Y'all
Im not on tiktok and never have been, but I downloaded RedNote just to see what is up, and I am witnessing something truly amazing
The Chinese user community is giving the American tiktok refugees an overwhelmingly warm welcome, meanwhile the American users seem to have collectively agreed that not only will they not let the app be taken over with English and they will provide Mandarin subtitles for everything, they are LEARNING MANDARIN. Ive scrolled through so many videos of Americans offering greetings in Mandarin to try to acclimate to the new environment and be respectful, and speakers of both languages are posting lots of tutorials on language basics and internet slang in Mandarin
My God, there is an AMAZING outpouring of curiosity and delight among everyone to learn about each others cultures and daily lives. People are posting videos of landscapes, cities, towns, and natural areas in USA and China, posting recipes and traditional foods, vlogs of everyday life, and reaching out to find people with similar hobbies.
And it's not just young people! There are loads of videos from middle-aged American guys who have come to post about fishing or motorcycles and are now happily chatting with Chinese users sharing the same interests using Google translate
One American guy who was like. in his 60's had a comment on one of his videos that was like "Red Neck?" and he replied "Yes!" and I just about fucking lost it
Also the Chinese users love, and I mean LOVE, Luigi Mangione. He is apparently broadly adored in China. There is SO much fanart and SO many edits.
There are many threads initiating Chinese users to ask questions of American users about the USA, and vice versa, and everyone on both sides is clearing up a lot of misconceptions. Some of the questions I saw a lot from Chinese users were: "Is it true that American parents kick you out of the house as soon as you turn 18" (not often, but sometimes) "Do you all really wear shoes in bed" (NO!!! Apparently a lot of characters in American sitcoms are shown lying in bed with shoes on which I never noticed before!) and "are there really guns everywhere" (yes).
For the most part Chinese content creators seem just overwhelmed by the sudden influx of hundreds of followers that are super enthusiastic about what they're doing. A lot of them have made posts about how initially they thought the uptick in follower count was some kind of error, or that there was some kind of joke or prank, but then they realized the interest and enthusiasm was genuine and now they're welcoming all the newcomers.
I found several posts by Chinese users saying that this felt like a really profound historical moment, where these previously separated worlds are suddenly smashing together and suddenly there is freedom to learn about each other's cultures and connect. One of them said something along the lines of "This is a 21st century Tower of Babel and even though I'm an atheist I hope God lets this tower stand." OUGH MY HEART.
The app itself works a little bit like a video-based version of Pinterest. It's not really my thing so I probably won't be on there long term but it's been amazing to see what's happening.
(The Ares's design i used was made by @anniflamma !!!)
NOBODY TALK TO ME OMG
UNVALE LIKED MY POST ABOUT MY OC?? NO FREAKING WAY MAN
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He is one the number 14 on Gaza Vitters list
Unfortunately, donations for palestinian families are really low, although the war is not over yet. If you can, please donate to save his family
I also made a faceless one too for anyone who wants to use the gown for their own characters to wear, which i totally allow with the one condition that you credit me for it :D
“PRINCESS ROSIE BALL GOWN" 🌹✨
I designed this dress for around... Some weeks, with the intent of making it as Barbiecore as possible with as many roses as i could put LOL
I used my model OC Isolde (Her name. Varies a lot cuz i keep forgetting ^^' so if you see me refer to her as "Model Oc", don't mind it lol) for the dress!! I think she looks great in it :D I'M ALSO REALLY PROUD OF THE AFRO, IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD AND I FOUND A TECHNIQUE TO DO IT WELL TOO HEHEHE
what’s your opinion on Leucothea?
Sorry, i am not familiar with who that is ^^' Can you tell me who Leucothea is?
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, I WILL CHANGE THAT. WATCH ME EVERYBODY, I WILL START DRAWING ALL OF MY SKRUNKLIES AND GATHER THEM UP IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FOR MY OWN INDULGENCE.
MARK MY WORDS, I WILL DO IT TOMMOROW!!! RAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHH-
The King and Prince of Itacha have been designed!! PHEW, ODY WAS A PAIN IN THE ASS TO DRAW. And now i'm writing this out out, i realize i keep complaining about how hard they are to design... (Except Telemachus, he was easy to design👌) AND WHILE THEY ARE HARD TO DESIGN, I NEED TO BRING MORE POSITIVE ENERGY!!
Here's some of the old sketches for Odysseus!! There are some extras in my sketchbook, but i forgot to take a photo of... And I don't have a board for Telemachus's sketches cuz there was only three sketches of him. Which are shown next to him lol
I see many people imagine Polites looking after Astyanix in the underworld, and i LOVE that headcannon! It's so sweet :D
But hear me out for this one, folks. What if instead of Polites.....
It was Odysseus's mom who was the one holding Astanyax in the underworld?
BECAUSE LISTEN. ODYSSEUS'S MOM CAME FIRST IN THE UNDERWORLD (pretty sure) AND MAYBE LIKE. WHEN SHE WAS THERE AND SAW THE INFANT- JUST LIKE HOW ODYSSEYS SAW TELEMACHUS IN HIS EYES, HIS MOM ALSO SAW ODYSSEUS'S EYES IN THE INFANT'S?? And took it upon herself to look after Astanyax (i will be so honest, i don't know the correct spelling of his name.) just like a mother would. Just like how she used to look after baby Odysseus.
ARLIGHT PEOPLE, AFTER A TON OF HARD WORK AND HAIR PULLING, i present to thee....
My designs for Calypso and Circe!!
reblog to give the prev a hot chocolate with (optional) whipped cream and marshmallows
───── ❝ 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐞 ! ❞ ───── 「Kizy | She/Her | Artist and Writer | Creator of the projects : The Knight of Trigonia & Jemmy's Diner」‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿ ͟͟͞͞≡➳❥ ❝ i post about pretty much anything lol❞ ╔═.♥︎. ═══════════════════════╗ My Fandoms and Interests: I will be so honest, i'm just posting any kind of art i made for my fandoms when i feel like it
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