Dealing with it
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therightfangirlHow do you do it?
I'm a sophomore art major at a state university, and the ways of public education are well ingrained in my head. The problem with being a non-liberal in art school, however, is that you are totally and completely ostracized for the most part. And despite the fact that I am quite a loudmouth and thick-skinned, I always have to jam my mouth shut when politics get involved because I know saying one thing will totally get me demonized.
That's why I adored this post and its contained article, and I think the best adage for how I feel was said in the article: As a college student, I feel like I have to be closeted for my views. But thanks to that post telling me of that article, I have the "published article" I need for TWO projects! And you cannot understand how excited that makes me.
But, well, you know how it is. Bringing politics into anything is a deadly risk that I'm almost afraid to take. Thing is, I won't have been the one to cast the first stone. It'll be a challenge to defend what I did, though, and for that, I am...worried. :\
I'm a sophomore art major at a state university, and the ways of public education are well ingrained in my head. The problem with being a non-liberal in art school, however, is that you are totally and completely ostracized for the most part. And despite the fact that I am quite a loudmouth and thick-skinned, I always have to jam my mouth shut when politics get involved because I know saying one thing will totally get me demonized.
That's why I adored this post and its contained article, and I think the best adage for how I feel was said in the article: As a college student, I feel like I have to be closeted for my views. But thanks to that post telling me of that article, I have the "published article" I need for TWO projects! And you cannot understand how excited that makes me.
But, well, you know how it is. Bringing politics into anything is a deadly risk that I'm almost afraid to take. Thing is, I won't have been the one to cast the first stone. It'll be a challenge to defend what I did, though, and for that, I am...worried. :\
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Date: 2011-02-12 05:00 am (UTC)When I was younger, I went to a liberal arts college and was a little more open with my political beliefs, if only because I was bolstered by the awesomeness that was our College Republicans group. I always wondered if I burned any bridges professionally, but what can ya do?
Now that I'm going to an art school in NYC, it's just...not going to happen. There are so many horrible comments about Palin, Tea Partiers, capitalists, etc. I can't afford to make any enemies, so I don't make my political beliefs known, as much as that hurts.