Regarding NSFW Content (Patreon)

Greetings everyone!

To be honest, it was only after I joined the fandom that I discovered what these letters stand for. And I wanted to say something about it.

Just like many (I'm assuming) I had a really bad experience on Tumblr a few years ago. It hadn't been long since I joined the fandom and I was reblogging fanarts and stories that I found appealing. Then, one day I stumbled upon the first page of a comic that just like many others seemed innocent and promised to be as funny as others were.

Sadly, I didn't know anything at all about the author prior to that encounter, which would have probably spared me from what I witnessed afterwards. I felt as if something broke inside of me. Not only did I start trembling but I couldn't stop crying. And the only thing I could think of was "How could I reblogged the first page of such a thing?"

Naturally and thankfully (as many others have told me), I never saw anything else aside the first two or three pages - where the intentions of the comic were more than clear. Unfortunatelly, that was more than enough to scar me for a long time. Even to this day that similar content keeps on being created on daily basis and even though I have blocked and stay away from as much of is as I can, whenever I have the misfortune of crossing paths with it, I still tremble and feel a void of panic in my stomach.

I am not sure if that feeling will ever go away, but what I do know is that I wish to make peace with it. The truth is I do not have a quarrel with intimate content. On the contrary, I embrace the idea of two individuals sharing a bond so strong and a level of trust so deep that allows them to share a moment like that to the fullest.

I do not want to say that any other depiction of intercourse is hollow or pointless. It simply strays too far from what I find appealing about the act itself. Which is why I do not want to mention the title of the comic nor its author. I do not wish to add any negative tags towards that kind of content for I am sure there are people that enjoy it and I do not wish to diminish it in any regard.

After all, I do acknowledge that for as "pure" as I see it and describe it, what I have drawn myself could have had the same traumatic effect on others. Many times I have found myself wondering if I am a hypocrite because of it. Which is why I wish to embrace what I do but be as honest and careful about it as I can.

• First and most important of all, be sure that whatever I'll draw in this category will always portray consenting adults.
  
• Secondly, most of the things I have posted so far revolve around suggestive and intimate situations without showing private parts. I am not saying this will always be a rule, but that so far I haven't seen the need of showing them to capture the mood and intention of a drawing. If I ever find it necessary, I will do it, otherwise I won't.
  (Of course, if it happens to be a suggestion or request I will try to be as faithful to the original concept as I can.)
  
• And finally, I do wish to keep that content separated from the rest for I know how it might make others feel and I won't allow myself to force anyone to see something they do not wish to witness. Which is why all of it was kept on a completely diffent tier. 

 This was one of the main reasons why I decided to keep Blackberries around. A concept that was born through an OC challenge. They were meant to be an "evil" version of Raspberries. Now, since that is a rather complex concept, I simply decided that Blackberries isn't good or evil, just an opposite in many ways to Raspberries, which is why that will be the avatar of the Spicy Treats content.  

And be sure that for as wild and provocative as Blackberries might act, it doesn't mean the red panda doesn't long for a wild true love. ;3

Thank you so much for your attention and my apologies for the length of this post. I just wanted to be as clear and thorough as possible about the matter.

Fear not to let me know your thoughts about what I said or the subject as a whole. I'd love to know what you think if you wish to share it. Otherwise, worry not, I really appreciate that you read all of what I wanted to say. ^^

Until next time!

- Raspberries