One should not expect from life what one has already learned it cannot give. Rather, one begins to see that life is a kind of sowing time, and the harvest is not yet here.
I'm having a rough time with some of the Hobie fanart. I think some of it stems from how the movie depicted him.
Like all Spidermans, he's from New York. I mean, at least from what I remember in the comics. And as an American born punk, he wears (wore) Chucks.
But the Hobie from the movie is Bri'ish, idn't 'e? British punks wear Docs. Docs have a shoelace code, like the gay clubs used to have a hanky code: every color means something and sometimes the way you wear that color (left/right pocket, regular/ladder lacing) adds nuance.
A lot of the fan art I've been seeing has Hobie in his British appropriate Docs and, usually, highly symbolic laces.
Sometimes one or both are yellow, which is super cool and on point meaning anti-racist. The blue laces... The blue laces have some history that, while aesthetically appropriate for our FNSM, are HUGELY problematic in cities whose cops are aware of punk culture. Dating back to the 70s, blue lace read as "cop killer." The punks on the US west coast have been trying to reappropriate it as more "defund police" or cop oversight or other woke idealism - which I love and support.
However, as an elder Millennial/mini Xer, cops have long memories and are not afraid to make that a "you" problem.
So, in your art- do what you feel is right ❤️ you make Hobie however you see him and love him. But if you want to cosplay as Hobie, be very careful with your presentation. Some places, this probably won't be an issue, but I worry about kids going out dressed as a punk and signalling without knowing what they are projecting to the world.
The personal is political and there is nothing more personal than how you choose to dress.
@brunheiffer very kindly used their time and talent and wonderfulness to bind a copy of Divine Restorations & Repairs by me and @skimmingmilk
Both volumes are BEAUTIFUL! I wish my photos could property depict the shine and just the all of it. I love the charms, the art, the paper choice, the font choices, the EFFORT. I'm so honored and crying at my desk. They're beautiful and I'm absolutely stunned. Thank you so much!