Doran-Eirok

Sorry all, I think I've finally had about enough of this place. A few too many corporate decisions that show zero respect for artists, with the apologies and backpedals being too little too late. My full art galleries are still available on Furaffinity (https://www.furaffinity.net/user/doraneirok/) and Weasyl (https://www.weasyl.com/profile/doraneirok) and these will continue to be updated, and at time of writing I'm active on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Doran_Eirok) and Mastodon (https://the.others.social/web/@Doran_Eirok). As for DeviantArt though, I'm done posting here and I'm going to be deleting my work. I appreciate that this is a huge pain in the butt if you've been following me here and I'm very sorry. To all who have favourited, commented, or otherwise supported or found enjoyment in my work over the years, thank you so much.

Some of you may not know me that well, so I'm going to cover this once. Black lives matter. Before you get tempted to retort with 'all lives matter', saying 'Black lives matter' never means 'more than other lives.' It's simply a recognition of the way in which society has a deeply-embedded systemic way of valuing Black lives less than others. All houses matter, but when the fire truck pulls into your neighbourhood you don't get to whine that it's spraying the house that is actively on fire instead of your perfectly safe and cozy not-on-fire house three streets away. Over the past week I have seen hundreds of videos from all over America that have firmly convinced me that the only moral way forward is to massively overhaul the way policing is done. Police need to be held accountable for their actions (e.g. no covering badge numbers or names, no possibility to disable or obstruct body or vehicle cameras), police need to be demilitarised and defunded, and the entire way policing is

Right, so. The world is scary right now, in terms of the environment and the climate crisis, and it’s easy to feel discouraged and powerless. Here are a few of my own thoughts on all this. It’s not your fault, and fixing it isn’t all on your shoulders. We all have a part to play, but letting go of paralysing guilt is the 1st step. Driving less, eating less meat, reducing waste: great! Do what you can, but failing to live like a monk doesn’t make it all your fault. If you’re on DA reading this, you’ve probably lived your whole life in an inescapable consumerist system. Finding ethical/sustainable buying