A writer could start from words scrawled on a napkin sat in Starbucks with a pen, a musician could start with their laptop in their bedroom after school, a designer could start in their closet. Every artist has their beginning, how they fuel their talent determines their future. However, with today’s new age of various social media platforms and a more expressive demographic, it’s become simpler for Outside Voices to limit and belittle someone from truly conveying their creative gift. This, I call marginalization.
The direct Goole translation of marginalization (märjənələˈzāSHən) states: “treatment of a person, group, or concept as insignificant or peripheral.” This is yet another cry about our society, but the only way we can except change is if we notice our faults. We’ve grown too closed minded, basically on the same wavelength as everyone else. It should be a given not to criticize starting artists who are trying to market their gift. For example, Souncloud is a website made as a platform for musicians, producers and singers. A lot of conversation is surrounded by Soundcloud artists with mostly negative comments. Slander for Soundcloud artists should be commonly agreed upon by every music enjoyer to end from here on out. A lot of your favorite artists started on Soundcloud, like The Weeknd, Bryon Tiller, Lil Boat, the list is longer than you’d realize. Lil Boat and Lil Uzi Vert, who are both artists from Soundcloud and both still users today, created a culture that’s already heavily impacted rap music.
It’s harmful because it could very much discourage fresh artists from continuing their art, and imagine the harm that could cause. Imagine some of your favorite painters like Matisse or Monet putting a halt to their art, and look at the way they’ve jolted a wave of culture and expression. Depriving someone of their craft could limit them from unleashing something otherworldly from them. It’s time we put this to a strong end. It IS cool to be creative.
