I can kind of understand how Des feels but then again when you look at
it, every single community and/or lifestyle has it's flaws.
I still hate to see her become less active due to some weirdos,
because no matter where you go, there are always going to be people
who are like that.
Her art, like yours is one of a kind, and is very rare to find
somebody who can do what she does and laugh at it.
~Stripey~
~Formerly known as Mew~
--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Take a wild, friggin guess"
<a_change_of_plans_at_...> wrote:
>
> --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "bfltoons" <bfltoons@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm sorry to hear about Desiree's group, and her withdrawal from the
> > fandom. She's one of our best artists, and her fur-free "fursona"
> is a
> > great character.
> >
>
> I think I'm still a member there. I have no idea who created that
> group, though. Several years ago, Des did have her own group, but it
> got nuked by Yahoo for violating their ToS regarding copyrighted
> characters (a lot of her parody stuff was on there). So far as I
> know, she never joined the new group.
>
> Her withdrawal, at least in my eyes, shouldn't be that big a deal.
> How often did she really join in on group stuff or discussions?
> Initially, I think her participation was pretty high, but as time
> went on, she started stepping back from it. I know she'd gotten
> several e-mails from different folks; some of them were
> rather...creepy, if I recall correctly (and people wonder why she
> uses a pseudonym?).
>
> I think one of the things that may have made her uneasy was the
> change in "parameters" she was exposed to in the fandom. Yeah, she
> drew a lot of unusual toon smut and parody work, but as she put
> it, "they were made for shock value and laughs", not for people to
> actually get off to. I think the difference between those two
> distinct and quite different reactions to that type of art is what
> made her start cutting back on it and quietly leave the scene.
>
> She still does draw, however. "By the Tail" will be updated within
> the next couple days (I've got some work-related stuff I have to
> finish first and foremost), and she still draws stuff for that.
> Likewise, the chameleon character "inspired" by her (and who has her
> pseudonym) is still very much an active character in the Skunkworks
> scheme of things. So you won't be missing out on any appearances.
>
> It's just that Des, the artist, is stepping away from the
> escalating weirdness and perversity that's become so rampant in the
> past few years. I reckon I can't say I blame her, either.
>
> --JMH, hopping online briefly to make sure all is still well with the
> group. I see a new pic was added recently; gimme a day or two, and
> I'll get to that...
>
> ...Oh yeah, and it looks like the "Skunkworks" picture won, and the
> other two were just about neck-and-neck. Either you folks are more
> perverted than I thought, or you're just morbidly curious about the
> other choices. Hmmm... At any rate, I'll upload the winning pic
> when I get online next. Be good and all that junk...
>
Received on Tue Nov 18 2008 - 23:33:41 CST