I read all kinds of stuff. Classic literature, poetry, all kinds of books from light-hearted, to dark and heavy, philosophy, medical and psychology research, and manga, from Toilet Bound Hanako Kun, to anything by Junji Ito. I’ve had people try to insult me for reading certain things, but life is such a short thing. You have to find the things that bring you joy. You know what that is, and it’s clearly not these ridiculous people judging and insulting your choices. Like everyone is saying here, you’re going to have to realize for yourself that you need to do what makes you happy. That’s all that matters.

You mention art, I’ll assume you enjoy creating art? Someone I respect very much is really into art, and absolutely loves playing Genshin Impact. She started reading a lot of mythology as it relates so much to the lore used in Genshin, and she draws things inspired by what she reads. My point, and I’m sure it’s the same as most people commenting here, your interests are yours, you can’t use up the precious time in your life not doing the things that make you happy. So sink into the things you want to read, and you’ll see the rude opinions of others fade away.