I was feeling anxious yesterday, when I got some spare time I started playing evanescence and aggresively doodled Genji haha. Those are kinda messy but I liked them.
“Knowing that they were losing “valuable product” due to their slaves’ propensity to swim, slave owners began taking drastic steps to protect their property. One of these steps was to instill a fear of the water by dunking disobedient slaves in water until they nearly drowned and by creating fear through stories of creatures living in the water. Thus it didn’t take long to excise or destroy the West African swimming tradition from African- American culture. The Jim Crow laws that were enacted after The Civil War prohibited blacks from the popular seaside resorts in places like Atlantic City, N.J. and Revere Beach, Mass. And by the 20th Century, as the swimming pool began to gain in popularity in the United States, the color line prohibited blacks from enjoying this pleasant recreational skill.
In addition, self-segregation also played a role in limiting those of African ancestry from getting in the water. I remember my Aunt saying to stay away from the pool because, “black folk don’t swim.””
Next time you hear someone ask questions like, “Why don’t black people swim?” Or “Why are so many black people afraid of dogs?” And, “Why are there do so many black people live in poverty?”…..let ‘em know that those aren’t coincidences. These things didn’t just happen naturally, all on their own. There’s a reason for it, and you don’t have to be an historian to know they’re all interconnected through slavery, endemic racism and persistently racist cultural norms.
Guess who had a surprise day off! It’s me, I did. I had the opportunity to draw out anything I wanted and APPARENTLY I’m using this chance to reveal that yes, fine, I am deep enough in the fandom hole that I read fan fiction. ╥﹏╥ I know, I know, my logic brain tells me it’s not actually a big deal, but emotional brain demands I be embarrassed by it. Aaaaanyway, I just really wanted to draw dragon flavored Hanzo from @sneakyfeets fic because I have a soft spot for monster stuff and Hanzo, this is a known thing. I could have done more to this but eeeeh I think I’ve done enough. >_>;
Portraits of my main characters! Helios, Jeremias, Wulfgnar and Etienne! I may make a website with their character profiles in the future for fun! Which one is your fave?
“It’s just a sketch it won’t take long – I’m being really rough and using my sketching brush!” I said, foolishly forgetting armor is hard and there’s three characters.
I really like the central fire in Trueshot Lodge and wanted to draw the bird crew hanging out around it. Talarik’s not being jealous he’s just really friggin’ bored.
