@kiribf, @deharmonic, @sqwompie
I have read the call out!
From the messages I got it didnt seem like the claims were founded at all. but I understand where they are coming from. I am an adult and can handle criticism. I understand that the original posters feelings are valid and I dont want to ignore them. I know their anger is founded and I wanted to step away because I knew I would be upset and defensive. My original thought was that the posters would just message me privately and address their issues with me if it truly something they wanted me to be aware of. I am sorry if the posters or anyone else were hurt by my art.
I am disturbed by the wording of the callout because it is far from what I meant to be doing, but I see how it looks. While I do not agree with some of their issues with my art, I do agree with the majority of them. No one can look into my head and see my intentions when I drew the charas the way I did, but it was never to perpetuate stereotypes or racist undertones. This is probably going to be a long and poorly worded explanation so please work with me so I can make genuine changes.
I am jewish, I know antisemitism and how it hurts. I am white and do not understand the point of view poc have, and I genuinely want to make good representation. Messages I have gotten were mostly aggressive and short like “u r racist” which I dismissed as wishing to start a fight. I have had this blog since I was a minor (17 or 16 cant remember) and I know and understand that my older stuff has stereotypes (small white/big brown).
I was raised in an isolated place and I know I was very ignorant to race issues. I became very aware of stereotyping and racist undertones, fetishism and the like. I have only recently come to terms with being trans and even being gay, so things are new and I am sure to make shitty mistakes. I am not perfect in any stretch of the imagination and do not expect to be coddled over this. I want to have an open dialogue with the posters and understand their thoughts fully.