Apr 08, 2005 23:53
Quit dissing me.
Quit dissing my work.
Quit dissing my religion.
Quit judging me because one person in my religion whom I've never had contact with at all wronged you.
Quit waiting for me to do something you can point out as wrong.
Quit treating me as inferior because of my relationship status, my art style, your general assumptions about any form of group you want to pin me to, or because I simply don't act like you.
Quit saying what I do isn't art.
Quit harassing me because, of all the stupid reasons, I play a GCN instead of an X-Box. Seriously.
I try to be nice and haven't asked to be flamed constantly by everybody.
You should give something a chance before you burn it down.
Just because I believe different things than you and don't laugh every time you claim to be Jesus doesn't mean you can treat me like dirt when I've not shoved anything in yuor face or wronged you at all.
Remember that I'm not the one shouting how you'll go to hell because you're an atheist, or because you're a Mormon, Muslim, Buhddist, Satanist, Witch, Wiccan, or whatever.
I don't need people finding wrong with me because they can, I do it to myself enough without your help.
I'm not gay because I've never had a girlfriend, because I've never slept with someone, because I don't sit there and practically have sex with someone through my clothes in the hallway, nor am I a horrible artist because I draw anime, nor am I stupid because I sit with a group of people consisting of would-be dropouts, moochers and a guy who thinks God's the ceiling and another who doesn't bathe - these are my friends, even though many of them assume much as you do.
If it's not art, why not give it a hot yourself and tell me how it goes? Art is determined primarily by human intention - I meant it to be art, and therefore it more than likely is, applying even subliminally before I knew the terms composition and unity, balance, etc.
If you judge someone based on what game systems they do and don't like, you don't deserve my respect anyway.
I'm tired of hearing almost nothing good about me besides the standard "You're cool, Sam" and the like. If I'm so cool, why can't anyone think of a good reason why? Why are any real reasons I get referring to my talents and not my personality?
I'm tired of being told what I am and am not, what I can and can't be, do, or act like.
I'm tired of being thought stupid while people who plaster toilet paper to the wall with their butt wipings acting as glue get off as genious.
I'm tired of trying to show utmost respect for women and seeing men who harass and demean them get the girls left and right while those who are single run in disgust and/or plot to kill me to my face simply because I'm not a jock or something.
I'm tired of having my stories and art judged by people before they give it a second glance, especially since their first is usually done with their eyes closed.
I'm tired of fighting for acceptance and being torn, ripped, manipulated, and thrown away no matter who I am, act like, or claim to be.
I'm tired of this place, these people, you, them, the other guy.
What do I have to do to fit in?