AlphaPopcornPie

I made quite a few new socials actually, haha. Newgrounds, Tumblr, and Inkblot are all added to my arsenal. My Twitter still exists but I want to avoid using it now that it's going down in flames and I think I have an impending suspension coming for me. Oh well. I'll be updating my links on my home page accordingly.

"Full disclosure: I decided that it wouldn't hurt to diversify my roster of mostly white OCs, and nor would it hurt to make some Taiwanese representation. So I created Nanome and gave her a slightly Star Wars inspired backstory: She was supposed to be an Earth girl at the dawn of an intergalactic war. At 7 years old, she was abducted and forced into the enemy alien military until teenhood. She would then escape, surviving in space on her own and growing to heal from her mental trauma, eventually reclaiming the sense of independence and bravery she had as a child. No, I really was so stupid that I thought this was positive representation, and not horribly offensive to multiple demographics at once. She was retired for a long time, then I opened up about her on Twitter. Twitter did as Twitter does and the backlash amounted to hundreds of people blocking me, probably some callout posts as well. I decided to get off my ass and redesign Naomi entirely as an apology. She's now a gardener, happy and PTSD-free. She still has ways to go in terms of a new story and personality, but I can say I know better now. Way better." ^ This is my description on the redesign for Naomi. All things considered, I am still happy with my redesign and it seems that people who see her are happy, too. I still feel haunted by Nanome, however. I say I moved on, but I keep bringing her up and...well, Twitter wasn't happy. I'm not happy. I feel like I shouldn't let myself forget I ever thought something so ugly and tasteless was okay. Do I really keep hoping for someone to tell me that Nanome wasn't actually deeply offensive? Can't I just accept that she was? Can't I ever forgive myself for once? I wonder now if there are other people in my position. People who thought they had a good idea for an OC that was actually utterly wretched. I don’t mean those old Mary Sues in third grade notebooks, I mean misinterpreted mental disorders, botched cultural representation, inaccurate backstories, OCs made through a blatant and stupid lack of research. When you have a unique feeling, you want to go see who else has it. So...yeah. If you see this and you recall an OC that is now recorded in your deepest regrets, or got you cancelled, or both, Heaven forbid, tell me.