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demmiblue

(36,898 posts)
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 08:10 AM Feb 2018

Last week one of my art teachers suggested I 'dial down the feminism.' Today I showed him...

AlexBertulisFernande? @alexbertanades

Last week one of my art teachers suggested I 'dial down the feminism.' Today I showed him my newest piece:



2:17 PM - 7 Feb 2018




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Last week one of my art teachers suggested I 'dial down the feminism.' Today I showed him... (Original Post) demmiblue Feb 2018 OP
Great work. That one will take off for sure. nt Snotcicles Feb 2018 #1
A teacher said that. An ART teacher? Art is about expressing one's self. CurtEastPoint Feb 2018 #2
My thought exactly. TeapotInATempest Feb 2018 #16
Nope my one kid stopped taking some art classes at HS . Teacher would try to redo the work or lunasun Feb 2018 #27
I was an illustrator, got my BFA BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #52
Toon I found in the responses: demmiblue Feb 2018 #3
Somebody is getting an "A" on that one! Ligyron Feb 2018 #4
Nevertheless BigMin28 Feb 2018 #5
I am not Alex. I found her tweet when looking at 'Twitter Moments'. demmiblue Feb 2018 #7
Beautiful piece Blues Heron Feb 2018 #6
I'd be curious to see what sort of art led to this conversation IronLionZion Feb 2018 #8
There needs to be another setting PJMcK Feb 2018 #9
Agree! volstork Feb 2018 #17
GMTA. nt Still Blue in PDX Feb 2018 #19
AlexBertulisFernande.... Laffy Kat Feb 2018 #10
Perfect! mcar Feb 2018 #11
I love it! DownriverDem Feb 2018 #12
Phyllis Schlafly: College Women Get Raped Because They Go to College IronLionZion Feb 2018 #15
And she raised a dumass kid as well mythology Feb 2018 #29
As Colbert said Staph Feb 2018 #35
Not all Schlafly's are assholes. The owner of St Louis Brewery, maker of Schlafly ale alfredo Feb 2018 #37
Yes they are. 47of74 Feb 2018 #60
I loved their first iteneration of an ESB. The newer ESB alfredo Feb 2018 #64
But she went to law school whathehell Feb 2018 #40
Like most conservatives IronLionZion Feb 2018 #41
That phenomenon is bizarre.. whathehell Feb 2018 #42
In order to feel exclusive IronLionZion Feb 2018 #44
I figured they felt that way.. whathehell Feb 2018 #50
Totally. She made a career traveling all over everywhere making public appearances calimary Feb 2018 #58
I wish I could remember where I read it -- Schlafly largely responsible for defeating ERA. eppur_se_muova Feb 2018 #43
STOP (ERA) was an acronym for "Stop Taking Our Privileges" IronLionZion Feb 2018 #46
K&R stonecutter357 Feb 2018 #13
Suggestion for Alex crazycatlady Feb 2018 #14
There's Never a Shortage of Women Haters dlk Feb 2018 #18
Classic................... turbinetree Feb 2018 #20
K&R nt PunkinPi Feb 2018 #21
Oh, SNAP! MineralMan Feb 2018 #22
Great idea ... Auggie Feb 2018 #23
I work at a university. At the Art college, that would definitely be the crit. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2018 #26
Curious what changes you would suggest. efhmc Feb 2018 #36
The word spacing and letter spacing is terrible Auggie Feb 2018 #48
Bam! MontanaMama Feb 2018 #24
Awe. Some!! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2018 #25
exactly!! niyad Feb 2018 #39
Well done! UpInArms Feb 2018 #28
One bad art teacher Miigwech Feb 2018 #30
You get an A. Iggo Feb 2018 #31
Well played... Wounded Bear Feb 2018 #32
My daughter is studying art in college. kag Feb 2018 #33
Perfect! Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2018 #34
YAYYYYYY for Alex!! and thank you so very much for sharing this with us!! niyad Feb 2018 #38
Your drawing program needs a spell checker rolypolychloe Feb 2018 #45
Spellchecker probably wouldn't flag an accepted variant like that. TygrBright Feb 2018 #47
This (she lives in London). n/t demmiblue Feb 2018 #51
All the way to eleven! nolabear Feb 2018 #49
this could be used to visualize a whole lot of responses to not nice things. AllaN01Bear Feb 2018 #53
Nice. blogslut Feb 2018 #54
Big rec from me for your spunk! nt cry baby Feb 2018 #55
THAT is beautiful! debsy Feb 2018 #56
me too. nt TheFrenchRazor Feb 2018 #57
LOL! Clever. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #59
Good for you demmiblue, Happy valentines day..... Old Vet Feb 2018 #61
Now, THAT'S art. Mc Mike Feb 2018 #62
Turn it up to 11! Blue Owl Feb 2018 #63
I'm confused why a teacher has the right to say such a thing. An art teacher at that. WOW. YOHABLO Feb 2018 #65

CurtEastPoint

(18,668 posts)
2. A teacher said that. An ART teacher? Art is about expressing one's self.
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 08:23 AM
Feb 2018

F that teacher. And you go, Alex.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
27. Nope my one kid stopped taking some art classes at HS . Teacher would try to redo the work or
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 11:18 AM
Feb 2018

say stuff . It was the studrnts art in the end but what the teacher wanted
My kid already was in art shows and had won awards by the time this happened
.And no profanity no nudity , political slant etc.
Moved to only computer art classes where the dept. teachers were more hands off

BigmanPigman

(51,638 posts)
52. I was an illustrator, got my BFA
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 03:55 PM
Feb 2018

then switched to teaching elem school (artists can't afford rent sometimes and forget health insur!) and I am appalled I taught art to my students in lessons from all subjects (math, social studies, science, reading/writing, etc) and they loved it and learned about the subject much better. I can't imagine any legit art teacher stifling freedom and creativity. I always told my kids what I learned in Art School, "Art is whatever you believe it to be". It is a thoroughly subjective opinion and experience.

DownriverDem

(6,232 posts)
12. I love it!
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 09:58 AM
Feb 2018

Sadly, the repubs for decades have made feminism/feminist a dirty word. Listen to a lot of women who say stuff like, we don't need feminism. I'm not a feminist, etc. It makes me sick. Many women are our own worst enemy. Or maybe it's that those women are with rich men and don't give a damn.

 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
29. And she raised a dumass kid as well
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 11:31 AM
Feb 2018

Her kid is the idiot behind conservapedia. Because Wikipedia was too biased against conservatives.

alfredo

(60,077 posts)
37. Not all Schlafly's are assholes. The owner of St Louis Brewery, maker of Schlafly ale
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 01:09 PM
Feb 2018

has made it clear that Phyllis has nothing to with their business and they do not share her views.
Their ales are very good.

alfredo

(60,077 posts)
64. I loved their first iteneration of an ESB. The newer ESB
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 09:28 PM
Feb 2018

is either not as good, or my tastes changed. Their American IPA was delish.
I can’t drink carbonized beverages anymore, so wine and whiskey are my remaining pleasures.

IronLionZion

(45,547 posts)
41. Like most conservatives
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 01:21 PM
Feb 2018

they like having education and opportunities and choices for themselves but not others.

whathehell

(29,096 posts)
42. That phenomenon is bizarre..
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 01:29 PM
Feb 2018

I mean, how do they justify it publicly?..They can't just come out and say "I'm better than you", though they well may think it.

IronLionZion

(45,547 posts)
44. In order to feel exclusive
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 01:33 PM
Feb 2018

you have to exclude some people

They really enjoy dividing people by class or other ways that benefit a few at the expense of many.

calimary

(81,523 posts)
58. Totally. She made a career traveling all over everywhere making public appearances
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 06:36 PM
Feb 2018

and speeches to spread her message that women should stay home and not have careers.

eppur_se_muova

(36,301 posts)
43. I wish I could remember where I read it -- Schlafly largely responsible for defeating ERA.
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 01:30 PM
Feb 2018

Not that long ago (it doesn't take me long to forget sources, sometimes) I read a rather lengthy account of everything that PS did to encourage people to vote against ratifying the ERA. It made the pretty convincing argument that she alone carried more responsiblilty for ERA's failure to be ratified than any other person or organization. The irony was that she wasn't much of a stay-at-home mom herself, but that was the ideal she claimed to be defending. She worked so tirelessly for ERA's defeat it's hard to understand what drove her. Only religious dogma seems to be able to get RWNJs to make that kind of effort.

IronLionZion

(45,547 posts)
46. STOP (ERA) was an acronym for "Stop Taking Our Privileges"
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 01:40 PM
Feb 2018
She argued that the ERA would take away gender-specific privileges currently enjoyed by women, including "dependent wife" benefits under Social Security, separate restrooms for males and females, and exemption from the Selective Service (the Army draft).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Schlafly#Equal_Rights_Amendment

There were states that ratified the amendment and she got them to rescind it. She was a real piece of work.

Her own mother worked during the great depression, and she worked in an ammunition plant during WW2 and then went on to college and law school. She also seemed to claim that feminism helps younger women and minorities while screwing over older white women, and got supporters based on that lie.

Auggie

(31,204 posts)
23. Great idea ...
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 10:48 AM
Feb 2018

Last edited Thu Feb 8, 2018, 02:30 PM - Edit history (1)

typography could use some work though (I've been designing type for almost forty years).

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
26. I work at a university. At the Art college, that would definitely be the crit.
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 11:12 AM
Feb 2018

I can imagine it now. But no one would be calling for “less feminism”!

kag

(4,079 posts)
33. My daughter is studying art in college.
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 12:23 PM
Feb 2018

She's a freshman, and I could just see her if someone told her to "dial down the feminism". I'm sending this to her.

rolypolychloe

(56 posts)
45. Your drawing program needs a spell checker
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 01:38 PM
Feb 2018

de·hu·man·i·za·tion
ˌdēˌ h)yo͞omənəˈzāSH(ə n/

distracts from your message which I thought was very good. Weird an art teacher would say such a thing. They are usually all about the art and not so much about the message.

TygrBright

(20,772 posts)
47. Spellchecker probably wouldn't flag an accepted variant like that.
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 02:07 PM
Feb 2018

Canadian/British English spells it that way, just as they spell "civilisation" thusly.

diffidently,
Bright

blogslut

(38,019 posts)
54. Nice.
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 04:11 PM
Feb 2018

If it were me I would have taken a photo of the teacher and drawn horns and a goatee on it with menstrual blood.

 

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)
65. I'm confused why a teacher has the right to say such a thing. An art teacher at that. WOW.
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 11:38 PM
Feb 2018

Tell your art teacher to mind his own business.

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