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⌈ Secret Post #527 ⌋

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122) One of my biggest turn ons is genderswitch (especially unwanted genderswitch) so you aren't alone. I'm curious about this book!

128) We don't remember who you are. Unless you want to remind us by starting another wank.

130) Hey, no prob, fandom won't miss you.

134) I think people who find this series sexist will never find a show that fully lives up to their feminist ideals.

149) To be completely fair, Ed does grow a couple of centimeters during the course of the show/manga. But not enough to shed his "short" label. And it's totally silly to be surprised that Fandom calls him short when Arakawa makes such a big deal about his shortness in canon. It's like being perplexed that Sauron is considered "evil." OMG.

157) You can't find any good recent anime, but it also doesn't sound like you are actually looking for any either. Especially since you choose not to even try anime that other people like. But for what it's worth, I happen to like several of the series you say you do, and I also love Le Chevalier d'Eon, which has, as far as I've been able to tell, no fandom whatsoever.

159) Believe it or not, people are allowed to enjoy more than one artist. If you have talent, you will be liked even if there is someone else in your fandom also doing art. I can tell from this that you don't have the right emotional temperament for contests, so don't enter them, and just enjoy fandom for the wondrous non-competitive lovefest it can be.

Edited 2008-06-16 06:22 (UTC)

I know, I'm normally not that bitter, that's why I was ashamed enough to make it a secret. I must admit, though, jumping into posting my art soon after someone else makes me not only worry that I'll be overlooked, but also that I'll somehow be looked at as inferior at the same time. It's not even about the contest, it's about my crappy self esteem.
In all honesty, large parts of almost all of her pieces are GREAT...just...certain body parts always look wonky to me. But fuck, who gave ME the right to be judgemental?? Seriously, I'll deserve it if people hate my work. >_

There will never be a right time to post up your work, if you believe you have to be the only thing going to have attention. But actually, in my experience, fandom works the opposite. The more artists contributing, the more people who will take the time to look up the fandom, the more people who will comment on artwork. When it's just one person going at it alone, it's hard to maintain much interest. I mean, your art might be great, but there is only so much you can do yourself. When you have other people contributing, you can bounce ideas off each other, challenge each other (in a friendly, non-competitive way), have someone to talk to who understands art and what you are going through. It's just more fun.

You'll also find that most of fandom doesn't care to nit-pick art. They are just happy that someone is drawing their otp. You may not end up being as much of a BNF as this woman is, but you will have your own following -- and you may discover that she's part of it.

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