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Addressing me (Character disclaimers)
11 years ago
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To my watchers and fans, I need to make something very clear and plain:
I am not here to cause pain or offend anyone with my commissions or characters.
However, it has been brought to my attention that I have not been clear enough with my characters and themes. And for that, I am deeply sorry.
See, the Native American peoples are ones to be respected along with every other race out there. And I have done them a dis-service for even coming up with my characters designs, themes, etc.
I did not have a particular tribal affiliation in mind for them, as I knew doing so would be wrong. They are also a blatant stereotype to existing peoples, and should not be taken seriously.
Designs, cultures, and themes are all used in a fantastical way, and are NOT affiliated with any real ceremony, service, or otherwise.
Real people have been affected by my works, and I need to make it clear that I mean no harm. As such, I will be adding a disclaimer to my page stating that this is fantasy, and any peoples involved are being played out with no ill intent.
Also, I will be moving ALL my NSFW pictures to scraps, to lower exposure of some of the more questionable pieces I have gotten.
To those affected, I am truly sorry. I started this page and character in fantasy fun, and only wanted to use the designs and themes in a stereotypical magical sense because I just like them.
Many other pieces of media have done this in the past and to this day, for many other races and cultures. But realize it's not really helping anyone to spread this kind of imagery.
I still like this fantastical realm that Thunderhoof, his family, and Firepaw reside in. But take note that I am knowingly doing it wrong. If further action is to be taken, or if there's anyone with questions or concerns, please note me and I will gladly address them.
I am not here to cause pain or offend anyone with my commissions or characters.
However, it has been brought to my attention that I have not been clear enough with my characters and themes. And for that, I am deeply sorry.
See, the Native American peoples are ones to be respected along with every other race out there. And I have done them a dis-service for even coming up with my characters designs, themes, etc.
I did not have a particular tribal affiliation in mind for them, as I knew doing so would be wrong. They are also a blatant stereotype to existing peoples, and should not be taken seriously.
Designs, cultures, and themes are all used in a fantastical way, and are NOT affiliated with any real ceremony, service, or otherwise.
Real people have been affected by my works, and I need to make it clear that I mean no harm. As such, I will be adding a disclaimer to my page stating that this is fantasy, and any peoples involved are being played out with no ill intent.
Also, I will be moving ALL my NSFW pictures to scraps, to lower exposure of some of the more questionable pieces I have gotten.
To those affected, I am truly sorry. I started this page and character in fantasy fun, and only wanted to use the designs and themes in a stereotypical magical sense because I just like them.
Many other pieces of media have done this in the past and to this day, for many other races and cultures. But realize it's not really helping anyone to spread this kind of imagery.
I still like this fantastical realm that Thunderhoof, his family, and Firepaw reside in. But take note that I am knowingly doing it wrong. If further action is to be taken, or if there's anyone with questions or concerns, please note me and I will gladly address them.
What I am trying to say is that my characters are more INSPIRED BY Native themes, and are not themselves actually Native American.
I always find it interesting that certain people with certain affiliations are ALWAYS going to be offended by SOMETHING. In my opinion it seems like it's usually those who have deeper-rooted personal problems or feelings of inequality/entitlement. I have found that there legitimately ARE people in the world who's lives seem so empty that they have to incite drama and create conflict with others in order to try to give their own lives some purpose, some kind of battle to fight, something to triumph and win over and be able to feel superior to. It's very strange behavior to me, honestly, and seems to point to a rather sad and lonely existence.
I think the bigger battle out there to be fought is the one that a great deal of society (at least in most first-world countries) has already made great headway towards - the acceptance and celebration of diversity. The honoring of one's heritage and history without needing to feel like it constantly needs defending, reparations, or special treatment is often the harder battle to win because that battle takes dealing with and changing your own perceptions of the world internally. Man vs Himself has always proven more trying than Man vs Man, so most people take the easy way out and blame others for their own issues.
TL;DR -- If you aren't unintentionally offending someone out there while doing what you're doing, you probably aren't doing enough. You can't please all the people all the time so don't try to. Some people need to incite drama to have any sense of self-worth. Don't feed the trolls. Let people deal with their own problems - THEY can choose to just ignore things that offend them just as well as YOU can choose to ignore them. :)
A local suiter
Its like a line somebody actually threw at me once...How DARE you have an opinion of your own!!