I have to defend overhated women characters with my life this isn’t a game to me anymore dog I’m so serious

Chainsmoking cat looks fire, but the debate around it being a "waste" of animation and talent, has brought back a very specific conviction in me that comes up whenever there is any talk about artistic skill being "wasted" specifically in reguards to the art it produces. Youll hear it a lot with nsfw or otherwise unconventional artists a lot, where dickheads will talk about how they are "wasting their talent" on what they do, obviously implying that they should be creating something else thats more paletable to the person saying that. And that enfuriates me on so many levels. The use of the word "talent" instead of skill is the first red flag, but its generally just the notion that artistic ability, the work it takes to develop, and the labor it takes to use, dont actually belong to the person who developed them. They belong to some nebulous concept of art as an object of value. A persons labor, time, and proficiency in their craft arent theirs by right, but its actually a cosmic resource that has a correct alocation. Your work isnt something you do to serve yourself, its something that exists to facilitate me seeing more content I want.

"I could be vegetarian but not vegan!"

i call this one “using tumblr as a person of color”