Challenge #216 - Role Model

[itsanonyx]

Earlier this week I came across with an old Land-Comm Challenge where we had to choose one characters to be represent in some way. And then I thought we could have something similar for Challenge 216. :o)

"A role model is someone who positively influences another person through actions and words. A good role model can come in many forms, such as mentors, family members and professional connections. Being a positive influence in the lives of others is a powerful form of representation."

For this Challenge you may go with every character or real life person that had a positive influence on you somewhen in your life. How you define this is totally up to you. :o) As long as it was something positive is fair game for this Challenge. Something like "I admire them and I want to be like them" also count. :o)

Here are some reasons why I choose those icons below:
- For the Challenge mentioned above I went with Moana because she went through some identity crises as well and didn't really know who she really was or where her place in this world was.
- Wanda Maximoff was my inspiration (and my favorite Cosplay) for many years because she was also a twin who lost her twin brother. Especially "Captain America: Civil War" helped me a lot after dealing with a bad episode of depression.
- On March 17th I found some graphic on Twitter that made Shadow the Hedgehog trans non-binary. :o) And, I mean, by definition he somehow really fit into that category. And enby Shad finally gave me the courage to be more open about me being transgender. (Not with all people I know but with a lot of them. My neurologist included who told me last week that he knew for long that I was transgender. ô__ô)
- Ryan Gosling was actually the reason why I thought about choosing Ryan as my new name. :o) All together he seems to be just a good guy to be around. :o)

I know this may be hard for some to choose 2 only. So for this Challenge you may go with 4 different Role Models instead. :o) Feel free to also give a reason why you choose those as your Role Models. <3



Moana by luminousdaze | Wanda Maximoff by gettingdrastic | Shadow the Hedgehog by itsanonyx | Ryan Gosling by KahlanAmnelle

* You may enter up to 4 icons (ICON+URL).
* Please submit your icons as new posts to this community. Every member has posting access.
* Please no animations or x-rated icons. Everything else is allowed.
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* Tag your entries with challenge number and your username, or I can do it for you.
* Please put a description in your entry which Role Model you picked.
* Please ask questions if you have any.

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Comments

[picnicnic]

I like this challenge, it really has the possibility to make us iconmakers feel connected to each other in some way, by knowing more about what inspires us. Also hi, Ryan! That's a wonderful name.

[itsanonyx]

Thank you. <3