cishetsbeingcishet:

what the fuck is up with webcore/old web/rainbowcore blogs and thinking that things like stamps pixel art and other graphics are exempt from the rule that you need to source art that you repost

i used to make stamps on deviantart and i have seen a stamp of mine posted with a bunch of other stamps by different creators, all unsourced, on TWO separate occasions.

“from deviantart” is not sufficient credit. “not mine” is not sufficient credit. “credit to the creators” is not sufficient credit. pixel art and web graphics are art that take time and effort and the artists who make them deserve the same respect as artists of any painting or drawing.

if you don’t know the source or can’t find the source, don’t post it.

i am 100% for people abandoning cringe culture and dedicating their blogs to the aesthetics and content that makes them happy, but this is a HUGE problem i have seen among blogs about early/mid 2000s internet subcultures.