Month: May 2018

therealdragonpost-generator:

my-username-is-password:

therealdragonpost-generator:

downhillcarver:

tansho1218:

chibidragons:

It’s a SIGN!

@draggysden

@therealdragonpost-generator

This is my sign

Needs more enthusiasm

The fancy version

armyoflarkness:

josthecommision:

angrynebula:

brunhiddensmusings:

lady-violaceous:

lyrangalia:

oakumura:

gnarly-art:

Lilo and Stitch presenting an accurate representation of Hawaiians perspective on luaus held by tourists. 

#what’s sad about this is that this is actually what Hawaiians had to do when the western culture took over #a luau was a sacred practice #until the westerners took the concept and had the audacity to change it into a time to stuff your face with food and put on grass skirts and coconut bras and dance the hula #and when they had these events, they didn’t even let actual Hawaiian people in #so to make money to take care of themselves, the Hawaiians were hired to work in these disgraceful events to clean up after the tourists like slaves only to make less than a buck #so good job disney for doing your fucking research and educating these people #sadly, this still goes on even until today and it makes me sick

“good job disney” my ass, good job CHRIS SANDERS

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.

Lady-violaceous, thank you for educating me on the real meaning of aloha. That is beautiful. I’m sorry white folks fucked up your islands and your culture.

beckpoppins:

superhumandisasters:

accras:

Glory to Hanuman

ARE YOU KIDDING ME???

MY MAIN MAN M’BAKU HAS BEEN SPORTING A FASHIONABLE SHRUG THAT DOUBLES AS A FUNCTIONAL HOOD THE ENTIRE TIME

he’s ready for snuggles but all he gets is struggles

the-meggo:

guess who doesn’t get a single mention in Before the Storm

littleliongod:

littleliongod:

littleliongod:

littleliongod:

I wanna do some experimental (color/style) portraits! I love those things!

I also love paying off bills and buying lizard food, so please email me if you want to buy some art~

Thanks very much!

(shanemercerart@gmail.com)

Anyone want a portrait? 😀

Ports? <:)

Hello! I’m making a push to pay off some looming (almost overdue / get yelled at ) bills! Opening a queue to be done over the next week or two!

Owe mother: 20$

Owe phone company: 70$ (due before end of month)

Cat litter: 15$

shanemercerart@gmail.com

I’m back to work after recovering enough from my cold 🙂

hkluterman:

Commission!

My other DK, Tev’s Frostwyrm, Kyragos!

ebonfeathers:

Commission for @elyfar ♥

This character is really great.

[[Only the client has permission to repost with credit, but reblogs are loved!]]

naseilen-art:

naseilen-art:

I’m so tired of art thieves. Especially if copy of my art appears on official merch from the biggest Polish convention. You know what is even worse? Someone probably took money for this…

This is fucking unbelivable! :/

Update!

So, they washed their hands by claiming that they found my drawing on a free stock page – pixabay.com. Apparently users of this site post content from internet as free stuff – commercial use included. I wrote a ticket, they took down the drawing, but then, after 50 minutes it was uploaded again. 

Please be aware of this site! They may share your drawing too! I would really

appreciate signal boosting!