#uhhh scar rant over I guess. but uh. I truly do mean it when it makes a lot of difference sometimes.

[agriocnemis]

ngl guys, I think people should be normal about all types of scars. I don't mean as in a "who cares?" I mean it as a literal statement of "it is simply part of what makes a person".

It's difficult to find a lot of media that actually treats people with VERY visible scars that are further than something small or overly dramatic. there's rarely any in-betweens, and that really does suck to grow up around if you grow up with scars being next to never being shown on people other than villains.

Zuko is honestly a great example of a visible face scar in particular being treated well, and I can't ever really think of any other major character that just simply has scarring as part of them in really anything else that doesn't make it weird or extremely simplified and small.

But using him as an example alone only shows burn scars than the various types of scarring. One I rarely see is noticeable bite scars, and it slightly bothers me how rare it is to find one that actually is on the face.

Brightheart from Warriors is honestly one of the only characters I can remember that simply has it like that, but hers is far less accurate and just honestly on a far more extreme side of what bite scars can be like. and this isn't even a human character, this is a cat. She is a good example of how people act differently towards you due to simply how you look though and adapting to it, even if it’s harsh. (and not the best written)

It really does suck that a lot of time the scars that are shown positively or most often are specifically ones from a sliced wound vs piercing, blunt, tearing & burns(etc) that aren't usually shown further than a couple of characters in common larger media once in a blue moon.

please do make characters with scars, look into different scar types and mess around with them, don't be afraid to make characters with scars that aren't immediately visible or noticeable. scars are simply part of people's bodies and should be acknowledged as something to treat fairly.

Please don't just stop at drawing scars from things like slice wounds. I truly do mean it when it can help some people's confidence if they see or are able to find scars similar to theirs on even someone's own character.