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May 11th, 2012
You know the recurring wank that flares up once-yearly about how fanfic isn't *real* writing? Right now there's the fanart equivalent going on tumblr: "I also don’t think you can really be an artists and be immersed in Fandom at the same time, because (for me) in order to make art you have to view the world critically."
The OP's post manages to be in equal parts pretentious and naive and the person right behind him seems to have a contest going on how often they can stuff their foot in their mouth: "Fanartists can do incredible work too, but as a consumer of art it’s as significant as the difference between eating a meal and eating someone else’s vomit." -- (What, you find that insulting? Alex saiz: "Last, if you’re reading some kind of personal insult into it, then that might be your own guilt speaking.")
Lots of nicely argued rebuttals, of course. (I finally figured out how to follow a discussion on that site... that took only a year.)
ETA: OP has posted a clarification with apologies. I still don't agree with some of his points but he's phrasing everything a lot better now.
The OP's post manages to be in equal parts pretentious and naive and the person right behind him seems to have a contest going on how often they can stuff their foot in their mouth: "Fanartists can do incredible work too, but as a consumer of art it’s as significant as the difference between eating a meal and eating someone else’s vomit." -- (What, you find that insulting? Alex saiz: "Last, if you’re reading some kind of personal insult into it, then that might be your own guilt speaking.")
Lots of nicely argued rebuttals, of course. (I finally figured out how to follow a discussion on that site... that took only a year.)
ETA: OP has posted a clarification with apologies. I still don't agree with some of his points but he's phrasing everything a lot better now.