Fashion Update
So, I haven’t been updating at all since my teen brother is visiting. He is probably the one of the most awesome people I know. It’s been so refreshing to hang out with him.
Anyhooo, All I’ve done in the past week or so was this one drawing. I’m happy how it turned out but I wish I could be more patient and spend some more time on it. I was sloppy with shading and especially with cleaning up. However, I like how the dress turned out. Nothing ground breaking but it’s cute. I’m thinking of actually sewing it up. Let’s see how that turns out.
Let me know what you think :)
Quote of the Day
“If, as they say, God spanked this town
For being much too frisky,
Why did He burn His churches down
And save Hotaling’s Whiskey?”
Poem on 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, in which the city’s largest whiskey distillery (Hotaling’s Whiskey) was left unscathed.
Flaming Faggot?
I’ve never used the word faggot. The only time I used the word fag was when I was referencing to a cigarette. As we all know it’s quite common to call homosexuals derogatory words -all around the world.
I was recently watching “Louie”, the tv show starring Louie C.K. He makes me depressed -in a good way. I like Louie C.K. because he’s usually so dark and harsh and right it smacks me in the face.
The last episode had Louie and his friends playing poker. One of the guys, Rick is a homosexual. The guys ask him questions about gay sex and orgies and so on. Towards the end Louie asks Rick if he gets offended when he uses the word “faggot” on stage. Rick replies with etymology of the phrase. It is so shocking and disgusting that it made me cringe.
Here’s what he says:
Well, the word “faggot” really means a bundle of sticks used for kindling in a fire. Now, in the middle ages, when they used to burn people they thought were witches? They used to burn homosexuals, too. And, they used to burn the witches at a stake, but they thought the homosexuals were too low and disgusting to be given a stake to be burnt on, so they used to just throw them in with the kindling, with the other faggots. So that’s how you get “flaming faggot”.
He also adds:
You might wanna know that every gay man in America has probably had that word shouted at them while they’re being beaten up, sometimes many times, sometimes by a lot of people all at once. So, when you say it, it kind of brings that all back up. But, you know, by all means, use it. Get your laughs. But you know, now you know what it means.
I can’t ever imagine someone using the word knowing where it comes from. But I can’t imagine beating up someone because they are different than me.
You can watch the video of the scene here, the part which I talked about starts around min5.
Fashion Update: What have I been doing?
I usually use this blog to rant. I keep forgetting to update it. A friend recently asked me why I don’t put any of my fashion stuff here. I actually don’t have an answer. Maybe I see this blog as an escape from daily life, where I have to deal with school and work. I don’t put any of my fashion or make up stuff here.
However, I’ve decided to try something different.
Here is my Knitwear collection. It’s quite different from my usual stuff. I’m usually minimalistic. I actually like how the colors and textures come together. I think it’s a fun collection. I have a few problems with the drawings since they were done in a rush and don’t look that good. But as long as the person looking at them can get the idea, it’s fine. Making the samples were much more time consuming hence hasty croquis. The collection was inspired by Scotch Whisky and Scotland. These versions are just colored and lack shadows and highlights. The reason for that is that I was on the verge of going crazy when I lost 5 hours of work on photoshop and gave up. The next day I just colored them and turned them in due to it being the day of the deadline.
