We must organize at every level, from our neighborhoods and families to Capitol Hill, to condemn the plague of White supremacy in our country. If we want to build a better world, we must seize this moment.
To be remembered is to defy the odds, to antagonize the structures which seek to undermine our communities, to love and serve even when it is hard. Blanca does not seek to be remembered for her successes, but rather for the impact she has had on those she loves. For Blanca, being remembered means overcoming a world built on her oppression.
Spongebob serves paradoxically as a figure of queer disruption, an embrace of radical love and queered innocence, even in its commodified stat – not because of its independence from its means of production, but the consciousness of its fantasies.
Both the calamity of the COVID-19 pandemic and the scourge of systemic racism are inextricably intertwined. If we are to cast off the political and social ineptitude that has marked our policies for generations, we must take this moment of large-scale societal change to implement progressive political change.
All stories must end. Magic dies out. Kids become adults. But shows like “Adventure Time” and “Regular Show” left us to think about them, reflect on why we were so happy, and remember the lessons the characters learned.
