アンチの対処法 第一部
Yeah, everything here is spot on from my personal experience. I'm glad to have read this, it truly means a lot to me... *sigh* I can't help it, I'm going to rant: I have always hid behind the safety of my screen name. I use the name "exile" to describe myself in real life - I like to draw, but offline I get put down for it (yes there are those that like my drawings, but there are many who discourage the arts in general - even those very close to me). There was a point in my life when drawing anime (despite how crappy I was back then) was something that made a lot of people smile in the real world around me, but now days only few people approve of any artistic talent whatsoever; I truly did feel exiled from the world I know. People disapproved of me drawing, as if it was somehow childish and that I should just let go of it. I'm a science major, and my peers look down on the arts. Heck, my friend even asked one day what a class was doing in an adjacent computer lab, and after finding out that they were film majors, he responded: "oh please, get a real degree." I stopped telling people that I draw on my spare time after experiencing that (perhaps the fear of rejection prevents me from being who I am in the real world). In fact most of my friends don't even know I draw. Posting art online was an outlet for a while, where I could show my works without any repercussions - but that feeling of a pat on the back didn't last: of course there are haters online. Even at one point (perhaps the greatest moment of my artistic life) I felt like giving up drawing. When I made my deviant art account I wanted to become a better artist. I wanted feedback and stuff to improve on. And I can tell you that nothing makes you better then coming out from a trial by fire. I'm not a good artist and I'll be the first to admit that, but man I'm a better artist now then what I was before - and I've got a heck of a lot of haters to thank for that! Even greater thanks to the few people that actual stood by me offline and all the people that have supported me online despite the haters! I don't care if no one reads this, I just wanted to get this off my chest. Haters simply hate for the sheer ability to hate... and that should stop no one from being who they are.
