Discussion with the staff of e6AI about their arbitrary rule against feral cub art
Recently, I had a discussion with the staff of e6AI about their rule banning "young" feral art while they keep the "adult" feral art. When I challenged this on a logical, legal, financial, and social level, they scrambled to throw up pseudo-objective justifications. When those arguments were entirely dismantled, they locked the thread.
Here is the quick breakdown of their hypocrisy and gaslighting:
The Legal Lie: They claimed child protection laws (like Canada's R v. Sharpe) forced their hand.
The Reality: These laws explicitly apply to a person (human/humanoid). Quadrupedal, trait-less animal characters do not legally fit this definition. When called out, staff shifted the goalposts, saying the law is just a "strong guideline" anyway.
The Payment Processor Myth: They claimed the ban protects their standing with banks.
The Reality: Mainstream payment processors use automated, category-wide risk buckets. To a bank, explicit feral art is simply flagged as zoophilia content. They don't care about how old a fictional animal looks — they just reject the entire category flat-out.
The "Respectability Politics" Delusion: Staff believes that banning "young" feral art makes "adult" feral art acceptable to the mainstream world. It doesn't. To a hosting provider or the public, the entire category is equally radioactive. They are creating a fake internal hierarchy just to feel morally superior.
The Final Gaslight: When logic failed, a staff member resorted to a shock-value fallacy, comparing fictional drawings to real-world footage of animal abuse. They wrapped up by claiming staff is "99% open-minded", creating a paradox: if they aren't legally forced to ban it, if banks don't differentiate, and if staff doesn't judge... why does the rule exist?
Conclusion: They locked the thread because they couldn't admit the truth: "We banned this because it personally grosses us out, but we want to pretend it's a pragmatic business decision so we don't look arbitrary."
Honestly, it’s wild watching people play respectability politics. Like, who are they trying to impress? The outside world already thinks the whole category is completely radioactive anyway.
Here is an archive of the entire discussion: https://archive.is/WRSe7