Might be an unpopular opinion but
I don’t think no one should be wanting merch of an abuser/r@pist abusing his victim.
Probably just me tho
Actually fuck asks, I’m just gonna say this here. I’m the artist who made those pins (I don’t use tumblr so I made a throwaway account). I am a sex trafficking and abuse victim and I am incredibly outspoken about that fact. I as well as many other victims use art to cope with the trauma of what we went through.
The fact that anyone could sit there with this false sense of moral superiority while speaking over victims is absolutely disgusting in my opinion. I make heavy art about my trauma, I make jokey art about my trauma, it was recommended to me by my THERAPIST who singlehandedly helped me stop self harming by using art as an outlet instead.
You are not helping victims by behaving like this. You’re cutting them off from access to what is for some people their only outlet of coping. I don’t give a single shit if you hate Vivziepop’s guts but I’m letting you know this is incredibly disrespectful to abuse victims who find comfort in art and media that represents them. If I described even a fraction of the trauma I went through, it would make you throw up. I think I’ve earned the right to make whatever the fuck kind of art I want.
Sorry for being mean but this was incredibly triggering for me. Do better.
Before I say anything, I am a victim of SA, it has happened multiple times in my life.
It is very odd to me how the statement above is seen as a bad thing. R*pe/abuse is a triggering subject in and of itself. Regardless if it's fiction or not. Just because you personally went through it does not stop it from being a sensitive topic to others. So yeah people are going to comment, give their opinions, and even express their hatred towards what you've depicted.
To expect people to suck it up and walk away is, very weird? To me. Especially if it's trauma art. If trauma art is very special to you and you get triggered like this, across platforms mind you, I don't think you should be posting them. In reality, no one is stopping you from drawing this material. Hell, no one is stopping you from posting it. But you have to consider no one is stopping people from posting their opinions on the matter either. Victims or not.
Talking about how much you hate it is not the same as actively showing/calling out people who enjoy it. Just because you cope in a way people find more palatable does not mean YOU are in the right. Victims message me every day about the comfort they find in my content and how afraid/ashamed they’ve been made to feel for seeking it out. I’m glad they can find it. Also ‘you’re allowed to make art about your trauma as long as you hide it from us normies 😊’ isn’t really a good take.
No one is stopping you from blocking something or someone you don’t want to see.