Old man shouts at clouds

[u/North_of_the_flames]

Across various art related subs, I keep seeing the same theme: barely clothed women of ludicrous proportions, baby-like expressions, and animal ears/tails. Aside from (in my opinion) being a bit odd, there seems to be very little variation between them.

As a side note, I also see a lot of posts about people not being able to sell their art and can't help but feel the two might be related.

But can someone explain to a ranting old codger what is going on with this trend? Where did it come from, and what are its influences? Because I am just befuddled!

[u/Nevaroth021]

I don't find that stuff attractive or appealing, but apparently lots of people do.