simblr #harpg #ts4 horses #sims horses #sims 4 #ts4

[addturnip]

You know the type. They hate people who come up with excuses like happiness. Live a life of hustling “all the time.” They have a Lamborghini and live in an expensive house (usually rented offscreen). They’re fit and have a strict diet and exercise regimen. Most of them are men. And they all tell you their lifestyle is easy. So easy that you feel stupid for not having become like them sooner. Their ads are aimed at younger men between the ages of 22 to 35 who are making less than 50,000 USD$ annually, probably lonely, broke, and single and basically miserable with their lives. He was selling various courses that day, and to this day he still does. It’s all the same kind of story that you see time and time again.

They make their millions through common revenue streams before offering courses and charging hundreds or thousands of dollars for them. 

They say the real virtue is “passive income,” though the only thing that’s truly passive is your money leaving your bank account and into the pockets of someone who looks like a multi-millionaire but actually isn’t.

As we’re looking down the barrel of a recession, more wage gaps, and financial disparity and injustice in the world, these kinds of individuals appeal to many. It's unsettling to see the culture stay the same, before it was pickup culture, now it's jumping on the AI bandwagon.

 Some involve using ChatGPT to generate custom workouts or meal plans or suggest selling chatbot-generated tutorials on education sites like Udemy. One strategy involves using ChatGPT to answer popular questions on Q&A sites like reddit (e.g., “how to lose weight”), then stuffing your profile with affiliate links. Others draw on additional AI tools. Why not use ChatGPT to write a children’s book, for example, illustrate it using an AI art generator, then sell the result on Amazon’s self publishing platform?

There’s an old quote in my family "I asked a murderer what the best thing to make a noose out of was, he told me it was hope." they don't make money *WITH* their advice, but by selling it. These people who are on instagram flaunting their “wealth” are simply trying to sell you.  True work that’s sustainable takes lots of time, especially in business. It takes years, not weeks or months. When was the last time we saw fully functional capitalism?

#natural beuty #beautiful #beauty #side hustle #hustle culture #late stage capitalism #capitalism #socialism #communism #anarchism #marxism #marxism leninism #history #academic writing #lenin #karl marx #grand canyon #walmart

[ladysqueakinpip]

ok my art/STEM/STEAM thoughts under the cut

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about trying to mesh art and science together mostly bc, in my own experience, people tend to be either very right brained or very left brained. And thus one way of thinking over the other feels more natural to them.

I'm not sure if there's any science that shows that people can develop skills with the opposite hemisphere the more they practice those skills. Neuroplasticity is a thing so I wouldn't be surprised, but I haven't looked into it.

But realistically I think back on all the people I've met in my science classes, and all the people I've met in my art classes, and there just... doesn't seem to be a way to FORCE people to have an interdisciplinary mindset if they don't already have a dual left brain/right brain mentality.

No matter how hard i try to push the scientists I know to see the value in art, they just don't think that way (like the girl in the video). They're analytical people. They "get" AI art no matter how many times the art community tells them its a cheap cop-out bc it's "art" in a way they can understand. Algorithmically.

And no matter how hard I try to tell my art friends of the value of science and math, it doesn't stick. "I can't do math." "I don't get it." "It's mind numbing." "It's boring." All the times I go on science/research tangents and my artist friends get this glazed over look on their faces and zone out.

You can't like... force these kinds of mindsets onto people. And I've been out of college for almost 5 years now so I'm not sure how that interdisciplinary STEAM education is being implemented.

I hate that there are so many arts/humanities majors that have this almost. resentment (??) of STEM majors bc they've been told their whole life they're "dumb" or "not smart" just bc their intelligence lies in a different skillset. Which is such a valid thing to be upset about. But I've seen so many people start to put down STEM majors and say they have no critical thinking skills and i think a big part of that comes from just. General bitterness.

And I REALLY don't want forced art education for STEM majors to make them equally as bitter or disdainful to the arts bc they were forced to take classes that they're not good at. Like that's why people pick a major. They pick something they like and want to study.

There's already such a divide between the arts and science communities we don't need to make it worse

Ultimately I guess I'm saying I don't think forcing this kind of education onto people will work. That post referenced a company that was started up by a chemist AND an artist working in tandem. And honestly I feel like that's the ideal. Some people just... cannot develop strong skills in both the arts and sciences because they weren't made that way. But by emphasizing cooperation between the disciplines, the independent strengths and values of both studies, maybe both parties can learn more respect for each other. And use each other as support and as resources to make projects and ideas come together realistically.

It's good to be as well rounded an individual as possible, but we can also rely on each other too.

#these are just my own thoughts and experiences #im interested in seeing how danj specifically feels about this #danj idk if youre even on tumblr anymore 😂 #im coming at this from the art/bio side #but you may have other experiences from the art/physics/math side

[streamingcolors-gvf]

Hi darling! I just wanted to swing by and say that you do not deserve any of what you are dealing with right now in regards to this fandom.

Often times, people get nasty when they defend their friends, even if it’s wrong. From my experience, and i’ve been reading your work way before SD, I have never had an issue with your warnings. an /that/ specific warning, i knew what it was, but didn’t know the word for it, so i educated myself on it. it’s not that hard to click to google > put one word in > and read.

Now, i haven’t seen /all/ of what happened, and i don’t know what specific fic you were talking about of lucie’s. I stopped reading her stuff after everything with Noel because of how cruel lucie was towards me for asking Noel to have proper warnings in her fic. I don’t completely feel comfortable posting about it publicly, but if you would like to know, i’m a message away.

That also includes an ear from me if you want to talk.

(i wish i could post anonymously, but something had to be said at some point)

P.S. don’t let anyone else harass you off/out of this fandom. you deserve to love in your space comfortably.

Unfortunately, this entire thing has gone to an extreme it really didn’t need to go to.

So I’m gonna preface this now, I understand fully that a writer should defend their work. Their art. It takes time, energy and so much effort to create. Having people openly attack it, quite frankly, sucks.

But there is a more mature, and respectful way to address accusations someone may have about your work. My own perspective and my level of comfortability is not everyone else’s. I do my best to put the appropriate warnings on my fics, but I’m not perfect, and I may miss stuff. It just takes a message to be like “hey! I think you should add this warning.”

It doesn’t take away from my work to do that. Or if people find certain content of mine offensive, for me to edit/remove it so it’s more suitable for this community.

I share a public space with others. I’m not exempt of criticism. I always understood Lucie’s feelings on wanting to defend something she worked hard on, whether I was personally fond of certain parts of the fic in question or not.

It was the arrogant behavior, victim mentality and lashing out towards others. It was the take she had about SA — one that she doubled down on multiple times.

Her argument was not the same as mine. I’m not trying to be a hypocrite, but I apologize if it has come off that way. While she felt that she was not responsible for your feelings, and didn’t need to put trigger warnings because it’s “art”. I simply said, if there are warnings you don’t recognize, it’s not really my job to educate and describe what each one of those are. I’ve seen other writers use warnings I had to look up. It’s not difficult, and I would never accuse them of not informing me on the meaning themselves.

I only spoke openly about the use voice ai, because it was something that I simply didn’t agree with or want to participate in. And still don’t. I didn’t name her or anyone associated with her publicly, but they chose to target me out of the number of people that disagreed.

I did not coordinate or scheme to get Lucie “cancelled.” It was not some elaborate plan. Things that were said, were one so by every individual person on their on accord and the way she handled them, was her own doing. I was honest about my feelings to her directly when everything happened weeks ago, and she decided to not speak to me again and block me from her blog, which is fine and her right to do so.

If you don’t agree with me, that’s valid. You can unfollow me and choose not to read my content. I’ve also turned off my anons because I’m over dealing with this and I don’t know who are the ones sending the hateful messages.

If you feel like there’s an issue with my work, or a take that I’ve had, feel free to message me directly. And we can discuss it there. I know people are over seeing this on their feed, and frankly, so am I.

But I appreciate you reaching out, love ❤️

#last rant I’m gonna have about this #my final thoughts #sams asks #sams anons

[kebriones]

What do you think about AI art?

Personally as an art student it concerns me how people praise an app that steals already existing paintings, to create based on algorithm a piece but many times it looks a bit..off (many fingers, too still, the same face etc). There's no creativity in this and yet people are willing to hire people that use AI instead of artists.

I hate it

it never looks good, even as lately it's gotten better at looking real

it has stolen the work of countless artists that's been fed into the algorithms without their permission and that is horrible.

I think it shows how lacking art education is in general. It is not art. Art is made amongst people so they may communicate all their intricate experiences to each other. art isn't the mere picture. it conveys the artist's soul, and I would not mind some AI that assisted with the creation of certain things, but AI image generation fell from the beginning in the completely wrong hands. The people who use it do not know the joy of honing a skill over years, the joy of studying and expressing the incredible wonders of the visible world or making the image you have in your head come to life. They only care to see an end result, the product. If anyone thinks AI generated imagery is art that can be enjoyed like human-made art, they do not know what art is all about at all.

what concerns me the most is that I have seen many pictures lately that look almost identical to real photos and you must look at them very very very closely to see it is AI (like a recent picture I saw around tumblr lately of the pope wearing a white puffy jacket, where his hands look normal and you have to fish for details to see it's AI). Fake photographs are going to be a huge problem very soon.

[jung-koook]

(about the ai post) also it's not just the monetization part we need to be worried. There's sick ppl out there that will use these apps to fuel their demented fantasies and there's evil people who will use it to spread hate, start rumors, make accusations, etc. Ai isn't fun and games. Besides that, AI is stealing other people's artwork. All the time. It's how it works. Ai is bad all around and no one should be using it.

I agree with everything you said. as someone who was born in japan and if you have ever lived in japan, you have the right to say that you know how it can affect people. but I feel like these types of ai are being treated more as something silly that won't affect anyone and if you complain about something you're complaining about something "small". yeah, I had also seen fan artists making compilations showing how ai are copying their art style. and people need to educate themselves more on this subject. they think nothing can happen to them about it but if they have photos of them online, or video, or even some voice file, someone could very well now be using their image on ai. most of the people who are defending it are people who haven't even educated themselves on this subject. jeongguk even mentioned in his live that ai is evolving so quickly that soon people will want to use ai to make music. one of the reasons for the actors' strike in hollywood was because they didn't want to have their image used in this way. and now they are going to a more dangerous level. look at this video. I'm still extremely scared, terrified!! the way this can mess with people's minds in such a negative and dangerous way it should be illegal. this is wild! I really hope it isn't something that goes forward and becomes popular like these ai edits. seriously guys, before you defend something, please do some in-depth research on it. see the pros and cons of what you are researching so you can have a clear opinion on the matter. there are a lot of good things about ai, but there is a very bad and dangerous side as well.

#era-eu #reply

[azuremist]

✧ — My favorite original posts

Web weaving (Dead Plate)

Cohost sucks, too

On Marina in “Suffer No Fools” (Splatoon)

Pearlina as a princess x knight dynamic (Splatoon)

Haruka has an intellectual disability (and why that matters) (MILGRAM)

Needy Streamer Overload anime

Marina’s Dev Diary #8 (Splatoon)

“TME” and “TMA” are intersexist

Marina’s Dev Diary #1 (Splatoon)

Let Agent 8 rest (Splatoon)

The Furret walk being recognizing by Pokémon’s YouTube (Pokemon)

Papicoco’s wedding armor (Flip Flappers)

Trial 2 thumbnail scenes (MILGRAM)

Papika in episode 7 (Flip Flappers)

The balcony scene (Cherry Magic)

Papika really loves Cocona (Flip Flappers)

Guilty Kotoko propaganda (MILGRAM)

All references in Shiver’s Frostyfest dialogue (Splatoon)

Intermission animation (I’m In Love With The Villainess)

Kieran being 14 years old (Pokemon)

Hopeless romantic aromantic Mahiru (MILGRAM)

‘Alterhumanity and Autism’ follow-up survey

Kieran never hates the MC (Pokemon)

Bisexual Pokemon characters (Pokemon)

Kieran’s eye shines return (Pokemon)

How you would fall if you were an angel

The parallels for each prisoner pair (MILGRAM)

Lumity x “My Love Is Mine All Mine” (The Owl House)

Doki Doki Literature Club’s twist would have been better if Monika was a male character (DDLC)

Amane, Kazui, and how your childhood follows you (MILGRAM)

Panels from “The Bravest Prince” (Adventure Time)

An analysis of Marshall Lee’s nightmare form (Adventure Time)

Gumlee development (Adventure Time)

Princess Bubblegum vs Prince Gumball vs Gary Prince (Adventure Time)

Bubbline and Gumlee parallels (Adventure Time)

A resource for making your personal site accessible

“Bubbline vs Gumlee” (Adventure Time)

Analyzing ‘(Not) a Devil’

Crowley’s wings (Good Omens)

What did Neil Gaiman mean by this (Good Omens)

‘Alterhumanity and Autism’ panel script

Irony and the Barbie movie’s feminism

Vote against KOSA

The great implosion of ArtFight 2023

Bakugou is a funny character concept (BNHA)

Masterpost of art made about and during the AIDS crisis

Autistic bullying as portrayed in Ruby Gilman, Teenage Kraken

The hidden message of Swadloon (Pokemon)

Gen work June fanfic recs

Sun Wukong and Macaque flashback (LEGO Monkie Kid)

The original meaning of hanahaki

Autistic people writing robots / AI

AO3’s old racist mod

What is and isn’t menhera

Transphobe / TERF blocklist

Hunter and the ‘curing the disability’ trope (The Owl House)

Ships that are just teenage boys are good

My list of “internet archeology for old fandom drama / events” video essays

Every OT3 has… (LEGO Monkie Kid)

A compilation of every time that DBK and PIF are bad parents (LEGO Monkie Kid)

“Non-man” is a bad phrase

My guide to tumblr etiquette

Courtney analysis (Dead End: Paranormal Park)

The Golden Guard as a metaphor for masking (The Owl House)

My problem with “Thanks To Them” (The Owl House)

Bisexual Hunter is canon (The Owl House)

The androcentric desire hypothesis

Analyzing the themes of ‘Bad End Theater’

Canon autistic representation in cartoons

Male/female multigender advocacy

Religious themes to describe queer experiences

On the 2020 Moomin revival

Being a grimwalker as a trans metaphor (The Owl House)

Disability education resources

Character proportions (The Owl House)

Red Son and his parents (LEGO Monkie Kid)

Shadowpeach and songs (LEGO Monkie Kid)

Sun and moon bigender flags

Red Son is autistic (LEGO Monkie Kid)

Shadowpeach web weaving (LEGO Monkie Kid)

“Galar’s friends” card art edit (Pokemon)

Bambi bisexual flag

Gundham Tanaka is autistic (Danganronpa)

MLM/WLW flag

Digitalized Bede Pokemon Center art (Pokemon)

Bede character analysis (Pokemon)

Brown-eyed Goh edits (Pokemon)

Randall Ascot skintone edits (Professor Layton)

Mousier Scarlet story rework (Bug Fables)

That one time I predicted that Entrapta was autistic and made an analysis post on it immediately after season 1’s release (She-Ra)

#masterlist #blog info #azure does a thing

[just-missunderst00d]

I've had this blog for who knows how long and I never wrote a text post to pin lol so here we go...

Hi! My name's Jess, I'm from Argentina and here's a few things about me:

✨ AFAB, bisexual. She/her pronouns. Don't really mind when or if people use they/them.

✨ I'm in my 20s (easier than to update every year, though who says I'm getting older 👀).

✨ Italian and Spanish heritage. My grandpa (born in Sicily) says there's some Turkish on his mother's side, and maybe some Viking/Normandie sprinkle lots of quotes on the last one.

✨ In case you haven't noticed already, I have ADHD. Went undiagnosed for 25 years so yea, that was fun. I also struggle with depression and anxiety.

✨ Intersectional feminist. Pro choice. BLACK LIVES MATTER. TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. GUN CONTROL. FREE HEALTHCARE. FREE EDUCATION.

✨ I wasn't raised a socialist, I found Spend Rich Money dot com at a formative age and that did the trick.

✨ I've been studying witchcraft and the occult for almost 10 years now and I'm a practicing (ish) pagan since mid 2022. Started working with Odin and Freyja. Tried avoiding Loki for a while but it was futile, the chaotic energy was too strong, and they were SO persistent. They even took my partner's appearance in a dream.

✨ I have 5 tattoos, for now. I used to have a piercing on my ring finger. It was awesome, until I almost yanked it out and then it wasn't. Now I have two small scars on my finger as a reminder of my youthful stupidity.

✨ EAT THE RICH.

✨ Elder emo, turned goth babe. I very much enjoy horror movies, loud metal music, playing videogames and taking photos of pretty much anything. Specially food. I love food. Love cooking and baking.

✨ Yes, I'm a kitchen witch. And I'm also a Taurus, how did you know? Taurus sun, Piscis moon and Capricorn rising.

✨ I can't whistle and I hate cheese.

✨ Did I already mention that I LOVE football? Actual football, not the abomination the U.S. citizens call "football". No, I refuse to call them the A-word. America is a whole continent. Argentinian who loves football!? shocking I know. My favorite football club is Club Altético River Plate, a.k.a, El Millonario (the Millionaire) ironic, I know. Us fans are either called Millonarios/Millos or Gallinas (🐔) . Proud to be called any. Still, EAT THE RICH.

✨ LOTR and D&D kinda nerd. I can recite 90% of LOTR Fellowship of The Ring extended version BY HEART. It's my comfort film, alongside with Scream. I read The Hobbit as a teen, long before the movies (which ignoring a few CGI malfunctions blew my mind, you can fight me).

✨ I can kinda sing a little.

This is getting too long so here's me, because I don't think I show my face here very often:

Old pic from last summer (jan-feb 2023).

Anyways, if you made it this far, you might as well follow me. I reblog lots of artsy stuff and some witch tips. All pics I post are mine and tagged #me or #mine. If otherwise, credits are always given. DON'T STEAL PEOPLE'S ART. And that includes AI generated images.

Lastly:

THIS IS A SAFE, INTERSECTIONAL, FEMINIST SPACE.

NO TERFS, NO RACISTS, NO FASCISTS, NO BIGOTS ALLOWED PAST THIS POINT.

May you have the day you deserve ✨

-J

#me #witchblr #baby witches #mine #pagan tumblr #norse pagan witch #about me #pined post #get to know me #get to know the blogger #elder emo #goth babe #feminist

[1968bullittmustang]

Online I don’t care which pronouns you use for me, I will answer to all of them.

I am old enough to have kids. I have a number of them. I’m old enough to be a grand, but I’m not telling whether I am or not.

Artists of every shape and flavor, I will love you forever if you tag your posts with your blog name, so that I can more easily credit you in the tags.

I support ao3.

Fiction is NOT reality, no matter how hard you cry about it.

I do not condone censorship for any reason. Censorship is Fascism 101.

There are a million things I will never read, and yet they all have a right to be written. Even if it’s so that it can be dissected for it’s bigotry, racism and hatred. Hiding it underground will not make it go away, but it will make it harder to weed out.

Critical analysis and critical thinking are your friend, try them out, you might learn something.

No one has the right to dictate how someone else handles their own trauma.

Tag your shit properly, so that people trying to avoid triggers don’t accidentally stumble onto something that could hurt them.

The Block Button is your best friend, use it liberally and often, it will keep the toxicity of this place to a minimum.

I tag for my personal use.

I will absolutely add a tag if you need it.

I almost exclusively reblog, unless something comes across my news feed that I feel compelled to keep a copy for myself.

I reblog mainly -

- MCU and Marvel Comics fan artwork (#fanart #fanfic)

- Anything affecting transgender people, and often a lot of other LGBTQIA+ information (#lgbtqia #transgender)

- Recently a shit ton of politics and world news (#politics #fuckwads of the gop)

Checking out my archive ( https://1968bullittmustang.tumblr.com/archive ) will also give you the character and shipping tags I use most often, in case there is anything more specific you want to blacklist.

FYI I use the #unclad tag for myself personally on any questionably dressed and or sexual situation regardless of how it is tagged by anyone in the reblog chain.

If your blog is empty, I will assume you are a bot and block you. If your blog looks like a porn bot, I will assume you are a bot and block you. If you’re a racist, sexist, fascist, bigot, terf, fake feminist, or basically any variation of these I’ll figure it out eventually and block you. My block list is about ten times longer than my follow list.

I do not allow anonymous comments because I don’t have time for anyone else’s bullshit, I have plenty of my own.

Yes, I am an asshole, but the very specific kind that would gladly let my tax dollars go to support anyone in need of housing, food, health care, mental health, disability aids, education, immigration, civil rights, voting rights, etc., but  fucking hate when instead my taxes are used to subsidize big business, banks, rich fucks, blocking voting rights, banning books, removing bodily autonomy from 50% of the population, and basically trying to remove any rights that don’t specifically benefit a hetero cis white man.

3/1/2023

If you see anything 

I’ve tagged with the wrong artist

I’ve forgotten to tag any artist at all

improperly tagged for any reason

that Is clearly AI art, but tagged with an artist

I want to know so I can correct the problem. I am human and I will make mistakes. But I always want a chance to correct them whenever I can. I am not an artist in any way shape or form, so my understanding of it is limited to ‘Wow I like that!’. But I will never knowingly reblog AI art, as I don’t believe it supports artists.

Thanks and have a great day!

(Unless you’re a fascist fuckwad, then I hope a sinkhole opens beneath your feet and you go straight to where you belong.)

10/20/2023

Things I’ve learned the last 5 years and keep forgetting to write down - 

Only the TAGS on the original post count towards monthly yearly talleys (so no matter how many times I reblog clint barton he’s not going to make the year end top 100)

Only the first 5 TAGS are searchable (so if you want someone else to be able to find your post use the most important 5 first)

Only the first 20 TAGS are searchable inside your blog (so when you’re tagging 50 avengers from the comics make sure the first 20 are the ones you’re going to be looking for the most)

Even if you follow all these rules the TAGS are so broken most of the time, it won’t always work

#pinned post #tagging