I thought up the story for this comic after noticing on social media that people were calling their beloved artist/musician/et cetera “Mom” or “Dad” as a term of endearment. As Lorde explained, after using the phrase in reference to Kim Kardashian: “among the youthz [“MOM”] is a compliment; it basically jokingly means ‘adopt me/be my second mom/i think of you as a mother figure you are so epic.’”
Isabel and I based the comic, about three teens looking for human connection on their favorite pop stars’ Instagram accounts, on the classic children’s book Are You My Mother? —Tavi
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Aww this is so cute! I hate it when I have to explain kool youthz slangs to adults. Because No. 1, it takes the fun out of it and No.2, they find it stupid. Maybe it is stupid but I feel like the internet has created and helped taking fandoms to a whole new next level. Us teens just need a way to express our overwhelming appreciation to those we idolize. That’s it.
lorde + m.i.a are my moms too ayyy
Aw this last panel is amazing. + tru, youth slang can be supes weird but I love this + will definitely be using it to refer to every cool peep ever.
OH MY GOSH!! this is SO cute I honestly just teared up. I call everyone who I think is cool my mom. Especially celebrities. Girls connecting through their celeb mommies. Amazing. I loved this and I’m sending it to all my friends.
This is me as fuck. Happy Early Mothers’ Day to my moms, Lorde, Taylor, Sky, Beyoncé, Nikki, and Florence
SO cute guys- i love kesha’s explanation that calling her “mom” was shorthand for “you give me life.”
ahhh this is SO CUTE im tearin up!! i luv all of my parents ♥♥
Ahhhhhhhhh this is so cool!!
Lorde+Emma Watson+Emma Stone = My celebrity Mum.
United in fan-girling we stand.
SO CUTE!! Love this
OMG! Loved this
Never knew people did the whole “mom” thing with celebrities they admire. I guess it’s kind of similar, but when I talk about celebrities I like, I always want them to be my kickass older sister or best friend. But that’s just me.
For some reason I thought the girls were Annie and two of her foster sisters from the movie Annie????
TAVI, BE MY MOM? <3
i second that!!!
ROOKIE IS MY MOM <3 EVERYONE HERE IS MY SISTAAAHH
This is SO CUTE omg. Perfect.
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. i especially love the cute details in all the girls’ rooms.
This is absolutely adorable omg
Holy shit this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen <33333
moms, shine theory, and supportive girl gangs.
yaaaasss.
i can’t even begin to describe how much this speaks to my soul.
I love this so much. ❤ ❤ ❤
P.S. I’m currently looking for sisters.
i love thiss <3
This is incredible! I love the amount of detail put into it – like the the recurring constellations, and the “Yelich Flicker Beat” comment – (Lorde’s real name is Ella Yelich-O’Connor)! Ah! I literally just decided to make an account to marvel at how amazing this is!
Also, I love girls supporting one another instead of tearing each other down! “Mom” ftw! (or MUM for British English speakers) :)
This is THE CUTEST THING!!! And was actually just thinking about how weird it is that i reblog posts about Lorde on Tumblr and tag them with “MOM” even tho we are the same age. WELL.
I want a physical copy of this book! Is that possible?
this made me SO happy and i totally second the idea of a physical copy of this if either tavi or isabel could sell this on a side blog!!