I hate to talk about trivial things in times of crisis (which anybody with a brain should have seen coming, and those who didn't should not be working in government positions), but sometimes a breather is healthy and necessary.
After happily reading books and graphic novels, such as the surprise of the new 'She-Hulk' and 'Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Part One', maybe the future doesn't look so bleak. Some people do care about others, and do know that empathy should go without saying, that no human is more or less human than others no matter their race, sex, class, background, and orientation. Some people do try to take action, and communicate for change; one effective form is through fiction, which reflects our current reality. I have many more books from 2017 to read, and I'll see if they are also worth it.
I have watched 'Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir', and it shall be one of those cartoons in which I have no interest in continuing past the first season or so. It's not as original or subversive as I'd hoped, but it is something I would have absolutely eaten up as a kid starving for girl power. A somewhat disappointment of a show I should have loved (Magical Girls, superheroines, bugs and cats, come on!), but in terms of progress in children's entertainment, it's okay. Mantra of life: Don't get your hopes up.
Communicating exactly what is going on in one's mind is surprisingly difficult, and this is clear through one's stumbling and awkward speech (the mouth can be a traitor), and writing (so can the hand). Confidence is key, and so is support.
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