When your friend who is just starting to come to terms with their gender identity is feeling down:
I'm personally in no way demoralized seeing famous artists sell out to GenAI.
I just become more determined to make my own art and tell my own stories.
There's no reason to even consider abandoning what I love to do more than anything else. They're the ones missing out.
Fandom boundaries are long over due
I've heard lots of good jokes about trans people...generally from and by trans people. The key thing is those jokes are based in actual knowledge about the trans experience and foibles of daily life as opposed to mean-spirited, ignorant and boring attempts to join a moral panic.
This fucking rules. Austin has a long history with its love of Outlaw Country. Willie and Waylon fucked off from Nashville to come here, smoke weed, drink beer, and vote in, what was at the time, a blue state. This dude would fit right in. A real banger.
I know there's still a long way to go in regards to healing the animation industry but it is pretty cool to see an indie like this just... do it. Create an original work with unique characters and non-celebrity voice actors and get it out there and get asses in seats. Feels like a shift.
Listen to us talk dolls and Doll and my lover Jigsaw (I said it once in a video years ago and now I'm committed)
Happy pride, all!
Haven’t publicly shared this detail because it felt…idk, tone deaf? But I actually intended my Magikarp song as a queer anthem. I know there are gayer Mons out there, but the narrative of hulking out after X amount of time being spat on just kinda fit.