I would like to explain my reasoning for moving a substantial amount of my past commissions to scraps.

A majority of them involve characters who could reasonably be perceived as underage, although I would have assumed otherwise at the time. I don't see the need to position myself so close to the boundary of what can be considered unethical, especially when I am attracted to multiple characters who are objectively mature.

I won't be taking these pictures down, partly because I don't want to lie about my past, but also because I recognise a need for these pictures to exist. Some people are only attracted to underage characters. I don't want to be one of those people or openly associate with them, but they still have a right to exist in peace so long as they don't interfere with the peaceful existence of others.

And just so I'm not accused of dodging the issue here is my stance on pedophilia:

Sex without consent is rape, and rape is unethical.
Children are too young to properly consent.
Therefore, sex with children is always unethical.

But pedophilia is, by the literal definition, sexual attraction to children, and not just the physical act itself.

If you're a pedophile who hunts, grooms and/or molests actual children, yeah, you totally deserve to get stabbed.

But if you're a pedophile who keeps to yourself, satisfying your urges with pornography produced without the involvement of actual children or other non-consenting individuals, then that's pretty much harmless. It's basically just indulging in a fantasy. It's a weird fantasy that I don't want any part of, but it's just a fantasy nonetheless.

Unless you're showing it to kids as evidence that sex with minors is in any way acceptable, which it's not, and fuck you for even implying it.