I'm really sick of how Twitter has been spreading all of the WORST parts of any community--especially Splatoon--so I'm going to make a conscious decision to try to post here less and follow in
@falcoflyer11
's footsteps.
You can find me on bsky:
Texas friends, please don't go to this con or any other Colossalcon. Not after their comments about being a party with no need to uplift Black cosplayers and the simple fact that the owner of the Kalahari resorts is a huge Trump supporter and big donator to his campaign.
As an example of how politics affect your hobbies, Arda is raising wig prices. This isn't because Arda suddenly decided to jack up prices; there's a trade war ongoing between the US and China thanks to the current administrative leaders.
Politics affect you!
If you weren't at LTC's Splatoon grand finals, you cannot understand the absolute MAD ENERGY in the room over Moonlight giving Starburst a run for their money
For all the non-Black people replying to Jackpot about forgiving them, please remember that those apologies are not meant for us. It's not on us to forgive them. We should not be centering this on us.
I am begging you all screaming about this situation not to treat this like sports team nonsense--that people should be on this side or that side--when *we* were not there. This isn't for your entertainment.
You can be supportive of people hurting while also doing due diligence.
All right. Game face: on.
Here's the first of my DVa photos from Anime NYC! We went to Times Square, and I love how it turned out.
Photos by
@HeadphoneStudio
Costume by Cosplay Sky (shoes, socks, and headphones by me)
#overwatch
#dva
#dvacosplay
It's because harassment of this kind has been normalized on this platform. Now we all get anxious of someone misinterpreting something we said, or even someone just not liking us.
These rarely fix behavior. They just promote bullying.
Anyone else have this irrational fear of getting called out for something horrible despite having never done anything bad enough to warrant it. Like why am I so scared of this I'm literally a nobody
A member of the Splatoon community took it upon themselves to put people's pictures into a tiermaker to rate people's appearances. I shouldn't have to tell anyone following me that that is harmful.
If you were on that list, I'm sorry this person did this to you, and it's not OK.
I hope that as people reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we do not forget how xenophobia skyrocketed against Muslims, Sikhs, and generally anyone who was Middle Eastern. That xenophobia is still alive and well.
This video isn't about "drama" (because this isn't drama), nor does it use names for anyone in the document. I bring up the document as an example of harassment, but this is a bigger cultural issue--and it needs to change.
Watch here:
How to lock in, featuring
@RRRemix_SPL
The
@BUGSSLAP
method: Monk style, split joycons, impeccable posture for lobbing them blobs
The
@TORIPNG
method: Lean forward in chair, pro controller, goblin hunch make carbon roller go brrrrrr
@SplatoonNA
Hi SRL Real Estate. When can we get in touch with an agent to purchase properties in Flounder Heights to decorate? 🏠🏠 I wanna watch the kiddos fling ink at all hours of the day.
It's not just Chris Gary, the cosplay head at Colossalcon. It's Donnell, the con chair.
Giving Colossalcon money means you don't care--and you therefore support--their racist and sexist bigoted comments.
Anime/games con community, there are better conventions to attend.
The awful tiermaker of Splatoon selfies reminded me that celebrating your looks can be hard. I certainly struggle with self-image! If you're having a hard time with body positivity, try body neutrality. You are more than the flesh you inhabit.
There is a form going around to compile a list of alleged (and in some cases convicted) abusers in the cosplay/convention communities, and I think everyone needs to be wary of this method of data gathering. It's susceptible to false reports. We still need to minimize harm!
Even just with Splatoon, people should be able to select their own color lock options, or at least there should be several pairs of colors to choose from. People have different kinds of color blindness or vision impairment.
who da heck is rose
I'm a queer streamer, cosplayer, and writer who makes videos about Nintendo games with a focus on building a community for change!
Twitch:
YouTube:
Website:
We somehow pulled together a nine-person Golden Sun group. Ivan is officially my oldest costume that I still wear! We had a great time shooting in Lock Ridge Park!
#goldensun
#黄金の太陽
#cosplay
(See next tweet for credits)
I've been a happy supporter of all my friends for years on
#NationalComingOutDay
but this year, I'm participating myself. I've been self-reflecting a lot and came to a realization a few days ago.
I'm bi. 💖
It is incredibly important that Splat Safety acts based on evidence that can be corroborated, otherwise abusers could hurt their targets through Splat Safety by spreading falsehoods. (Not saying that's what's happening in this case--I do not know.)
I won't QRT because I don't want to give engagement, but a certain high-profile misogynist is spreading the idea that women don't belong in gaming spaces, so
*points at sign again on why women-only spaces in games are helpful*
Remember when I took out Eleanor again for some photos at MAGfest with friends?
Eleanor Hume from Tales of Berseria:
@roseofbattle
Costume by FM-Anime with alterations by me
Wig is an
@ArdaWigs
Chibi in Salmon
Photos by
@MadsterPhoto
What is the fucking point of a block, then?
I've had people cyberstalk and harass me, and blocking their accounts meant that if they wanted to continue to stalk my Twitter account, they'd need to *at the least* log out of their blocked accounts.
And yes, I am counting anything that activates extreme emotions as a bystander as "entertainment," even if you're on the side of SA victims. We don't need to amplify things that are misunderstandings or just completely false.
If you've voted Republican or will on Election Day, I don't want you in my streams or engaging with my content.
Not after the Senate Republicans pushed forward an unqualified judge to the Supreme Court so she can take away my rights and my friends' human rights.
Radical thought: If you don't agree with a TO's decision or what another team did, maybe going out of your way to dogpile on them/send harassment their way is a shitty thing to do.
It doesn't matter what happened--you control YOUR behavior.
At the beginning of the year, I made a goal to get my YouTube partnership. When my work picked up in the spring, I wasn't sure how feasible that was anymore, but I did it with your help. 🥰
This is just the first stepping stone! ✌
I'm now a
#youtubepartner
!
Watching people you follow interact with people who stalked and harassed you for years and not knowing whether this person you follow knows about that history and if you can trust them with that information is a special kind of hell that I would not wish on others.
y'all, so many petticoats you can find online have terrible stretch in the waistbands are often only made with skinny people in mind.
plus being sensory-friendly and ethically made? at this price??? hell yeah
petticoat preorders are live!!
now thru dec 19th you can preorder our sensory friendly, ethically made petticoats with a special preorder exclusive $20 off discount!
comes in white or black
fits sizes XS-8X
satin underskirt keeps you cool
lightweight, stiff tulle adds volume
I know we fight this over and over again, but we cannot allow a repeal of net neutrality. This will affect EVERYONE, so it's in your best interest to raise a stink about it.
@georgebsocial
I don't know that someone using "triggered" in this context is worth listening to no matter how much experience in the industry they have. It says more about you than Kotaku.
I haven't talked about this much on Twitter, but I'm about 3 months post-surgery, and it's been really good! I got a reduction mammaplasty, recommended to me by my doctor after I complained of chronic back pain since late high school, and I'm already so much more comfortable.
I decided you all should see my face as my Twitter icon now 🤣 so here's the full version of my new profile picture! Headphone Studios shot this almost exactly a year ago!
@MAYARONl
I'm a bisexual Splatoon cosplayer and streamer! (I stream other things, too, but Splatoon is always featured weekly.) I've started making videos, too 🦑
Streams:
Videos:
Cosplay stuff (and credits):
Here's the new hair! We meant to do purple roots, and then the purple was so strong that when we rinsed it, the purple overtook a lot of the pink, but not all of it! So I'm gonna rock this and see how it fades.
It's me, the person who accidentally started some discourse and then went on a camping trip and to the beach, missing most of the nastiness 😎
But for real, thank you to everyone who's reached out. You are why I remind myself that community-building is important.
Velvet Crowe's change from the beginning to the game to a few years later is heartbreaking and reminds me of how many people are hardened because of what life has done to them.
I'm so glad after like 7 years I finally did this!
Velvet Crowe from Tales of Berseria
[Credits ⬇️]
This is a very good tweet, and as someone who has been harassed by all sorts of people for all sorts of reasons, it's because people will find a cause, label others as "the enemy" and harass them.
Because in their mind, "bad people" deserve to be harassed.
anyway, I don't care how much you say you support SA survivors, anyone who thinks it's okay to tell someone "kys" for *any reason* is getting a quick block from me.
get some emotional maturity. please.
😄👍
But for real, I adore Mizuki so much. My bby girl goes through a lot and survives, still knowing how to smile!
Mizuki Okiura - AI: The Somnium Files by
@Uchikoshi_Eng
🎀 BARBIECORE 🎀
I have a confession: I hated Barbies as a kid. I HATED pink. I hated dresses. To me, a stereotypical Barbie represented all the feminine things I loathed being expected of me.
But now I love the Barbiecore Aesthetic while shirking off expected gender roles.
"My name is Eleanor Hume. I am a praetor patrolling for the Abbey. What is your business here?"
#TalesOfBerseria
Photos by
@FxDandy
Wig is a Chibi in Salmon from
@ArdaWigs
For fear of sparking hate for sharing this opinion...
I understand people's negative reactions to squidbagging. Many of us don't like the history of bagging in video game communities.
But also, when people are friends and doing it, I really don't think that's harassment.