
This lady here is Racheal Raccoon, as drawn by Devilduk.
Racheal was born in Los Angeles to two average parents, Jack and Donna Raccoon, in 1975. Racheal grew up with a normal life for the most part, but in 1985 (Racheal was 10 by then), her parents put her to a job in a cartoon that was, at the time, looking for children to play as its characters.
The cartoon was called "Forest Friends" and was largely about a group of forest animals trying to keep the park they called home safe from further encroachment. There was little hope for it but it became an odd sleeper hit on the airwaves, lasting for three years and freezing Racheal's physical age at that point as well. (Imagine being stuck as physically 10 when your mind and the calender both say you's 13. This sorta sucks.) Unfortunately, Racheal was regarded as a bit of an ensemble dark horse, akin to Fifi Le Fume in Tiny Toon Adventures. This cult following kept her mostly in that 10 year old stasis for another 12 years, only slowly tapering towards the end, leaving her physically immature despite her real age. She finally got back to aging properly in 2000 (at a real age of 25!) She's already been through college by then!
She remained drawn to show business, which did not help matters, but she was determined to work something out, seeking some independant funding through hard work (what she could get) and helping behind the scenes for connections as she worked on a new script. and setting up a studio.
The script was for a rather brazen film, intended, in Racheals own words, to be a "giant middle finger to my old fanbase. I could finally be an adult, so I was going to be an adult." Racheal wrote, acted and directed for the film. The film was titled Celine and, in 2011, it saw release to mainstream theaters. And it was intentionally controversial.
The plot of Celine was actually drawn form an old exploitation film formula; being a rape and revenge film. The story followed Celine (played by Racheal Raccoon) and a vixen friend with a camcorder as they took a vacation in the South just after graduating college. However, as a trio of rednecks started stalking the two of them, it became apparent that they had some very ill intentions. Being the type of film it was, Racheal made sure that the tape scene was as terrifying as possible. There would be no fanservice or sex appeal of any kind. And yes, the human rapists even took advantage of Celine's toon nature in breaking her apart so they each had something to force themselves into. The vixen friend did catch enough of the rape on film (as she tried to escape as Celine told her) to give the police something to work with for investigation. After sending the film to the police, the friend proceeded to help Celine with recovery, a proccess that took weeks. The police were still struggling with the film's quality, so Celine went for revenge; by psychologically tormenting the rapists until they went to the police and got arrested for their act.
Deemed the toon answer to I Spit On Your Grave, the film was broadly lambasted by human critics for being in bad taste (citing that "just because a toon is being raped does not make the act of rape funny" (nevermind that it was not intended to be funny) and how the human rapists weren't killed (but instead were punished by the judicial system)). Some humans, less offended by the rape scene, seemed to think that the film should have tried to be more "stupid fun."
Toons, however, broadly seemed to think that the film was something they kinda needed to dispel the "family friendly" image that is socially enforced on them. Some would even come to defend it as art, citing such things as how it represents the oppression of toons and the need to rise against said oppression, or how it reflects Racheal's opinion of her treatment in her days in the cast of Forest Friends (Which Racheal stares is something she cannot say is entirely wrong, but she refuses to say these defenders are right).
And indeed, some other toon film-makers decided that they would also take cues from Exploitation films, leading over the next couple of years to a movement of "Toonsploitation" films, which would then be answered by more "artsy" films known as the "Toon Art" movement. The two would together be known as the "Toon Film" movement.
And Ghetto-Free has also since been a major contributor to the overall Toon Film movement. Racheal has acted in a number of other films and also directed a couple more (which will be explained in her filmography). Similarly, she has also let her studio be used by other toon film makers looking for some help. Overall, business seems to be doing pretty good, though Ghetto-Free films are not quite as mainsteam after the mixed reactions on Celine. Racheal's current physical age of 21, and has stayed that way since 2011.
Racheal was born in Los Angeles to two average parents, Jack and Donna Raccoon, in 1975. Racheal grew up with a normal life for the most part, but in 1985 (Racheal was 10 by then), her parents put her to a job in a cartoon that was, at the time, looking for children to play as its characters.
The cartoon was called "Forest Friends" and was largely about a group of forest animals trying to keep the park they called home safe from further encroachment. There was little hope for it but it became an odd sleeper hit on the airwaves, lasting for three years and freezing Racheal's physical age at that point as well. (Imagine being stuck as physically 10 when your mind and the calender both say you's 13. This sorta sucks.) Unfortunately, Racheal was regarded as a bit of an ensemble dark horse, akin to Fifi Le Fume in Tiny Toon Adventures. This cult following kept her mostly in that 10 year old stasis for another 12 years, only slowly tapering towards the end, leaving her physically immature despite her real age. She finally got back to aging properly in 2000 (at a real age of 25!) She's already been through college by then!
She remained drawn to show business, which did not help matters, but she was determined to work something out, seeking some independant funding through hard work (what she could get) and helping behind the scenes for connections as she worked on a new script. and setting up a studio.
The script was for a rather brazen film, intended, in Racheals own words, to be a "giant middle finger to my old fanbase. I could finally be an adult, so I was going to be an adult." Racheal wrote, acted and directed for the film. The film was titled Celine and, in 2011, it saw release to mainstream theaters. And it was intentionally controversial.
The plot of Celine was actually drawn form an old exploitation film formula; being a rape and revenge film. The story followed Celine (played by Racheal Raccoon) and a vixen friend with a camcorder as they took a vacation in the South just after graduating college. However, as a trio of rednecks started stalking the two of them, it became apparent that they had some very ill intentions. Being the type of film it was, Racheal made sure that the tape scene was as terrifying as possible. There would be no fanservice or sex appeal of any kind. And yes, the human rapists even took advantage of Celine's toon nature in breaking her apart so they each had something to force themselves into. The vixen friend did catch enough of the rape on film (as she tried to escape as Celine told her) to give the police something to work with for investigation. After sending the film to the police, the friend proceeded to help Celine with recovery, a proccess that took weeks. The police were still struggling with the film's quality, so Celine went for revenge; by psychologically tormenting the rapists until they went to the police and got arrested for their act.
Deemed the toon answer to I Spit On Your Grave, the film was broadly lambasted by human critics for being in bad taste (citing that "just because a toon is being raped does not make the act of rape funny" (nevermind that it was not intended to be funny) and how the human rapists weren't killed (but instead were punished by the judicial system)). Some humans, less offended by the rape scene, seemed to think that the film should have tried to be more "stupid fun."
Toons, however, broadly seemed to think that the film was something they kinda needed to dispel the "family friendly" image that is socially enforced on them. Some would even come to defend it as art, citing such things as how it represents the oppression of toons and the need to rise against said oppression, or how it reflects Racheal's opinion of her treatment in her days in the cast of Forest Friends (Which Racheal stares is something she cannot say is entirely wrong, but she refuses to say these defenders are right).
And indeed, some other toon film-makers decided that they would also take cues from Exploitation films, leading over the next couple of years to a movement of "Toonsploitation" films, which would then be answered by more "artsy" films known as the "Toon Art" movement. The two would together be known as the "Toon Film" movement.
And Ghetto-Free has also since been a major contributor to the overall Toon Film movement. Racheal has acted in a number of other films and also directed a couple more (which will be explained in her filmography). Similarly, she has also let her studio be used by other toon film makers looking for some help. Overall, business seems to be doing pretty good, though Ghetto-Free films are not quite as mainsteam after the mixed reactions on Celine. Racheal's current physical age of 21, and has stayed that way since 2011.
Category Artwork (Digital) / General Furry Art
Species Raccoon
Size 1000 x 750px
File Size 291 kB
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Admittedly, with the setting she's a part of, furry artists are probably perceived by toons as well-intentioned "innocent bigots." They may be breaking the "Family Friendly" label, but they're still kinda doing what that label itself does: Objectifying them and stripping them of personhood.
It's not a happy world for toons.
It's not a happy world for toons.
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