merric

Just remembered the Veyle feet drama and I think I've figured out where it fits into infuriating cycles of discussion on the internet. Warning for poor recall of canon two paragraphs down.

Scenario: person comments that her design may (or may not) double as fetish bait. Nothing wrong with this. The problem is when their opponents start attacking the person for even suggesting the possibility, ignoring the fact that the creators have lost the audiences' faith to a degree that gave rise to this critique in the first place. It recalls those lolishota enthusiasts and proshippers that are all like "maybe YOU'RE the predator" as if they're bastions of free thought and their opposition are mindless puritanicals, which is facetious at best.

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