SJW Art and Extremes

[Valstrax]

Hey, is it alright if you guys could name a few common tropes found in Tumblr art? I'm trying to make an example.

 

[LeeSun]

Spoiler

someone desperately didn't want to seem Wacist.... ówò
this person's instagram is honestly a goldmine but i cant look at it for more than 5 mins
also, actual characters:

Spoiler

srry if this has already been posted i dont remember at this point

 

[Valstrax]

Well I did it, I created a picture with as many Tumblr tropes as possible.
And if you're wondering, the character is my own OC so I don't have to wince at drawing say Komaeda or some cuck.

Spoiler: What a beautiful black bi trans girl with viltilego and mental issues!

Spoiler: What they actually look like.

 

[Cunctator]

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someone desperately didn't want to seem Wacist.... ówò
this person's instagram is honestly a goldmine but i cant look at it for more than 5 mins
also, actual characters:

Spoiler

srry if this has already been posted i dont remember at this point

ArtbyMoga used to make "Relatable XD" comics, pretty lame but they did no harm, however now she has turned to ~sjw~relatable comics.

 

[Florence]

There’s a fine line between flamboyance and faggotry. These posts shit all over it.

Nah fam, that number's too problematic.
We should call it Rule #999
Since it's all even so the Tumblrites won't get mad.

Rule #1488.

 

[AnthroFlea180]

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This one looks good, but the scars
The second one looks like he has some sort of growth disorder.

 

[Shuckle]

There’s a fine line between flamboyance and faggotry. These posts shit all over it.
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Rule #1488.

The bad thing about JoJo characters in tumblr art isn't making them fat or trans or black, it's making them ungodly ugly and making them wear clothes that are so tacky that not even high fashion would see them as acceptable.
Like, that Rohan? Overly visible scars, yeah, but otherwise fine, but you can't tell me that he would touch a tank-top like that with a ten foot pole.

 

[Sinner's Sandwich]

The bad thing about JoJo characters in tumblr art isn't making them fat or trans or black, it's making them ungodly ugly

That's the same

 

[Hummingbird]

This one looks good, but the scars

And notice how the shirt seems to be a nod to shots of testosterone.

 

[tremulad]

And notice how the shirt seems to be a nod to shots of testosterone.

thats legitimately disturbing that this person thinks any trans guy would want to flaunt the fact that they have to inject themselves with a needle in order to transition
god this is just. beyond gross

 

[sheephead]

thats legitimately disturbing that this person thinks any trans guy would want to flaunt the fact that they have to inject themselves with a needle in order to transition
god this is just. beyond gross

Like they give a fuck what legit irl troons think or do. It's all about being unique and edgy and maybe shocking their conservative parents.

 

[Panic Dance]

I've been on an It's Always Sunny kick, and you all know what that means!!

Spoiler: Dennis Turns Grey-Brown

Spoiler: The Gang Has Sameface

Spoiler: Mac Harvests His Gains

Spoiler: Charlie Huffs Too Much Paint

 

[knightlautrec]

I've been on an It's Always Sunny kick, and you all know what that means!!

Spoiler: Dennis Turns Grey-Brown

Spoiler: The Gang Has Sameface

Spoiler: Mac Harvests His Gains

Spoiler: Charlie Huffs Too Much Paint

That Mac one is almost acceptable on some level because the actor does actually have a really pretty dude face with long lashes (almost prettier than Dee...) But yeah Wtf happened to his bulk? He's not steroid big but he does have some guns.

 

[Valstrax]

I'm gonna give some advice:

When drawing or writing an LGBT character, please for the love of God don't make it so blatant like them wearing an entire outfit of the Trans flag and screeching "I'M A LESBIAN!111111!!".

But knowing that it's Tumblr we're talking about, they probably won't listen.

 

[IceGray]

If they could draw trans-yuri porn, they'd do it all the time.

Back on topic: An unnecessary tan along with an alternate swimsuit design.

 

[Ceiling Kitten]

If they could draw trans-yuri porn, they'd do it all the time.

Back on topic: An unnecessary tan along with an alternate swimsuit design.
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The tantrums over this (canonically big-breasted) Fire Emblem girl getting a fanservicy alter in the FE: Heroes gacha game have been hilarious. And super hypocritical, since other two girls who aren't that big-boobed AND a pretty handsome young man are also getting swimsuit alters in the same event and yet these same people have been drooling and schlicking over them while crucifying and "concern trolling" for this poor fictional girl.

The boob envy, it's showing.

 

[Valstrax]

The tantrums over this (canonically big-breasted) Fire Emblem girl getting a fanservicy alter in the FE: Heroes gacha game have been hilarious. And super hypocritical, since other two girls who aren't that big-boobed AND a pretty handsome young man are also getting swimsuit alters in the same event and yet these same people have been drooling and schlicking over them while crucifying and "concern trolling" for this poor fictional girl.

The boob envy, it's showing.

Well if they want 'representation', why don't they make their own franchise?

 

[Male Idiot]

Spoiler: The image in question

I... Don't even understand what they're trying to get at. Sure, it might resemble the concept art more closely, which I know was one of the reasons they made this edit, as they made others, but it's called concept art for a reason.
I'll quickly nitpick their justification for it, too, because I really don't see why you'd mess with a perfectly acceptable character design. In a spoiler to make my sperging optional, of course.

Spoiler: Justification + Nipicking

• Widowmaker: I made her short and creepy to not only reflect her ballet background and Talon conditioning, but to parallel her feminine movements. Widowmaker’s edit still retains her sexualised femme-fatale appearance, but there’s now an additional level of threat from her sunken face and visible veins. She’s a literal cold blooded killer.

"I made her short and creepy..." Why? Widowmaker is supposed to contrast Tracers design, which you've admitted to being perfect, so making her short when Tracer already is average or below average height is ridicilous. The creepy part is more understandable, but it still doesn't make much sense considering ballerinas aren't really supposed to be creepy, and doesn't reflect her ballerina background at all. Don't they tend to be tall and slender? Just like she is in canon? Makes you think!
"Talon conditioning..." I'm pretty sure torture doesn't magically make you look like if knock-off Slenderman got blended together with blueberries + an added 20 years of sleep deprivation and yellow circle lenses. In canon only the blueberry part applies, which my suspension of disbelief can work with.
"Still retains her sexualised femme-fatale appearance... " ... You sure have a weird definition of sexy.
"Additional level of threat..." That's not really good thing here.

Applies Sith makeup.
Takes mugshot.
Makes height claims.

Tumblr never changes.

Also the Eskimo one is FAT.

 

[sheephead]

Well if they want 'representation', why don't they make their own franchise?

Because nobody would give a shit. People don't care that much for fat, ugly piece of shit characters whose only trait is who they want to bang and that they identify as a sunflower. By piggybacking off of someone else's creations they get at least some attention, plus they don't have to put effort into actually creating a character and a world because someone else did that already.

tumblrshits are just so fucking lazy with everything - even with 'representation'.

 

[Tanti-Fanti]

Because nobody would give a shit. People don't care that much for fat, ugly piece of shit characters whose only trait is who they want to bang and that they identify as a sunflower. By piggybacking off of someone else's creations they get at least some attention, plus they don't have to put effort into actually creating a character and a world because someone else did that already.

tumblrshits are just so fucking lazy with everything - even with 'representation'.

Basically, the want all the praise but they don't wanna do the work for it. They seem to think that the people who made it possible for better representation in the media didn't struggle. That they instantly got praised for have a black disabled character or something alongside that. When in reality the creators probably had to go through so much shit just to even show an innocent gay handholding scene in a cartoon.

Once again, the point that people on sites like Tumblr seem to miss is that representation is not direct. Not seeing yourself in media for a specific moment does not invalidate your existence. If this was the 1950's in which the media was completely different from before social media and all this tech, in which the media had a lot of control due to limited resources of news and fact checking sources, then yeah.

But in modern times, nothing is stopping you from putting out your character. You won't get shit for it unless you work for a cooperation that won't let you have that creative control. You can basically have what you want. And yet these people constantly harass others to do the work for them. It's ridiculous.