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So, people are just allowed to take art that they like just because they don't like the person who created it? 'I hate this person for no valid reason, so let's make them feel like shit by doing this'. Really? Block buttons exist for a reason. Last I checked, it wasn't hard to use them. If you have a problem with a particular person, block them. But don't go out of your way to take things from them.
How can you talk such shit about someone, but then take their work and say 'this is amazing even though I hate you'?
Also, they have no evidence of racism, or homophobia (to someone who is a POC and draws gay fanart). Why is it that people just feel the need to spread hate when fandom is supposed to be a place of acceptance?
Art Theft and Bullying in The Old Guard Fandom
Hey TOG fandom! Do you know that stealing art is a crime? Do you have a problem with bullying (“because that poc muslim artist deserves!11!” based on a random tumblr post) within Discord servers? You do?… then read on.
Please grab some cookies and tea (and get comfortable!) and read on. This is a SERIOUS matter that I, as an outsider, was able to see WITHOUT being influenced by anyone else. I am not friends with any of the people involved here, although after these events I have empathy towards them.
I’m telling you this so you won’t be able to say to me “you are allied with/you are influenced by”… That is not the case. I have facts and evidence, so please read! I will be talking about ART THEFT, BASHING, REPOSTING, AND DISGUSTING BULLYING BEHAVIOUR towards a person who is not even in the server. As a fellow fanartist I feel so bad because “this artist deserves it” in their mind.
(Now: apparently there is a part of the beautiful The Old Guard fandom that thinks: the characters and people’s headcanons are more important rather than an actual person’s well-being, and with every new illustration by the artist, they are badly spoken of. Because… ugh, why not?)
I talked about facts, so here’s one:
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