Hey there fellow deviants. Boz here! I would like to take a short moment to explain myself.
As far as I can see, FOTL, while initially created as an RP group to create art and stories, was and is problematic at it's core. I used to love this group a lot, but I've grown and learned as a person. FOTL is riddled with Cultural Appropriation of North American Indigenous culture.
I am not here to accuse anyone of anything or attempt to cancel, especially since I myself had contributed to this problem unknowingly as a teenager and young adult. But we need to move forward and not contribute to this anymore as we grow as people.
If you're unsure what Cultural appropriation is, the most succinct and easy way to explain in my own words would be this: Using someone else's culture/heritage for self gain or aesthetic. Cultures do not exist as creative spaces for you to pick and choose which items/things to take away from. These are people's LIVES. Respect that and become informed.
I would personally like to deeply apologize for any and all people I have hurt with any of my deviations, creations, or writing. I will never tolerate racism or CA, and though I may have done any of these things without being aware, I am aware now, and I would like to sincerely apologize for them.
That being said, this group will be closing indefinitely as I cannot forsee a future where all of these issues can be addressed and properly changed/deleted without a MASSIVE amount of edits and time, which most of us don't have. Aside from that, DA is somewhat of an inactive site as far as I've seen.
I will warn any members now, this group will MOST LIKELY be deleted in the next few months. I see no need to keep it around with the content it currently possesses.
Please feel free to reach out (though I'm spotty on this website now) if you have any questions. Thank you for your time.
//shotNo but I'm so sorry I haven't done anything- I may have to take the strikes if the events are still going on because there's ALOT going on for me irl- I really love you guys and this group tho so I'm legit gonna try to do stuff QuQ
EDIT: Ahh sorry! I found the extension journal! ^^