GingerBEAST

I remember one time I read a thing where Alan Moore explained why he used very simple panel sizes and page layouts in Watchmen (which is a neat stylistic choice and one of the many reasons Watchmen is so good) and he was all like, “when you’re watching a movie, the size of your television doesn’t change or tilt with the scene, so why should a comic’s panel?” or something like that and like

ok, but

Comics aren’t movies?  Comics are not movies, and a movie isn’t the most realized form of a creative idea.  I dunno man.  J. H. Williams III Aaron Diaz have done some crazy shit with comic layouts  and panels and you can’t be poo pooing that shit.

I guess I don’t trust people who’re like, “THIS IS HOW YOU’RE A WRITER/MUSICIAN/ARTIST MY COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE TRUMPS YOURS.”

lord-kitschener:

mugglibus:

• liking a piece of media does not automatically mean you think it is perfect or agree with its creators
• even if you are not openly critical of it
• because you don’t HAVE to be openly critical of it
• there is an enormous difference between being an apologist for something and wanting to dwell on the good parts of a thing you like because it makes you happy, please stop conflating these two things
• not talking about the flaws of a thing does not mean you do not recognize the flaws of a thing
• nobody has to apologize for liking what they like and nobody should be shamed for liking a thing
• your fave is problematic too
• also
• you are not a better person than someone just because your favorite piece of media is less problematic than theirs
• you aren’t

NO YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMPETITION TO SEE WHO CAN HAVE THE PUREST LIKES that’s all life is! MORALITY HIGH SCORE 

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