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I’ve grown up in an island archipelago nation where certain
behaviours, characteristics and morals are expected of you in order to be
considered ‘normal’. Anything that differed from these set ideals-
from your heritage and beliefs, to your sexuality and your status in life- you
are often chastised, ridiculed, mocked and sometimes even attacked as not a
“true-true Bahamian”. In order to
survive, one is often forced to hiding aspects of their true selves in order to
blend in to society.
Therefore I believe that it’s important for the country of
my birth to be confronted with the idea that more than just the ‘average’
exists within our populace, and that we as a society should stop ostracizing these
persons for their differences- even [and especially] if the things that make us
different is beyond our grasp of understanding- and instead concentrate on what
truly unifies us as a people, and a nation.
The superhero genre- the tales of gifted individuals who combat their society's ills behind a mask to conceal their identities for protection- fits in perfectly with the identity struggle that I'm largely trying to tackle through the story of The Flagettes- especially when the reader is presented with a society that is not the metropolitan capitals of the Western world, but instead a 3rd world country- where 'different' is hardly ever welcomed with open arms. The Flagettes will face opposition from all sides- from the criminal underbelly to the powerful people that don't want them there- simply because of their identity and what they represent. Likewise, the girls behind The Flagettes will face similar challenges because of who they are and what they represent to the society of the Bahamas.
It's their journey- their struggle to understand their own identities both with and without the mask- that I want to explore. And maybe if I do it right, I can make a difference in how people see their countrymen, despite their differences.
The superhero genre- the tales of gifted individuals who combat their society's ills behind a mask to conceal their identities for protection- fits in perfectly with the identity struggle that I'm largely trying to tackle through the story of The Flagettes- especially when the reader is presented with a society that is not the metropolitan capitals of the Western world, but instead a 3rd world country- where 'different' is hardly ever welcomed with open arms. The Flagettes will face opposition from all sides- from the criminal underbelly to the powerful people that don't want them there- simply because of their identity and what they represent. Likewise, the girls behind The Flagettes will face similar challenges because of who they are and what they represent to the society of the Bahamas.
It's their journey- their struggle to understand their own identities both with and without the mask- that I want to explore. And maybe if I do it right, I can make a difference in how people see their countrymen, despite their differences.
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