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Kinktober Day 15, made clean?
🕑 Added 2023-12-08 01:08:51 +0000 UTCHopefully I don't get banned for this, but here we go.
So, that's finally happened.
When I first started working on the Bunny Cruise, I wondered if or when the Patreon mods in shining armor would ride in upon a valiant steed and shut it down. Frankly, I'm surprised it's taken this long.
I made 2 mistakes with Kinktober 15 that apparently triggered the mods,
1: I used a bit more red paint than usual, and not for 67's uniform (since removed)
and
2: I put "non-con" in the description of the piece (also removed)
The supposed reason for their take-down is thick with irony, according to the rules I have broken:
Do not post content on Patreon if it contains the following:
Depiction of fictional or dramatized content:
Fictional content that glorifies domestic violence and other intimate partner violence.
Offensive and graphic creations:
We understand that artists sometimes have to push boundaries to create thought-provoking art, so we don’t review offensive and graphic creations with strict black and white guidelines. We instead review creations in the context of the whole creator page. However, we have zero tolerance when it comes to the glorification of sexual violence.
So either Patreon didn't actually "review creations in the context of the whole creator page", or thought that the n-word + a bit of red paint was a step too far. While it could easily be that the mods did the former, but the possibility that they did the latter only illustrates how terrible the Bunny Cruise, and the super-rich (in this case Patreon Board Members~) are. Blatant violence is a taboo because they will lose revenue, but if the girls sign a contract and everything is "technically" consensual, then we don't have a problem here even if the undertone is one of obvious coercion. Outright saying it's non-con is bad, but showing someone being paid to "enjoy" some rough sex is acceptable.
In 67's own words, "It's not something I ever imagined myself doing", but as long as she says yes and smiles for the clients, Patreon is apparently fine with it.
Glorification: It's a word that gets thrown at me a lot whenever people are telling me how I'm a terrible person for writing the Bunny Cruise. To glorify is praise and worship, or describe or represent as desirable or admirable, especially unjustifiably. Now, I think anyone who's been following the Bunny Cruise for any length of time would know that I don't find anything that happens in that ship to be admirable, and while I will admit to having indulged in some power-play fantasies of my own, I can completely understand that sexual violence in all its real forms are utterly abhorrent and unacceptable.
The Bunny Cruise has always been a story about survival, about how people who got lost in the system are given a chance to claw their way back. But at the same time, it's a story about how easily it is for those with power and money to manipulate the system to their fancy, to get away with absolutely horrible things as long as it looks legal on paper. And it couldn't have been demonstrated more beautifully than with Patreon's reaction to a bit of red paint and the n-word.
But for a final bit of hypocrisy, I'll share with you a final quote, straight from their very own press release:
Policy on non-consensual intimate imagery
Patreon has never tolerated non-consensual intimate imagery (sexual or pornographic imagery of an individual or individuals made and/or distributed without their consent). The Trust & Safety team has diligently combated this type of content historically, using other policies to do so. This quarter, the Policy team proposed additional language that would help define this type of content specifically.
Here’s where creators weighed in:
- Creators endorsed our proposed carveout that would empower those whose work relates to non-consensual intimate imagery in the form of survival stories, educational resources, and/or advocacy.
- Creators asked us to confirm that this policy does not apply to digitally generated people, fictional characters, or consensual Adult/18+ content. Indeed, it was designed to protect real human victims of offenses like upskirt, voyeuristic, and/or creepshot content.
You can find the new, finalized language in our Community Guidelines under “Bullying and Harassment.”
So Patreon, how about putting your mouse where your mouth is, and unban my post? I don't really care, since I'm sure people have either bought the Gumroad pack or downloaded the original image, but at this point it's a matter of principle.
Comments
The bagel
Hopefully you can get everything resolved, your story's are amazing and the bunny cruise while gut wrenching, are absolutely an amazing tale of survival!
KingHomeless17
Damn. Sorry, you had to go through this. Censorship sucks, especially when the censor is wrong. I like your art because it is backed by the context of the bunny cruise you worked hard to create. Yes, your art is about survival and how terrible Patriarchy can be for women just trying to live to see another day. It's not just sexual violence. The fact that Patreon did this censorship shows they don't understand their own guidelines and are unwilling to consider the artist's goal. I bet they didn't even see your charity donation posts before they found that picture. I hope you don't get banned in the future. Stay strong. You got this.
