TENTA-BULGE PARTY
I finally decide, oh fuck it it’s giftmas, I’m buying myself that set of kids’ pins from What Pumpkin that I’ve been wanting but thought oh they’re too small, oh they’re too expensive oh I prefer the kind that are like safety pins instead of straight pins, oh but god damn it I really want them to have on my hat so I can meet other Homestuckers when I go out-
and
and they’re sold out
sob
“It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel
Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got in line for art, and I noticed that she still had not removed her hood. When we arrived at the art room, I said: “Allie, I’m not playing. It’s time for art. The rule is no hoods or hats in school.”
She looked up with tears in her eyes and I realized there was something wrong. Her classmates went into the art room and we moved to the art storage area so her classmates wouldn’t hear our conversation. I softened my tone and asked her if she’d like to tell me what was wrong.
“My ponytail,” she cried.
“Can I see?” I asked.
She nodded and pulled down her hood. Allie’s braids had come undone overnight and there hadn’t been time to redo them in the morning, so they had to be put back in a ponytail. It was high up on the back of her head like those of many girls in our class, but I could see that to Allie it just felt wrong. With Allie’s permission, I took the elastic out and re-braided her hair so it could hang down.
“How’s that?” I asked.
She smiled. “Good,” she said and skipped off to join her friends in art.
‘Why Do You Look Like a Boy?’
This is beautiful, and everyone should read it.
Being biologically female, I didn’t have as hard of a time as biological males when growing up not knowing I was gender-neutral, or genderfluid. Many of us don’t conform to gender norms, and I remember vividly how those choices we made in elementary school were always chastised and dealt with quickly.
I was teased for preferring to wear boys’ clothes. I was teased because I loved dinosaurs and hot wheels, and that I just couldn’t enjoy playing with baby dolls as much as the other girls. I often (but not always) felt uncomfortable wearing cutesy girly clothes, but since teachers were constantly dropping hints that it wasn’t “okay” for a girl to not like girl things, I held my discomfort in and hardly ever voiced it.
My parents are very open-minded people, and they both accept me for being a genderfluid demisexual. I’m sure that if I talked to them about it when I was ten, they would have done their research and accepted my choices back then. But the problem lied in my school; more specifically, with the teachers.
Even if they don’t outright say it’s wrong to not conform to gender roles, gender stereotyping can be really devastating to a young child who doesn’t know when to speak up, when to inquire, when to question something. We’re taught that teachers know best. So those teachers hold a great deal of responsibility when it comes to making sure their students don’t feel trapped when regarding issues of gender.
Because gender issues aren’t as straightforward as others; children will ask “well why can’t I go to Sarah’s house tomorrow?” without a second thought. They’ll ask why we have to learn about science, why we have to learn our multiplication tables. But rarely do children that young think abstractly enough to question gender roles because the topic is never taught in the first place. Most children don’t even know gender roles exist until they’re much older.
TLDR; this article is amazing, and I really hope this sort of lesson plan becomes mandatory in a classrooms.
So like I just saw on TV there was this thing about comic books or something I don’t really know because I caught the end of it
But there were these people (psychologists? they had some-odd PHD or something under their names) that started talking about how there are psychological undertones as to what sort of fictional characters people gravitate towards.
Apparently if you gravitate towards female characters (whether or not you’re male or female), you’re more interested in sex appeal and other superficial things.
And if you gravitate towards male characters, you’re more interested in plot and things like personality and relationships. Once again, regardless of your gender.
I think they might have been talking about how females are overly sexualized because it was about comic books and video games and stuff but-
I just. This intrigues me but I have no idea where they’re coming from because I caught only like the last 5 minutes or so and also it seems like a really odd sort of accusation to make towards people who like female characters?
What does everyone else think? Gender studies are so interesting
funny enough, this had 69 notes when i saw it on my dash. zoey you are silly
I SAW IT
and I screencapped it
because I have no life
which everyone should have known by now since I take pictures of fingers kissing
oh my god we’re karkat and john and we’re soooo teen horny
karkat i’m so not not homosexual for you LETS HAVE SEX
MMMM YES OH THIS IS SO HOT MWAH MWAH MWAH
MORE TONGUE KARKAT OOOHHH I’M SO WET
AAALHGRHABLE
karkat i think you messed up my face
HOMESTUCK AUs
These are my Aus, because a lot of people seem curious about them! Only One Stormy Night has an official fanfic for it, and the others may have art or may just be concepts or plotbunnies I’ve made. Anyone is more than welcome to make fanart or fanfics (why would you do that these are silly) without my permission, but I would certainly love to see them!
A world where nomadic humans constantly live in fear of being devoured by ruthless predators - trolls. In this timeless game of cat and mouse, an unlikely friendship is formed between the hunter and the hunted.
Before the DawnAO3 series
(AKA Slavestuck) Karkat Vantas would have died sweeps ago if it hadn’t been for his indigo-blooded moirail. Once faced with painful torture and imminent death for his mutated blood, he couldn’t help but sympathize with a pathetic pink alien being auctioned off in a slave trade, doomed for a similar fate.
In which Karkat is a 16-year-old runaway who dropped out of school, got a job, and somehow sustains himself in a tiny, run-down apartment.
John is a 15-year-old incubus who has to feed off of humans to survive. The two things he requires - euphoria and fear - are things incubi generally take by force (via rape and torture). In an attempt to change his ways, he’s attempted numerous times to starve himself, only to go insane and temporarily lose control of his body; during which, he ends up committing those horrible deeds anyway.
While wandering on his own, he meets Karkat, who offers John his home without a second thought. And later, offers even more to make sure John doesn’t have to suffer anymore…
Broken GodsPost-Game, semi-canon.
Beta Earth is restored, and the kids and trolls finally have a home after the Game is complete. However, their accomplishments during the Game did not go unnoticed, and they’re welcomed back as saviors - but they soon find out that they aren’t just revered heroes, but feared gods. And over the next few years, things only worsen when they’re forced to become weapons of the military.
Lususstuck(god help me I can’t name shit)
In which John is a half lusus hybrid (assumed half troll but is actually half human), taking shelter with Karkat, whose own lusus long since died.
Tag
Homestuck in the Cardcaptor Sakura verse, John-centric
ShotastuckCharacters
John: Sakura parallel. Uses the staff of Zillyhoo to recapture rampant Clow Cards. Has no problem wearing girls’ clothes, apparently.
Karkat: Kero parallel - Guardian beast of the seal with a foul mouth. Looks like a little black, horned cat plushie. Hated John’s guts in the beginning, but now has a possible unrequited crush on him.
Dave: Tomoyo parallel. Makes flashy costumes for John and video tapes him for ironic purposes. Also has an unrequited crush on John.
Kanaya: Yue parallel, but much nicer, if not completely lacking in the street-smarts department. Unlike Yue, her temporary form does not develop a separate personality; she merely regains her memories after the Final Judgement. May have a crush on Rose, and gets a little too into Dave’s costumes for John.
Rose: Syaoran parallel, but takes to John almost instantly. Calm, cool and collected, she was sent to outdo John in capturing the Clow Cards, but she readily helps him. May have feelings for John, or Kanaya.
Jake: Eriol parallel, but not quite as calm and composed. Once his power is split between himself and Dad, he stays in town and eventually falls for Dirk.
Equius: Ruby Moon parallel. Isn’t fond of the old Guardians at first. As in canon, is almost inseparable with Nepeta.
Nepeta: Spinel Sun parallel. Immediately gets a crush on Karkat, which makes it hard for her to “fight” him.
Lord English: Clow parallel; but LE isn’t an evil character this time. After all, Clow went by many names!
Jane: John’s cousin and classmate. Ends up being on the butt end of The Sweet’s jokes when she bakes.
Dirk: Dave’s brother, as well as him and John’s classmate. Becomes possessed by The Sword before John saves him with the help of Dave and Rose.
Roxy: Rose’s cousin who comes to check up on her when she does not return with the Clow Cards. Though she’s often inebriated, she’s a skilled with low level magic and guns.
Jade: Touya parallel (though she does not fall for Kanaya). John’s big sister who goes to the high school next to John’s school. Like Touya, she’s constantly wary of Karkat and becomes aware of what John is caught up in, though she ends up telling him she knows. She doesn’t like Karkat for pulling John into all this, and they banter frequently.In the past, Clow attempted to create another set of Guardians using an experimental form of magic; it was much more powerful, but Clow later learns it’s also much darker and more dangerous. Unfortunately, he only learns this after the Guardians were created, and they escaped before he could dispose of them. They fall asleep and are eventually re-awakened once Kanaya regains her memories, and they go to find John in order to find Karkat and Kanaya, both with mixed emotions of kinship, rage, and jealousy. They attempt to get rid of them, but are eventually calmed by John’s new magic.
Gamzee: Dark Sun Guardian. Eventually bonds with Karkat for being a fellow Sun Guardian.
Eridan: Dark Moon Guardian. Gets an unrequited crush on Feferi, who is also made with moon magic.In this AU, the four elemental cards and the light/dark cards are of the same power level. They’re considered the six high arcana, and are the only cards able to speak human language, as well as home a more developed personality. They are made with the same magic the Guardians are made of. As such, until the Guardians regain their full power, the high arcane cards can be used for their magic, but John is unable to call forth their corporeal/human forms. They only become active characters once John masters all the Clow Cards.
Tavros: Windy Card. The first card John obtains.
Feferi: Watery Card.
Sollux: Fiery Card.
Aradia: Earthy Card.
Vriska: Light Card. Since she hid herself in John’s heart, she took a liking to him, and ended up with an unrequited crush for a while before moving on. Though she’s The Light, her demeanor is more dark.
Terezi: Dark Card. Though they quarrel often for being opposites, she’s nearly inseparable from Vriska. Like her “sister”, she has a more light demeanor despite her title.
Simply something where any of the characters are underage, paired with an older partner. But there are a few specific ones I’ve created…
Shotastuck-Karkat: Where Karkat is around 10, and lives alone, or with neglectful/abusive parents in an apartment complex. John and Dave live next door and are in college. John readily takes the role of protective big brother to the foul-mouthed little troll after seeing how lonely he is. Karkat takes a while to warm up to him, but eventually ends up staying at John’s apartment more than his own. Karkat develops a very obvious, unrequited crush on John, and John is just too oblivious to notice.
Shotastuck-John: Where ~10 year old John is found by Karkat in a troll city, orphaned and alone, living on the streets since trolls don’t care to help out a fleshy human. Karkat reluctantly adopts John because of how Karkat was treated for his blood color when he was young (living off the streets himself for most of his youth). John starts out as a mute, and is quite shy, but warms up to Karkat and eventually starts talking. Karkat is more of a protective paternal figure, and doesn’t have a crush on John. John however, might have some feelings for Karkat.
+Anima verse, where kids and trolls are +Anima. Trolls are humanized.
DisgaeastuckCharacters and their anima
John: Flying squirrel
Rose: silver haired bat
Dave: American Crow
Jade: Baffin island wolf
Karkat: Christmas island red crab
Aradia: Bighorn sheep
Tavros: Texas longhorn
Sollux: Honey bee
Nepeta: caracal
Kanaya: Emerald vampire butterfly
Terezi: Komodo dragon
Vriska: Cobalt blue tarantula
Equius: Wild horse
Gamzee: Angora goat
Eridan: Seahorse
Feferi: Cuttlefish
Though there is a version of Disgaeastuck that makes the parallels (Laharl = Karkat) (Flonne = John) (Etna = Terezi), the specific verse I made is different:
Setting
(Similar to Disgaea) A world in which three worlds live side by side – Celestia, Earth, and the Netherworld. Celestia receives power from Earth via awe energy, sending thoughts of good will (and sometimes messengers) to help keep humans on the right path and away from destruction. Even with their bad rep, the Netherworld has the same noble task, getting their energy through fear. Since fearful humans worry about dying and going to a place with such scary demons, the very different method of keeping humans in line has the same outcome as Celestia’s duty. Both awe and fear are used for the benefit of mankind, and for the benefit each respective world as well.
However, none of the inhabitants of the three worlds get along very well. Not many humans know of demons and angels, and the demons and angels have a rivalry – awe decreased fear, and fear decreased awe. They forever fight for majority, though they do know once the balance is tipped, everything crumbles; so it’s not as if one is looking for total domination.
Humans are also looked down upon as a lower species. They’re not hated, but angels think of them almost as impure as demons, and demons find them weak and annoying. Humans are sort of like the younger sibling nobody wants but has to take care of and co-exist with. (It’s often a conflicting emotion too, since without humans, demons and angels wouldn’t be able to survive)
As such, half-breeds are very rare and often ridiculed and outcast. If they are powerful enough, they can earn enough respect to gain full demon or angel titles, but their origins will forever haunt them.
Angels
Angels all have white skin (ranging from pure to cool/warm off white), and light-colored hair (anything from white to blonde to pink to gray) and light-colored or vibrant eyes. Some may have light feathers or fur adorning their skin. All have feathery white wings, but halos are worn only by certain powerful classes. Most (but not all) of their clothing incorporate a cross design.
Angels have blood similar to demons; all colors of the hemospectrum, and the caste itself is nearly nonexistant and really only used as a vague insight as to what abilities an angel may have.
Demons
All humanoid demons have dark skin, mostly gray but sometimes vary slightly to warm and cool grays. Eye color can be nearly anything, but are almost never dull colors. Hair color varies with blacks. All have leathery, dark wings, and some have tails. All have candycorn horns, pointed ears, sharp teeth, and claws (trolls, essentially). The blood caste remains, but it’s not as prominent as it’s been in the Netherworld’s past; lowbloods are no longer culled, and only very faint lingering prejudice remains.
Many demons choose to incorporate their blood color in the design of their clothes like their ancestors did, but not everyone does since the caste system is barely there anymore.
Monsters
Just like on Earth, Celestia and the Netherworld is home to humanoids and animals alike. However, “animals” or “monsters” are often sentient like the humanoids. Many powerful humanoids are said to have “monster” forms as well.
There are half breeds and mingling with monsters with both angels and demons. While they are considered below pure humanoids, they aren’t exactly looked down upon and can be quite powerful.
Characters
NagastuckJohn is an angel-human half breed. His origins are plainly visible with his pink skin and black hair. His wings are a little on the small side (though certainly not the smallest), and at 13 he still has a lot of down on them. He’s often picked on by other Angel trainees, and is subject to prejudice even from Archangels. Only his mother (a very powerful wind mage) and half-sister Jade (who is a full angel, but a trainee as well) seem to truly care about him. Despite his hard life, he’s very optimistic and quick to see the good in everyone. It’s really pretty sickening.
John’s angel mother dies from causes unknown. Overwhelmed by sadness, he becomes convinced that the only way to ease his pain is to find his human father on Earth. Sneaking out by himself, he uses a dimensional gate on his own – and obviously fucks up big time, since only Archangels can successfully use them. He falls in the Netherworld; and not only as an angel, but also a human half-breed, he’s immediately met with deadly hostility. Only with Karkat’s help does he save his own ass.
Karkat is a quarter human. He lucked out, and only has human red colored blood, so he can often hide his origins unless he gets wounded. He outwardly hates the fact his blood is “tainted”, goes on about how much he hates humans, but in actuality he feels that he isn’t tainted at all. He actually has two mothers (since angels and demons are much like trolls in that aspect), and the one that is half human is very much respected for being a powerful warrior. To Karkat, the only thing human blood changed in his mother is her ability to express compassion. And even though Karkat only has a quarter of human DNA, he has the capability to love in the same way – he feels much more than the average demon, but since anything close to love and compassion is considered a weakness, he overcompensates with constant swearing and insults.
He wears his blood color on his clothing, both proud and terrified about the decision. Only demons in his hometown knows it’s his blood color, but all it takes is one scuffle for his identity to be blown.
Dave is a Defender of Earth (well, in training), who jumped the gun just a little bit by deciding he’d get better training if he was in the field. Since humans are oblivious to the fact that both demons and angels work to ensure balance between the three worlds, demons are considered “pure evil” and are creatures that need to be killed. Dave soon finds himself trapped after one of Earth’s manmade dimensional gates malfunction. John takes to him almost instantaneously, finding it so totally awesome that he’s a Defender (Dave often leaves out “trainee”), and that he’s human but he’s like a superhero. Karkat on the other hand just finds him irritating with his prejudice views on demons.
Jade is John’s half sister, and a full angel trainee. Being brought up by her open-minded mother, she’s very passionate about equality between the three races. Karkat still pisses her off pretty easy, though. (those are all the characters I immediately thought of!)
stfu I like nagas and shit and things so I just had to make a tag for it. No story or anything attached.
MinestuckBased on the game Minecraft
Plot
A young human miner, John works most of his days in his family’s mine. He actually likes the job and is very good for his age, and while decent at fighting with a sword, monsters spawning underground are always a problem. As a diligent miner, he’s kept his work area well lit to keep them to a minimum.
However, the most powerful enemy can still use a weird magic to teleport in if they so wished; the Endertrolls. A terrifying race shrouded in mystery said to have the intelligence rivaling that of humans, Endertrolls are only hostile when you look into their glowing violet eyes; but the amount of people who have done so and survived could be count on one hand, and have been immortalized as legends. Killing one, and even surviving an attack from one is so unheard of, obtaining the heart of one (an Ender Pearl) can literally make you a king. This has both kept people in their homes out of fear, and persuaded many warriors to hunt them down. No one knows where they come from, how or where they live, or even what their purpose is. They simply seem to wander, and strive to kill anything that is bold enough to look them in the eyes. Though fairly rare, they are by far the most fears of creatures.
One day, John has the unfortunate luck of having an Endertroll find its way into his mine. Determined not to let the creature drive him from his only source of income, he continues to work, albeit terrified. As long as he doesn’t look straight at it, it won’t attack him.
Weeks pass and day by day, the Endertroll continues to visit frequently. Through the course of many nervous encounters, John is surprised to learn they not only understand, but can replicate human speech, even if the words are eerie and echo.
Impossibly, John befriends the Endertroll, apparently named Karkat. And slowly, John learns that perhaps sharing an Endertroll’s gaze isn’t as deadly as he once thought…
Tag
Nothing fancy, just characters as mice.
In which John is Mephistopheles, and Karkat is the young human boy who catches his attention.
Plotbunny #2ok I saw someone in the Johnkat tag liken John to Spongebob and Karkat to Squidward and it sort of hurts how close that is (not perfect, but close)
and I want to see an AU where John is this overly enthusiastic new high school graduate and Karkat is this apathetic punk-rockish college dropout and they both have to work at Walmart or something
and Karkat spends his days begging his manager to fire him or help him hang himself in the men’s bathroom because John won’t shut up holy shit he is the world’s most annoying chatterbox and he won’t leave me the fuck alone but he has to suck it up most the time and attempt to smile for the customers when he’s seething with rage on the inside so much he will probably die of a heart attack at age 25.
but John just adores Karkat cause he’s senpai he’s been working here for years and Karkat has to constantly remind him that is not an accomplishment worthy of adoration
OkagestuckA crossover with Homestuck and Okage: Shadow King - where John takes Ari’s place, and Karkat (unfortunately) is the disgruntled and egotistical Evil King confined to live in John’s Shadow.
Plotbunny #3AU in which trolls and humans live together in society, John has a horrible troll phobia, and he just found out his best friend he met online isn’t human.
Plotbunny #4Involves a post-(mostly)canon universe, all the kids and trolls as revered gods, and Dad Egbert’s (sort of) reincarnation. also hints of Johnkat
Plotbunny #5Involves John getting abducted by aliens to be an experiment. Thankfully though, his charge is more sympathetic to his plight than the others around him. Warning: there is a disappointing lack of anal probing or anything kinky.
Plotbunny #6In which Karkat is a Draconian, a feathered dragon from another realm, and it kept captive by humans. John helps him escape, only to find out Karkat is more powerful than he previously imagined, and can shapeshift to a certain extent into a few other dragon-like forms.
Plotbunny #7A spin-off of Plot bunny #5
Alien abduction, and major noncon turned dubcon turned consensual under the cut. In which John is abducted from Earth for the sole purpose of gathering semen for fertility testing, and Karkat is the poor scientist the first time on the job that has to gather it.
Oasis“We are children amongst the endless sand.
The devourer, the heat of the desert.
A kiss of the unknown, a gracious hand.
We die as we find our guide.
As we find our Oasis.”
A Homestuck AU in which humans live with mysterious symbiotic creatures called Oasis, and fear the twelve gods that bring them both life and death. A thirteen year old John finds his destiny intertwined with the ageless god, Karkat.
This is certainly on my to-do list when I’m done with commissions and giftmas presents Anon! c:
Um, yes. u///u Not much really gets to me, but pee/scat/vomit/guro just makes me queasy. No offense to anyone who likes it though! I’m just unable to draw it. ;;;
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I price each commission separately, due to varying intricacy of characters and specific details. These prices are pure estimates. Once you note me with your full description of exactly what you want, I’ll give you an exact price then.
Full body
BustsSketch: $4-$6
Inked: $10
Inked + flat colors: $12
Inked + color + your choice of shading: $20 - $ 30Animals/CreaturesSketch: $4
Inked: $7
Inked + flat colors: $10
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This varies the most due to differences in intricacy
Includes pets, Pokemon, My Little Pony, and most smaller creatures. Larger creatures such as intricate dragons and the like will have to be priced differently.Sketch: $4
Inked: $8
Inked + flat colors: $13
Inked + color + your choice of shading: $15 - $25SPECIALS!
Specials change periodically. They’re generally whatever I feel like drawing, or what I’m currently obsessing over. Check back frequently!My top three OTPs, or single characters from them:
- Karkat/John (Homestuck)
- Chrno/Rosette (Chrno Crusade)
- Joshua/Neku (The World Ends with You)
-Generally, anything from any of my AU’s (will post a link shortly)
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First, send me an ask, submission, or DA note with exactly what you would like. I reply with an exact price, and I wait for your reply back to affirm the price is right. You are also more than welcome to tell me a specific drawing I made, and say you want your commission to look like that, or be in that style.
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What I will not draw
Guro, inflation, scat, waterplay, vomit
Anything… really disgusting or morally wrong. If you’re curious, just ask - I’m actually pretty open to most things, since I’ve got some crazy kinks. Don’t worry, I won’t judge! And I promise to be completely confidential. Yes, I will draw damn near anything for money. I won’t lie.
What I will draw
Just about anything. People, animals, chibis, ecchi/hentai, furry, kemono, you name it, I can probably do it.
I know I’ve said it already, but I will draw ecchi and hentai. I know a lot of artists don’t because it’ll “ruin their image”, but I think it’s rather silly. Even if you’ve got a really weird kink, just ask, and I can probably do it. Don’t be afraid to ask!
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how do people listen to songs without relating them to fictional characters
Whew. I’m going to bed. Anyone who wants to continue to debate certainly can, but I’m exhausted.
I also most likely won’t be replying to most reblogs, because it seems to be that the people who want to debate have misinterpreted my words and I end up reblogging or noting them that I agree with them. It’s all very silly.
That, and I feel for the most part, I’ve said all I need to say at one point or another, and I’m tired of repeating myself. Literally, tired. I’m about to fall asleep sitting up here.
Will work on those tags tomorrow. Night, all <3
TENTA-BULGE PARTY: This is why the uneducated, and the greedy piss me off so much. This…
This is why the uneducated, and the greedy piss me off so much. This entire…
Oh gosh. I’m really… really baffled how you can continue to see past what I’m saying, and morphing it into what you’re wanting to see.
We don’t have as many jobs because tiered taxes have caused widespread bankruptcy in everything from small family-owned businesses to big name corporations. Yes, there are still plenty of large corporations that are doing well. That still doesn’t deter from the fact that we’ve lost millions of jobs thanks to tiered taxes.
And yes, I am defending the rich. The rich who rightfully deserve their money. I do no however, defend the rich who earn their money in underhanded ways and evade taxes. The fact that you’re lumping both of those together in the same group is why so many people are so misled into thinking the rich need to be “taken down”.
In essence, you’re really preaching to the choir here, and I’m still amazed you haven’t noticed that.
I’ve said multiple times taxes are a wonderful thing. Just, not exponentially tiered ones. I’ve also said, in every post I believe, that everyone needs to pull their fair share; IE, taxes. A flat tax rate means everyone pays an exact same amount of money proportionate to their income. No one should be able to evade taxes, and the upper class should not pay less than classes below them.
The point I’ve been trying to make this entire time is the ones suffering the most are the middle and working classes. Again, you are preaching to the choir. My goodness, calm down and actually read what I have to say. You are in fact reiterating many key ideas that I’ve already stated I agree with, so take a breath and calm down.
Oh my goodness, if you really think I’ve been saying the rich need to be paid more, I’m not sure there’s anything I can say or do for you. Am I speaking a different language? Because really, please let me reiterate that I share pretty much all of your opinions, and I have no idea why you’re busting a gasket over this. If you need some sort of ranting outlet, shoving it on someone who doesn’t actually disagree with you is fairly rude.
I’m sorry you feel this is arguing! And I’m sorry you feel the need to change people’s opinions.
And please know that you are putting words into my mouth, and are not truly reading my responses. I don’t feel like repeating myself as I should have been asleep an hour ago, but if you like, you are more than welcome to read my previous posts. If you read them, you’ll see that I feel everyone should have a chance to live, but giving them handouts won’t help anyone. In fact, it’s really severely hurting the middle and working class! Which will in turn bring them down to the lower class, and eventually, you’ve got an even BIGGER gap between a few multi-billionaires (who can somehow evade taxes) and everyone else, who sits in poverty because free handouts only work for so long. This is why steady taxes are in place to help those in need, without collapsing economic structures and giving other classes the time to recover.
We need to make sure those in need are given proper care, but this certainly isn’t the way to do it.
I’m so sorry you’re seeing such ugly things in my responses. :c
Also, I will add a “zoey politics” tag or something on all of tonight’s posts and future posts in case any of my followers don’t want to see them!
And again, I’m terribly sorry if I failed to correctly communicate my thoughts and made people upset. I really never should have brought politics onto my tumblr because I’m so passionate about it; but I will not be deleting my posts, because I stand by everything I’ve said - even if people have been taking them out of context.
This is why the uneducated, and the greedy piss me off so much. This entire “occupy wallstreet” is one of the most childish things I’ve seen people take so seriously.
This is the third time I’ve had the TV on in the background, and I look up to see a report on the “occupy…
Oh goodness - first off, thank you so much for such a wonderful and thoughtful reply!
I do believe one of my previous responses covers what you said, though. And I very much agree with you! I feel as though many people are seeing more of the negative points I’ve been making, and I haven’t been translating my thoughts very well.
To summarize: I know not every greedy, stupid kid in TV represents the message of Occupy Wallstreet (which I very much support); it’s those people making it look bad that I’m more angry at. The ones that are taking the movement in the wrong direction, and insinuating the movement stands for things it does not.
I have to agree wholeheartedly that we want, and need our country back. I’m just sad to see a movement that could have potentially been an eye-opener turn into something so ugly and frowned upon because of those few extremists and those with personal agendas taking the entire thing in a negative direction.
Well, I’m glad to see that you do agree with some fundamental parts of the movement, but I think our really crucial disagreement here is this:
A lot of people in the movement want a lot of different things. Corrupt ‘news’ stations are broadcasting the most unrelatable things, using just a few voices to smear the whole thing. Who’s fault is it, then, that the movement ‘looks bad’? The tiny minority of kids who want things that might be bad, depending on who you ask, or rest of the occupy movement for not shutting those kids up in time before the news crews stuck a mike in their faces, or the news conglomerations for their active and ongoing purposeful attempts to make the movement look bad?
The disagreement you and I are having right now is, I believe, that we have fixated on different groups of self-entitled, lazy, greedy people as the perpetrators of this whole ‘making occupy wallstreet look bad’ thing. You think it’s the well-meaning dipshits in front of the cameras, apparently, and I think it’s the malicious bastards behind them.
Oh, in no way am I pinning all of the blame on those amount of people who take the movement the wrong way. I suppose I thought it was common knowledge that the media is the biggest enemy? It’s the fact that there are such an amount of people going out there and doing stupid things like holding up signs that say “we need money, not jobs”, when they should know very well the media will run with that to the ends of the earth.
And the initial thing that upset me was the fact that there were people like that out there to begin with. It wasn’t a stab at OWS, it was a stab at those (unrelated to the media) who make it into something disgusting.
I’m so very glad to have met someone as articulate and thought-provoking as you, though. c: You are simply wonderful!
Oh goodness, people. I’m surprised with how many people have gotten up in arms and twisted my words so much in such a negative fashion.
I’m tempted to just delete everything, even though this is sort of what blogs are for?
In essence, I’m upset at stupid people that taint wonderful political movements that inspire critical thinking. I’m also upset that there are things happening that are harming the middle and working class so much.
So I’m not entirely sure why a handful of people are just seeing “I HATE OWS” (which I don’t) and “THE RICH SHOULD GET RICHER” (which I wholeheartedly disagree with).
I’m very sorry if I upset anyone or gave anyone the wrong idea. :c Tumblr is a happy place, and I feel awful for inspiring such negativity.
This is why the uneducated, and the greedy piss me off so much. This entire “occupy wallstreet” is one of the most childish things I’ve seen people take so seriously.
This is the third time I’ve had the TV on in the background, and I look up to see a report on the “occupy wallstreet” fad. And,…
Wait what
WHAT
REALLY?
It’s not lazy liberals.
Jesus Fuck.
No that isn’t the point at ALL.
Pardon the confusion. There was a group of extreme liberals that were part of the story - one that looked to be about 20 strong. I didn’t mean to insinuate everyone participating was liberal.
But.
I am liberal is the thing.
And yeah a lot of them seem “extreme” but they aren’t.
Occupy Wallstreet is a REALLY good movement that should have happened a long time ago.
Okay no first off, I’m not sure you completely understood me. I was referring to a very specific group of people that were on TV. As in, about a group of 20 specific people. Not all liberals are extremists. Not all Occupy Wallstreet people are liberals. That wasn’t my point.
However, I’m going to have to disagree with you, and explain why, because this is one of those things I feel so strongly about.
The entire movement is based on social and economic inequality. That’s fine and dandy; extreme inequality is never a good thing. However, it seems like so many people forget that this nation is built upon a certain amount of capitalism. (Yes, capitalism can get out of hand, but in the right dose it’s a very, very good thing. Just like socialism.)
The thing is, we need inequality. We need to be able to pay doctors more than janitors. If everyone was completely equal… well, communism happens. No one would have the drive to get the dirty jobs done, the difficult jobs, the jobs that are normally so unpopular that the pay rate is generally higher. And besides that, there are people that truly deserve to be paid more for what they do. But that is generally still within the 99%.
However, the fact still remains that even the insanely rich earned the money they have. In fact, most of the 1% are upper class small-time business owners who worked from the ground up. People who lived on beans and weenies for 15 years, lived in cramped apartments and lived without for so many years. Worked blood sweat and tears to get to where they are. Now just because there are people in the lower class who want more money, you think those hardworking people should just cough up their rightfully earned money?
It’s not meant to sound heartless. There is still socialism in this country - a portion of our taxes go to things like public education, transportation, parks, and helping the needy. As long as there are jobs, you can earn the money you need (not that we have anymore jobs left thanks to tiered taxes, but that’s a whole other problem that needs to be fixed). Yes, there are those who are unfortunate or just down on their luck. But why should that become other people’s problems? Everyone takes what happens to them in life and makes the best out of it.
Think of it this way: Your neighbor just had some bad luck, and lost $200. Is it your responsibility to give them $200 of your hard-earned money, because they lost theirs? No, it’s not. And that’s the kind of philosophy the people who truly understand Occupy Wallstreet uphold.
But that isn’t to say there are great injustices happening. The top half, to the top quarter of the top 1% are so rich, they can evade taxes, generally via bribes and other underhanded measures. If Occupy Walstreet was all about that, I’d be all for it. That is an inequality that needs to be remedied. Everyone needs to pitch in their fair share. (Fair share being a fair share. But goodness, I’ll stop before I rant about how wrong tiered taxes are)
Occupy Wallstreet has… semi-good intentions. However, the sort of tone it takes (the whole “I deserve money, not a job” one, or the “the rich need to give us their money” one) sends those semi-good intentions out the window. You are essentially left with the vast majority of whiny, lazy kids who want more than they deserve, because they don’t know how to work for their own bread.
TLDR; I’m a 99% who supports the 1%
How exactly do you support the logical disconnect between ‘doctors need to be paid more than janitors’ and ‘we need to pay people more to do the hard, dirty jobs no one wants to do’?
Furthermore, uh, no, the one percent are generally not people who lived in extreme poverty for twenty years and worked their way up. The one percent are people who profit off of huge, corrupt megacorporations and are born into old-money families. And at one time, yes, a good number of those people were small-time business owners who worked their way up through effort, but the problem that the Occupy movement is seeking to address is that that’s barely possible anymore.
The cost of living has increased hugely, but wages stagnate. People aren’t getting paid more while CEOs are raking in profits hand over fist. Corporations own the media and try their damndest to own the government and make laws that exempt them from taxes, from laws, from not using the entire planet as their toxic dumping ground, from having to treat their employees like people, and so on. People can hardly make a living wage anymore.
There are three or four job seekers to every open job. And as for getting a job, you either work in retail or food service and make minimum wage or barely above it, or your go to hugely expensive college that no one who isn’t upper class can get through without thousands of dollars of debt and hope to god that there are openings in your field when you graduate, which isn’t guaranteed. The closest to a guarantee is if you do something with technology, but that’s still not a promise.
The point of the Occupy movement isn’t to TAKE money from anyone. It’s not so people can sit on their asses and take your money and get rich. It’s so people can make an actual living wage, so they don’t have to work three jobs just to scrape by, so they can send their kids to school and not have to be crushed by debt for the rest of their lives. That’s the current state of the country and that’s what the movement is about.
And by the way, supporting the one percent really only means you’re supporting your own oppression. The one percent isn’t going to pat you on the back or give you anything. They’re not going to care about you. They’re going to bleed everyone below you as dry as they can and then they’re going to come for you, and they don’t give a fuck if you support them. In fact, that only makes it easier, because then you don’t ask questions. You just accept social programs being slashed to make it EVEN HARDER for anyone who isn’t born well-off to ever get there (because education doesn’t happen magically and you can’t get a job without it unless you’re a Bill Gates level genius, which most people aren’t), you accept taxes on the middle class being jacked up while the top one percent pays none, and you castigate everyone trying to change that.
That’s how we’ve gotten where we are. Because the rich people refuse to pay proportionate taxes, and when that happens, everyone else gets taxed more to pay for the expenses of running a country this huge. So they all get poorer. At the same time, social programs that help poor people be able to do things like go to school, travel anywhere, get health care, and eat are cut, so it’s harder and harder to live as a poor person and you sure are fucked if you want to not be poor. You’re barely surviving, and when you’re barely surviving, you can’t think about climbing the ladder. So no one climbs the ladder except for the people at the very top, and they keep making it longer, and then they tell you that if you just TRY REALLY HARD, you can be where they are.
But that’s bullshit. No you can’t. And that’s what this movement addresses. It is ALL ABOUT the disparity that doesn’t just keep the market competitive or motivate people to learn more and earn more, but prevents people from doing more than barely surviving. It’s no longer possible to work your way up and that’s why people are mad. People want to be able to do that. They want hard work and perseverance to actually mean something, like it used to.
So how about you stop sitting there and talking shit about movements when you clearly don’t understand the economic climate of the country or how things ACTUALLY work. The bootstraps mentality only works if it’s actually possible to make a living wage, and it’s becoming increasingly obvious that it no longer is. People like you who throw their support behind the corrupt millionaires who gleefully fuck the country are only making it harder for anything constructive to be done.
This is where our sources differ. Contrary to media belief, the top 1% does in fact include hard-working people who rightfully deserve their money. It’s the top .5% that are disproportionately wealthy - and they’re so wealthy in fact, that all tactics so far to bring them down a peg has proved useless, and only serves to hurt those directly under them; the people that deserve the money they’ve earned.
And yes, to take from the rich and give to the poor is to take money from someone. Yes, there are plenty of people who could turn their lives around with some extra cash, but there are far more that would rather sit on their butts and barely scoot by with government money because then they don’t have to work a job. These are the people who are overtaking the OWS movement in the wrong direction. It’s wonderful that people realize there are corrupt corporations and wealthy people out there, and that they want to undo those injustices, but not everyone has pure intentions like that. And those people are staining the OWS movement.
I’m not sure why this fact keeps getting lost in context: I do agree that there are people in the .5% who do not rightfully deserve the amount of money they own. However, the sort of actions that people are trying to put into play to make sure those people pay their fair share are only hurting the upper class (the ones that still worked hard to earn their income, but are more wealthy than most), and the middle and working classes.
I’m not supporting the people with disproportionate wealth. I support those who have more money than most, but have worked hard to earn every penny of it. Just because someone has more money than you doesn’t mean “it’s not fair”. Not always. But people want to believe that because they’re jealous there are people wealthier than they are, and immediately antagonize those with a higher income. I know quite a few wealthy people who would be considered in the top 1% who truly have worked hard for 15 - 20 years to get to where they are, and they deserve every penny. And no, they aren’t big time corporation owners, they have small family-owned businesses that provide jobs to many people.
It’s much harder to “work your way up” the corporate or economic ladder now because tiered taxes have been put into play. (Granted, there are other reasons like the massive debt our country has) - Bringing big corporations down a few pegs has inevitably lead to that much more bankruptcy and complete destruction of many big name companies. Big name companies who provided thousands, if not millions of jobs. And now they’re gone, leaving the lower class even less opportunity to work their way up.
People keep forgetting that while there is a lot of disproportionate wealth in America, those at the top are still contributors to our country; jobs being one of the biggest factors.
You kill enough big companies, you lose that many more job opportunities. You lose jobs, you force more people into poverty. The more people there are that have slipped into poverty means less people with the chance to form new companies with new jobs.
It’s a downward spiral that will continue that way if we keep believing “taking from the rich and giving to the poor” is a step we have to take.
I don’t say this to defend the rich. Far from it. Those who suffer the most are the middle and working classes.
The problem there being that we already have taxes in place to supposedly help those people that are in such dire need. And charity is just that - something willingly given to help others, not forced. However, I do wholeheartedly believe a huge chunk of thoughtless government spending should be used for things like that; helping those who need it most.
However, forcing others to do without something they rightfully deserved (ex. a particular lifestyle, say middle class) is theft. I’m terribly sorry for those who are less fortunate (although as an artist there aren’t a whole lot below me), but the truth is that that isn’t anyone else’s problem. Just because John Doe lost $200 in an incident he had no control over, doesn’t mean you should give him $200 to compensate his loss.
But let me reiterate that I do believe we have a responsibility as a community to help those in need. However, things like tiered tax systems (one of the more popular ways to take from the rich and give to the poor) are not just helping the poor, it’s punishing the rich to a much greater extent than most people realize. People who worked hard and deserve to live in the upper class are now down in lower-middle class. And those in the lower class stay right where they are, because there are far too many corrupt individuals who have noticed “hey, I’m getting free handouts, so why take this extra money into looking for a job when I can continue to do nothing and live off of this?”
There are just so many wonderful ideas with good intentions that sound good in theory, but when put into practice, cause so much more devastation than most people realize. You can only use other people’s money for so long before you get an incident like Greece; where eventually, everyone falls to the lower class, decides to live off the bare minimum to continue getting free handouts without having to work a job, and the country falls apart. Because eventually, you’ll run out of other people’s money, before they fall into poverty too.
This is why the uneducated, and the greedy piss me off so much. This entire “occupy wallstreet” is one of the most childish things I’ve seen people take so seriously.
This is the third time I’ve had the TV on in the background, and I look up to see a report on the “occupy…
Oh goodness - first off, thank you so much for such a wonderful and thoughtful reply!
I do believe one of my previous responses covers what you said, though. And I very much agree with you! I feel as though many people are seeing more of the negative points I’ve been making, and I haven’t been translating my thoughts very well.
To summarize: I know not every greedy, stupid kid in TV represents the message of Occupy Wallstreet (which I very much support); it’s those people making it look bad that I’m more angry at. The ones that are taking the movement in the wrong direction, and insinuating the movement stands for things it does not.
I have to agree wholeheartedly that we want, and need our country back. I’m just sad to see a movement that could have potentially been an eye-opener turn into something so ugly and frowned upon because of those few extremists and those with personal agendas taking the entire thing in a negative direction.
This is why the uneducated, and the greedy piss me off so much. This entire “occupy wallstreet” is one of the most childish things I’ve seen people take so seriously.
This is the third time I’ve had the TV on in the background, and I look up to see a report on the “occupy wallstreet” fad. And,…
Wait what
WHAT
REALLY?
It’s not lazy liberals.
Jesus Fuck.
No that isn’t the point at ALL.
Pardon the confusion. There was a group of extreme liberals that were part of the story - one that looked to be about 20 strong. I didn’t mean to insinuate everyone participating was liberal.
But.
I am liberal is the thing.
And yeah a lot of them seem “extreme” but they aren’t.
Occupy Wallstreet is a REALLY good movement that should have happened a long time ago.
Okay no first off, I’m not sure you completely understood me. I was referring to a very specific group of people that were on TV. As in, about a group of 20 specific people. Not all liberals are extremists. Not all Occupy Wallstreet people are liberals. That wasn’t my point.
However, I’m going to have to disagree with you, and explain why, because this is one of those things I feel so strongly about.
The entire movement is based on social and economic inequality. That’s fine and dandy; extreme inequality is never a good thing. However, it seems like so many people forget that this nation is built upon a certain amount of capitalism. (Yes, capitalism can get out of hand, but in the right dose it’s a very, very good thing. Just like socialism.)
The thing is, we need inequality. We need to be able to pay doctors more than janitors. If everyone was completely equal… well, communism happens. No one would have the drive to get the dirty jobs done, the difficult jobs, the jobs that are normally so unpopular that the pay rate is generally higher. And besides that, there are people that truly deserve to be paid more for what they do. But that is generally still within the 99%.
However, the fact still remains that even the insanely rich earned the money they have. In fact, most of the 1% are upper class small-time business owners who worked from the ground up. People who lived on beans and weenies for 15 years, lived in cramped apartments and lived without for so many years. Worked blood sweat and tears to get to where they are. Now just because there are people in the lower class who want more money, you think those hardworking people should just cough up their rightfully earned money?
It’s not meant to sound heartless. There is still socialism in this country - a portion of our taxes go to things like public education, transportation, parks, and helping the needy. As long as there are jobs, you can earn the money you need (not that we have anymore jobs left thanks to tiered taxes, but that’s a whole other problem that needs to be fixed). Yes, there are those who are unfortunate or just down on their luck. But why should that become other people’s problems? Everyone takes what happens to them in life and makes the best out of it.
Think of it this way: Your neighbor just had some bad luck, and lost $200. Is it your responsibility to give them $200 of your hard-earned money, because they lost theirs? No, it’s not. And that’s the kind of philosophy the people who truly understand Occupy Wallstreet uphold.
But that isn’t to say there are great injustices happening. The top half, to the top quarter of the top 1% are so rich, they can evade taxes, generally via bribes and other underhanded measures. If Occupy Walstreet was all about that, I’d be all for it. That is an inequality that needs to be remedied. Everyone needs to pitch in their fair share. (Fair share being a fair share. But goodness, I’ll stop before I rant about how wrong tiered taxes are)
Occupy Wallstreet has… semi-good intentions. However, the sort of tone it takes (the whole “I deserve money, not a job” one, or the “the rich need to give us their money” one) sends those semi-good intentions out the window. You are essentially left with the vast majority of whiny, lazy kids who want more than they deserve, because they don’t know how to work for their own bread.
TLDR; I’m a 99% who supports the 1%
Are you fucking kidding me…
Yeah, because we all know the corporate big heads earn their money fair and square, right?
Maybe some of them do, but not a lot of them.
We don’t need inequality we need a balance. There is such a huge difference.
Oh my god I’m so mad. I hate when I lose all respect for someone I use to like.
I’m going about this conversation rather calmly, and I’d greatly appreciate it if you’d extend the same gesture and refrain from foul words. But, that’s your choice and I can respect that.
I’m not saying every person out there has the sort of money they deserve. Sports players for one, I personally believe have way too big of a paycheck. The people at the very top half 1% who evade taxes aren’t pulling their fair share, and don’t deserve the kind of money they’re taking in underhanded ways. And yes, that does include many corporation heads.
However, the problem here is that not all wealthy people earned their money in disrespectful ways.
So to be able to punish those who are a bit greedier than your average Joe, you have to punish the hard working citizens who worked harder, and earned more money. That’s one of my biggest concerns.
Not to mention, big corporations are one of the leading contributors of jobs in the US. If every corporate company was taken down a few pegs, the presidents of those companies would have to lay off that many more people.
Your heart is in the right place. There is a lot of corruption in our government; but trying to fix some of these problems with the first and most obvious treatment without thinking of the consequences is risky. The entire tiered tax system that was meant to bring the top .5% down a few pegs is actually not affecting them at all since they can still evade taxes; it’s the lower 1% to the working class that’s feeling the effects the most. Small, family owned businesses are dying before the big corporations. (However, if those big corporations were hurt enough - and many of them have been already - we lose a lot of jobs that way)
Many of these arguments to promote equality are wonderful in theory. They just don’t work well, or at least work the way they were intended, in practice. And I just wish more people would explore those possibilities.
But I am very sorry I made you so upset. I should know by now voicing my opinion has that potential, but at times I feel so passionate I can’t help myself. Please understand that I mean no ill will towards you at all, and I hope I didn’t ruin your evening. :c
I really feel like you’ve let a few select people color your view of an entire movement that’s merely questioning how much power the people really have against corporations, against the state. Don’t be rash :(
Well, what’s happened is how people have reacted to the movement itself, and what it’s evolved into. I personally was very enthusiastic about it when it first came about.
I’m all for people questioning the inequality the Occupy Wallstreet movement is about. Hell, I agree that too much inequality is a horrible thing. But the beef I have with it is the amount of greedy, uneducated people that are worming their way into the movement and giving it a bad name, and changing it into something more ugly.
So perhaps my tone didn’t quite translate as well as I thought it did. The basis of the movement itself isn’t a bad thing; the people that are making it bad are horrible. And while I realize the media has a tendency to blow these sorts of numbers out of proportion, there is an increasingly alarming rate of personal stories floating in the web about everyday people being affected so negatively by something that should be rather engaging. Whatever the movement has turned into though, in my opinion, is pretty negative.
Goodness people, if no one takes the time to read the long post I just made, let me say that I know not everyone in the Occupy Wallstreet movement are liberals.
I was referring to a specific group of people that made their way onto the TV screen. A group of people who acted childish and idiotic, but in no way represent the entire liberal group. So calm down.
This is why the uneducated, and the greedy piss me off so much. This entire “occupy wallstreet” is one of the most childish things I’ve seen people take so seriously.
This is the third time I’ve had the TV on in the background, and I look up to see a report on the “occupy wallstreet” fad. And,…
Wait what
WHAT
REALLY?
It’s not lazy liberals.
Jesus Fuck.
No that isn’t the point at ALL.
Pardon the confusion. There was a group of extreme liberals that were part of the story - one that looked to be about 20 strong. I didn’t mean to insinuate everyone participating was liberal.
But.
I am liberal is the thing.
And yeah a lot of them seem “extreme” but they aren’t.
Occupy Wallstreet is a REALLY good movement that should have happened a long time ago.
Okay no first off, I’m not sure you completely understood me. I was referring to a very specific group of people that were on TV. As in, about a group of 20 specific people. Not all liberals are extremists. Not all Occupy Wallstreet people are liberals. That wasn’t my point.
However, I’m going to have to disagree with you, and explain why, because this is one of those things I feel so strongly about.
The entire movement is based on social and economic inequality. That’s fine and dandy; extreme inequality is never a good thing. However, it seems like so many people forget that this nation is built upon a certain amount of capitalism. (Yes, capitalism can get out of hand, but in the right dose it’s a very, very good thing. Just like socialism.)
The thing is, we need inequality. We need to be able to pay doctors more than janitors. If everyone was completely equal… well, communism happens. No one would have the drive to get the dirty jobs done, the difficult jobs, the jobs that are normally so unpopular that the pay rate is generally higher. And besides that, there are people that truly deserve to be paid more for what they do. But that is generally still within the 99%.
However, the fact still remains that even the insanely rich earned the money they have. In fact, most of the 1% are upper class small-time business owners who worked from the ground up. People who lived on beans and weenies for 15 years, lived in cramped apartments and lived without for so many years. Worked blood sweat and tears to get to where they are. Now just because there are people in the lower class who want more money, you think those hardworking people should just cough up their rightfully earned money?
It’s not meant to sound heartless. There is still socialism in this country - a portion of our taxes go to things like public education, transportation, parks, and helping the needy. As long as there are jobs, you can earn the money you need (not that we have anymore jobs left thanks to tiered taxes, but that’s a whole other problem that needs to be fixed). Yes, there are those who are unfortunate or just down on their luck. But why should that become other people’s problems? Everyone takes what happens to them in life and makes the best out of it.
Think of it this way: Your neighbor just had some bad luck, and lost $200. Is it your responsibility to give them $200 of your hard-earned money, because they lost theirs? No, it’s not. And that’s the kind of philosophy the people who truly understand Occupy Wallstreet uphold.
But that isn’t to say there are great injustices happening. The top half, to the top quarter of the top 1% are so rich, they can evade taxes, generally via bribes and other underhanded measures. If Occupy Walstreet was all about that, I’d be all for it. That is an inequality that needs to be remedied. Everyone needs to pitch in their fair share. (Fair share being a fair share. But goodness, I’ll stop before I rant about how wrong tiered taxes are)
Occupy Wallstreet has… semi-good intentions. However, the sort of tone it takes (the whole “I deserve money, not a job” one, or the “the rich need to give us their money” one) sends those semi-good intentions out the window. You are essentially left with the vast majority of whiny, lazy kids who want more than they deserve, because they don’t know how to work for their own bread.
TLDR; I’m a 99% who supports the 1%
This is why the uneducated, and the greedy piss me off so much. This entire “occupy wallstreet” is one of the most childish things I’ve seen people take so seriously.
This is the third time I’ve had the TV on in the background, and I look up to see a report on the “occupy wallstreet” fad. And, for the third time, there were deadbeat kids and lazy ass liberals literally - literally - demanding that they need money, not jobs.
We want money, but we don’t want to work for it.
We need a ride, and we want it free.
Give a fish, not teach to fish.
This isn’t even unsavory extreme Socialist action anymore. It’s just downright insatiable toddler spittle dribbling down the chins of the ungrateful and indolent.
EDIT: For anyone who sees this first initial post without the more in-depth posts after it, allow me to iterate:
- I support the initial OWS movement.
- I understand not all OWSM participants are liberals. I was talking about a very particular group of liberals on TV who acted like idiots. They do not however represent the entire liberal group.
- I’m upset that there are people stupid enough to show signs “I need money, not a job” during that movement. I’m upset at stupid people morphing the movement into something more negative and whiny, and while a good deal of that is the media’s fault for blowing it out of proportion, it’s sad there are people bad enough to stain it in the first place
- I do not support the rich that can get away with taxes. I support the rich who have worked hard and earned every penny then have.
- The reason I’m upset about tiered taxes is because they hurt the middle and working class the most, but I also realize hard working upper class people are being hurt too (the ones who are honest, hard working people, just below the disproportionately rich and those who evade taxes).
- The top .5% need to stop evading taxes. This I agree with.
if I type up a slightly comprehensive post about fanworks, commissions, permissions, etc, will you, my beautiful followers, please reblog it?
for now here’s a brief rundown:
-permissions: for the love of God don’t email Andrew! he gets a ton of mail every day and doesn’t have the time or…
Oh wow, I had no idea!
I guess I can do Homestuck commissions now guys? :O Gosh I need to make that commissions detail page tomorrow
Oookay I’ve been getting at least one of these messages a day so! I’ll say again that One Stormy Night is not being dropped, it’s just been on a hiatus until both Sire and I are on break. My break just started this week, and hers will begin shortly I believe. Once we’re both free we’ll be able to start writing again! And the next chapter is really pretty much half done so it shouldn’t be too long once we start. c:
oh my gosh this new update has me so sad but giggling so hard at the same time
I really wish all the kids and all the trolls (even the dead ones) could somehow be together and be buddies :c
I mostly want all the kids reunited though. They’ve all been through so much and they’ve been friends for so long I’m sure they’re worried about each other and want to see each other!
weehhhhh
woof
Goodness.
I’m watching PurpleKeckleon’s Livestream. I noticed once she finished their sketch, I found the composition particularly off-balance to me, so I politely spoke up and essentially said “In no way am I trying to be pretentious because you’re a far better artist than I am, but the composition looks a little off to me. Perhaps moving (this part) just a bit to the right would help? I only say this because I personally always greatly value input while I Livestream.”
PurpleKeckleon then proceeded to say holy cow it’s just a sketch, give me a minute, don’t bother me, and I don’t want your input.
I apologized and assured I didn’t mean to be rude. But then I was hounded for a few minutes by other brown-nosing (sorry, that’s what is seemed like to me) fans that echoed PK with “stop being a backseat artist”, and “PK is right I totally understand what she’s saying”, and “it’s pretty obvious she wasn’t making a mistake”.
It’s fine if you don’t want critique or even observations, but I find it a little more than rude to insinuate anyone who doesn’t kiss the ground you walk on is trying to be critical. There were many more ways to say “I’d rather not have input right now” with a little more politeness. She acknowledged I knew I was just trying to help, but I couldn’t help but notice the condescending undertone, and the fact that she went back to saying nothing once her fans started to white-knight her.
I really don’t think popularity should affect how you treat those around you. Talking down to someone just because you’re a good at something? Really? Wow. Why would you Livestream if all you’re wanting is compliments on your work? That seems very shallow to me. But perhaps I just see Livestreaming differently.
Goodness, are all popular artists like this? I sure hope not. I really did find her an inspiring artists until now.
My prices have been fluctuating lately because of the amount of commissions I’ve been getting. But for the most part, here are the guidelines:
Full body
Sketch: $4-$6
Inked: $10
Inked + flat colors: $12
Inked + color + your choice of shading: $20 - $ 30
Busts
Sketch: $4
Inked: $7
Inked + flat colors: $10
Inked + color + your choice of shading: $12 - $15
Animals/Creatures
This varies the most due to differences in intricacy
Includes pets, Pokemon, My Little Pony, and most smaller creatures. Larger creatures such as intricate dragons and the like will have to be priced differently.
Sketch: $4
Inked: $8
Inked + flat colors: $13
Inked + color + your choice of shading: $15 - $25
I also prefer to be noted on DA because it’s more reliable, but I can take commissions via notes here on tumblr. If you send me a note and I don’t respond in 3 - 5 days, feel free to send it again! I won’t get mad if you send multiples, because they’re easy to delete. c:
I’ll try and make a post that I can link to on the sidebar here later!
I certainly am!
old enough to know how to tie my shoelaces
I think
maybe
yesssss
we are the best god tiers
it is us
So like
This far into the comic and I STILL don’t really know how to feel about Vriska. And her being dead.
It’s like, yeah I understand she was brought up to kill other trolls and be nasty and shit. I understand she started to feel remorse at the end and all but I still can’t get over the fact that she killed a bunch of trolls - and she killed Tavros not because she had to for spidermom, but because he annoyed her.
And I know she was probably brainwashed a bit into feeling just about nothing for kill trolls for her spidermom, but it seemed to me like she really enjoyed parts of it. Like messing with Tavros, especially.
I guess I can’t help but think maybe she’s just gotten bored of it all? Since she doesn’t have to kill to impress anyone or feed her lusus. With the way she’s acted in the past, I just keep having this sneaking suspicion that she’s just tired of it and would rather try a less bloodthirsty lifetyle, and not that she really feels shitty about killing people or being conniving and sneaky. Like I get that she tried to set things right with Bec Noir at the end, but she was kind of responsible for making him that powerful in the first place. It’s her own fault. :\
This is in no way a bash towards Vriska just so you know I’m just rambling, because I’m still on pain meds heyooo
because I REALLY WANT TO LIKE VRISKA and I really would if she honestly did turn around and wasn’t a psychotic sadist. I kinda got that feeling after she died, but maybe it was just to impress John and give him a better impression?
But at the same time you can’t really forget about all the mistakes and horrors she made. Even if a person turns over a new leaf, there are just some things that can’t be forgiven. And it’s not like someone’s personality can change all that quickly. That’s why I’m so unsure about her being honest about wanting to all the sudden not be all stabby stabby killing shit
OXYCOTONE MAKES ME HAVE FEELINGS
OH KARKAT BABY NOOO 8A8 LET ME HUG YOU FOREVER AND-
OH MY GOD SOLLUX IS ALIVE
because tension and anxiety are negative things, having a low tension score is actually a positive attribute.
Yeah, so I’m not entirely sure why —
oh wait, so that means the Rage in my title means it’s my low aspect? Which means… I need to… learn to have more rage?
THIS IS WEIRD
So I took this test and I got Page of Rage.
Not only does that sound funny but
I’m still not sure how if I’m on the positive spectrum, that I need to take my lowest factor (tension) and make it my title? Unless I’m doing it wrong. Because if I took my highest aspect like I thought I should, I’d be the Page of Space. I could go to my VERY close second title and do Shaman instead of Page cause gdi I hate shit that rhymes
weeeiiiird
Anyway if this is anything like most tests, you can generally take a small handful of your top results if they’re close enough - my top titles are Page, Shaman, and Thief. Top aspects are Rage(why), Space, and Void.
Thief of Void sounds kinda cool haha
my kid OC/sorta self insert is Knight of Soul cause it sounds kickass
man these pain meds really make me ramble I’m not sure I like this
Hmm… Nope I’ve never actually had that happen! Although I HAVE seen other artists get hounded because of the same reason.
However, I give myself a hard time about it. I’ll have days where I do my best to change my style and then I kinda fall back into the same damn kawaii uguu animu style.
But really, it doesn’t matter what your style is as long as you’re happy with it! Plus there are a lot of people who are unnecessarily against anime style since it got so popular in America for a while. Most of the time, it’s not that they don’t like it, it’s because of things like “oh it’s popular therefore you’re a tool”, or overexposure to anime when they don’t care for it, stuff like that. Every style has something different about it! There are no rules when it comes to art, because beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There certainly are guidelines that help you grow better if you follow them, but in no way should you try and censor yourself if something is less popular. Do whatever makes you happy. c:
Whaaat? Anyone who gets offended by that needs a swift kick in the ass. I’m not religious, but honestly, it’s not about that! It’s about the thought, and the fact that someone cares about you enough to keep you in their thoughts.
That makes me so happy, so thank you! <3
so… am I the only one who’s a little disappointed with some of the recent god tier symbols?
Life is a little… I dunno, it seems like the colors emphasis too much on the flora aspect and none of the fauna. Unless that’s really what the title is about? idk just seems like a bit of a let down. I thought things like flower petals or something would look better than vines.
I understand Void is supposed to be similar to Space but it looks kinda like an explosion to me? Or maybe swirling, like a hurricane. Space is fine because it looks like a spiral galaxy, but I’m not sold on Void. Plus the colors; I’m sure they’re a bit off for hoodies, but I can’t stand it when both colors are dark. Makes it a bit harder to see.
Hope looks really cool, and the colors were pretty much what I anticipated. But I think it might look a little too complicated compared to the other symbols! The rest of them don’t appear to be quite as intricate. Bothers me a bit ;;;
Doom looks like a bug to me. I think it would have been more effective if the “eyes” were smaller and a bit more…. menacing? Like the modified evil Squiddle eyes on Rose’s shirt. I just can’t see anything but a bug when I see this symbol alkdhgdsa
Blood is a bit disappointing. I guess because it looks a bit too literal - all the previous icons were pretty symbolic; they were abstract representations, perhaps except for Light and Heart. I would think drops of blood would look better, instead of something that looks like a wound on the front. I’m less disappointed with this one though.
Rage looks a bit too complicated as well - and I can’t stand symbols where I can see faces in them. It’s distracting, personally. ;;; Plus, I’m not sure I can identify “rage” with that symbol. Even with such an abstract thought as Mind, I can still easily identify that symbol with its title, but Rage… not so much. I guess it seems like the symbol was made to fit Gamzee more than “rage”. And I’m not sure a soft purple fits in with the idea either. Red and purple would have been cool! Or colors that were more complimentary to induce unease. (orange on top of blue appears to “vibrate” - and two vibrant colors seem to do the same too)
Maybe I just got my expectations too high because Wind, Light, Time, Space, and Mind seemed perfect to me. Though it might just be because I got used to them. Now that I think about it, Wind looks a little too much like a wave! And perhaps Light it a little detailed too, compared to the rest. idk these pain meds are making me think about weird things a little too much
