Hello, and welcome to my blog! My name is Atlanta, I'm in my 30's (JHC) and I am a digital artist, working towards perhaps being a comic artist... Least I hope. Anyway, on my blog you'll find I've mostly rebloged a lot of stuff that inspires me, as well as drawing and writing resources, and references, as well as Art I enjoy, I also of course post my own art, and commissions I do here of course... I uh, also use this blog to store Character and Roleplay world Information, since I am a little bit of a scatter brain.
Hi guys, i am offically off work for 3 weeks for my birthday! (12th)
While it would likely consist of just sleeping, i am around to talk and do things.
The 42nd Traditional Kaga-Yuzen Crafts ExhibitionSilver Award: Visiting dress ‘New York, New York’ Miyoji Ishida
Author’s Comment : The lights of the skyscrapers in Manhattan are beginning to turn on, and I created this work with a bird’s eye view of New York City, which is being transformed into a vibrant city.
The 42nd Annual Exhibition of Traditional Kaga Yuzen Crafts is being held at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, from September 16 (Wed) to 22 (Tue).
I didn't want to do this after the last long bout I had, but here I am. What's going on is a complicated story, and I don't even really know how to explain it. Someone said I don't have to explain given the large number of people who don't explain what's going on, but at the same time, I feel bad and want people to trust me and know where their money is going.
Like, Some know the context, given not the update but the context. So, I am going to leave the story to be explained if the commissioner asks. That seems reasonable enough in my mind.
I will be slow due to work, but my email and DMS are open, as well as to those on Discord.
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Here is my commissions if tou wanna buy some art instead, i merely warn i am slow thanks to work. (I have a day job)
Note: This post is about the shellcord/shellcell drama and its connection to the Weekly Magmas (WM). My main goal is to spread awareness and share my perspective on a situation that, in my opinion, is being largely ignored.
You know? I don’t like creating drama, but I’ve been seeing something happening in the fandom that doesn’t feel normal to me, and most people seem to be overlooking it. Maybe I’m overreacting, but at the same time, by making this post, I want you to know that I’m speaking on behalf of several other adults in the fandom who are also concerned about this situation. I’ll explain it, and then I’ll let you draw your own conclusions.
Are you familiar with the shellcord/shellcell drama? If not, I encourage you to look into the case, which involves grooming allegations and other forms of misconduct.
The main person accused is The Aviary/Abyssal (a groomer), but there were others involved as well, and most of them are no longer very active in the fandom… except for Chila (@/chil-aglia, who has multiple blogs). She was accused, with supporting evidence, of sending two explicit images to minors, engaging in inappropriate roleplay with a minor, continuously defending Abyssal both before and after the grooming allegations, and more. I know firsthand that Chila’s behavior had a negative impact on the victims. Despite all of this, she remains very active in the fandom and continues to participate in the WM on a fairly regular basis.
shellcord/shellcell drama
Note: Please do NOT spread hate toward anyone, hate is not productive. If these individuals make you uncomfortable, it’s better to locate all of their blogs/accounts and just block them.
Although these events took place on a Discord server, what happened there was not normal, and it should not be minimized under any circumstances. So… why is Chila still allowed to participate in the WM?
Note: The weekly magmas (WM, @/weeklymagmas) is a fandom event that has become very popular, and I still believe it’s something very positive in itself. Artists of all ages collaborating and motivating each other to keep the fandom alive. My criticism is not directed at the WM itself.
My concern grew more when I found out that two minors met Chila through the WM and started interacting with her on tumblr because of that. Does that seem right to you? Given this history, I don’t think Chila should be participating in the WM where she’s able to meet and interact with minors. On top of that, I learned that several adults have chosen not to participate because of Chila’s presence. That’s why I decided to get involved and speak directly with Rhys (creator of the WM). And he sent me to a moderator to talk.
conversation with the wm creator
conversation with a wm moderator (part 1)
conversation with a wm moderator (part 2)
I don’t know about you, but all of this seems very messed up to me. Constantly calling the evidence non-substantial? And they refuse to tell me anything else regarding that private evidence, which made the conversation fail to clarify anything for me.
And of course, accused people have the right to defend themselves, just as they have the right to remain silent if they don’t want to speak about it. But I try to put myself in Chila’s position… even if she was innocent and actually had evidence disproving what’s in the document (which I find really complicated) but for some reason chose to stay silent about it… why still attend the WM with such a background? I would stay away from minors and, in general, from large fandom spaces to avoid any issues if it were me. But she continues to participate as if nothing had happened (and meeting minors, as I already mentioned).
But what’s most concerning… why do the WM want to keep that evidence private? They say it’s for privacy… I know they didn’t talk to the victims, for example (as far as I was able to find out), so it seems like the only evidence they care about is the evidence that protects Chila, and it’s private? And don’t they feel obligated to explain to the participants why they’re letting her participate as if nothing happened?
Not to mention they lied about the art theft situation. It’s not false like they say. So to me this all seems, at the very least, highly suspicious and potentially a cover-up. Here I bring firsthand evidence regarding the art theft situation, provided thanks to a copy of the document made by Cimmerian, which was provided by Maple @mapleleavesart (who personally witnessed the art theft when it originally happened).
proof of chila’s art theft
I’m also aware of other things I won’t disclose that make me even more suspicious of a cover-up. And I’m concerned that what is described in the document is being minimized or not taken seriously. It was VERY serious.
Now, imagine that in this context we find out that there is an NSFW section in the WM discord. And just to be clear, I’m not against NSFW content (I don’t like it, but I’m not against it), as long as it’s in the right place (and doesn't sexualize minors). Even if there are measures in the discord to prevent minors from entering that section… It’s not okay that it exists there. Especially knowing that the WM has a NO NSFW rule both in the Magma itself and in the Discord, despite the existence of an NSFW channel. The Discord belongs to the WM, it’s not really a separate space.
proof of nswf in the wm discord
Anyway, to summarize, I think the WM moderators are minimizing what happened, or at the very least refusing to take responsibility for it, despite it being a fairly popular fandom event. Precisely because it’s so popular, simply telling people to filter the content they do or do not want to see is not a solution that truly applies here. And given the seriousness of the situation, I do think they owe people an explanation, don’t you? I don’t know, people… none of this seems right to me. And as I said, I’m not the only person speaking out against all of this. There are more people behind me.
I’m obviously not going to tell anyone what to do or not do. As for me:
I have blocked everyone accused in the document.
I reblogged the document.
I created this post to inform people again and express my disagreement with the WM.
I have never participated in the WM and I never will.
As an act of protest, I will not like, reblog, or comment on any art coming from the WM (I’m really sorry for the artists, I genuinely admire their talent and love their art).
Unfortunately, I can’t do anything more than this.
What happened around Chila wasn't petty internet drama. It was a crime.
I help moderate for different servers, and we tend to not let outside drama get dragged in. Grooming/pedophilia/sending inappropriate imagery to minors is the exception. My moderator team spoke to the minors involved and we believe them.
I don't know what they can possibly think is good enough proof to absolve her, but they should share it because keeping it secret and refusing to address the situation makes them look like they would rather protect pedophiles than minors and victims. This isn't just about Chila, their behavior around the situation says something about them that's their responsibility to clear up. Are they a safe space or not? They can't avoid 'drama' by not saying anything. Just having a known groomer allowed in brings it to their doorstep.
Even beyond Chila's actions towards minors herself, she was dating the main transgressor of the document, who even the ones who run Weekly Magma admit to not wanting on their server. She continued to support Abyssal rather than taking the side of Abyssal's victims. You can't 'both sides' a groomer and their victims. Which is why her minimizing the situation as 'internet drama' to gain sympathy from her followers is abhorrent and duplicitous.
Which she's done.
If you don't believe she sent inappropriate imagery to minors, here she's blatantly minimizing the actions of someone who did and making out the children who were victimized by her partner's actions to be unfairly cutting ties to her when at the very least, she continued to support their abuser, and at the most, she abused some of them too.
She knows the situation is serious but she chose to minimize it so her followers would give her sympathy and try to make her feel better, when there were victims who actually needed that sympathy and comfort from her. They didn't know she hurt any of them at first. They thought she was a friend and needed support desperately, but she wants to claim victimhood instead of the victims she refused to help.
Why would you trust a person who minimizes her own actions for sympathy over the victims of her actions? Especially when said actions involved a groomer? Especially when she sent inappropriate images sent to minors too?
I didn't want to do this after the last long bout I had, but here I am. What's going on is a complicated story, and I don't even really know how to explain it. Someone said I don't have to explain given the large number of people who don't explain what's going on, but at the same time, I feel bad and want people to trust me and know where their money is going.
Like, Some know the context, given not the update but the context. So, I am going to leave the story to be explained if the commissioner asks. That seems reasonable enough in my mind.
I will be slow due to work, but my email and DMS are open, as well as to those on Discord.
Here is my Ko-fi if you wanna just toss something way.
Here is my commissions if tou wanna buy some art instead, i merely warn i am slow thanks to work. (I have a day job)
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Looks like we got another Steam Sale! This time, the latest and greatest, Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar and Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma have nice discounts, 20% off and 35% off respectively. Both are amazing games if you haven't been able to try them yet. There’s also several other notable titles on sale, like past Steam releases for Story of Seasons and Rune Factory being as low as $9.99 and cool games from other series like Sakuna and Trails in the Sky and such.
I didn't want to do this after the last long bout I had, but here I am. What's going on is a complicated story, and I don't even really know how to explain it. Someone said I don't have to explain given the large number of people who don't explain what's going on, but at the same time, I feel bad and want people to trust me and know where their money is going.
Like, Some know the context, given not the update but the context. So, I am going to leave the story to be explained if the commissioner asks. That seems reasonable enough in my mind.
I will be slow due to work, but my email and DMS are open, as well as to those on Discord.
Here is my Ko-fi if you wanna just toss something way.
Here is my commissions if tou wanna buy some art instead, i merely warn i am slow thanks to work. (I have a day job)
If you haven’t heard, today PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome has been renamed to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome. This change reflects that this is not a reproductive “problem” but a whole body disease.
(Text: PCOS affects an estimated 10-13% of reproductive-aged women. It is estimated that up to 70% of women with PCOS worldwide do not know they have this condition.)
The Lancet link about shift to PMOS. Spread this to everyone who works in health care now. People with uteruses and ovaries are in agony - yes, the whole body suffers a crisis every fkn month - and health care should help
I didn't want to do this after the last long bout I had, but here I am. What's going on is a complicated story, and I don't even really know how to explain it. Someone said I don't have to explain given the large number of people who don't explain what's going on, but at the same time, I feel bad and want people to trust me and know where their money is going.
Like, Some know the context, given not the update but the context. So, I am going to leave the story to be explained if the commissioner asks. That seems reasonable enough in my mind.
I will be slow due to work, but my email and DMS are open, as well as to those on Discord.
Here is my Ko-fi if you wanna just toss something way.
Here is my commissions if tou wanna buy some art instead, i merely warn i am slow thanks to work. (I have a day job)
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