Everyone is beautiful, there are no losers.

[Michelle.C]

To me it comes down to my passion for animals. I think every animal is beautiful in it's own respect, because it is my passion. A Browned out Pastel, is still an animal, even though someone came along and said the browning out was not desirable. I find all species, morphs, normals, phases, etc. beautiful in it's own respect.

Because you don't think an animal is beautiful, don't say everyone is sugar coating. Honestly, I see some people posting "Beautiful Snake, yadda yadda" on certain threads, but everyone doesn't post on the same thread. Those people probably did have a difference of opinion and thought the snake was beautiful, while some people did not.

What generally makes me answer a thread with the "sugar coated gooeyness" is; the animal is unusual, the person is asking a care question, the person is asking a morph question, etc. While I find every single Snake, Tarantula, Lizard, Dog, Cat, Horse, etc. beautiful, I often don't have the time to be the 60th poster saying, "Wow! Beautiful snake!"

To add one more thought on that subject, who cares if people are sugar coating it? When people are first getting into this hobby, it is partly other people in this hobby that gives them the confidence to move forward and be pulled deeper into this addiction. If every single post contained, "Wow...now why did you pick out that snake? You know it's ugly, right? You have really sucky taste in animals..", I'd think there would be a few less people in this hobby, and a lot less people on this forum. This forum is popular because most people are nice and helpful. Including yourself! (oh noes!)

As far as children and failing; well, I guess if your passion is children, they will all be perfect. With a bit of support and compliments, a child gains confidence and a loser can be turned into a successful individual. When they grow into stupid, mean, or cruel adults, that might be different.

The comparison between children and snake morphs is a little of a stretch to me, seeing as you are looking at the personality of a child (which can be changed) and the physical features of the snake (which can not be changed).

I really like this thread, it's something out of the ordinary.