I usually don't post my own thoughts. I am a fairly private person. But I'm hoping this can reach Kneeby since they have disabled all communications on Tumblr.
First of all. I think this whole controversy over sparklecare and cometcare is nothing but hot air.
Someone dug up Kneeby's private canons and whirled up a bunch of malicious intent where there was absolutely none.
These are fictional characters. Nothing more than imaginary thoughts. They are not real people being harmed. Hell I was always surprised by the sheer amount of content warnings on the comic. That is a lot of care for not triggering people.
I am sad because this could likely be the end of sparklecare. I always looked forward to seeing uni again. I have a sweet spot for sly. Poor gal struggling with taking a shower. Something about the vulnerability of these characters struggling with stuff the public may treat very harshly in a safe environment.
That's why fiction exists. It's a safe environment. As long as we acknowledge the difference between fiction and reality there is no harm done.
But now a mob has formed. They found something (once again a fictional ship) that they didn't like and decided to absolutely tear down Kneeby, someone struggling with mental illness trying to cope with severe trauma and brought so much joy to so many people with their characters.
They didn't have to do this. They didn't have to share sparklecare with anybody. But we all found connection there.
Now thanks to this mob mentality there will be no more sparklecare or cometcare. The life and soul of someone has been terrorized into believing that they are as bad as their abusers. All over, I remind you, fictional ships. Fictional ships that were private. Because they knew this could be triggering to other people. But they had great healing power to her.
I work a blue collar job. I spend time with people who would say the most fucked up things. But I don't judge them on what they say. I see their actions as actions of integrity. They may be rough on the surface, but they enact behaviors or care and responsibility towards others.
And I think this terminally online culture is mixing up fiction with reality and causing a lot of harm.
This callout post that has gone around has done absolutely no good for anyone. Kneeby is hurting and drowning in unwarranted hate. Fans of the comics and characters are hurting because they also believe they have been deceived and because they believe they have supported something bad. And now we all have lost a wonderful thing over a bunch of private canons and ships. Once more, fictional ships. Fiction. Not real.
I'm pretty upset about the whole thing. At this rate the only we'll have in the future is the most absolutely bland media because everyone will get scared their lives will be ruined over some perceived harm.
If incest is a contentious topic then we should bring it to the light and explore how it affects relationships in the real world and why do some people attach to the fictional performance of it and what are the effects of it. Discussions that need to be approached with compassion and curiosity instead of judgement.
Nobody is perfect. I rather have strange imperfect people that bring joy and are committed to improving behavior that causes real harm to real victims than perfect performing people who are so scared to be real that everything they create is bland soggy slop devoid of nuance.
We can't grow as people when we live in fear.
I hope we get to see more sparklecare and civil discussions about fictional ships.
This type of behavior is more about seeking safety in hiding with the angry crowd than exposing dangerous predators or evil people. If the latter were the case then we would be treating the writers of murder mysteries the same as potential serial killers.
This is silly and it needs to stop because all it is doing is hurting everyone involved.
If Kneeby reads this. You are well within your right to keep your ocs and aus private. But I personally would be extremely sad to see them go.
I am more interested in hearing how incest has affected your life and why the fictional version of it can be comforting despite the pain the real event caused than having the topic completely silenced. We are complicated creatures. The more we learn about each other, the better we can act to get along and not hurt each other.
Anyways that is my ramble.
I hate seeing people suffer unnecessarily.
