Piercing Death

natazilla:

leosboots:

I love the art and the style and the costumes of this picture but I really resent the way the female characters are posed as opposed to the male characters.  Fiona, PB and Marceline are all posed in ways to show off the arch in their backs, their hips and breasts (and Marceline’s thigh), and the Fire Prince is just sitting in profile while the Princess is facing the viewer with more demure expression turned to the viewer.  In fact, the expression on all of their faces are a bit gender segregated too.  Finn is facing the side and Fiona is facing the viewer, Prince Bubblegum and Marshal Lee are facing each other and it looks like they’re talking whereas Princess Fiona and Marecline aren’t even looking at each other (well, their breasts are) and it appears Princess Bublegum is even blushing for some reason?

This is really sad.  The art is so amazing but it’s just really hard to appreciate it.

I usually don’t reblog stuff like this, but I really want to point out some shit. I’m not the best at typing my thoughts… so i’m gonna number off some things i guess… instead… I really don’t want anyone to resent this picture, i feel like maybe if i explain some stuff… you’ll resent it less? maybe? you don’t have to appreciate the drawing, but maybe you’ll find different reasons to resent it… other than the ones you listed…

1. a few of the dudes are ALSO arching their backs. one of the girls is not. the reason i kinda posed the girls like this was to attach visible bows to them, so i could put the ribbon trails everywhere. I could have probably posed the dudes in the same exact way, but that would make me feel lazy, and the drawing would be maybe kinda boring.

2. they’re not “showing off their breasts”. they just… kinda have them. i don’t know, should i have posed them like… back view or something?

3. I drew marceline’s leg because i wanted to show that her tights were the same ones from the henchman episode. also wanted to put more red in the composition with the boots.

4. your profile verses 3/4 face statement… i wanted fionna and cake to be looking at each other, i wanted finn to be looking away while jake was sneaking treats from gumball… I don’t really understand the problem with this… i’m probably just an idiot. I always feel a more “demure” look is when someone is facing away from the viewer, but who knows.

5. Gumball and Marshall Lee are interacting because gumball engineered up some red fruits (red lemons, red peaches, red bananas) for him to eat.

6. pb and marceline aren’t looking at each other because marceline is looking at fire princess who is looking at marcy’s ghost buds (who are blocking marceline from the firelight… but i guess that doesn’t make sense… can ghostly figures block out light? shit… shit!)

7. PB is blushing because whatever is in her beaker is emitting gas and that’s just kinda embarrassing

8. huh…. i guess their boobs are kinda pointing at each other… i didn’t notice that. you’ve got a dirty, dirty mind ;V

I don’t hate ladies. I mean, I AM a lady. kinda. I’m like… haha i’m eating pizza and typing and getting pizza sauce all over my keyboard… maybe i’m not even human

Y’know… it’s people like the person at the top who commented on the drawing that make me really dislike tumblr. Here’s a perfectly wonderful picture that the artist drew for her own pleasure and for those that would take pleasure in the art piece. And then someone comes along and says that they “resent” the picture because they were reading too much into it. These comments are extremely hurtful and I don’t understand why they ever see the light of day. 

She explained herself, which I find to be very brave of her, but when she didn’t have to nor should she have felt that she had to. I honestly feel embarrassed and upset on her behalf because this crap happens all the time on the Internet. Everyone has their own opinions, but they state them as fact, claiming that they know what’s going on through an artist’s mind and how they meant for something to be seen. 

These people that reply like this: that’s what’s really sad here. The art is amazing, the clothing, the colours, and all the attention to detail she put into this work of art is absolutely astounding. 

The pure and simple truth is that you never know what’s going on through an artist’s head and, while art is usually open for interpretation, I feel that the comments made above are meant to be insulting. “You don’t have something good to say? Don’t say anything at all.” I feel like this concept is lost on the Internet since people don’t have to face the person their attacking or insulting. They’ve developed a: “I can say whatever I please and I don’t give a fuck who doesn’t like it.” Just because you don’t see the reaction doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. Just because you can’t see how much you’re hurting someone doesn’t mean that it’s right. 

Take the art for what it is: a brilliant wonderful masterpiece that the artist put a lot of time, effort, and thought into. 

If you have something bad to say, it’s best to keep it to yourself.

(Source: loveisourshield)

raceagainstelegance:

Just because he likes boys does not mean he’s flamboyant.

Just because she likes girls does not mean she’s butch.

Don’t stereotype.

subsequently if a guy is flamboyant it does not mean theyre gay 

and if a girl acts like butch that does not mean shes a lesbian

In addition, simply because a man or a woman are straight does not mean that they hate or dislike homosexuals.

(Source: ihomicide)

(Source: missravenblack)

theanimalblog:

Snowy Fox