Nina Paley, like Dave Chappelle and JK Rowling, is a bona fide genius. She works in animation. Here’s one of her stunning short films.
But unlike Chappelle and Rowling, she is not a billionaire, and yesterday she tweeted the following.
Nina Paley@ninapaley
I got canceled again, from another festival. I thought this was done, but no. I wish I were "big" like Dave Chapelle and @jk_rowling , but my work is sinking into obscurity because my voice and work are so hard to find now.
2:22 AM · Oct 30, 2021
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Nina Paley@ninapaley
I'm a seasoned veteran of cancel culture, but it still makes me feel helpless, hopeless, and sick sometimes, just as the bullies want. Is there any recourse for a "small" artist like me? I'm so tired of this shit.
2:23 AM · Oct 30, 2021
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Nina Paley@ninapaley
I read about the women in the UK fighting back, and I wonder, how do I do that here? I speak out, I write, and I carry on. But I need help to fight.
2:24 AM · Oct 30, 2021
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When Michael Kupperman went pronoun-bonkers and I needed a new avatar, Nina drew for me the little beauty you see attached to all these posts. But I owe her for more than that. It’s one thing to take on the fight against this nonsense when you’re coming to the end of a career that has hitherto made your life somewhat comfortable, it’s quite another to do it when you’re still punching the clock. Women like Nina (and Eggen, and Birdy, and Jess) remind me of the bravery it takes to hold a position when no fucker is interested in relieving you of it.
They help me go on, so please help them go on. If you’re one of the eight people who joined my Patreon, please switch over to Nina’s one. Because I have no idea how to use Patreon and she almost certainly does.