Morning.Star50 years. I spend my life quietly fighting the injustices of a broken system, researching and experimenting, raising children alone, caring for one of them because she never got a fair crack at life and pay no mind to myself. Never been interested in fame, money, even popularity.
There's a good reason. Everyone wants to ride the unicorn. I hide because every time I do anything creative, some fop takes it and wipes their perfumed arse on it. I dont mind my friends using my talents or ideas, there's a limit to what I can do myself, which is why I joined HaD. Few people here would just steal my work and those that would arent welcome here anyway.
Comes down to some thieving ponce putting my work on national TV without so much as a credit. Well I've got to do something about that havent I? Its not the first time this has happened, but it is the first time one of those nasty celebrity makers has ripped off a disabled person and their carer so brazenly.
Tough luck for him, I'm going to make him pay for dipping his wick where it doesnt belong.
Channel 4's Craft It Yourself should take a leaf out of their own book, because Robin Johnson lifted Cardware-Origaime straight off my pages and called it his work. Anybody that knows me, knows exactly how much work went into developing a style as well as the geometry required to create Cardware, which the man-bun sporting twit didnt show because he doesnt know it. Instead, he shamelessly bullshit the viewers with some nonsense about low-poly-count art which has more to do with statistics mathematically than geometry and doesnt apply to the cardboard polyhedra Cardware is formed of, that I experimented with using as moulds, and he poured wax in to make pretty candles.
Perhaps he thought he might get away with it. Perhaps he thought I might take vengeance against him, and create some satirical artwork to further glorify him. Perhaps he just didnt even bother to read the profile of the man he was plagiarising, or perhaps he just doesnt care about other people at all, even the vulnerable. Either way, he's wrong.
Robin Johnson, you're a thieving prick. I dont make a habit of looking down on anyone, I value equality. I do however make exceptions for people who manage to prove themselves not worthy, and stealing from the vulnerable is a quick way of doing that.
Reprehensible behaviour from anyone, inexcusable from a public figure.
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I am very sorry to hear about this. I just looked at that project and I think it's excellent.
From previously being a single male parent, I certainly know of some of the injustices you probably have already experienced. I was a disabled parent for children that had special needs when they were very young.
We still have some battles to fight but the hard work is mostly over. They are young adults now.
I hope you can contact the media organization and demonstrate the plagiarism that has occurred. And I hope they offer an apology publicly.
Your work is excellent and I am jealous lol.
All I can say is - chin up, you are better than him because you have succeeded with far greater challenges than he will ever likely face.
Your work is still greatly appreciated here and he can never take that away from you.
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Thanks for your kind words and empathy, I wish you and yours all the best... :-)
I did contact Chan4, but as yet I havent had anymore than 'thanks for your letter, it has been forwarded...' I know exactly what that means. To be honest, I'm actually not so bothered now I've found out that I've actually inspired a lot more than one revolting celebrity with my work, and following the series has revealed that all three of the presenters are useless and know it. Each show is a comedy of out-takes as they demonstrate the skills of their guests and rib each other mercilessly for their lack of them. Nobody takes them seriously, so I decided not to.
If it werent for Hackaday, I wouldnt have those followers on it, or indeed the influence outside of it so I feel enabled. That support has also tipped the balance on the discrimination I've been facing. Social Services as a result can no longer ignore me, and the resulting care package I've been offered will allow me a life of my own and improve Bea's significantly.
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