Dude, I think you may be overreacting a bit. I have never even considered that term to be derogatory. In fact, I really only ever see 3d artists referring to themselves as pixel pushers. If that's the most offended you've ever been in your life then I'd say you're quite lucky.
we have a guy at work who enters the office each morning by yelling and screaming GOOD MORNING at everyone. he once lengthened that to "GOOD MORNING! HAPPY MONDAY! GLAD TO SEE EVERYONE AT THE PIXEL PUSHING FACTORY FOR ANOTHER EXCITING WEEK!" we laughed. not sure how that could ever be seen as derogatory.
I once had a guy call me a fucking faggot and kick my car. He was renting property from my mom and I chewed him out for constantly being late and burning down the portable office in a misguided attempt to get out of his lease early. I couldn't imagine getting that angry over an innocuous comment like Pixel Pusher, unless…
Here is my current list of work related insults. Use them as you see fit. Vert Wiggler - 3d Artist Pixel Color-er - Texture Artist Lego Placer - Environment Artist People Maker - Character Artist Picture Doodler - Concept Artist Idea Guy - Designer Credit Taker - Game Director Binary - Programmer Skeletor - Rigger…
Imo, better for someone to jokingly call you a Pixel Pusher and not mean it, than to call you a massive twat and mean it :D I wouldn't take it too personally, people are going to make comments no matter what, best to take them with a pinch of salt. I have a friend who's been studying medicine for a few years and gets a bit…
It seems like a really lame insult to me. I mean of all the things one could think of to insult another artist, is "pixel pusher" really the best they could come up with? At the end of the day, it's just obnoxious elitism and there's absolutely no end to it. This happens all the time when it comes to programmers and it…