The AK Fairy

[bluegargantua]

Hi,

I have a new LJ icon. This one is for all those "africa is screwed" posts. It's a child soldier from Liberia. They often wore drag or outlandish costumes (like the fairy wings) partially to be distinctive, partially as magical protection, and partially as a psychological buffer for their sanity.

later
Tom

Comments

[satyrgrl.livejournal.com]

I can't decide if that is awesome or horrible. I'm almost certain it is both. At very least it is undeniably human.

[mpgalvin.livejournal.com]

i thought it was 'shopped at first.

[bluegargantua]

It's been shrunk down so the picture quality has suffered a bit, but yeah, he's wearing fairy wings of the sort raver chicks and goth girls wear all the time.

later
Tom