Careercow Andrew Dobson (aka Tom Preston)

[QI 541]

Here's an beautiful rant someone made on DA.

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[Jaimas]

Here's an beautiful rant someone made on DA.

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You want a pillow for this one, Dobs?

Because I'm fairly sure this woman just showed you words are capable of forcible sodomy.

 

[Mechanism Eight]

Holy shit, someone give that person a fucking medal. That was one of the best statements about why this guy, or anyone for that matter, is a fucking idiot that I've ever seen.

 

[Butta Face Lopez]

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

What a badass.

Think Dobby boy will respond with anything?

 

[Gothicserpent]

What a badass.

Think Dobby boy will respond with anything?

"NO YOU!"

 

[Coster]

"NO YOU!"

"Lulz."

 

[ordinarycough]

A respectful nodder over at 8chan made these exploitable versions of his latest work. Thought you might enjoy kiwis. I am too stupid/tired to have anything funny to make from them right now.

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[Null]

Everyone, Dobson has responded to the very well thought out comment we were excited over.

It's actually quite remarkable. Dobson appears to have internalized everything said, point-by-point. In an absolutely jaw-dropping display of humility, he's promised to keep the articulate critique close to heart and mind moving forward. He said he never wants to disappoint another long-time fan, and understands that charging his comics with political overtones he doesn't fully comprehend himself hurts his image. There's several attempts at underscoring the idea that he wants to be an entertainer through his talents, not by being a laughingstock. The existential self-reflection has shaken him to his very core, and he wants to put one big blue bear paw in front of him every morning until he's the artist his fans know he could be.

I teared up a bit. It's very moving, but quite long.

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HAHAHA FAGGOT DOBSON JUST DISABLED COMMENTS ON EVERYTHING HE EVER MADE LOL

http://tompreston.deviantart.com/journal/Goodbye-Comments-Section-485502676

So I finally bit the bullet and disabled comments on all my artwork. I had been thinking about doing it for a while now, and after conducting a poll and seeing an overwhelming support of doing it, I decided to finally act upon it. Deviations I submit will no longer have comments. Journals and my FrontPage will because I can’t disable those (trust me, I would’ve disabled my FrontPage comment section YEARS ago if I could. That place is a cesspool).

The reasons for disabling comments are pretty simple. I get a lot of hate on the internet and it’s negatively affecting me. I am, I admit, a special case. I likely get more hate than most “famous” DA users do, and as such I have to tailor my needs specifically. I also have been growing very wary about how toxic the DA community can be at times. DA doesn’t police new accounts and it’s very easy for trolls to perpetuate their activities. Blocking doesn’t really DO anything as anyone can just create a new account to get around it. Reporting is slow and doesn’t usually resolve problems. And more often than not people are far more willing to tell you what you did wrong, than what you did right.

I’ve been growing kinda distrustful of comments in general across MANY platforms, not just DA. The more I see how comments can be used as an abusive system, the less I’m in favor of them. This has been something that’s been festering inside me for a while now.

Of course there is likely going to be a backlash against this practice. Disabling comments sends the message that you don’t want feedback or criticism. And I’m already known as the poster-boy for “can’t handle criticism” on the internet. Others might object because it’s seen as “censoring” their voice, from people who do not understand what censorship actually means. Not allowing you to comment on a work of art, is not censorship as long as you’re allowed to comment on it in SOME public form/forum on the internet. And guess what? Twitter, Facebook, and other social media outlets are designed for JUST THAT PURPOSE. So while you may not be able to comment HERE, you can still have a voice and express your opinions ELSEWHERE.

At any rate... that’s what happened today. I am not leaving Deviant Art, but this is likely the starting point of me migrating away from the communities and just focusing on making art and comics for fun and entertainment, free of the nagging belittling comments that permeate everyday life for me here. While I have every intention of improving my artwork over time, forcing myself to get better for the sake of getting better is not a belief I hold, and I would much rather make art that’s fun and entertaining for me (warts and all), than striving for perfection and making art that’s technically nice but utterly soulless.

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

Everyone, Dobson has responded to the very well thought out comment we were excited over.

It's actually quite remarkable. Dobson appears to have internalized everything said, point-by-point. In an absolutely jaw-dropping display of humility, he's promised to keep the articulate critique close to heart and mind moving forward. He said he never wants to disappoint another long-time fan, and understands that charging his comics with political overtones he doesn't fully comprehend himself hurts his image. There's several attempts at underscoring the idea that he wants to be an entertainer through his talents, not by being a laughingstock. The existential self-reflection has shaken him to his very core, and he wants to put one big blue bear paw in front of him every morning until he's the artist his fans know he could be.

I actually teared up a bit. It's very moving, but quite long.

Spoiler

HAHAHA FAGGOT DOBSON JUST DISABLED COMMENTS ON EVERYTHING HE EVER MADE LOL

http://tompreston.deviantart.com/journal/Goodbye-Comments-Section-485502676

So I finally bit the bullet and disabled comments on all my artwork. I had been thinking about doing it for a while now, and after conducting a poll and seeing an overwhelming support of doing it, I decided to finally act upon it. Deviations I submit will no longer have comments. Journals and my FrontPage will because I can’t disable those (trust me, I would’ve disabled my FrontPage comment section YEARS ago if I could. That place is a cesspool).

The reasons for disabling comments are pretty simple. I get a lot of hate on the internet and it’s negatively affecting me. I am, I admit, a special case. I likely get more hate than most “famous” DA users do, and as such I have to tailor my needs specifically. I also have been growing very wary about how toxic the DA community can be at times. DA doesn’t police new accounts and it’s very easy for trolls to perpetuate their activities. Blocking doesn’t really DO anything as anyone can just create a new account to get around it. Reporting is slow and doesn’t usually resolve problems. And more often than not people are far more willing to tell you what you did wrong, than what you did right.

I’ve been growing kinda distrustful of comments in general across MANY platforms, not just DA. The more I see how comments can be used as an abusive system, the less I’m in favor of them. This has been something that’s been festering inside me for a while now.

Of course there is likely going to be a backlash against this practice. Disabling comments sends the message that you don’t want feedback or criticism. And I’m already known as the poster-boy for “can’t handle criticism” on the internet. Others might object because it’s seen as “censoring” their voice, from people who do not understand what censorship actually means. Not allowing you to comment on a work of art, is not censorship as long as you’re allowed to comment on it in SOME public form/forum on the internet. And guess what? Twitter, Facebook, and other social media outlets are designed for JUST THAT PURPOSE. So while you may not be able to comment HERE, you can still have a voice and express your opinions ELSEWHERE.

At any rate... that’s what happened today. I am not leaving Deviant Art, but this is likely the starting point of me migrating away from the communities and just focusing on making art and comics for fun and entertainment, free of the nagging belittling comments that permeate everyday life for me here. While I have every intention of improving my artwork over time, forcing myself to get better for the sake of getting better is not a belief I hold, and I would much rather make art that’s fun and entertaining for me (warts and all), than striving for perfection and making art that’s technically nice but utterly soulless.

 

[wheat pasta]

just focusing on making art and comics for fun and entertainment,

My god, you mean.. Art? FOR THE SAKE OF ART??!
You aren't fooling anyone.

 

[The I Scream Man]

Man I just, like I know this point has been belabored and I'm really very sorry if this post of mine is therefore redundant but oh my fucking god this dude's so far up his own ass I just can't comprehend it. I can't believe this is reality, like I feel like I'm in a Star Trek episode where he's from a race that doesn't have a word in their language for "responsibility" or "introspection".

I really feel like Mr. Dobson's what Chris would be like minus the autism and adding talent. Because really I can't knock the guy's art too hard, he's better than me so he has that going for him, but seriously at what point does being the victim become your full-time occupation?

I mean we all had our periods in our lives where we at least entertained the notion that the Illuminati or whatever was conspiring to get us and ruin us, I mean I personally had a period where I believed that all the bad things in life happened to me and no one else. But I stopped believing that at 10 years old.

Call me a white knight if you want but I feel deep sympathy and pity for Andrew Dobson. I can't imagine what life must be like, when the entire world is out to get you and the lines of demarcation between Good and Evil are very clearly defined, very black and white. What a sad, empty, hollow way to spend your only life, with no resets or do-overs, no chance of a mulligan.

 

[LegoManiac]

...this dude's so far up his own ass I just can't comprehend it.

He's so far up his own ass that he now uses himself as a reference when defending his points.

Also he didn't create that Vivian comic for "the sake of humor". He took a jab at something he didn't like and tried to score brownie points with certain people that don't even pay attention to him.

 

[Nova Prospekt]

Whatever shit he's going through right now is because of his own doing. Time and time again he proved he's such a stubborn bandwagoning shitlord trying too hard to get noticed by sempai, spouting his opinion about issues he clearly didn't research about. Just take that comic featuring Vivian. He must've went, "THOSE HEATHENS FROM 4CHAN MADE A MASCOT! I MUST MOCK IT! THAT'LL SHOW' EM!*insert smarmy eyebrows face* Anita-sempai, please notice me! I'm a feminist! See, I mocked those evil 4chan trolls through my comic!"

I get a lot of hate on the internet and it’s negatively affecting me.

You get a lot of hate because you NEVER SHUT UP. LEARN TO SHUT UP, DOBSON. Also grow a thicker skin. Probably having a pair would help too.

I am not leaving Deviant Art, but this is likely the starting point of me migrating away from the communities and just focusing on making art and comics for fun and entertainment, free of the nagging belittling comments that permeate everyday life for me here

What, you got tired of your kiddie fans kissing your ass?

While I have every intention of improving my artwork over time, forcing myself to get better for the sake of getting better is not a belief I hold, and I would much rather make art that’s fun and entertaining for me (warts and all), than striving for perfection and making art that’s technically nice but utterly soulless.

improving my artwork over time

You had all the time to improve your art after graduating. You never wanted to improve, period. You're just content wallowing in your mediocrity.

I would much rather make art that’s fun and entertaining for me (warts and all), than striving for perfection and making art that’s technically nice but utterly soulless.

This...I just...wow. Newsflash, anything you do is utterly soulless, Dobson. That's because you're a lazy hack. You never put in any effort in your works. And it shows. How is a beautiful artwork soulless? Being able to produce an artwork that is "technically nice" would show the love, effort, technique and skill you put in the piece, and anyone who would look at it will see that. For me, an artwork will look "alive" because the creator wanted it too look alive. To show the vision in their head put into pen and paper. But lol, you wouldn't know jackshit about any of that because as I've said, you're a lazy hack and you don't love drawing.

 

[ShittyRecolor]

I wonder how long Dobson thinks his lolcowian bubble of self delusion will hold out before popping. I'd like to think that deep inside he knows his ponts are bullshit and he just wants to keep up the illusion of being in the right at least till some appreciative feminist freedom fighter thanks him for his services with some inflation sex, preferably ending in homicide. Then again, some of his more statements make him sound incredibly slow-in-the-mind. Either he thinks everyone on the internet other than him is stupid as fuck (though him disabling comments might indicate that he's wisened up on this topic) or he's believing his own self-fabricated hype so hard he can't distinguish it from reality anymore.

Oh, and don't even get me started with that assinine "having skills means no emotions" crap of his. It's the excuse every talentless hack uses for being too lazy to actually improve on their craft. You know, because Dobson's pieces of art are so much more soulful and expressive than the work of losers such as John Totleben or Juan Giménez, right? They just compensate with their flashy, but ultimately hollow skills for their utter lack of soul.

Still, at least this proves the old "virtuosos are narcissistic egotists" stigma false. For all his talent, Giménez seems to be a pretty chill, guy. Dobson can't draw to save his life, yet he thinks that the fact his doodles are drawn by a special, one in a million snowflake like him makes his doodles ultimately superior somehow. Pure OPL logic!

 

[Jaimas]

Everyone, Dobson has responded to the very well thought out comment we were excited over.

It's actually quite remarkable. Dobson appears to have internalized everything said, point-by-point. In an absolutely jaw-dropping display of humility, he's promised to keep the articulate critique close to heart and mind moving forward. He said he never wants to disappoint another long-time fan, and understands that charging his comics with political overtones he doesn't fully comprehend himself hurts his image. There's several attempts at underscoring the idea that he wants to be an entertainer through his talents, not by being a laughingstock. The existential self-reflection has shaken him to his very core, and he wants to put one big blue bear paw in front of him every morning until he's the artist his fans know he could be.

I teared up a bit. It's very moving, but quite long.

I love how when his actions finally push him outside the bounds of acceptability, when he has the likes of fucking Jay calling him to task for his actions, when he manages to get multi-paragraph works that openly show him for the hypocritical ignorant fucktard he actually is, he takes the ultimate sanction of all lolcows, the inevitable one - to try to lock down everything and then crash into slumber.

During the Final Closure journal, Jay caught a lot of justified flak for the entire affair, but, in his defense, it was kind of involving something massive that he couldn't just ignore. The thing is, though Jay got incredibly ban and block-happy, he still listened to a few people during it and didn't completely shut down his comments box.

We've officially reached the point where Dobson is one of the biggest cowards amongst lolcowkind.

 

[spaps]

Everyone, Dobson has responded to the very well thought out comment we were excited over.

It's actually quite remarkable. Dobson appears to have internalized everything said, point-by-point. In an absolutely jaw-dropping display of humility, he's promised to keep the articulate critique close to heart and mind moving forward. He said he never wants to disappoint another long-time fan, and understands that charging his comics with political overtones he doesn't fully comprehend himself hurts his image. There's several attempts at underscoring the idea that he wants to be an entertainer through his talents, not by being a laughingstock. The existential self-reflection has shaken him to his very core, and he wants to put one big blue bear paw in front of him every morning until he's the artist his fans know he could be.

I teared up a bit. It's very moving, but quite long.

Spoiler

HAHAHA FAGGOT DOBSON JUST DISABLED COMMENTS ON EVERYTHING HE EVER MADE LOL

http://tompreston.deviantart.com/journal/Goodbye-Comments-Section-485502676

So I finally bit the bullet and disabled comments on all my artwork. I had been thinking about doing it for a while now, and after conducting a poll and seeing an overwhelming support of doing it, I decided to finally act upon it. Deviations I submit will no longer have comments. Journals and my FrontPage will because I can’t disable those (trust me, I would’ve disabled my FrontPage comment section YEARS ago if I could. That place is a cesspool).

The reasons for disabling comments are pretty simple. I get a lot of hate on the internet and it’s negatively affecting me. I am, I admit, a special case. I likely get more hate than most “famous” DA users do, and as such I have to tailor my needs specifically. I also have been growing very wary about how toxic the DA community can be at times. DA doesn’t police new accounts and it’s very easy for trolls to perpetuate their activities. Blocking doesn’t really DO anything as anyone can just create a new account to get around it. Reporting is slow and doesn’t usually resolve problems. And more often than not people are far more willing to tell you what you did wrong, than what you did right.

I’ve been growing kinda distrustful of comments in general across MANY platforms, not just DA. The more I see how comments can be used as an abusive system, the less I’m in favor of them. This has been something that’s been festering inside me for a while now.

Of course there is likely going to be a backlash against this practice. Disabling comments sends the message that you don’t want feedback or criticism. And I’m already known as the poster-boy for “can’t handle criticism” on the internet. Others might object because it’s seen as “censoring” their voice, from people who do not understand what censorship actually means. Not allowing you to comment on a work of art, is not censorship as long as you’re allowed to comment on it in SOME public form/forum on the internet. And guess what? Twitter, Facebook, and other social media outlets are designed for JUST THAT PURPOSE. So while you may not be able to comment HERE, you can still have a voice and express your opinions ELSEWHERE.

At any rate... that’s what happened today. I am not leaving Deviant Art, but this is likely the starting point of me migrating away from the communities and just focusing on making art and comics for fun and entertainment, free of the nagging belittling comments that permeate everyday life for me here. While I have every intention of improving my artwork over time, forcing myself to get better for the sake of getting better is not a belief I hold, and I would much rather make art that’s fun and entertaining for me (warts and all), than striving for perfection and making art that’s technically nice but utterly soulless.

 

[José Mourinho]

I like how initially he made a poll about disabling comments but despite the results of the poll he still disabled them anyway.

Anyway, more tweets.

https://twitter.com/ADobsonComics/status/516610654443433985
Once again about the Vivian parody.

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https://twitter.com/ADobsonComics/status/516613040431984640
SJWs are not a thing but GamerGate is

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He also keeps on mentioning about this article: http://www.vice.com/read/meet-the-female-gamer-mascot-created-by-anti-feminists-828 even though the comments disliked the article for not doing research.

https://twitter.com/ADobsonComics/status/516654649638924288
STRAWMAN ARGUMENTS

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https://twitter.com/ADobsonComics/status/516690803499237376
No comment.

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https://twitter.com/ADobsonComics/status/516726888501616641
Some criticism of his art

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And Dobson is into the DON'T LIKE IT DON'T X IT argument

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And later boasting about his art again

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PARANOIA
https://twitter.com/ADobsonComics/status/516798307499536385

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And moar about Vivian as a mascot
https://twitter.com/ADobsonComics/status/516799179470151680

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Tumblr rants

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Harmful words

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Backlash against social justice

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[A Random]

Where I can see he is correct: there's probably more art of Vivian James involving #GamerGate stuff than general art of her.

How to correct this: make more art of her without #GamerGate involved. [And by that, I mean less posters of people promoting #GamerGate and putting Vivian James in it.]

Can anyone draw her doing something like complaining that real life doesn't give her power-ups or something?

 

[Total Dingus]

To be absolutely fair to the "stirring up shit" comment, art doesn't exist without commentary. It's a product of our experiences and how we internalize and then externalize them, and it's nearly impossible to create anything with doesn't include commentary, intentional or not.

Tom's problem is that he lacks skill and subtlety, and he's a jerkoff hypocrite clickbaiter - not that his art includes commentary.