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[–]Sapphicatalyst 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I'm a small artist and sell GC/LGB themed designs on the side in accounts separate from my main art account. This way I won't get ruined in a ban. I just try to ignore the LGBTQZJLMAJG+ nonsense. I've received rude comments, but I've also received several private messages from people saying, "Hey, I can't be out about being GC, but I just wanted to let you know you have my support!" It makes me wonder how many GC/LGB artists are actually out there just keeping a low profile out of fear of banishment. Several "Terfy" artists I've followed have experienced bans already, and it's demoralizing trying to contribute to a community that's constantly under attack. I also bet a lot of it has to do with money as well. You can make a lot during May-June catering to the rainbow crowd.

Anyway, sorry about your situation. I don't do fan art, but am well aware of how insanely "queer" those spaces are. I hope this trend fades soon and those kids move onto the next (and hopefully less damaging) big thing.

[–][deleted] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I had similar messages on my other account. But frankly, that didn't make me happy, I wanted public support, to show them that yeah... A lot of people actually agree with me. We're not mean or trying to hurt others, you're just delusional or mentaly ill or both, which is fine. Just don't take it out on us for telling the truth. But yeah, there's no magical answer. It's all about hiding, or being destroyed.

Your insight was interesting tho. I don't know if a lot of artists feel that way with all the pronouns in bio and shit that I see. The most popular ones in the fandoms are always on board with that crap (they are also professionals in the industry for the majority of them (working for games, animation, movies etc), they just create fun art accounts to share their interests), and I partially blame them too because art have always been vehiculing a lot of ideas or political movements. They're not innocent and are playing a huge role in this battle, just like the medias. And putting up with this shit daily is exhausting. It's like being at the core of the problem all the time.

Thank you for your message, and for creating things that cheer peoples up. Please keep creating, that's really important. It means a lot in this world, even if a lot of people are unable to recognize that. Take care.

[–]INeedSomeTimeAsexual Ally 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Truth be told you never know how many people with pronouns in bio also secretly don’t believe in this crap but they just wanna cynically protect themselves from that. We all are in a weird circus, where I guess the social ostracism scares us all. We were taught and programmed that for daring to question any part of dogma we will face punishment. It works both ways. It also teaches the other people to harass you for what they find unacceptable. It's very sick but I don’t have enough of mental health to deal with it so I am sadly closeted about it. Insane how trans people are legitimately a protected class. You can’t critize them. You can't form questions about stuff related to them. It's so anti-science not to explore this subject. So many well established theories were debunked despite being seen as the truth for many years. People worship trans ideas as some truth absolute. It's not trans activism isn’t based on science. It's based on beliefs, which use studies activists even misinterpret to fit their agenda.

[–][deleted] 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It isn't just the pronouns, it's the "they/them" non-sense, it's sharing trans posts, drawing the flag, creating non-binary characters and so on. There's a difference between being passive about something and actively encouraging it. A lot of artists are reinforcing the idea that this is the right way to do things, that this is the right side of history and are telling their followers that this is right by normalizing this shit. Same for streamers and so on, people that talks to young people, hiding behind the "fun" facade.

But sure there's also a lot of people only playing along but this isn't innocent, it's harmful to lie in the long run. This just isn't okay. People's life get ruined and speaking up isn't an act of bravery but common sense, we're not in robin hood... And it doesn't make sense that we all know this is wrong and say nothing. It's ridiculous. We are being manipulated, collectively, and we're cowards. That's what we are. That's so sad but true. Because we have responsabilities and obligations, we are cowards.

[–]Sapphicatalyst 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Are a lot of the artists encouraging and engaging in TQ+ art straight? That would make sense, because they have nothing to lose, but gain a lot of followers in the current zeitgeist.

Considering how easy it is for GC artists to get banned on any major platform that allows you to get a following, what do you think would be a good move for artists to make, who want to make a change, but have careers to lose? Personally, I originally just stuck to very pro-LGB designs, and only recently dipped a toe in GC stuff. For context, here's my Redbubble side shop I was referring to. I'm not good or popular enough to get attacked, but it is very frustrating to be drowning in a sea of "Fuck Terfs" and "Die Cis Scum" when I just want to celebrate fucking same-sex attraction that I/we were fucking bullied and shamed over for decades. I fucking hate having to walk on eggshells again, out of fear of losing yet another and another and another space to share and collaborate on LGB art. (Anger not at you. Just angry, tired, and tipsy. Thanks for bringing the art topic up!)

[–]Kai_Decadence 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

From what I've observed, a lot of them are definitely straight but call themselves "queer". I've said it before and I'll keep saying it but I haven't met much of any fellow gays or lesbians who call themselves "queer", it's usually bisexual and/or straight women who do this and of course they would, they aren't completely same sex attracted so they won't fully understand why many gays and lesbians don't use that word to describe ourselves.