veronica_rich: (potc stooges)
veronica_rich ([personal profile] veronica_rich) wrote2007-06-13 09:44 am

To paraphrase ...

... the erstwhile [livejournal.com profile] fabu, if you want me to look at your art and comment, or read your story, it helps not to just throw in random character-bashing in the product description. While I realize a great deal of fanfic apparently can't exist without the crushing defeat, emasculation, or villainizing of a non-villain character I like, I was not aware visual arts that don't even feature the character in question could fall under the same guidelines. When you draw a perfectly cute little scene that I would otherwise happily comment upon and feel the need to note that it's celebrating getting rid of said character (when such information is really not germane to the drawing), you can expect no comment from me. :-D

Oh, sure, it's your art, and you can say what you want in your own journal. Just don't expect as much feedback as you might've gotten otherwise, especially if you're going to crosspost to general communities where everyone may not appreciate your bon mot as much as your pairing-specific friends do. I know too many artists who don't resort to throwing in random desultory comments when presenting their work, and they're more deserving of praise.

[identity profile] mneiai.livejournal.com 2007-06-13 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I have no idea what's going on, but that's just a bad policy to have. No matter how much you hate a character, your fanwork isn't the place to talk about it. ::shakes head:: The goal isn't to ostracize half of a fandom.

[identity profile] veronica-rich.livejournal.com 2007-06-13 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Just a drawing I came across on my f-list that, by only looking at it alone, you'd get the idea it's simply merry and cute. It's just when you read the artist's note, you kind of raise your eyebrow and go "what does that have to do with this?"

If you're going to use your art to bash, at least be creative and a bit subtler about it than you'd be in your description, eh? Otherwise, you might as well just write a post on "Why I Hate XX."