BLACKPINK Doc, Tarot, Asian Creators and Expansion
Art for All
I recently watched the BLACKPINK documentary on Netflix and it brought me somewhere deep. ๐ฅ ๐ Something the group talked about is how excited they were that people around the world loved their music, knew the lyrics to their songs. ๐ถ And it made me think about how music created by Asian artists isnโt just for Asian people.
Like obvi, if you are a creator who is Asian, you will resonate with people who are also Asian. But thatโs not where the story ends. At least thatโs not where it *should* end. ๐ ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ It made me think about my tarot deck and how so many people told me the Asian American market was too small and they simply could not understand how non-Asian people would be able to enjoy it too. ๐ฎ
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As if they couldnโt wrap their head around the fact that the majority of tarot decks out there have white people in mindโฆand non-white people still use them. So why couldnโt the same be true for the reverse? ๐ค
Art is for anyone to enjoy. ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐จ Itโs racism and bias and the white gaze that gets in the way. Hereโs to expanding our views on whatโs possible. ๐คฏ๐
Say it with me: I am ALWAYS expanding. ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
Expansion is Hard
Speaking of expanding our views, I’ve been in a major expansion phase recently and lemme tell you, it’s kicking me in the ass.๐
Case in point: here’s a recent text I sent to my agent when I felt super out of my comfort zone and s.t.r.e.t.c.h.e.d on a project. ๐คธ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ฑ
Sheesh, is doing new things hard or what?! ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ The silver lining for me these days is that I get to work with people who I can be real with ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป๐ Because damn was it exhausting to try to fake it til I made it lol.
Just HAD to Share!
Y’all I can’t even begin with this documentary…it is a MUST SEE. ๐ I was blown away to learn about the influence of Duke Kahanamoku on so much of our culture and moved to tears by his kindness and Hawaiian pride. ๐บ
Immense gratitude for all he did to pave the way for brown people in America ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ โฃ๏ธ
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Cheering you on, we’re expanding the collective consciousness one day at a time. But don’t forget to rest along the way. Love you, you’re really doing it. ๐ช๐ผ๐
XO,
Elizabeth
