something to be said about the racism & ableism beneath the veneer of analog horror
i'm going to be completely honest i think the bigger issue is the most of you can only conceptualize an "artist" as someone who makes 10 figures on patreon drawing voltron yaoi or whatever and not people who like. live off paycheck to paycheck, working for a boss they hate, who's constantly at risk of being layed off because they're seen as replaceable and interchangeable. like literally every other working class person.
How equal can a society be if some fundamentals are unusable by a third of the population? You can learn a lot about a world by looking at the little details, especially in furry settings!
spongebob makes burgers in the back of the kitchen. he passes the burgers through a window, to squidward, who is his male coworker. squidward hands the burgers to the customers of the restaurant that both Squidward and Spongebob work for.
Should I put $10 towards food, or towards education and development in Gaza?
This is a real question, not just theory or philosophy… a question I face every day, and I found myself needing to answer it clearly.
Today in Gaza, people are hungry… but also, people are lost. There's a graduate sitting on rubble with no laptop to even work on. There's a university student studying by candlelight, without internet to continue their education. There's an engineer, who instead of building, is searching for a box of aid to feed his family.
Do you know what this means? It means the occupation doesn't want to kill us with bullets, it wants to kill us with ignorance, with helplessness, by turning us into just people waiting for a bag of flour, waiting for aid… and that's the biggest crime against us. Today we all in Gaza need a bite to eat… but tomorrow? Do I want to spend my whole life depending on others to live? This is the question that worries me the most!! Or should I be able to provide for myself and my family and rebuild my life from scratch?
That's why, instead of that $10 being a meal for one day, let it be an investment in a student who will emerge from under the rubble, will learn, and will be able to provide their own food forever.
Let it be a share of Esnad, not just so Gaza can live another day… but so that Gaza can rise, stand, and persevere forever.
Help us build a future for the coming days in Gaza. We at ISNAD Foundation provide free scholarships for students. Help us rebuild Gaza by building its students and empowering them to have a suitable learning environment.
Nobuyoshi Araki
he/it/she + 22 + commissions OPEN + ko-fi if u want to support me <3
art only blog: @voistly
other sites i use: bluesky + toyhouse (note: most info on here is outdated!)
no minors please.
⭐️ important tags + explanation of stories below
📁 how to ascend the tower: somewhere in california, an ongoing drug crisis fuels the profits of angel conglomerate, a pharmaceutical company. in the aftermath of tragedy, angel conglomerate must recuperate their losses and face the blooming corporate rivalry with salucare.
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🥀 wombward: a sickness runs through the kingdom of celtrein, blighting the crops and poisoning the water supply. a pentinent group of soldiers are tasked with finding the source of this sickness, in which they must traverse the labyrinth for answers.
🏗️ watch the asphalt shift: in the face of economic crisis, montross has become a battleground for those seeking power. the lebub crime family, who once controlled the city, struggles to keep their place on top. as violence and hate runs through the city, a peculiar murder case widens the divide between the lebubs and their opponents.
📡 corps stratum: distance is no longer the barrier it once was. as people travel outwards in the galaxy, the demand for products follow. an interstellar delivery company fills in the void for shipping that product, but its employees and customers alike begin to question their overseers motives.
Campaign Objective:
Securing 15 seats for 30 affected university students. Cost of one seat: $100-$150 per month. Providing stationery and notebooks to facilitate the educational process for students.
Don't let their dreams go in vain!
Be part of their story, and give them a chance for a better life. Together, we can turn pain into hope, and tragedy into a success story! Your donation today is an investment in a bright future for Gaza and its future generations.
We need to reach $2000 within two days to pay the rent and start the inflocating students.
Participate on the widest scale
obviously a stranger on the internet is no replacement for friend support but fwiw you are literally one of my favorite artists??? I'm sorry your friends aren't appreciating that but your designs are phenom and I love the expression and fluidity you capture, looking at your art makes ME want to make art!! I hope things improve for you soon!! <3
aouuu thank u this means the world to me ;__; inspiring others to make art is all i could wish for...
Hey, oomfies! This Eid, let’s spread some more love to Gaza. Grassroots orgs there are doing incredible work despite the many limitations...getting food, meds, and shelter to families who’ve lost everything. Even a few bucks can make a real difference. Donate the cost of a coffee!
looking back is like staring into the sun
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