Here's A Random Word Generator--whatever Word It Gives You Is Now The Thing You Are The Deity Of

here's a random word generator--whatever word it gives you is now the thing you are the deity of

seeing posts about stardew valley is so funny because everyone fucking HATES one of the townsfolk and it’s never the same one. in the tags tell me the townsfolk you detest

how do i tell the nurse at the covid center who was shoving the devil sticks up my nose and was profusely apologizing the whole time that it’s not her fault i’m a moron and she’s doing just fine WITHOUT telling her this

JEZEBEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLL

i’ll share this one last tidbit because i’m scared to get hunted down by the government, but i trust tumblr anyway- but there already have been rumors of people getting redtagged in the philippines for being vocal about this elections

what’s redtagging? wikipedia describes it as “the malicious blacklisting of individuals or organizations critical or not fully supportive of the actions of a sitting government administration in the country.” redtagging is used to mark down names of activists or, honestly, anyone opposing the government’s beliefs for potential arrests, or in worst case scenarios, extrajudicial killings. 

this has been happening in the philippines for a long time, but it’s only recently reemerged during the reign of duterte. while i can’t compile all redtagging cases, here’s an example thread i made last year that highlighted some cases from april-may. it can give you the gist of how it works. and with the suppression of press freedom (google maria ressa, ceo of rappler, a filipino news site, who got arrested. she was eventually awarded the nobel peace prize for speaking out), there are many redtagging cases that are not spoken about. a friend from a certain university has talked to me about many of their classmates immediately being targeted. many filipinos are in danger

and i’m already hearing that the gov is trying to redtag more people who are just VOCAL about this elections. i was not even gonna post this because i was scared something’ll happen, but i think people deserve to know what’s going on before i stop posting about stuff completely.

freedom of speech is a privilege in the philippines. now that sara duterte, daughter of the current president, is going to head the department of education, it’s important to continue uplifting, supporting, and sharing news and posts by filipinos. bbm is a son of a dictator tyrant who murdered and tortured tens of thousands, and they will revise our history books despite years of fighting against them.

again, we are risking our lives trying to post about this, so if you see any post about the elections, it’s important to stay informed. it’s important to get mad at our government on our behalf because at some point, we won’t be able to. here’s some good posts i’ve found that summarize the elections/the marcos family’s wrongdoings pretty well (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5). and if you have the audacity to go “why the hell are filipinos so stupid to vote for this man?” please read this.

and when marcos gets fully instated, i want you to cause a ruckus, a riot. we can’t let another marcos and duterte ruin our country once again.

For the art thing, 4, 6 and 17!

'ello, dakrai! o/ 4. favourite thing to draw?

faces <3 I have. so many sketchbooks full of just headshots lmao. Eyes are my go-to distracted-doodle, so theyre a staple favourite, but lately I've been actively enjoying drawing clouds over a distant horizon, so that's coming in first for the temporary faves

6. warm colours or cool colours?

....at first this was a tricky question and then i looked at my art and. yeah it looks like i naturally gravitate towards cooler colours lmao. It's not something i really consider when i choose my colours (i like to go more for contrast considerations than cohesive palette thoughts) but ive always been a sucker for green and blue

17. what do you love getting compliments about?

oh this is a weirder one to answer. literally anything i guess lmao. like, I know what i like about my art, and I know what appeals to me about it (or i wouldnt be making it kjshdfk), but there's been once or twice where someone has said "oh i like xyz" and ive gone "really? :o " because it didnt occur to me that aspect made such a difference. It's nice tho because then i get to look at whatever it was i did and go "hm....." and experiment with it in future art. I like knowing what stands out to people, I guess!

ty for the ask ^^

(ask me an art question!)