#shouka

DEENA ABDELWAHED // HOMOSAPIENS [FLAGRANTI (OST), FEB 2023]

I genuinely never thought I would never see a form of media represent my own feelings around my hard of hearing so well until I saw this.

There is just– there is something about the emotions that are put into the movie, the heartbreak that Shouka shows when she realizes that she can no longer hear in her one ear. The family dynamic of her entire family– the younger sister that does So Much for her big sister in an attempt to make things easier.

there is just so much of this movie that I love

the excitement she has when others learn sign language to communicate with her–

her upset when people don’t speak in a way that she can understand in certain scenes

Shoya’s fear that he messed it up when he first saw her again after a long time

the bullying heart my heart but it was scary accurate and so well done.

gods

this is why accurate representation is such a good thing

because growing up my acknowledgement of my hearing loss was limited and didn’t even fully register until I was 16, years after being told.

but seeing a character like me?

gods it means the world.

finished, the entire San Diego pod! clockwise from the top, Ulises, Shouka, Keet, Nakai, Orkid, Ikaika & Corky outside, Amaya, Makani, Kalia & Kasatka in the center

These are the tanks at SeaWorld San Diego that hold Corky 2, Ulises, Orkid, Keet, Shouka, Nakai, Ikaika, Kalia, Makani, and Amaya. 

This is the Show Pool (A Pool) It is 35 Ft. Deep, 170 Ft. Long, 80 Ft. Wide and holds 2.6-2.7 million gallons of water.  It is the largest orca tank at the park. 

This is Pool B. It is 15 Ft Deep, 118 Ft Long, 75 Ft Wide, and holds 900,000 gallons of water.

This is Pool C. It is 15 Ft Deep, 118 Ft Long, 75 Ft Wide, and holds 940,000 Gallons of water.  

This is the Med Pool (Pool D). It is 9 Ft Deep, 53 Ft Long, 25 Ft Wide, and holds 80,000 Gallons of water.  It is by far the smallest orca tank at the park. 

This is the Underwater Viewing Area (Pool F). It is 30 Ft Deep, 125 Ft Long, 75 Ft Wide, and holds 700,000 Gallons of water. It is the second largest orca tank at the park. 

Now, why did I go through the dimensions of all the orca tanks at the San Diego Park? Well, I am (through my next few posts) going to show the size relations to the tanks of all the parks that hold orcas to show just how small of tanks they have. While 170ft by 80ft may seem like a large area for an orca, it’s not. The Southern Resident Killer Whales travel for 75 miles on average in one day. For a San Diego orca to reach as many miles, they would have to lap the Show Pool  2,200 times.