Yeah, uh... I don't get it.

Maybe it's something like car wrecks? Or those sites on the net dedicated to disgusting things? Or maybe even homosexuality - where they can't admit they like it?

Ah...well played Mr. Venn. And eh, some people just enjoy complaining about things to the point that they seek them out just to show their disgust. Go figure. *shrugs*

It's for attention. Don't give it to them.

Hooray for graphs and charts. Hooray for vore art.

same thing happens on Youtube when people heckle videos on wierd things, like horse penis, and tigers screwing, and gay feet fetish sock sniffing videos... etc ;3 and like wtf. well most people are really just surfing around idly.

mmmmmmm...horse penis...wait, what are we talking about again?

horsecock slapping your face, weeee *twirls dirty socks around* ;D

weeeeee...ow...weeeeeeee!

Just keep it coming, ignore the jerks :D

It's noone else's business to tell you what to draw, Slate. Let them say what they want and let them be on their merry way and leave we who continue to watch and very much enjoy the work you produce.

-Sev

Idiocy, thy name is /b/tard.

Blaming this one on /b/tards is a bit of a stretch... regular FA users need no help clicking on clearly marked images they will hate and then bitching about it.

It's most likely they don't know what vore is and bump into it. Then get upset. They'll eventually realize not to worry about it, it's just the internet.

I wish I'd saved that image demonstrating the progression of this.

1. Confusion
2. Disgust
3. Horror
4. Fapping
5. Acceptance.

I hate statistical diagrams! And yours was especially heinous! Upon seeing the thumbnail, I was enraged enough to take a closer look, and it DISTURBED me and confirmed that you are a sick man!

Greatest comment I've seen in a long time. You sir, are awesome.

You can't please everyone, pal.

Please those you can. Unless a complaint can be appropriately dealt with, or even considered, don't give it any of your time.

It's that simple.

You've got common sense, Slate, and a good heart for wanting these individuals that DO complain to be unignored, but in this certain case, its not possible to appease them. Let them be on their way, and try not to let their idiotic justifications sway you.

it's like watching a snake eat a rat, or hamster or rabbit. i can't help but to watch and stare in awe. i like it. it's non arousing to me but it gives me a twisted pleasure that i enjoy.

Watching snakes eat isn't fascinating to me, I just leave them to it. It was fascinating when I got my first snake four 1/2 years ago and watching little baby snakey gulp down her defrosted pinky but now I've got 17 of them (little baby snakey's grown up and three of the others are her babies) I just leave the food in and go do something else.

I love my snakeys and I love scaley art, go scalies!

What's even worse is the place where they both intersect with "People who jack off to vore art". XD

There is unfortunately a class of people who actively seek out things to express outrage over. They do it because it makes them feel superior, and in extreme cases, it also can give them power if they can rally other people around the outrage (politicians love doing this and McCarthyism is always a good example of that). Frequently, these are people who's lives are so empty that this is the only way they're able to find any "meaning" for their existence. They're also seeking attention and they do that by expressing outrage because they lack any true creative skills of their own. It's pretty pathetic when you think about it.

Oh, and your Venn diagram is correct.

yay, Correct usage of a Venn. I see them all the time in work, usually done wrongly or to "prove a point, not be accurate". Stupid sub-queries

And ignore them! Or poke fun at them. Your art is awesome, whatever subject you are doing.

Well, it'd be nice if it was possible to filter out stuff you don't want to see... Supposedly we'll get the ability when they update the site, whenever that is.

OKay, first up, that's awesome. Grade A kickass.

As for that bit in the middle? I think it should be labelled "People who are desperate for something to complain about".

VORE IS MURDER

SEXY, SEXY MURDER <3

*lol!*

>_> What? Vore's hot, you know it. Large bears all love vore. ;P

Hell yeah it is and hell yeah we do!

Your vore art kicks ass. Never mind what the haters say.

It's not just you. They tend to show up on my vore pieces as well. Strangely enough, usually those that have the Vore warning thumbnail.

they comment because their inbox constantly reminds them that such a 'travesty' exists. but you're forgetting people like me.. people tolerant of said vore.

I don't really like it but I'm not going to openly complain about it to everyone. This fandom is weird - I deal with it.

The most flattering are the ones in that dual-category that hate vore but like how you draw so they watch you anyway.

Though I think you are referring to the people who are just looking to pick a fight, yes?

A sad truth: Many people aren't satisfied until they are unsatisfied. They won't find peace and calm until they have found something they dislike. And most of them also have to transform a feather into 5 chickens. They simply just can't let a topic be alone, they have to infest it with their own despise, just so they can feel they have done something for the world.

That kind of people will you find everywhere. They love to make critism, but themself never do anything. The ones who don't do anything are always the ones who try to pull you down. And like I said, it's sad. Sad to see how low certain people can go.

Makes you wonder sometimes, doesn't it? About the ignorance that flows in the veins of so many people.

But don't forget that you also have a wall of supporters too.

You know, I've been a vore artist here for about a year and a half and I have never encountered these so called "seeking vore haters" I guess I should count myself lucky on that fact :3

As one scientist to the next, You could further test this phenominon by doing one of two things-

1- Draw a nice teaparty scene or anything innocuous like that with a short description at the bottom after all the other expositions tating "everyone died shortly thereafter- the dragon choked on the foxtaur in a failed vore attempt, the fox suffocated head-first in the dragon, the wolf was allergic to the cookies, the dragoness died from shock, the turtle was struck by a meteor...", because some people seemed to complain simply because you implied (yet didn't outright state) the fox died at the end of "Change of Plans", (Even though you could read it differently)... If you do this, you should be able to get twice the reaction, at least.

2- Draw an image featuring every horrible fetish you can think of. Think sadomasochistic dragonherm rapist butchers from mars, but then tack on as many public-outrage inducing kinks as you can. Make them underage, diaper-clad, drug-abusing, pregnant, zoophilic, tax-and-draft-evading satanic communists too!

I so wholly applaud this suggestion, an just -have- to add to it. The hilarity that would ensue would make everything worth it. Not to mention that the tea party would have a dragon an other sexy furs -not- yet dead as the description mentions.. so those of us with level heads could enjoy the artwork -and- make fun of those too insecure or unintelligent to look away when it's something they hate. ;}

But yeah.. seriously.. don't worry about the hate comments, with the exception of those  scottc mentioned, since those are nice enough to admit a distaste for vore, but a love for your artstyle. Those're keepers. Heck.. do like some artists do. You get enough people who dislike vore -and- still look at your pictures an comment badly.. start poking fun at them! Don't just let their hate bring you down.. find ways to have fun with it, so you come out feeling better, an they get nothing since you didn't buckle or get equally pissed off back at them, as they originally wanted. :}

I'm sure lots of people would click on it if he marked it mature and applied a thumbnail to make it look like the picture itself wasw going to be sexy- that Red Border is really eye catching to most people,and it would still be technically mature to the people who care about that sort of thing, as everyone DOES die in it, supposedly.

It might simply be because you are fucking amazing at art and dragons. Just a thought.

Like, your last pic, I knew it was a vore pic just from the thumbnail (not into vore, myself, btw) but I still opened it because I think your art is always worth at least a look, even if it's something I disagree with like vore (although I didn't comment on it, which is probably more what you're talking about here.)

Hahahaha!

You are so right. And so right to be confused!

Someday, Science will explain this phenomenon. But not today.

I can explain! That anomylous area is full of, well, the technical dedignation is "TARDS".

block those who hate vore and draw more for those who love vore? xP

I'm not about to block people for expressing an opinion, confusing though they may be.

I was sayig that in more of joking manner. I think ive blocked all of three people because of their actions. However, I dont tend to get along well with people who express very blatently and attack me because I like vore.

I guess... people who don't care for it or find it "meh" don't bother looking at it, or pass it over.
People who hate it ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE THEIR OPINION HEARD AS TO WHY IT IS WRONG AND I BELIEVE THIS BECAUSE BLAH BLAH BLAH CAPS LOCK.
And people who like it must offer up their illustrious comments ("taht's hawt").

It's a beautiful world.

This is wisdom right here. I think you have it exactly right. They're not doing anything different than the people who make useless, pointless comments, we just notice it more because of the negativity.

Idk dude, ppl that look up vore but hate it...mabey they get turned on by vore and feel guilty abought it so they bash the artist...but thats just my opinion, I think vore rocks ~.=.^ and you are a very good artist.

That's just it, though. They're not bashing me, and I'm hardly looking for sympathy. I just don't know why these people seem so drawn to something that grosses them out.

Usually when they see a pic, the first thing they look for is something they like, so they click up the big version, and sometimes it's something they don't like, which prompts ze comment :)

See, that would make too much sense, not looking at that which they dislike.

You expect far too much of the general populace.

(I wouldn't worry too much about it. They'll doubtlessly be shouted down by your Personal Legion Army.)

I can't believe a Venn diagram gets so many comments. c.c

More than most of my actual art :P

From now on, nothing but Venn Diagram porn!

vore art gives me boners

I think it really boils down to them disliking certain things going on in certain vore art pictures. Perhaps they feel strongly to a certain creature being vored which they don't like vs another creature being vored that they really don't care much for.

Or possibly I'm giving people too much credit *shrugs*.

see, i'm guilty of the middle party, and i've probably commented on it before
the social stigma of admitting to enjoying a certain kink within the furry fandom doesn't always stick well with some

i have the utmost respect for people that enjoy cub art. i think no less of them as a person because of it. but i know that in the 'real world', cub art is way uncool. and if i found myself enjoying cub art? i wouldn't readily admit it, because of the stigma that it'd be a catalyst to provide.

same with vore art. vore is one of those concepts you either like or dislike. if you're in the latter category, it's easy to find humour in the absurdity of the subject matter itself, and, effectively, in the people who enjoy it.

then one day, i saw some of your voreses.

and i got a boner.

so i was all GODDAMMIT SLATE STOP MAKING VORE HOT

Gawd, another Venn diagram picture. Of all the perverted ways of showing the interaction of two seemingly unrelated statistical groups... that's just sick, man. How can anyone be aroused by this?

Its Troll feeding time

I'd hit tha--oh wait, this isn't porn. Why am I commenting?

Oh right. Yeah, people are odd like that. Illogical things, people. You'd best watch out for them.

*grin* Reminds me of some dialogue from Howard Stern's "Private Parts":

Researcher: The average radio listener listens for eighteen minutes a day. The average Howard Stern fan listens for - are you ready for this? - an hour and twenty minutes.
Pig Vomit: How could this be?
Researcher: Answer most commonly given: "I want to see what he'll say next."
Pig Vomit: All right, fine. But what about the people who hate Stern?
Researcher: Good point. The average Stern hater listens for two and a half hours a day.
Pig Vomit: But... if they hate him, why do they listen?
Researcher: Most common answer: "I want to see what he'll say next."

We seek out that which is taboo, mainly because it *is* taboo.

Hmmm Some people are just stupid and think there opinion will make a difference..If they were that appaled they wouldn't be commenting

woohoo I'm an anomaly ^__^

I like vore art but I don't go looking for it ^^

this also happened with nepoleon dynamite. I'm the only one who thinks it's ok. It wasn't bad but it wasn't good. it had it's moments but overall it was ok. everyone else either loves it or completely hates it.

Why am I always the middle >.<

I can't say I know exactly which incident(s) brought this about, but I can voice my own opinion in the matter.

You're going to keep getting this, because you're an outstanding artist who happens to favor a subject matter that’s controversial at best. Perhaps, rather than hating vore and looking for it regardless, they’re seeking GOOD art and finding subject matter they can’t stand.

I fall into this category, usually. I LOVE your style, enough so that I rank you among my favorite artists, and yet find one of your favorite subjects to be, at best, unattractive, at worst, truly disturbing. So I can see where someone would, say, watch your awesome little flash (which I truly wish you’d flesh out and color, and yet it’s still my all-time favorite), be completely enthralled, and then watch the little fox get nommed and flip out.

People who seek out vore art but don't like it. You don't have to like something to seek it out.

Maybe these are people that are looking at your works in hopes of hot dragon stuff not expecting vore? *shrugs*

I just got my first one of these.