#angelica canepa

[paperboy-pb]

I find that paras often have boundary problems. (Unfinished PB panel.)

[tradewaiters]

In today’s Tradewaiters episode Jess, Jam, Jon, and Jeff read the first two volumes of Last Man by the French team Balak, Sanlaville, and Vivès. Join us on a strange journey through a martial arts fighting championship on another world where nothing is quite what it seems. Caution: this comic, and our discussion about it, spend a not insignificant amount of time on sexual assault.

Also mentioned in this episode: Blacksad by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido Sky Doll by Alessandro Barbucci and Barbara Canepa One Punch Man by One Yuri on Ice directed by Sayo Yamamoto Cowboy Bebop directed by Shinichiro Watanabe Y the Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama Ranma 1/2 by Rumiko Takahashi Monster by Naoki Urasawa Hostage by Guy Delisle Octopus Pie by Meredith Gran and Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero by Michael DeForge

And our own projects: Phobos and Deimos by Jonathon Dalton Crossroads by Jeff Ellis Wasted Talent by Angela Melick, and Liquid Shell by Jess Pollard.

Music by Sleuth.

Our next episode will cover the third and fourth volumes of Last Man by Balak, Michael Sanlaville, and Bastien Vivès. Only one Man must remain!

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[paperboy-pb]

How do the teachers look like in Paperboy and what are their names and personalities?

GOD, I wish I had more recent art of them to show off! Most of the art I have for them is actually quite outdated, so not everyone is going to be shown off yet-- soon, though! >:)

Paperboy is a cartoon world at the end of the day, & our main character is a kid, so of course, most of the teachers are villains. They almost all kind of have joke names (some more obvious than others) & they're basically all like... a parody or exaggeration of people I often saw working in Special Ed as a kid.

But despite that, the harm that they do to our main characters is actually serious, and the baddies all sort of embody very different brands of ableism.

☆ PAPERBOY TEACHERS 101! ☆

[MARIA HIVELY]: The cynical, burnt-out, & chronically overworked main teacher for Class 7-C! 🐝

Mrs. Hively is extremely critical, yells very often, takes her stress out on the kids, and plays favorites. She sees her students as drones or worker bees & believes that somebody's worth is only about how productive and "useful" they are in society and not who they are as people.

[BUTCH HEARTMANN]: The jerkish, ignorant, and arrogant Guidance Counselor for grades 7 & 8! 💥🤬

Mr. Heartmann acts cool at first, but he's easily annoyed, loud, degrading, sleazy, & has some SERIOUS anger issues. He doesn't believe in mental health at all. Especially not kids' mental health.

[JOANNE YARNLY]: P.S. 361's wise & kind-hearted occupational therapist! 🧶🍵

Ms. JoAnne (as kids call her) is a mother, and it shows. She's a bit of a Ms. Honey type as she is soft-spoken, open-minded, & realizes the abuse that goes on. She isn't normally bold enough to stand up to her coworkers... but she's very aware, & will ALWAYS try to protect her students as much as possible.

[JUNIPER RAINBOHZ]: An out-of-touch Adapted Phys Ed teacher for multiple schools, including P.S. 361. 🌈🔆

Mrs. Rainbohz is... happy? She tends to act like the world is all sunshine and rainbows, & believes disabled kids are "too simple" to handle reality. She often talks to them like babies, is oblivious to their problems, and never explains anything.

[COSETTE POSHIVERE]: P.S. 361's nervous wreck of a principal! 😵‍💫🐀

Principal Poshivere (or as the kids call her, Principal Pushover) is a doormat. She's means well! But she's easily overwhelmed, afraid of confrontation, and isn't strong-willed enough to properly discipline kids... or the rest of the staff.

And finally, the worst of the worst...

[ANGELICA CANEPA]: One of P.S. 361's paraproffesionals. She's seen as an angel or a saint by many who don't know what it takes to teach Special Ed. Currently working in Special Ed class 8-C. 😇🤐

Ms. Canepa is a NIGHTMARE, & a big part of why Matthew wants to leave Special Ed quickly. If he doesn't, he will have Canepa next year. She's overbearing, invasive, and will stop at nothing to change... no, "FIX" her disabled students. Nothing at all.

And when you get to the root of the matter... she's selfish. She makes a big song & dance about how many kids she helps, parades them around, going on & on about how she's doing suuuuch a good deed by just being in the career she's in. And the community eats it all up. The parents, teachers... everyone.

But she doesn't really want to help. Better yet, she's NOT helping! She condescends the kids. She doesn't accept their differences. She doesn't respect boundaries, she's not patient, she's not kind, and she's not there for them. She won't even embrace them until they surpress ALL of their disability.

She's not a para out of the goodness of her heart. She's a para because she revels in the praise. Because after all, nobody ever thinks about how disabled kids feel, or what they need.

They all just think about how great you must be to put yourself near disabled people willingly.

Now, of course, that's not everyone. And there's way more to each of their characters & how they impact the kids than that. There are some minor teachers as well-- the art teacher, the physical therapist, the lunch monitor, etc.

But that's the basics, and I don't want to overload you with more info than I have to.

Stay tuned if you'd like to see what they look like, though! Because I WILL be showing them all off sometime this month :]