TITS MCGEE.

brelaina:

brelaina:

☼: I was feeling better. But now I feel guilty that my personal things…

a1879:

I was feeling better. But now I feel guilty that my personal things have inspired another tumblr angry post. I cannot control what people write and how they react. I mean, it is exactly how I…

It’s not that I think there’s a group of people in this fandom putting down other peoples work or similar, but more that there’s probably a lot more people in this fandom (that won’t admit) that they actually do beat themselves up because they feel underappreciated etc

It’s a very toxic feeling to feel insecure about your work and compare yourselves to others, and I think a lot of the time people stay quiet about it. It’s easy just to say ‘Oh well don’t get so worked up about it just write/draw for yourself it doesn’t matter’ but it’s not always that easy, and it annoys me to think there are people sitting there getting really down about themselves, and I think you’ll find there are a lot more people out there that feel like this from time to time than will admit it.

It’s sort of never really addressed in this fandom, the correlation between ‘popularity’ and a persons self esteem (or if it does, then it’s generally along the lines of ‘DON’T BE SO PETTY YOU DON’T NEED OTHER PEOPLES APPROVAL TO BE A GOOD ARTIST/WRITERS’) and I think there are a lot of people out there hurting about shit like this than people think.

excuse me.

can you tell me just what you’re trying to achieve here? honestly, i don’t understand. you say that ‘popular’ folk aren’t less deserving of their popularity than anyone else, but then you continue to make posts like these which state that people who feel insecure about their lack of popularity are owed their due.

do you honestly believe that people who fit in your popularity category don’t feel the exact same insecurities? do you believe that the vast majority of us who aren’t ‘popular’ but stay silent don’t get insecure? i can guaran-damn-tee you that nearly if not every soul feels pangs of jealousy or insecurity at some point.

but the difference between your type and the rest of us?

we realize this. we realize that acting like you hurts everyone who worked for what they have but achieved the recognition we seek. it’s demeaning and dehumanizing and insulting.

also, since when is this:

it’s generally along the lines of ‘DON’T BE SO PETTY YOU DON’T NEED OTHER PEOPLES APPROVAL TO BE A GOOD ARTIST/WRITERS’)

considered incorrect? no, you don’t need others’ approval (which, brelaina, you are actually getting, just perhaps not in the completely arbitrary quantity you would prefer) to be a good anything.

if you’re good, you’re goddamn good. it’s okay to feel insecure, but it’s not okay to make other people feel like shit for not praising you for everything you do. grow up and quit being a giant baby in an adult suit.