dear #dogmantwt ,
thank you so much to all of you. I read everything all the comments have written, and I can’t tell you how blown away I am. the unfathomable amount of support and compassion everyone has shown me. my closest artist friends, to those i’ve barely interacted with, you all had something encouraging and impactful to say. There is no way on earth I’ll be able to thank all of you enough. Because my art is my therapy, it’s my release. My ideas always come from a place of curiosity or interest, but also love and sometimes deep emotion. I don’t want to give up doing what I love because some people don’t find it to their liking. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and concerns, and I am not going to belittle or argue with that.

So now— a little more context about the situation. As you know, sometimes I draw NSFW. I have a strict moral policy to be mindful of where, and how I post this type of content, whether it be gore or sexual. I make sure not to use the main tags, use content filters on topics I think are too mature for minor audiences, and never post full blown NSFW of any kind on my page. However, I will crop my work and show only the SFW parts, as to guide people OF AGE to my NSFW account so they can enjoy my work too!

An artist in the Dogman community spoke very ill of me in a private group chat, which they are more than entitled to do. It’s their freedom to express their grievances with anyone whom they choose, but the problem was they did not come to me first and instead assumed things about me and saying them as if they were truth. Spreading rumors is bullying, and there’s no excuse for it, no matter how impulsive you are.

So let me be clear, my #PCdogmanAU or PsychoCuties AU, is NOT and will NEVER be related to or associated with the original media. When I made this AU, I planned on changing the dynamics of the characters, and to make the plot and storyline less about sex, and more about psychological torture and gore. Think of Marie Shelly’s Frankenstein. I don’t condone the actions nor the beliefs of the original creator, and I never will. Dogman, will always be a MAN. A grown ass MAN. Not a child. NEVER A CHILD. And to say that I mischaracterized he and Petey’s relationship is ridiculous, because this is an ALTERNATE UNIVERSE. You know, make believe? They are not SUPPOSE to be exactly like their canon characters.

Yes, Petey is going to have his flirtatious moments, he’s going to be a little explicit sometimes. Dogman is not brave in this universe, he’s more so like Courage from Courage the Cowardly Dog. He’s meek, and mild, easily frightened, but still good hearted. The point of the plot was to have him slowly pull himself out of that shell and make him just a little more like his OG self. Petey, is romantically (in an unhealthy way) obsessed with Dogman, because I was curious as to see what that would look like. This AU was created for adults, and I would only ever post SFW of the PsychoCuties au to my main account. And those “cropped” NSFW images were simply just expressions that I were super happy with how they turned out and wanted to share, NOTHING EXPLICIT.

This person knows who they are, and I’ve promised to keep them anonymous because I don’t want anyone going after them. Although, it was this morning when I was given the screenshots of what was said, word for word. It was heartbreaking to see a fellow artist who I had supported in this fandom say those things about me without even asking. I had a major mental breakdown and now here we are. I will not reveal their identity, it’s for the best we leave this in the past and move forward. But just know behavior like that is NOT okay and incredibly hurtful. [1]
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