hey guys, any art degree students here? 👋🏼
I’d like to share something with you, for those who want to listen. I’ve been seeing a lot of posts about looking down on art degrees. It makes me happy that I saw my type of people defending arts but some science people just won’t listen. I even once saw a posts applauding people who gave up arts to pursue a practical career. And the comments there saddened me. It’s filled with stories of struggles of abandoning your passion just to fit with what society demands. It is said that “art doesn’t make you money.” and choosing a science degree is a wiser choice. But some people just exists to make it an excuse to make art students miserable.
Each art student got their stories. People say hurtful words to them, intentionally or not, mine is:
“You won’t move forward like that.”
“You can’t live with that.”
“Philosophy? What would you even do with that degree.”
Sometimes, my dad will even introduce me as a STEM student… But I speak up right away, and those people always ask me why i didn’t take stem as a career path. Sometimes, a lot of times, I would cry in my room. I’ll think of whys. I’ll think that they’re right. But at the end of the day, I’ll think that art is the one and only that likes my company. And so I’ll stand with art, as I have known from the moment colors bursts through my eyes.
I almost wouldn’t like to share this as I found this deeply personal but I guess I’ll give you a glimpse of what people say to me from time to time. Feel free to tell your story too in a reblog. Let’s reach those who look down at us and show them that art is something beautiful.
