#RomaHeroes

[romanationmovement]

The Slovak National Uprising (SNP) is one of the most significant moments in the history of Slovakia, when the Slovak people stood up against the authoritarian regime and the German occupation. This armed resistance, which broke out on August 29, 1944, is a symbol of courage and national pride. However, as ethnographer and historian Zuzana Kumanová points out, the important role that the Roma played in the uprising is often forgotten. “The Roma, just as they were part of Slovak society, were also part of the resistance movement,” says Kumanová. According to her, some Roma joined the army directly, while others joined the partisans, where they fought with weapons in hand. “Many communities became involved in the effort, whether by providing shelter, helping with supplies, or assisting injured and sick partisans,” she adds. This assistance undoubtedly had enormous significance for the course of the uprising, but it also brought cruel consequences for the Roma communities themselves.

Kumanová further explains that it was during this period that Roma communities were being massacred, often unjustly accused of aiding the insurgents. “There were massacres of Roma communities, especially those accused of providing help, whether real or imagined,” she emphasizes.

LOSSES AND VICTIMS

The exact number of Roma who actively participated in the uprising is unknown, as records were not kept based on ethnicity. However, Kumanová estimates that “in central Slovakia, almost every settlement saw young people, especially young men, leave for the mountains to assist the insurgent army.” The estimated number of Roma victims after the suppression of the uprising is tragic. “These victims are estimated to be around 1,000 people,” states Kumanová, referring mainly to victims from large communities such as Ilia and Čierny Balog, as well as individual executions, where “they were either transported to mass execution sites in the German-controlled Kremnička or Dolný Turček,” Kumanová said in an interview with Gipsy Television.

A FORGOTTEN CHAPTER OF HISTORY

According to Kumanová, the participation of Roma in the Slovak National Uprising is still “to some extent taboo.” Although Roma were an integral part of all significant events in Slovak history, society often does not give them the recognition they deserve. “Society doesn’t realize that Roma are part of all processes, just as it doesn’t realize that Roma were part of 1989 or 1968,” she points out. Even the significance of their participation in the uprising went unrecognized for a long time. Kumanová recalls that “a memorial plaque dedicated to the partisan movement or to Roma partisans was only unveiled at the Museum of the Slovak National Uprising in 2016,” thanks to the initiative of the museum’s then-director, Stanislav Mičev. This insufficient recognition and awareness of the contribution of the Roma in the Slovak National Uprising is, according to the ethnographer and historian, alarming. Kumanová believes that if this topic is not discussed, the Roma will continue to be perceived only as a marginalized community. “This is something we need to build upon, otherwise the Roma will remain only those in excluded communities,” she adds.

[osha-unofficial]

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One response per person, you answer is editable, you are required to sign into google but the poll runner will not see your email address.

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Dr. Verona

Icon references for other characters under the cut if you'd like to make a more full vote. Watch Reflection TTRPG. Thank you for your time.

The featured characters are drawn by @/romaheroic, with some additional art by @/katartna, @/neko265, and twitter user @FrameDodge (tumblr URLs cut off because i don't want to ping them on my nonsense propaganda).

Reflection can be found here, or on the Stabbyness youtube channel if you'd rather. If any of the women presented here seem hot, check it out. That's all, folks!

[thegaminglazer]

JUST RECIEVED MY FINISHED FLOWC COMMISSION FROM @romaheroic and IT LOOKS INCREDIBLE OH MY GOD!!! MY GIRL ALMACE!!!

[reflectionttrpgdailyquotes]

Tell me about Reflection TTRPG?

Reflection is a TTRPG web series on the Stabbyness channel, run by Jay Barrett. The story centers around a group of first-responder paramedics called FLOW agents, protecting civilians from Demons in the futuristic, neon-drenched Fuse City, a metropolis built on the corpse of a dead god. In order for these FLOW paramedics to have a chance at defending their world, they bound their souls to super-weapons called "Reflections" which are weapons created from the legacies of past heroes. You can watch the show streamed live every Tuesday on Twitch! or on Youtube. with new episodes every Wednesday

What is this blog?

This blog is transcribing memorable or funny quotes directly from the Reflection VOD on Youtube. Posts are queued in advance and updated once a day.

How do I navigate this blog?

This blog has a functioning search and tagging system sorted by #character name, and the #episode number the quote was said in.

If you are looking for a quote said by a character replace the words in Red with a character name (Ex: #Basilisk Id) or by episode number (Ex: #episode 1)

This blog initially tagged its quotes with #Reflection ttrpg and #stabbyness so as to establish itself as a blog for these tags. But as of March 13th, it will no longer be doing that so it wouldn't burry the show fanartist's fanworks.

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[romaheroic]

I’m launching my patreon today!! Please come check it out if you have the time!!

[kurbiismind]

So for the past couple of months a few friends and I have been working together to throw a large surprise together for the people who run Ebon Ward / Roobventure / Majinquest / twitch.tv/warpedlamp campaigns! This is one of the posters that we made together for them! Thank you to the Ebon Ward cast for making such a lovely story and bringing us all together! I couldn’t ask for a better set of people!  Love you guys!  Frendos that helped make this possible: ClassyArtichoke: (tumblr) Tora: (tumblr) (twitter) Roma: (tumblr) (twitter) Niko: (tumblr) (twitter) Brook: (twitter) Tobias: (twitter) Go check out Ebon Ward here: twitch.tv/warpedlamp

[robertczibi]

A tribute to a Roma hero, Raymond Gureme, who survived the Roma genocide and took part in the resistance movement actions. He recently passed away at the age of 94. #raymondgureme #romahero #watercolour #travellers #resistance #art #artwork #czibiart #gypsyromatravellerhistorymonth #painting #romapeople #holocaustsurvivor #romarightsmatter #tribute #artist https://www.instagram.com/p/CBvbudLH1Nt/?igshid=uil9xpd6w9ig

[thehandleisjammed]

Hey sport, think you’re the next big thing huh? Well best of luck to you kid. Being a hot shot yourself, you must have heard about... him. See right there? You already know which legendary star I’m referring to! The stuntman to end all stunts! An unparalleled acrobat, a fantastic stage magician and oh so much more- he was the best in every preforming art!

But one day... he vanished. Was it the weight of his world-wide acclaimed fame that brought the star crashing down? Or perhaps something more sinister behind the curtains? We may never know. Still, though, you’ve got to admit it’s fitting; he came out of nowhere to dazzle audiences world wide and just as suddenly as he appeared *poof* gone.

But the world will never forget him.

The one, the only, the greatest

The Lou Jitsu.

So, ya gonna buy some memorabilia or what, friendo?

Okay, okay I’ll stop... for now. @tmngoose is the writer supreme in this scene! The crown clown that juggles many characters plus a whole plot!

You can find all her notes and tidbits about the circus au here

Her ao3 account here

And more designs yet to come here

Also for fun, here are some excerpts from my designing notes are as follows

-His star mask/visor was actually inspired by a character in this one TTRPG show about teenage superheroes doing their best in a modern world. Valor Academy is perfectly available to be watched whenever over at twitch.tv/SurpriseRoundRPG! In it Hoshiko aka Quinn Komaeda has a visor that looks like a star.

The artist who designed Quinn is @romaheroic, who is a huge inspiration for me as a responsible artist who stays hy(pe)drated!

[miirshroom-art]

Rem sending sleepy vibes

Character belongs to @romaheroic

[doublene]

I'm catching up on Valor Academy on twitch.tv/surpriseroundrpg and I dont remember what I was dreaming of but I woke up with only one image in my head and I had to make it

I'm so sorry @romaheroic

[misakiwei]

Art made by RomaHeroic 

[jacksealockmcsm]

CALL OUT POST: MASSIVE ART THIEF ON INSTAGRAM @minecraftstorymode_jetra

Hello everyone! I would really appreciate it if you helped me with reporting this art thief, who does not give credit to the blogs they’ve stolen art from (which is at least ten from Tumblr and one from Deviantart, as seen below the cut). This is my first art thief and this is a HUGE art thief. There will also be a Part Two where I explain their reaction when I asked them to take down my art.

This morning I found out that one of my drawings, the one with young Jack, Vos, and Sammy at the sea temple was stolen by the instagram user @minecraftstorymode_jetra. 

Thanks to the help of the Unofficial MCSM Discord Crew, we have discovered that this person has stolen artwork from AT LEAST 10 artists on Tumblr and a DeviantArt. This person has stolen art WITHOUT CREDIT from the following blogs (with proof via screenshots) There was a lot of stolen art from @charliekaye: 

There was several pieces stolen from @zeroharps​

An old piece by @doodlingcubes

Lots of fan art from @valarauco-6

Art from @lunasdestiny

The really nice Jesses from @thedeadenders (GOTTA SAY I LOVE YOUR LITTLE COMMENT ON THIS ONE)

A stolen Happy boi from @becguin

My dear friend @nurm-the-villager

Art from @poppyrays

Stolen art from @cakesart​

a lovely ellegaard by @romaheroic​

and a comic bit by the deviantart prettyxthexartist (if someone could tell them about this post that’d be great)

Please folks, if I missed anyone, reblog them onto this thread with a photo for proof. They are blocking people who tell them to take down their posts (explained in part two) and I got blocked, so these screenshots are thanks to the people of the unofficial mcsm discord!

[classyartichoke]

Hey, everyone! I made some gnarly christmas pieces for the Ebon Ward with a bunch of art friends! Bojack and Musty colored and lined by @kurbiismiind Bossanova and Zephyra colored by @romaheroic (The full posters containing these pieces can be found at their blogs! They’re super great and you should go look at them!) They’re great you should check em out and also you should check out twitch.tv/warpedlamp for more Ebon Ward and Ebon Ward related content.

[thehandleisjammed]

An inside joke for the people on the SurpriseRoundRPG discord server! The silver haired kid holding the water bottles is Franky, @romaheroic‘s character; a very, very, very good boi that like’s to stay hydrated! You might even say he’s hyped for it...

So stay Hypedrated, folks

[thehandleisjammed]

The concept for this picture was a little late to the Stabbyness fashion zine’s deadline, but I went ahead and did it anyway so that I could show off a sneak peek at the kind of drawings I contributed. (I made 8!) 

It’s coming out soon so then I’ll be able to post the other things I did (I’m pretty sure that’s allowed in the rules!)

Anyway, this is Dai La Salazar, from the ttrpg campaign Queens Watch! I havn’t been able to watch it all due to personal reasons, but the bit that i did see blew me out of the water. Salazar is the blue one, and is played by one of my favorite artist, @romaheroic. Their characters are always so cute and sad so, so well done! Come to think of it, you could say the same for the rest of the SurpriseRoundRPG/Stabbyness/TinyTwitch cast, but every single one of them has their own wonderful personalities... and you really feel how string their friendships are, in and out of game.

[miirshroom-art]

Delta and some little robos 

(played by @romaheroic in Vendorf Front Lines campaign on twitch.tv/surpriseroundrpg!)