shawnlenore:

I’ve been having a fun time! 

My comic from Wednesday, despite not being controversial in anyway, apparently found itself some controversy based on my malaise and sadness from the election results. 

Putting myself out there on the internet with my comic was a big step for me. I’m not a fan, and I knew I wouldn’t be, but there’s no way around being exposed when you make your work so public. 

And I’m not adverse to people criticizing me, but it’s nice when I don’t have to explain to Trump supporters that racism requires structural power in a society, and that in the US, you can’t exactly be racist against white people. You can hate them, you can be prejudiced against them, but frankly, I know that being white isn’t going to cost me potential jobs. I know being white isn’t going to dictate the neighborhoods I can live in. I know being white isn’t going to be a huge safety hazard in certain parts of the country. I know that being white isn’t going to affect my future earning potential. 

But no, being okay with the fact that minorities might be prejudiced against white people gets me called a racist bitch and told to fuck off. Okay! 

I set out to make a feminist, queer comic because I’m a feminist, queer artist. I made a comic with a cast that’s primarily people of color. I made a cast that’s overwhelmingly female. I made a cast that’s mostly queer. I wanted to make something to combat all the sexist, racist, homophobic shit that I deal with every day when I walk out the door. I didn’t make it because I like werewolves. I didn’t make it because I wanted to appeal to anyone in particular. I made it because that’s what I’ve always wanted to read.

But my mistake is that I made something that apparently has broad appeal. So people have been reading and apparently ignoring the feminist and queer angles in my comic and just…enjoying it. Which is great! But when I get political, they don’t like it. I’m not one to tell people what to read and enjoy, but my politics are in my comic, even if you didn’t notice. My politics are what made me make this comic in the first place. 

I’m going to keep making my comic. You don’t have to read it.

If you’re not reading How to Be a Werewolf you absolutely should! Not only is the writing awesome, but the world needs more feminist, queer werewolf fiction, dammit!

Rock on, Shawn! I’m proud to support your Patreon!

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