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!! Content Warning !! - I post all kinds of art from vanilla to extreme kink on this page! Themes may be very dark and uncomfortable for many viewers. FA does not currently offer features to give content warnings or block unwanted tags, so if you are sensitive to certain subject matter then please be cautious browsing with NSFW on!
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Hi! I'm Bit and aside from that my identity's kinda irrelevant!
I draw weird things and toony characters, and I sometimes make games and 3D art.
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I never really know what to put in these profile things, so...
Hi! I'm Bit and aside from that my identity's kinda irrelevant!
I draw weird things and toony characters, and I sometimes make games and 3D art.
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Addressing consent in art (18+ only!)
3 months ago
As I can't make FA journals 18+ (not that minors should be on my page at all in general, I can't exactly stop them without an adult rating, I think?) we will have to be careful with wording. Let's try not to get too verbose/specific in the comments if possible, keep it PG-13 just to be safe. But I do think it's important to express this openly, given the stuff I make. But again just to be clear, minors should leave this page! (and not follow this profile!)
I've been drawing some really dark themes for years now, and I think a lot of people assume some awful things about those who meddle in such fetishes. There's a real concern out there about their "glorification" - the idea that by depicting something, you're making it seem desirable, or speaking to some inner wishes to live that fantasy out in real life. I don't think I've ever really covered it before because I slowly started drawing more and more "bad end" content over the years and posting it more openly. To me, it's always been a fantasy thing, completely separate from reality, but I guess it's only fair I should speak on my intentions at least once. Given the importance of the subject, I should make it clear what I actually think.
To me, this art is an escape. The awful things that happen to my characters (and others) are like a next-level form of submission to intense domination, sometimes a sort of "profile play". It's a desire to, just for a moment, give up the feeling of power and control I have in life and just let what happens happen. To give in completely to the will of someone else. I get a lot of pleasure out of that escapism, letting go of survival and willpower, and just giving in.
What it isn't, is suicidal. Or a cry for help. Or an attempt to glorify killing or being killed. Nothing in my fetish art should be taken as an endorsement of the appearance of any actions or values. I feel like that's self-explanatory and obvious, and that I shouldn't need to say it, but as our fandom grows, more people come into it without the deeper understanding of what it means to experience a fantasy. Whether it's a power fantasy, or an indulgent loosening of inhibitions, it's always meant to be an escape. A purely fictional, imagined diving into of ideas and experiences we couldn't have in real life. In some sense, I think of it the way I think of video games and movies. You don't watch a horror movie to escape from the mundanity of life into a ghastly, blood-soaked nightmare you wish you lived. I can't imagine who *wants* to live in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where even food and water are scarce resources people regularly live or die for. But whether it's for pleasure, or to experience unique feelings, escapism and fantasy offer a change in perspective, a chance to try something different, in many different forms. I think we're all pretty used to seeing 18+ fantasies on a very surface-level "I wish I was this anthro and I could do naughty stuff with that anthro" which is all well and good as a directly desirable thing I think most of us would enjoy being part of. But positive, realistic, fully consensual engagements are far from the only way to indulge in fantasies. And I think I can safely say, not a single fate any of my sonas has suffered is one I would *actually* want to live out. The fantasy doesn't have to map out onto real-life counterparts, as it's not an expression of "this is good/desirable" necessarily. Certainly not in my case.
By drawing these indulgent fantasies, I'm exploring feelings of peril and loss, gaining some sense of control over my fear of death. Finding my own way to take some enjoyment from something that would otherwise simply be pain and suffering. No doubt, it's a real taboo but I think we furries have had the most storied history of rising above taboos, and finding value in and around them.
Nobody can say whether this is healthy or not, except you. If you find that you're building up to a fixation, becoming numb to real death, wanting to go through these things for real, especially if you feel a desire to hurt others, I urge you to seek help. No amount of sexual gratification is worth affecting your real-life ability to function around others and cope with life or death in a healthy way. In no way do I support real self-harm or the harm of others. Consent is of utmost importance, and making sure your IRL interactions are safe and enjoyable should be the priority. I support roleplay, online or IRL (although neither personally is my cup of tea), to explore your boundaries in a safe and healthy setting.
As I progress as an artist, I try to establish better boundaries between the NSFW and the all-ages material, and I want to handle sensitive topics more carefully. That's not to say I don't want to tackle dark themes, and continue slamming headfirst into them with the full weight of my weirdo impulses, but I could use more tact in the way that I present that material. It was a mistake originally to start posting fetish and eventually full-on NSFW art attached to this name and profile, and if I could go back and undo everything, I would have made a new account for it before going down that route. That slow transition has made it awkward for myself, knowing I brought people in originally with cute SFW material and eventually devolved into mostly drawing smut. Just having controls over 18+/mature filters doesn't really do enough. But I've started building out a new SFW presence online and I'm setting hard boundaries not to link to NSFW spaces or post anything indulgent there.
If anyone has suggestions or further food for thought on these topics, feel free to comment below. Even if you're 100% against the more taboo subjects I draw, I hope to gain some insight into what I could be doing better.
I've been drawing some really dark themes for years now, and I think a lot of people assume some awful things about those who meddle in such fetishes. There's a real concern out there about their "glorification" - the idea that by depicting something, you're making it seem desirable, or speaking to some inner wishes to live that fantasy out in real life. I don't think I've ever really covered it before because I slowly started drawing more and more "bad end" content over the years and posting it more openly. To me, it's always been a fantasy thing, completely separate from reality, but I guess it's only fair I should speak on my intentions at least once. Given the importance of the subject, I should make it clear what I actually think.
To me, this art is an escape. The awful things that happen to my characters (and others) are like a next-level form of submission to intense domination, sometimes a sort of "profile play". It's a desire to, just for a moment, give up the feeling of power and control I have in life and just let what happens happen. To give in completely to the will of someone else. I get a lot of pleasure out of that escapism, letting go of survival and willpower, and just giving in.
What it isn't, is suicidal. Or a cry for help. Or an attempt to glorify killing or being killed. Nothing in my fetish art should be taken as an endorsement of the appearance of any actions or values. I feel like that's self-explanatory and obvious, and that I shouldn't need to say it, but as our fandom grows, more people come into it without the deeper understanding of what it means to experience a fantasy. Whether it's a power fantasy, or an indulgent loosening of inhibitions, it's always meant to be an escape. A purely fictional, imagined diving into of ideas and experiences we couldn't have in real life. In some sense, I think of it the way I think of video games and movies. You don't watch a horror movie to escape from the mundanity of life into a ghastly, blood-soaked nightmare you wish you lived. I can't imagine who *wants* to live in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where even food and water are scarce resources people regularly live or die for. But whether it's for pleasure, or to experience unique feelings, escapism and fantasy offer a change in perspective, a chance to try something different, in many different forms. I think we're all pretty used to seeing 18+ fantasies on a very surface-level "I wish I was this anthro and I could do naughty stuff with that anthro" which is all well and good as a directly desirable thing I think most of us would enjoy being part of. But positive, realistic, fully consensual engagements are far from the only way to indulge in fantasies. And I think I can safely say, not a single fate any of my sonas has suffered is one I would *actually* want to live out. The fantasy doesn't have to map out onto real-life counterparts, as it's not an expression of "this is good/desirable" necessarily. Certainly not in my case.
By drawing these indulgent fantasies, I'm exploring feelings of peril and loss, gaining some sense of control over my fear of death. Finding my own way to take some enjoyment from something that would otherwise simply be pain and suffering. No doubt, it's a real taboo but I think we furries have had the most storied history of rising above taboos, and finding value in and around them.
Nobody can say whether this is healthy or not, except you. If you find that you're building up to a fixation, becoming numb to real death, wanting to go through these things for real, especially if you feel a desire to hurt others, I urge you to seek help. No amount of sexual gratification is worth affecting your real-life ability to function around others and cope with life or death in a healthy way. In no way do I support real self-harm or the harm of others. Consent is of utmost importance, and making sure your IRL interactions are safe and enjoyable should be the priority. I support roleplay, online or IRL (although neither personally is my cup of tea), to explore your boundaries in a safe and healthy setting.
As I progress as an artist, I try to establish better boundaries between the NSFW and the all-ages material, and I want to handle sensitive topics more carefully. That's not to say I don't want to tackle dark themes, and continue slamming headfirst into them with the full weight of my weirdo impulses, but I could use more tact in the way that I present that material. It was a mistake originally to start posting fetish and eventually full-on NSFW art attached to this name and profile, and if I could go back and undo everything, I would have made a new account for it before going down that route. That slow transition has made it awkward for myself, knowing I brought people in originally with cute SFW material and eventually devolved into mostly drawing smut. Just having controls over 18+/mature filters doesn't really do enough. But I've started building out a new SFW presence online and I'm setting hard boundaries not to link to NSFW spaces or post anything indulgent there.
If anyone has suggestions or further food for thought on these topics, feel free to comment below. Even if you're 100% against the more taboo subjects I draw, I hope to gain some insight into what I could be doing better.
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Prey (2017)
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PC, Switch
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Squirrels
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Shoot for the stars. If you miss, you will still hit the moon.
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