on principle opposed to describing art i dislike as 'masturbatory' because even though it's an alluringly contemptuous word to sneer it's impossible to reconcile with my pro-masturbation stance
Taking a majority of my art off tumblr for now. Fuck AI
HELLO I have now survived 24 years on this planet and that means more self-indulgent art for me~
Don't ask me why he has long sleeves, it was just the current vibe
(this is queued cause I feel horrible and may not be online on the 29th so here ya gooo)
"Oh no, someone's attracted to the aesthetics of my -punk movement but doesn't know the praxis and history behind it like I do--"
OK. Tell them. Make it a teaching moment. Everyone who's in your movement learned the background from somewhere at some point, maybe this is that point for that person. Give them a jumping off point that they can dive into later.
"Oh but I shouldn't be responsible for teaching baby -punks about the history and the how-tos and--"
OK. Then don't tell them. You don't have to be responsible for teaching people with a budding interest in your group the ins and outs and how-tos. That's fair and valid! It can be a lot of work. Someone else will handle it
"But I'm annoyed that they would try to claim to be part of/be interested in my community without knowing all the details that I know after being in it for months/years/decades, they're dumb, they're posers, they're--"
OK. Then don't engage with them, if it's that bad. Maybe someone else will come around and tell them the history, maybe they'll pick it up on their own, maybe they'll just enjoy the fashion elements for awhile.
"But they shouldn't claim to be part of the -punk community if they don't know the--"
I feel like we have a few options here. People can either talk to them, share the history, share the values, share the praxis. Or they can just chase off anyone who even thinks about dipping a toe in their community, and then wonder why it's dying off later down the line.
I dunno, maybe I'm too naive and patient or whatever. But if people are entering your -punk spaces without knowing The Rundown of what you feel they need to know, maybe being nice about it and informing people instead of immediately assuming stupidity and malicious intent could help you make a new friend. Even the loudest voices in a space had to learn from somewhere, and not everyone has the luxury of being in the space as the History was Happening--whether it's an age thing or a not being aware of the space thing. Or maybe I just don't see what the big deal is behind people hating people who like the aesthetic of something and don't know the behind the scenes history about it yet.
Because I believe in the word 'yet.' No one comes into this world knowing everything about everything, and we're all constantly learning new things. I'm not gonna degrade someone and call them a poser for not knowing what I know. Because if it were me, interested in a scene but getting chased out and called a poser? I wouldn't hit the books and study up, I'd go 'that fuckin sucks, those people sucked' and then avoid anyone and anything having to do with it.
So chase people off and call them posers if you want. But if your community starts dwindling, don't be fucking shocked.
How well are the 500 yr old grandpas w/ technology? I already know their asses write like founding fathers
Nightmare: Killer! how do you say "this meeting will be a waste of my fucking time, fuck you" in professional e-mail terms
Killer: Thank you, Name.
I appreciate the offer, but I would like to know what I contribute to the meeting before attending.
Cheers, Nightmare
Nightmare: <- uses text-to-speech and autocorrect
Ink: you spelled captcha wrong
Ink: and how
Ink: and frustrating
Ink: adjectives go before the noun
Ink: you used "fml" right though so good job
Ink: oh, you're also texting. in case this was meant for a search engine
Ink: <- being annoying on purpose
Pac: I don't know what to say- Bagi, I'm so sorry. It's not your fault, you know? We can revenge, you know? We can make a revenge.
Fit: Yeah. We'll make them pay.
Bagi: I will destroy this place, Pac. I will go back to the fcking Purgatory. I'm going to kill all of them. All of them.
Pac: I know, I know how you feel. I know words don't help much, but - We got your back, you know? [...] We're gonna revenge Empanada. We gonna make them pay.
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Pac: I don't know what to say- Bagi, I'm so sorry. It's not your fault, you know? If we- if you wanna- we can make- we can revenge, you know? We can make a revenge.
Fit: Yeah. We'll make them pay.
Bagi: I will destroy this place, Pac. I will go back to the fcking Purgatory. I'm going to kill all of them. All of them.
Pac: I know, I know- I know how you f- like, how you feel. I know words don't help much, but - We got your back, you know?
[Ramon hugs Bagi]
Pac: Yeah, a hug.
Bagi: Thank you, Ramon.
Pac: Everything's gonna be okay.
Fit: Yeah, we're in this together.
Pac: Yeah.
Bagi: I'm going to find the fcking Luffy.
Pac: How can we find him?
Bagi: We can, Pac. We can. I found him once, I will find him twice.
Pac: I'm sure you're going to find it.
Ramon: and we'll help u
Pac: Yeah. Exactly, Ramon. Anything you need.
Bagi: Thank you. [Sighs] Dammit. You know, I- I hope Cellbit is still in Purgatory and is killing all of those fckers. All of them.
Pac: No, yeah, me too... If he was here, he would- well, you know... He would also help.
Bagi: I actually hope Cellbit is still a cannibal to eat all of those fckers after killing them.
Pac: I hope too, you know, and he's probably still -
Bagi: God dammit!
Fit: Mhmm.
Pac: Yeah, no, he- We gonna- we're gonna revenge Empanada. We gonna make them pay.