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  • In a way, POC and BIPOC is only intended for usage in America or some extent Western world. It can be considered as non-inclusive term in a international context.

    (I’m saying this as I often see American trying to use this in international discussion, not specifically to you).

    Black as a term in general as expression in Asia also often doesn’t work (except in some area). For example, some Southeast Asian people historically being called “black people” by European, and that still sticks in some region, tho might be in different language.

    Some people that have lighter skin also can be heavily discriminated. Even Dutch-Indonesian, Arabic-Indonesian, etc used to be discriminated because anti-foreigner narative. These people often already stay in the area for as long as 400 years.

    The term “white people” in some parts of Asia also often does not work, as some native people here can have lighter skin than average “white people.”

    Even in context of Europe, some group of “white people” also often being discriminated, especially for minority ethnic groups. Their opinion often invalidated because they’re white skinned (white=instant previlage, according to some people).

    (Sorry for random info, I’m native Javanese ethnic and Indonesian btw :P)



  • I conclude that as I’ve been helping people setting their computer as well as teaching people to use various softwares for 15 years :)

    I always try to know what things they want to do and their skill level, then recommending software that might be suitable for them. It can be proprietary, but most of the time I tried to recommend FOSS alternative instead.



  • I’m talking flexible UI as relative to Clip Studio Paint.

    The software is now an industry standard for manga, webtoon, 2D animation, and general ACG-related illustration in Asia. It was so good that there’s no other alternative that have it. Not even Photoshop or Krita.

    I read that Krita dev also agree that it will be nice to have it.

    There’s a ton of unique workflow only be possible with it.




  • I believe when majority of people saying “Photoshop has this, we should do this as well” are not actually saying GIMP should create a total carbon-copy.

    People loves easy to use interface, not carbon copy of Photoshop, even if they don’t say that. They just don’t know how to articulate their frustration better.

    When Affinity Photo emerges as actual Photoshop alternative, no one complains regarding “not being Photoshop clone” because the interface is actually easier than Photoshop, while still being advanced software.

    New GIMP user complaining about interface “not being Photoshop clone” is indicator that GIMP interface is not easy to use and intuitive enough.