#heron scott

[krabkrab-wontshutup]

So. I watched pirates smp today.

[handnking]

denhold brothers BROOM FIGHT !!

[oleander-neruim]

Woah another picture of Scott making maps? Who'da guess?

I just think he's neat and him being a Cartographer has my heart what can I say

Inkotber Day 5: Map

Sketches? Under the cut? In this economy?? (Yes)

I got so much sharpie on my hand to make fingerprint smudges on the map I. Am gonna have so much brain damage by the end of inktober

In other news, my dumb hc about this silly little mapmaker is gonna, in fact, make me better at making maps.

Also I plan on more pirates content after inktober I'm just.

Tryna not to burn myself out, yknow?

[sinisterduc]

what a year this been, we may all haves ours up and downs but we finally made it, looking forward for next year, see you in 2024.

note: I couldn't fit all animation media in this so sorry if favorite wasn't in here.

[blogalahezy]

[hopelessromanticsavage]

Gil Scot Heron

[mellozheist]

Yesterday stream He surrounded by Herons

(Living his best life)

[pigskinmask]

Me when I said I'd be annoying but then I get a job 🫤

[readyforevolution]

[liberalsarecool]

The revolution will not be VR'd.

The revolution will not be televised, will not be televised

Will not be televised, will not be televised

The revolution will be no re-run, brothers

The revolution will be live.

- Gil Scott-Heron

[sivavakkiyar]

[yt: Gil Scott-Heron]

[yt: Esther Phillips]

[greyjade00117]

One of my favorite moments in the Pirates SMP so far. Just after Owen chose the Herons during the factioning.

[aquariumdrunkard]

Stevie Wonder manning the decks with Andy Warhol and Gil Scott-Heron. Los Angeles, 1972.

[oleander-neruim]

Who doesn't love a pretty Heron all dressed in gold and pearls?

I claim no responsibility over this post

Inktober Day 12: Spicey

Bonus:

Sausage appreciates it, sure, but he Is Also gonna have a heart attack

Alt. Without the Gold:

Sketches:

[mostlythemarsh]

will not be televised will not be televised will not be televised

[peterdoane-blog]

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — But It Will Be Clicked, Scrolled, and Forgotten

By Peter Doane

1. The Spectacle of Luigi Mangione

Luigi Mangione’s story is everywhere right now — wild headlines, chaotic clips, and social media’s endless appetite for spectacle. You’ve seen the TikToks. You’ve read the comments. “This dude is wild,” they say, but that’s all they see. It’s just another character in the never-ending reality show of online content.

Here’s the problem: Luigi isn’t content — he’s context.

What people see as a wild man moment is actually a warning shot. But warnings aren’t profitable. Warnings don’t go viral. Wild behavior? That does numbers. This is exactly what Gil Scott-Heron was talking about in his 1971 classic The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.

Back then, Scott-Heron was talking about TV, but the same logic applies today. TV has been replaced by TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram feeds. And just like TV, social media wants to give you a clean, tidy story — a spectacle you can consume in 30 seconds. But the story of Luigi Mangione isn’t tidy. It’s messy, unresolved, and way too real to fit into a 30-second clip.

This is why his story is being treated like a wild moment of “content” instead of a sign of collapse.

2. Why Luigi Feels Like Content Instead of Context

People have no problem seeing Luigi as content. They point, they laugh, they scroll on. But they’re missing the bigger story. Luigi is not just “a wild man” — he’s a person cracking under the weight of a broken system. He’s not unique. He’s just the latest person to break in front of a camera.

Gil Scott-Heron had a line about this too:

“The revolution will not be right back after a message about a white tornado, white lightning, or white people.”

Translation: Corporate media will never show you real change because it doesn’t fit into a commercial break. Today, the commercial break is the scroll. TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram are endless commercial breaks disguised as content feeds. If something doesn’t fit the vibe, people scroll right past it.

Luigi should have been a moment where people stopped and said:

• “Why is this happening?”

• “How many people are cracking like this?”

• “Is this a sign of something larger?”

Instead, he became a TikTok moment. Funny, chaotic, easily forgettable.

If you’re still scrolling past people like Luigi, you’re not in the revolution — you’re watching the content.

3. Symbol and Timing Matter More Than Morality

Here’s a truth people don’t like to hear:

Being “right” doesn’t matter. Timing does.

This is the part people forget about John Brown. When Brown raided Harpers Ferry in 1859, people didn’t see him as a hero. They saw him as a lunatic, a terrorist, a wild man with a God complex. But after the Civil War started, everything about his story changed. Suddenly, he wasn’t a terrorist — he was a prophet of abolition.

The key wasn’t John Brown changing. The key was timing.

Now think about Luigi Mangione. Right now, he’s just another “wild guy” in the eyes of the public. But if healthcare collapses, if desperation becomes more common, if people start recognizing these “wild moments” as signs of something bigger, Luigi’s story could shift. He could be seen as a symbol of the system breaking down.

This happens all the time in history. People seem “crazy” at first. Then, after things change, those same people are seen as early warnings. John Brown didn’t “free the slaves” with his raid, but his story shook people. It set the tone for what was coming next.

4. Why People Don’t See Luigi as a Symbol (Yet)

The reason people don’t see Luigi Mangione as a symbol is simple:

People think revolution is supposed to look clean.

They want stories with:

• A clear villain.

• A clear hero.

• A clear ending.

Luigi’s story doesn’t fit that formula. He’s not a villain, but he’s not a hero either. His story is unresolved, still ongoing. He’s not a headline — he’s a question mark.

But here’s the part that people miss:

Revolution never looks clean when it’s happening.

John Brown looked crazy before he looked prophetic. Rosa Parks looked like a random woman on a bus until she became a symbol. Revolutions don’t announce themselves. They feel random, messy, and hard to understand in real time.

This is what Gil Scott-Heron meant when he said:

“The revolution will not be brought to you in 4 parts with commercial interruptions.”

There’s no “final episode” of revolution. No clear “ending.” No “season finale” where everything wraps up neatly. The mess is the point. The confusion is the revolution.

If you’re waiting for a perfectly clean, digestible “revolution,” you’ll miss it every time. You’re waiting for a Netflix miniseries — and that’s not how revolutions work.

5. The Revolution Will Be Live — But Only If You’re Living It

The most famous line in The Revolution Will Not Be Televised comes at the end:

“The revolution will be live.”

Most people misinterpret this. They think it means “live-streamed” or “broadcast live.” It doesn’t. It means:

Revolutions happen in real life, not on screens.

If you’re watching, scrolling, and commenting — you’re not part of it.

This is what’s happening with Luigi Mangione. People think that by liking, sharing, or commenting on his story, they’re “engaged.” But that’s a lie. Scrolling is not revolution.

When people watched George Floyd’s murder on their phones, they were spectators. The people in the streets, however — they were living it. Gil Scott-Heron was telling us that real revolution happens in the streets, in real life. It’s not something you watch. It’s something you live.The Core Takeaways

1. Luigi isn’t content — he’s context.

2. People think scrolling is participation, but it’s not.

3. The system turns stories into spectacle to distract from their meaning.

4. John Brown wasn’t seen as a hero at the time — neither is Luigi.

5. The revolution will not be televised — it will be live.

Right now, people are treating Luigi like a wild man for clicks. But he might be part of something bigger. People who are breaking under healthcare pressures, mental health crises, and isolation aren’t just “wild men.” They’re the warning shots.

John Brown’s raid didn’t free a single slave. But it changed the story. Luigi might not “change the system” alone, but if people stop treating him like content and start treating him like context, he might end up being part of the story that finally changes everything.

The Revolution Will Be Live. But you won’t see it if you’re just watching.