Trade Time!
Posted a day agoI don't recall the last time I had set up a trade deal. So here's another one. You know how it goes; you know the rules. Just leave a shout here as to what you'd like, and then I'll tell you what I'd like.
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Posted 3 days agoWhat was a punishment that your parents often gave you when you did something wrong?
Things To Consider... #16
Posted 3 days agoIf you want your children to be better people, you need to work alongside them not just as a parent, but a partner. It's called the family unit for a reason.
7 Vices and Virtues: Lust and Chastity
Posted a week agoI've been wanting to a series like this for years. It seems that the internet has gone from a place where people can socialize to a evil lair where ill actions for ill gain. On top of that, it seems to invoke and promote bad behavior and even favor it over acts of good. It's almost as if the internet was specifically designed for sinful behavior. So I wanted to do a series pointing out the 7 deadly sins and their virtuous counterparts. I would do this as a seven-part series, but that could take months or even a year because of how much I'm on and off these journals. So I think the best course of action is to go through this a little at a time and try to go for the least deadly to the most deadly. That way I can work on other things and give it some breathing room.
Let's start off with lust. This may be the most blatant of all the sins on this site alone. In fact, the most likely content to get a lot of views are those that involve big breasts or genitals, or straight-up sex. And while those numbers may make you think that those who view it see some sort of quality in it, what those numbers really say is that people only care about their short-term gratification.
But where I think the issue comes into play is when we talk about what fetishes are. One thing that I constantly have to remind people is that anything can be viewed as sexual, depending on who you ask. I know some of you are going to say that my art is a fetish and may ask something along the lines of, "Why don't you make them skinnier?" You do realize that rule 34 means that anything can be sexual, regardless of the original intents they were created for. So changing anything about my characters won't really make any difference.
Which brings me to another issue with some of these fetishes; some of them shouldn't really be fetishes. One of them has definitely has got to be babies. A few months ago, I said that young minds shouldn't really have an internet account, because their minds are fragile enough without access. But since anyone can be anything on the internet, they have chosen to become groomers. And because children aren't exactly capable of knowing what stranger danger is, they click on whomever they'd like. This, of course, leads to some pretty gruesome texts and images that they can't comprehend. Like I said, very close-minded. Another such fetish is poop. This is gross in more ways than one. Eating food that has already been digested can make you sick, especially if the person who had originally eaten it is already diseased. So, yeah, I avoid that like the plague. Oh, and let's not forget necrophillia. The dead can't consent, and trying to bump uglies with them will not bring them back to life. It's just as disturbing as it is pointless.
The opposite of lust is chastity. Everyone has some sort of impulse, regardless of intention. As much as we would do anything for a sexual thrill, self-control matters a great deal. That's why I prefer to abstain from any sexual stuff in my works. It's not because I don't want to be thought of as a child molester. (I assure you, I'm not.) It's not even because of loss of friends. It has everything to do with numbers and short-term gratification. I could put up a picture made entirely of schlongs and people could flock to see it. But fame can be fickle and should they decide to leave, no amount of trying to keep up could get some of them to come back. Some people are more drawn by whatever they can look at while they touch themselves, others not so much.
So, while we all have our fetishes, we need to know our boundaries. We get enough pornographic art and suggestive roleplaying as it is. But I feel like some people are too stubborn to let go of their unhealthy desires. I feel like less people can feel digitally raped if more people learned how to control their impulses and focus on more important matters in their lives. A little self-control can go a long way.
Let's start off with lust. This may be the most blatant of all the sins on this site alone. In fact, the most likely content to get a lot of views are those that involve big breasts or genitals, or straight-up sex. And while those numbers may make you think that those who view it see some sort of quality in it, what those numbers really say is that people only care about their short-term gratification.
But where I think the issue comes into play is when we talk about what fetishes are. One thing that I constantly have to remind people is that anything can be viewed as sexual, depending on who you ask. I know some of you are going to say that my art is a fetish and may ask something along the lines of, "Why don't you make them skinnier?" You do realize that rule 34 means that anything can be sexual, regardless of the original intents they were created for. So changing anything about my characters won't really make any difference.
Which brings me to another issue with some of these fetishes; some of them shouldn't really be fetishes. One of them has definitely has got to be babies. A few months ago, I said that young minds shouldn't really have an internet account, because their minds are fragile enough without access. But since anyone can be anything on the internet, they have chosen to become groomers. And because children aren't exactly capable of knowing what stranger danger is, they click on whomever they'd like. This, of course, leads to some pretty gruesome texts and images that they can't comprehend. Like I said, very close-minded. Another such fetish is poop. This is gross in more ways than one. Eating food that has already been digested can make you sick, especially if the person who had originally eaten it is already diseased. So, yeah, I avoid that like the plague. Oh, and let's not forget necrophillia. The dead can't consent, and trying to bump uglies with them will not bring them back to life. It's just as disturbing as it is pointless.
The opposite of lust is chastity. Everyone has some sort of impulse, regardless of intention. As much as we would do anything for a sexual thrill, self-control matters a great deal. That's why I prefer to abstain from any sexual stuff in my works. It's not because I don't want to be thought of as a child molester. (I assure you, I'm not.) It's not even because of loss of friends. It has everything to do with numbers and short-term gratification. I could put up a picture made entirely of schlongs and people could flock to see it. But fame can be fickle and should they decide to leave, no amount of trying to keep up could get some of them to come back. Some people are more drawn by whatever they can look at while they touch themselves, others not so much.
So, while we all have our fetishes, we need to know our boundaries. We get enough pornographic art and suggestive roleplaying as it is. But I feel like some people are too stubborn to let go of their unhealthy desires. I feel like less people can feel digitally raped if more people learned how to control their impulses and focus on more important matters in their lives. A little self-control can go a long way.
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Posted a week agoWhich Zoo Scouts would make up your main team and what roles would they have?
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Posted 9 days agoFor those of you who think your childhood is better than your adult life, what's the reason?
Things To Consider... #15
Posted 10 days agoSequels and remakes are mostly devoid of any creativity and direction. But from a moral standpoint, they reek of greed, desperation and contempt for the audience that they otherwise cater to. In other words, the sole reasons they exist are to keep the bills paid and to exploit their audience.
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Posted 11 days agoWho is your favorite Wolf/ coyote/ jackal/ dingo character? (No OC's, please)
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Posted 2 weeks agoWho is your favorite skunk character? (No OC's, please)
Things To Consider... #15
Posted 17 days agoThe aftermath of a crisis may be the worst part, because it allows bad faith actors to exploit those who aren't suffering from it as well as those who have survived. In other words, it's as if they don't want the crisis to end and have everyone locked in a life of suffering.
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Posted 18 days agoWho is your favorite fox character? (No OC's)
People I Hate #7 False Critics
Posted 3 weeks agoI'm sure you've heard of the story of the Fox and the Crow. It's the tale of a fox who praises a crow to get it to drop a piece of cheese from its beak. (Don't ask me why a crow would want to eat cheese.) You may also be familar with the Emperor's New Clothes. It's about two con artists who trick a ruler into wearing a piece of cloth that doesn't really exist; all on the grounds that it would be invisible to those who are dumb or unprofessional. In fact, the true hero is a boy who points out the obvious, and he doesn't show up until the very end. Both of these cautionary tales are a warning about today's topic.
False critics are people who give praise or critique of something that either doesn't exist or aimed at something at the expense of the creator or viewer. They don't care about context or action; all they care about is their two cents worth. And naturally, it's an insane, braindead, literally insulting rant about "how it hurts my feelings" as a means to hurt other people's feelings.
Now I'd like to clarify a couple of things before I continue on. Criticism is the second-most important thing a person should have just behind self-control. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, and critique is the only way to find what those weak points and how to improve them, if done correctly. They also need to be taken with a grain of salt; they may be right, after all. On top of that, there's a big difference between criticitsm and insults. The former says, "I want you to improve on this," the latter tells you "I don't want you to improve at all."
With false critics, the lines between constructive and deconstructive critique is so blurred that will take anything as an insult. You'd be forgiven for thinking that they want nothing for praise for their actions, and you're right, to an extent. If they want praise, it's for something that they're actually terrible at or don't understand at all. They try to get by through being irrational, irresponsible, and even hypocritical.
Another issue with these people is that they often take everything they see and hear at face value. If you're familiar with "headline culture," you know exactly what I'm talking about. They just read the headline of a news article or the title of a video and they try to get offended by that alone. They don't even bother to click on the link for a story. One would always complain about the need for diversity and equality. Another would say something about the environment. But no matter the topic, again, they don't want any context. All they seem to talk about is about how they have "hurt" their selfish feelings. Even if the topic really is about what they're ranting about, they could honestly care less.
Perhaps the biggest irony is that they can't handle criticism themselves. Like I said, they can't tell the difference between constructive and destructive criticism, and people who can't handle critique are often more likely to insult people; like they're asking for a fight. Anyone and anything they criticize is held in such a low light it's not even funny. In fact, what they're saying isn't criticism at all. It's not even praise, for that matter. It's just random non-sequiturs that seem to be dripping with sarcasm and narcissism, at best. In addition, the topic of conversation isn't really about the thing the criticize. The moment they start throwing these insults around, what they're really talking about is themselves. That's why I label SJW's and fanboys as false critics, because they don't defend the actual thing they talk about; they're just using them as a pundit to talk about themselves. The moment you start inserting something along the lines of "You've hurt my feelings!" it becomes clear as to what you're really talking about.
So, to summarize these people in a nutshell, they pretend to be critics as a means to brag about themselves and any critique they do give is meant to be an attack. They take the whole "entitled to your opinion" thing very literally and expects everyone to hold the same. And even they do agree with their ideology, regardless of how whacked out it is, they'll still enact their superiority complex to everyone they meet. So when you talk to these people, watch the topic and see where it's really headed. It may not be actual criticism at all; what it really is is a jumping-off point for them to show off their narcissism.
False critics are people who give praise or critique of something that either doesn't exist or aimed at something at the expense of the creator or viewer. They don't care about context or action; all they care about is their two cents worth. And naturally, it's an insane, braindead, literally insulting rant about "how it hurts my feelings" as a means to hurt other people's feelings.
Now I'd like to clarify a couple of things before I continue on. Criticism is the second-most important thing a person should have just behind self-control. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, and critique is the only way to find what those weak points and how to improve them, if done correctly. They also need to be taken with a grain of salt; they may be right, after all. On top of that, there's a big difference between criticitsm and insults. The former says, "I want you to improve on this," the latter tells you "I don't want you to improve at all."
With false critics, the lines between constructive and deconstructive critique is so blurred that will take anything as an insult. You'd be forgiven for thinking that they want nothing for praise for their actions, and you're right, to an extent. If they want praise, it's for something that they're actually terrible at or don't understand at all. They try to get by through being irrational, irresponsible, and even hypocritical.
Another issue with these people is that they often take everything they see and hear at face value. If you're familiar with "headline culture," you know exactly what I'm talking about. They just read the headline of a news article or the title of a video and they try to get offended by that alone. They don't even bother to click on the link for a story. One would always complain about the need for diversity and equality. Another would say something about the environment. But no matter the topic, again, they don't want any context. All they seem to talk about is about how they have "hurt" their selfish feelings. Even if the topic really is about what they're ranting about, they could honestly care less.
Perhaps the biggest irony is that they can't handle criticism themselves. Like I said, they can't tell the difference between constructive and destructive criticism, and people who can't handle critique are often more likely to insult people; like they're asking for a fight. Anyone and anything they criticize is held in such a low light it's not even funny. In fact, what they're saying isn't criticism at all. It's not even praise, for that matter. It's just random non-sequiturs that seem to be dripping with sarcasm and narcissism, at best. In addition, the topic of conversation isn't really about the thing the criticize. The moment they start throwing these insults around, what they're really talking about is themselves. That's why I label SJW's and fanboys as false critics, because they don't defend the actual thing they talk about; they're just using them as a pundit to talk about themselves. The moment you start inserting something along the lines of "You've hurt my feelings!" it becomes clear as to what you're really talking about.
So, to summarize these people in a nutshell, they pretend to be critics as a means to brag about themselves and any critique they do give is meant to be an attack. They take the whole "entitled to your opinion" thing very literally and expects everyone to hold the same. And even they do agree with their ideology, regardless of how whacked out it is, they'll still enact their superiority complex to everyone they meet. So when you talk to these people, watch the topic and see where it's really headed. It may not be actual criticism at all; what it really is is a jumping-off point for them to show off their narcissism.
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Posted 3 weeks agoWho is your favorite bear character? (OC's once again do not count)
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Posted a month agoWho is your favorite DreamWorks character?
Things To Consider... #14
Posted a month agoThe main thing that separates a hero from a villain is more than intent. A hero is flexible and may need to change their goals, if not themselves, to achieve for the better. A villain, however, is always stubborn; no matter what the punishments are, they'll never learn their lesson and will just go back to their old ways.
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Posted a month agoWho is your favorite dragon character? (No OC's, please)
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Posted a month agoWho's your favorite Looney Tunes character?
Things To Consider... #13
Posted a month agoEgotists won't reward you for your obedience to them; if anything, they'd rather punish you for it. So take and follow advice from people who genuinely care about you instead.
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Posted a month agoWho's your favorite Nickelodeon character?
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Posted a month agoWhat is something you like about monobutts?
Things To Consider... #12
Posted a month agoTrue power only works when it's shared with others; tyranny comes in when you value your image above all others.
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Posted a month agoWho's your favorite Disney character?
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Posted a month agoWhat kind of animal would you have as the kind that loves to pull pranks?
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Posted a month agoHappy Easter, everyone!
Things To Consider... #11
Posted a month agoReligious values have no value if you only read the text; you have to enact on them if you want them to mean anything.