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The burn from this is so real I almost feel bad for her…ALMOST!…SUFFER!

It’s sad cause it’s true , is so difficult to get money these days and is gonna get worst

I’ve never been much for politics, but never have I ever seen such a clear distinction between right and wrong.

Acriate

Yowah Nut Opal- Australia

Adjectives and their prepositions cr: The Writer’s Circle

@disfiguroo

Maxi dresses.

OKAY SERIOUSLY ONCE I FORCED MY BOYS TO GO TO FOREVER 21 WITH ME AND THE TALLEST IS 6’2” ON A GOOD DAY AND I HELD ONE OF THESE UP TO HIM AND IT STILL TOUCHED THE GODDAMN GROUND THEYRE DESIGNING MAXI DRESSES FOR FUCKING HIGH ELVES

*whispers* I am a 6ft3 girl and maxi dresses are the only kind of fashion that fit me please understand they are important to the high lady elves

that was the cutest response omg. carry on, high lady elf

I’m 5’11-6ft and NOTHING at Forever 21 fits me because it’s extremely short. So yes, some women are that tall and do need long clothes. I personally find it hard to find cute clothes that I fit into without it flooding on me or showing my ass/vagina.

move along hobbits, let us elves have ONE fucking THING

Actresses share real abortion stories of American women to raise awareness around reproductive health care

I just bought this

@snarfplier

this is me

as a shirt

Liveblogging from Sacanime with an art thief alert!

This exhibitor (name unknown) is selling across the hall from my table. As you can see, he is selling a wide variety of fandoms and intellectual properties, few, if any, are original pieces at all. Most of these are pieces of official art printed out and being sold at twenty a pop. This person is even selling a very popular Homestuck FANART piece into 3 different prints, the money of which neither the fanartist nor Andrew Hussie/whatpumpkin are seeing ANY profit from. Right now I don’t know the exhibitor’s name or alias, but my friends have told me that they’ve seen this exhibitor at multiple conventions, including large comic cons like nycc. This person is probably making thousands of dollars off of artwork that he pulled from google images. To add insult to injury, he is signing these prints as if he were the actual artist of these stolen images. If you see this vendor at Sacanime or any other future cons, anime or otherwise, PLEASE refrain from buying his stolen artwork! We’re working with Sacanime to deal with him right now, but because he makes appearances at a lot of cons (specifically in the dealer’s hall , where fanart/ip rules are a lot less strict) keep an eye out and let the con heads know. Right now, please signal boost so we can stop this vendor from profiting off of other people’s artwork and property! If you recognize the artist of the homestuck fanart (or any of the other pieces- I know a lot of his images are official comic art) please let me know so I can add that to this post. Update: his identity is Joshua Whitener of Secret Identity Studios. At SacAnime, he is listed as “the Hidden Cape. Please keep an eye out for either of these aliases at cons! , Update 2: they are also selling licenced Disney art (i.e official art) that they do not display in their portfolio. Pics forthcoming

Update 3: Reblogging for the night crew!

We took this issue up with the SacAnime dealer’s hall head, who did not take our claims seriously at all, instead chiding us for trying to stir trouble or “create animosity” between artists and dealers. The story they heard from Secret Identity/Hidden Cape studios is that they are “officially licensed” vendors of these arts. In other words, they’re telling convention heads that they’re just resellers of licensed artwork and telling customers that they’re the original artists and even signing official artwork under the pretense of such.

This is probably how they are able to get into so many cons- because the dealer’s hall heads don’t see them as “artists” but as “resellers,” even though there is no way companies like Disney (especially Disney) would be giving license to such unprofessional and obscure people. 

Knowing this, it’s even more important that congoers speak out about them and spread word so that they do not get support for essentially stealing art. 

It’s also extremely important that we find as many of the original artists as we can. While official licensed images are in their inventory, so are a lot of fanart prints. In particular, if you know the artists who drew any of the following, it’s important to alert them that they’re being ripped off and hopefully help them take action so that conventions can see that these people are NOT licensed resellers of ANY of the artwork presented at their booth.

Please let me know or tell the original artists of any of the following pictures that they’re being resold by an entity called “Secret Identity/Hidden Cape Studios”:

I apologize for the blurred/unfocused images. More pictures might be coming, but if now, please keep an eye out for these vendors and future cons. 

Update 4: Not really an update, but still compiling all the info into one post

Another practice this person does is to keep a bunch of inventory “in the back” so it isn’t on display. An example of this is this Elsa print, which is blatantly Disney official art. This Elsa wasn’t anywhere on display, but when the customer asked if they had the character, they were able to pull it out of their inventory and sell it to them. 

Heyyy guyyyys! Remember these assholes?  I saw them at another con semi-recently (I think it was Comikaze Expo in LA) and got some fresh evidence! Clearly, they’re still going around and selling shit. Unfortunate, but you can keep your eyes peeled and report them if you see them at a con near you!

I also got a business card from them. They also go by the name “Alternate Reality Studios” and have a website– www.alternaterealitystudios.com

You’ll notice that on their home page, there’s a couple images that exactly the same as some of the pictures on display in some of these photos.

If you recognize ANY of the prints in these photos (sorry for the blurriness), please alert the original artists and let them know that they are being sold unlawfully. I’ve already submitted a tip to Disney, but because of the range of IPs that they sell, it doesn’t hurt to give a heads up to some other companies.

This one’s from artist JJ Kirby/Juvaun Kirby

Website homepage. Note the Joker sample images, which you can clearly see on display in a couple of the above photos.

As always, please signal boost! Yes, there are a bunch of big company IPs that are being stolen, but it looks like there are a bunch of independent artists’ stuff there too. It seems like they stick to California cons, but again, if you see them ANYWHERE, report them to the con head and get them kicked out!

Thanks!

mother fuckers

the notebook problem: you see a notebook. you want to buy the notebook. but you know you have like TEN OTHER NOTEBOOKS. most of which are STILL EMPTY. you don’t need the notebook. you’re probably not gonna use the notebook anyway. what’s the point? DONT BUY THE NOTEBOOK. you buy the notebook.

Kylo’s fighting style is remarkable

#i love this bc he’s swinging it around like it’s super heavy#lightsabers are made of kyber crystals which give out a beam that is weightless#bur because kylo’s kyber crystal is cracked#it may be causing disturbances in the force#pulling the beam in every direction possible#which makes it harder to wield and much harder to swing around#it’s like he’s swinging an actual sword (via @kylorage)

And I like pointing out that he’s a REALLY reckless fighter. Maybe it was just this moment because he was falling all to pieces, but I think it’s more than likely a common thing with him considering his tantrums. It’s ridiculous to turn your back on an opponent in a sword fight, yet even wounded he’s doing it here. And on a side note even wounded he decides to use a double hand strike with the momentum of the spin for extra power. In other words, that move is going to HURT. He’s already been gut shot and is visibly bleeding everywhere and he decides to use moves that are really going to linger.

I’m going to back up this already excellent post with some lore for anyone who might be interested.

These lightsaber fights were EXTREMELY well choreographed, and well shot. A few other things I geeked out about:

* Lightsabers aren’t actually frozen beams of light–they’re LOOPS of plasma, that come out of the handle, turn around, and flow back into the handle. They resist motion because they’re actually already IN motion. It’s less like hitting someone with a sword, and more like hitting them with a chainsaw. This explains a lot of things that happen in the duels–any time a lightsaber hits the ground or an obstacle, it skips and kicks away from the absorbed momentum.

* Because lightsabers bend in a loop, they actually have an “edge” and a “flat,” even though it’s not clearly visible–your cutting technique actually matters, A clean cut will pass right through a human body, but a sloppy cut (like the wild swings that Kylo, Finn and Rey are throwing around) is going to contact human flesh and then actually kick away. This is why when Kylo cuts Finn’s back, he leaves a long gouge rather than just cleaving him in half–it’s a sloppy cut, and he has poor control.

* This also explains why the shape of the side emitters on Kylo Ren’s lightsaber aren’t a problem–when two lightsabers connect, they lock together and stick (imagine two chainsaws locked together!). This is why Ren doesn’t have to worry about another blade sliding down his and severing the plasma vent on the side. You can see this in the way Ren manipulates Rey’s sword when they’re in the bind in the end of their duel–he knows that if he’s physically stronger he can actually yank Rey’s saber around in her hand.

* You can tell here that while all of the combatants have at least some close quarters combat training, none of them REALLY know how to use a lightsaber. You can see this especially in when Rey first attacks Kylo Ren–note that she keeps trying to stab him. It’s very rare that we see other lightsaber users attempt a stab in the heat of combat–nearly every other blow attempted is a wide, sweeping slice. Stabbing strokes like that are *quarterstaff* techniques–designed to take advantage of the extra range that comes from having an extra 2 feet of stick to put between you and your opponent. It’s obvious when she attempts these attacks that she overbalances herself (because the lightsaber is shorter than the quarterstaff she’s used to) and that Ren has never been attacked by a lightsaber this way before.

* Also, look at how janky Ren’s lightsaber blade is! The thing is so obviously a Pinto compared to the Ferrari that is Anakin’s old lightsaber, and it’s all beautifully rendered without a word just in the design of the prop and the effects.

I loved pretty much everything about these movies, but the lightsaber choreography may be my favorite part.

@etienne-bessette because you’ll like this lightsaber commentary 

Not to mention ren’s lightsaber uses a cracked focusing crystal, which is why the beam emitted is so ragged. Imagine a rusty saw vs. a new one. The beam is still strong but compared to others of it’s type, is fairly low power and his fighting style reflects that, heavy swings to make up for his saber’s shoddy construction.

Bless this post.

There’s no place like 42 Wallaby Way.

I’m just going to REBLOG this all the fucking time

This is not okay. Gender does not matter. Forcing someone will never be okay. Never.

And reblogged…

I don’t usually reblog things twice but this is a big exception. I WILL REBLOG THIS WHENEVER I SEE IT NO MATTER WHAT

This weekend I was told a story which, although I’m kind of ashamed to admit it, because holy shit is it ever obvious, is kind of blowing my mind.

A friend of a friend won a free consultation with Clinton Kelly of What Not To Wear, and she was very excited, because she has a plus-size body, and wanted some tips on how to make the most of her wardrobe in a fashion culture which deliberately puts her body at a disadvantage.

Her first question for him was this: how do celebrities make a plain white t-shirt and a pair of weekend jeans look chic?  She always assumed it was because so many celebrities have, by nature or by design, very slender frames, and because they can afford very expensive clothing.  But when she watched What Not To Wear, she noticed that women of all sizes ended up in cute clothes that really fit their bodies and looked great.  She had tried to apply some guidelines from the show into her own wardrobe, but with only mixed success.  So - what gives?

His answer was that everything you will ever see on a celebrity’s body, including their outfits when they’re out and about and they just get caught by a paparazzo, has been tailored, and the same goes for everything on What Not To Wear.  Jeans, blazers, dresses - everything right down to plain t-shirts and camisoles.  He pointed out that historically, up until the last few generations, the vast majority of people either made their own clothing or had their clothing made by tailors and seamstresses.  You had your clothing made to accommodate the measurements of your individual body, and then you moved the fuck on.  Nothing on the show or in People magazine is off the rack and unaltered.  He said that what they do is ignore the actual size numbers on the tags, find something that fits an individual’s widest place, and then have it completely altered to fit.  That’s how celebrities have jeans that magically fit them all over, and the rest of us chumps can’t ever find a pair that doesn’t gape here or ride up or slouch down or have about four yards of extra fabric here and there.

I knew that having dresses and blazers altered was probably something they were doing, but to me, having alterations done generally means having my jeans hemmed and then simply living with the fact that I will always be adjusting my clothing while I’m wearing it because I have curves from here to ya-ya, some things don’t fit right, and the world is just unfair that way.  I didn’t think that having everything tailored was something that people did. 

It’s so obvious, I can’t believe I didn’t know this.  But no one ever told me.  I was told about bikini season and dieting and targeting your “problem areas” and avoiding horizontal stripes.  No one told me that Jennifer Aniston is out there wearing a bigger size of Ralph Lauren t-shirt and having it altered to fit her.

I sat there after I was told this story, and I really thought about how hard I have worked not to care about the number or the letter on the tag of my clothes, how hard I have tried to just love my body the way it is, and where I’ve succeeded and failed.  I thought about all the times I’ve stood in a fitting room and stared up at the lights and bit my lip so hard it bled, just to keep myself from crying about how nothing fits the way it’s supposed to.  No one told me that it wasn’t supposed to.  I guess I just didn’t know.  I was too busy thinking that I was the one that didn’t fit.

I thought about that, and about all the other girls and women out there whose proportions are “wrong,” who can’t find a good pair of work trousers, who can’t fill a sweater, who feel excluded and freakish and sad and frustrated because they have to go up a size, when really the size doesn’t mean anything and it never, ever did, and this is just another bullshit thing thrown in your path to make you feel shitty about yourself.

I thought about all of that, and then I thought that in elementary school, there should be a class for girls where they sit you down and tell you this stuff before you waste years of your life feeling like someone put you together wrong.

So, I have to take that and sit with it for a while.  But in the meantime, I thought perhaps I should post this, because maybe my friend, her friend, and I are the only clueless people who did not realise this, but maybe we’re not.  Maybe some of you have tried to embrace the arbitrary size you are, but still couldn’t find a cute pair of jeans, and didn’t know why.

Bringing this back around because of that Teen Wolf article.

To all the lovely ladies and gents who follow my blog, when you despair over your shape while shopping remember, It’s not you.

This post is one of those things that I will reblog every time it appears on my dash.  This is so important, and no one ever tells you about it.

lol burned.

The Starman has returned to the cosmos.

Thank you, Mr. Bowie.

I absolutely love you.

Nikita Gill, The Sound of Heartbreak (via untamedunwanted)

Respect to this soldier, he’s basically just put his middle finger up to these bigots.