what happened with the madlibs artists? I saw it in a post you reblogged and don't know the situation.
ok so back in december, the madlibs storytime video got released. thomas and co had asked fans to do the art for the stories, like in the fwsa video. unlike the fwsa video, this video had far more artists and far less time for them to do their shit, which is probably why this whole thing happened.
flash-forward a few weeks, and this video by prince alex got released. he’s a big tss fan and a really cool creator, i rly recommend checking him out. alex was one of the animators on the madlibs and had a really shitty experience, and the moment the info started spreading, the rest of the animators backed him up.
in summary: thomas and co asked for fan animators, but paid them all ridiculously small fees. like, a dollar per second kind of small. this post breaks down how far that is from industry standard, as well as other info. the animators were given barely any time to finish the animations, and Thomas and co barely communicated with them, to the point that they didn't even know when the video was released.
and they couldn't talk about it. their contracts prevented them from speaking abt the project. i’m not fucking kidding. these animators were underpaid, overworked, and generally shat on, and they couldn’t even complain. emails were sent to the crew during the project, and most of them were brushed aside with a politely-worded fuck off.
eventually, thanks to the video and other animators coming forward, the cat got out of the bag. a few days of December were filled with ppl coming to terms with it, ‘cause even tho thomas wasn’t behind the pay itself, he was fully aware of the whole thing. and it sucked. hard.
the animators didn't want compensation (altho ppl encouraged them to donate to their kofi links.) they just wanted an apology and for thomas and co to learn from what happened. this was a shitty situation that clearly happened bc they didn't know how to handle this many animators on a project. and we all wanted an apology.
and now we’re here.
and i get it, ok? it can be easy to forget this stuff. u want to forget this stuff. u want to think just bc nobody’s talking abt it, u can move on. it can seem painful to keep dwelling on the bad spots.
but there’s been no apology. no compensation. no public acknowledgment. there has been nothing to make up for the animator abuse that occurred. thomas and co are doing the same fucking thing as some of yall are subconsciously doing--trying to forget abt it.
that’s not how u hold ppl accountable. mistakes can be forgiven, ‘cause fuckups happen, and u can never expect a celebrity to be perfect. but. people were hurt. there’s been no apology. if we forgive and forget, we stop asking for change. and this could happen again.
i’m not asking for thomas to get cancelled or whatever. i’m just saying this isn’t over. don’t let it be over. if u don't know abt this, educate urself (I'm gonna link some stuff below.) if u do, keep spreading the info. keep this in the public eye. keep this fandom buzzing. we’re not gonna forget, and we’re not gonna be silenced.
and if it makes u bummed to dwell on the bad stuff? i've said it before and ill say it again. this is not about u. it is about the people who were hurt. and thomas is not ur friend, and ur not doing the nice thing by forgiving him--ur doing the doormat thing. u can like thomas’ content and still hold him accountable. u can love sanders sides and still criticize the crew. u can say ‘i don’t hate thomas for this’ and still say ‘but i hate what happened.’
we should hate what happened. we should keep talking. we should wait for an apology, because we are under no contract to keep quiet. we never will be.
here are some links abt the situation with further details:
https://averykedavra.tumblr.com/post/637623678876745728/wh-what-happened
https://averykedavra.tumblr.com/post/637623853808582656
https://averykedavra.tumblr.com/post/637671016267644928
https://averykedavra.tumblr.com/post/637709515596447744/hi-everyone
https://averykedavra.tumblr.com/post/637708429439418369/an-animators-insight-about-the-current-thomas
https://storytimediscourse.tumblr.com/ (blog run by some of the animators themselves)
and here are general posts bc stop idolizing creators guys please:
https://averykedavra.tumblr.com/post/637669267309985792
https://averykedavra.tumblr.com/post/637672278439690240
https://averykedavra.tumblr.com/post/637672592084467712/okay-i-think-my-stance-on-the-madlibs-animator
https://averykedavra.tumblr.com/post/637666236999811072
https://averykedavra.tumblr.com/post/637683804816932864/i-saw-some-posts-w-links-to-donate-for-underpaid
and here are the kofi links of the animators:
https://averykedavra.tumblr.com/post/637665110567075840/maybe-go-drop-a-few-dollars-into-the-ko-fi-of-an
and here’s me asking for ppl to reblog this. ik it’s long but seriously, we cant drop this info, we need to keep momentum. please reblog this if u can. please be aware and be critical.
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dude this is awesome, really good for you! your art continues to impress me with every post, not just style wise but your sense of output, color, fashion, composition, and creativity. Here’s to more awesome art in 2021! you deserve all the clout; love you man :,,3
Here’s my art development or something. I improved a lot I guess, thanks for getting me from nowhere to over 2,000 followers. Glad we could have each other and support one another through this terrible year.
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this is BEYOND dope- i love the yellow glow and the dramatic spot light, and the sharp angular style works great with the whole robot thing! this looks really really cool!
Janus from @burnadolt 's FNaF Sanders Sides AU. Thought I would try and draw him. Might do the all of them.
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thank you so much! this is brilliant! :DD 💓💕💗💘
Listen,,, @burnadolt 's fnaf au combines two of my favorite things, and I just got new alcohol markers. How was I not expected to leap headfirst in when there was a dtiys??
This was honestly super fun tho :) Congrats on 4k followers
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ffhfhgffb 👉👈 hi ik u prolly get a lot of asks but i really love your art and you’re a really huge inspiration to me,, ty for being you! -berry
thank you so muchhh!! that means so much to me 🥺🥺💕💕💞
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eyyy contratualamations on 4000 followers!!!
eyyy! thmak you!
I wish I were more knowledgable of cryptids and creatures but I definitely vibe with anything that looks like this:
I WILL! and you too!
I like him :)
thank you so much! And that’s a dope idea
absolutely feel free to forgo the details- I went a little crazy :)
tag me and I’ll reblog your work on @questionableholidayreally my second blog under the tag #janusdtiys ! I’ll also reblog my favorite or the winner? if that’s a thing? on burnadolt, tho they’ll probably be multiple, you guys are great :,)
Thank you so much for 4,000 followers! It means so much, I know I’m not very regular or professional so I really appreciate all the support. I’m so glad to have interacted with you all !!! >:D
and sorry to everyone I didn’t get!
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