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I've been doing these little sheep doodles on another site that has ponies. I was doing them for free, but a friend poked me and said I should open a shop (it would be for game currency) so I asked for a price check. A couple of people have been very rude in my thread. Saying that anyone can draw a blob or glowing line and get lots of the game currency for it. That people like me who aren't artists make REAL artists feel bad. Blah blah blah.
Yeah, I'm one of those "locked away from society" but it's not really by choice. I don't drive, never have. There is no public transport here. There is a bus of sorts, but you need to call 48 hours ahead and it costs money. I live day to day because my pain and mental function vary day to day. I don't know how I'll feel in 48 hours, so why book a trip?
Ableist language and actions really bother me because it really puts self-created limits on what people think they can do. It's like the Down Syndrome awareness PSA : "if you think I can't ______,, then you don't treat me like I can ______, and then I don't ______." I know quite a few people who could probably be quite self-sufficient, contribute to the workforce, and be more independent, but it doesn't fit their family and support providers' narratives and definitions, so they think they can't work or shouldn't work. To the best of your ability, I say! If you need supports, then by all means, use them, but don't opt out of doing things "because you can't (because you believed someone telling you that)". Technology advances all the time - if there are now mechanized suits (like in anime), you can walk and lift and exercise! Japan has several cafes that have robots that are operated by paraplegic people at home, using special headsets that connect directly to their brains . if you need a service animal to help detect if you're going to have a medical episode, that's totally fine. if you need a communication device/speech board/etc. , that's no different than the millions of other humans who can't get their face out of their phone LOL It's no reason to opt out of society, hide yourself away, and be lonely.
I've been doing these little sheep doodles on another site that has ponies. I was doing them for free, but a friend poked me and said I should open a shop (it would be for game currency) so I asked for a price check. A couple of people have been very rude in my thread. Saying that anyone can draw a blob or glowing line and get lots of the game currency for it. That people like me who aren't artists make REAL artists feel bad. Blah blah blah.I wrote a reply back, but decided to delete it and just say to the one person maybe they aren't as good of an artist as they think.I AM an artist. I just work mainly in 3D. Drawing digitally isn't something I'm great at but I think my little doodles are cute and people seem to like them.Everyone else in the thread has been very supportive and gave me a good range of what to charge if I open a shop. I'm just feeling bummed people had to come in and say things like that. I mean, if you wouldn't pay that price, fine. Say that. Don't dis my me and doodles.A sample of said doodles for those curious:Spoilervisitors can't see pics , please register or login visitors can't see pics , please register or login visitors can't see pics , please register or login