Uh, hello small mob of people who have followed me since the summer comic was posted

My name is Kendra. I like beer, rap music and burritos. I’m 22 and just graduated from college in NYC. I draw a lot of fanart, I’m sorry

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empiricalpragmatic said:

Sorry for firing off so bad on that post. I just got 3 or 4 very angry replies and was too heated to get my initial point across. What I mean is, I can sympathise because i'm gay and have to go through similar feelings daily. But we are better than letting what people say dictate what we do. Just go for it, don't shave and wear whatever. It's YOUR life, y'know what I mean? Reaching out to ignorant people won't work. Sorry for the confusion, I hope what I meant is a little more clear now.

I appreciate the apology, but I still believe that silently enduring is what won’t change anything. It’s a social problem that is bred from people growing up that thinking things like “women should always shave everything” and “you deserve catcalls if you wear shorts outside” are okay. Bringing attention to that is the first step in enacting change. I’m not saying that my comic is going to make people go “OH MY GOD I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT AND WILL FROM HERE ON OUT BE A SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS INTERSECTIONAL FEMINIST” but I don’t think it hurts. It’s starting the discussion, which is am important thing.

Being gay isn’t the same as being female. It’s apples and oranges. I understand that you as a gay man have to go through a ton of equally ridiculous bullshit, but the problems themselves are different. Not mutually exclusive, but different. Institutionalized homophobia and institutionalized sexism come from different places, and while we are being oppressed by many of the same groups, there are inherent differences in the oppression itself.

Believe me, I do live my life the way I want to live it. I shave my head more often than I shave my legs, I dress like a fuckin’ looney like, all the time, I make no bones about my general queerness and gender expression. But that’s me standing up for myself. Just like I’m standing up for myself with this comic.

I’m goin’ for it. I’d rather reach out and express myself to the general audience made up of some ignorant people and potentially strike out with them than never try and never know whether I could have opened a few eyes or made someone question, even for a minute, the things they think they know.

I appreciate the apology. I don’t think you’re a bad person. I will continue to have fuzzy legs in the summertime and wear whatever I want and give a big ol’ middle finger to the people who don’t get me and refuse to try. But I respectfully disagree and will continue to try to reach out to ignorant people for as long as I’m alive because I believe that for every person who calls me a dyke or a slob or a bitch, there might be one more who might change their point of view. And I like those odds.