I do think Blazing Saddles handled its one depiction of native americans very poorly, and the full extent of its representation of chinese workers on the railroad is they were literally just there. not even one single speaking line. unclear if this is worse or better than the redface.
it's fucking phenomenal at lampooning antiblack racism though. extremely blatant, extremely funny satire, which is constantly and loudly saying "racism is the philosophy of the terminally stupid at best and morally depraved at worst, and we should all be pointing and laughing at them 24/7"
plus the main character is a heroic black man who has to navigate a whole lot of bullshit but is constantly smirking at the extraordinarily stupid racists and inviting the audience into the joke. the one heroic white character is a guy who was suicidally depressed until he met the protagonist and they just instantly became buds, and he's firmly in a supporting role the whole time and happy to be there. the protagonist saves the day with the help of his black friends from the railroad, and uses the position of power he was given to uplift not only those friends, but all the railroad workers of other minorities too, in an explicit show of solidarity.
anyone saying "Blazing Saddles is racist" had better be talking about its treatment of non-black minorities. it had better not be such superficial takes as "oh but they say the n-word all the time" or "they have nazis and the kkk in there!" because goddamn if that's the full extent of your critique I very seriously suggest you read up on media analysis. there is too much going over your head, you need to learn to recognize satire.
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Unfortunately, yes, I'm here to deliver yet another oc for this thing. Good lird! Design may still change but I like this general idea. I started with the personification of Logic / Reasoning, though I kinda like the idea that she goes by a different name altogether.
I had a lot of starting concepts and I was indecisive on their stature (tall vs. small). I'm leaning towards the smaller body shape 'cause I think it's fun that this important figure would have a hard time making its presence known.
Forgot to mention that the Architect has a base somewhere in the mindscape (the think tank??) where they could properly assess the information their human has collected for the day, as well as monitor the other parts of the mindscape. They prefer order but they understand that chaos is sometimes the easiest way to arrive at a beautiful conclusion. I don't know what that means.
Sorry that these are all so wordy LOL I have a lot of stuff for archie over here. I've transcribed the text on the pictures beneath the cut.
lead designer of the mindscape, figures out the most compatible
infrastructure based on the human's personality/style of thinking
though sometimes their designs influence the human as well. looping feedback
mainly runs around on the continent outside HQ
(tries) to lead the other Mind Workers based on her plans
he's also concerned with how the human understands the world around them
…and it tries to keep the human's thoughts tethered to reality…
…and she tries to keep up with the maintenance of the mind…
…AND xe tries to make sure those nincompoops over at HQ don't get carried away with their feelings when it comes to understanding the world.
extremely busy guy. but they like the hustle and bustle. keeps the mind alert.
generally neutral towards the emotions, but the different perspectives drive Archie up the wall.
still, he understands their purpose…he just wishes they would listen to his voice now and then.
thinks a little too highly of herself
his work gets snubbed constantly though. someone's gotta keep up his morale and it might as well be himself
loves to watch brain storms in their downtime (and picks off the stupidest ideas. for safety)
it travels fast. hard to tell how it pulls that off
[Design Notes]
white glasses to see clearly & without bias (…is what she says)
shades of grey
largely angular, with the curves mostly being on the head
shortstack
patterns are drawn by them (usually plans, flowcharts, math equations, grocery list, etc)
freckles have a specific, unchanging arrangement: right cheek - forms an upright triangle, left cheek - forms a downward triangle
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Adivinen quien al fin dibujo algo? Wich means I'm back baby!
Its not perfect (like everything I made), but I just love drawing comic-like-stuff, I get to relax more. I dont try to do the lines perfectly or the super accurate anatomy (mostly cause I dont know shit about anatomy at all) and also get to be more simple in the colors, wich helps cause I struggle making colors a lot.
I missed drawing my babies...but why did I drawing them like that? XD I swear...I think I should have seen some reference cause I totally change the way I draw the Burger Babys which is crazy for me XD
Now...is this an AU, is this them as teenagers, why is Louise working on Aplebees? Well I didnt put an exact age for the guys here, they could be 16 or 19 I dunno.
This is solely based on this post from @zer0ogravity I lmao with this and totally need it to draw it.
btw I from Latam, I didn't knew what Applebees was until making this comic so if Applebees dont look like this sorry.
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