The DeviantArt Culture.
*Deep breath*
Okay. 'Fore I start, I know there's a lot of controvesy in this QOTW about how if you don't "get it" or like it, avoid it and move on. It's in that that this will sound hypocritical. I hate DeviantArt Culture, yet I do own a DeviantArt page. I own a page to display my artwork, writing, comic strips and general creative shit I come up with. The purpose of the website. But if you spend more than two minutes on the site, you'll find out that it's an absolutely hideous place to lurk.

I am, of course, referring to the complete lack of original content. Who cares that some overweight Japan-obsessed kid had a dream about his favourite erotic novel character and 'Generic-Anime-Character-#9-That-Is-Almost-Identical-to-the-Last-One' making the beast with two backs in the most depraved way possible? Does anyone care what happens when a Twilight character forms an alliance with an Invader Zim character to destroy the world?

It not only makes it impossible for decent writing and photography to find, it also makes others think that this kind of thing is a good idea, which will inevitably make more fans of this shit, fuel the sources that they ripped off, and make more films/episodes/books to make further godawful fanfiction and disproportionate scribblings. There's some great artists on there, who can't find work/ get any recognition because it's all being hidden away under the same ripped off ideas that say nothing new.

Also, THRZ WAYY TO MANY PPL THAT TLK LIEK DIS CUZ THY R OBSESED WIF LOLCATZ BECUZ THYR SO RANDUM RYT GUIZE? Fuck. Okay, that's enough ranting.
(almightyjoey is most likely listening to Electric Wizard on, Fri 16 Oct 2009, 20:48, 4 replies)

What percentage of DeviantArt is *not* emo, anime or furry?

( idonthaveafunnynickname Drink-Aware? Sure. I'm aware I want another drink., Sat 17 Oct 2009, 2:04, closed)

I agree
Although when I was 14 I was sucked in, so perhaps it's an age thing?
(Mrs Ballunatic counting calories, not votes., Sat 17 Oct 2009, 10:01, closed)

I Agree
There are some truly brilliant artists, photographers, designers and illustrators on DA.

I'm not being biased either, as I've been a member of DeviantART for a couple of years: danniekavanagh.deviantart.com/

I see your point about the whole furry/anime/game thing - there is a lot of it on DA

What I do like DA for though, is the tutorials that photoshop artists and web designers post, the font designers and members who make their own custom brushes, who then post them for other users to download..

It's the poets and storywriting I don't see the point in, but being an artists forum, I guess it still counts.
(danniekavanagh did nothing constructive on, Sat 17 Oct 2009, 11:11, closed)

Deviantart
I feel inclined to agree. I have a Deviantart page purely so all my artwork stuff is in one place and I can send the gallery link to people when I apply for jobs (although that may be putting them off if they share your opinion!).
(claireyfairy There's a smell in here that will outlast religion, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 10:59, closed)