WildGriffin

i don't use this account anymore!

well, i don't actually use dA at all anymore, but i forgot my password for wolfspite and so i only use this account to occasionally comment/communicate with people.

i'm at fireandlifeincarnate on tumblr right now if you want to find me!

Hey everyone.

I'm moving to wolfspite.

It's not really for name reasons because I'm still fond of this account, but I have a lot of baggage of my shit art and attitudes from 2-3 years ago and I would really rather not have that associated with me anymore. :V I'd really appreciate it if you watched me over on that account instead! I'm still in the process of getting it set up, but it's coming along.

... I'm only attending one con this summer. :V Blame it on everything being really goddamn expensive.

However I will be at Leakycon Portland in a month! I'm going to be part of a group of Marauders cosplayers (I'm Pettigrew). There will be pictures. And lots of liveblogging via phone over on my tumblr. And hopefully this time I won't live off of Snickers bars and water for the duration of the con and will actually remember to pack pain medication so my dumb genetics don't kick my ass!

Whaaat else. Um, updates? I'm working through Buffy for the first time and regretting not getting into it earlier. I also cleaned out my inbox here for the first time in a month and a half. Also my birthday was last week and now I have no excuse for owning multiple ridiculous hats but I'm keeping them anyways.

Miaou.

You do not have to smile.

You do not have to smile at people.

You do not have to be pretty for them today or any day. You do not exist for other people. You are not obligated to do what they want you to do.

However, you look really nice today. If you want to look nice for yourself, do it. If you want to look nice for someone in particular, do it. But you don't have to look nice for strangers on the street. You don't even have to talk to them if you don't want to. You can be rude; it's not a crime and you aren't there for the sole purpose of talking to people. It is okay to say no. It is okay to say fuck you, go away. It's okay to defend yourself.

tip: Think "MURDER" when you walk. It works fantastically, I promise.

The man comes out on stage.

He steps up to the mic. The audience is tense, waiting.

He clears his throat a few times, cracks his neck. Then he leans in close to the microphone and takes a deep breath before saying one single, precious sentence.

"I believe that gay people and women are equal to the rest of us."

He steps back. The audience is stunned, silent. Then, slowly and carefully, a few people begin to clap. Then more. Then more. Soon the entire audience is on their feet, cheering for the white, heterosexual, cisgender man who is the Supreme Spokesperson for the entirety of the queer and feminist communities. He is lauded in the media as being a paragon of tolerance and equality, a hero for the new, progressive age. He receives a record deal and his songs are broadcast all over the continent. He has done it. He has erased bigotry from the world.


_{I am very annoyed with queer representation. Ask me about this sometime.}