{"id":8138,"date":"2024-11-20T01:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T01:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/767599952224534528-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T05:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:30:26","slug":"767599952224534528-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/767599952224534528-2\/","title":{"rendered":"767599952224534528"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<div class=\"npf_row\">\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"2048\" data-orig-width=\"1171\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr\/media\/ae78a220b2e8b91575489ca4e929c4ff4ab98f18.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"2048\" data-orig-width=\"1171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/9961cedfab2a59dafdad434e70c8dfee\/136e47be43d38aae-6b\/s75x75_c1\/5e58144d93b0c97c7a87dba73b29304a77552495.jpg 75w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/9961cedfab2a59dafdad434e70c8dfee\/136e47be43d38aae-6b\/s100x200\/ffb5800f6fe1adc851b962f56cef77dffe6d378e.jpg 100w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/9961cedfab2a59dafdad434e70c8dfee\/136e47be43d38aae-6b\/s250x400\/c50c654e7e6625ab3c30376e584f0432ec3670ee.jpg 229w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/9961cedfab2a59dafdad434e70c8dfee\/136e47be43d38aae-6b\/s400x600\/06e572c49d40ec70cb3524ecc1c7ef1f608ea79f.jpg 343w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/9961cedfab2a59dafdad434e70c8dfee\/136e47be43d38aae-6b\/s500x750\/759a05d2fafb62f00b7d7a60114fd0d184927447.jpg 429w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/9961cedfab2a59dafdad434e70c8dfee\/136e47be43d38aae-6b\/s540x810\/ba5a363804d4efb50b23f7ac281bf38e4867553b.jpg 463w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/9961cedfab2a59dafdad434e70c8dfee\/136e47be43d38aae-6b\/s640x960\/ae78a220b2e8b91575489ca4e929c4ff4ab98f18.jpg 549w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/9961cedfab2a59dafdad434e70c8dfee\/136e47be43d38aae-6b\/s1280x1920\/223f73e15f24e7a9b315ae4bfda2eab3f0208b1c.jpg 1098w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/9961cedfab2a59dafdad434e70c8dfee\/136e47be43d38aae-6b\/s2048x3072\/3e8a7ddc3e536677dce30956cff8a146afd2fc7d.jpg 1171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1171px) 100vw, 1171px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI write about my own work because I want to speak for myself. I might not be the only authority, nor the best authority, but I want to participate in the writing of my own history. Why should artists be validated by outside authorities. 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