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To remain on FA, I must remove my most popular comic.
2 years ago
When we received the news that FA was changing their policy and targeting cub-related stuff, I was fine with that because it really does not affect me. However, there was a particular picture that I was worried may be flagged for being indecent to have on the site, since it's the only picture that I have which has actual cubs in it because... well... the comic was for Mayternity after all, and around the halfway point of the comic, Grynn gets re-knocked up again for a second round. The picture itself is SFW with the reveal that Elias has become impregnated during their fun as well while Grynn was taking care of the cubs he had just birthed.
That picture is this one: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47164360/
After hearing back FOUR MONTHS LATER, it turns out they are completely fine with that picture because it's not sexual. However, they DO have issue with four completely separate mpreg pictures and I was absolutely blindsided by the result. And the trigger for these pictures being "pedophilic content"? They have bumps from kicking from within the belly. No, I'm not kidding. Aside from potential retagging (removing 'cubs' from the tags ultimately because it's not cub content - it's mpreg content) and the content in the description mentioning cubs because... again... it's an mpreg picture (the context REALLY matters in this case). I can and will admit that my style of tagging everything in a picture didn't have enough hindsight to recognize where those pictures would end up if searched through that tag alone, and that's 100% on me for not realizing that ahead of time.
And I'm just going to preface this from the top:
THESE PICTURES ARE ABOUT THE ADULTS. THERE ARE NO CUBS BEING SEXUALIZED. MPREG FOCUSES ON BEING PREGNANT, NOT A SEXUAL ATTRACTION TO CUBS. I AM ***NOT*** ATTRACTED TO UNDERAGED CHARACTERS. IF THAT IS THE MESSAGE YOU RECEIVE FROM THIS, OR THAT IS WHAT YOU THINK OF ME BECAUSE OF THE ART I HAVE POSTED ON MY ACCOUNT, THEN YOU ARE BEYOND SAVING.
CONTEXT. MATTERS.
Part 9: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47264757/
This is the only picture that deliberately uses the word 'cub' in it, so it has the most argument for removal. However, at its core, it's a pregnant man impregnating another man with the mention of kicking from inside his belly. There is no mention in the details about anything regarding cubs, only that Grynn is being knocked up with a new litter.
Part 5: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47121252/
This is a picture of Grynn's water breaking and lactation... there are no cubs outside of the kicking bumps on his belly, and the picture itself isn't even "adult" in the sense that privates are in view. It's a kink picture, sure, but that's because it's a natural development when someone reaches the end of a pregnancy. This one was also flagged for 'sexualizing children'.
Part 10: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47351299/
Again, the 'rowdy cubs' description comes up again... which can be removed, for sure. But remember that this is an mpreg comic, with the entire focus being on pregnancy... the picture is two lovers sitting on a couch as they enjoy their size and deal with the repercussions of their arousal.
Part 7: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47194014/
This is the one that baffles me the absolute most. The only things I can see flagging it as inappropriate are the tags (which can be fixed) and the mention of kicking (again) in the description.
So, where do I go from here? Well, the only option I have is to delete the comic to stay on the site. With it, I will be deleting 76,495 views and 5,073 favorites. For context, that is 74.5 PERCENT OF MY ENTIRE ACCOUNT'S VIEWS and 11.4 PERCENT OF MY ACCOUNT'S FAVORITES. You could argue that I only need to remove the pieces that were flagged, but that kills the entire point of having a comic in the first place, doesn't it? I could change the pictures to placeholders, send people to another site, but what site? The 50 others that spring up and immediately die because they lack the staying power or relevance required for a non-artist to survive and maintain any semblance of a presence online? Whether we like it or not, having a semi-stable gallery with access to a majority of the eyes that pass through this content is important to keep.
As for whether or not I'll feel comfortable getting mpreg art ever again, I'm not really sure. Part of the joy I get from getting pictures is sharing it with others and enjoying the reactions I get from others, or stirring up ideas in others to enjoy as much as I do. If I risk getting called a pedophile for enjoying something, then I would rather avoid it entirely. Sorry if this upsets anyone, but understand that it upsets me much, much, much more that people would even insinuate such a disgusting thing about me. And if you already do? Go fuck yourself. Seriously. Fuck yourself. I have no amount of Tik Tok-friendly ways to tell you off, so I will leave it to your imagination on how I sincerely feel.
tl;dr: Read the fucking thing. I didn't spend the past two hours writing it all up for you to scan it like it's nothing. This is serious to me.
That picture is this one: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47164360/
After hearing back FOUR MONTHS LATER, it turns out they are completely fine with that picture because it's not sexual. However, they DO have issue with four completely separate mpreg pictures and I was absolutely blindsided by the result. And the trigger for these pictures being "pedophilic content"? They have bumps from kicking from within the belly. No, I'm not kidding. Aside from potential retagging (removing 'cubs' from the tags ultimately because it's not cub content - it's mpreg content) and the content in the description mentioning cubs because... again... it's an mpreg picture (the context REALLY matters in this case). I can and will admit that my style of tagging everything in a picture didn't have enough hindsight to recognize where those pictures would end up if searched through that tag alone, and that's 100% on me for not realizing that ahead of time.
And I'm just going to preface this from the top:
THESE PICTURES ARE ABOUT THE ADULTS. THERE ARE NO CUBS BEING SEXUALIZED. MPREG FOCUSES ON BEING PREGNANT, NOT A SEXUAL ATTRACTION TO CUBS. I AM ***NOT*** ATTRACTED TO UNDERAGED CHARACTERS. IF THAT IS THE MESSAGE YOU RECEIVE FROM THIS, OR THAT IS WHAT YOU THINK OF ME BECAUSE OF THE ART I HAVE POSTED ON MY ACCOUNT, THEN YOU ARE BEYOND SAVING.
CONTEXT. MATTERS.
Part 9: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47264757/
This is the only picture that deliberately uses the word 'cub' in it, so it has the most argument for removal. However, at its core, it's a pregnant man impregnating another man with the mention of kicking from inside his belly. There is no mention in the details about anything regarding cubs, only that Grynn is being knocked up with a new litter.
Part 5: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47121252/
This is a picture of Grynn's water breaking and lactation... there are no cubs outside of the kicking bumps on his belly, and the picture itself isn't even "adult" in the sense that privates are in view. It's a kink picture, sure, but that's because it's a natural development when someone reaches the end of a pregnancy. This one was also flagged for 'sexualizing children'.
Part 10: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47351299/
Again, the 'rowdy cubs' description comes up again... which can be removed, for sure. But remember that this is an mpreg comic, with the entire focus being on pregnancy... the picture is two lovers sitting on a couch as they enjoy their size and deal with the repercussions of their arousal.
Part 7: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47194014/
This is the one that baffles me the absolute most. The only things I can see flagging it as inappropriate are the tags (which can be fixed) and the mention of kicking (again) in the description.
So, where do I go from here? Well, the only option I have is to delete the comic to stay on the site. With it, I will be deleting 76,495 views and 5,073 favorites. For context, that is 74.5 PERCENT OF MY ENTIRE ACCOUNT'S VIEWS and 11.4 PERCENT OF MY ACCOUNT'S FAVORITES. You could argue that I only need to remove the pieces that were flagged, but that kills the entire point of having a comic in the first place, doesn't it? I could change the pictures to placeholders, send people to another site, but what site? The 50 others that spring up and immediately die because they lack the staying power or relevance required for a non-artist to survive and maintain any semblance of a presence online? Whether we like it or not, having a semi-stable gallery with access to a majority of the eyes that pass through this content is important to keep.
As for whether or not I'll feel comfortable getting mpreg art ever again, I'm not really sure. Part of the joy I get from getting pictures is sharing it with others and enjoying the reactions I get from others, or stirring up ideas in others to enjoy as much as I do. If I risk getting called a pedophile for enjoying something, then I would rather avoid it entirely. Sorry if this upsets anyone, but understand that it upsets me much, much, much more that people would even insinuate such a disgusting thing about me. And if you already do? Go fuck yourself. Seriously. Fuck yourself. I have no amount of Tik Tok-friendly ways to tell you off, so I will leave it to your imagination on how I sincerely feel.
tl;dr: Read the fucking thing. I didn't spend the past two hours writing it all up for you to scan it like it's nothing. This is serious to me.
Human bias can be a real bitch.
Your stuff mentioned shouldn't be flagged so unfairly.
It's like how also people try to connect violence in people with video games.
I played Doom in the 90's as a child, and I grew up fine. I am not some mass murderer, cause I play violent video games.
It's just human beings being shit, just to be shitty.
Which makes accounts that post stuff like that fall under grounds to be suspended for posting that kind of content.
Like... they have a Pregnancy category. This is the only type of content that would go in that category. If they ban it, they may as well not have that category.
FA staff hate this one simple trick
But if you're drawing pregnant bellies on FA, it's going to almost exclusively be kink art. So does there need to be a complete ban on that kind of art entirely? Or is it only okay if there is no proof (tags, description, picture itself via text or arousal) to denote that it's enjoyable?
I enjoy the mpreg art you get very much and I myself will continue faving and commissioning mpreg art as well, because I give a damn what anyone online calls me and there are a lot more people who enjoy the stuff the same way I do.
i've drawn plenty of shortstack/teapot/whatever the hell they call it characters and mpreg and i've gotten nary a whisper about it. nada. it must be a keyword trigger somewhere.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
tbf I'm not really interested in the content myself however it isn't really.. idk, horny to me because, well. if it was just a big tiddy lady breastfeeding I doubt they would have come down on you so it's a bit odd to say it's tos breaking that a guy just wants to be able to have and raise a kid but... whatever I guess.
This last update was never just about cub related stuff, although I understand why people who didn't pay close attention thought it was. But for example, it was reported that Asuras are considered problematic, regardless of the age. Asuras. Lol.
And let's not start the whole Pokemon/Digimon debate again.
These policies aren't made with the good of the community in mind. It doesn't matter if we personally get impacted. If we don't push back, tomorrow we'll all be affected.
I'm sorry this happened to you.