Babashook

ask the babadook anything!

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We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming for clown time. 

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((I want to start posting on this blog again and draw for it again too but I’m also like hella tired most of the time XD))

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Yesterday was Friday the 13th, and to celebrate I drew more clowns. 

Seeing Spiderwise deadass make that face in the movie sent me

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YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND!!!

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his first pride :) reblog if u support him

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🖤🌈❤️💛💚💙💜🌈🖤

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I support this 

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I found these while I was cleaning my room

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The Babadook, 2014

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He looked incredibly…handsome, masculine and 100% authentic

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Tho should have WAY more notes but y'all wanna look the other way at a black man making history

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isn’t it disgusting how american society only expects people to grieve for a few days until returning back to their everyday lives? that we should either overcome or repress our trauma of losing a loved one before the week is over with?

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now im not saying that we should bring back the mourning periods of the victorian era BUT

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Hospice workers and other related professionals ABSOLUTELY think we need to return to year long mourning periods! Structured time lines aren’t perfect (grief isn’t linear; it comes in slowly lulling waves) but a year is a hell of a lot better than a week. Moreover, it was a set of rules for the rest of society to abide by and that helped tremendously. Grief and shared grief make us panic; we aren’t certain what to do. Structured mourning periods help. Its pre-laid boundaries and guidance from the past. 

So anyway bring back mourning periods. 

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Jewish tradition has a very structured mourning period, and it’s structure could be useful to others. I believe it could help as a guide for others, especially since it’s not only structured for the mourners, but for their community. 

The first thing we do is sit Shiva. Shiva is very intense mourning for those closest to the deceased (usually relatives but I would argue if you are close enough to the person it will hit just as hard). It lasts 7 days, where those closest to the deceased do not leave the house, and do not cook or clean. Instead the community brings over food and takes care of the normal day chores, as well as sit with the mourners to support them physically and emotionally. (For more religious folks there are prayers throughout the day at the house). We wear specific clothes for this week as well. It is deep deep mourning. 

After that week begins the Sheloshim (30) for thirty days (in reality it is 23 days as the 7 days of Shiva count towards the 30 total days). The mourners return to society in terms of taking care of themselves and going to work and such, but avoids socializing/parties/concerts/seeking entertainment, to focus on the loss. For religious folk, there is a prayer said every day (mourners kaddish) during this time. This can still be done with other friends and family to give emotional support even just by being present. 

For those mourning a parent (though I think this step is crucial for losing anyone close), the 11 months of mourning begins. You no longer are sequestering yourself from society, but you still spend time each day remembering the person. (in jewish tradition this means you keep saying the mourners kaddish every day for 11 months).

Why I think this is so so so important is the community aspect. Especially during Shiva. I remember a twitter thread that was posted here a while back about someone who lost their father and how they wouldnt have made it through if their friends hadn’t come to support them as they were so deep in sorrow they couldn’t take care of themselves (friends brought food, cleaned the house, etc). It almost exactly described Shiva, minus a religious aspect. And they described slowing being able to re-join society afterwards, like the 30 days. 

Grief shouldn’t be done alone, and mourners should be given support from their community to give them time and help them properly grieve and re-integrate with society. 

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And then multiple times a year, for those who pray, there are special services for mourners for the rest of your life. And once a year you mourn again with the prayer. It also acknowledges that it’s never fully over.

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ThE bAbAdOoK sUpPoRtS pRoPeR gRiEvInG

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a comic about growing up a queer filipino artist in america

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THIS! Even though I’m not Polynesian, seeing Moana’s face on the big screen made a bigger impact then I anticipated. I was practically brought to tears, when I saw features that looked like they could belong to my mother, cousins, and aunties and uncles. Infact, baby Moana looks like the spitting image of my little sister, and she grows up into someone who looks just like my mother at her age. 

I’ve been a huge participant in princess culture growing up, and could never truly feel like I belonged in the Disney Pantheon because of the color of my skin. But to see my shining golden skin celebrated on the big screen brought tears to my eyes.