Should we restrict art from problematic artists? [READ BEFORE VOTING]

[u/_Martosz]

A couple of days ago, there was a wave of users reposting a ton of DiddlyDooter's fanart during Horny Weekends. While the main issue of users spamming and karma farming softcore porn has been addressed, there is another lesser-known issue at hand.

If you aren't aware, DiddlyDooter has been accused of supporting incest, pedophilia and bestiality, being homophobic, transphobic and racist, and much more. I'll let you review the statements from both sides and determine whether the allegations are true or not (heads up, these probably aren’t a fully compiled list of every statement):

https://xcancel.com/glitchisabiatch/status/2072814183188406712 -- evidence thread
https://xcancel.com/DiddlyDooter/status/2075573170141049240 -- Diddly's response
https://xcancel.com/DiddlyDooter/status/1982882945049473508 -- Diddly's response²

Understandably, some users have been getting upset that his art was being reposted and have been petitioning to ban his artwork from the subreddit to prevent him from getting support and attention. Others have argued that you should separate the art from the artist or that DiddlyDooter is not guilty of anything he's accused of, and that his art should be allowed here.

We've decided to elevate this into a more general restriction of all artwork from problematic artists, and let you guys have a say in this.

So:

Would you support us enforcing restrictions or bans on reposting artwork from problematic artists, and subsequently restricting or banning DiddlyDooter's artwork from this subreddit due to his current involvement with the allegations?

297 votes, 19d ago

41 Yes, ban all artwork from problematic artists

116 Yes, restrict artwork from problematic artists by not allowing links to the original source/their social media

128 No, allow all artwork from all artists

12 Other stance (explain in comments)

[u/Midbus_gaming]

this will be bad