Ingxoxo noComika Hartford ingenye yalezi zinto ezingavamile engizitholayo ngezikhathi ezithile njengomuntu oxoxisana naye. Unobuhlakani futhi unokuqonda ngekhono lokusika enhliziyweni yengxoxo ukuletha iqiniso lakhe, uHartford ungamandla okudala okumele abalwe nawo futhi ngokuthembeka, sidinga abantu abaningi abanjengaye emhlabeni owesabekayo.

UHartford, owavela ochungechungeni lwanyanga edlule lweHorror Pride Month nomngani wakhe amthandayo USkyler Cooper, ubuyile kulo nyaka ukuzokhuluma ngazo zonke izinto ezethusayo. Bekungokokuqala enikeza ingxoxo yedwa nami, futhi akazange adumazeke.

Njengabalandeli abaningi bezinhlobo, uthando lukaHartford lokwesaba kanye ne-macabre lwaqala kusenesikhathi, futhi njengabaningi, kwakudingeka azulazule ukuze ajabulele. Abazichaza ngokuthi "abazali abangama-hippie" bebengafuni ukuthi abukele i-TV eningi esemncane. Eqinisweni, okwesikhashana, bamenza aqiniseke ukuthi i-TV isebenza kuphela ISesame Street.

"Ngabe sengithola ukuthi lokho kwakuyinkunzi," esho ehleka. “Bengithi, 'Cha, abangane bami banama-TV asebenza ngaso sonke isikhathi. Anamanga nina! ' Babefuna ngiqale ngifunde izincwadi. Angisho ukuthi babenephutha. Lokhu kwaholela othandweni lwenganekwane emfushane eyethusayo. ”

Kamuva ukwazile ukucwila eziqephu ezimbalwa ze The Twilight Zone ngaleso sikhathi wanquma ukuthi ufuna ukuba nguRod Serling ethula izinganekwane ezinhle futhi emema abantu emhlabeni lapho kwakungekho lutho kulokho okwakubonakala. Ikhange imizwa yakhe futhi yengeza olunye ungqimba lwendaba ekhulayo ezoba yilo.

Kwabe sekufika ubusuku obuyisimanga lapho ayehlala nabazala bakhe futhi bakwazile ukuzulazula babuka Alien kukhebula.

"Bekusabeka kakhulu kithina kodwa bekujabulisa kakhulu futhi bekungokokuqala ngibona owesifazane ophethe," kusho uHartford. “Kwaba yinto ethokozisayo. Bese kuthi ngakusasa, sidlale ama-Aliens futhi bengingumkhuzi. Sasingalezo zingane ezazibambeke emaphusheni alo. Sasithanda ukuzenzisa. Besimane nje singama-nerds amancane amnyama agijimisa umkhumbi ongaziwa usuku lonke. ”

Kunoma ngubani ocabanga ukuthi akujwayelekile ukuthi amantombazane nabafana abancane abamnyama babe nentshisekelo kwi-sci-fi, fantasy, kanye ne-horror, uHartford uveza ukuthi lezi zingqikithi zazisekelwe kokuhlangenwe nakho nezindaba zomhlaba wonke, eziningi zazo ezithathwe ezinganekwaneni nasezindleleni zase-Afrika ukuxoxa izindaba.

Ukhumbule ngqo impikiswano yokusakaza uHalle Bailey njengo-Ariel ekuguqukeni kwesenzo bukhoma kwamaDisney The Little Mermaid. Iningi labaphikisana nalo ligxumele emgudwini ovela kuzo zonke izizathu ezisencwadini ukuthi kungani i-mermaid ibingenakuba mnyama.

"Ngiyakuqonda ukuthi lena yindaba yomdanso kaHans Christian Anderson kodwa izinganekwane zeMami Wata zahlehlela emuva emakhulwini eminyaka," esho. “Uyinsizwa enhle emhlophe esebenzisana nabantu futhi iwuhlobo oluthile lonkulunkulu futhi inezigemegeme. Umqondo wama-mermaids amnyama ubulokhu ukhona kubantu baseDiaspora ngakho-ke ngicabanga ukuthi kuyaheha. Abantu bafuna ukusho ukuthi le nganekwane yaqhamuka lapha kuphela kodwa cha lezi zinganekwane zivela kuyo yonke indawo futhi zonke ziboshelwe ndawonye. Lezi izindaba zabantu. ”

Lezi zindaba nezindikimba zomhlaba wonke zingafana ngokuphawulekayo. UJoseph Campbell wenze wonke umsebenzi wokufundisa umhlaba ngama-archetypes abiwe kukho konke kusuka ezinganekwaneni zohambo lwamaqhawe “lweqhawe” kuya kokufana kwezinganekwane. Uma ungangikholwa, bheka iCinderella ngesinye isikhathi. Kuwo wonke amasiko emhlabeni kunendaba yeCinderella futhi izakhi eziyisisekelo zicishe zifane.

Mayelana nendaba yezindaba zabantu, kwenzeka kimi ngenkathi siqala ingxoxo yethu ukuthi angikaze ngibuze uHartford ukuthi ungubani yena kwi-queer spectrum, futhi njengenjwayelo, impendulo yayikhanyisa.

"Ngikhomba njengabobulili obubili futhi kusukela lapho bengithi esikoleni esiphakeme noma ekolishi," echaza. “Bengihlala ngizizwa ngikhangwa ngababili, kepha kulapho-ke lapho ekugcineni ngikwazile ukwenza khona bekuzungeze ikolishi. Ngithole impela ukuthi kunezindlela eziningi ezahlukahlukene zokuba ngabesilisa nabesifazane. Abantu abaningi bacabanga ukuthi kufana nse phakathi nendawo okuhehwa ngokulinganayo kubo bobabili kepha akusebenzi ngaleyo ndlela. Ngizothi ngicabanga ukuthi ngikhangwa kakhulu ngabantu besilisa. Ngicabanga ukuthi amaphesenti aphakeme kakhulu, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi anginazo izinto ezikhanga kakhulu kubantu besifazane. ”

Ukwamukelwa kobulili obubili kuyinkinga ngaphakathi nangaphandle komphakathi we-LGBTQ futhi kuvame ukuza nokungathembani kohlobo noma ukusulwa okuphelele kuya ngokuthi umuntu usebudlelwaneni nobani ngaleso sikhathi.

Kuyinkinga uHartford athi uyayiqonda ngezinga elithile.

“Uma uthanda abesilisa nabesifazane bese kuba nethuba lokuthi ubonakale 'esejwayelekile' bese ungadingi ukubhekana nezinkinga. Iqiniso ukuthi ukhangwa ubani? Kuyini ucansi kuwe? Ucabanga ngani uma wenza i-orgasm? Uma ungowesifazane futhi kwesinye isikhathi ucabanga ngabesifazane qagela ukuthi uyini! Uthola imbali encane nefulegi lakho nayo yonke into. ”

Lokhu kuziqonda okukhulu njengelungu lomphakathi we-LGBTQ bekungekhona ukuphela kokutholakala ekolishi, noma kunjalo. Kwakuse-Emerson lapho aqala khona ukucija ubuciko bakhe njengobuciko, eqala ngokuziphonsa ekulingiseni, kuphela ukubona ukuthi izintshisekelo zakhe zangempela zisendaweni yokubhala.

Ngesikhathi eshiya u-Emerson, wayesevele eqale ukubhala izingcezu zabangane bakhe ukuthi bazenze ezihumusha ekubhaleni imidlalo eyodwa futhi ahlole lawo mathalente okuxoxa izindaba ayekade ewahlonipha kusukela esemncane.

Wazithola esendleleni ethile eyamholela ezikhundleni ezahlukahlukene ezamsiza ukuthi aqhubeke nokucija ubuciko bakhe ekusebenzeni kwi-ejensi yezikhangiso ekusizeni ukubhala umbukiso wezingane wenkampani yezobuchwepheshe. Ekugcineni wathatha imisebenzi yokubhala izipoki ukusiza abaqondisi nabakhiqizi ukuba bacwenge imibono yamafilimu, futhi eminyakeni embalwa edlule wabhala, wakhiqiza, futhi wavela Indawo Empunga, iphrojekthi evusa inkanuko futhi ngezikhathi ezithile eye yadlula izikhathi eziningana endleleni yayo eya eqinisweni.

“Wonke umuntu unalawo maphrojekthi aqala njengento eyodwa bese kuba enye into bese ufana nokuthi, 'Kulungile, ngidinga nje ukukuqeda lokhu,' kusho uHartford. “Ngijabule kakhulu ngayo njengesikhashana. Kufanele uqede. Awutholi ukuqala into futhi ungaqedi. Angikholelwa kulokho. Awusoze wazinika imvume yokuthi ungaqedi. ”

Lokho kuqina kumenze waba ngowesifazane onobuhlakani namuhla futhi njengoba ngishilo kwasekuqaleni, bekuyinto enhle ukuhlala phansi noComika Hartford sikhulume ngalolo hambo.