Often, those who tread off the beaten path are misunderstood or mischaracterized and so we asked folks from the community to reflect and tell us about the times they’ve been misunderstood or mischaracterized.

Blythe Vermilion

I absolutely I believe that my work has been misinterpreted. I’ve had people ask me if I was a devil worshiper and tell me that some of my visuals are very dark. It makes it a difficult task when asked to explain why my visuals in my music come off the way they do. Read more>>

Ellie Renee

When you hear OnlyFans, what comes to mind? If someone has an OnlyFans account, what assumptions or labels are applied? No matter what choices or directions our lives take, there will forever be someone standing on the sideline ready to place judgement. Read more>>

Anthony Ardavin

I introduced myself to someone at a party as an artist and the person said she felt sorry for me, I told her not to, that I had chosen this career path and I was very happy !In turn I asked her what she did for a living, she told me she worked at a bank. I said nothing but I am sure she knew what I was thinking! Read more>>

Skye Silver

I’m going slightly off prompt here and skewing this response – I have consistently felt mischaracterized and misunderstood in my non-art full-time corporate job whereas my art and my business is the safe haven that shelters me from any such sentiment. Read more>>

Joseph Miranda

I think there are a great deal of nuances with feeling as if ones work is misunderstood or mischaracterized. It is easy for other poeple to see different things in what I make and express their own feelings, interpretations, or attitudes about my work that I don’t particularly resonate with. That does not mean they are less valid though. Read more>>