Hey just curious but why did you block my friend on twitter? They didn't mean to offend you or anything like that and apparently half of the jsr fandom has them blocked and they don't know why? Thanks for your time
I hope I am thinking what I think you are talking about. And even so, I don't think I need to explain myself because I owe nothing to anyone. I owe nothing to people. If I block someone, maybe it was for something or maybe it was just because I don't want to see them?
But I will explain myself.
I blocked Xandy_Morgan because she was accused of using AI in the art style and interacting inappropriately with a minor, sending them AI nsfw and even crossing their boundaries.
I don't have anything against her nor her account nor her art style. I admire all JSR artists that talk spanish, that are Latinoamericans because I am too; she was included, and I was a follower of her art. However, I don't agree with her actions anymore.
For those who haven't read the document, here it is. Not only that, but also Xandy's counter replies and the answer to them. Even so, I am going to dissect some of this for those who don't know.
As you can see in the first document, Xandy has been interacting with a minor that the document calls Kris. Sending them nsfw with and without Generative AI of Beat; images I think I can't send here because they are ... explicit, but you can see them in the document normally. Her "art" there shows the inconsistencies that are not the same as her usual art.
BEAT HAS A WEIRD LOGO IN THE BACK, NOW THAT I SEE THIS AGAIN.
In her replies (the ones I could read and I hope I read them all, I apologize for that, the Twitter new update about quotes is AWFUL), she answers ... weirdly.
To the allegations of AI, she admits the fact that she has been using AI bases that she traced over it. Something that is contradictory to her bio "No to AI" and "I am creative". Not only Xandy use AI bases for her art, she generates some ... images. I'm not going to call it "AI art". In the document and the images before, there's a picture of a realistic Beat.
... Jet Set Radio embraces art like a statement, like a message that is beautiful and cannot be silenced by anyone nor anything. Tracing is a topic I am not going to talk about, whatever everyone thinks about whether it is good or not or more and less. However, using AI as a base is not correct. Even if it can be considered as "fixing the AI", that generated image was created for something else along with YOUR OWN ART. You continue to propagate using AI. Your "no" is not a hard no about using AI, it's false and it is hypocrisy.
There are many pages around the internet that help you with poses. Learning is something we do all the time, there is no need to use AI. Trace a free 3D model without remorse, do a pose without the need to be perfect. If you want to replicate an art style, STUDY IT AND STUDY IT HARD. AI is a plague that affects not only our fandom but also JOJOS fandom that suffers constantly for getting trained to AI and everyone. Artists, people like you and me. Don't achieve perfection, achieve love for what you do.
Finally, the allegations of talking inappropriately to a minor. She answers (paraphrasing): "I'm not a pedophile, I'll cut my own hands before I do something like that. I have a younger sister with depression"
Pedophilia is a paraphilia and mental disorder that is described as an attraction to young people, only that; an attraction to young people including teenagers and children and even younger than that, something that can be treated if the person decides to. The term itself is used incorrectly around the world, and she used it wrong as well. According to her own words, what she refers is that she is not a pederast, someone who actually harms minors and commits an actual CRIME. All pederasts can be pedophiles but not all pedophiles are considered pederasts, but that's a very long topic. I recommend people to inform themselves about it because it is imporant to know.
But, regarding to Xandy, a step a pedophile takes to become a pederast is thin, and that is very alarming to accuse someone of that without proven evidence. You are not that and the document didn't call you that. What were you refered to is to be a groomer. Grooming is the conduct an adult uses to establish an emotional connection with a minor (and even the minor's family), for any reasons. Mostly, in the internet, it is to gain easy access to the child just to get something from them, either it is inappropiate pictures (nudes) of the child or actually an opportunity to be romantically or sexually with them. The tactics are many but one of them is exposing this child to sexual material (pornography, or in our case, Not Safe For Work of their favorite content).
Calling someone a groomer is heavy as well, and even if you have NO intentions whatsoever about harming the victim and taking advantage of them, you still enabled them to continue interacting in such a way. It is not the same sharing NSFW with your friend that has your age and laughs and "goon about it", than with a minor. Someone that you don't know in real life, someone that you don't know if they have problems behind for them to share that content or keep being exposed to it. For lack of a more appropriate term even if it is correct, let's use "groomer".
Now, with the comments that angried me the most. "They started it", "They feel jealousy of me" and so on. I cannot post more images according to Tumblr but you know. They existed in the posts and the document.
I think people with common sense can notice what is wrong here. Such words of "They started it" are VERY COMMON for people that were called (or are) groomers, pedophiles and/or pederasts; even other types of sexual abusers. That is NO excuse to blame the victim, even if the victim started ... is it not your RESPONSABILITY as an adult to tell them to stop? If someone younger than me sent me such a thing I will stop them and tell them that content is not for them and who exposed them to it.
But you enable them. You keep sending them content of their favorite character. For what I did understand for the screenshots of the document, the victim had an nsfw picture of Beat as a pfp and you asked them to send it to YOU; and when they told you "no", you insisted that you always sent them NSFW of Beat. See what I meant? Enabling, and grooming behavior. Always expecting something in return.
And the commentaries about jealousy and that the victim is making a tantrum in the posts ... please, why would an adult feel threatened about a "tantrum" of "getting cancelled"? Unless you need to hide something which is questionable, people have the right to call your bad behavior. Not only on the internet, but also in real life. A coworker can call out your inappropriate behavior, people around you can call out your inappropriate behavior, a minor can call out your inappropriate behavior and even your own family can call out your inappropriate behavior and tell you to CHANGE.
Regarding the fact that you have a depressive young sister, a detail that is not my concern at all, whether it is true or not; that as well ... is not a justification to say that "I can't do this, never EVER". It is possible, and some cases prove that they have done awful things even with a family to take care of. Some actions are impulsed by how some consequences will affects YOU ๐ซต, and later how they will affect your family and everyone around you. What I am informed about is that you have previous personal problems, but even so, it is not an excuse. Can be an explanation, but depression doesn't tell you to do something.
No one wants you dead nor depressed nor worse and worse, Xandy. They wanted you to admit that you have made mistakes, one being awfully worse than the other one. But you didn't, you blame everything around instead of yourself.
I have minor friends, I have adult friends. If they want to trust me, I will open my heart to be their safe place where they can vent or act a little bit different. NOT propagate something that you don't (or you do) if it's hurting them or making them have an addiction, not exposing them to porn and AI porn of all things for God's sake.
With all this said, I AM NOT ASKING my audience and whoever reads this to harass Xandy. She is flawed, had questionable choices and definitely did not preach what she exclaimed to support. But in the end, she was not ill-intended. Or I hope so, but only time will decide. You are free to choose your own opinion and this is mine, explaining everything.
To the young people in JSR fandom, please, do not interact like this on the internet. If you want to consume that content for whatever the reason, even if I don't approve it, do it PRIVATELY. ALONE. NOT WITH A STRANGER IN THE INTERNET WHATEVER THE AGE, BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN DO AWFUL THINGS TO YOU. If someone has suffered from some situation like this, speak. Please. You are valid, no one deserves to be ashamed for calling out some actions because the only purpose of this is to make sure this community is a safe space.
For Xandy if someone lets her know this, and I am going to use our language: Xandy, no me hiciste nada y esperรณ siga asรญ. Pero tienes 21, eres UN AรO MAYOR QUE YO FOR AMOR A DIOS. No tienes edad para que alguien te venga a decir cรณmo debes comportarte. Actรบa como una adulta, admite tus errores y sana por tu cuenta. Te admirรฉ y sentรญ tanto tus problemas de salud como personales. Te deseaba lo mejor, pero no eres alguien que quiero cerca por tratar a alguien menor asรญ. Lo de usar IA fue decepcionante, hablar con un menor asรญ fue horrible y la gota que derramรณ el vaso fue tu papel de vรญctima, y por eso te di block. Esperรณ que cambies, si realmente quieres estar en este fandom ... aunque realmente no te quiero ver ni en una pintura.
Xandy, you didn't make me anything and I hope it stays like that. But you're 21, YOU'RE A YEAR OLDER THAN ME FOR GOD'S SAKE. You don't have the age for someone to tell you how to behave. Act like an adult, admit your mistakes properly, and heal on your own. I admired you and felt for you, both your health and personal problems. I wished you the best, but you're not someone I want around because of how you treated that minor. Using AI was disappointing, talking to a minor like that was awful, and the final straw was your victim play. I hope you change, if you REALLY want to be in this fandom ... although I really don't want to see you not even in a painting.
Take care, Xandy. But change.
And to the adult JSR fandom, please let's become a safe community. I'm not telling anyone to NOT do something, but maybe ... don't expose your minor audience or make your account only for adults. Not everyone is like that, but that is for some people around:).
Have a good afternoon everyone.
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