#empathy for artists

[haveacupofjohanny]

Saturday Reads: Unpacking the Milli Vanilli Documentary – A Story of Deception, Racism, and Redemption

Time to rethink who we blame and who we protect. Watched the Milli Vanilli documentary, and it’s eye-opening. Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan took the fall while the powerful stayed protected—a painful reminder of the exploitation in the music industry.

Sometimes, history remembers a scandal more than the people behind it. The recent documentary Milli Vanilli, directed by Luke Korem, reopens the chapter on the infamous music duo with a fresh, empathetic perspective that questions who really shouldered the blame. While most remember Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan as the disgraced “lip-syncing” duo of the late ’80s and early ’90s, this documentary…

[autball]

A non-exhaustive list of the ways autistic people may show empathy even though we are assumed to not have it.

Are these exclusive to autistic people? No, not at all, we're just more often pathologized for them.

If I'm in a relationship with someone who does this, does that mean I just have to suck it up even if it doesn't work for me? No, it doesn't, but you do probably have some adjusting to do. You'll need to treat it as a mutual miscommunication instead of something it's all on the autistic (or ADHD, or whatever) person to fix. You'll have to change some of your expectations and get comfortable asking for (and explaining) the show of empathy you need - and you may even find out that the way you show empathy isn't working so great for them either. 😉

[Image description: AUTISTIC EMPATHY CAN LOOK LIKE… - Infographic by Autball.

White translucent boxes with black lettering inside on a magenta to purple diagonal gradient. The first four boxes read: (1) I’ve been through something similar, so maybe sharing my story will help; (2) Ooh, I know how to fix that! Maybe helping them solve their problem will make them feel better; (3) Oh man, now I have big feelings too! I just feel this so much!; (4) My favorite thing always calms me down, so maybe it’ll help them too. I’ll ask them to do it with me. These four are grouped together with a blue line and labeled: Misinterpreted as “Making it All About You.”

The next four boxes read: (5) I’m not sure how to help, so I’ll leave it to that person who looks like they do; (6) When I’m upset or overwhelmed, I prefer to be left alone, so I’ll bet they would like the same; (7) If I get involved, I’m gonna become overwhelmed myself, and that will take attention from them, so it’s best to just stay out of it; (8) I’m not sure how to help, and I usually make it worse when I try but get it wrong, so it’ll be better for everyone if I just do nothing. These four are grouped together with a blue line and labeled: Misinterpreted as Cold and Uncaring.

At the bottom is one last sentence, in white bold lettering, that reads, “Just because we don’t show it the same doesn’t mean we don’t feel it.”]

[dukeofdadykes]

I drew Sage bc I LOVE HER rahHH her powers are so cool I’m so interested to see what they end up doin w/ her!! 😤

[toasted-melow]

🌤🌈🌷✨️ [ INSIDE OUT HEADCANON DESIGNS + OC ]✨️🌷🌈🌤

Finally finished those Lil fellas it was really fun designing them 😩💖💖

✨️🌷And OH yes say hi to my oc empathy 🌷✨️

I couldn't hold it back but wanted to make an oc so baaad 🫣

[dzasta15]

Masterpost of all my de embroidery!

I did these over the last few years for gifts and commissions!

(Empathy and Pain Threshold are for sale! DM for details!)

Bonus:

[lunar-solstice-plur]

Finally this thing is finished. Took way longer than I thought it would. Well, it had a bit of a sour ending at first (venting and all), so I wanted to bring it back around a little. And the frames doubled lol.

But here we are, with our second comic.

[kitsvragi]

EMPATHY - She's sentimental all right.

ENDURANCE - And something more. Something deeper rooted, like a sickness.

[failedgrailknight]

Some trek sketches🫶🫶

[heumilch]

AUCTOBER day 29: Empathy

An october art challenge by @autiebiographical

I struggle with all or nothing. Either I cannot emphasize at all and I am sweating bullets trying to understand. Or I have experienced a similar situation and I rember that feeling to the point of pain

[the-concrete-sage]

I’m an Empath… I can feel what you’re not saying

[tmbatcat]

heyyy look at the murder! (get it???)

I DID NOT FORGET! IT'S STILL 10 IN MY TIMEZONE!! SHHH!

(edit cuz I can't write for shit)

[shutinthenutouse]

[anim-ttrpgs]

"Empath" investigator Trait from Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy. Investigators are give 3 to 6 Traits.

[toasted-melow]

🌤🌈 INSIDE OUT OC + OC X CANON 🌈🌤

✨️🌷 MEET EMPATHY 🌷✨️

Finally made her own reference sheet 😩🩷✨️

I love to think she'll get along with anxiety sooo much

[ponku-po]

Daydream Shimmer - Darksly - @darksly-z

[octodrawn]

LPS AU where everything is the same but Sunil is an evil sorcerer who commits Wizard Crimes on the daily (so no change actually)