Dni: Dustin or Korjich fans (exposed; opinion)
My first issue with Dustin is his history with AI-generated content.
What frustrates me the most is how many artists spend years practicing, studying anatomy, learning composition, refining their style, and constantly pushing themselves to improve, only to receive a fraction of the attention that someone can get through AI-generated images.
In my opinion, AI should be a tool, not the final product. There's a huge difference between using AI as a reference or assistant and using it to create the actual artwork people praise you for.
What makes this even worse is that Dustin benefited from AI-generated content, gained popularity from it, received fanart and support from the community, then deleted the evidence and acted as if it never happened. There was no real accountability, no honest acknowledgment of how much AI contributed to his growth
I find that incredibly disrespectful to artists who put real time, effort, and passion into developing their skills
To this day, I don't see any meaningful attempt to address what happened, and that's one of the reasons
My problem with Dustin isn't just the AI ββissue. What really bothers me is the hypocrisy. He accused Korjich of zoophilia because of the sexualized content with Anton in his animal form, which I agree was strange and deserved criticism. But then he makes jokes involving Anton and the octopus character from The Deep in the series The Boys. I'm not saying the two things are exactly the same, What I'm saying is that if you're going to make such serious accusations against someone, maybe you shouldn't make jokes about the same subject. You can't consider yourself morally superior and, at the same time, make exceptions when it comes to your own content. That's one of the reasons why I don't support him and don't want to be associated with him; I find it particularly disgusting
(I also have other issues with Dustin that I personally don't agree with, but I'd rather not get into them here. They're more complex, more opinion-based, and I don't want this post to turn into a debate about every single thing I dislike.
For now, I'm sticking to the points I believe are the most relevant and easiest to discuss objectively.)
I know Dustin has already spoken about her before, but I still wanted to share my own thoughts instead of relying on someone else's words.
To be clear, my issue with Korjich isn't just one thing. It's a pattern of behavior that I find completely unacceptable.
The racist comments alone are already bad enough. Making racist jokes, using slurs, and treating that kind of behavior as something funny isn't edgy or dark humor. It's just racism
There's also the way she treated other people in the fandom. I've seen her insult creators, spread hatred, wish death on people, and start conflicts over a fictional character. Nobody deserves to be attacked just because they exist in the same fandom
Another thing that always bothered me was how possessive she seemed over Anton. Obviously nobody owns a fictional character, yet she often acted as if other people weren't allowed to enjoy, draw, or talk about him without her approval. That kind of attitude only creates unnecessary drama and pushes people away from the community.
And yes, I also think the sexualized animal Anton artwork deserved criticism. I understand why so many people were uncomfortable with it, and I don't agree with pretending there was nothing wrong with it.
What makes me criticize Korjich isn't one isolated incident. It's the combination of racism, hostility toward other creators, harassment, death wishes, constant negativity, and the overall attitude she brought into the fandom.
That's why I don't see her as a positive influence on the community, and why I think people should be aware of this behavior instead of ignoring it.
After looking into everything, I've come to the conclusion that neither of these people have been a positive influence on this community.
Korjich's racism, harassment of other creators, hostility toward people who liked the same character, death wishes, and overall behavior are things I find completely unacceptable. In my opinion, those actions alone are enough to seriously damage any trust or respect someone might have for her.
At the same time, I think people are so focused on talking about Korjich that they often ignore Dustin's own issues. His history with AI-generated content, the way it was quietly brushed aside, and the hypocrisy I've already discussed deserve criticism too.
The reason I made this post isn't because I think one of them is secretly right. I don't.
I think both have contributed to making this fandom more toxic, more hostile, and more exhausting than it needed to be. The difference is that people are already talking about one of them, while the other often avoids the same level of scrutiny.
You don't have to pick a side when both sides have done things worth criticizing
At the end of the day, I think this community deserves better than racism, harassment, hypocrisy, constant drama, and creators who make the fandom feel less welcoming for everyone else.
//Before anyone points out that my section about Korjich is shorter than my section about Dustin, there's a reason for that.
Most of the things I wanted to say about Korjich have already been discussed by other people, including Dustin himself. Her behavior, the racism, the harassment, and the controversies surrounding her are already well known and have been talked about extensively
Because of that, I didn't feel the need to write a huge post repeating everything that has already been said.
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