#moise

And I didn't like the ending.

This is a post for our friend Moise. Moise is Trans. Moise does not know yet if they are male or female, because Moise has not yet been given the opportunity to figure it out for themselves.

They are in a difficult and dangerous situation. Moise is living in a refugee camp with a group of activists who are currently being persecuted and even attacked for their beliefs, about gender and sexuality.

Money is scarce and Moise is struggling to buy food and supplies in the refugee camp currently. They can use any and all help that we can give.

Below is Moise's story in their own words:

"Hello friends,

I am Moisse ,a member and an activist of the LGBTIQ refugees in the community of Kakuma Kenya Refugee camp located in the northern Turkana region, looking for support to help the LGBTIQ family and also children .

We are LGBTIQ also living with kids in the refugee camp starving and passing through the homophobic situation.

Unfortunately the environment of the camp is so hostile for us, we are having regular attacks and injuries inflicted upon us .

We desperately need your help in order to survive and thrive in this situation please.

Me as a transgender I moved from my mother country Uganda because I was facing alot of hatred and for me I wasn't ready to change who I am and our president doesn't allow lgbtiq persons in my country .

In Uganda my family was killed by the community members ,I managed to escape death and I had no other option other than joining a camp in Kenya to seek for asylum .

We shall appreciate any hands that will decide to support us please ."

Anything you give will be highly appreciated. Even $5 helps a ton. Thank you. We will be sending proceeds directly to Moise. If you wish to reach out to Moise yourself to donate, click here for their Tumblr link. Sharing also helps! Reblogs are greatly appreciated!

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Thanks again for anything you can offer!!!! It means a lot!! <3

I just really loved Moïse’s section on Ekko. Especially when we see that he has Ekko’s figurines in his home. 

While representation is always important - sometimes it can feel paint by numbers. A box to check. Do this and you’ll get this kind of thing. Soulless. Passionless. 

When there’s no passion behind it or in a lot of cases the people who are being represented on screen aren’t behind-the-scenes at all - you get something that doesn’t make you excited or really anyone excited. 

So, seeing this section made me so happy. I don’t know this animator and he was only part of the documentary for a few minutes, but I’m so happy for him and for us that he got to work on Ekko. That his ideas for Ekko were listened to and implemented.

Representation isn’t paint-by-numbers, so it should never feel like it is. 

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Again, I just really love this section.

Moïse talking about how Ekko is the kind of character he would’ve loved to see when he was a kid. 

To talking about how he did something different for Vi and Ekko’s first scene than what was originally planned, which changed the tone of the scene and even the character of Ekko.

How he wanted to work on Ekko and Jinx’s fight so badly and when he was put on that team, he was so happy.

To him using his son as a reference for Young Ekko’s movements. 

It just made me so happy.

I’m not saying this one animator is the entire reason why Ekko feels so real and is awesome - as the entire show feels so real and is beyond awesome. One animator doesn’t deserve all that credit - but clearly because Moïse’s work on Ekko being a focus for this section of Part III of Bridging The Rift, Moïse was clearly a big part in that spark of life for Ekko. 

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The big question is –

Sir, are you the one who convinced them to drop the Original Mohawk? And gave Ekko his amazing hair? Or at least suggested it?

If so, you deserve all the praise for Ekko. Everyone should be so fucking grateful to you. Riot should be beyond grateful to you.

If not, you still clearly deserve so much praise; and I’m glad Ekko had you in his corner and that you got to work on a character you clearly love and care about.