From a 2021 interview with Bashar, where he explains some of the choices behind his music video for Maskhara:
[...] Meanwhile, the coffee cup reading is a metaphor of family expectations, and the pink outfits, the pink lighting and filters, and pink roses stuffed into a military tank are a nod to pinkwashing – the promotion of the queer-friendliness of a political entity to distract from human rights abuses.
As a gay Palestinian himself, the latter hits close to home. In 2019, Bashar attracted global headlines through his involvement in Globalvision, an alternative concert that was livestreamed simultaneously with Eurovision in Tel Aviv – which had been plagued with pinkwashing controversy.
"We didn't get the same number of viewers as Eurovision, but it still felt like we were doing something important," Bashar recalls.
"Eurovision is a very queer event. It's also a musical event, so it was not just pinkwashing, it was also artwashing. As a gay artist, it was so important for me to make a statement.
"They were also emphasising the fact that Eurovision is not political when it's the epitome of politics. It's different countries voting for and against each other and flags being waved everywhere.
"But when it comes to Palestine and our voices, we were shut down. We were told that no, this is not a political event, this is a party and this is a happy event."
DARK CREAM (AND POST DARK CREAM ) SHIPCHILDREN COLLAB! <3
The children are invited to an halloween party, let's hope all goes well!
What's that?
2 years ago, I hosted a big collab for christmas then last year it was for the new year and it was quite nice and fun soooo...
This year, I'm hosting a big collab for Halloween to make some kind of a "family picture" with some of the dark cream ship children ! I thought about it and nor Cross or S!Dream will be in the picture as there aren't exactly the same depending on the child.
(there is one exception for someone but I dunno if she'll participate this year as usual I shall not assume ^^)
How to participate?
You need to have a dark cream/dark xunshine ship child (Cross x Shattered Dream kid). I'm making an exception for post dark cream kids ;). As long as Dream has been Shattered at one point, the kid can participate.
Draw your kid wearing a halloween outfit!
Send me the drawing or tag me on it so I can get it! The drawing must have a transparent background so I can easily edit it. If you put a watermark, please put it on the inside of your drawing so that I don't have to erase/move it to make place for the other children.
You need to send me the drawing before the 5th of october so I have time to edit it properly before the big day and in case there are some problems. (It can however be discussed if needed, exceptions will be accepted or refused case by case)
I'll post it the 31th of october (probably towards the end of the day) !
If you have any questions, please ask!
If someone without a kid wanna participate, you're welcome in the background+ team ^^
(being in the background+ team means drawing some elements of the background like halloween decorations or some other stuff. It's usually me and music fairy @diofasolia on that team)
PS: You can't use a kid belonging to someone else for that event ! You must be the creator of the kid and send me a drawing you did at least mostly by yourself (it doesn't mean you can't have help or collaborate with someone however) ✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧
PPS: Be creative or more classic with the outfits! Have fun! Do as you wish!
sorry for being so MIA during spooky month, i was really busy with masters and legitmately, i was writing two assignments and didnt have time for being horny other than fleeting thoughts