“How Are You?” I Should Be In A Straight Jacket But Unfortunately For The Both Of Us I’m Here

About Natlan...

So, the Natlan trailer is out and honestly… I'm disappointed.

I waited 3 years to see my culture represented but these character designs tell me nothing about pre-Hispanic culture or Latam culture as a whole and it's heartbreaking because the map and soundtrack are lovely.

Also, it's sad that some other Latinos are just like "there are white Latinos too." "At least we're getting represented." It's almost like they don't know their own culture. Seriously, do they think that just because a character is named "Citlali" (star in Náhuatl), that's enough?

Also this doesn't feel like genshin at all, why does nations like liyue, inazuma or fontaine have beautiful designs and are inspired on 1 or 2 countries while Natlan is based in TWO CONTINENTS is just like if hoyoverse said "Africa and Latam? Let's mix them together, they are both tropical continents after all"

And it makes me sad because i was planning on doing 2 OCs for natlan both dark skined and based on mexica/aztec and maya culture but seeing those hoyeverse designs… My OCs wouldn't fit their "aesthetic" and i refuse to see my culture used as an "aesthetic" once again from foreigners that don't even care to know and respect it.

Anyways, that's my rant for tonight, sorry but i had to share my thoughts

if you’re against mihoyo’s colourism, racism and cultural appropriation, i implore you to sign the petition linked below! (it only takes a second)

Change.org

We Can Make an Impact.

Stop Cultural Appropriation and Whitewashing in MiHoYo Games

i also urge you to ;

refrain from spending money on ANY of mihoyo’s titles, including merchandise!

send feedback via in-game means and/or write emails to mihoyo in context of their colourism, racism and inaccurate representation.

leave one-star reviews on mihoyo’s games on play store or app store and ALSO follow the one-star reviews with written ones, again highlighting their inaccurate representation.

small reminder NOT to harass anyone, especially voice actors. they are not responsible for this issue.

question!!

Is it normal if I hate my other personalities/alters? I don’t know what to call them, but I hate them. It feels like they’ve stolen my life from me. I don’t even have any names for them, they just stay in my body that I want to myself, begin torturing me by telling me things I should do or how I should react or just trying to take my body away from me, and when they do I don’t even remember. I haven’t seen any other systems like this and it kinda makes me feel like I’m a faker even though I’ve been diagnosed. :(

Jinx!!

my xilonen design!! this is what she looks like in my heart… 🫶

jinx sketch… (she’s needs to implode now)

arcane art study’s I did! :D

They aren’t finished and I don’t think I’ll finish them, but they were nice to study! :3

nothing has been more important to my being queer than when i went to my first pride parade, got seperated from my group, had a panic attack about it and was sitting on the side of the road holding a tiny genderfluid flag and freaking out. then this six foot five drag queen in four inch heels appeared from literally nowhere and sat down next to me. i, this scared-shitless trans bi kid at pride for the first time, very nervously told her she looked pretty and i told her my name and that i got lost and didn't feel like i should be at pride and she held my hand and said "oh, honey, everybody deserves to be here, especially you. pride is for everybody who's ever gotten lost, who's been scared of who they are or where they are. you think we never been scared before? pride's for you, honey, because you're scared. you don't have to be proud right now, but you're gonna be one day, honey, i'm sure of it."

i found my group soon after that and i never saw that queen again but to this day i am convinced i met an angel.

so yeah. pride is for you. pride is for all of us.

I drew Ellen :D (also ignore the inconsistency I cannot maintain an art style.)