A Question, my flist ...
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tripperfunsterDo you think I'm mean?
I was once called out, for drawing a picture of Umbridge pole dancing, and Harry being horrified and traumatized. The commenter made a comment along the lines of, "urg, another person making fun of fat people, I'm sick of 'fat-ism', and people thinking it's okay to make fun of fat people .. etc etc.
Now, I get that. Lots of people make fun of fat people, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't laugh at Bart Simpson, when his goal was to be so fat that he "washed himself with a rag on a stick",but really, I didn't draw her with the focus on her being fat. I drew her as chubby, and roly poly,(as per canon) but not like, gargantuan. To me, the point of the joke was that poor Harry went to see a stripper, and it was UMBRIDGE! Dear God! How traumatizing would that be? I mean, it wouldn't have been funny if it had been a nice, attractive person.
The reason I ask, is that I am drawing a picture of Mr. Dursley for hump_day tomorrow, and hubby walked by and looked, and said, "Aw, that's mean!"
Is it? Is it mean to draw Vernon naked? Or would it be meaner to NEVER draw him, because he's fat?
I draw all the HP characters, pretty much. ESPECIALLY the ugly/old/fat/skinny/bearded/wrinkly ones. They're way more fun to draw! And honestly, that's pretty much why I rarely draw Draco, or Sirius or James etc, because ... they're nice looking and ... normal.
Anyhoo ... do you think my art is mean?
I don't think it is. And while I tend to speak before i think, I don't make a habit of picking on people.
BTW, not sure if it matters, but I am not really fat OR skinny. I'm kinda in the middle. (although, according to the charts at Weight Watchers, I'm morbidly obese. *eyeroll*)
I was once called out, for drawing a picture of Umbridge pole dancing, and Harry being horrified and traumatized. The commenter made a comment along the lines of, "urg, another person making fun of fat people, I'm sick of 'fat-ism', and people thinking it's okay to make fun of fat people .. etc etc.
Now, I get that. Lots of people make fun of fat people, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't laugh at Bart Simpson, when his goal was to be so fat that he "washed himself with a rag on a stick",but really, I didn't draw her with the focus on her being fat. I drew her as chubby, and roly poly,(as per canon) but not like, gargantuan. To me, the point of the joke was that poor Harry went to see a stripper, and it was UMBRIDGE! Dear God! How traumatizing would that be? I mean, it wouldn't have been funny if it had been a nice, attractive person.
The reason I ask, is that I am drawing a picture of Mr. Dursley for hump_day tomorrow, and hubby walked by and looked, and said, "Aw, that's mean!"
Is it? Is it mean to draw Vernon naked? Or would it be meaner to NEVER draw him, because he's fat?
I draw all the HP characters, pretty much. ESPECIALLY the ugly/old/fat/skinny/bearded/wrinkly ones. They're way more fun to draw! And honestly, that's pretty much why I rarely draw Draco, or Sirius or James etc, because ... they're nice looking and ... normal.
Anyhoo ... do you think my art is mean?
I don't think it is. And while I tend to speak before i think, I don't make a habit of picking on people.
BTW, not sure if it matters, but I am not really fat OR skinny. I'm kinda in the middle. (although, according to the charts at Weight Watchers, I'm morbidly obese. *eyeroll*)
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Date: 2010-01-13 02:14 pm (UTC)I don't think it's mean, unless the character in question is portrayed especially unflatteringly specifically because of their weight (as opposed to the distasteful personality as a character who happens to also have less-than-ideal body type). EX: drawing Sprout in a skin-tight robe at the Yule Ball as the foil for a look of shock and disgust on Snape's face would be MEAN. The look on his face changes to that of a hungry man who sees dinner, complete with drool? Fiiiiine.
Personally, I think there should be MORE imperfect in fanart... if my 2d skills were where they were 20 yrs ago I'd draw a sensuous, FAT, Bulstrode or Sprout or whomever in a classical reclining nude position just to put the miles of smooth flesh on display (and make the fat-haters bug-eye). :P
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Date: 2010-01-13 03:29 pm (UTC)Thanks for confirming what I already thought.
Oh, and : http://tripperfunster.deviantart.com/art/Cupid-Snape-and-Sprout-28126883
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Date: 2010-01-13 04:18 pm (UTC)I LOVE that painting - thank you! :D PERFECT!