Re: teachers, department heads banning anime and manga influence in their classrooms/institutions.pic.twitter.com/WJvl4vINr8
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I love the point you are making, but anime and manga are not genres, they are mediums. Comics and animation are not genres. Horror, comedy, romance are genres. You could argue that anime and manga are styles, but I disagree with that too.
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That's fine. I can't edit the posts, unfortunately. Would you like me to retweet your post for clarification?
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My response seems dismissive- I apologize! It's a good point and worth noting. I was- incorrectly- using genre to describe animation and sequential art as a subset of visual storytelling. Medium is clearer and more correct.

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I didn't take it as dismissive at all. But I really appreciate the retweet.
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Crazy. My film teachers totally encouraged watching anime.
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That's great! This is in response to the Ringling Department Head doubling down on discrediting anime and manga as legitimate areas of study.
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Oh that's lame! I wasn't aware. What an idiotic stance, though. I mean the proof is in the pudding at this point, jeez.
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Totally agree with you. I stopped doing what I loved to do "fine art" (admittedly, I love the printmaking I did too, but that was later) and now I look at the amazing fantasy genre art out there and I'm so mad / discouraged about how much ground I've lost.
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I think there's also a thread of upper classism in that whole view: only rich people who don't have to worry about selling work are allowed to count as "fine" artists, and people who are making work to sell are low brow. It's financial gate keeping as well.
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It was shameful how many tutour's I encountered who's eyes glazed over or who openly sneerd at this 'gutter medium' so beneath their precious artform. But it is our generation that will be taking on their roles soon enough, which is heartening.
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Great thread Ashley!
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SPOILERS but, we wouldn't have had any of this great series without anime / manga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ixd8sC09nc …
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