I'm a Visual art & Design student, art hobbyist and I have other various creative interests. I use this blog for inspiration, tutorials and references. I probably wont post my work on here, but if I do and I've used someone's work for inspiration/reference I'll always credit them.
I recieved 2 of my dreamies in 2 days so I thought I’d do a giveaway to celebrate.
This will end March 14th 2015
Rules
mbfmeand or my acnl blog(you get a extra prize for following both)
no giveaway blogs
must reblog this (you can reblog as many times as you want)
you must be comfortable with giving me your FC
Put in the tags your main blog if you’re a sideblog
likes don’t count (you can bookmark this though)
1 winner will recieve (I’ll probably add more prizes):
Campus Set Mermaid Set Rococo Set (Refurbished White) 30 common flowers 10 Hybrids 5 million bells A drawing of your mayor (icon/avatar) Your choice of set: Regal, Lovely, Pave, Cabin, Minimalist, Ice and Ranch.
The winners will also be allowed to choose from this item list: bamboo grass, cucumber horse, eggplant cow, cherry-blossom clock, palm tree lamp, hinaningyo, kadomatsu, kagamimochi, kimbap plate, rice cake, veggie basket, blue argyle tank, newsprint hat, hairbow wig, topknot wig, dango
And here are the rules:
•Must be following me (cool-crossing) and mayor-jacob we’re both 100% animal crossing blogs and 100% cool so dont worry
•Please don’t unfollow after the giveaway, or else you wont be allowed to participate in any later giveaways!
•Only reblogs count as entries, but feel free to like the post for reference! More reblogs do count as more entries, but be kind to your followers and dont spam!
•Winner will be chosen using Random.org
•Your ask box must be open and if the winner doesn’t respond within 48 hours a new one will be chosen!
•You can get an extra entry (2 extra if you follow both) by following either of our personal blogs, mine is tsunderedave and jacob’s is jacob-oppa!
If you’ve been looking to bind, whether you’re transgender, non-binary, or a cosplayer, you’ve probably come across binders like these on Ebay, Amazon, or AliExpress. Usually they’re called E.V.A, SHO, Whatwears, or Ancient Fish King brands, all of which are apparently, interchangeable with each other. Ross is here to tell you that these chest binders are not much of a step up from ace bandages, which in case you hadn’t known already, are the worst thing you can do to bind your chest. So here’s the run down, from least bad to worst.
First off, the sellers are usually misinformed about why someone would use a chest binder is needed just from how they title them. Why would Lesbians want a chest binder (outside of cosplay?)? I don’t know, but most of these listings have lesbian in the name, suggesting that chest binders are for girls, not men or nonbinary. This right there should be a warning sign of a company that doesn’t know what they are doing.
The strapless binders’ model is wearing the wrong size for their chest. Their breast is popping out over the top of the binder, and I can personally say that with that binder, it is very, very, painful if you have a larger chest. After about 20 minutes, bruising and chaffing will occur, especially to those with larger chests or are heavier. In the worst case scenario, the breast will rip or pop as if it were cut with a knife.
Look at the materials used. These chest binders do not have any or enough stretchy material in them. Elastic or spandex is the best. On the ones that do have spandex, they don’t mention how much there is in the binder. This is an enormous, bright, flashing sign that the binder is NOT safe. Just how bad is it? Ace bandages likely have more elastic than these binders do, and the ace bandages can still kill you if they don’t maim you. A binder is supposed to stretch, be easily manipulated, and you must be able to take a full breath in them. I’ve bought and used two different types binders from Ebay not knowing any better, and I could barely take a breath at all. I did get larger and larger sizes, and with the same result. Putting it simply, their binders could be falling off of you because they are too big and still would not be safe.
Now I can’t show you in a picture about the next part, but what’s probably the worst about these binders is that their ‘binding’ material goes all the way around the binder. Your binder should NOT have this unless it is made to correct back posture. Sports bras can, but that is better for again, correcting back posture. So not only will you be binding your chest, but you’ll be binding your ribs, back, and shoulders as well. This can warp them and damage the tissue.
So what does a good binder look like? I’m going to use the binder I’ve had the best experience with as an example. The Ultimate Chest Binder Tank by underworks. I’ve bought two of these as I’ve needed them, I wore out my old one after a year and a half of use daily including at work.
So, straight off from the site, we know this seller is knowledgeable about their target audience. Chest binders are under the men’s section and you never see the word lesbian on any of them. The only thing marked for women under the chest binder section is a sports bra, put there because transgender men often use them for working out.
The information section on the binder isn’t just two or three lines, it’s a whole paragraph. What is this binder made of? Medical grade 70% nylon and 30% spandex knit. It says it right there and is readily available information, you don’t have to dig through the seller’s ads for cheap wholesale jewelry in the description to find it. The listing also tells us how much of each material is used, information you must have when buying a chest binder. My personal rule of thumb? If it’s under 20% spandex or elastic, it’s trash. Our listing also tells us how to put the binder on, rather than making you struggle to figure it out on your own. Size chart and customer reviews are readily available on the listing and not buried under ads for other unrelated merchandise.
Also from looking at the binder’s pictures, the front and back of the binder is made differently; the front is thicker and non transparent while the back can bee seen through a bit and is thin in comparison. This is because the front of the binder is made to compress and bind the chest and the back of the binder is not. All the binding is in the front, support in the back.
Please, know the difference between an unsafe binder and a safe one. Save your money and avoid ones found on ebay. Can’t afford a binder still? There are programs for people who cannot buy one on their own or it is unsafe for them to buy one. One such I know of is the In a Bind program, they have fantastic service if a bit slow delivery time. Remember, this program is only for transgender men and nonbinary, cosplayers will have to go elsewhere or outright buy a binder.
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i’m sorry i don’t usually comment on posts but i keep trying to tell people this over and over again and a lot of the time nobody listens (hopefully they will now because this is an excellently constructed post)
an ebay binder pushed in one of my ribs and i barely wore it for any time at all (just less than an hour for convenience in my own backyard) because i knew it was bad but it seriously injured me that quickly.
the biggest problem is most people who give these things positive reviews have NEVER HAD A SAFE, PROPER BINDER BEFORE. therefore those positive reviews cannot be trusted! they don’t know how an actual binder is supposed to feel.
this is why i urge people not to include cheap ebay binders in their giveaways, especially. it’s not a game and it doesn’t matter how “safe” you are when using them or how well you advise people- they are NOT SAFE.
don’t harm people by trying to make it seem like it’s okay just because you want a couple more followers or to give something away because it’s cheap.
Wow, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? Especially since I last made a banner theme. Please leave the credit if you use this theme! Thanks, and feel free to ask any questions.
