>>122909171The way you're framing this invites people to make all these either/or propositions that are extreme.
Artists aren't as coddled as people like to think, especially animators. Since almost every person in the animation industry has a social media presence now to better their chances at finding work, they have experience or observed the backlash that can come from posting art that they thought was harmless. Claims of racial insensitivity, sexism, or some other charge. If artists were as weak as some people in this thread suggest, they wouldn't risk their entire career every time they want to post any art they do outside the show they work on. These artists can and WILL listen to criticism, but it has to come from a place of tact and knowledge so that there's no risk of them disregarding the message because of the messenger. Because of this, yeah, artists may be dismissive of those who don't work in the industry. At the same time, they seem to place a lot of social currency on internet clickbait articles written by people who point out problematic depictions or plotlines in shows that they work on.
Also, you guys have to remember that animators on social media will be loathe to talk about their union, other colleagues, other shows, or other studios in any way that could be perceived as negative. It's a tight-knit industry and the reality is that they have to eat, so they learn to work with people they don't like unless that person's doing something that's downright unacceptable (sexual harassment). Another thing is the reality of the budgets and deadlines studios press crews to meet - when you got tight deadlines, character designs will naturally be very simple, and while artists may wish their designs to be more detailed, they see it as lesser an importance to telling a story.
None of this is to say that you have to like or accept the animation industry as it is, I sure don't like the character designs, either. But you have to be polite with your point.
