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When I tell y'all, I've replayed this song 15 times and it still so enjoyable ššš„
A look into the design process that Mantine went through with the final results of said process being the very top image/first sprite in this post; Mantineās very first design, known initially as Haneei/ ćććØć¤, had more of a bird/kite appearance to it with a terrifying face adorning its back; once that silhouette was discarded in favor of the more familiar, manta-ray like shape, it seems like it really went through some tweaks before finally becoming the well-known Pokemon weāre all familiar with! It even sported TWO torpedos that also then became two fish-like shapes at one point or another instead of the singular Remoraid!
Not funded by Gilead Sciences
Funded by Blonded, independently
Letās just get that out of the way.
Club culture around late 70s and 80s nightlife in NYC was a special, much talked about and written about thing. From the star studded midtown clubs like studio 54 and the first danceteria to the downtown clubs like Mudd + paradise garage. The figures, the music, the looks, the lack of regulation haha. I recognize NY wasnāt all lasers and disco lighting and that simultaneously, there was a lot of crime and poverty and that a huge part of club culture, the gay community, at that time were being wiped out by HIV + AIDS. Now in 2019, thereās a pill you can take every day that will at a better than 90% chance prevent you from contracting HIV. This pill was approved by the FDA in 2012. The pricing strategy behind it is malicious in my opinion and so itās public perception is marred and rightfully so. But the fact remains that despite price being a very real barrier to this potentially life saving drug for some, the other very real barrier is awareness. I decided to name, what was otherwise going to be a night of lights and music inspired by an era of clubbing that I loved PrEP+ because while designing the club which is inside of an old glass factory basement in Queens (shoutout to The Basement that runs a very awesome techno night on Fridays after us) I started to imagine in an era where so many lives were lost and so much promise was lost forever along with them, what would it have been like if something, anything had existed that in all probability wouldāve saved thousands and thousands of lives. Iām an artist, itās core to my job to imagine realities that donāt necessarily exist and itās a joy to. A couple days before we threw the party, I was discussing this subject with my team and one of the architects I work with thought that PrEP as a drug had reached ā100% saturationā so far as awareness. I thought he was dead wrong so I asked a friend (who I wonāt name haha) if he knew what PrEP was and his response was āisnāt that some type of viagra or somethingā. My ex who I was with for several years didnāt know about it when we first met at a gay club in LA. Awareness isnāt always what weād hope it would be. But anyway, Iām ranting. Iām happy that folks are talking about the subject in the first place. Thank you to everyone who came out and danced with us last night. Yāall were beautiful and the energy was right! Thank you Bouffant Bouffant, Sango, Justice and Sherelle for your sets last night they were soo good man. Oh one more thing, I saw someone say that this was a PR stunt etc etc, pshhh bitch pls come get a drink next time and Iāll put several barstools out so you can have as many seats as you need. All my love everybody really. Stay safe.
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if looks could killĀ
Sunglasses <3
this is no queer community, liberation and rights without black queers.
Black and White 2 + Player Sprites