BioWare devs will say “it’s just fantasy, there are no real life parallels” then literally name things like “the mage underground”, “the tranquil solution,” “the long walk”…
I believe abortion should be free, on demand, and no questions asked because you can debate philosophically all you want but at the end of the day, there is no way to restrict and regulate abortion that does not result in humiliating, traumatizing, harming the health of, and even killing people who are pregnant on a mass scale. There are very real, tangible, measurable harms abortion restrictions do to vulnerable populations and the only possible benefit in return is to placate the palate of the morally squeamish.
Hey so here’s my The Adventure Zone Amnesty video, finally! Big thanks to the whole McElroy family for all the inspiration over the years. Hope y’all enjoy!
Hey so here’s my The Adventure Zone Amnesty video, finally! Big thanks to the whole McElroy family for all the inspiration over the years. Hope y’all enjoy!
“Storm’s Departure” Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 16"x20" oil on panel. One of my headline pieces for my solo show at Crary Gallery in Warren, PA, for the month of August. One of my favorite memories of TX was seeing these perched high up, in the evening sunlight…
there’s a lot i hate about the naruto fandom but i think the worst of all is this strange insistence that hinata is an incredible character who puts sakura’s writing to shame.
let’s be clear, none of the women in naruto were really written perfectly, and these issues are often spotlighted through sakura as she’s the female lead. but while there’s a good deal to critique about her writing, she’s still a fairly solid character in her own right and there’s lots to admire about her. she’s relentlessly loyal to her team and pushed herself damn-near close to the top (despite her civilian, or at least low-ranking shinobi background) through sheer force of will. and for all the talk about how there are lots of sexist tropes shaping her character (which is true to an extent), she defies many as well. she never falls for the heroic mc, she’s temperamental and doesn’t take shit from anyone, she’s allowed to be flawed (but she’s got a good heart), and so on.
hinata, on the other hand, barely even exists outside of naruto. i’ve never seen a character who exemplifies “woman written by a man” more, from her demure nature, support of the mc from the sidelines, and modest clothing but still very conventionally appealing design. she had potential in OG (everyone did) with the issues plaguing the hyuuga clan, but that was promptly forgotten in favour of her only moments in part 2 being dramatic love confessions. her cousin dies and all we get from her is “naruto’s hand is big and strong.”
i like her for what she could have been but she (and maybe karin, but for different reasons) seriously get the worst treatment of naruto’s female cast. it never fails to get on my nerves when some dudebro talks all about how she would have been the perfect female lead. it’s mind-boggling that such misogyny is on open display in the naruto fandom. hinata’s ENTIRE character is a male fantasy and it’s not even remotely subtle.
Here’s Maki again, I did a quick redesign on his uniform for a comic that starlock will have at TCAF! (Our bikes are in an ldr, you can see Hana on her blog) Literal bike boyfriends.
Fun fact: I’ve never made a comic before! Decided to test drive with some Overwatch fanart. It’s about as crazy hard as I expected! So…I’m…ending it here. I hope Blizzard has more to share on these two in the future!
Ford Megastar, 1977, by Ghia. A concept that was billed as the car of the future, the radical glasshouse meant that 80% of the front doors were glazed.
