I haven’t logged into this blog in like a year but I’m coming back to ask literally WHAT are you fucking talking about lmao
“there are too damn many of us for us ALL to be ethically sourcing.“
“The term “Ethically sourced” can mean 15 different things to 15 different people. You can only define ethics for yourself, no one else. To me, as long as an animal is legal to possess, was taken during an open season with the proper permits and killed in a fast, humane way, it’s perfectly ethical. So to me 99% of the bone artists are 100% ethical and no problem whatsoever.
“most of these people wouldn’t dare go out into the woods and pick up a carcass and process the bones, instead theyre buying pre-cleaned bones from hunters and thinking the rest of us can’t tell. “
...And? Are you really trashing people for not wanting to play with dead things? I have zero issues with ripping intestines out with my bare hands, but not everyone is going to go crawl into a dead animal like that scene in Star Wars.
Have you considered that sometimes people live in apartments and have no room to process entire dead animals?
Sometimes people live with parents or other relatives that forbid them from bringing dead animals into the house so they’re forced to buy already clean remains?
Sometimes people have health conditions that prevent them from doing a lot of physical labor and hauling around heavy frozen animals, sitting for hours and skinning/gutting them, and then moving around 50lb+ containers of maceration water?
Sometimes people are squeamish and have a fear of blood, gore, etc?
I’m glad that this hobby is so open to people of all walks of life, no matter if they can process things themselves or support hunters and trappers by purchasing things from them! No one should be unable to participate in something they love just because of their current life situation!
“which means there’s more of a market for hunters and trappers (which i personally don’t have a problem with, but I do if the animal is just being killed for its bones or pelt, and they often are).“
I’ve always found the whole “You can kill animals for food BUT NOTHING ELSE! LITERALLY NOTHING ELSE!” Really ridiculous. If you don’t want to buy from the big nasty hunters and trappers great, no one is forcing you to.
Would you rather they just kill the animal and toss it in a ditch? Would you rather people buy shitty plastic- I mean, ~fake fur~ instead of making garments that are actually warm and last years longer than fake fur will? Would you rather animals become overpopulated and begin spreading diseases amongst themselves?
“people like this are the reason theres laws in every state about bone collecting, and if this shit gets more popular and yall can’t learn to find and clean your own bones, WE’RE ALL GONNA BE FEDERALLY OUTLAWED.“
I’m losing my MIND what are you on about? Collecting bones is going to be federally outlawed because... People make art? What? There are already strict laws in place dictating how many animals you can take to prevent animals from becoming threatened, and poaching is literally illegal.
I very seriously doubt a few people making art with bones is going to lead to Migratory Bird Treaty Act 2: Electric Boogaloo. Laws are already in place to prevent that from ever happening again. There’s a reason people in this community always remind others about following laws properly.
You seriously sound like one of those people that says shit like “YOU CAN’T LISTEN TO THAT BAND! I GREW UP LISTENING TO THAT BAND, I LIKED THEM BEFORE THEY WERE COOL! YOU’RE JUST A STUPID HIPSTER, GO BACK TO LISTENING TO YOUR LADY GOO GOO AND KATY PORRY!”
I literally can’t FATHOM a reason why you would look at bone art becoming popular and more excepted and finding that a bad thing. You were made fun of as a kid for doing it but now kids today might not be! Why is it a bad thing? Would you rather it continue to be frowned upon and people be harassed for what they love?
