I consider myself quite a learned man, educated, intelligent, civil, considerate to the social good, and most importantly respectful. And as some learned men and women do, I read the paper. I love reading the paper online because there is so much that isn't included in the daily newspaper (could be because they're going green--and I surely hope so, though I am betting a lot gets omitted in editing), and I find it a great source for information...

...until that is, you turn to the Opinion/Life section.

My rant, it begins.

*ahem*

Seriously? How the hell do these GROWN ASS ADULTS get away with some of the immature shit they say?? Like, wow! I have been stricken with such ignorance, it caused my jaw to drop and my palm to make good friends with my face since I am constantly SLAPPING it. Seriously, check your local newspaper, and chances are, they have a website. Go to the Opinion or Life section since I'm sure every paper has one. In mine, we have what is called "Your 2 Cents' Worth" where every jackass and their DHS fearing baby mamas can shoot out the mouth. I guess I'm just shocked because I had the idea that those who put their opinion forward would at least do it in an educated manner, that I would hear from people I considered my intellectual equals and betters. Oh boy was I dead wrong.

Why am I bringing this to attention?

Well, I was told that we have a voice, so we should use it. I myself write letters to the editor and have my opinion heard, but I don't just jump the gun with my words and thoughts, I..y'know..DO MY RESEARCH and make sure everything sounds all nice and neat, and most importantly I try to remain impartial and objective. Its like, every racist, old and stubborn, and uneducated jackass comes out of the woodworks to say something so asinine that you would think the editors would just leave it out because it lacked any value whatsoever. To the subject, the way a voice is heard is grouping public opinion, and a good way to do that is the newspaper medium. But if the messages that I have been reading are average Americans speaking out, then no wonder everything is all to shit.

Everyone wants to have an opinion about something, and I don't mean to say that one person's opinion is any more or less weighted than the other, but I do know that the message can get across if one uses different words, and thus it can mean something different. If we do have a voice, then we must use it, and the only way that will happen is if we make our opinion mean something.

Make your opinion count; that's why I didn't act on the last issue with the DDs, because though I put my opinion out there, it was more or less open ended and had no real significance--I was just speaking my immediate thought. Well, if I wanted something to change, then I needed to give that opinion some meat, if you will, and so I bring this message to you, to the people who watch me--which now should be like, what, three?--and I say this: when you speak, make every word mean something.

Also, be active. That is one thing I want to attack when it comes to that paper. I see the same people troll that place, and these are grown adults in careers and whatever else, and y'know, you can bitch and moan all you want to but unless you ACT, then expect nothing. Our society is growing FAR too comfortable sitting around and complaining, and THAT'S truly what it means to have a voice, because by taking a stance, you're already acting, and when you take that further and actually get up and DO, then you're only helping your cause all the more.

Oh and uh, don't do what all these old farts are doing and just blurt out nonsense because you think you have the right. Everyone is blurting, and no one is listening or hearing. Find the proper approach and follow through.

I write letters to the editor, blog in informative websites, visit my council meetings when I can, go to marches, protests, charities, and take an active interest in the things around me. What are YOU doing?

I wish you luck.

So I'm sure you've seen the GLORIOUS PENIS in the Daily Deviations, right?



Why do I have the feeling that it didn't take a monkey with a camera to think of something like that? The little foggy blurry effects were not flattering, and guess what? Its just. A penis.

But aaaaaaaooow lawdeh, don't disagree, or you get rules thrown at you. Jesus Christ e_e

Here's the art. [link]

And here's Rule #18 and glorious #873.

Who selects the Daily Deviation and how is it chosen?
The Daily Deviation is a daily staff feature chosen from the galleries here on deviantART.

The selecting administrator may be a Volunteer Gallery Moderator or other staff/volunteer member who has been granted the necessary access to the special selection tools.

A small assortment of submissions are chosen each day by this select group of staff/volunteer members who wish to showcase an image which they found impressive or otherwise interesting enough to deserve being brought to the attention of the community-at-large. It is important to note that selections need not be of professional quality in order to be featured for the day.

Individual staff/volunteers may show different levels of activity which may lead to certain genres or types of artwork to be chosen more often than others. If you believe that a certain type of artwork is being overlooked or under-represented please feel free to offer suggestions by noting or emailing the appropriate staff/volunteer member listed below. NOTE: Anyone can suggest a daily deviation.

What do I do when I disapprove of a Daily Deviation feature?
A Daily Deviation is intended to give an artist a chance to be seen by a large portion of the community and as not everyone has the same tastes, it is obvious that you may not appreciate every piece that is selected as a daily deviation.

If you have a problem with a particular Daily Deviation feature, do NOT leave your disapproval among the other comments on the piece. It is disrespectful to the artist featured, the person who chose it and/or the person that suggested it.

If you absolutely must voice your disapproval of a selected feature, feel free to note $Moonbeam13 however, unless the image violates policy in some way, it is highly unlikely it will be removed.



In severe cases, if you "flame" or harass a featured artist, you may be banned.



Now, I gave a comment like "Lovely? Possibly, how how this is worth a daily deviation is beyond me." Nothing too negative, just an open-ended statement expressing my confusion. And I got commented back by two people who all they did was throw rules at me. And I can meet them halfway--if I truly didn't like it, I didn't need to comment, but I WANT to know why this was so great. Seriously!

And you know what happened? In a respectful way mind you, I was told "We cannot tell you WHY it's great, however, don't tell US that you think it's not."

And to put it simply?

And when the gallery mod told me that daily deviations aren't chosen on worth, I HIIIIIGHLY disagree. These moderators underestimate the power of a DD and what it means to the artist and the community. I got a Popular once, and I felt hugely honored--did I expect negative comments? YES. BECAUSE I AM AN ARTIST, DAMN IT. Its what we DO, we take BOTH criticism spectra, don't we?? To get a Daily Deviation, a moderator endorsed piece of art, it should be an honorable experience, because if their precious rules don't lie, and ANYTHING can be chosen, then your art has to have SOME kind of worth, doesn't it? Of COURSE, or you'd see a flurry of cellphone pics and notebook doodles on your front page!! Tell me I'm not crazy!!

And, back to the subject matter--a PENIS guys, one taken at mid view--abs to thigh--under a grayscale filter. Glorious, amirite? And I will not dock artistic nude--some people here do beautiful work! Perhaps though I think it gets overexposure when there are so many deviants doing such great things.

And then as an artist, I cannot forget my roots, and whatever happened to the masterpieces of Picasso and Michaelangelo and stunning pieces like "The Sistine Chapel" and "The Milkmaid" and such? When back in the day, it took so much talent and patience and heart to get noticed, to get recognition, and even STILL were you criticized--and now we have today where it is so easy to do just anything and get appraisal for everything.

Just look at us!! We're living in a society where you can't even disagree! LOVE WHAT I DO AND IF YOU HATE IT, I'LL GIVE YOU HELL, BAAAAAAAAAAAAW. What merit is an artist if all they receive is what they want to hear? Where is the change? Where is the growth??

I wonder if our artists have lost touch...I wonder if art itself, on today's standards, has lost integrity. Saying you're an artist now is merely laughable in society; I hope people like you ask why that is.

_{And before I get lashed, a disclaimer: In no way am I denying the artistic integrity of the deviant behind the less preferred Daily Deviation, nor can I speak for the work put into such a piece.}

[EDIT]

Well I kinda got just what I wanted, but at the same time, my question lies unanswered. Check the comment below for details.

I had an interesting thought...now hear me out on this guys...

If that can be suggested as a DD then maybe we should take it back to a more simple time! Find mundane things and point out how much they're LOADED WITH ARTISTIC AMBROSIA. Example: I'm staring at a paper clip. I should take a picture. Suggest it, hope it gets nominated, and REVEL IN THE GLORY.

..WAIT, GENIUS IDEA GAIS!!

Okay, what if, right? Someone took their cellphone...and like..took a picture of themselves in the bathroom, right? Like, they're naked, right? And they're pointing it at a mirror, y'know? For like, a MySpace profile shot...
And like...let's all suggest it for a DD!! Oooohmygoood I'm SUCH a genius! And let's see if people follow the rules and don't question it at all, right? Just inflate the hell out of the artist's ego with all kinds of positivity and hope that it doesn't start a shitstorm. Like, no one question it at all, no matter how simple it may be or how "everyone does it" or how it probably took 14 seconds and one and a half more minutes after only cuz it had to be taken off the phone.

.........

OH WAIT, THAT happened not too long ago, HUUUUUUUUUUUUR, and it DID start a shitstorm, DA'S SO AWESOOOOOOOOOOOOME

Perhaps the community isn't as dumb as we thought, eh? Don't tell the mods that, that will be our little secret

And I guess this taught us something, didn't it? It taught us that assuming truly does make an ass out of people, even when you confront them.

That's right Iiiiiiiiiii dooooooo~

Why??

BECAUSE I CAN ALREADY SEE WHERE ITS GOING.

Finally--FINALLY--Squeenix gives us a black guy, with the nose and eyes and grin and fro and EVERYTHING!! And what do they do?? They WHITE HIM UP. DAMN IT. I HAD FAITH IN HIM.

But there was always Snow, right?? R-RIGHT?? D:

WRONG. WHAT DO THEY DO?? What they ALWAYS do to manly men, and give him a HUUUUUUUUGE dose of "ohmaigod, i'm a pussy plz".

........................

My heart...seriously sank when I saw him get all sentimental and BULLSHIT. HE'S SIX FUCKIN FIVE AND FIGHTS WITH FISTS AND IS A GIANT, C'MOOOOOOON, WHYYYYYYY SQUARE!?!? And did you see when Hope blasted him?? HOPE. THAT ANDROGYNOSU LITTLE FUCK. LITTLE TWIT. BLASTED SNOW. And got him real good too!!
...*takes a deep breath*
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!


As I said to a friend last night, "I was impressed for like, five minutes B[ " That was it. It looks like another XII with X's Spira.

Will I still get it? Yes, because the gameplay looks badass. More tactical than X, faster than X-2, and freer than XII? Yell hes I'm getting it! Those battle systems kicked ass and now they're gonna make a MEGA battle system? Oh I'm on dat shiat, yo. But the story is already painfully gay. And I pray I am proven wrong.

This gets to be in bold, and I hope Tetsuya Nomura reads it. Square Enix is so good at giving us a good thing and then taking it right the hell away. I am so sick if limping back to them hoping they've changed--Squeenix is like a bad boyfriend who you WANT to love and you HOPE he'll change, and then he will, but he reverts faster than you can blink, goes back to his old ways, and leaves you heartbroken, but you LIMP back and forgive him because you KNOW there is love there--that and the sex isn't EPIC but its pretty damn good--even though you KNOW it will just happen again FACK.

...

So with that said, time for a dose of binging and purging. YES. I'M BULIMIC NOW. SURPRISE.

No, I would never do that....againCOUGH

I am however cleaning all the crap, and its odd...

Looking back at certain memories, I smile, and yet, something about it makes me cringe. SO off they go :>

This is more than just journals, but like, my gallery for a second time is having the crap scraped out of it.

I really think I should be doing art, and I do want to draw, but my Genius SUUUUUUUUUCKS AND I HATE IIIIIIIIIT. So if I can sell it... Eh, I liked Wacom anyway.
What can I say, I'm an artist, and a musician to be more specific, so I know its what I know and do best. Whenever there lies a place for musicians here, I'll jump on it. I have a plan for flash makers and I really hope to utilize my talent soon.

So. I have an hour to clean my room up, clean the basement, clean my journals and gallery, and then do my hair and make uh omlette foar brekfust and then since I APPARENTLY DIDN'T SLEEP LAST NIGHT, hope I can pull enough energy out my ass to survive, WOOOOO.

I hate life plz

..NOT TALKING TO ME.

MY JOURNALS, MY SHOUTBOX, MY PROFILE COMMENTS, ALL BEAR.

LOVE ME WITH YOUR COMMENTS AND SHOUTS PLZ.


...i-its..s-so lonely ;_;

Oh yeah, also, I made a news review, and I would appreciate your support and insight! I think I did well, don't you? I hope it gets approved cuz I think its highly informative.

I mean seriously! When are they gonna get done practicing law??

But seriously, I have a new tablet coming, and I got it for a bargain! So when it gets here I'm gonna do a news article and compare the two, since my last was a Wacom and this was a Genius.

Just an update saying I'm doing well, I'm alive, and I'll have art soon.

But as for my friends...WELL its just goes to show you, white people be crazeh and my grandma didn't lie lol. Stupid decisions all around, all held up with their rebellious, foolish pride and too stubborn to admit to their wrongs. Love is lost, people stray, friendships are severed, and for naught. Meanwhile I sit back and shrug and smile because well hey, what more can you do, huh, its life.

Just makes me wonder why people exist in the first place. Also..when will I find the right people to compliment my own existence.

OH I think I'm gonna make a new dA layout soon. I'm getting bored with this one but I do wanna keep the buttons. What will I go with now I wonder? Don't know, but I bet you its still gonna be blue HURR.

Y'know what I don't hate?

I don't hate vests.