#Kulap Vilaysack

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DC's The Movement

Virtue, Tremor, Katharsis, Mouse, Vengeance Moth, and Burden

I first read this short series in 2019, and made minifigures at the time (you can check them out here). But it's been 5 years and I reread this series and decided that it was time to update these minifigs.

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We love an activation.

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Episode 6: “Bajillion Dollar Dinosaurs”

Feat. Kulap Vilaysack & D'Arcy Carden

Connor & James seek podcasting advice from an expert; an impromptu date with a nosy neighbor leads to a surprising outcome.

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May 11: Happy 44th Birthday to Actress Kulap Vilaysack, who provides the voice of the sixth grader who attends Wagstaff School in Gene’s class who is friends with Courtney Wheeler alongside Julie as the Bob’s Burgers character of Rupa.

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Not relatable enough I guess 🙄🙄🙄 WHATEVER!

I dream of being Kulap in this picture

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Happy Queer Media Monday!

Today: The Movement from DC Comics

Inclusive superhero group done right.

(The team sitting over their city at the end of the first story arc. From left to right: Vengeance Moth, Burden, Katharsis, Virtue, Tremor and Mouse.)

The Movement is a 12 issue comic book series published in 2013 and 2014 by DC Comics as part of The New 52. It is probably best known on Tumblr for featuring the heroine Tremor, who is canonically asexual, but it has so, so much more to offer.

The Movement is a group of disenfranchised teenagers in Coral City, led by Holly Ann Fields aka Virtue. The series can be kind of divided into three story arcs: Their fight against the corrupted police (issue 1-8), Batgirl visiting (issue 9-10), and Burden’s fight against his brother (issue 11-12).

Superheroes being used as a metaphor for oppressed groups is nothing new, but what makes The Movement special is that they really are an incredibly diverse group, featuring many different identities. We have:

Virtue / Holly Ann Fields, who is a Black lesbian,

Tremor / Roshanna Chatterji, an asexual Indian immigrant,

Mouse / Jayden Revell, who could be argued to have an intellectual disability, though nothing concrete is actually said,

Katharsis / Kulap Vilaysack, a Laotian immigrant,

Burden / Christopher, who is gay,

Vengeance Moth / Drew Fisher, a former addict and wheelchair user with muscular dystrophy

Here is an article from when the series launched, where the creator discusses the politics of it, and a lengthy one written at the end of its run about how it championed diversity in the superhero comic medium. 

Here are the Wikipedia and DC fandom wiki articles about the series.

Queer Media Monday is an action I started to talk about some important and/or interesting parts of our queer heritage, that people, especially young people who are only just beginning to discover the wealth of stories out there, should be aware of. Please feel free to join in on the fun and make your own posts about things you personally find important!

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hi, i hope this is the right place to ask this question: with the small number of southeast asian representation in media, would it be bad to use a thai fc for a lao character? thank you in advance!

Hey anon! I messaged my lovely friend whose Lao and they said while it's true there's not much representation they'd prefer if people didn't cast them interchangeably. They said "while there's a teensy bit of nuance but in the end no, and I do wish there were more Lao actors and models to pick from but in the end we do what we must."

Here are some Lao people with resources at the time of posting:

Aluna Thavonsouk (1979) Lao.

Kulap Vilaysack (1980) Lao.

Ananda Everingham (1982) Lao / White.

Alexandra Bounxouei (1987) Lao / Bulgarian.

Bee Atsaryaphong (1990) Lao.

Toun Diva (?) Lao.

And here's a masterlist of Lao suggestions without resources please let us know if there's anybody we're missing and we'll update it ASAP!

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“New-To-Me” - March 2023

Sextool (1975, Fred Halsted)

History of the World: Part I (1981, Mel Brooks)

Two Lovers (2008, James Gray)

Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell (1995, Shinichi Fukazawa)

Body Double (1984, Brian De Palma)

The Inheritance (2020, Ephraim Asili)

That Thing You Do! (1996, Tom Hanks)

Freeway (1996, Matthew Bright)

Obsession (1976, Brian De Palma)

Parallel Mothers (2021, Pedro Almodóvar)

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Fantasia 2000 (1999, James Algar, Don Hahn, Gaëtan Brizz,i Paul Brizzi, Eric Goldberg, Hendel Butoy, Francis Glebas, & Pixote Hunt)

My Year of Dicks (2022, Sara Gunnarsdóttir)

Open to the World (2020, Miranda July & Michael Morris)

Origin Story (2018, Kulap Vilaysack)

Phantasm (1979, Don Coscarelli)

Piggy (2022, Carlota Pereda)

Triangle of Sadness (2022, Ruben Östlund)

New Releases:

Card Zero (Robbie Banfitch)

Creed III (Michael B. Jordan)

Enys Men (Mark Jenkin)

File VL-624 (Robbie Banfitch)

Full River Red (Zhang Yimou)

Growing Up Absurd (Ben Balcom & Julie Niemi)

I Thought the World of You (Kurt Walker)*

John Wick: Chapter 4 (Chad Stahelski)

La Source De La Loire (2021, Rose Lowder)

Light Signal (Emily Chao)

Social Skills (2021, Henry Hills)

Zero Woods of the Wild Place (Josh Weissbach)

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music video for "Gu Cruise" (about being taken on a Jet Ski ride by an orangutan) by Howard Kremer. Video directed by Lance Bangs. Song from the album Summah This, Summah That from 2014.

cast includes Howard, Kulap Vilaysack, Steve Agee, Brett Morris, Neil Mahoney, and Rocky Aukerman

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lgbtincomics pride month challenge 2021 ➞ 1/3 bi/pan characters ➞ kulap vilaysack ➞ travel by night + it’s a sin by pet shop boys

“Turned over a new leaf          Then tore right through it                  Whatever you taught me                                 I didn't believe it.”

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Welcome to Me (2014)

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Happy Pride Month!

I'm starting this month off a little different. In my research for LGBT+ characters, I found DC's The Movement, by Gail Simone. It only ran for 12 issues in 2013, but was an amazing story and the team was incredibly diverse, including lots of LGBT representation. So, I present to you, The Movement.

First is Virtue. She is a lesbian and the leader of the team, with dreams of her and her team working side by side with the Justice League. She can sense others’ emotions which makes her a level headed leader, but she is very protective of all her friends.

Next is Katharsis. She was a refugee from Laos and a former police officer. When the justice system failed, she build her wings and became a vigilante I’ve heard people say she is bisexual, but I couldn’t find anything to confirm or deny it.

Tremor is the character that I first learned about on this team. She is one of the few asexual characters in main stream comics. She was born in India and her family moved to America after she began to develop her powers.

Vengeance Moth is one of the two cishet characters on this team. The niece of Killer Moth, she is a recovering substance abuser who suffers from muscular dystrophy. When she uses her powers, she can fly, but it takes a lot out of her and can leave her exhausted. 

Mouse is the second cishet character. He was born to a rich family but left them behind as he was more comfortable living in the sewers with his army of rats and the rest of the team. He has names for all his rats and loves them with all his heart.

The last member of the team is Burden. He grew up in an Amish village, but was cast out because the believed he was possessed by the devil, due to his powers. He has since found a family with the Movement after they rescued him. When he left his village with the movement he proclaimed to everyone that he was gay. Sadly, with the series being cancelled after 12 issues, they never really talked about his sexuality again.

So, that was The Movement. They are a team of teen anti-heroes, most of them willing to do what other heroes won’t. It was a very good series and I wish it had lasted longer. I would highly suggest reading it if you get the chance. 

NSFW blogs do not reblog!

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Sean enlists Kulap Vilaysack’s help in coming up with his own origin story

Requested by anonymous

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May 11: Happy 43rd Birthday to Actress Kulap Vilaysack, who provides the voice of the sixth grader who attends Wagstaff School in Gene’s class who is friends with Courtney Wheeler alongside Julie as the Bob’s Burgers character of Rupa.