⚠️ CW / gender violence
“I’ve never told you about this…”
is a short comic about learning the ropes of gendered violence at a young age, while performing a particular Romanian “snow tradition”. Thankfully this is no longer practiced. Many thanks to my friend from music school for lending me her story, the parts written in blue are her words. This short appeared on International Women’s Day as part of the group project Comics Bouquet for Women’s Day. Read it on Instagram.
is a short comic about learning the ropes of gendered violence at a young age, while performing a particular Romanian “snow tradition”. Thankfully this is no longer practiced. Many thanks to my friend from music school for lending me her story, the parts written in blue are her words. This short appeared on International Women’s Day as part of the group project Comics Bouquet for Women’s Day. Read it on Instagram.
"Maybe as it's not really snowing these winters, this tradition also melts away slowly..."
"It was scary and humiliating and felt like it taught boys that not only they're allowed to have fun by harming girls, but that they can have fun *only* by harming girls. No adult ever reacted to seeing this happen."