#nightfling

hello! and gosh thank you ;w;

It kinda seems like you’ve missed the point here...

I wasn’t disagreeing with OP’s main point. I was criticizing how OP made their point. I was pointing out that in the process of making their point, the original poster made a lot of statements that unintentionally reinforce existing cultural biases. Biases that are harmful to both aspiring and working artists.

I was pointing out that even if OP didn’t *mean* it that way, they still said it that way. They still made a bunch of blanket statements like “art is supposed to be fun” and “art isn’t meant to be graded” that set art apart as somehow fundamentally and intrinsically different in value from other fields of interest.

Because people never say things like “history is meant to be fun” or “languages aren’t meant to be graded” even though plenty of people do, in fact, study those things for fun on their own time without being graded on them.

And the fact that people never say that is indicative of a cultural bias society has against the arts. A bias that arts are fundamentally less serious and less important than other fields of interest.

I realize perfectly well that OP was just trying to tell people not to discourage kids from pursuing interests.

And I agree with that basic point.

But in the process of trying to make that point, OP made a lot of shitty blanket statements about the arts that reinforce existing cultural biases.

sometimes I forget you arent actually kid flash

did you decide to stay up that extra minute to avoid saying its 420 or because you wanted to be awake through 420?

Rules: 

1. Always post the rules 2. Answer the 11 questions and write 11 new ones 3. Tag 11 people and link them to the post 4. Actually tell them you tagged them

My questions:

Favourite colour and why? emm idk like light blue bc its the colour of the sky on a clear day and i like clear days

Tea or coffee? COFFEE

Do you like pie? depends what kind.

How many fandoms are you a part of? idk like 7 or 8 or something

If you could have 1 superpower, what would it be? gahh! i get asked this so many times and i never really know the answer... Probably like invisibility or being able to fly or something

Least favourite artist and why? idk thats a hard one to answer. probably justin beiber bc he thinks he's all that but he's really not.

Do you want any tattoos? If so, where? i used to but then i spoke to my friend and she kinda put me off them. also im not fond of needles soo... 

What’s your opinion on poetry? I didnt realise i needed an opinion on poetry.

Have you ever read fanfiction? umm... im afraid so.

Have you ever written fanfiction? no

 Ideal date? movie and pizza probably. 

My questions are:

First ever celebrity crush and how long it lasted.

Favourite song/artist to listen to when you're angry.

Favourite movie and why.

How long have you been friends with the person you consider your best/closest friend?

Do you want any piercings, where and why?

Do you have a bad/annoying habit?

Can you do something abnormal with parts of your body?

Any phobias?

Do you have any pet hates?

Do you have any pets if so, what?

How many languages can you speak/are learning to speak?

I tag the following people:

tlustyczwartek

nightfling (Harry you have to do this. idc for your excuses)

egberts

simonpeggofficial

jesuswithavagina

inside-me-and-outside-world

pourouttheeuphoria

ace

cheeekiki

daleyprophet