my SFM reaction to
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(metaphorical title is metaphorical)
It's always upset me that people will casually (hatefully) throw out the entirety of the FNAF fandom based on (a lot) of bad apples. Sure I'm not perfect either, my art hasn't always been perfectly canon and true to what Scott creates. But I've tried to have full respect for Scott's creations, exploring them to their fuller potential, rather than changing what they are.
If you focus on the bad things about the fandom (Mangle's gender dispute being the #1 thing I see quoted as a bad thing, also porn), then yeah it's easy for you to generalize and throw out the good with the bad.
But for me, I somehow manage to stay within the bounds of good FNAF stuff. I don't see (or pay attention to) stuff I don't like. Maybe it's just from my experience being older, IDK.
Even I felt a pang of guilt seeing that teaser. For a second, I was ready to just hang up my hat and quit entirely. If that teaser is the result of everything we've all ever done in this fandom, then it's clearly not worth it.
But that picture was not based on the fandom, or Scott's mood. It is canon to the game, somehow. I'm intrigued. Only time will tell what really goes on. I'm not sure if Scott's original intention was for that picture to be up for only 10 minutes or not.
But for those of us who don't contribute to the negative parts of the fandom... there is nothing to regret.
So, I took the teaser and redid it to represent those of us who make good contributions to the fandom. The result of our actions is not character suicide, but love and salvation. "See what you've all done" is not negative, but positive!
Mangle especially is beloved in the fandom, as it embodies many relatable feelings, such as brokenness, ugliness, uselessness, etc. Out of all of the characters..... none other would have so many people rushing to it's theoretical aide to save it from a need to end it's existence.
And similarly, we are here for each other. None of you have to be alone.... not anymore. FNAF encompasses some universal things that binds us all together. Haters gonna hate, jellies gonna jelly. There are so many people in this community now that it's impossible for people to be alone if they need someone. So many nice, loving, caring, compassionate, empathetic people who will drop anything to help you.
Remember, you are beautiful just as you are
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I wanted to upload this last night.... but I simply ran out of time. The sun came up and I had to go to work. So here I am, uploading it now. It's just a simple picture really. I use myself to represent all of us, leading Mangle away from the noose and into the light.
I rarely include my persona with a canon character.... and if you read anything inappropriate into this picture, then you're putting us both in that noose. http://gold94chica.deviantart.com/art/Come-on-Mangle-your-friends-are-waiting-for-you-570004769