#michael kovach

[nostalgicmermaaiid]

Black indie animated projects that you should check out!

I thought I’d share the ones i’ve seen and link the channels in light of recent events. beating myself up for not having done this sooner tbh

Wheels and Roses - roller derby & magical girls!

The Three Tomes - a vampire love story

DizzyCat - slice of life adventures of 2 cat siblings

Crocodile Dance - a thriller combining myth and Afrofuturism

Furious and Fat Cat - comedy about 2 childhood friends who reunite as roommates

The Ebony Witch - disney/don bluth inspired fantasy series

I Don’t Want To Be A Magical Girl - yall probably know this one but I’m putting it here anyway

Please reblog with any that I missed!

edit: check the comments for more recs as well!

[sweatbox-nothing]

@baguettenjoyer I had a dear friend of mine wait in line to have Michael Himself™️ voice this comic 😭 It's adorable!

[kat-eatz-krayonz]

based on an (apparently) true story

went to a lackadaisy QNA today where the cast and creative team shared a story about Michael accidentally kicking in the dry wall, then saying he could fix it. Said it’d be cool to have fanart of Rocky saying “I CAN FIX IT :D” bc it’s in character.

so uhhhhhhhhh yeah here ya go. @kovox

Hope u like it @lackadaisycats

[howlhastism]

somebody get michael kovach an oscar because his performance in this scene was INCREDIBLE.

[garlicnoodle1]

As a POC TADC fan, it does bother me severely how so much of the fandom is deeming the stuff Michael/Ashley said as “edgy humor” and “old news” when it wasn’t just a one-time incident. At first, I assumed it was just Michael reading a username that came off wrong but then when I saw more Jackbox clips, it wasn’t a misunderstanding or a one-time offense. There was one specific clip where Goose sent in a message that Ashley themselves said they “didn’t want to get in trouble for reaching again” so instead of Ashley reading it, Michael did. Unfortunately, this confirms that they knew it was wrong and did so thrice, including Gooseworx herself.

Do I think Michael, Ashley, and Goose still stand by what they say or think? No, but downplaying this behavior will downplay more racism in indie communities even more. No fan (especially black fans) should be obligated to “get a sense of humor” if they feel harmed or betrayed by the cast members doing shitty things. This is less about wanting to end careers of others and more of “Hey. Take accountability for what has harmed black indie creators/fans”.

This alongside the BlackGryph0n/Kittensneeze stuff does not portray the TADC cast in a great light at ALL. While I do not know them personally or think they are bad people who can’t improve, it still leaves a bad taste in my mouth that they have not said anything regarding BlackGryph0n. The closest we ever got was what Michael/Ashley said on Twitter and I believe the cast members unfollowing KittenSneeze. Ong, I hope they don’t associate themselves with these people and genuinely do better because wtf are we doing?

[artyphex]

People keep asking for my take on the Michael Kovach and Ashley Nichols video so here goes

White people making “teehee I’m ALMOST being racist but I’m NOT” jokes will always be deeply unfunny because it relies on acknowledging the history of harm while people have done to black communities throughout centuries and your own power to commit that harm, and somehow finding that funny. It’s like fake out punching. The joke is “I could be hitting you! But I’m not! But the fact that you’re scared is hilarious!”

That being said, to the best of my knowledge this is not a pattern, and making twitter threads about your outrage over a single clip that is seven years old feels deeply performative especially if you are white yourself. Activism is not a competition of outrage. It is action.

Lastly, I am the whitest white person you have ever met. That you are coming to ME to absolve you of any guilt for continuing to like a TV show or an actor is ridiculous. My follower count does not give me that right, nor is it my responsibility. You have to deal with the knowledge that someone you admired is capable of shitty actions. There is nothing for me to do about that

My voice will never come before black fans in fandom, regardless of my social media analytics. Black fans are horrifically mistreated and ignored in fandom spaces and this is one more example of why. Jokes that rely on laughing at the idea of black people being unsafe are unfunny, and that’s as true today as it was seven years ago.

[kisses4floyd]

to the white people of the digital circus fandom...michael kovach's apology is not yours to accept.