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Oh dear me, I've offended Queen "Roo" - off with my head!
11 years ago
I just came from visiting a repressive regime.
One that publically espouses freedom, but in truth allows no dissent among its people.
To air an unsanctioned opinion or to question authority is to invite the thought police to browbeat you into submission.
I escaped with my life... for now.
Many of you are still trapped there, mindless, oblivious, eager to please.
Falling all over yourselves to do the bidding of Fearless Leader.
Where is this regime?
Why, it's 👑's ussr page, of course.
Shhh... don't tell Mother Roo-kiss...
It's been a few hours, so... time to complain about 👑 again.
Oh, yeah I know you don't care and why don't I get a life and whatever.
Fine. But since nobody's going to read this, why not?
Ok, let's get into it:
I was refraining from writing this journal, but 👑 has pushed me over the edge.
Again.
👑 has recently taken me to task about my "mean and unnecessary comments" on her page as of late.
And, if you paid even the slightest attention to my comments on Her page- you probably would agree with Queen 👑 that my comments were "mean and unnecessary".
That is, if you paid even the slightest attention... which you didn't.
But I don't agree with the Queen's assessment of my comments. "Mean"? Really? What is she? Twelve?
Anyway, I honestly don't believe my comments were mean.
They were however, out of step with the thousands of other comments being inexplicably lavished on Her Majesty.
How so? To begin with, they did not consist of "Oh, Roo, your artwork and stories are so awesome!"
A little bit of vomit is coming up into my mouth just thinking about it.
In truth, some of my comments to Queen 👑 did consist of singing Her praises. (See my journal "Red Lantern" Rant and Rave")
Gradually I transitioned from being just another of the adoring masses, and started speaking my mind.
I thought I would escape unnoticed among the thousands of glowing comments, but 👑 has spies everywhere.
I am guilty of having a point of view, and, because it is not sympathetic to the monarchy, it has been interpreted as "mean" by the Queen herself.
Before my head ends up on the chopping block, I have decided to ease the Queen's torment by refraining from further comments on her page.
But in truth I've been biting my tongue all along... saying what I really think on my page.
It's a bit more... free here, don't you agree?
But I'm still monitoring Her transmissions... You know, radio free Europe and such.
So maybe I placed a burr under Her saddle, because what do you think She's complaining about now?
People sending Her bunches of unnecessary emails. (I was not one of those people, I only made contributions to Her paypal, period).
Again, She interprets these comments as a bad thing that must be curtailed.
If I could comment, I would tell Her it is a sign of Her transition to increasing fame.
👑's problem is that She is famous and broke, a horrible combination.
How She could be broke with all the money being tossed Her way is beyond me.
She doesn't even have to strip for it, for God's sake.
I believe it has to do with college loans... I empathize.
The point is, the difference between 👑 and someone like JK Rowling is that JK Rowling has an entourage of secretaries and yes men to do her gruntwork for her.
(Their one similarity, of course, is that their talent is vastly overrated.)
I'm sure Rowling hasn't seen an actual email from a fan in many years. Only what is filtered down to her by her sycophants.
Maybe one day you'll get there Queen 👑, but not today.
So I was perusing the many comments on the Queen's latest journal chiding the masses for wasting Her precious time... What did I see?
People falling all over themselves to comfort Her in Her hour of tribulation, as usual.
I'm not saying that's a bad thing, Lord knows I wouldn't mind having that problem.
Your damn right I'm suffering from a case of Roo-kiss envy, but let's put that aside for a minute, shall we?
They were actually apologizing for things that they may or may not have done.
They didn't even know.
They only knew that the Queen was angry and She needed to be pacified.
Now.
It was like the disciples asking Christ: "Am I the one who betrayed you?"
There's that little bit of vomit again.
Ps.
My comments were also construed as "unnecessary" by the Queen.
I agree- in a sense.
I would further add that ALL comments on FurAffinity are "unnecessary".
Which makes them all the more appreciated.
I know I have better things to do with my time.
I just don't want to do any of them.
Love, -D.
One that publically espouses freedom, but in truth allows no dissent among its people.
To air an unsanctioned opinion or to question authority is to invite the thought police to browbeat you into submission.
I escaped with my life... for now.
Many of you are still trapped there, mindless, oblivious, eager to please.
Falling all over yourselves to do the bidding of Fearless Leader.
Where is this regime?
Why, it's 👑's ussr page, of course.
Shhh... don't tell Mother Roo-kiss...
It's been a few hours, so... time to complain about 👑 again.
Oh, yeah I know you don't care and why don't I get a life and whatever.
Fine. But since nobody's going to read this, why not?
Ok, let's get into it:
I was refraining from writing this journal, but 👑 has pushed me over the edge.
Again.
👑 has recently taken me to task about my "mean and unnecessary comments" on her page as of late.
And, if you paid even the slightest attention to my comments on Her page- you probably would agree with Queen 👑 that my comments were "mean and unnecessary".
That is, if you paid even the slightest attention... which you didn't.
But I don't agree with the Queen's assessment of my comments. "Mean"? Really? What is she? Twelve?
Anyway, I honestly don't believe my comments were mean.
They were however, out of step with the thousands of other comments being inexplicably lavished on Her Majesty.
How so? To begin with, they did not consist of "Oh, Roo, your artwork and stories are so awesome!"
A little bit of vomit is coming up into my mouth just thinking about it.
In truth, some of my comments to Queen 👑 did consist of singing Her praises. (See my journal "Red Lantern" Rant and Rave")
Gradually I transitioned from being just another of the adoring masses, and started speaking my mind.
I thought I would escape unnoticed among the thousands of glowing comments, but 👑 has spies everywhere.
I am guilty of having a point of view, and, because it is not sympathetic to the monarchy, it has been interpreted as "mean" by the Queen herself.
Before my head ends up on the chopping block, I have decided to ease the Queen's torment by refraining from further comments on her page.
But in truth I've been biting my tongue all along... saying what I really think on my page.
It's a bit more... free here, don't you agree?
But I'm still monitoring Her transmissions... You know, radio free Europe and such.
So maybe I placed a burr under Her saddle, because what do you think She's complaining about now?
People sending Her bunches of unnecessary emails. (I was not one of those people, I only made contributions to Her paypal, period).
Again, She interprets these comments as a bad thing that must be curtailed.
If I could comment, I would tell Her it is a sign of Her transition to increasing fame.
👑's problem is that She is famous and broke, a horrible combination.
How She could be broke with all the money being tossed Her way is beyond me.
She doesn't even have to strip for it, for God's sake.
I believe it has to do with college loans... I empathize.
The point is, the difference between 👑 and someone like JK Rowling is that JK Rowling has an entourage of secretaries and yes men to do her gruntwork for her.
(Their one similarity, of course, is that their talent is vastly overrated.)
I'm sure Rowling hasn't seen an actual email from a fan in many years. Only what is filtered down to her by her sycophants.
Maybe one day you'll get there Queen 👑, but not today.
So I was perusing the many comments on the Queen's latest journal chiding the masses for wasting Her precious time... What did I see?
People falling all over themselves to comfort Her in Her hour of tribulation, as usual.
I'm not saying that's a bad thing, Lord knows I wouldn't mind having that problem.
Your damn right I'm suffering from a case of Roo-kiss envy, but let's put that aside for a minute, shall we?
They were actually apologizing for things that they may or may not have done.
They didn't even know.
They only knew that the Queen was angry and She needed to be pacified.
Now.
It was like the disciples asking Christ: "Am I the one who betrayed you?"
There's that little bit of vomit again.
Ps.
My comments were also construed as "unnecessary" by the Queen.
I agree- in a sense.
I would further add that ALL comments on FurAffinity are "unnecessary".
Which makes them all the more appreciated.
I know I have better things to do with my time.
I just don't want to do any of them.
Love, -D.
Second: You aren't only one who has criticisms of her work.
These are my opinions:
- I'm tired of reading about her broken and emotionally irrational characters whom we are supposed to observe as "the true heroes."
- I think that a majority of her male characters look almost identical save for size differences and colors... and I also tire of the hyper athletic build with long, spindly legs. It reeks of Yaoi-style artwork, which I'm not always a fan of, personally.
- As an artist overall, she is very talented... I am not convinced that her writing skills are nearly as good.
- I am sorry, but I have never been sold on the relationship between Reis and Marcus in her Cruelty and Unconditional comics. Too much angst between them, and we are supposed to sympathize with Reis being the "correct" viewpoint, at least the way the story is written... even though he totally messed up the LBGT group's protest.
- While logical, the "dogs don't have lips so they can't kiss" idea is kinda odd, as dogs also don't go to college, get married, normally wear clothes, or talk.
Because I assumed I was alone, judging by the other comments on her page.
I appreciate Rukis' talent as much as anyone but she has passed the threshold of tolerating differing points of view.
I think she's more irritated that some of my comments could be perceived as a bump on the road for the Rukis money making machine.
Rukispac, if you will.
I was asking for trouble.
Never mess with another girl's money.
As for her skills, I'm not as invested in her work as some others.
I don't mind that her furries look similar. As a fellow artist, I know that realistic furries tend to look alike. It's an inherent problem trying to make them look different. Hence the earrings, nose rings, etc.
I believe Da Vinci had the same problem. He used mathematical proportions to draw his models, so they all looked like they were related to each other.
Thank you for sharing.
Then the angsty "boyfriend gets hit by a car" trope was employed for a cheap emotional jolt to the story.
In any case, you're welcome. :) I just wanted you to know that not EVERYONE worships the ground she walks on. It's weird, really. In the non-furry gay community, straight women worship gay men. But in the furry community, women who create gay art are worshiped by gay and bisexual males. It's always made me a little uncomfortable, and perhaps wrongly so, but I always appreciate gay art more from other men, in particular bi and gay men. There's a direct connection to the work in that way in my opinion.
New artists just want comments, established ones just want to hear how "awesome" they are.
I know my work is mediocre, so I don't get much critique anyway; Neither do I get much attention.
Ironically, I have rarely offered any critique of Rukis' "art". (On other things concerning her, yes, but rarely on Her art.)
And, apparently, neither has anyone else.
Or perhaps they just didn't live to tell about it.
Lord knows there's room for some critique on her page.
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I'm starting to see why She's pissed with me.
In any case who cares. If she doesn't want to take criticism that's her deal. Some artist don't like being criticized because they personally like the way they are. If to her that's you being mean then that's how she sees it. She's not a kid for that, some people are just soft. And art is all personal perception. My question is if you know she doesn't like being criticized why keep doing it? Just to bug her? Leave it alone. Stop poking the angry bear. I don't even watch her but common sense tells me if I don't like something to not look at it. So why the drama? And plus I thought the furry community was meant to be a supportive place for artist and art lovers alike? I didn't realize everyone had to love your criticism to be a part of it. I get that you'd like to see her step off her high horse every now and again. But some artist are just set that way. By being angry you only fuel her fire. You seem like Mr. Bib bad guy while she looks all innocent. Its not even worth the time man. I've never read her comics but I've herd her name around and honestly if she has so many adoring fans she can afford to lose a few for not taking criticism.
Just my thoughts.
Because sharing is caring.
I appreciate your comments, and I am grateful that you have the freedom to express them here on my journal.
You may not be so fortunate if you venture onto the ussr page of Mother Rukis.
Yes, I have learned that it is dangerous to poke the angry bear. The claws of Mother Rukis extend far beyond her iron curtain.
That is why I now express my views here, in a place of love and tolerance.
A place where I may not agree with your view, but I will defend to the death your right to express it.
I agree that Rukis has the right to a supportive environment.
However, if She wants to use the sight as a means to hawk her wares, She has to recognize that there is a customer service line that comes with it.
And those customers are not in line to tell Her how "awesome" She is.
With love, -D
This is actually an argument I've had with many people. Other top furry comic artists as well, including Ebony Leopard. She seems to be doing fine on her own really, but from a lot of viewpoints I just keep hearing that she can't take criticism at all. Which when you make your work so public, I find it's a bit of my duty to step back and see why everyone is criticizing so hard (if I am the artist getting my work picked at). I have an audience to please and if there's something wrong, well maybe it needs looked at. (whether their right or wrong, it's hard to tell when a comment is actually just for snarky-ness or legit concern. )
Rukis's art is so...plain. It's very very pretty, but there's no emotion. And when I see 100 + comments about how emotional a character looks, I'm just left going "where? how?". That and her panels are laid out so badly. Story flow is so hard to follow it's kinda painful. I've approached her a few times about watching the flow but no replies were ever given.
ANYWAY.
Random reply! You just sparked something in me I hadn't thought of in awhile. Dunno if it was a good push towards working on my own comics and projects, but it made me think about it.
I guess an intolerance for criticism inevitably comes with the territory as furries become more successful. Especially when they have found their you know, thing and have a vision and how dare anyone question them and give the hordes of mindless adoring fans any idea that there is more than one point of view other than what is sanctioned by the state. Oops. I'm getting overly invested.
I suppose that's part of the problem. Furries get invested in the work. Literally and figuratively. Passions erupt, and suddenly troops are massing on the Crimean border. Oh, well.
Ebony Leopard is prolific. I believe he/she's got about 1600 submissions now. I think it's a he based on his own journal descriptions. But I don't know.
Most people assume Rukis is a man until one of the Queens henchmen corrects them. Don't think it matters as long as the money keeps coming in.
All I know is it's taking ever more effort to keep their adoring hordes in line. Journals calling for their watchers to stop acting like children and such.
But... their watchers ARE children, which is another part of the problem.
As you can imagine, my comments tend to be a solid core of legitimate observation covered in crap and wrapped up with a big lacy ribbon of sarcasm.
Off with my head!