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La Bricoleuse Community Guidelines
Riley has no patience for shenanigans.
My YouTube channel has surpassed 1000 subscribers--the first of two benchmarks on the path to monetization--and I've also acquired the Community tab over there (which used to come at 1000 subscribers but they dropped it back to 500 shortly after I hit 1000--figures).
While I don't imagine that the channel will ever see the kind of astronomical growth and success of YouTube stars who make a living as channelrunners, I do feel it's important to acknowledge that La Bricoleuse is definitely a brand and that, even though an educational/tutorial channel creates less of a sense of community and parasocial attachment among its subscribers than personality-driven channels, I still want to make my position clear on some issues.
Even though "La Bricoleuse" as a source of information on costume craftwork and related topics has been a presence online going back to LiveJournal in 2006, I'm a bit flummoxed to consider that I've never articulated community guidelines on any of its prior platforms. So, it's beyond time for me to do so, particularly in light of the bigotry and bullying swirling around in the segment of YouTube known as CosTube, the loose collection of channels focusing on costuming, sewing, historical fashion, reenactment/interpretation, etc.
First let me give credit where credit is due: these guidelines are inspired by Bianca Hernandez of the YouTube channel Bookhoarding by Bianca, who made an amazing inspiring video about the responsibilities of a content creator whose channel achieves a certain threshold of growth.
Rule #1: No hate speech, no bullying.
If you use hate speech or bully others, you are not here for what we are trying to build, which is a more equitable costuming/crafting/sewing/ space. This includes: No racism, this is an openly anti-racist space and is not open for white supremacists. No homophobia or transphobia, we will support discussions around LGBTQIA+ communities. Ableism and fatphobia will not be tolerated here. Discrimination based on religious affiliation or spiritual affinity, ethnicity, national origin, economic background, regional identification, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, OR ANYTHING ELSE will not be ok. No death threats.
Rule #2: Stay on topic.
If you post in my comments or community tab with an ad or something absurdly off-topic, I will bounce you like a belligerent drunk. I will always make space for people to promote their work, but this is not negotiable: don’t spam my comments.
Rule #3: Science is real.
I got vaccinated and boostered, I wear a mask. I have made literally thousands of them and interviewed dozens of furloughed arts workers/maskmakers in this very blog. When or if we talk about the pandemic, we use facts and science.
Rule #4: These guidelines are open to changing, just as people should be open to changing.
If you see something that gives you the icks, or you worry that these guidelines left out something, let me know. I consider this space a community, and I want to make sure it feels ok for you, but we shouldn’t wait for an incident to happen to protect folx.
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Goodreads giveaway of A HISTORY OF THE THEATRE COSTUME BUSINESS
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Have you ever wondered about where the performers get their costumes for haunted houses and other spooky Halloween attractions and events? Watch my interview with Rob O'Brien of ResirWrecked Costumes!
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Order your copy of A HISTORY OF THE THEATRE COSTUME BUSINESS here!
Here's a collection of all the places you can order our book, A History of the Theatre Costume Business: Creators of Character, out September 30 through Focal Press.
Buy your copy at one of these links!
Directly from the publisher (discount with the code SMA08 through November 30, 2021): https://www.routledge.com/A-History-of-the-Theatre-Costume-Busines-s-Creators-of-Character/Morris-Morris/p/book/9781138484290
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-history-of-the-theatre-costume-business-triffin-i-morris/1139124195
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1138484296
Indiebound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781138484290
Have you found it listed at another online vendor? Please comment and let me know! And thank you for supporting my work.
Triffin Morris and I with a co-worker's preordered copy that arrived this week!September 18, 2021
20% off discount code for A HISTORY OF THE THEATRE COSTUME BUSINESS!
The marketing team at the publisher shared this discount code for us to share with readers on social media, in advance of our book release (September 30, 2021). The code is good through November 30.
Order your copy here: https://routledge.pub/HistoryOfTheatreCostumeBusiness
I'm really looking forward to seeing it in person, in a physical copy!
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