TL:DR I do not want to cancel the show, I don't want it to cancel me.
So I have been forced, basically, to make this statement as I am being asked about this character or 'introduced' to it (and the incoming new show) against my desires. I have deleted all previous posts about my encounters with this problem long ago for personal reasons that will be apparent, but people don't know about my situation and do deserve an explanation. I will keep this post short for my own mental health. This is the first time I have disclosed any of this information to the public, and it is hopefully the last. My silence has been a part of my uncomfortable situation, but it's clear the world won't let me try to just ignore it any longer, so it's full disclosure time.
1, Yes. I know about Mr Puzzles and his uncanny resemblance to RGB, my character from the on going comic The Property of Hate, who pre-exists Mr Puzzles by approximately ten years.
I did not, as a consequence, base RGB off Mr Puzzles...
2, I have received very violent and manipulative hate mail from fans of that character over the past few years due to this similarity, many threatening to slander me via cancel culture to discredit my own creations. The worst of these messages almost caused me to commit suicide which close friends can attest to (this period coincided with the death of my father which they used against me to full effect).
Since then the hatemail has been less frequent, but continues, and I am afraid it will pick up again with the advent of this new show.
3, I have contacted the smg4 management about these issues, to no avail. My first email was a request to tell their followers to cease sending me hatemail, which they did not attempt in any way. They have never responded to the large overlaps in terms of RGB's design, and when I finally sent them an email via a lawyer as a last resort (which cost me ÂŁ4000) they did not respond. Please note that I did not ask for a cease and desist, I only wanted the hatemail to stop, and perhaps for them to alter Mr Puzzle's design very slightly to be a little less like RGB's. I even made this simple suggestion as an example:
Despite going out of my way (against the lawyer's wishes) to phrase the letter in a none-hostile manner, and offer them an alternative, they did not reply to this email at all.
I am a disabled indie cartoonist; I do not have the money to take further legal action, and in any case I do not want to. I hate conflict, and the emotional toll of sending that email alone was enough to make me miserable and exhausted for months. All I want is to be left alone, and for people to know that RGB was invented first. I cannot afford to do anything to protect myself or make anyone listen legally; this post is the most I can do, and it is the only post I intend to make about it.
that's it. that's the whole situation. please do not message me about the show, or the character, as both are very distressing to me: if you do I will either delete the message, or block you, depending on the angle. I have blocked all related tags, and I will unfollow if I see posts, so I am doing everything I can to take care of myself in a non-aggressive fashion. I have only made this statement so that people understand.
a small example of some of the hatemail (which was preserved only to be sent to the makers as evidence which, again, they did not respond to) below the readmore. read at your own discretion, it is unpleasant.
I hope every single person who puts nice comments in tags under reblogged art knows that you you guys are the backbone of society. Being an artist online sucks these days, but here on tumblr I still get compliments under artworks that I made years ago. I hope you know every WOW and heart emoji and heartfelt compliment and funny comment you left in the tags is part of the reason I kept drawing all these years, in spite of everything that was going on.
I've been screenshotting the nice tags I get for years, and at this point it would be literal thousands of lines if I still had my old files. I love u tumblr users <333333333
This godawful recent update made me think about this post again. I still screenshot and collect all the kind comments and tags I get under my art posts on here. Some of these I got recently under art that is YEARS old. This literally doesn't happen on any other social media. The way tumblr note system works (worked) is THE reason me and my friends are on here instead on twitter or whatever else tumblr seems to desperately want to become.
Why would you fuck up THE thing that differentiates you from others? That makes your platform fun to use?
not to be that person, but making angry posts about the update isn't gonna do anything. if you're actually annoyed, i'd recommend contacting the staff to complain. if everyone does their part, i'm sure these trash updates will be rolled back. let's go!!!
you can send your feedback here: https://www.tumblr.com/support. the more people describing the issue, the better.
tumblr also has accounts on twitter (here) and instagram (this is their latest post). it'd be worth commenting there too! let's flood their last post with complaints, i guarantee we'll get some kind of response.
Wemmu is a cockatrice, Flame is a demon, Parrot is just a big parrot and Spoke is an elf who got dragged into the destructive ancient power and was corrupted by an immense force from within, acquiring a chaotic force.
I also have in my pocket a couple of designs like Wemmbu without his cape, Parrot's human guise and Spoke before he got corrupted (which only took place in the first episode before he started using the machine)
Not me thinking of who I’d trust based on your designs.
Wemmbu? No. Not initially. But he does look like someone could trust. Just not me.
Egg? It’s complicated. But I don’t think so. Purely cause of how tired he looks. He looks like the guy you give a pat on the back an awkward smile and move on.
Zam? Absolutely not. But I would smile and say I trust him.
Spoke? I would straight up be avoiding him. He looks trustworthy, but I think there’s something wrong with him. So avoid at all cost.
Flame? He looks like he wants to fight me. I ain’t a fighter. I would be wary of him. I don’t know if he looks trustworthy. As much as he looks dangerous. Maybe u could learn to ignore the danger and trust him.
Mane? Bro looks like he’s plotting. That’s a man you want to be on the good side of but never truly trust.
Wifies? Absolutely. He looks so soft. So kind. I’d trust him. I’d joke and laugh with him.
Parrot? Uhhhh…. No? But like… I wouldn’t mind him. He looks… tired. But I don’t think he’d be bad company once you get to know him.
Boosfer? FUCK NO
Clown? I would respect him. I would avoid him. No trust. Just self preservation.
Ash? *Internal screaming*. No. No I would not. Avoid. Smile. Pretend. Run.
Lettuce? That one coworker you kinda get along with but aren’t close with. Idk if I’d trust him. I don’t think so.
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