First of all, oh my gosh that post about people feeling betrayed by Ko-fi and how their business model is going to fail.
Listen, all Ko-fi ever was, was a wrapper for paypal. It let you use an anon name so you didn’t have to give out your details the way paypal requires you to (i.e. paypal.me requires you to use your real name and location, unless you have a business account). That’s it, that’s all it was, a nice use friendly skin for processing paypal transactions, and it said as much in their terms and conditions. Lots of vague “we adhere to” etc etc.
They didn’t betray their user base, they just never outright stated what those terms were because they operated on the assumption that you knew what paypal’s conditions were. They even linked to them. Their business model is doing exactly hat it was intended to do, and they’ll continue to make bank doing it.
What is new is them having to state it outright, likely because they were about to get hit with a whole lotta trouble on their end because their site was non-compliant with paypal/stripe terms and conidtions. And the sudden switch from Patreon to Ko-fi afterr Patreon started purging accounts at the start of July, likely brought it to light.
So no. I’m not surprised by Ko-fi having to do this. I knew what Paypal’s terms and conditions were (and so should you if it’s your main source of income), I knew what I was signing up for. What I did not anticipate was “if you even link to something Adult themed, we’ll wipe your account”. That sucks. Not even Patreon does that. (Yet.)
And the thing is, the problem isn’t Patreon and Ko-fi. It’s PayPal and Stripe having a near monopoly on how online transactions are handled, a monopoly that allows them to enable this kind of content censorship, and effectively hold creative platforms to ransom. Either you make money and comply, or you don’t. Sink or swim, and good luck with those concrete boots, kid.
So by all means be mad at Ko-fi. I am. But I’m not mad that they’re having to enforce their terms and conditions I already knew about (and you could absolutely argue they should have been up front about those sooner, their T&C page was deplorably vague and relied on you knowing what PayPal’s T&C were, which I mean, still, you should, but it was still a dick move.) I’m mad at the extreme lengths they are going to to enforce them, out of fearof PayPal and Stripe. I can’t even link to my tumblr anymore on there because the content, though often not, could be deemed NSFW.
So what do we do about it? I honestly don’t know. Make some fucking noise I guess. Push back against things like FOSTA and SESTA
when they come around. Listen to sex workers when they tell us this shit is going to be harmful and maybe not roll your eyes because what you’re doing is art not porn, like art is never censored or destroyed in the name of censorship.
And second of all while I’m at it, @ everyone in those comments and my inbox making derisive comments about “sex workers ruining creative platforms for the rest of us”, first of all, excuse the entire fuck out of you, and second of all, That’s👏 Not 👏What 👏Is 👏Happening👏 Here
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You
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It.
Do not flip this around and blame sex workers. It’s not their fault this is happening. This is the result of a conservative society wanting to restrict and regulate content, pure and simple. It just so happens that by and large the people doing this regard sex workers as content to be used and silenced at their whim, and not people. Do not enforce this lie.
Evil begins when you treat people like things. Do not.
You not being able to create your artistic erotica is just part of a long line of abuse starting very low down the chain. You’ve only just been made aware of it cause it’s finally affecting you.
And what you don’t want to do right now, is punch down. You want to be aiming up. Cause kids, that’s how things change.
And no I don’t have a solution to this, I wish to heck I did. But I’m sure we can come up with something together. And that’s the keyword there in case you missed it. Together.
THIS!
PayPal has my bank accounts red flagged so I can never use their systems again and they’re still holding $600+ from me despite it being the four month waiting period they insisted on.
If youre supporting a content creator(even if it’s just SLIGHTLY nsfw art) and they need payment please consider using something other than PayPal. Please consider using Cash App or Circle Pay.
PayPal does NOT care about the creators. Me and hundreds of other sex work, nsfw artists/designers, are proof of that.
Dr. Mae Jemison, MD, the first black woman in space and first actual astronaut to appear on a Star Trek show, one of the very few people on this planet of whom two pictures can be posted depicting them doing their job on a spaceship with entirely different contexts.
Holy shit this is a serious contender for the best post I’ve ever seen on tumblr.
Let’s not credit just Chris Sanders for this. This happened because they cast actual Hawaiian Actors like Tia Carrere and Jason Scott Lee to play Hawaiian characters, and allowed the actors to have input into writing the characters’ lines.
This sort of authenticity comes from accuracy and authenticity in casting choices. The fact that Chris Sanders as direct/writer facilitated that does not mean he gets credit for the actors’ experience.
This is why diversity and representation in media matters.
Dude as a hawaiian, this is like straight up what my life as a kid was. My mom worked at those fakey luaus full time to pay rent. My mom is someone who is absolutely passionate and proud about being a hawaiian, living and teaching the ways our ancestors lived and taught.
See, we Hawaiians, we live by the way of aloha. And not by the way of “hello” “goodbye”, let me educate you. As Pono Shim, CEO and President of Enterprise Honolulu, the Oahu Economic Development Board, states absolutely perfectly “aloha is to be in the presence of life, to share the essence of one’s being with openness, honesty, and humility. It is a way of being, a way of behaving, a way of life. It is a commitment to accepting others and giving dignity to who they are and what they have to offer.” Aloha is more than hello and goodbye. Think of aloha as an abbreviation.
Akahai: meaning kindness
Lokahi: meaning unity
Olu’Olu’: meaning agreeableness
Ha’aha’a: meaning humility
Ahonui: meaning patience
This is something we all need to live by, seriously, we all should
the dropped sub-plot was that lilo hated tourists, which is why she goes around taking pictures of them like they were attractions instead of people; like how they took photos of locals
similarly there was a deleted scene where she scares tourists off of a beach by sounding a false tsunami siren to watch them run screaming
deeper in the lore that kid thats a prick to her, mertyle, is the daughter of the person who runs the megamart and crushed a lot of other local businesses- when they have to do a hula to tell a story mertyle actually uses it to describe the low prices, where lilo does a hula about a traditional creation myth that was important to her mother. you may notice both lilo and nani are on first name basis with both the coffee shop owner and the fruitseller, there is big disparity between the locals and foreign interest businesses relegating them to just be tourist industry
friendly reminder that lilo & stitch is indisputably the best disney film
I think I have to join in the sentiment that knowing this deep aspect of the movie in culture, I love this movie even more. I love culture, I love history and I love people of different backgrounds that offer such rich experiences.
Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.— James 5:1-6
At first I thought this was an angry Tumblr post but then it turned out to be the Literal Bible and it got 1000x better
phrases like “you don’t owe anyone anything” and “relationships aren’t transactional” have the power to be used in ways that are very backwards and harmful
for example, no you don’t owe anyone anything in that if some creep is trying to get with you, you can block him without feeling bad. you don’t owe kindness to people who are transphobic or racist or bigoted.
but, you can’t use this as an excuse to fuck over people who have helped you. “you don’t owe anyone anything” isn’t an excuse to allow yourself to forget compassion and basic empathy, it isn’t an excuse for you to be an asshole just because you find it easier to be one
relationships aren’t transactional in that if your partner does something nice for you, you are indebted to them. they do these things because they love you; it is their choice to express love through these gestures
but they are transactional in that you both actively need to be putting time and care into the relationship. ignoring the dynamic of one person caring too much (and putting in excessive (emotional an literal) work and labor) while the other does nothing isn’t healthy. one person can’t solely take and the other person can’t solely give- that’s dangerous, and you can’t put the bandaid of “this isn’t transactional” over a relationship that is draining you in all capacities
i’m tired of seeing these things being misconstrued and used as an excuse to hurt people, while framing it as a way of taking care of yourself
Peter, v-logging with his phone camera: Hi I’m Spi- I mean, Peter Parker, and today we’re going to witness firsthand people’s reactions after they’re told they have big dick energy. Let’s go!
Peter: What’s up, Thor. Dude, I just wanted you to know that you radiate big dick energy today.
Thor: God of thunder in the streets, god of big dick in the sheets, I suppose.
Peter, checking to see if he’s still recording then proceeding to give a thumbs up: I stan so hard. Legends only.
Peter, bumping into Steve reading the paper: Cap! Ah, have a moment? Word on the street is that you have big dick energy. Thoughts?
Steve, choking on his coffee: I-I guess the serum did have… its effects…
Peter: Oh my god.
Peter, finding Bucky watering flowers: Hey, man. Love what you did with your hair today, may I enlighten you on the fact that you have, putting it modestly, very big dick energy?
Bucky, looking into the camera like he’s on the office: …Parker what the hell.
Peter, breaking into the sanctum: Wow doctor, looks like you got a super serious case of chronic big dick energy there.
Strange:Listen. There’s kinetic, potential, thermal, chemical, electrical, even the vague concept of dark energy. But there is no big dick or whatever you just—
Peter: You’re no fun.
Peter, after buying a plane ticket and flying to Wakanda unsupervised: As king and black panther, your highness, your reign is supreme and so is your big dick energy.
T’challa, amidst a breakdown: Noo!!! Stop!! You and Shuri, I am begging you, please, I have no idea what that means!!!!
Peter, approaching Tony relaxing on a lounge chair: Now for The Man. The one and only, genius billionaire playboy philanthropist. Mr. Stark, are you aware you have big dick energy?
Tony, lowering his shades: Kid, I invented big dick energy.
Any story claiming to be a deconstruction of fairy tales but has nothing to offer except new types of violence, more explicit sex, and a general attitude of “lol happy endings aren’t real” is like. such a cultural waste of time tbh
know what actually is a good deconstruction of a fairy tale? Shrek. It fucks up just about everything in a normal fairy tale and still manages to have a happy ending with a good message and never once has to be ‘gritty’ or ‘dark’. It’s actually really well done.
“The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting. This is the treason of the artist; a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain.”
– Ursula LeGuin, ‘The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas’
lmao this is such a running joke in fairy tale academia that we keep a tally every time fairy tales are combined with ‘dark’ or ‘twisted’
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