The Poverty Draft, Politics, Symbols, and the inconvenience of being human.
Even in times of war, the Soldier as an individual is of no consequence. The Soldier is a symbol, a simple pawn in a culture war. The Soldier is either a villain, or a Hero. The Soldier always serves for the honor of his country, not his paycheck. The Soldier is faithful, as there are 'no atheists in the trenches'. The Soldier is Combat Arms. The Soldier is male, he married a young white girl, and he has a baby on the way, whom he has never met.
The Soldier is a romantic ideal.
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deviantARTtimes July 5th, 2009
=deviantARTtimes
reports, July 5
reports, July 5Providing you with Community News, Deviant News and more: read about what's going on on deviantART, find links to important contests and happenings, or simply be entertained. We are the deviantARTtimes - dA's leading news source.
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To cheeseburger or not to cheeseburger
*Halohid
reports, July 3
reports, July 3Body types in the world of internet modeling and how to respond with respect and compassion.
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A Feminist Perspective on Questionable Images
~sick-snowangel
reports, July 1
reports, July 1Sex and sexuality in art are some of my favorite things, and certainly sometimes arousal is part of this, but more importantly, it is FAR MORE than about simple arousal, as porn is. One of my deviantart friends, 
, said that art of a sexual nature can “ provoke thoughts about our dreams, fears, desires, and place in the world"...yes! Well done art that deals with sex exposes the soul of the subject or act in question, not just the naughty bits. I feel that any kind of work on this site that looks at sexuality in a thoughtful or artistic or critical or celebratory, etc. way is certainly appropriate content for an art site, because, of course, this work is actually ART.
, said that art of a sexual nature can “ provoke thoughts about our dreams, fears, desires, and place in the world"...yes! Well done art that deals with sex exposes the soul of the subject or act in question, not just the naughty bits. I feel that any kind of work on this site that looks at sexuality in a thoughtful or artistic or critical or celebratory, etc. way is certainly appropriate content for an art site, because, of course, this work is actually ART.35
So You Want (to) Critique.
=KneelingGlory
reports, July 2
reports, July 2Here is a two-fold guide for deviants wishing to receive critique as well as deviants who want to give constructive critiques.
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Hate Mary Sues? Don't we all! (Part Two)
=dantesgirl
reports, June 29
reports, June 29A continuation of my unexpectedly-popular guide on Mary Sue prevention. In this Part, I will be critiquing a notoriously bad fanfiction - My Immortal. Thank you all for your current support!
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deviantARTtimes June 28th, 2009
=deviantARTtimes reports, June 28
reports, June 28Providing you with Community News, Deviant News and more: read about what's going on on deviantART, find links to important contests and happenings, or simply be entertained. We are the deviantARTtimes - dA's leading news source.
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30+ Coolest Business Cards to Inspire You
=M-PlayC3ll
reports, June 26
reports, June 26Always when you introduce your company it is fact the use of your business card. You want the primary feeling that is left with your client to convey the image and personality of your business to be a positive one. Here is the list of collection 30+ coolest business cards to inspire you.
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Misunderstood: The True Story of "Scary" Animals
=Flame-of-the-Phoenix
reports, June 26
reports, June 26** Part of my ongoing series of the Misunderstood. **
This article features: Scary Animals
Here you will find:
- features of numerous talented artists, from many forms of art
- fast, fun facts
- hopefully a new take on some animals society condemns and fears
This article features: Scary Animals
Here you will find:
- features of numerous talented artists, from many forms of art
- fast, fun facts
- hopefully a new take on some animals society condemns and fears
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deviantARTtimes July 5th, 2009
=deviantARTtimes reports, July 5
reports, July 5Providing you with Community News, Deviant News and more: read about what's going on on deviantART, find links to important contests and happenings, or simply be entertained. We are the deviantARTtimes - dA's leading news source.
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To cheeseburger or not to cheeseburger
*Halohid reports, July 3
reports, July 3Body types in the world of internet modeling and how to respond with respect and compassion.
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DENYING THE POVERTY DRAFT-THE SOLDIER AS A SYMBOL
=whitetrashpalace
reports, 21h 24m ago
reports, 21h 24m agoThe Poverty Draft, Politics, Symbols, and the inconvenience of being human.
Even in times of war, the Soldier as an individual is of no consequence. The Soldier is a symbol, a simple pawn in a culture war. The Soldier is either a villain, or a Hero. The Soldier always serves for the honor of his country, not his paycheck. The Soldier is faithful, as there are 'no atheists in the trenches'. The Soldier is Combat Arms. The Soldier is male, he married a young white girl, and he has a baby on the way, whom he has never met.
The Soldier is a romantic ideal.
Even in times of war, the Soldier as an individual is of no consequence. The Soldier is a symbol, a simple pawn in a culture war. The Soldier is either a villain, or a Hero. The Soldier always serves for the honor of his country, not his paycheck. The Soldier is faithful, as there are 'no atheists in the trenches'. The Soldier is Combat Arms. The Soldier is male, he married a young white girl, and he has a baby on the way, whom he has never met.
The Soldier is a romantic ideal.
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What Is An "Original Post" (OP)?</
*DAPoliticalForum
reports, July 5
reports, July 5
In the simplest terms, an OP, or Topic Thread, is a report of someone's actions, an issue, or of an event, which has not been previously reported, and which interests or affects significant segments of the Forum audience.8
Grammar: I can haz?
~Selenedragon
reports, 20h 2m ago
reports, 20h 2m agoWe all have grammar troubles sometime. Want some hints? Want to avoid some certain mistakes? Come and join! Class is about to start.
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Scientology ads on DA
=realta-eireann
reports, 1d 10h ago
reports, 1d 10h agoDeviantART is displaying Ads for Scientology - it needs to stop!
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Realms of Fantasy and Myth: Week 10 - Orcs
*ladyarah
reports, July 7
reports, July 7Realms of Fantasy and Myth: Week 10 - Orcs
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"Thanx Mr. Rorschach"
=dwk61
reports, 2h 28m ago
reports, 2h 28m agoMusic by the legendary Rex Illusivii (Suba) set to an extraordinary collection of suggestive artwork.
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Du als führendes Licht und leuchtendes Beispiel?!
=Shadowelve
reports, 8h 9m ago
reports, 8h 9m agoMan muss kein Gallery Moderator sein oder ein extravagantes Zeichen neben seinem Usernamen haben, um andere Artists in der Lieblingsgallerie zu fördern! Lies weiter und finde heraus, wie du deine Ecke von dA besser machen kannst...
Originalartikel von ^RockstarVanity
Originalartikel von ^RockstarVanity
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Supporting and informing deviants near you
=Talescaper
reports, November 25, 2007
reports, November 25, 2007Something that has been bothering me for quite some time, is the limited use of the international nature of deviantArt as a community as well as the community aspect as a whole. Of course we're having contests of our own and lots of deviants feature other deviants on a daily basis within the community. But we should be aware that there are also a lot of other possibilities lying right outside this website. Artcontests created by newspapers, possibilities for exhibitions and magazines begging for fresh artistic blood, all right there in your neighbourhood, your state or your country. DeviantArt could play an immense role in informing the creative people of the world about the things that happen in their surrounding and the possibilities provided for them. So why is it so difficult to use the community as it should be used?
Well, one of the reasons might be that deviantArt is indeed a very wide-spread community, with members from all over the world. Of course there are various club-accounts for most major countries, but they tend to be powerless and small, hardly even able to concentrate on promoting their members within the community, let alone providing them with information from outside. Another problem is that these communities usually are not really supported by the dA-staff. For what reason? I don't know.
So here is my suggestion to the deviantArt staff and the community as a whole: create a central, stable and effective base of support for local activities for and by deviants and artists in general. How to do this is open for debate, of course, and you're most welcome to debate this on the suggestions forum. It might be sufficient if the many people that keep dA running support the groups made for their countries and regions. Maybe it's necessary to establish new functions within the dA staff, allowing some influential deviants to become a sort of ambassadors for their country. It will be necessary to have one single base for each region. So for example, not three different clubs for France, unless these clubs focus on different regions of France in which case there should also be a club for France as a whole.
Either way, helping deviants to become more familiar with whatever it means to be an artist 'in the real world' can only make this website and community better and more fun.
Well, one of the reasons might be that deviantArt is indeed a very wide-spread community, with members from all over the world. Of course there are various club-accounts for most major countries, but they tend to be powerless and small, hardly even able to concentrate on promoting their members within the community, let alone providing them with information from outside. Another problem is that these communities usually are not really supported by the dA-staff. For what reason? I don't know.
So here is my suggestion to the deviantArt staff and the community as a whole: create a central, stable and effective base of support for local activities for and by deviants and artists in general. How to do this is open for debate, of course, and you're most welcome to debate this on the suggestions forum. It might be sufficient if the many people that keep dA running support the groups made for their countries and regions. Maybe it's necessary to establish new functions within the dA staff, allowing some influential deviants to become a sort of ambassadors for their country. It will be necessary to have one single base for each region. So for example, not three different clubs for France, unless these clubs focus on different regions of France in which case there should also be a club for France as a whole.
Either way, helping deviants to become more familiar with whatever it means to be an artist 'in the real world' can only make this website and community better and more fun.
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Get your creative juices flowing and design a movie poster for "Paper Heart" that focuses on the theme "What Does Love Mean to Me?". 275 101 Photography Tips*Photo--Assignment
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 reports, 1d 10h agoVarious faces in one name: LOVE!  If you like it, another feature in this series will keep coming!!  - `emmil 80 3DLove #6^joannastar
 reports, 1d 3h ago3DLove is a series of articles featuring 3D artwork, combining my choices with some of yours Also featuring some resources for 3D too!77 Legs Up! - It's PINUP time again!=rav777
 reports, 10h 5m agoThis is a collection of deviations showing real Pinups in the classic Retro poses from various Artists. For the 4rd time I present a variation of Vintage Pinup Queens as well as fresh modern Pinup art. If you love Polkadots, seamed Nylons, Plateau-Heels and and Miles-long-legs you should not miss this collection. 72 Black Magic Contest=liam-stock
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I've seen that the dA staff are very supportive of clubs and art communities here on dA - both domestic and international.
However, there are only so many dA staff members and they are far outnumbered by the number of users on this site. So they are very busy just keeping this site up and running and dealing with legal/technical/user-related issues.
Thus, it's up to those of us not on staff, who have the time to promote the arts, to do so.
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For example: There was a big amateur artcontest in Holland recently, but when I made an article about it here on dA, only five people noticed, while I know that there are lots of Dutch deviants. If there had been a central point for Dutch members of this site to see that there was an artcontest in their country, much much more would have applied, I think.
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Supporting and informing deviants near you
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Sine Somnis, Sumus Nemo.
The captain appoints his staff from regions within the country.
They contact editors of newspapers and television stations
and submit items of interest.
The items could be anything from a christmas greeting card from the DA xmas card project to a photo from a region that has undergone a natural disaster.
The mobilization of such a network could be a great boost to DA and all participation deviants.
Get Moonbeamola to coordinate this as her abilities are second only to the klown with pony armz.
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