hello it’s ya boy here with a post on why you shouldn’t use a certain picture and i’ll explain why because holy shit it is awkward, i’m uncomfortable and very tired. this is uncomfortable. but before this disaster begins, it needs to be known that this… isn’t a callout or a vague ??? since every incident has been settled before. this is just regarding AN ACTUAL PICTURE OF ME that has been used a few times in the rpc and i want it to stop.
first off, here’s the picture ( resized small bc i feel awkward enough as it is ) and you can find the original on my archived deviantart HERE.
so you’re possibly like “whoa it’s just a picture, once things are on the internet they’re there forever, don’t you know?” and the answer is yes, i do know that. i know that, regardless of copyright laws or whatever is supposed to protect artists / photographers alike on the internet, there is always gonna be someone who uses something of yours. it sucks. and there are times when i might not mind, but here’s the thing:
I WAS FOURTEEN WHEN I TOOK THAT PICTURE.
i’ve seen it on many other sites besides tumblr. it’s been used in vampire fanfiction from poland to wehe/eartit boards. it’s on pinterest, it’s probably on places i haven’t seen, it’s even been used in some sound/cloud artist’s album art. it’s everywhere. i know this.
but what pisses me off the most is that i’ve seen it on blogs that also host nsfw content, particularly ones who write smut and other…….various things.
i was fourteen. A MINOR. i’m not gonna list laws because i don’t actually know what exact law might protect photos of minors so i’m not gonna throw out some fact that may not even be right, but i know there’s gotta be one out there ( if you know what exactly it is, feel free to tack it on ) that tells you not to put stuff of minors near nsfw content and like… common sense. yes there are no signs that tell you how old i was, it’s not even my full face, but now you know.
i don’t want it used. i know i can’t go back and change it to have never been taken, but i can and WILL ask you to please not use it and if you see someone using it, give them this post because like……. i’m uncomfortable. i’m allowed to be uncomfortable with it. there are personal details pertaining to shit that happened to me as a kid that make me unable to truly be okay, let alone with pictures of myself from around those times.
and think about it : if someone used a picture of your face, would you be okay with it? it’s that easy.
TL;DR: PLEASE STOP USING THIS PICTURE FOR ICONS / PROMOS / ETC. BECAUSE IT IS LITERALLY A PICTURE OF MY FACE.