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Published: 2011-06-19 10:06:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 5629; Favourites: 227; Downloads: 59
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This is for my art class. We all got a woodblock, carving tools and the mission to create a print about a global issue. Being the creature I am, I discarded the clichΓ©d "world peace" and "global warming" and picked gay rights for mine. Now I'm NOT discriminating girl/boy or boy/car couples, nor a-sexuals, but this design now happens to only contain girl/girl and boy/boy. Please don't complain about this, I appreciate all sexual orientations the same.I'm happy I only chipped of a few things I wasn't supposed to. Carving woodblocks is hellish... But more lively than linoleum in my opinion.
EDIT: I'm getting so many favourites I never imagined I'd have so many if all my deviations were added together, so THANK YOU to all you who favourited!!! I appreciate it so much <3 I don't know how my morning could have been much better :3 And thank you for all those who commented~
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Oh thats, beautiful, I had a similar idea for a painting but I never got to it, but thats okay who needs mine while there's your really amazing print(: ?
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Aww, thank you :3 But don't be like that, who knows if yours would have been so much better? c: but thank you so much for the kind words~ and hey, there's never too much art in the world :3
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ahaha you got a point there xD <3
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wow! O_o this is so similar to a project i did in my art class at school! It was a print of a global issue as well. I chose gay rights too. I did more along the lines of just the symbols, with a large heart and stripes for the rainbow. 
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Haha~ Teachers love basing assignments on world issues and social issues
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ikr? w00t! :happy dance: Thanks! and your welcome ^_^
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OOOHDUIYOUARERIGHTMYLOVE!!!!<3
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Seeing as it looks like one hand is a lesbian and one hand is a "fag", it has girl/boy undertones, so I don''t think you have anything to worry about~ I may not be gay, but I'm very open-minded, and I can honestly say this peace sends a powerful message, and I think you couldn't have done better.
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Oh, you're right! I didn't think of it that way
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Gay rights isn't cliche? ....
But this is really cool(:
I could never carve a wood block O.o I'd chop off all my fingers x.x
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Weeelll... All global issues are to some extent, but here in our school gay rights go rather undefended, and we had two world peace and three global warming prints done in our class... Sorry for the generalization
Thank you~ And my hands were in danger a couple of times, but I survived with a scare, thank goodness. The tools are sharp and the wood unpredictable...
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Lol I see XD In my school it was way OVERdone, like that was the ONLY thing anyone cared about. As soon as you brought up global issues it was "GAY RIGHTS!!" and I was like *sigh* -.- How about the sex slave industry and the 9 year old girls that get shipped off for it, or civil rights in third-world countries, or environmental problems like the fact that our rain-forests are being desertified and we're out-stripping our natural resources? ._. And now I'm babbling, so I will stop because it is true that no harm was done XD
But it is a very cool print 
I have only ever carved linoleum, and that was.....dangerous >.< lol
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Haha, yeah
And thank you again~ Haha, It's a matter of how careful you are~
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Exactly!
Well its good that you didn't lose any fingers, so you can continue creating beautiful artwork (:
I'm in the U.S. so EVERYTHING is gay rights XD haha.
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Haha, yeah~
thank you~~~
And the U.S. ... I know right? It's funny, but it's a big country
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Lol we are big... I actually never thought about that before XD
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This is a very beautiful message you are sending, I don't see why others treat couples or people differently based on their sexual orientation, they are people too. I dismiss anyone who say its wrong because 'it wasn't what God sought to have happen', I'm not discriminating christians, but, how would ANYONE know what God would want? Hiding behind such a excuse is sickening, love is love, I find myself to be more comfortable around girls, talk about the same issues without being judged.
It's a beautiful message, and you personified it well. Great work.
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Thank you~ I fully agree with you. I'm a very open person (lucky in that way) and don't really see any reason to discriminate anyone, no matter if they're gay, black or Japanese, or all that at the same time. I also agree on the christianity thing. You are right, how can anyone know what God set out to do? How can people know he didn't create the possibility of having a different sexual orientation on purpose?! Of course, people in the Bible say being gay is bad, but I imagine none of these people are Jesus or God himself. Furthermore, the Bible states everyone is equal to God. I'd rather believe Jesus than the rest, but I'm not very religious anyway.
I'm comfortable talking with anyone really, but only if I know they're open minded...
And thank you~~~ It did take time to figure out how to set the design... :3
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I'm not very religious either, it served its purpose when I needed to find my way as a child, but I'm pretty sure I know what I believe in now, I haven't had many things to disprove or sway those beliefs.
I appreciate those who are open minded, being able to see multiple views and not argue over different beliefs, its just silly quarrels that show how mature some people really are, you don't need to accept a belief, you just need to acknowledge other people's beliefs and opinions. Often listening to others help me form my own, so I listen first.
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I agree. I hate when someone states that my beliefs are wrong or that their's are better than mine, although it's only a matter of opinion and perspective. We should all have freedom to believe what we want. And it's always good to listen first, and listen honestly~ I hope you keep it up! People appreciate that a lot, and I'm sure people like talking to you.
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I'd like to think so, but often, when I'm used to talking to someone so honestly, I'm often oblivious to the times when people AREN'T honest with me, that they are actually telling lies, and thats when it hurts the most. My friends on dA are the ones I can be honest with, I can't trust many of those in my school or at the public high school, people need to stop taking trust for granted.
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Yes... That's a thing I dislike about modern society (well, society in general). We can't trust everyone, although in my opinion, everyone should be able to trust everyone. I'm kind o hippie, but that's my way of thinking. And I hope you meet trustworthy people in your life~ They're very important :3
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This is lovely! c: I like the message, and your skill...I haven't tried carving woodblocks yet, but it looks so...easy to mess up, haha. Anyway, great job on this! :3
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Thank you~ The message is important to me and many others, and I'm not so sure about my skill XD But thank you <3 And carving woodblocks, it is easy to mess up, you can see where I accidentally popped out bits of hand there, but I still liked it more than linoleum, it's more lively in a way. If you ever get the chance, try~ and remember to work slow and careful, then unwanted bits are less likely to pop out :3
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This is really good I hate when people judge others by their sexual orientation I hope one day homosexuals will be treated like normal people
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Oh I agree!!! I really hope so too... (I am repeating myself haha) And this hatred and disline and general dissaproval is making life very hard for teens and adults thinking on coming out. That's one of the things I'm most worried about...,But we have hope, I believe :3
And thank you for the comment and sharing your view :3
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Yeah I have a gay friend and a bisexual friend and one of them has revealed their sexual orientation and he gets made fun of and I always feel so bad I hope people will realize they are the same as straight people except the like their same gender
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Yes... It's so very sad. I think someday everyone will learn to accept gays, lesbians, bis, asexuals... all the different but still lovely people. At least most of everyone. Someday~
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While I dont agree with it, it does look really cool. Nicely done
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I really love how civilized you were about this~ It's so hard to find people that can make a disagreement without bashing anyone...
Thank you for choosing to be the better person. Just thank you.
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Oh you noticed it too c: I hate the fact that the good habit of being polite has vanished in these dark times of the internet... But I'm so happy that polite individuals still exist <3
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They are hard to find, but they are out there... somewhere.
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Thank you~ And a bigger thank you for being civilized in bringing up your opinion! A skill that seems to have dissappeared in the internet... But yes. I appreciate you saw past your opinions in this matter and only viewed the art itself and how you like it instead of just disliking it because of the message.
Oh. This turned long, sorry for that, but thank you~
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Lol. Thats ok. Art is all about free expression. I have no right to tell someone how to do it.
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Thank you!!! I'm glad you think so~
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... I didn't see THAT coming
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