I think it’s maybe bc drawing is a creative art. Creative might equate to not studying which is frowned upon for sure
I just thinks it’s similar to how parents might make their kids stop doing ballet/piano/taekwondo if they thought that their child was going to get a job in that area and not just to boost their resume and look good in front of others lol
o no i 100% understand that, im referring to the classmates reactions not parental pressure to succeed.
I think it is like with reading. I am not sure where you are from, but here in Australia (at least the schools i have been to) once you become like pre-teen reading suddenly becomes un-cool and looked down upon. If you openly admit to being a bookworm or read novels at school your peers start looking at you as nerdy or a geek and in some cases start bullying you for that. Honestly it is just immaturity that causes it, but i think that this is similar to what the author it trying to portray with Yuri and her art.
No I’m saying that the parental pressures are passed down to the kids. Once the kids see someone doing art they might think that she’s dumb/not successful/not normal and ostracize her
maybe its just cultural differences but i've never encountered any situation where drawing was frowned upon? if anything people are impressed with your ability. i understand otaku shunning maybe in asian countries but to stretch it to drawing? idk