see i think what people get caught up in is going “oh this and that are fetish art……hey did you know x thing is a fetish…pretty crazy right…..this piece of art is actually a fetish for the artist……..” and like. see the problem is thinking that devalues the art. i don’t think something being a fetish or sexual in nature or whatever actually detracts from any meaning or emotional weight something could have. i don’t think “horny” is a worthless or meaningless emotion and i don’t see why exploring it in art is any different from “sadness” or “happiness” or “anger”. does that make sense? im just sayin we should examine why we view sexuality as inherently detracting/meaning less in art than other things
this blew up so lightning round:
“as long as they’re not posting it publicly”/“well its not always horny dont assume its horny”: you’re missing the point, this is a post about how horny is an emotion of equal artistic value to any other and if people want to post their fetish art i think that’s fine
“i was raised christian/came from a christian background and this was a hard thing i had to learn but so important”/“the idea of sexual feelings being less worthy of showing is christian”: i’m proud of you you’re doing great. also that’s true
“it’s more interesting actually”/“fetish art ends up being better bc people put a lot more focus into their work when they’re obsessed with it”: you’re right
“stop it with the horny jail thing”: you’re also right
If there is a story you wanna tell, but you don’t think you will ever have the time or resources to organize and tell it “"properly”“ as like…a novel or a comic or whatever, it can absolutely just be…a bunch of brain storm-y blog posts and sketches that you share and compile over time on your blog. That is still a story. It is still a format. In theory, it might not be the "best, most effective” format…but in practise, the best, most effective format is the one that is accessible enough to let you get your ideas and narratives out at all♡
And, yanno–it is just nice to be able to give folks some context for your characters n stuff :3c
You have to be willing to sit through horrible albums sometimes to look for new music and you might find it impossible but it’s what makes life worth living to me. it takes the discipline of a warrior to be a true music lover not everyone can survive it
i come from the 8tracks generation where you weren’t allowed to just dump three and a half twee indie folk/tswift records into a fanmix and call it done. on 8tracks you had 8+ handpicked songs in rigid chronological order and an accompanying mission statement and thesis defence detailing exactly why each one applied to your derek x stiles coffee shop au AND cover/track-list art hodgepodged from stolen pinterest/tumblr aesthetic photography, and all of this was done under constant threat of death because it was the DMCA wild west and the site was in a constant state of gradual collapse.
It’s 1991, and I’m sitting in my college lecture with my wire bloom in hand, fidgeting it into different shapes. Life is simple.
Throwback to this 90’s knick knack, a convertible 3D sphere that can transform into dozens of fun and useful shapes. Simply enjoy it as a bracelet, hair accessory, ornament (popular), or stim toy.
Buyable on Etsy. Just search Meraki Sphere or visit my Etsy link:
With the popularity of Planet of the Bass I’ve noticed a lot of people getting eurobeat and eurodance confused. This is understandable but also REALLY funny to me as a eurobeat girlie. Reigning Eurobeat queen Odyssey (you may know her as the girl behind “Discord I’m howlin at the moon”) has a good Twitter thread on the subject, but to add my own summary that’s hopefully not too jargon-y:
It’s PROBABLY EUROBEAT if:
Main lyrical themes are cars/driving/going Very Fast, Touhou, My Little Pony, or Japan (though the latter is more of a grey area since Japan comes up as a theme in some eurodance as well)
Between every verse is a synthesizer riff that sounds too fast to ever possibly be played live by human hands
There’s a section where all but the last word or so of every line is omitted (this is where “dancing, we wanna feel the light is flashing, I send the power to myself” becomes “dancing… flashing… to myself”)
There’s an electric guitar solo (may or may not be synthesized)
The rhythm is a straight four-on-the-floor beat, aka it sounds like WOMP WOMP WOMP WOMP
There’s car vroom vroom sound effects
It’s PROBABLY EURODANCE (at least as opposed to eurobeat) if:
There’s a rapper
Themes include world peace or partying (there are SOME party eurobeat songs but not as many, and it’s not like eurobeat is pro-war, they’re just driving too fast to think about it)
It’s more downtempo
The rhythm is a shuffle beat, aka it sounds like WA-WOMP WA-WOMP
It’s in a language other than English or Japanese
It’s DEFINITELY eurobeat if:
The YouTube thumbnail looks like this or otherwise involves an anime character and a car
The name's Kit! (28, he/they) Got my art degree in 2018, currently working on pulling a 180 into mycology. Connoisseur of hats, antique clown dolls, and tacky button-down shirts. Some say my planner is half empty, I say it's half full. Please send me posts about fairies, mushrooms, clowns, or your OCs because I adore OCs and WILL love them. https://kitcabaret.bandcamp.com/
