Seeing people on twitter call for boycotting Spindlehorse and official merchandise in support of the artist when said artists’ main source of revenue likely comes from Spindlehorse itself sure was something.
I’ve been in various fandoms for over two decades and I’ve never EVER encountered a studio or company this lenient towards monetisation of fan art and fan works so the fact that ppl weren’t willing for even five minutes to give them the benefit of the doubt and wait to see what could have led to this decision was disheartening.
Yes, artist SHOULD be supported, especially in this day and age and any chance for extra cash is a good thing, but going on the offensive in 0.02 seconds on one of the only explicitly anti-AI, 2D animation focused, openly queer supporting and queer representing studios WHOSE ARTIST HAVE A UNION (!!!!!) is insane.
Especially when the queer female creator from an immigrant family has been on the receiving end of one of the most vitriolic hate campaigns I’ve ever seen a creator get subjected to. Of course detractors immediately jumped in with so much enthusiasm because they saw a new chance to call Viv a monster and feel righteous doing so.
