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So yesterday, on chatlands, I was asked the following:

Cyberry, why do you mod poses to make them fat? That's mean to skinny girls!

I would like to make some things very clear:

First: I do not hate skinny people. Come on now. I'm an advocate for body positivity, which means all body types. What I am doing is adding body diversity. And secondly, I am not modding anything to make it 'fat' (so what if I was?). Not skinny does not automatically mean fat.

But then why do you refuse to use skinny anthro poses? Or ones with long wavy or scene hair?

Simply? Because my characters aren't skinny. My main ones, Indigo and Velocity, have my own body type--which I would describe instead as having a little "extra pudge" while still being generally fit and in shape. My body type even without label is just thicker. I have a smallish waist with moderately sized hips and a butt as well as substantial chest area. As such, I feel weird putting my characters in body types that are NOT that.

On the hair subject. I have an afro, therefore Indigo and Velocity have afros.

But why do you gripe about not being able to find anthro poses to your liking?

Because there is a culture that sonas and anthro lineart need to have some combination of skinny body, 'thick' legs that are perfectly toned, perfect stomach/ab area, perfect breasts, perfect butt (size of the last two varies, thankfully). I don't feel the need to pretend my body is something it's not. I want my fursona to be something that truly represents me, rather than an idealization of me.

So you're just trying to be different!

Er. I guess if being myself means i'm trying to be different. Yes. Bring on the afros glasses and pudge.

Which, guys, really isn't as uncommon as it seems. I am by no means the only one who has body diversity in their anthro art. Go look--it's out there. But specifically on chatlands it seems to be either 'perfect body' or superfat.

You're a hypocrite! All your poses are thick! So you DO hate skinny girls!

Tee hee! Wrong again. Cyberry is thin, flat chested with a round butt and extremely toned legs. She has no extra hair on her head but if she did it would probably be brown and a pixie cut. Pathogen, differently, is your typical thin with perfect body. She is meant to be alluring but also has no extra hair. If she did, it WOULD be long and wavy/curly.

If you find other examples of body diversity on chatlands, then let me know. Link it below.