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Ben Literal

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Ben Literal @benliteral.bsky.social · 6h

New pinned post to introduce myself to new and potential followers, and reintroduce myself after coming back from hiatus.

I'm Ben Literal and my goal is to make queer male art A HELLUVA LOT more diverse.

#queerartist #queerart #blackartist #blackart #gayartist #gayart

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Ben Literal @benliteral.bsky.social · 2h

If there's one thing I'm gonna do, it's listen to all 9 minutes of "The Glamourous Life" by Sheila E.

Every. Single. Time.
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The Glamorous Life

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Ben Literal @benliteral.bsky.social · 4h

*highkey

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Ben Literal @benliteral.bsky.social · 6h

"OTIS"

I don't really subscribe to the mindset that all art has to "mean" something. I mean, yeah, my art has an overarching message of male body positivity, but let's be real. This is just a dude showing off his butt. And that's okay! 🍑🤣

#queerartist #queerart #blackartist #gayartist #gayart

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Ben Literal @benliteral.bsky.social · Apr 18

I bet the only reason they came up with Reese's Pieces is because they were sick of people mispronouncing Reese's as "ree-sees" and needed people to know it rhymed with "pieces".

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Ben Literal @benliteral.bsky.social · 6h

My new hobby is porn memes. Prepare to be sick of me.

Ben Literal @benliteral.bsky.social · 13h

That moment when you're halfway through the dick appointment and you can't remember if you turned the stove off or not.

Ben Literal @benliteral.bsky.social · 6h

I usually breathe a sigh of relief when celebrities say dumbass shit like this because it's usually someone I never bothered with in the first place or never even heard of.

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Ben Literal @benliteral.bsky.social · 3d

It's been about two and a half months since I've made any art (yay for ✨mental illness✨). So, here's Carlos with a message that there will always be queer joy, no matter how much folks try to squash it!

#queerartist #queerart #blackartist #gayartist #gayart

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Ben Literal @benliteral.bsky.social · 10h

I spent way too much time in my life convinced that this was an Elton John song.

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Southern Nights

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Ben Literal @benliteral.bsky.social · 10h

If I'm being honest, I'm completely fine with being ghosted if the vibes don't match. I'm conflict avoidant and rejection sensitive, so it saves you the trouble of having to say it and saves me the trouble of having to hear it. Honestly, please just vanish.

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Ben Literal @benliteral.bsky.social · 13h

That moment when you're halfway through the dick appointment and you can't remember if you turned the stove off or not.

Ben Literal @benliteral.bsky.social · 13h

This is Ebony, Nomie, Jupiter, and Bianca. Together, they are GyrlTyme and they're gonna rock your world...when they add bands to The Sims, that is. But they're a band in my lore.

Jupiter is from Phase 7 and Ebony, Nomie, and Bianca are from Phase 9.
#Sims4 #TheSims4 #ShowUsYourSims #BlackSimmer

Ben Literal @benliteral.bsky.social · 15h

This is honestly so real.

We love to say that toxicity or a negative attitude makes a person unattractive, but let's face it. That's not always true. Sometimes, "hot" is all it takes to open up your bed, bod, and beyond to someone you really shouldn't.

Believe me. I spent my 20s doing that shit.

feral streep @seanpaulmahoney.bsky.social · 23h

another bad decision averted by jerking off first instead of texting back a hot but pretty toxic former hookup