Take, for instance, lines like “all of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names” and “they never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games,” which blatantly glorify bullying of those who are different. But a further investigation into the song’s lyrics reveals just how problematic this old-time classic truly is. On its face, “Rudolph” sounds like a nice, elegant Christmas tune that your kids will enjoy. After all, the best way to spread Christmas cheer is to cancel what does not adhere. So, in order to make “the most wonderful time of the year” more inclusive and tolerant, I’ll be leaving you with a list of the most offensive Christmas songs that absolutely must go this holiday season. There are plenty of Christmas-I mean, holiday-songs that contain themes that are completely unacceptable in 2021. "DC Pride" is part of a larger Pride Month initiative that also includes the queer-centric book "Crush & Lobo," as well as alternate Pride Month covers on other books and several new YA books featuring queer characters.While the attempted canceling of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” is a step in the right direction, it didn’t go nearly far enough.
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"DC Pride" is in stores and available online now, and rival Marvel Comics releases its own " Marvel’s Voices: Pride" on June 23. Grace continues delivering empowering messages in “Be Gay, Do Crimes,” hoping that his audience finds inspiration in its pages. Over the course of that story, Grace wanted to share the message that women and femmes could make money telling jokes, drawing books, acting, directing, and more. I grew up with a comic book publisher one bus ride away, and I could go intern and watch my favorite comic artist draw, Michael Turner, because of the film industry and because of the animation industry.” “And that’s something I didn’t realize isn’t ubiquitous everywhere. “The thing that I’d never understood living in this city, and it took going to college somewhere else and making friends with transplants, was that the little fluoride programming in the water in the city tells people you can make money in the arts,” Grace said. His independent work included a book set in Los Angeles, "Ghosted In L.A.," another book that dealt with economic issues and the creative arts. For me personally, Pride isn’t just a celebration, but it has to be a reflection, too.” “It just made me so happy that they thought about that, and that they were seeking to reflect the spectrum of experiences and moods. “There is this great demand for joy and respect,” Grace said. But rather than being born out of tragedy, "DC Pride" features more queer joy.
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“The most important thing is that there are folks behind the scenes who reflect the cultures and communities that need the extra TLC in terms of getting these stories off the ground, and embraced, and done well, done right,” Grace said.ĭC was part of an LGBTQ+ anthology a few years ago, following the June 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting. The team behind "DC Pride" has given Grace a different experience from what he felt with Marvel, he said. He drew the initial design for Drummer Boy before collaborating with artists Ro Stein and Ted Brandt to complete that design and realize it in the pages of "DC Pride." Grace sent his collaborators links to Instagram accounts and other online personalities who were inspiring him, including dancer Erik Cavanaugh, who became a viral sensation as a tall, plus-size man dancing in stilettos. Grace is an artist in his own right, having illustrated a number of comics and continuing to do his own pieces of art. “‘I thought I was just this thing, but actually, there’s a whole darned spectrum, and I can find a better fit for myself.’” Pulling His Influences Into The Work To have words for every aspect of your identity,” Grace said.
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“There’s so much more language now than there’s ever been, which is really exciting. Drummer Boy has a punk attitude, pulling from the Japanese magical girl trope as well as turning himself into his own Power Ranger, according to Grace. He sees Drummer Boy as representing a new generation that has the ability to find who they are in entirely new ways.