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Cureboltium leaves me no choice
2 years ago
After receiving my finished commission by 
grumpy-floof the other day, I was excited to share it on Discord. I felt so happy to see my friends and fellow members alike loved Grumpy's work on Lani, my trans lion OC. One of the servers I shared my commission in was owned by 
cureboltium, one of my favorite artists. I wanted to know what other members thought this morning, but my post was nowhere to be found and I figured I'd simply ask:
Griffon the Grizzly Today at 10:03
Was my commission deleted?
It features my lion OC
Anonymous Today at 11:24
According to Cureboltium it was off-topic @Griffon the Grizzly
A fellow member, who shall remain anonymous, replied to a previous message by Cureboltium unbeknown to me.
Cureboltium Yesterday at 01:59
Not relevant to this Discord.
I was puzzled as to what line I crossed, and whether others crossed it before or I was singled out. The conversation went as follows:
Griffon the Grizzly Today at 13:16
I'm sorry. Was it because of my OC's identity?
Griffon the Grizzly Today at 13:27
I thought it would be fine because bara is commonly shared here.
Cureboltium Today at 13:36
This conversation is not relevant to this Discord.
Griffon the Grizzly Today at 13:37
Okay, then may we discuss this via direct message?
Cureboltium Today at 13:37
No.
At this point, I was just disappointed he refused to explain what I had done wrong because I strive to be a responsible member of every community I'm in, to understand fully what is and is not allowed. If Cureboltium provided a list of rules in his server and specified he wasn't comfortable with trans characters, then so be it, but his expectations and even his content preferences seemed nonexistent in his Discord. Not only is it damning to lack outlined rules and delete whatever you don't like without informing your members, but it's just as suspect that someone like Cureboltium continued to double down when I pressed him for providing vapid responses as to why he deleted my commission, likely due my OC being trans. It's odd given he drew a male cowtaur for
gigaguess almost a decade ago.
Am I advising you to block Cureboltium on FA, Discord, Twitter, SubscribeStar, etc.? No, that's your right alone.
Am I condoning you to flood his platforms with hate? Of course not.
His actions were his own and his pussyfooting left me no choice but to speak out.
Again, being in your favorite artist's Discord is like being roommates with your best friend: you'll learn what they're truly like. I said this before about
kartos's Bara Tower and 
kitsunewaffles-chan's Discord, and Cureboltium is no exception here.
I don't want to end this on a sour note, so please consider commissioning grumpy-floof for a Pride YCH while you still can! For every one person who may smear yours as "not relevant" because they're afraid to admit their transphobia, there are many more people who will love it as much as you do because NO ONE CAN STOP PRIDE.
grumpy-floof the other day, I was excited to share it on Discord. I felt so happy to see my friends and fellow members alike loved Grumpy's work on Lani, my trans lion OC. One of the servers I shared my commission in was owned by 
cureboltium, one of my favorite artists. I wanted to know what other members thought this morning, but my post was nowhere to be found and I figured I'd simply ask:Griffon the Grizzly Today at 10:03
Was my commission deleted?
It features my lion OC
Anonymous Today at 11:24
According to Cureboltium it was off-topic @Griffon the Grizzly
A fellow member, who shall remain anonymous, replied to a previous message by Cureboltium unbeknown to me.
Cureboltium Yesterday at 01:59
Not relevant to this Discord.
I was puzzled as to what line I crossed, and whether others crossed it before or I was singled out. The conversation went as follows:
Griffon the Grizzly Today at 13:16
I'm sorry. Was it because of my OC's identity?
Griffon the Grizzly Today at 13:27
I thought it would be fine because bara is commonly shared here.
Cureboltium Today at 13:36
This conversation is not relevant to this Discord.
Griffon the Grizzly Today at 13:37
Okay, then may we discuss this via direct message?
Cureboltium Today at 13:37
No.
At this point, I was just disappointed he refused to explain what I had done wrong because I strive to be a responsible member of every community I'm in, to understand fully what is and is not allowed. If Cureboltium provided a list of rules in his server and specified he wasn't comfortable with trans characters, then so be it, but his expectations and even his content preferences seemed nonexistent in his Discord. Not only is it damning to lack outlined rules and delete whatever you don't like without informing your members, but it's just as suspect that someone like Cureboltium continued to double down when I pressed him for providing vapid responses as to why he deleted my commission, likely due my OC being trans. It's odd given he drew a male cowtaur for
gigaguess almost a decade ago.Am I advising you to block Cureboltium on FA, Discord, Twitter, SubscribeStar, etc.? No, that's your right alone.
Am I condoning you to flood his platforms with hate? Of course not.
His actions were his own and his pussyfooting left me no choice but to speak out.
Again, being in your favorite artist's Discord is like being roommates with your best friend: you'll learn what they're truly like. I said this before about
kartos's Bara Tower and 
kitsunewaffles-chan's Discord, and Cureboltium is no exception here.I don't want to end this on a sour note, so please consider commissioning
grumpy-floof for a Pride YCH while you still can! For every one person who may smear yours as "not relevant" because they're afraid to admit their transphobia, there are many more people who will love it as much as you do because NO ONE CAN STOP PRIDE.