If you respect artists, don't stand up for Acen. They are completely abusive to artists.

Wish you guys could afford the trip out here for Kumoricon.

Me too!

I wasn't even at Acen this year, but the stuff coming through the grape vine. Oof.

Oh man....

Have you heard any of it?

Nope but I bet it's a trash fire

Basically, an artist found bootlegs of her work in the vendors hall and made a complaint. She posted on Twitter about. It just to alert people not to buy her pins there because they were bootlegs. No call to arms or anything, just a "Please don't but these pins because they rip off my artwork." Apparently that's harassment?

Because demanded she take down the tweet or leave.

The vendor got no repercussions other than having to take the pins down.

Wtfffff

I guess some people started harassing the vendor, but the artist cannot be held responsible for the actions of others.

Yeah seriously...

Anime cons are full of people who can't people

Yeah

Ughhh

Oh, the best part! They commented in Artist Alley International's Facebook to justify their actions... Like artists would take their side???

???? They... they are so dumb

Yeah. That's why I won't sell there anymore.

I don’t blame you at all! That is ridiculous and I hope that con hemorrhages artists left and right

Seriously.