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@/hoodiegal

very interesting concept to have a whole tag called "blocklist" where you screenshot and share peoples posts, but don't actually block them.

This is the exact fucking attitude that the post is about.

are you implying that trans men are not an authority on lgbtq subjects?

YES. Being part of a group doesn't make you an authority on all subjects relating to that group! That's an insane thing to think! Trans men can be authorities on lgbtq issues but that requires they actually put in the effort to learn about them. Thinking that you can speak with authority about a field as a whole because you have personal experience with a subsection of a field is the type of misplaced confidence that resulted in the coining of the term "mansplaning".

does the "t" in lgbTq not mean something?

It does, and it isn't "trans man".

are you then not also implying that trans men cannot also fall under other queer identities? gay trans men? queer or bisexual trans men?

This is a complete non-sequiteur. I have no idea how you came to that conclusion.

according to you they can't be an authority on lgbtq subjects and speak on it.

As a former music teacher, I can also say that "learn the fundamentals first" is the death knell for a vast percentage of beginners, especially adult learners.

I've run into this with drawing several times, where some well-meaning artist has lectured me on needing to study anatomy properly or not use shortcuts like CSP brushes. And oh, believe me, I know. I know exactly how to learn an artistic discipline in a structured way. I just...don't want to!

The thing is, I'm not aiming to be a professional artist. I want to draw my gay little anime guys. I would undoubtedly improve at art much faster if I approached every gay little anime guy drawing as a study exercise. But I would also have quit drawing a decade ago if I couldn't just let myself enjoy drawing imperfect fucked-up little guys with whatever shortcuts I needed to body myself across the finish line.

With my adult piano students, my approach was always "What's your goal?" If their goal was to learn exactly one Elton John songbook to play at parties, then...that's what we did. We'd put tape on the keys to label the notes, and just fuckin go for it. Learning exactly one Elton John songbook is a good and noble musical goal, full stop.

Some of my students needed and enjoyed a more structured approach to learning; if they wanted to be able to play classical music, then yes, scales were going to have to enter the equation at some point. And yet others would learn the Elton John songbook, catch their white whale, and realize they wanted to explore more of the ocean. The scales were still there for them to learn!

Often the choice isn't between "learn art well" and "learn art imperfectly" - the choice is between "learn art imperfectly" and "don't do art at all." To which I say, learn imperfectly! Or, what the hell, don't 'learn' art. Just do, and enjoy the doing of it.

@demilypyro is so correct