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Isn't that just hilarious?\" I've got a better question for you... why weren't you cancelled? Furthermore, how the hell did you get syndicated?!\n\nOkay, now that I've got that off my chest, this drawing is based on a brief conversation I had on Twitter. The conventional wisdom is that every coyote must be a mad scientist. With all due respect to the late Chuck Jones, the era of the coyote as a super genius is past. These days, the hip new stereotype for [i]Canis Latrans[/i] is being really, [i]really[/i] Mexican. That's the path my own character Camilla Aquino has followed, anyway.\n\nSome notes on this piece. First, there's a pretty vast difference in the designs of Wile E. Coyote (TM Warner Bros., blah blah blah) and Camilla, and in the words of Canadian prog legends Saga, [url=http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/That%27s-How-We-Like-It-lyrics-Saga/0A1E385046A4911B48256CB500193CA2]that's how I like it[/url]. What worked for the Termite Terrace animators doesn't necessarily work for me. I want to offer my [i]own[/i] interpretation of this animal; observe its features and bring them to a character of my own design.\n\nSecond, has anyone ever noticed that Wile E. has jaundice? Seriously, look into those sickly yellow eyes of his. Dude needs to stop spending all his money on devices that smash him into the sides of mesas and see a doctor. The roadrunner will wait for you, honest!\n\nThird, I had to closely examine a picture of Carmen Miranda (the fruit-on-her-head lady) to get Camilla's pose right. The foreshortening on the arm is a little odd, but I do like the way the legs are positioned. I thought about putting her in one of Miranda's sparkly gowns, but that would cover up her diaper, and where's the fun in that?\n\nFourth, it's tricky writing for a Latina character when you're white 'n nerdy. You always run the risk of overplaying your hand and making her a cilantro-flavored cardboard cutout. I want Mexican culture to be part of Camilla's identity, yet I want to stop short of turning her into Speedy Gonzales. Regular Gonzales is good enough, I think. To my credit, I shared a story I'd written about the character with a Mexican-American buddy, and his only complaint was that the adult version of Camilla didn't wear tight enough clothing. So, uh, score?\n\nFifth... wait, there is no fifth. There's nothing more to read. Go home, people.\n\n[b][color=#ef2929]This is a timed exclusive for InkBunny, and will remain exclusive to this site for... uh, however long it takes for me to get some sleep.[/color][/b]", "description_bbcode_parsed": "God I hate that fucking show with every fiber of my being.  "I'm a total pox on humanity!  Isn't that just hilarious?"  I've got a better question for you... why weren't you cancelled?  Furthermore, how the hell did you get syndicated?!

Okay, now that I've got that off my chest, this drawing is based on a brief conversation I had on Twitter.  The conventional wisdom is that every coyote must be a mad scientist.  With all due respect to the late Chuck Jones, the era of the coyote as a super genius is past.  These days, the hip new stereotype for Canis Latrans is being really, really Mexican.  That's the path my own character Camilla Aquino has followed, anyway.

Some notes on this piece.  First, there's a pretty vast difference in the designs of Wile E. Coyote (TM Warner Bros., blah blah blah) and Camilla, and in the words of Canadian prog legends Saga, that's how I like it.  What worked for the Termite Terrace animators doesn't necessarily work for me.  I want to offer my own interpretation of this animal; observe its features and bring them to a character of my own design.

Second, has anyone ever noticed that Wile E. has jaundice?  Seriously, look into those sickly yellow eyes of his.  Dude needs to stop spending all his money on devices that smash him into the sides of mesas and see a doctor.  The roadrunner will wait for you, honest!

Third, I had to closely examine a picture of Carmen Miranda (the fruit-on-her-head lady) to get Camilla's pose right.  The foreshortening on the arm is a little odd, but I do like the way the legs are positioned.  I thought about putting her in one of Miranda's sparkly gowns, but that would cover up her diaper, and where's the fun in that?

Fourth, it's tricky writing for a Latina character when you're white 'n nerdy.  You always run the risk of overplaying your hand and making her a cilantro-flavored cardboard cutout.  I want Mexican culture to be part of Camilla's identity, yet I want to stop short of turning her into Speedy Gonzales.  Regular Gonzales is good enough, I think.  To my credit, I shared a story I'd written about the character with a Mexican-American buddy, and his only complaint was that the adult version of Camilla didn't wear tight enough clothing.  So, uh, score?

Fifth... wait, there is no fifth.  There's nothing more to read.  Go home, people.

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