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Fatima worked her ass off to make a career she loved, and is a role model for creative women of colour. Our message to her? "You& #39;re kidding yourself. You were always kidding yourself. Get a proper job." The revenge of the small-minded on those who gladly and precariously create.
UK government: we know many of us have to retrain but your ad is so tone-deaf it& #39;s deafening. Creatives know this voice well, because it& #39;s their own internal critic and they work to overcome it; the voice that constantly says THIS ISN& #39;T A PROPER JOB. YOU ARE WORTHLESS.
This image should be inspirational, encouraging. Instead you use it to say, "Fatima doesn& #39;t know it yet, but she& #39;s going back to data entry. Serve her right for thinking she could do something that feeds her soul." Artists work hard to feed everyone& #39;s spirit; we need that now.
This is soul-destroying and not a little sinister. Behind it is the feeling that artists, unlike every other worker, are & #39;getting away with something& #39; because they do what they love, and should be brought back to earth. #LetsDance and lets start this ball rolling.... #IAmFatima
