Celebrate Diverse Beauty (Comic #573)

This comic is inspired by Aikido and the desire to celebrate beauty more diversely. I told someone at my dojo how beautiful his sword work was. I think platonic beauty is not a compliment men get often, which is a bit sad. I tried to explain it, I don’t think I did a great job, though I added “it’s so pretty!” to my explanation. There is a beauty in focus, attention and purpose. A beauty being absolutely present to the thingness of things, the strength, wisdom and skill to attend to it. It’s pretty! And exciting! We should celebrate beauty more in all its forms and for all genders. And so, when it came to embodying that ideal in a comic, who better than Bunson and Boot?

Celebrate Diverse Beauty Comic Transcript

Bunson: I think you’re beautiful Boot: What? Why would you say that? Bunson: Because it’s true! Boot: What does beauty mean to you? Bunson: I like how you focus on stuff dn do stuff. When you zoom you zoom. When you spend time with me you spend time with me. Bunson: It’s lovely and pretty. Bunson: Boop! Bunson frolics away Boot: Beautiful… lovely … pretty… Thanks to all my patrons and special big extra thanks to Kate Webb, Matthew Noe, Sandra M. Odell and Erik Owomoyela.

Chuffles Misses the Moon – Page 15

132: Lifestyle Advice a Small Pink Bunny Will Not Give

Transcript

Narrator: Advice: every stick as two ends

Bunson Hoppydew looks at a forked stick with three ends.
Bunson: Huh?

Narrator: Well, if you snapped the stick small enough…

Bunson pats the stick with protective concern.
Bunson: Why would you snap my stick?

130: Where are We?

Sometimes life is about the journey 🙂

Transcript

Bunson Hoppydew: Are we there yet? are we there yet are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? Are we there yet? Thing: No? Bunson Hoppydew: Phew! Spoing!

129: Tutus

Did I mention I went to WisCon recently?

127: Oh No Hands!

The scary hands saga continues. Phew! Thanks Bunson for that quick thinking!

126: News Travels

Adding a monocle was Mike’s idea 🙂

124: Lifestyle Advice from a Small Pink Bunny, Part 6. Rockin’ Boat

And in life it is certainly easier to take risks if friends are there who have life jackets to throw you! I’m off to Wiscon today! Taroot! Taroot!