Chicamania is back at her tracing antics again, and I’ve officially had it.
She had made a new account to talk to me, claiming she was here to “solve a problem”, which I am more than certain that problem is the tension between me and her.
Keep that key piece in mind as I go further. She clearly wanted to just talk to me, and I suspected nothing of it, hoping I could calmy state to her that I do not trust her anymore after her previous behavior.
Another example of how I don’t trust her not JUST from the past, but in a few images she showed me to “prove her innocence” (I think?), I noticed this:
Right there is a red flag for me. That is clearly either traced or HEAVILY referenced from this Cookie Run art I had made:
Now don’t get me wrong, I usually don’t mind people using my art as reference! I love letting people learn from me! However, here’s the problem and red flag #1. She never asked me to use a pose from a certain image as reference, and didn’t even credit me for the pose used afterward. That is a BIG no no. A lot of artists, including me, much prefer being ASKED by another person for PERMISSION to use the said art as reference. If we agree, THEN you are allowed to use that reference, AND credit us. But, that is exactly what Chica DIDN’T do; ask and credit, and that is VERY disrespectful and upsetting for me.
By looking at Chica’s old amino or whatever it was, I remember seeing a lot of my art and other’s art traced as well. That was a big red flag for me, and was during the time when she was on anonymous threatening me, saying she was tracing my art and I will “never find her”, but she came out and apologized after she was caught. It is exactly those few first reasons why I don’t like or trust her. She is not only disrespectful, but she steals and traces art, and it seems I am a big victim of it for whatever reason. As a victimized artist, I have the right to say no, and draw a line when things go too far.
I tried to keep my calm this entire time, and calmly explain to Chica why I no longer trust her, and be a RESPONSIBLE ADULT like she said. Here is what I sent.
But then, a few hours later, she replied with a BIG red flag that thoroughly pissed me off.
They are playing victim, and trying to guilt trip me by the looks of it. “They were right.. I shouldn’t have trusted a doubtful person..”
WHY do you THINK I’m doubting you?!
After all the tracing, threatening, and all, I have the RIGHT to not trust you!! That’s just like asking someone why they BREATHE. It’s just ridiculous. That, and remember how she said “handle this like adults”? Well, she sure ain’t keeping her own word, is she? She is already starting to beg for pity.
Even though I was even MORE mad at this response, I continued to keep it cool, but replied with a more stern response, to show her that I have the right to doubt her after all she’d done to me, and others.
But then.. the next thing she said, is the BIGGEST red flag in this whole chat we had.
“I’ll just trace others. -_-”
Let THAT sink in for a minute.
That is a HUGE red flag, and just goes to show she WANTED me to forgive her, and because I DIDN’T forgive her, she’s getting angrier and is turning to threatening others. If she really thinks she can scare me into letting her trace me to save others, she’s wrong, as this only made me angrier and more persistent. My hands were shaking with anger when I read that. What ever happened to settling this like ADULTS?
Once again, I tried to keep calm and not explode on her, and FIRMLY warned her that I would make this a public warning to others about her if she even dared to continue tracing and threatening.
I hoped that the advice and warning that I put would make her think twice. I was wrong. She continued to be rude and threatening, as you see here.
She straight up pulled the “What if I’m just kidding? ;3″ card. That, and she pulled the “Oh it doesn’t matter cause I only post on amino” card. Just because I am on tumblr mainly, she immediately thinks she is safe because she is on a different site?! By now, I was DONE. Done with this conversation, this subject, and HER. I finally let go of being “nice”, and replied with this.
I will most definitely make an amino account once again and see about finding Chica on there, so I can keep track of her and what she posts. If I see ANYTHING else on there traced, I will be sure to update on it and report it to the amino staff so she can hopefully be banned from there.
I gave her too many chances. Me and other people tried to forgive her, and help her be a better person. We TRIED to HELP her be better. But she hasn’t changed at all. She is refusing to be polite even when she was the one to ask for ME to be polite. She completely ignored my warnings and discarded MY thoughts on the situation for her own selfish gain. I am done with Chica. I no longer wish to help her in any way. She needs to leave me alone. I never hated a single online person as much as I do right now. People like Chica make me SCARED to post things, as I feel like they’re hiding around the corner to snatch it and run away with it as if it’s their own damn business. She must be stopped.
Her tumblr is https://traceydadoggo.tumblr.com/, however, I feel like she’ll just end up deleting her account or something anyway. I still have yet to find her amino, but I will keep you all updated.
Also, please don’t bother to send her hate anons or whatever. While it’s no shocker that I am beyond angry with her and want to do more to make her stop, I’m afraid sending hate will do no good. It’s obvious that she refuses to listen, and I believe that sending her hate will not phase her, and it will only feed her need for a reaction. If we really want to make her turn tail, the best we can do is wait and watch, and report her accounts if we see any more red flags.
And, Chica, if YOU are reading this, don’t you DARE try and pull the “You made a callout post without permission!!!!” crap. I strictly warned you that I would if you continued to be rude and threatening, and what did you do? You continued. That, and you were a MAJOR hypocrite against you own “Solve this like adults” word. If you can go against your own word, I can break it too. You brought this on yourself, and now, you need to face the consequences that follow.
Reblog, spread the word, protect artists who may be at risk of art tracing. You never know when someone could be using your own art which you put your heart and soul into behind your back.
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