I feel like too many kids books shy away from disability representation so I’m glad there’s a disabled protagonist. This sounds like something I would’ve really enjoyed as a kid.
@EndYouTubeShorts_
Жыл бұрын
Books can usually do more scary stuff for younger audiences than TV and movies.
@cathycat4989
Жыл бұрын
WWZ (the book, not the movie) has an interesting cast of characters because they are so diverse. There are characters who are living with severe trauma, characters who are actively dying, have learning disabilities, memory problems, and physical disabilities. While the circumstances are tragic, the people aren't viewed as tragedies. The girl who became separated from her mother at age 6 and so never grew up mentally due to extreme social isolation is treated as a hopeful case among the formally feral children because she has such a good grasp of language. There are people who have gaps in their memories of moments they had to act fast or do something against their own moral code. There is a character who loses his identity completely as a way of disassociating from doing something he finds morally reprehensible. They're treated as so... human. Stories among the thousands that need to be told. There's a character in a wheel chair that talks about it pretty realistically, focusing on the type of weapons he uses so he doesn't have to lock down his wheels, how being in a wheelchair save him from a zombie bite to the ankle, and how he experienced ableism during the apocalypse. The book delves into classism and why the American commuter lifestyle is bad for emergencies and societal breakdown, and how American individualism, hatred of regulation, and anti intellectualism and no one wanting to take responsibility led to the apocalypse. The ones who are sick or dying are treated so respectfully, and the descriptions of bodies gets across the idea of disabilities and longterm injuries even when it's not particularly note worthy, like that's business as usual. The characters sometimes use pretty crass terms when referring to the living dead or describing the things they have to do, but it's not anything that you wouldn't hear from most combat veterans, especially when they use language that dehumanizes their enemies. It makes sense and is aad, but it helps them cope. One reappearing character has pretty gnarly facial scarring, and an old man who refuses to use his cane properly. It could have had queer rep, shown more countries and maybe gone into the lives of those who hunkered down instead of fighting. But it's still such a great book in terms of what it gets across and the stories it does tell.
@crusher_of_souls_9817
Жыл бұрын
Always so excited to see a new upload eee As an able-bodied person who doesn’t have many disabled voices in my life your videos are always a great change of perspective! keep doin’ what you’re doin’ ^-^
@nekomataglitch7204
Жыл бұрын
Hi! Could you do a video on “Of Mice and Men”. I had to read it for school, and I found Lennies characterization uncomfortable. It kinda feels like the book is saying that mentally disabled people are dangerous and should be killed. The book also has a physical disabled character, but I didn’t really read any of the sections with him, so I don’t know how he was handled.
@ronjaj.addams-ramstedt1023
Жыл бұрын
Not Oakwyrm, but I gotta say that all of John Steinbeck's books that I have read have been borderline traumatizing experiences, especially The Red Pony. I started Of Mice and Men and then left it pretty soon, because it gave me really bad vibes. And that was when I was young and did not know that I was disabled myself (my parents, both medical doctors, lied to me daily about my conditions and kept me away from other doctors, so I did not start to get properly diagnosed until I was 25 and living independently).
@cathycat4989
Жыл бұрын
My reading of it was that the world isn't understanding of disabled people. Lenny never intends to harm anyone and truly doesn't know his own strength. I've never thought his tragedy was supposed to apply to disabled people in general. I thought it was a story about how cruel the world was to those who are different and those it doesn't understand. It's been years since I read it, though. I may get a different interpretation if I reread it today.
@styx7503
Жыл бұрын
Have you ever thought about talking about disability in Welcome to Night Vale? It's the first piece of media I've ever seen to respond to a character offering to "fix" disability with the appropriate response: said character IMMEDIATELY getting thrown into another dimension. I think Strex and that arc overall is a good exploration of how both mental and physical disability get treated by capitalism, and the fact the show goes out of its way to say there's nothing about disabled people that needs "fixing" really stuck with me. Steve is one of the nicest people in the show, and for him to get so angry that anyone could think his daughter needs to be fixed is both a great character moment and narratively important, because it's when Cecil really starts to respect Steve as a father.
@sxdism
Жыл бұрын
I love analysis so much, in many videos they are written/said so well. Ngl I do kinda wanna watch/listen to an analysis of the character Hyakkimaru, main character of dororo, He is a searching for parts of his body that were stolen from him by demons and slaying said demons.
@mk-aka-morgan8386
Жыл бұрын
It’s so interesting hearing you talk about writing, I’d love to hear you discuss and critique other books if that’s the kind of content you’re interested in talking about. Also, YOUR ART IN THIS VIDEO IS SO GOOD OMG 😳😳😳
@kylenaspecials
Жыл бұрын
You’re not the only one. The repetitive language thing deeply bothers me too.
@spectrethefox5450
Жыл бұрын
I'm also very careful not to repeat words in my writing, and I'm good at helping my friends catch it too. It was so relatable hearing Oakwyrm talk about that, I thought I was one of the only ones who is a stickler for that sort of thing.
@ronjaj.addams-ramstedt1023
Жыл бұрын
@@spectrethefox5450 You are definitely not the only one! Repetitive vocabulary drives me up the wall, too.
@jadedesigns6171
Жыл бұрын
Same
@sketchyghost_yt
Жыл бұрын
I would be super interested to hear your opinion on the book series ‘Magisterium’!! Mainly because it’s one of my childhood favourites and I’m rereading it right now. The main character is disabled, who I didn’t really clock as disabled as a kid since I didn’t have the word but now I think it’s a super cool addition to the series. Ik it’s very unlikely this’ll even be seen often enough but hey, doesn’t hurt to try:)
@Eclipse-mf6hc
Жыл бұрын
Anyone know if this is available as an audiobook- preferably not on audible (ik it’s usually cheaper but I don’t support them for personal reasons)
@ronjaj.addams-ramstedt1023
Жыл бұрын
FWIW, I checked Kobo today, and there was nothing there yet, at least. I'm in Finland, as that may matter.
@Jacob_The_Human
Жыл бұрын
"if you liked this video consider liking" hah, Fool! i already liked the video!
@RedRangerBelt
Жыл бұрын
If you're doing book reviews now, I highly recommend Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan and the Sal and Gabi duology by Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe and the sequel Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe. Daughter of the Deep has an autistic character who is best friends with the main protagonist and she's one of the main reasons everyone doesn't get killed by a discovery made in the book. In the Sal and Gabi books, Sal is diabetic, and the book never treats it as "oh, poor Sal is diabetic." It's just one piece of who Sal is.
@meredithfangman2898
Жыл бұрын
I know this isn't your usual content, but could you make an art tutorial video? I like are and can draw dragons, backgrounds, animals, etc. but I suck at people and I live your style of art.
@dandeelion8777
Жыл бұрын
Sometimes I wonder if the apocalypse were to happen in real life people would dismiss me entirely
@cass6020
Жыл бұрын
Why do you feel that way? That sounds like a terrible feeling
@secretiveraven9547
Жыл бұрын
this doesn’t have a lot to do with the videos topic more so the art, what platform do you use and what is your outline brush? I’m looking to get a bit more serious about getting good at digital art
@nuggetthecatplaylist
Жыл бұрын
I notices repedive language like the night and the night I wrote sometimes and I always tend to fix it if I do it and kind of hate it when I see it I definitely think it’s some minds presses it more then other but it definitely something I see
@amybremer8961
Жыл бұрын
hi, i have AOA1 and my sis and bro too
@basilbat273
Жыл бұрын
Me
@criidawg
Жыл бұрын
is that a gacha in your pfp? :P
@DayDreamingWriters
Жыл бұрын
@@criidawgIm not OP but Yes, Thats Gacha Club in their Pfp
@criidawg
Жыл бұрын
knew it @@DayDreamingWriters
@UrmOm-c8p
Жыл бұрын
I think u should do a video on the oracle code
@TonyToed
Жыл бұрын
new vid yay!
@gamewrit0058
Жыл бұрын
I'm definitely interested in genre blending, realistic disability rep, and non-normative family structures, plus a dog who contributes or helps in practical ways. While I agree about being mindful of repetition and telling emotions instead of using evocative words or descriptions of them, I also enjoy callbacks to phrases, themes, or words. That's probably why "What Do You Do with a Kangaroo" was my favorite story as a little kid. As an adult, I wish the last few pages of that picture book had a message about cooperation instead of acquiscence.
@crazypyp5871
Жыл бұрын
I haven't watched the video yet but I love your analysis videos regarding the topic of disabilities. They are always very insightful and informative and helped me understand a lot of why I always felt an 'ick' when certain tropes were used.
@jackskydragon_JW
Жыл бұрын
I totally agree! 🌟 😄
@SqualorOpera
Жыл бұрын
This sounds like a book series I would have been thoroughly engrossed in for several years as a kid
@supper-girl7405
Жыл бұрын
What are your thoughts on Nimona? Cuz its beautiful queer representation, but they don’t do much with Ballister being an amputee.
@mackthompson616
Жыл бұрын
i mean im biased bc i love nimona so much, but i think it can be nice to have representation that’s just kinda there and not a major plot point too. The show is thematically very queer and crip and it’s nice to have that without having to watch him deeply struggle with too much discussion of “oh remember i’m an achillean amputee, i like men and i i’m disabled and that impacts me.” I do wish for a bit more conversation around the arm confiscation line upon his arrest because that’s a very real and upsetting thing but IDK how theyd write it in
@FurKid_the_Gg_roo_99
Жыл бұрын
That joke at the start Nimona made abt Ballister's arm was gd priceless tho 💀👍
@caracaracat2958
Жыл бұрын
I’d also like to know Oakwyrm’s thoughts on the movie, hopefully he talks about it one day.
@supper-girl7405
Жыл бұрын
@@FurKid_the_Gg_roo_99 oh true! I actually laughed out loud
@supper-girl7405
Жыл бұрын
@@mackthompson616 I love Nimona so much! Its such an amazing movie
@writethepath8354
Жыл бұрын
It sounds like he needs a more rigorous editor, so as hurdles go, it's not insurmountable Always appreciate your perspective ✨️
@criidawg
Жыл бұрын
Hi! I hate staying up late (12 am for me rn), then finding out you published a video, I will 100% watch this tomorrow, but I am too tired tonight lol. Also, I am typing this abt 15 minutes after this video was published! See yah in a few! (It seems like I'm very early lol.)
@that_tvhead
Жыл бұрын
i just finished watching the video and its 3:30 am for me rn
@Wren_BurnsHam
Жыл бұрын
I have a book recommendation, if you’re going to start reviewing books. Scarlet and Ivy. It has a disabled character who once was a famous ballerina who got into an accident and her leg was sadly injured.Since I’m not disabled, I don’t know whether or not to call it good disabled representation. So I thought to ask you.
@true_honey_bee
Жыл бұрын
What do you think of Ryuji Sakamoto from Persona 5? Or any disabled character in Persona? I'm surprised by how many people gloss over or don't even notice that Ryuji is disabled when it's such an important part of his character. Even going as far as to say that he's *NOT* disabled and that we're just putting headconons onto him :/
@ChristineSG19
Жыл бұрын
I can completely agree with the repetitive words. It’s something I can’t stand when reading.
@tearyourwings
Жыл бұрын
I am not sure if u ever spoke about Life is strange, but I would be really curious on your take on alternative Chloe and Sean's disability (LiS2).
@Amanda-qu2sh
Жыл бұрын
Hi, could you talk about Finding Dory in a video?
@les5503
Жыл бұрын
Your art this time around is especially cool! The hair looks so good in particular
@Turai12
Жыл бұрын
Sounds like the kind of book I would've enjoyed as preteen or young teen.
@potato0958
Жыл бұрын
Great video! Could you do a video on dead end season 2? It came out in October!
@octaviandoroteja8512
Жыл бұрын
3:25 I'm a teen, but I can say that repeatative (?) language would be a huge annoyance to my child self lol.
@cass6020
Жыл бұрын
Ooh, that's a good point. Today, I don't think repetitive words bother me much, it's moreso if a word is really specific and gets overused, or if the author uses the same pattern in how they write a lot that it bothers me. (Sarah J Maas' Throne of Glass series was my favorite as a teen for unknowable reasons, probably the power fantasy, but she tends to write long sentences that are like 'and A and B and C' and that gets old after 5 books) Now that I'm older, I'm a lot less picky though, and I appreciate that being overly cautious about avoiding reusing a word can make it read even more clunky. Teen me was pretentious though, and definitely noticed that sort of stuff. When Maas used a particularly interesting/unusual word more than once in a book I'd go find the other page to make sure there wasn't some narrative tieback because surely that's the only reason you'd reuse a word like that I have a rule of thumb for books that isn't particularly fair but I think is still apt; if the book says something about a character once, it's a notable thing about them. If they say it twice, it's a critical thing about them. If they say it three times, it's part of the theme and character's necessary development If a book doesn't add fluff constantly, things only need to be said once to matter, even moreso than in film. In a book, readers notice word choice, we notice which particular phrases or words get reused. I don't think middle school readers are below that level of observation, either. The author can *show* a trait more, but telling is very noticeable when you see the words on a page
@alexg3973
Жыл бұрын
Have you read Half a Man ? or Crooked Crow ?
@abcxyz-dp4rl
Жыл бұрын
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@janetsalman988
Жыл бұрын
Whooooo! I’ve been trying to find a new book this summer after The Sun and The Star, so I’ll most definitely consider getting this. I’ve been really trying to find more familial love books that center around the relationship of siblings or family members.
@harpywiththebrownfeathers
Жыл бұрын
I really thought you were gonna say "amputees don't sleep with their prosthetics"
@gamingwithandrea449
Жыл бұрын
I have a recommendation to watch Rio 2 because one of the birds can't fly and they're the villain of the movie.
@cass6020
Жыл бұрын
What *is* that Cockatoo's motivation? I don't remember that movie well
@gamingwithandrea449
Жыл бұрын
@@cass6020 he was mad at blu for pushing him into the plane
@cass6020
Жыл бұрын
@@gamingwithandrea449 yup, I've officially forgotten everything about that character except for what he looks like
@gamingwithandrea449
Жыл бұрын
@@cass6020 it's a nice movie it's on Disney plus and HBO and websites. There's like two villains but the bird is one of the main ones and he can't fly
@jolinewitsen3925
Жыл бұрын
I'd say that in tone, it sounds very much like the Ranger's Apprentice books that everyone in my elementary school was obsessed with, and I read some of them when I got out of the age group and was bothered by the language a bit. What I'm saying is I'm sure the target audience can overlook language issues easily and will probably have a great time with a book like this
@jadedesigns6171
Жыл бұрын
Oh I remember that series
@AndaraBledin
Жыл бұрын
Oh, wow, I totally get you on the repetition. It's absolutely not just a you problem, though it is something that people typically don't notice consciously.
@ThatFlamingFroggo
Жыл бұрын
That drawing really makes me think of a zombie Legolas/Aragorn love child, out in the word trying to survive after being rejected for...one reason or another. I like iiit.
@RainyLS
Жыл бұрын
Is anyone else just waiting for this guy to watch Nimona?
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