The Ethics of Being Allowed to Change — E.T. RUSSIAN
By E.T. RUSSIAN
A three panel comic in teal, brown, and black ink.
Panel 1:
2001.
Person one, with long black hair, stands at a table looking at a printed magazine: “Hey, I found a pretty major mistake in the new issue. You missed up the names of Mayfield and Leroy. Two black men, dude. Not cool.”
Person two, with brown hair, in a wheelchair, puts hands to their face and responds: “Ugh. I finished layout at 3 AM. I can’t believe I did that.”
Panel 2:
Person one gives side eye, with a frown and arms crossed, and says: “Yah. Bummer.”
Panel 3:
2018.
A meeting with a sign on the wall that reads “NO NEW YOUTH JAIL”. Facilitating person with short hair says: “Welcome to tonight’s meeting! Let’s share our names, pronouns and access needs.”
Person two, with brown hair, says: “I can start. I’m Sage. She/her pronouns. My access needs are met.”
Person one has a series of thought bubble that read: “Ohhhhhh man. I remember her… What a mess! …OK, that was a long time ago. Maybe she learned something from that? She is at this meeting after all. Show’s commitment.”
E.T. RUSSIAN is a multi-sensory artist, author, filmmaker and healthcare provider from the Pacific Northwest. RUSSIAN is the author of The Ring of Fire Anthology and has published work in The Stranger, The Seattle Weekly, When Language Runs Dry, The Graphic Medicine Manifesto, Gay Genius, and The Collective Tarot. RUSSIAN is a featured artist with Sins Invalid and dance company Light Motion, and Co-Director of the movie Third Antenna. Themes of light and shadow, power and interdependence, resilience and struggle feature heavily in RUSSIAN’s work.
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