I’m looking at Gamescom right now and thinking about what a perfect example this is of the effect of self-censorship.
It’s not that I wanted anyone to make noise at the booth, disrupt events, or bother other visitors. Not at all. Visibility doesn’t require any of that.
People could have simply worn wolf ears. T-shirts. Pins, charms, little signs. Taken photos. Calmly occupied space and refused to act as if we had never existed.
And now I’m watching videos from the LADS booth and seeing basically zero wolf ears in the crowd. Somewhere there’s a tiny symbol hanging discreetly from someone’s bag. Somewhere one brave girl puts up a small “Lost Valko” sign. A few people wear shirts. And that’s it.
Meanwhile, there were so many posts saying: “don’t interfere at Gamescom,” “don’t ruin the event for other people,” “let them enjoy the convention.”
Well. Here you go.
We’re not interfering. We’re not ruining anything. We’re barely visible.
Amazing protest effect.
That’s right. Be quieter. Wait. Give the company time.
And the polished little pixel festival will continue, with beautiful cosplayers, smiles, and a perfect celebratory image, as if our pain had never existed.
That’s why this image doesn’t feel neutral to me. It’s one more small brick in the normalization of what happened to us.
Sometimes you don’t even need to force people into silence to erase an uncomfortable story.
You just need to convince them that being visible is somehow inappropriate.
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I hope someday I can welcome you like this 💚🐺
These past 2 months have been a rollercoaster for me (like for many of you as well, I know)
👇 long post ahead 👇
The constant hope-disappointment circle consumed me and my friends around me. 💔
Every time I tried to sit down and draw, I just wasn't feeling okay... My motivation dropped every single time there was an update, and I started to lose my love for this game, for this community.
So I had to pause every LADS animation project we were working on, to get some rest.
I started playing Zenless Zone Zero- back then I was curious about Hugo, and now I'm finally getting him for free- I love the combat, stories, animation, music, and sooo much free content (wow, a gacha can be like this? 🙃)
I traveled to Spain, met new people, enjoyed the amazing food, the vibe, the culture! I loved it so much 🥹💕I'll definitely return one day.
We also did some renovation, cleaning, and organizing around our house with my boyfriend, something we've been planning for ages, and now the environment feels so much better.
These things healed me little by little. So I finally finished a little animation. I don't want to give up on drawing or on the people who supported me. I really hope everything will be back to normal soon... and if you're still here, reading to the end of this post, this hug is for you as well! 🫂💖
Keep boycotting, make your voice loud, but in the meantime, take care of yourselves please! If you did already, tell us in the comments what you've been up to, I'd love to read them! 😍
I hope to see you all again soon!
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