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I think fandom is just an absurd thing. I see so much "fanart" it's ridiculous. I'm not sure how people can see the majority of it as art. There are pieces of fan art that I can appreciate, but it's talented work that merely shows appreciation. Like, for instance: [link] or [link]Everything outside the realm of that kind of thing is just absurd.
Draw all your little fandom pieces all you want, but this stamp is for anybody who feels that it goes beyond anything worth of being considered art.
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Fandoms to me are something of an amusement, mockery even. I don't really take it seriously, as much as it may seem. I love making fun of fandoms or people who troll and bitch about it.
Most of the fanart is crappy, but there's definitely gems out there. And it's something we fantards use to develop ourselves... anything can inspire someone, including a book, anime, cartoon, manga etc. We all have to start somewhere. It's a fact of life that people will draw disgusting little craploads that people consider art of their favorite "Sasuke" or "Naruto" characters or whatever they love so much. I don't follow much of the anime out there, only a select few.
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It'd just be nice if people could make original art for once, and stop obsessing over pornographic images of stupid anime characters. We get it, it's your fantasy, and it's the fantasy of every other 16 year-old girl on dA.
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Most fandoms, but I don't see many other fandoms besides anime/manga, either. Though, the anime fandoms certainly are the most annoying to me, but that's because I loathe anime, anyway.
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Haha, whilst I'm probably a fangirl in your book, I agree that dA is being overrun by people without original works. I do love fanart, but only if it's actually decent, and I love original art all the more. Deviantart never goes a day without some CGed Naruto fanart on the front page. *falls*
Honestly, I kind of look down on all of those 14-year-olds that only have Naruto and stuff like that on their minds all the time. At least pick something that has more meaning. >w>;; That thing is WAY too popular and I have no clue why.
I respect you for taking all of the bull thrown at you. xD;;
And love to the "Opinion" stamp. Time to go shove it in idiots' faces~
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I don't consider people with reasonable appreciations for certain styles of art or shows/media to be part of fandom. I pretty much agree with ED's obsession of fandom. Especially yaoi and yuri. I mean, we don't need to see characters of a particular manga or anime drawn in provocative and pornographic situations. That's taking someone's love for something and twisting it into something terrible. I doesn't seem like you would fall into that category.
I just with people knew what restraint was. :\
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I agree with this stamp to no end... But I also think Fandom hurts a lot of artist who don't specialize in fanart but do have one or two pieces up.
Like, I've this one piece in my gallery I did for shits and giggles of a stupid little Jareth pixel from Labrynth, and now it's the most popular piece in my gallery... It's not even that bloody good! I've evolved so much as an artist since then but everyone's so stuck on the fucking piece that I can't get any Labrynth/ Bowie fan glancing at my gallery to see beyond that.
I think about deleting it, but then there's that once in a blue moon occurance where someone who favourited it comes back and looks at my other crap.
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LMAO. Oh man, do I ever agree with this.
I keep my fandoms to LJ.
...For the most part.
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I'm glad some people do!
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Oh, and I also just browsed through some of the comments... that ED article on fandom was fuckin' hilarious.
'Cause it's so true.
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I was unaware of the article when I made this deviation, and then I figured ED was guaranteed to have an article on it. It's a brilliant article, if I do say so.
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Most of us seem to start off that way.
It's almost like a trend, some of us go through that phase where we become addicted to certain things and our whole life and soul is based off of something. A few managed to crawl out and pursue more original ideas.
I admit fans act crazy (it's called crack), I even act like that at some points and find it enjoyable. I still think Fanart is art. Art comes in many forms, it just depends on who the interpreter is.
But what's really ironic is the fact that fandom is EVERYWHERE. A fan is just another name for a supporter; so there are a lot of different types of fans. That also includes fandom. Whatever you support, your part of the crowd. Can't say much.
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The fandom I'm talking about is the typical, Internet fandom that seems to surround stupid cartoons and anime/mange/hentai. There's a clear difference.
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Aw I see.
Is it the fans or just the fandom itself that bothers you?
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It's both, but moreso the idiots that make fandom what it is.
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Can't help human nature.
We're so diverse in many ways that we get on each others nerves.
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You pretty much explained how I think of it. The whole gay orgies and stupid obsessions that consume 90-100% of a person's drawings is way beyond something that should be considered justifiable.
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That's pretty much what I'm saying. Enough is enough, people. Making images depicting their favorite anime characters for 90-100% of their deviations is just a WEE BIT MUCH.
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Different things, sir! I really should have linked to the Encyclopedia Dramatica entry. >.>
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I can't be obsessed with anime. I do love anime, but I have problems remembering things about tv shows and movies. I couldn't tell you the names of all the characters on my favorite anime unless I just watched it.
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I just don't like the fandom. It's unnatural. >.>
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It can get annoying after a while. Even to me, the Anime Club president (and/or dictator).
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As I said, there's a clear difference between being a fan and being a fanboy/fangirl. It's just useless.
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I think you're missing what I mean. It's not about the talent. It's about the obsession over stupid shit. It's the obsession of yaoi or whatever the Hell it is and stuff like that. It's like a cult of its own. Being a fan is one thing, but fandom takes it to a new level.
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I just think it's all pointless. Liking something is one thing... fandom is another.
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Not when we're talking about the Internet phenomena. Fandom is bad.
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Fandom
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I know, and I don't care about most of the fans. I'm just talking about all the ones you see here on dA that are over-the-top and ridiculous.
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That all about anime? Eek.
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That really is sad. People have some pretty sick perversions
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I worry about humanity.
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It's a starting point for young artists.
Some will mature to become real stars.
I pass my opinions with my views,
and see no need to be dismissive of others burgeoning talents.
Is there crap art out there?
Sure, look in my Gallery,
I'm certain there will be something there you won't consider art...
But others will.
Frankly I find the 'Stamp' thing mystifying, and wonder about it's merits as 'Art'.
Your writing is a different story.
You have talent....
and you can spell.
How about a column pointing out the APPALLING grammar and spelling out there?
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I don't mean the low quality of work. Quite honestly, I don't adore most of my work, and I cannot draw to save my life. That's not really the point of this stamp, though. It's not so much for people needing to be talented to show appreciation, it's all of the crappy drawings of two anime characters in gay bondage and stuff like that. Fan art is one thing, fandom is another.
I think I've ranted about that at one point. I think I might have lost that rant when my sites lost their hosting a couple of times back. I'll have to write a new one as soon as I am not being lazy.
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