>>300549
>Harry potter never made any sense to me
It was a mixture of right place/right time and the writing being serviceable enough while also giving people a barebones world to play with. I personally really enjoyed the books, but I'm also aware of the incredibly dumb story elements and shoddy worldbuilding. That said, drawing porn of any of the characters is unhinged.
>>300551
I think the distaste for OCs is when it takes up an artist's slot or when a few bad ones become so prevalent that it's basically a meme. To say "I hate OCslop" is really dumb because, like you said, every character is basically an OC. Characters like Tifa/Saber/Makima can be learned about via osmosis, but there's plenty of popular established characters that have absolutely no story but are still well-liked. There's also the fact that established characters get drawn out of character constantly.
What's funny is the point
>>300461 was making was specifically about Pixiveo and Kip's OCs getting drawn, but
>>300468 took it as an opportunity to bitch about original characters. 90% certain this is the same guy who said previously that he didn't understand why ARTISTS would draw OCs in the first place.
>>300571
>and for no reason every fat artist must throw their hat into the ring just to get that precious clout.
There is not a single artist that's going to draw original characters for "clout". They'd be better served drawing Nintendo/FotM characters if they wanted numbers/engagement. I do agree that the community is really lacking in good OCs, but this is also why I'd like to see artists try their hand at them more, and not less.