>>9308

I've read your post more than once, now.
Still amazed, that you actually posted.
Still impressed, by the effort you put in.
Still grateful for the deep insights
you provided.

In the following I want to just focus on the
area about Arts/Artwork within the
female-dominated circles you described.

Reading your critizism about male-generated
artworks compared to female-generated
content, leads me to the impression, that
the expectations and the requirements
the female community raises against the
artistic sub-community within
are undoubtably high.
You stated yourself, that the community doesn't
easily get their hands on the stuff they desire.
(quote will follow soon.)

You may not know that I am the 'Business-Bitch'
in this thread on this thread…
… and some others too.
The Money-Monkey so to speak.

This, and my capitalistic opinions have brought
me under at least moderate fire on this board.
Because, and I quote Onix's statement from
another thread: 'Money making is not welcome here.'

So the Statement of yours that awakens my very special
attention is the following:

>So we don't have the more mainstream stuff. Even hosting images, and paying lawyers to defend the legality of your images, costs money. AO3 was originally intended to host art as well as fiction, but they couldn't afford it. So female kink exists on a shoestring budget. We have to make do a lot.

Here are my questions to you:

[1]
How, to your observations, is within the female-communities,
the overall acceptance of paid content or monetary support/exchange
for the artists catering the community.

To be more provokative:
The requirements for stuff to be good are high.
This is absolutely ok,
BUT do you put actual money where your mouth is?

I know that nobody wants to get rich…
… but somebody needs to get paid…
What do you think?


[2]
The reason, you do not have the mainstream-quality stuff MIGHT(!)
be, that no profit is to be made catering mentioned stuff.

-> Isn't it the community's investment-strength/willingness
that attracts thecatering of mainstream-quality products/arts/etc…?

-> Am I wrong with my suggestions?