I have been mostly absent on here because on February 11th, my mother passed away suddenly. I am still trying to pick up life & figure things out in her absence.
If you can, please consider sharing and/donating to her memorial fund. Thank you ππΏ
*le me walking around*
lady: are you Poison Ivy?
me: I am!
l: Well, *I'm* Poison Ivy
me: *brain loading* oh my God
l: I'm Diane Pershing
me: *can't speak*
Diane: let's take a picture together
& THATS HOW I MET THE VOICE OF POISON IVY FROM THE ANIMATED SERIES DRESSED AS IVY π
HEY NONBLACK FOLKS
i see a lot of "check in on your black friends" posts and they are well intentioned, but please be mindful of HOW you are checking on your black friends.
here is a thread on how to check in on your black friends.
Babes please stop using AI art generators. The art girlies are begging. Folks are losing jobs. Making yourself into a Funko Pop to participate in the trend of the week ain't worth that much.
INSTEAD
"what can i do for you?"
"is there anything you need right now?"
"i am holding space if you need someone to listen"
this eliminates the need for us to expend energy on grief/trauma by telling u the ways we are not okay. it puts more emphasis on ur role as a safe space.
Heartwarming moment of my day: Older black woman came into the shop today looking for Black Panther books. I loaded her up on stuff, and I asked who she was buying for, she said herself. She saw the movie and wanted her first comics to be Black Panther β€π
THINGS TO EXPECT
- simple correspondence: remember you aren't the only one hitting up your friends.
- silence: again, you are not the only one, and we need time to process. this is exhausting.
- hard conversations that will make you uncomfortable: white people suck. get over it.
DO NOT BOMBARD US WITH "you're so strong" messages. again, you are not the only one. yes it is well intended, but do you know how tiresome it gets hearing that i am strong for standing up for my right to be a human being? it's degrading.
WHAT NOT TO ASK
"are you okay?"
"how are you holding up?"
"do you want to talk?"
we are not okay. that part is clear. and if we wanted to talk, we would reach out.
IF your friends choose to engage you in conversation about what is going on right now, LISTEN TO THEM. do not insert your views, feelings and thoughts into a conversation meant to center your black friends. HOLD THE SPACE, don't hog it. and again, be prepared to be uncomfortable.
this is why cancel culture isn't real, and neither is accountability culture for certain people. Often cis males. We found out this man is a whole racist over the weekend, he retires so he doesn't have to address it, and the world thanks him. what a joke.
the intersection of both the Twitch and OnlyFans discourse this week is that both companies heavily profit off of marginalized communities while doing absolutely nothing for them.
DISTRACTIONS
memes, songs that remind you of them, poems, animal photos, new anime recommendations, literally ANYTHING that will get our minds off of the atrocities that are happening around us.
MONETARY WAYS YOU CAN HELP YOUR BLACK FRIENDS
- money: deposit into their cashapps for food, bail (if protesting), supplies, etc.
- donations: donate to a black charity or fund on their behalf
- care packages: mail things to your friends to remind them you are thinking of them.
i remember when i was a part of a group with a bunch of yt cosplayers & the photographer asked to shoot minus me because he "didn't know how to light dark skin".
i was so sad about it & told the other cosplayers. they continued shooting with him. he's still popular to this day.
We talk a lot about friendship breakups being the worst, but let's discuss friendship group breakups and how that affects your psyche because baaayyybeeee...ain't nothing more fucked than realizing a group of people you thought were your people just...aren't.
Just because a person creates sexually explicit art or works in the sex industry does not mean you get free reign to be sexually forward with them or ask them uncomfortable questions related to sex. Have some fucking decorum.
Normalize dudes going to sexual skill classes.
Can't eat pussy? There's a class for that.
Wanna try anal? There's a class for that.
Wanna actually make a girl cum? THERE'S A CLASS FOR THAT.
Life is too short to be suffering through wack sex for the sake of fragile male ego.
I never understood why there was always that trope about nerds not having sex/being unable to "score" because if there is one thing I knew from going to cons, it was that nerds be fuckin.
People who are not sex workers nor are informed on sex work should not lead discussions around sex work. I don't care how popular you are. If you have a large fanbase, yield it to someone(s) who can properly discuss and advocate for sex workers. That is all.
Hey new friends! Many of you found me through the black cosplay hashtag! Thanks for being my buds! Here are some things you need to know about me:
- I'm black af
- I'm hella gay
- I like being naked
- I am a social justice shield maiden
- I work with comics
- I will drag you
it's okay to have sex for love
it's okay to have sex for fun
it's okay to have sex for money
it's okay to laugh during sex
it's okay to cry during sex
it's okay to not feel good after sex
it's okay to have multiple sexual partners
it's okay to not have sex
keep it going π
One thing I've always wanted to do since seeing Great Teacher Onizuka is do a German Suplex and today I not only did one, but did it CORRECTLY the first time πππ
Y'all really sucked any life & fun out of the Cowboy Bebop live action, straight up bullied the actors, and hyper criticized to the point that it just tanked (no pun intended). Y'all do realize that outside of 5 episodes, Cowboy Bebop is pure nonsense right?
can i be real?
i've been in the cosplay/convention scene since 2006. ive done this shit in literally every possible way. i am an old head. i have seen the way this community mistreats black creatives & the pushback we receive from talking about that mistreatment.
Y'all wanna know the real reason I did Ryuko's Senketsu Fashion Week? The (all white) group I did it with picked their characters & asked me to join last minute. She was the only one left because it was the most difficult. Guess who got more pics taken tho.
#BlackCosplayerHere
Black folks in the US: just know that no matter what happens this week, you are loved. You are love.
Please be gentle to yourselves, and let others be gentle with you. I love you.
"Feel the rage, The powerful, pure rage of not being able to forgive will become your unswerving drive to take action"
well look who decided to get up and cosplay π
photos by:
@Superpolarbear1
edits by me
#28DaysofBlackCosplay
#DemonSlayer
if ur still social distancing by
-Not going out to public crowded spaces except for necessities (not incl parks & work)
-Not traveling
-Not dining inside
-Not going to indoor events
-Only engaging friends/fam in small, isolated groups
Like this tweet. tryna see summin.
dear white people
your black friends are not here to assure you that you are one of the good ones, that everything will be okay, that youre not like the others.
we are not here to validate your inner & outer work when it comes to racism. but we will hold you accountable for it.
CONVENTIONS ARE NOT OFF THE HOOK WITH THIS SHIT EITHER.
ya'll need to invite black cosplay guests to your cons.
i get we live in a society where your infleunce is based on your social media count, but y'all stay inviting the same white & asian cosplayers out & tbh it's tired.
*le promotion*
If produce a nerdy ass gay ass burlesque & variety show in DC. Come or tell your friends or possibly get a ticket for a community member who can't afford one? or ya know, just vibe π
ATTENTION NONBLACK COSPLAYERS (esp if u have a following)
sharing black cosplayers is fine, but many of y'all think your part starts & ends with that &it doesn't.
here is how u can be a better support to black cosplayers for a more inclusive community (aka another Maki list)
while y'all are sharing "sex work is real work" posts, don't forget to tip a SWer today.
Cashapp/Venmo:
@makirollofficial
SWers feel free to drop your tags π
ααIαͺOαYα·Iα (αͺOα―E Iα α΄ααͺαͺ Eα΄α΄EαT)
I can do all things by the sun light βοΈ
I can do all things, what a wonderful life π
We should do mushrooms by the moonlight π
What a wonderful ride π
more Mushroom Mage for
#BlackFaeDay
photo:
@HeadaboveHeart
#28DaysOfBlackCosplay
Hey, I'm Maki. I've done a few things in my 10 years of cosplaying. Mostly tinkering, but happy to know more brilliant black cosplayers β€ Here are some of my favs I've done!
@Daxclamation
She's so lovely πππ the man taking our Pic dropped my phone and she was like "oh, don't break her things!!" He looked like a child that had just said a curse word in front of his mom πππ
If you're complaining about Katsucon not giving enough notice about vaccine requirements instead of questioning why you yourself did not care enough to get the vaccine UNTIL a convention required it....you need to reevaluate your life. Right the fuck now.
Also imma be real blunt and you can unfriend me or be passively mad but I don't care:
To my white friends: It's real difficult right now to have sympathy for anything "hard" in your life right now. Because it might be hard for you, but you are ALWAYS protected first.
if you're a cosplayer out here benefiting off of sex work/sex worker tactics yet denying at every turn that what you do is sex work - trust me, we don't want you in the community but what you won't do is act like you're better than us.
keep that corny, stank ass energy in 2019.
Being featured on
@Crunchyroll
for Nerdlesque and not cosplay is honestly a very humbling experience. I've been struggling with where cosplay now fits in my new ventures, sometimes wondering if it's even for me anymore. So to have my feature be about my festival, and other
anyway, i don't care anymore about protecting ppl that made me feel like i was a problem.
the photographer is F*lix W*ng. idk or care if he now shoots black people. the fact is that he said this shit with his WHOLE chest, never apologized & avoided me after for stirring "drama"
#BlackFaeDay
ain't over until we say it is π§πΏββοΈ
Here's some throwbacks of my actual DnD Drow Warlock Astra S'vendval, who is currently in-game venturing to find her twin brother Maryk π€
Where are my Black TTRPG players at π²
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hi howdy heyyyy ya.
wanted to share a few words for those who need to hear this.
DO NOT FETISHIZE INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE. ever.
my marriage is not some weirdo allegory for why black women should seek interracial relationships. my husband isn't great because he's white.
When folks think of Dommes, they normally think latex and leather. While I absolutely enjoy leather and latex, I love the juxtaposition of high femme fuckery while making a man crumble at my feet.
"a world without Haruka isn't worth saving"
was inspired to dig up some photos of
#FoxMartin
& i as Sailor Uranus & Neptune. my fuku isn't the best but i made it with love. would def love to revisit scouts again. if i were ti do another sailor suit, which would i be?
fuck your cop friend. fuck your cop father. fuck your cop mother. fuck your cop son. fuck your cop daughter. fuck your cop niece. fuck your cop nephew. fuck your cop aunt. fuck your cop uncle. fuck your cop brother. fuck your cop sister. fuck your cop grandson. fuck your cop gran
F*lix if you ever read this, that fucking sucked & it hurt. i internlized shit like that from you & other photogs for a long time. you were just the one to say it out loud. photographers who act like you make it hard as fuck for black cosplayers to simply exist & feel beautiful.
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photo credits:
@Maze_Studio
(other notes in next tweet - please share if you're into it π)
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one teaser of my Mushroom Mage for
#BlackFaeDay
. I can't wait to show you more π»
π photo:
@HeadaboveHeart
π set design:
@Sunzibae
@LindseyNoel_
@COREelixir
π mushroom head/coordinator: Me!
π costume: Lindsey Noel
"it doesn't know
it's a Casio on a plastic beach
it's styrofoam deep sea landfill"
obsessed with these photos from
@jisobeldelisle
. you know where to go for the rest π
After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time.
many have asked for ways to give me money. my venmo/cashapp is makirollofficial but pls consider donating here first thank you.
πBlack Visions Collective
πReclaim The Block
πNorth Star Health Collective