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amihan (they/them)

@yakfrost

Feb 8

https://twitter.com/Kotaku/status/1491100971371540483

a looot of white people in the comments immediately jumping to the defense of a multi million dollar company here when y'all should be reading and listening to the concerns that the article brings up 🤔

https://twitter.com/Kotaku/status/1491100971371540483

i like critical role, and like the article says, i believe they are good people who have good intentions - but intent =/= impact. I personally feel like they need to do better, and are capable of doing the work to do better.

The article makes a great point about how this appropriation-free world leads to, essentially, a "white-washed" culture with the aesthetics OF that culture, and that the consultants may have helped - but we're STILL ultimately seeing the world through a white person's eyes.

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amihan (they/them)

@yakfrost

Feb 8

My unneeded cosplay hot take is that it's an expensive hobby. It's only wealthy people who are able to have high quality fabrics, crafting materials and machines.

I think the sooner understand that as a core element of cosplay the easier it is to understand several things: 🧵

1. Big names who offer tutorials need to understand that money is an issue for many people. I don't understand y'all talking down on cosplayers who are not wealthy for saying it's not affordable to have certain high end machines. It's just a fact?

2. Cosplaying on a budget is completely fine. Reuse materials, thrift and alter clothes. Use cardboard instead of worbla. If you can make it work, make it work! Don't feel pressured to keep up with folks because of your budget

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amihan (they/them)

@yakfrost

Apr 3, 2021

As someone who started selling sexy pics on Tumblr online at the age of 20, we should start talking about the pressure of survival sex work & why ppl turn to Onlyfans. We should ALSO be working towards UBI, making college tuition free, livable wages, AND decriminalizing sex work.

You cannot make enough to pay off student loans by working your standard retail job. Often times ppl are lgbt, need to escape abusive homes, and need to make enough to survive. This is why young folks turn to SW.

There's so much wrong with the economic infrastructure ESPECIALLY in the US. More safety social nets need to be enforced to help people transition into becoming adults, because a lot of young adults CANNOT survive without help or turning to unpleasant things

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amihan (they/them)

@yakfrost

Apr 2, 2021

i have a platform and i know i should tweet responsibly but i also feel like a degree of transparency is necessary.

i'm pretty desperate right now, and sad, and i wish i weren't in the situation i was in currently, and i want everyone to realize that while i can post old pics --

or draw art, or tweet about something making me happy in the moment, it doesn't mean i have shit together. it doesn't make the situation i'm in any less stressful. it doesn't mean that i'm not going through anymore trouble.

social media is pretty much the only way i CAN get any help, or get anyone to care about not just my situation but ... any situation at all? i'm afrofilipino, i'm trans, i'm autistic, i have adhd. i go to therapy. i've got shit i deal with on the daily. so please do not assume

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amihan (they/them)

@yakfrost

Apr 2, 2021

Here's a thorough update on the situation with myself & my roommates and our abusive landlord, with new pictures. We are trying to do our best in our circumstances, and I'm so sorry that I keep having to ask for help or assistance.
gofundme.com/f/house-repair…

@yakfrost

If you want to help directly (anything sent here will be added to total on the gfm)
paypal.me/yakfrostoffici…
ko-fi.com/yakfrost
venmo: @yakfrost
cashapp: $yakfrost

My roommates want to maintain their own privacy, so I will not be tagging them, BUT we can send you a link to a google doc full of information and records if you contact me via email and want additional proof.

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