A response about my deleted art.

[tripperfunster]

I appealled (sp?) my art deletion, asking on what grounds it was removed, and I got this message today on DeviantArt:


According to the logs the work removed was considered pornographic in nature due to the implied mouth to genital contact. Your deviantART submissions must avoid certain themes which are not considered to be acceptable for submission here.

WTF? IMPLIED? Dear god, that is a slippery slope!

Here is my rebuttal for them:


Thank you for your response.

Your FAQ states that mouth to genital contact is not allowed, and I certainly can accept that. There is nothing stated in the rules about IMPLIED anything.

After having art forcibly deleted over year ago, I have made a great effort to follow the rules here. I enjoy being a member of DA. Please take a second look at this last batch of art in question. I will allow that two of them, although nothing is showing, there is little doubt as to what they are doing.

As for Taste Of Spandex, both people in question are fully clothed, and one is biting the front of the other's pants, stretching them out. He is not touching anything other than spandex. I am quite sure that this does not go against your terms of Service.

As for Wrong, so Wrong, it is a picture of a sponge kneeling in front of a starfish. Niether animal actually posesses genitals.

The person who reported this art has a personal vendetta against a friend of mine, and now she seems to be going after the people who's art she has favourited.

Thank you for your time.

*sigh* I wish I was more eloquent. I really wanted to stand up and shout about how they can't just go around bending the rules to suit them, but erm...it's their site, I suppose that they can. not to mention that I have a free subscription there...not a leg to stand on, I suppose.

I will keep y'all updated if and when I hear back from them.

ETA: Oh, I should add that I posted THIS as my artistic rebuttal. I have another one planned, but this one only took 3 minutes. :D

Comments

[joanwilder.livejournal.com]

Oh for crying out loud!! And there's someone with an agenda behind this? My god, some folks need a good fuck or something!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Yes, but no one WANTS to fuck those people!

I just don't get the implied thing. I mean shit! ALL of my art is implying that the people are having SOME sort of sex! (and some is *cough* a bit more than implied)

[joanwilder.livejournal.com]

To boot, when some one LOOKS at something, they infer what's not clearly visible, the morons. IMPLICATIONS ARE IN THE MIND OF THE BEHOLDER! /rant

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah! I have a VERY dirty mind. Pretty much EVERY pic in the world is implying something to me!

[eldriwolf.livejournal.com]

eh, well, starfish *have* gonads---(does that count as genitals?)
But, like their mouths, they are centrally located

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Mouths AND gonads located in the same place? *ponders the possibilities*

Must ... Draw ... Porn ...

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

LOL! LOL! LOL!

*sees silver lining to this cloud*

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Porn, the new silver lining! :D

[xenafox.livejournal.com]

...IMPLIED is bad? IMPLIED!?

ff knbgfgkkksdf PEOPLE ARE TOO SENSITIVE X.X

I think your rebuttal sounded prety good btw.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Yeah, implied. I seriously do. not. get it.

[euclase.livejournal.com]

*avoids DevArt like the plague*

Lol, you gave them a biology lesson. Miserable prudes. XD

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Ya know, I've had mostly great experiences there. Lots of great people. Of course, all it takes is one asshat to ruin things. (like I have to tell YOU that!)

Let's hope the mods see the light.

[venturous1.livejournal.com]

As for Wrong, so Wrong, it is a picture of a sponge kneeling in front of a starfish. Niether animal actually posesses genitals.

**dies of laughing**
My icon says it all, Tripp.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thanks hon! *loves you back*

[accioslash.livejournal.com]

Re: your artistic rebuttal. Awww, implied hugs are just so sweet. I think I'll use this picture for the party invitations for the church social. The Catholic church is always trying to attract younger members.

And, serious WTF to implied anything. Jesus, my slash googles are frickin' prescription strength. As Tom Leher said, "when correctly viewed, everything is lewd!"

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Say, did you ever hear back about that email to you brother, re the invitations? :D

I like that quote.

[accioslash.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha! Yeah. My sister-in-law wrote back saying that it was such a shame that there were people who have to ruin good clean fun for the rest of us. I *did* agree with her on the whole killjoy aspect, but I don't think we agreed on exactly who the people were that were actually ruining the fun.

[1scout.livejournal.com]

So with a name like DEVIANT Art, what else is someone to think but that the art therin is, well...DEVIANT?!
I signed up there after I found the site because I figured the art there was...um...of the naughty kind, but it mostly is kinda tame.
Oh well.
As long as you don't stop drawing my art kink will always be satisfied. ^-^

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the name is a bit misleading, especially since they don't allow anything lewd.

And don't worry, I'll NEVAH stop drawing!

[whatthefuckbenj.livejournal.com]

Good thing you are standing up for yourself!

As for Wrong, so Wrong, it is a picture of a sponge kneeling in front of a starfish. Niether animal actually posesses genitals. lol. You rock, hon!

The person who reported this art has a personal vendetta against a friend of mine, and now she seems to be going after the people who's art she has favourited. Geez that's fucked! How did you find that out?

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't know this absolutely for sure, but a friend of mine was being harassed, having negative comments, and having anything remotely questionable reported, so she shut down her account and opened up a new one under a new name.

Not two days later, my stuff was forcibly deleted, and she had those pics fav'd on her page.

You do the math.

[verdenia.livejournal.com]

Love the rebuttal art. Hope they see the light.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I"m hoping too, but needless to say, I'm not holding my breath.

[fiere.livejournal.com]

Woot, rebuttal! I hope you get a better response to that one.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I have a much dirtier rebuttal in mind, but I HAVE NO TIME RIGHT NOW! ARRGH.

Must.
Draw.
Porn.