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Sam's Posts

So, this is the one and only post Sam has left on her account, note how she doesn't actually address any of the problems people have with her aside from her NSFW.

She repeats what she's said before and doesn't add anything new to her defense.

"I have a NSFW account on Patreon which was never a secret. I made the account on Patreon to keep children, REAL children, away from contents they are not supposed to see." But she never checks with her patrons for proof of age, two colleagues of mine who have paid for her Patreon have confirmed this. She has the ability to ask her patrons for pictures of their IDs or other forms of proof of age, but she neglects to. She expects a paywall to prevent minors from accessing her NSFW content, which is foolish. It is her responsibility to ensure her patrons are 18+ and she is doing nothing.

She brings up Hunter (hantaa hasu) as a way to deflect the negative attention away from herself, which I find to be a bit hilarious considering when the allegations & stories about Hunter came out last year, she had nothing to say. She shared one post to her story that didn't explain the situation at all, only that he was being rude to the user who made the post. She didn't share the victims' stories, she didn't offer her voice or her platform to be used by victims, she didn't make any posts warning her audience about an alleged child predator in the community she claims to love. In fact, during her short lived return she still didn't share any information or warnings on Hunter.

She pushes the blame onto her "bullies", claiming that they are the reason why the MHA OC community has become an awful place to be in. While there were, and still are I presume, people who were sending and commenting deplorable things to Sam (which is an incredibly immature thing to do & the wrong way to handle a situation like this), that doesn't excuse her own behavior and actions. Had she handled this situation with more tact and didn't jump to avoid the valid points against her, Instagram would have been a safe place for her to return to. It's no ones fault that she is deciding to permanently leave, it's her own choice and making it out to seem otherwise is manipulative.

This is what she said on her Patreon not too long after posting on Instagram. The tone is completely different.

In her Instagram post, she was angry and hurt that she "had" to leave. But here, she seems fine with leaving. It seems like she never cared about Instagram after her success on Patreon, because Instagram is free and she made no money there. She's also acting like other social media like Twitter or DeviantArt don't exist, which is odd since she, again, has all this supposed love for the community.

It's very obvious that her creating content has become about nothing but the money. She does not care about sharing Erin's story, she cares about making around $3K (USD) a month.

These are her final story posts.

This post smells of not very subtle manipulation.

"When I created this account I was very depressed and literally had no purpose. I thought I was a bad artist and writer." Then why did she brag about being a "professional illustrator" whenever someone critiqued her art? She implies that before she gained her following her life was empty and that her followers gave her purpose (which if true is extremely unhealthy and she needs to step away from all social media).

"It's sad this journey must come to an end but I need to do what's best for my mental health" She, yet again, implies she has been forced to leave Instagram and brings up her mental health again. If she needs a break for her health, why keep her Patreon going? Her "haters" can still access it. People who disagree with her actions can still access it. If she really, truly needs that break, why follow up that post with this?

It's too suspicious that she's so "upset" about her decision to leave but then immediately plugs her Patreon in the hopes of sucking in a few extra people to pay her every month.

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Sam's History with Bakugo

In my last post about Sam, I forgot to mention her Tumblr account and some of the things she reblogged. Her account has gone unused for some time now but, at least at the time of me writing this, it is still accessible.

Here are the Bakugo posts she reblogged.

For someone who says Bakugo isn't her favorite, she sure did reblog a lot of Bakugo relationship posts.

She also made this post, which is more proof that she views the kids of MHA in a sexual light. This was posted long before her Patreon with her NSFW tier was made.

"Maybe in future I will make nsfw fan art about them"

I don't need to explain why that contradicts the things she's been saying as of late.

She also had this to say when asked about her boyfriend and Bakugo. (From February of 2021)

According to Sam, her boyfriend and Bakugo share quite a bit in common. She's done this on more than one occasion, but I unfortunately only have this screenshot.

Why do I bring any of this up? Because it adds a layer to the suspiciousness of Sam's NSFW content. She has this infatuation with Bakugo, going so far as to compare him to her boyfriend, and she creates a character, who is essentially an idealized version of herself, that's shipped with him. She made numerous comics & pages about Erin and Bakugo in sexual situations, included Bakugo in a majority of her "Smutember" series, and she is still making this type of content. She's already started working on a villain AU comic of Erin and Bakugo, where she has said before (February of 2021) :

And this is the start of her comic (July 5 of 2021) :

Having seen her NSFW comics before, this is almost always how they start. Erin is bending over or doing something to put an emphasis on her chest or her ass or both, Bakugo sees her, he starts touching her & removing her clothes, and then they have sex. Sam is not going to stop making NSFW, she hasn't learned anything. This is the kind of content she is continuing to promote to her majority underage audience.

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Sam's dangerous influence on the community

After Sam made her final post to leave, the MHA OC community practically went up in flames. Numerous creators made lengthy story rants on how "the community has become so toxic", some made posts of their own explaining the situation and their issues with Sam, and one individual decided to make this post (which has since been deleted).

No one, at least to my knowledge, is participating in this event. Most people within the community spoke out in comments, voicing how ridiculous this idea was. The fact that this post was made in full seriousness at all is highly concerning. Sam had this much influence on the community. Someone thought to replicate the blackout for BLM and use it for an adult woman who sexualizes fictional minors, has inappropriate interactions with minors (trying to convince a minor to agree with her after they expressed discomfort with her is inappropriate), has displayed rude behavior to those who disagree with her, did not warn her audience about a child predator, has made ableist statements, and decided that instead of taking responsibility for her actions she should blame everyone else and run off Instagram. That is what someone decided to do, and I do not need to explain how & why that is both extremely dangerous and concerning.

The sheer influence Sam still has despite having left is deeply unsettling and is not talked about enough. No one is questioning why all these people are going to bat for a person they barely know. No one is questioning why Rozupan, who has called Sam her "bestie" & has done collabs with her, has been staying completely silent on the subject. No one is questioning how similar the arguments & behaviors between Sam and Hunter are. Start asking yourself these questions, and start holding people with influence accountable.

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