Trust No Aunty
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (599 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1501154737 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Trust No Aunty is her first book. Maria Qamar, otherwise known as Hatecopy (@Hatecopy), is an artist living in Toronto. . She was raised a first generation Canadian in a traditional South Asian home where a job in the arts was typically looked down upon as an “unstable career path.” Soon after realizing there was no other option, she fought to pursue the arts anyway and started her Instagram a
As an Aunty-survivor and a woman who has lived the cross-cultural experience, Qamar defied the advice of her aunties almost every step of the way, and she is here to remind you: Trust No Aunty.. Always interfering Aunties make it even harder. Qamar confesses to throwing sweatshirts over crop-tops to get out of the house without being questioned, hiding her boyfriend in a closet, and enduring overbearing parents endless pressuring her to become a doctor, lawyer, or engineer.Holding onto your cultural identity is tough. But ultimately, Aunties keep our lives interesting. Based on her popular Instagram @Hatecopy and her experience in a South Asian immigrant family, artist Maria Qamar has created a humorous, illustrated “survival guide” to deal with overbearing “Aunties,” whether they’re family members, annoying neighbors, or just some random ladies throwing black magic your way.We’ve all experienced interference from our Aunties—they are at family parties and friendly get-togeth
“Maria Qamar’s art is gorgeous and witty, with defiance seeping through the edges. Some serious millennial sass.” (Vogue)“Maria Qamar’s satirical art paints a harsh, and hilarious reality of Asian culture- and it isn’t all bindi-wearing bliss.” (Dazed)“Her art featuring hyperbolic characters is so relatable for young people from similar backgrounds that fan comments such as ‘my life story’ and ‘my mum, non-stop’ are regularly left on her page.” (BBC)“Her work references Desi diaspora culture, leveraging the dramatic, hyperbolic, maternal and feisty women from Desi soap operas, also known as ‘aunties’.” (strategy)“Sarcasm