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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 8744069" data-attributes="member: 6801228">An artist always puts part of themselves in their work. I know that, because I do the same. I've also been told that I'm a nice person. That does not place my art above reproach. That doesn't mean that I do not know that there are things I should try and be better about. That does not mean that I refuse to hear any criticism of my work by claiming that criticizing my work will be a slippery slope which will destroy artistic creativity which has existed since before human language. We critique it, because that bad and that ugly? That part of us that seeps in and does unintentional harm? We can't improve that part of ourselves if everyone just politely bobbleheads to everything we create. Art can be better. And this doesn't mean we never explore themes of darkness or the ugliness within human nature, but we do so intentionally. If you have ever watched Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame, the "King of Fools" scene was done intentionally. It was done with an eye towards what they were actually saying.</blockquote>