andriavanb

1 year ago
Hi my wonderful Recolor community & friends! I apologize for taking so long to catch up on my notifications! I had an extremely busy week between volunteering & family holiday get togethers! So, I'm still pretty exhausted but I've missed you all very much, and I've missed my coloring too!! Thank you for bearing with me & understanding. I think I'm now only 2 days behind!⬇⬇⬇⬇

andriavanb

1 year ago
In the wake of the overturn of Roe v. Wade, stories of the fallout of some of our states' new anti-abortion laws are filtering out. One that really broke my heart is from Ohio: A 10 year old child victim of r*pe was denied an abortion thanks to OH's new total ban on abortion after 6 weeks past conception. This was three days after Roe was overturned. The child was 6wks & 3days pregnant! Irony is bitter. The child had to travel to Indiana for an abortion. It's being widely...

andriavanb

1 year ago
...reported that future child victims of assault or i****t or unwanted pregnancies probably won't be able to travel to other states for help. States with these strict anti-abortion bans are in discussions to further tighten the laws to keep children & women instate & force them to carry the fetus to term. Brazil is already doing this to child r*pe victims! I find this more than terrifying. ⬇⬇⬇⬇

andriavanb

1 year ago
To not only be living in a state that is forcing itself into your private decisions for: your body, your uterus, your life, your future, your mental health, & your physical health is egregious enough!!! But to then overreach even further & legally TRY TO PROHIBIT YOUR MOVEMENTS in our country to obtain services where a different decision is LEGAL is mind blowing!!! That is NOT a democracy. That's a theocracy. What has happened to the Republican party?! The party that preached small government? SERIOUSLY?! Americans, this is a huge wake up call! If it's not scaring the 💩 out of you, then it should. Because even if you're ok with these rights being taken away, this path never stops here. This is a path to fascism. VOTE! VOTE! All my love, Andria 🌈❤🌈🤗👋🏼

KFair 💕🐕🐕🌈🐕🐕💕infpt_👀 A 🐿

1 year ago
No worries. I’m really behind as well. Maybe 3 days. 🙈

KFair 💕🐕🐕🌈🐕🐕💕infpt_👀 A 🐿

1 year ago
BTW, Amazing work my talented friend 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💖💖💖💖👏👏👏👏👏🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗💖💖💖💖💖💕💕💕

suzysuzy34

1 year ago
Amazing work, how terrible for child victims of rape!

andriavanb

1 year ago
@KFair 💕🐕🐕🐕🌈🐕💕infpt_👀 A 🐿 Thanks, my wonderful friend. When you have a chance check out what I wrote after you liked my art post! 😉💗🤗🤗🤗😘💛🏵👋🏼

andriavanb

1 year ago
@suzysuzy34 It really is, Suzy. I can't imagine being that child, much less having to go through this political BS.

🏝️🪸🦩beach_babe🦩🪸🏝️

1 year ago
Amazing!!! It’s honestly terrifying thinking of my future. I want to be a mother with a lot of children, but I don’t want creepy old guys to control my body, if I can’t afford, or physically have children. What a country,

Rainbow Mist

1 year ago
Absolutely beautiful my beautiful friend 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️🌺❤️❤️

🏳️‍🌈Reese🏳️‍🌈

1 year ago
I love this! Me being bi, I don’t see a lot of pride art really . I love all your art and enjoy seeing how creative you are

clavietje 🇧🇪 ✌🏽🌸🌷🪷

1 year ago
Wonderful beautiful Artwork, dear Andria. I m so sad about the way your country is taking 😢

💠Whispering Winds💠

1 year ago
Lovely coloring

SasciSenior 🧿🌹👑♒

1 year ago
Beautiful and I totally agree with you. I heard about the young child being a rape victim, which is horrible. This overturn of Roe v Wade is just the beginning of more things to come. We need to pay attention to everything being passed and yes we need to vote. Thank you, for sharing your viewpoint on this situation even though many will disagree.

andriavanb

1 year ago
@🌺𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚎🌺 Charley, you said that well! It's not right that you are losing rights as a human being over what happens to your body because our government has decided you have less rights than a non sentient fetus. It's dangerous nonsense.

andriavanb

1 year ago
@Rainbow Mist Thank you so very much, my lovely friend! ❤❤🤗🤗🤗🏵🏵🏵🏵

andriavanb

1 year ago
@🏳️‍🌈Reese🏳️‍🌈 Well, I do a ton of it, along with BIPOC & women's rights issues. And there's quite a community of LGBTQ+ artists on Recolor too, if you're interested in seeing more of it. As a BIPOC person, you're part of our community & I'd welcome your participation for sure! 👍🏼🌈😃🤗🌈💜

andriavanb

1 year ago
@clavietje 🇧🇪 ✌🏼 Thank you, my friend! I couldn't agree with you more: it's sad, it's terrifying, and the big question is: will American citizens wake up & DO something before it's too late to save our democracy?

andriavanb

1 year ago
@SasciSenior 🧿🌹👑♒ Yes! Exactly. I couldn't have summed it up better. I agree, I'm sure many will not see it this way. But whether they do or not, history repeats itself for those who will not learn its lessons. Right now historians like myself are seeing some similarities between America now, & Germany in the 1930s. Democracy is never a guarantee! It can be taken away so easily & replaced with a dictatorship, or a theocracy like in Iran. WE have to care & fight for it. Politicians won't.