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A dangerous thought, and some Queer History.
Posted a year agoSo Earlier today in a chat with my friends, I was made aware of a journal in which has used some homophobic rhetoric to belittle people who are legitimately upset with this recent American Election. I couldn't sit back and let him use this language during this time, so I penned this in his journal. I have removed names to protect the guilty.
"Hello there *Blank*. I a actually a bit surprised by your reaction. Let me be perfectly clear about a couple of things, and the reason why people are pissed about the election.
Firstly, let's discuss the taxes. Tariffs work by charging the IMPORTER a tax on goods they IMPORT. Which means companies are going to have to foot the bill. How is this going to be payed? Are they going to cut into the CEO's yacht fund? Hell no, they are just gonna jack up the prices on the consumer end. In the end, it will make numerous things way more expensive than they already are. On top of that, we don't have the infrastructure to make most of the consumer goods we use. It's also going to be expensive to build these facilities. Not only that, but if we try and cut out trade with other countries, other countries won't trade with us. Which would mean things we can't produce ourselves, like coffee, tropical fruits, most fresh fruit in the winter, would become scarce to non-existant. Not only that, but we are seeing the repercussions of reduced oversight from food manufacturers. The sheer amount of food recalls for things like Listeria and e. coli are only going to get worse if the Trump administration rolls back even more health and safety measures.
But that isn't a concern for you, as it seems in your journal. What IS a concern, is this conceived notion you have that gayness is being shoved down peoples throats.
As you quoted "As for this LGBTQ activist crap. It needs to be reduced." I assume this is coming from a place of internalized Homophobia and simply misunderstanding that for the LGBTQ community, simply existing and having representation is a hot button topic. Having characters that represent us in movies/games/media is not "shoving it down peoples throats" any more than the character's hair color/skin tone is trying to make people that way. Having POC and Female characters in a game is not gonna make a little white boy black and a girl. But having a gay character just might have little Timmy see himself in the media he consumes. THAT is what representation is about. Not about "turning people gay" or "Shoving it down people's throats" but seeing ourselves and giving the younger queer community that opportunity and joy we didn't have growing up. Gay people exist, and for some people, being reminded of that is tantamount to being shoved down their throat.
As for your "there is nothing to be proud of," I will have to say, my dear sweet summer *baby animal here*, that you are not aware of how far we have actually come, nor the activism that runs in your gay little veins.
Back before Stonewall, it was illegal to be LGBTQ. It was seen as a mental disease. it was punishable by jail time, and conversion therapy which often involved torture and chemical castration, among other horrible things. It was legal for you to be fired and kicked out of your home should your boss find out you were gay. We had our signs, our symbols, and our mafia ran places to just EXIST!
But we also had our activist groups. The first of all was the Matacine Society who would march every Forth of July to try and remind the US that the rights of being an American applied to all. These protests were the "quiet, sensible" gays. These marches had no PDAs, no dressing out of the norm. And while they brought awareness, it did very little in way of pushing for the rights to simply BE.
In the 60s, American was awash in activism, and the LGBTQ community was there. Lines blurred between Civil Rights, Anti-Vietnam marches, Women's Liberation, and Queer liberation. We had community and worked together, and this came to a head late in June of 1969.
The Stonewall riots were the result of the raiding and resisting of a gay bar in NYC. One of the first people to resist was a black, trans sister. We had had enough being nice and we resisted, which triggered riots that lasted for days after the arrest. A year later, the Christopher Street liberation March and Gay IN was one of the first recognizable PRIDE parades. The point of the march was not to quietly be the good little uwu gay, but to shout and sing "SAY IT LOUD, WE'RE GAY AND PROUD!" We marched and protested to simply EXIST.
When Homosexuality was decriminalized in the 70s, we still had a long way to go. We had to fight for protections against having our jobs, and our homes taken away. One of the key people behind this was Harvey Milk, who was the first elected official to be openly gay. He worked with his community, not just the gays. He pushed for the movement to be out and visible. to fight back against the oppressive likes of Anita Briant, and entertainer who was the actual person shoving her agenda down peoples throats and deserved that pie in the face for being such a clown.
Then there was the AIDS epidemic of the 80s, and the lack of action from the Reagan administration meant many of the Baby Boomer and Gen X gays were dying or losing their friends and family. This spurred another push of marches, die ins, and a wave of coming out of the closet and being visibly gay. Being out was a protection. It demystified and humanized the LGBTQ community in the public eye. We were no longer someone in another city, another state, we were their brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts, the local grocer, the teacher in the class room, the coworker. And us being loud and visible pushed back, and the government began to take the AIDS crisis seriously. Now, it's not a death sentence, but something one can live with thanks to those who came before us.
While I was growing up, I was told the stigma of being Gay. In school it was something to be mocked, something you used in lieu of "stupid". In health class I was taught about same sex attraction and LGBTQ, but was promptly told that if I thought I was, I wasn't but was simply just horny. It took me till my twenties to realize not only that I was gay, but that it was okay, and that the years of being told it was wrong were lies.
I saw the legalization of gay marriage when I was at a fur con. the ENERGY of that moment when we found out that our legal rights and protections were getting on par with someone who's accident of birth made them hetero was amazing. I've seen gay characters become part of media. Not as a butt of a joke, but as heroes, people to exist in their own right and deserve their own happiness. I have seen places where Furs have slow danced, same sex, Hetero, and everything in between and just the peace and happiness of that moment was just magical.
That being said, I have also seen a resurgence in the old demons from the past. "You're shoving it down our throats" by simply existing. "YOUR CORRUPTING OUR CHILDREN" for simply saying there isn't anything wrong with being LGBTQ. The accusations of pedophilia is an old demon dating back to the 1920s. We are not shoving anything down anyone's throats.
But you know who is? Those behind these demons, Evangelical Christians who want to force their religious views INTO schools and force their interpretation of biblical morals onto everyone else, who want to be protected to bully and persecute while crying persecution for being told to respect people for being different.
We are upset because we have a political movement and government who has championed on othering, who has courted the ideas of racism, sexism, Christian Nationalism, homophobia, and transphobia and has weaponized it against AMERICANS. Not in secret hush hush sort of ways. But in a 200+ page FUCKING BOOK! A FUCKING BOOK on how they plan on suppressing everyone who doesn't fit into their agenda. The gay agenda... JUST FUCKING EXISTING!
As a gay person, you should look into yourself and see your point for what it is. Internalized homophobia.
People are going to be pissed, people are going to be upset. But what we aren't going to do, is give up, crawl back in the closet, and pretend like we aren't gay little critters. That is our agenda, to simply be ourselves in what ever weird and wonderful shapes we are in. and to let people know that it's okay to be you. "
Now, a Yote needs his coffee. BUT GOD DAMN IT, We need to learn our Queer History.
"Hello there *Blank*. I a actually a bit surprised by your reaction. Let me be perfectly clear about a couple of things, and the reason why people are pissed about the election.
Firstly, let's discuss the taxes. Tariffs work by charging the IMPORTER a tax on goods they IMPORT. Which means companies are going to have to foot the bill. How is this going to be payed? Are they going to cut into the CEO's yacht fund? Hell no, they are just gonna jack up the prices on the consumer end. In the end, it will make numerous things way more expensive than they already are. On top of that, we don't have the infrastructure to make most of the consumer goods we use. It's also going to be expensive to build these facilities. Not only that, but if we try and cut out trade with other countries, other countries won't trade with us. Which would mean things we can't produce ourselves, like coffee, tropical fruits, most fresh fruit in the winter, would become scarce to non-existant. Not only that, but we are seeing the repercussions of reduced oversight from food manufacturers. The sheer amount of food recalls for things like Listeria and e. coli are only going to get worse if the Trump administration rolls back even more health and safety measures.
But that isn't a concern for you, as it seems in your journal. What IS a concern, is this conceived notion you have that gayness is being shoved down peoples throats.
As you quoted "As for this LGBTQ activist crap. It needs to be reduced." I assume this is coming from a place of internalized Homophobia and simply misunderstanding that for the LGBTQ community, simply existing and having representation is a hot button topic. Having characters that represent us in movies/games/media is not "shoving it down peoples throats" any more than the character's hair color/skin tone is trying to make people that way. Having POC and Female characters in a game is not gonna make a little white boy black and a girl. But having a gay character just might have little Timmy see himself in the media he consumes. THAT is what representation is about. Not about "turning people gay" or "Shoving it down people's throats" but seeing ourselves and giving the younger queer community that opportunity and joy we didn't have growing up. Gay people exist, and for some people, being reminded of that is tantamount to being shoved down their throat.
As for your "there is nothing to be proud of," I will have to say, my dear sweet summer *baby animal here*, that you are not aware of how far we have actually come, nor the activism that runs in your gay little veins.
Back before Stonewall, it was illegal to be LGBTQ. It was seen as a mental disease. it was punishable by jail time, and conversion therapy which often involved torture and chemical castration, among other horrible things. It was legal for you to be fired and kicked out of your home should your boss find out you were gay. We had our signs, our symbols, and our mafia ran places to just EXIST!
But we also had our activist groups. The first of all was the Matacine Society who would march every Forth of July to try and remind the US that the rights of being an American applied to all. These protests were the "quiet, sensible" gays. These marches had no PDAs, no dressing out of the norm. And while they brought awareness, it did very little in way of pushing for the rights to simply BE.
In the 60s, American was awash in activism, and the LGBTQ community was there. Lines blurred between Civil Rights, Anti-Vietnam marches, Women's Liberation, and Queer liberation. We had community and worked together, and this came to a head late in June of 1969.
The Stonewall riots were the result of the raiding and resisting of a gay bar in NYC. One of the first people to resist was a black, trans sister. We had had enough being nice and we resisted, which triggered riots that lasted for days after the arrest. A year later, the Christopher Street liberation March and Gay IN was one of the first recognizable PRIDE parades. The point of the march was not to quietly be the good little uwu gay, but to shout and sing "SAY IT LOUD, WE'RE GAY AND PROUD!" We marched and protested to simply EXIST.
When Homosexuality was decriminalized in the 70s, we still had a long way to go. We had to fight for protections against having our jobs, and our homes taken away. One of the key people behind this was Harvey Milk, who was the first elected official to be openly gay. He worked with his community, not just the gays. He pushed for the movement to be out and visible. to fight back against the oppressive likes of Anita Briant, and entertainer who was the actual person shoving her agenda down peoples throats and deserved that pie in the face for being such a clown.
Then there was the AIDS epidemic of the 80s, and the lack of action from the Reagan administration meant many of the Baby Boomer and Gen X gays were dying or losing their friends and family. This spurred another push of marches, die ins, and a wave of coming out of the closet and being visibly gay. Being out was a protection. It demystified and humanized the LGBTQ community in the public eye. We were no longer someone in another city, another state, we were their brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts, the local grocer, the teacher in the class room, the coworker. And us being loud and visible pushed back, and the government began to take the AIDS crisis seriously. Now, it's not a death sentence, but something one can live with thanks to those who came before us.
While I was growing up, I was told the stigma of being Gay. In school it was something to be mocked, something you used in lieu of "stupid". In health class I was taught about same sex attraction and LGBTQ, but was promptly told that if I thought I was, I wasn't but was simply just horny. It took me till my twenties to realize not only that I was gay, but that it was okay, and that the years of being told it was wrong were lies.
I saw the legalization of gay marriage when I was at a fur con. the ENERGY of that moment when we found out that our legal rights and protections were getting on par with someone who's accident of birth made them hetero was amazing. I've seen gay characters become part of media. Not as a butt of a joke, but as heroes, people to exist in their own right and deserve their own happiness. I have seen places where Furs have slow danced, same sex, Hetero, and everything in between and just the peace and happiness of that moment was just magical.
That being said, I have also seen a resurgence in the old demons from the past. "You're shoving it down our throats" by simply existing. "YOUR CORRUPTING OUR CHILDREN" for simply saying there isn't anything wrong with being LGBTQ. The accusations of pedophilia is an old demon dating back to the 1920s. We are not shoving anything down anyone's throats.
But you know who is? Those behind these demons, Evangelical Christians who want to force their religious views INTO schools and force their interpretation of biblical morals onto everyone else, who want to be protected to bully and persecute while crying persecution for being told to respect people for being different.
We are upset because we have a political movement and government who has championed on othering, who has courted the ideas of racism, sexism, Christian Nationalism, homophobia, and transphobia and has weaponized it against AMERICANS. Not in secret hush hush sort of ways. But in a 200+ page FUCKING BOOK! A FUCKING BOOK on how they plan on suppressing everyone who doesn't fit into their agenda. The gay agenda... JUST FUCKING EXISTING!
As a gay person, you should look into yourself and see your point for what it is. Internalized homophobia.
People are going to be pissed, people are going to be upset. But what we aren't going to do, is give up, crawl back in the closet, and pretend like we aren't gay little critters. That is our agenda, to simply be ourselves in what ever weird and wonderful shapes we are in. and to let people know that it's okay to be you. "
Now, a Yote needs his coffee. BUT GOD DAMN IT, We need to learn our Queer History.
Re-Opening for Commissions
Posted 2 years agoI have updated my Commissions price sheet and I will be opening 8 slots for commissions. You can find my commission pricing,
here.
Send me a note and we can hammer out the details! Hope to hear from you.
here.
Send me a note and we can hammer out the details! Hope to hear from you.
Returning to Posting
Posted 2 years agoSo I am returning to posting. I haven't in a while and it's sort of bothered me. Especially where recently I have been doing a lot more drawings. Albeit, a lot of NSFW. And as much as I wanted to separate my accounts, I do realize that I have saved NSFW art on this account as well. So not even sure if I will post the NSFW on the separate account or not.
D&D Stream Dec 11th
Posted 6 years agoSo streaming some D&D. starting about 4pm PAC. aiming for a three to four hour session, but we will see.
You can watch on my Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/kit_ulf_maplebutt/
You can watch on my Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/kit_ulf_maplebutt/
2019 update
Posted 7 years agoHey! 2019 and I finally got my computer back. Which means I should be getting back into the swing of things with my art and whatnot. I am really planning on seizing the opportunities I have to be more active in the fandom.
As such, a bit of a question for y'all. I am considering consolidating my NSFW gallery here into my Main account. What would be your opinions on this matter be?
As such, a bit of a question for y'all. I am considering consolidating my NSFW gallery here into my Main account. What would be your opinions on this matter be?
AWU 2018 Conbadge Commissions
Posted 7 years agoHey! Want a Synthwave conbadge like this? or maybe a Stranger Things themed badge like this in time for Anthro Weekend Utah this year? Then your in luck, cause I'm your Yote!
I am opening up commission from now to Mid July for these badges for $10 USD per badge.
You can either have the badges mailed to you, or you can pick them up in person at the convention.
If you wish to commission a badge Respond either below or in a PM with a character name, Reference, and either mail or pick up. We will hammer out the other details in PM.
Have fun Fluffles!
I am opening up commission from now to Mid July for these badges for $10 USD per badge.
You can either have the badges mailed to you, or you can pick them up in person at the convention.
If you wish to commission a badge Respond either below or in a PM with a character name, Reference, and either mail or pick up. We will hammer out the other details in PM.
Have fun Fluffles!
Falling off the world, and getting back on.
Posted 7 years agoWow! It has been WAAAAAAY too long since my last update. Crappy internet, a lack of drive, and personal issues made me pretty much fall off the furry art wagon as far as posting on my art sites in general since AUGUST! Wow! Damn!
So, I am giving myself a kick in the maple butt and get back to work on a few projects, which includes...
~Finishing Current Commission list
~Possible starting a Furry Review Show
~Making badges and getting myself all ready and Psyched up for Anthro Weekend Utah for this coming August.
Thank you for your support and patience.
So, I am giving myself a kick in the maple butt and get back to work on a few projects, which includes...
~Finishing Current Commission list
~Possible starting a Furry Review Show
~Making badges and getting myself all ready and Psyched up for Anthro Weekend Utah for this coming August.
Thank you for your support and patience.
AWU update
Posted 8 years agoHey, So yesterday I got back from Anthro Weekend Utah, which I am considering my "Home Con" as it is the closest one to my current residence. It was fun, it was nerve-wracking in a good way and it definitely is one I am planning on attending next year.
The reason why it was so nerve-wracking, was because I was running a panel! The first one I have ever done. I admit at first it was a bit rough, but I think overall it did well. I could have used more practice.
I also got to see Zafuyu, who I haven't seen for a couple of years. I got to meet Wrath of Autumn in the flesh... and fur. as well as meet new people.
I am definitely feeling inspired.
The reason why it was so nerve-wracking, was because I was running a panel! The first one I have ever done. I admit at first it was a bit rough, but I think overall it did well. I could have used more practice.
I also got to see Zafuyu, who I haven't seen for a couple of years. I got to meet Wrath of Autumn in the flesh... and fur. as well as meet new people.
I am definitely feeling inspired.
I Liiiiive! (August Update)
Posted 8 years agoHeyo Fuzzbutts!
So I haven't been active for two months. Reason being. Major computer issues. Turns out my computer didn't like another cross country move and decided to go Kaput!
So the Folf had to get a new computer! I got the new computer... Needed a new monitor cable.
Got said monitor Cable, and my parents had limited internet. and I had already used up the bandwidth.
FINALLY! Should be able to get back on my two paws and get back into the art groove. If I can pull my old files off my old HD.
So, plans for this month
Get back to work on comic commissions for Patreon
Possibly take on new commissions
Try not to Die at work due to Eclipse coming through
Get registered for AWU!
So I haven't been active for two months. Reason being. Major computer issues. Turns out my computer didn't like another cross country move and decided to go Kaput!
So the Folf had to get a new computer! I got the new computer... Needed a new monitor cable.
Got said monitor Cable, and my parents had limited internet. and I had already used up the bandwidth.
FINALLY! Should be able to get back on my two paws and get back into the art groove. If I can pull my old files off my old HD.
So, plans for this month
Get back to work on comic commissions for Patreon
Possibly take on new commissions
Try not to Die at work due to Eclipse coming through
Get registered for AWU!
Moving
Posted 8 years agoSo I will be moving back in with my parents this Saturday. Part of this Cross country move will involve shipping my computer, which will take a while to arrive and to get things situated. This also means a lack of art updates. ((more than I have been being depressed again))
Thank you for your patience and consideration.
Thank you for your patience and consideration.
LIVESTREAMING Comic stuffs
Posted 8 years agoLIVESTREAMING
Posted 8 years agoJust another Live Stream Reminder
Stream to start 5pm Central
Voice and Music.
https://picarto.tv/KitUlfArts
Stream to start 5pm Central
Voice and Music.
https://picarto.tv/KitUlfArts
Livestream and Poll
Posted 8 years agoStreaming Soon!
Posted 8 years agoI am planning on streaming a TF comic commission, music and voice provided.
Stream will officially start at 6pm Central
Stream will be held Here. https://picarto.tv/KitUlfArts
Come see and watch and enjoy.
Stream will officially start at 6pm Central
Stream will be held Here. https://picarto.tv/KitUlfArts
Come see and watch and enjoy.
Now have a Patreon.
Posted 8 years agoHey, I have officially launched my Patreon. Whoo hoo! Check it out here and help support my art please.
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3852465No Longer Single
Posted 9 years agoWell, It's happened. I officially have a boyfriend now.
*squee*
On Wendnesday, November 30th, I asked
byakko110 if he wanted to officially date. and he said, Yes!
^w^ Is a happy Folf.
*squee*
On Wendnesday, November 30th, I asked
byakko110 if he wanted to officially date. and he said, Yes!^w^ Is a happy Folf.
Alternate Places to Find Me.
Posted 9 years agoWhile I am not leaving, I am aware that a lot of people are. So I am going to post up other places where you can find me should you choose to leave, (Or you just want to follow me there.)
Weasyl~ https://www.weasyl.com/profile/kitulf (I update this fairly Regularly)
dA~ kitulf.deviantart.com/ (Uptates are slow, but it's guaranteed to be SFW)
My Tumblr~ http://kitulf.tumblr.com/ (Mostly faff, some art)
Inkbunny~ https://inkbunny.net/KitUlf (fairly regular updates)
FurryNetwork~ https://beta.furrynetwork.com/kit_ulf/ (new to the site, Trying to port things over and figure out how things work.)
These are at least my regular and semi-regular updates.Jan 2016
Posted 10 years agoWow! 2016! Hopefully this will be one year I am gonna kick it in the tail
so a bit of a belated recap, I recently got back from visiting family in Wyoming, and I will say I am pumped for this year.
One thing I plan on doing is getting back into the habit of streaming. I was annoyed when I had to drop it for technical difficulties like bandwidth. but recent situations, I should now be able to stream art pieces!
so a bit of a belated recap, I recently got back from visiting family in Wyoming, and I will say I am pumped for this year.
One thing I plan on doing is getting back into the habit of streaming. I was annoyed when I had to drop it for technical difficulties like bandwidth. but recent situations, I should now be able to stream art pieces!
HALLOWEEN YCH UPDATE!
Posted 10 years agoOnly a couple more days left to buy the last remaining slot on some YCH pics I am doing with a Halloween flavor!
Slot A is already spoken for... so it's the Kigu Transformation one left, Fuzzbutts!
So come and get it! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/17812171/
Slot A is already spoken for... so it's the Kigu Transformation one left, Fuzzbutts!
So come and get it! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/17812171/
Halloween YCH
Posted 10 years agoWith my commission list mostly done and Halloween approaching, I felt like getting back into a couple of YCH pieces.
Nice wonderful, Halloween themed YCH pieces! This is not an auction, but slots available for purchase!
Each piece is available for $15USD, the offer stands till Oct 10th or until both slots are filled which ever comes first.
"A" slot (Werewolf) can be found http://www.furaffinity.net/view/17812125/ (pending potential Buyer)
"B" slots (Witch/Wizard and Kigu Kitty) can be found http://www.furaffinity.net/view/17812171/
Give them a look, have fun.
Nice wonderful, Halloween themed YCH pieces! This is not an auction, but slots available for purchase!
Each piece is available for $15USD, the offer stands till Oct 10th or until both slots are filled which ever comes first.
"A" slot (Werewolf) can be found http://www.furaffinity.net/view/17812125/ (pending potential Buyer)
"B" slots (Witch/Wizard and Kigu Kitty) can be found http://www.furaffinity.net/view/17812171/
Give them a look, have fun.
Internet is Spotty.
Posted 10 years agoDue to complications with a room mate of mine, I no longer have internet at the house until further notice. This has seriously put a damper on things, especially my art. I will still be able to access the Internet at my office, which may make for sort of spammings when I actually do get my art up.
That being said...
I am thinking about picking up the YCH pictures again.
That being said...
I am thinking about picking up the YCH pictures again.
Testing out the new Beta UI
Posted 10 years agoWow... This is an interesting set up... definately gonna have to do a bit of editing and tidying up to get it to look the way I want.
Back from Christmas Break
Posted 11 years agoand ready to hit the ground running...
walking...
I think I am just gonna...
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
walking...
I think I am just gonna...
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Some Terrible News...
Posted 11 years agoI got a phone call that I know was coming, somewhere deep down in the dark corners of my brain with all the rest of the worrisome things. My Grandmother had an accident and ended up in the hospital, and it looks like she may not make it out in the next couple of days. This, had to come on the tail end of a funeral I had attended just this Friday when a dear friend of mine, Fawkes 
mcwerewolf lost his grandfather. So needless to say, I am a bit of an emotional wreck and will probably be for the next little while.
UPDATE: The call I feared came, She passed away this morning at 4AM Mountain Time...
mcwerewolf lost his grandfather. So needless to say, I am a bit of an emotional wreck and will probably be for the next little while. UPDATE: The call I feared came, She passed away this morning at 4AM Mountain Time...
Hiatus due to Indiegogo for work.
Posted 11 years agoHey, Kit here. Yes I am still alive... I just am a bit on hiatus because of work related things.
What work related things? Well, nothing much... just a Retro-Graphic steampunk RPG. Art done by yours truly! http://igg.me/at/houndsoflondras/x/4579793
Go see, favorite, contribute, share!
What work related things? Well, nothing much... just a Retro-Graphic steampunk RPG. Art done by yours truly! http://igg.me/at/houndsoflondras/x/4579793
Go see, favorite, contribute, share!
