Celebrating Diversity: New Horizons Character Designing Event

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Here is my entry!

I think that this celebration is absolutely lovely and I'm so happy that I was able to enter it this year. I chose to create a design to represent my place in the LGBT+ community. I am a lesbian, which is why the main/biggest flag shown is the lesbian flag but I also wanted to include other identities as well. I wasn't able to fit everybody in, but I tried my best. I thought that the lesbian flag would make for a pretty sunset background so I opted to go with my Go To Picture and include a field with flowers! The flowers are made up of different pride flags (asexual, transgender, bisexual, nonbinary, and pansexual) with rainbow hearts in the background that I would've loved to have made clouds but I couldn't figure it out, lol. For the flag I again went with the lesbian flag as the main one and instead of flowers I made the flag designs as hearts to go across it diagonally! The handle/pole of the flag is a rainbow to represent the LGBT+ community as a whole.

Being a lesbian is not the only important part of me but it is a pretty big part of my life. It's something that I have struggled with in the past and still struggle with even now but I am getting a lot better with it. I was terrified for a long time when I realized that I was a lesbian - I come from a small town and have always wanted to work with small children. Those two things often clash with the LGBT+ community because some people still see us as, "deviants," or as people who will "corrupt" their children. I still choose to not share my sexuality with the people I work with but I have opened up over the past few years to people in my real life and in places like this. I think that having a space to celebrate diversity of any kind is so helpful and wonderful. I can't wait to see other peoples entries

 

[neoratz]

this is a sweet event :-D i'm autistic, so i put together an autism pride outfit! i made a gingham sweater with the rainbow infinity symbol and some face paint to go with it. the symbol represents the diversity of those with autism, as it affects everyone differently! i have some sensory issues with clothing, so i chose the sweater/skirt/sneaker combo because those are the comfiest for me to wear in real life.

Spoiler: proof it is a picture of me

i had to time travel forward because june 23rd was all rainy XD

 

[Jeremy]

Good work so far, everyone!

Quick note: entries that are submitted with dark lighting or low quality screenshots will be accepted, but I may have to PM you for another version when it's closer to the end of the first round (Friday) so it can be used in the banner if it makes the top 3.

 

[Dunquixote]

I admit I wanted to keep my ethnicity to myself since there are some things I rather keep to myself and there has been something causing me a lot of insecurity, but I really wanted to take part in this event and seeing how many entries have been submitted already and I am sure it took everyone some bit of courage to do, I decided to submit mine.

I am Korean, but I was not raised there so I am not educated on the culture. I did use to go to Korean festivals and partake in adoption group get togethers. I made a fan based on one I got at one of the festivals (or it might have been from Epcot in Disney World; not 100% sure). This is my first ACNH design and I am proud if it, since I couldn’t figure out how to design without the stylus from HHD for the 3DS and didn’t know the mirror option could be toggled off.

The hanbok design is not mine; I downloaded the code for this one.

I put the green sash on to represent mental health awareness since I have been diagnosed with depression, OCD, severe anxiety. I still have yet to be tested for asperger’s. i think mental health awareness is important since I feel a lot of people and jobs judge people because they have anxiety, or they don’t fully understand it isn’t a laughing matter.

I tried to include all the LGBT flag colors by using flowers. I am not part of the group, but I have friends and I earnestly would love them and others see more acceptance, compassion and love. I hope this is acceptable; I mean no disrespect. I can quickly change this though if requested and if the mods feel I should.

2-3 sentence: This represents diversity because I chose to dress my rep up in traditional korean clothing. Additionally, I set up flowers representing the colors of the LGBT flag since I believe wholeheartedly there needs to be more acceptance, tolerance, compassion and love towards those within the group. I wore a green sash to promote mental health awareness.

Reference:

Spoiler

https://www.dreamstime.com/tri-colo...andle-buddhist-symbol-yin-yang-image172441448

Spoiler: Proof

 

[kiwikenobi]

This is my villager, who looks as much like me as the game allows.

And these are the kind of clothes that I would wear in real life. I don't feel like I need to dress up in any special way for this, because I'm unique. We all are. Every single person is part of diversity, no matter what groups people want to sort them into. It doesn't matter whether a trait you have belongs to the majority, or to a minority, because everyone has tons of traits of varying rarity. Everyone is different and unique and contributes to our diverse existence. I don't think anyone needs any greater qualifier to celebrate diversity: just be yourself.

 

[Chris]

Disclaimer: staff entries are not eligible for prizes.​

First time ever making a custom pattern. I had to get advice on how to even begin.

When not pretending to be a robot on the internet, I'm active within both my local church and LGBT society. While these are supposed to be designated safe spaces I'm often treated as an 'other' in both. The reverends are inclusive and insist on their doors being open to anyone and everyone, however not everyone there shares this same sentiment. Some of the elected leaders of my local LGBT society are highly critical of religion, due to how scripture has been widely misused to discriminate against the LGBT community, and I've had other members of the community try to bait me into justifying my faith to them. I don't apologise for who I am in either setting. I wear both a visible cross pendant and an LGBT flag pin when I go out. It was a little too cluttered trying to do that in the pattern designer, so I merged the two. Also, it happened to be raining in my game today, and I thought the rainbow umbrella fit nicely.

Spoiler: Bonus picture + name tag.

Disclaimer: staff entries are not eligible for prizes.​

 

[Serabee]

this is a sweet event :-D i'm autistic, so i put together an autism pride outfit! i made a gingham sweater with the rainbow infinity symbol and some face paint to go with it. the symbol represents the diversity of those with autism, as it affects everyone differently! i have some sensory issues with clothing, so i chose the sweater/skirt/sneaker combo because those are the comfiest for me to wear in real life.

Spoiler: proof it is a picture of me

i had to time travel forward because june 23rd was all rainy XD

Well, darn, your autistic infinity symbol is way better than mine

Now to decide if I wanna make something better or just enter what I've got

 

[neoratz]

Well, darn, your autistic infinity symbol is way better than mine

Now to decide if I wanna make something better or just enter what I've got

TANK YOU i'm sure yours is just as good!! you better post it.. OR ELSE (JK only if you want to)

 

[Serabee]

TANK YOU i'm sure yours is just as good!! you better post it.. OR ELSE (JK only if you want to)

Lol, IDK, I might try and do something else. I was already feeling like mine was kind of boring. I just can't think of what else to do... but it's not like I don't have time to come up with something! If not, I'll still have a backup~
(and I'll still post my infinity shirt, anyway, even if it's not my entry)

 

[Moonlight.]

i struggled with my sexuality for a while because of how many misconceptions exist around the identity. however, i'm at a point now where i'm proud to say i'm bisexual, and i'm sending love to both my fellow bisexuals and other members of the lgbt community. ❤

 

[lieryl]

* . ✭. .
my character is wearing áo dài, something that i was really shocked to find included in acnh :] as someone who is Vietnamese it’s cool to see them including more outfits from different cultures, i would’ve never expected to see our traditional clothing in such a big game

i got a kick out of showing my mother the áo dài in game when it first released and i had even more fun making the one shown here based off of the one my mother’s friend made for me during my last trip to Vietnam :] it’s nice to be able to capture a fond memory within a game design ^^

Spoiler: design <3

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[Foreverfox]

Spoiler: Close-up

Spoiler: Nametag

This is my son, Nicholas. He is almost 2 years old and has Spina Bifida. He has his own wheelchair in real life that he LOVES to use! We went through fetal repair surgery when I was 5 months pregnant, 3 days after my wedding, to have his spine closed before birth to give him hope for less obstacles. It has helped him in so many ways and I can't imagine not doing that for him. My hope for him as he grows, is that he is accepted by his peers for who he is, which is the sweetest, kindest, most loving boy ever. ❤

Find my post in the "What Do You Look Like?" thread to see him/us from Mother's Day!

 

[digimon]

here is me wearing a diraac sheed! (synonymous with diraac baati/baati)
i also have some bariis (rice) on my face!

Spoiler: blurb

growing up i really felt ashamed and embarrassed about being from a family that isn't from the country i live in now. i never used to like wearing clothes from my home country. i always tried to strive to be normal" whatever that is lol even in the comfort of my own home! it's taken some time but i'm slowly learning to appreciate and love my roots! i feel like things are a lot different than they are back then when it comes to things like this, so it definitely feels better opening about something so personal to me!

Spoiler: username

 

[Megaroni]

I admit I wanted to keep my ethnicity to myself since there are some things I rather keep to myself and there has been something causing me a lot of insecurity, but I really wanted to take part in this event and seeing how many entries have been submitted already and I am sure it took everyone some bit of courage to do, I decided to submit mine.

I am Korean, but I was not raised there so I am not educated on the culture. I did use to go to Korean festivals and partake in adoption group get togethers. I made a fan based on one I got at one of the festivals (or it might have been from Epcot in Disney World; not 100% sure). This is my first ACNH design and I am proud if it, since I couldn’t figure out how to design without the stylus from HHD for the 3DS and didn’t know the mirror option could be toggled off.

The hanbok design is not mine; I downloaded the code for this one.

I put the green sash on to represent mental health awareness since I have been diagnosed with depression, OCD, severe anxiety. I still have yet to be tested for asperger’s. i think mental health awareness is important since I feel a lot of people and jobs judge people because they have anxiety, or they don’t fully understand it isn’t a laughing matter.

I tried to include all the LGBT flag colors by using flowers. I am not part of the group, but I have friends and I earnestly would love them and others see more acceptance, compassion and love. I hope this is acceptable; I mean no disrespect. I can quickly change this though if requested and if the mods feel I should.

2-3 sentence: This represents diversity because I chose to dress my rep up in traditional korean clothing. Additionally, I set up flowers representing the colors of the LGBT flag since I believe wholeheartedly there needs to be more acceptance, tolerance, compassion and love towards those within the group. I wore a green sash to promote mental health awareness.

Reference:

Spoiler

https://www.dreamstime.com/tri-colo...andle-buddhist-symbol-yin-yang-image172441448

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Spoiler: Proof

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It was very brave of you to be so vulnerable. I've also been trying to keep some parts of my identity to myself but for this I decided I would be a little more open. Glad to see others did the same. I'm part of the lgbt community and I don't think anyone would see anything wrong with you showing support. I love your entry by the way

 

[Nefarious]

I'm part of the LGBT+ community, so I (poorly) made a leather jacket with some LGBT+ flag patches (couldn't fit many in there due to limited colors slots). I'm actually quite private when it comes to sharing this aspect of myself due to how I've been treated growing up, but I'm glad that acceptance is getting more commonplace than it was before. There's still a long way to go, but it's nice to celebrate how far the right to love who you do and be who you are freely has come.

I've kind of avoided putting myself down to any specific label, because I still don't 100% know myself haha. After talking it over with a friend, we think I fall into the bi/aro spectrum, so with that I added those flags as face paint on my character.​

 

[Midoriya]

I spent a good portion of today deciding what to do for the event, and decided that I would create an entry that both says something about myself and supports a group of people around the world: martial artists!

I’ve done martial arts for fourteen years now in real life, and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. I did Karate for eight years and earned a black belt first degree in that art (the belt after black belt), and Aikido for eight years as well now and have a brown belt second degree in that art.

The outfit I’m wearing is called a Judogi, which is used for Judo, but both Judo, Karate, and Aikido have roots in Japan. I thought it was a nice way to show one of my interests as well as to celebrate diversity.

I’m also wearing a superhero mask because my sensei in Aikido is a personal hero of mine, and reminds me a lot of All Might from MHA.

Martial arts in general is good for your body, mind, and overall well-being. It’s also good for your confidence, and something I’ve been severely missing over the pandemic. When I’m on the floor at the academy I feel like I can take on anything.

Spoiler: username

 

[Mr_Persona]

this is a surprise to see because l wouldn't suspect an event in this month. Well good luck guys Can't wait to see what my friends made for this event!

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This is my son, Nicholas. He is almost 2 years old and has Spina Bifida. He has his own wheelchair in real life that he LOVES to use! We went through fetal repair surgery when I was 5 months pregnant, 3 days after my wedding, to have his spine closed before birth to give him hope for less obstacles. It has helped him in so many ways and I can't imagine not doing that for him. My hope for him as he grows, is that he is accepted by his peers for who he is, which is the sweetest, kindest, most loving boy ever. ❤

Find my post in the "What Do You Look Like?" thread to see him/us from Mother's Day!

l really like this! It's so nice of you for doing this to support him!

 

[CylieDanny]

Events like this are what makes this community so amazing ^^ these entries, are so heartfelt, and amazing. Some I got teary over because I could relate

Maybe I'll do something too, I think I know what it would be ♡

 

[Kattea]

Spoiler: Username

I just know this is going to be more than 2-3 sentences, but I have alot to say on this topic.

Here is my island rep in a traditional Vietnamese gown called an Áo Dài. This one is a custom design, but I felt happy and included to see that Able Sisters does carry Áo Dài of their own. Growing up, I struggled to accept my ethnicity because my parents switched me from a multi-cultural school where there were alot of ESL (English as Second Language) students to a more academic school so that I could have a better education. I was extremely grateful for that, however it was the first time I had experienced being treated differently for not looking like everyone else. Thankfully, being mean wasn't cool for very long and I was able to grow into and eventually embrace my ethnicity.

People are generally kinder and more accepting these days, and I have never experienced racism as an adult until the pandemic. My mom and I were out for a walk when this guy approached us and started yelling about the Coronavirus. Which is already so awful that it breaks my heart to know many people have experienced much worse. The Stop Asian Hate movement hits really close to home because I spent so much of my childhood being ashamed of my ethnicity. That never should have happened, it certainly should not be happening again, and to bring violence into it is just unacceptable. To anyone who has experienced Asian hate, or really any kind of racially-motivated hate or xenophobia, I stand with you and I hope you are surrounded by kindness that supersedes those bad experiences.

 

[Pintuition]

Here is my entry- I call it the "Disabili-tree Tee". I made the custom design myself! I don't think I've ever posted about this on TBT, but I am disabled and use mobility aids for multiple health conditions. I have used wheelchairs, crutches, and braces almost my whole life to get around in the world. As a kid I was embarrassed to be disabled and many people treated me differently because of it. I hated to let people see I was handicapped and every-time I put my parking placard on the rearview mirror or went out with my aids I saw it as a kind of personal defeat. In the years since I've grown to accept that being disabled is not something to be ashamed of- rather that it is just a human condition like any other. It doesn't make me "lesser" or unable to do things, it has made me problem-solve and get creative in order to live life to the fullest. And that's just what I intend to do!

This entry/design goes out to all the TBT-ers and their friends/families whose physical abilities may differ or who may also be disabled!

Spoiler: Username Photo and Bonus Pic!