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hey guys! okay, as all of u are aware, some shit went down in the thread last night and cryptidriot n i want to address it.
some hard facts: cryptid and i were bothered by the comment insinuating that the character's gender would be "explained" by them being a freak. we did not and do not agree w the implications of that, and felt it was a harmful sentiment. comments such as these will not be tolerated under any circumstance, and measures will be taken to prevent antagonistic comments that do not relate to the story's progression.
with that being said, we were also frustrated and stressed by the way it turned into an argument in thread. we have absolutely no problem with readers mentioning it if they are bothered by an offensive statement another reader makes - but if it's going to turn into a back-and-forth argument it needs to be moved to this thread. this is not because we want to censor or tone-police people - it's because we want to keep the quest thread about the story, not about meta discussions arising between individual readers.
we also want to make it very clear that the character's gender and the character's position as freak are completely exclusive of each other. MC is not a freak bc they're nonbinary. MC is a freak because they are half-a-fucking-spider.
cryptidriot and i are really, really committed to handling the MC's gender in a responsible and sensitive way - cryptid herself is bigender and i have (and continue to) put a lot of effort into educating myself on issues about gender. we cannot control the way that readers react to the characters gender, but we also aren't interested in swooping in and getting into arguments about it in the main thread. we hope that from now on, issues between individual readers can be resolved either in this thread or by contacting a mod and letting them know about posts you feel are inflammatory or inappropriate, which can be done in the tgchan IRC channel (which you can access via the link in the sidebar on the homepage.) if you have a question or an issue with the story's characters, take it up with cryptidriot @lungbox.tumblr.com or in the discussion thread.
we apologize for any confusion or offense that occurred as a result of last night's events and hope that from now on we can move on in a more productive way that is comfortable and enjoyable for everyone involved. if you feel you have been invalidated, please let one of us know. both of us strive for storytelling that is powerful, personal, and respectful of its readers.
- FRACTAL & cryptidriot
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