Cheeky Caraçal

#SaveSpeech

The vote on Chat Control is in October, I believe, and there's only 7 countries opposed. But there's a whole lot more that are undecided since this all started.

I know it's felt a lot like 1 step forwards, 2 steps back. But keep calling and mailing, please!

Fightchatcontrol.eu

the bors "I think we should improve society somewhat" cartoon except society is replaced with "bsky" and "and yet you participate in it!" is replaced with "WAFFLES"

YES- All rooted in shame/lack of confidence and understanding.

Our LACC booth in artist alley, WQ17!

LOOK AT ME AND MY FRIENDS LA COMIC CON BOOTH (WQ17) we are literally the Barbie and Goth house 😭😭😭✌️✌️✌️

(solemnly) You've had mail.

#PoorlyDrawnOctober
I've been having a rough time with perfectionism, and I'm taking the whole month of October to re-establish my relationship to art! Come join me!

the sacred text 😔

My mommy always said that telling someone they're doing something right was just as important as telling them they're doing something wrong 😌 so I try to do that as much as I can when I'm able to

Things like aesthetics, music, art, require you to have an interest in capturing and reflecting the emotions and feelings of yourself and others.
When you don't fucking have any and don't actually care, you will inherently fail every time

When it comes to adult games on Steam, winter is coming. And not in the fun way

Basically how I've been internalizing it lol

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🎃 ˗ˏˋ IT'S OCTOBERˊˎ˗ 🎃
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Panel 1 A white woman with a white tank top and pink hair leans into frame, her elbow over the lower panel border, waving to the reader. LUCY: Hi. I’m Lucy. That’s not my real name, and this isn’t what I look like. But that’s fine, because while this is my story… LUCY: It’s one that thousands of other trans people have lived through, at least a little bit. It’s our story too. Panel 2 A map of the United States. States colored in red are those with anti-trans laws on the books. Those states are: New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. LUCY: I’m here to tell you how nightmarish Project 2025 will be for trans lives. Before we get to the main event, let me set the stage. LUCY: I’ve been out and medically transitioning as a trans woman for several years. It costs me thousands of dollars in medical expenses each year. LUCY: Also had to flee my home state due to bigoted laws, and faced discrimination everywhere from my own family to my job. Panel 3 Lucy holds up up a giant textbook-sized printed copy of Project 2025. Her expression is one of outrage. LUCY: It’s pretty bad. And if Trump gets reelected and Project 2025 is brought into action, it’s only going to get much worse. LUCY: “Transgender,” “Gender Identity” and “Biological Sex” are used over thirty times in this Phone Book of Hate, so I’m going to keep it simple. LUCY: Three policies. Just three. That’s all they need. Panel 4 Lucy sits at a computer, typing away. She looks over her shoulder at the reader. LUCY: Let’s start at the top. Page five. “Pornography, manifested today in the omnipresent propagation of transgender ideology.” LUCY: Any trans person’s story would be labeled as pornography. Our lives. Our experiences. Every part of us. LUCY: Immediately f…

Panel 1 Lucy sits on a cot in a prison, hugging herself in despair. LUCY: That means that any trans person talking about their transition could be imprisoned. Every statement about our lives, a potential offense. LUCY: Hell, the story you’re reading right now would qualify. Panel 2 Lucy stands behind a counter with a cash register in front of her, ready to scan a bag of chips on the conveyer belt. She looks annoyed and exhausted. LUCY: Next. “Rescind regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of […] gender identity, transgender status, and sex characteristics.” Page 584. LUCY: Paired with page 495, “a general statement of policy specifying that it will not enforce any prohibition on […] gender identity discrimination” it paints a picture. LUCY: Discrimination towards trans people at places like their jobs will be fully legal, leaving us open to unmitigated harassment and hate. Panel 3 Lucy is curled up in a ball, looking small, looking like she’s just finished crying her eyes out and is just empty. LUCY: Page 485. “Withdraw all guidance encouraging Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program service providers to provide controversial “gender transition” procedures or “gender-affirming care”. LUCY: Page 462. “Fund studies into the short-term and long-term negative effects of crosssex interventions, including “affirmation,” puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries.” LUCY: Page…take your pick. There’s a dozen more. Panel 4 Lucy, still running on empty, holds a vial of Estradiol in her fingers and stares at it. It’s nearly empty. LUCY: By cutting federal funding from any medical facility that offers trans healthcare, and standing against it as official policy… LUCY: Hormones and gender care will become almost impossible to find. For those of us who are already on them, it’ll wreak havoc. LUCY: Our mental health. Our bodies. Damage that will ruin lives. And for trans folks who can no longer produce a safe level of hormones… Panel 5 Lucy …

I know we on the project volunteered to keep our identities off the individual stories but it's been a year and also things have only gotten worse so let me tell you

Writing this comic last year and having every single god damn thing come to pass at this point is just

Fuck, man. I'm so tired.

KEEP DRAWING!

Inktober sets completely unrealistic expectations regarding output. Making a complete inked drawing in one day EVERY day for a month is insane and a recipe for burnout. Don’t tie your worth to something that even professionals believe is unrealistic.

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Was talking to someone here about the #bskycensorship
And they told me "i don't believe it ll be enforced"

And we talked of Tumblr, and they were like "wasn't in at that time, don't remember such a fight tough"

And so, as an OG i guess it's time to tell this Tale
Take a seat and listen to grandpa

Because "they can't be stupid enough to Enforce it" is a Joke we were told once

And wasn't that funny in the end!
Fight cause yes, they're dumb enough.

Hit where it hurt, the review bombing. Make it look like this is the STINKIEST app ever
and they ll start to listen

The Consensual Wrestling of Proserpina

Bsky's new TOS says it alone has the power to determine whether a fictional drawing shows consent

Demand that they REPEAL this harmful and misguided rule and to give us tools to protect creative freedom instead!

Post your porn with the tag #bskycensorship

Demand bsky listen to its users

there's always a John Waters quote, it seems

Digital sketch of an anthropomorphic cat woman sitting nude

Welcome to my brand new bsky profile! Brought to life to keep my main nice an' wholesome.

I just like drawing bodies sometimes, yanno. Expect doodles, occasional commission openings, and the Dumping Of Art Not Suitable For Main.

Have a wonderful evenin' y'all.

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