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I am not a feminist. Though by definition I am, which is extremely problematic to me. By merely “supporting” the idea of feminism I am good enough to meet the requirement. I’d never claim to be a feminist. To do so would be insulting to the ongoing struggles and daunting adversary women face. I’d no sooner claim to be a doctor because I put a band-aid on someone once. Therein lays the problem: Good Enough. Part II: Good Enough: The Key that Binds Us and Seals the Future. There are some that would claim that we live in progressive times. I’d argue that we live in an era where progress is stagnating. The gears wh

Stories for Humans: Representation in Comics, a discourse of race and gender inequality. Scott McCloud would say that comics are stories for humans. No matter how abstract the art, humans will see themselves in it. But, what about those of us who struggle to find ourselves portrayed in comics? Over the next few weeks I’d like to engage a very important, seldom discussed, topic: Representation. Part I: The reason I make comics: Introductions are in order. One of the most difficult topics I find to talk to white people, white men in particular, about is representation. Simply said, if you’re a white male representation in media i

Reth+inking Our Medium In setting our anguish aside, we can see through our suffering. Only then can we chart a path to change our medium. We’ve touched on many topics concerning comics, and discussed the power we have as a community. For the last part of this series, I’d like to explore the idea of community a bit deeper. Part IV: The Cost of our Competitiveness. It is indoctrinated in us to be competitive. Mainstream companies and individuals in the indie community sing in praise of the concept. We are barraged by buzz words like “revolutionary”, “alternative”, and “new”. All in effort to m