The continuing saga of someone who doesn't like that Nicole has a dick, as seen in "Nike Aroused". Unfortunately, FA cannot do anything on a stated intention since it hasn't actually happened yet. So I am going to name and shame here. If you look down in the comments thread on the post, you'll see an individual by the name of Maroon. - well-named, as it turns out; for this person is indeed a maroon. Perhaps one of those 'o's should be deleted.

At any event, after I responded to their "Alt version without dick please" to point out that Nicole is (a) my character and (b) this is art that I drew, for myself, their response was to say they'll simply copy the piece into Photoshop and alter it to suit themselves anyway. I replied to that to say I specifically do NOT permit them to alter it nor post it. This was, in retrospect, an error; obviously I cannot prevent them making a copy on their computer then editing as they please.

This... individual, let us call them (for lack of a socially acceptable label that nonetheless conveys my dislike for their attitude to other people's property) responds with "Yeah, yeah, sure." then goes on to say they aren't going to post it, just they "need" - their words - a "normal" version.

Who the actual FUCK do they think they are to decide what is and isn't normal? In this community? In aeromorph art, where - at a guess - easily 50% of the characters are t-girls? The sheer arrogance of this individual astounds me. Further, this person, this aptly-named Maroon. is doubling-down on their attitude that they have the right to want changes to art that was not intended for them and for which they didn't pay, and that this therefore gives them the right to alter it on their own. They say they don't plan to post the altered version anywhere; I call bullshit. Of course they're going to post it somewhere and trumpet it as being their work, instead of being a rip-off of mine.

I know I am committing the cardinal sin of letting this person live rent-free in my head on this, but I can't just ignore this. This is my character, this is art I drew, and their attitude tells me they have NO respect for artists. Those who create art and share it here for the rest of us to enjoy, particularly those who draw any kind of non-binary characters, and VERY particularly those who draw aeromorph art (since that seems to be what they like most, going by their favourite pieces) please be wary of this person. It's entirely possible if they like something you drew but with that terrible, evil appendage, they may well decide to "improve" your work for you whether you want it or not.

For myself, I am using the Archive service mentioned in FA's trouble ticket system to preserve the conversational thread in case this maroon's comments mysteriously vanish from FA.

Archived as of 21 Jan 2022: Nike Aroused - preserving comments

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