MS Paint Mondays 60

Hey, since I have returned from the void, despite it not being Monday I thought I'd "bless" this dying medium with another MS Paint Monday! I have drawn several paints since this blog went into hiatus, but I will still go in chronological order. With that said, get in everyone, let's go together into this week's MS PAINT MONDAY!!!!

--Thoughts of the day--

* I have been in an extensive training for my job for the past 3 and a half months, and despite learning a lot of amazing things applicable to both my life and work, and by doing so, my patience and communication has improved! (That said I cannot wait for this course to end.)

* As I alluded to above, communication has improved, and more than anything in the non-verbal sense. Did you know when working on a life project, whether it be for work/life, communication is 90% of what drives it to success, 55% of said communication is not verbal? Well you do now!

* Non-Verbal communication is louder than anything these days. One common example is when you meet with friends, have you noticed how sometimes a friend or colleague will whip out their phone and lay it on a table in front of them. Subconsciously they are putting the phone first, and their attention on you second. Doesn't feel very good eh? Well too bad! (Anyhow that's one of many examples, I won't bore you with more.)

* Aside from that, I learned that when we are given education/training, we are now pressured to succeed for certificates and the best grade point averages. However when we do that we lose the "fun" of learning a new skill, and only focus on the stress of passing said course. With this mentality I realized we see learning as more of a chore, than a fun activity, it's sad and honestly something I wish to improve on personally.

As usual, I bring a semi relatable doodle to go along with my feelings for the week, and in a weird way this older paint matches my thoughts. Today's paint titled "Kat when she is in Troubole", super inspired I know lol. This paint is inspired by an ex-coworker, whom would always gush about her troubles and stresses to me, and whenever I tried to understand and offer solution she'd sub-consciously ignore me and delve into the world of her phone. The cow, her favorite animal, was a representation of the "bullish" spirit she'd leave behind for me to "talk to" whilst her actual mind and attention was lost in her texts... again, that non verbal communication we may give off. Clearly, I was not a fan of hearing about her issues for too much longer haha. 

As always, I hope this exercise helps you ease that weekly case of the Mondays and inspires you to start creating new things, and really help expand the creative construct that is your brain! I encourage you to share/send me your own MS Paint Monday creations, if I get enough I plan to do an MS Paint showcase at the end of every week so we can enjoy each other's styles and imaginations.

Much Love, Wachi

Wachi's Rants: "Step in Inequality" and how one sees art.

Hey my readers (if any of you remain), I have another hot take that no one asked for and many will probably misconstrue for being a hateful opinion!(Though believe it or not it isn't meant to be.) This rants was inspired by the new She-Ra reboot and a piece of public street art created by the illustrious Japanese artist, Kazunori Shiina, adequatelly titled "Steps in Inequality".

Despite mentioning She-Ra first I don't have too much to say so let's first hop in to the steps of inequality stairs that have become semi viral online;

As you can see the piece is large, in your face, and the message should be quite self explanatory. The message I believe the artist was trying to convey was that Men have an automatic easy way to success whereas women need to climb higher in the same job. Now this is indeed a real issue, but also very cultural and industry dependent in a lot of times, however here' how I interpret the same. Yes, both genders have different routes to the top, but the way it is illustrated here, the women's path is the better choice. Let me explain, let's look at how the path's differ physically (not just talking about the colors baby), as you can see the man's path is narrow and only for one at a time, whereas the woman's staircase is broad and spacious which allows for flexibility in their growth. The man's path is on a set speed, implying that they compete to see who hops on the darn thing first so that they can be first in line for that juicy promotion, always on the move, always expected to continue growing at a decent pace. The women's path on the other hand differs in that they can go at their own pace, and still reach the same plateaus as the men, they can stay at a certain level should they feel comfortable not being pressured to move up as there is still space for others to rise, and if the women so choose to dedicate more time and effort, unlike the set speed of the escalator, they can run up to the top and achieve their goals, it's more tiresome, sure, but it's possible. That said, the way I viewed this piece I became envious of the woman's path, and more stressed to know the path a man must ride. Both are strong, and empowering paths, just as both can seem daunting, I feel in the end attitude and hard work will overcome gender stereotypes, even if it doesn't seem like it at the start.

Anyhow, that was my impression of the piece; What are you're thoughts readers? 
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My second to last topic is one that appears to be spamming my social media feeds as of late, and that is in regards to the She-Ra reboot that is apparently being made, behold;

Now,  I do not hate nor love the character so much for me to have any strong opinions on the reboot itself, however my irritation with it is the amount of people I see complaining about it online. To be more specific, people complaining about people complaining about the reboot. I see posts of people vilifying men for not loving this idea, or saying men are pervs as they only hate this due to the flat chested representation. Now, I can imagine there are some with those complaints as she is clearly not as sexy as the original design, however I doubt they are as explosively plentiful as the internet makes them out to be, at least through my personal experience I have seen more people defending this show than attacking it, which is why the constant defensive attitude is getting annoying. Listen, when you grab a beloved character, whomever they may be, you have one of 2 jobs. 1. Be true to the character that people know and love, expand on their existing traits to evolve them for future generations. 2. Don-t focus too much on silly things like "This is what REAL women look like!!" or "Big Boobs/Butt is not a real representation and exists solely for the male fantasy!!"; if you make a show, make it good and make it with respect, don't use a beloved character to virtue signal, as more often then not, you will get all the attacks you claim to be getting at this moment. Focus on making a good show, ignore the idiocy, please.

*Sigh* Anyhow, I know this is an odd take to come back with, and due to my life being so hectic I don't know if/when I'll upload again, but if you took the time to read this, I hope you are doing well and that you are having a beautiful day. Love what you love, and don't let people ruffle your feathers, we are all able to interpret art as we see fit. 

Much love,

Wachi