mlpartconfessions:

This is something I have been having on my head for the longest time, and I know some are going to shout and go “Fanboy!” and “White Knight”, but that doesn’t really matter at this point.

For the longest time, I’ve rolled my eyes at how people still give drawponies shit over the tracing scandal. And no, I’m not saying he had a right to trace art and sell it, but I do feel he’s gone through enough as it his. The worst that someone can endure is having their reputation tarnished, and that’s what happened to him. His reputation is pretty much stained because of the scandal so obviously some people are going to be weary of his art, not to mention he was banned from a convention for that same reason.

Despite people moving on and even drawponies showing improvement over his art, there are still some people that can’t get over the scandal. It’s pretty annoying for someone to go comment on his deviantart/Facebook page without someone butting in and going “HE’S A TRACER!!”, especially on his deviantart page. It’s to the point where it feels some people just spam him over the scandal just because it’s cool/funny since everyone began calling him “Traceponies” after he was exposed.

It kinda is sad that some people have to remind Drawponies of his fucked up mistake and people want him to be punished more than he already has endured. And to clarify again to those who will go ‘FAN BOY!“ or “WHITE KNIGHT”, I’m not condoning of what he did is a good thing, it’s the worst thing an artist can do, but I’m pretty sure having your reputation stained with the idea you’ve traced your art and then sold it and being banned from a convention shows you’ve suffered enough. Even for those who feel “He should be punished because his apology is shat”.

Maybe it’s my morals of giving people second chances clouding my judgement, but I just believe that drawponies should be left alone because I’m pretty sure he doesn’t need to be reminded every day on what he did by having people constantly snark “TRACEPONIES!” every time.

Plus knowing this confession will still be labeled “WHITE KNIGHT FANBOY” because internet.

- Anonymous

It’s almost like when someone makes a shit ton of money out of lies and cheating and finally get caught, they lose all credibility and people don’t trust them.