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> artist harassed over posting sexy fanart of a character

> Mold-Begotten Picture Frame: i think people are allowed to be upset, i think people are allowed to state they're upset, i think artists should *take responsibility for their artwork

> James: Or perhaps people who are upset should take responsibility for their own emotions and actions, and block artists they do not like.

> Mold: when facing a car crash, will close your eyes make it uncrash?

> James: .............a car crash with real injured and dead people

is different

than fanart of a fake person on the internet from an artist you can block

> Mold: it's a small problem but highlights a bigger issue, more about the response than the art itself
i can elaborate further if you want

> James: I mean, I think it's a terrible metaphor, but, sure, shoot

> Mold: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GdP34sFW0AAGt1Y?format=jpg&name=large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GdP34svWAAAmUI3?format=jpg&name=medium

(i am not transcribing all those pictures for a bitch plurk, i'm sorry)

> James: Here's the problem:

What is "take responsibility" for posting art of a fictional character, and at what point does someone getting upset.... kinda not matter? Because it's just an attempt to control other people, rather than ones self?

> Mold: taking responsibility is understanding that other people will see your art and react to it differently, if it upsets someone, it will upset another, i believe the artist should've taken it down before the situation got out of hand
and yes, people should control themselves but selfcontrol comes with maturity and, of course, a lot of people on the internet don't have it and/or are very young. let them be upset and let them make mistakes, how else would they grow out of them?

> James: By telling them to shut up, learn to block, and stop harassing artists who have done nothing wrong.

You keep saying the artist should have taken it down because random people are "upset". But their selfish emotions do not matter that much.

> Mold: then why won't the artist just block everyone harassing them? we can't shield ourselves from part of the world, the only way they'll learn to deal with it is by facing it, i really don't care about the drawing, i am concerned over the response

clearly "selfish emotions" matter