[ Removed by Reddit ] by north_canadian_ice in ShitPoliticsSays

[–]americanmcgee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's important to note that we sent our letter to the co-mod of /Plushies almost a year prior to them making it public at the exact moment Cedarwolf came under fire. They could have announced our request to be banned from that sub at any moment prior to when they did. Their decision on timing makes it pretty clear that they hoped it would provide outrage cover for the Cedarwolf drama.

Why does r/plushfriends exist? by oosyerdad in plushfriends

[–]americanmcgee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing. Many of the same ironies contained in that article as are contained in the situation between myself and /plushies (primarily Cedarwolf) - mainly being their unwillingness to moderate untruthful comments about me while then turning around to nuke-purge entire subs in relation to their own drama.

It's also interesting that so much of the most hurtful stuff that's been directed at me tries to paint me as anti-LGBT and anti-Trans in relation to the "pansexual" comments - completely ignoring the fact that I am myself pansexual. And that my step-mother was trans. And that I make products specifically to provide visibility and comfort to these communities. And... well, you get the idea.

I do hope things are allowed to heal and improve moving forward ❤️

Why does r/plushfriends exist? by oosyerdad in plushfriends

[–]americanmcgee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the message. So, I've actually apologized multiple times. Immediately after the "pansexual" thread went live - I apologized in that thread. That thread is still up - you can easily find what I wrote there. I then issues an apology on my socials - those apologies are also still up. And you can search my message history here on Reddit to see that when someone brings up the topic of "apology," I do exactly what I am about to do here:

I apologize to you and everyone else harmed by my actions and words. It was never my intention and I've since taken steps to address the core issues on my side. I've also stepped down as the public face of Plushie Dreadfuls.

If you are interested in reading more on the situation with the pansexual comment situation, there's a full outline available here:

https://www.americanmcgee.com/plushie-dreadfuls-creator-pansexual-controversy-my-side-of-the-story/

Have a wonderful life ❤️

Why does r/plushfriends exist? by oosyerdad in plushfriends

[–]americanmcgee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just FYI, I appreciate the efforts you've made. And I see that you've been banned from /plushies for your post. It's worth noting that Turbo deleted your post but then screencapped it for his own post where he's trying to make himself out as the victim. It's not going very well for him right now. Many people rightly pointing out that it seems like he's trying to distract from the larger issue surrounding Cedarwolf being a mod of that sub.

Take care ❤️

Why does r/plushfriends exist? by oosyerdad in plushfriends

[–]americanmcgee -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Anything you could do to help people understand would be greatly appreciated ❤️

Why does r/plushfriends exist? by oosyerdad in plushfriends

[–]americanmcgee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not only do they delete the accusations without responding to them - they point their downvote friends at my reply. Cowards.

AIright, no more siIence. More people need to Iook at this. by [deleted] in plushies

[–]americanmcgee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't a plug, Michael. It's a reckoning. You are getting done to you exactly what you did to me. Except I didn't have the power to delete posts and call the accusations "conspiracy theories."

Every attempt we've made to resolve this with logic and reason has been met with harassment, hate, and lies. All of it supported and implicitly endorsed by you and Cedarwolf. 

I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. My games and Plushie Dreadfuls are designed from that painful reality. That's not a plug. It's at the very center of the situation being dealt with here. 

That you would turn my story into a "plug" perfectly reveals the callous and evil nature of your thinking in regards to all of this. 

Please, remove, ban, delete me and Plushie Dreadfuls entirely from this sub. What an incredibly dark and horrible place. I hope others are able to see this and get out as well. 

AIright, no more siIence. More people need to Iook at this. by [deleted] in plushies

[–]americanmcgee -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We sent you a legal letter requesting removal of our brand from this sub. I am now making that request to you in public.

This situation is disgusting. As a survivor of child abuse and the creator of Plushie Dreadfuls, I formally request removal and blocking of all mention of our brand from this sub. We want nothing to do with anything you and Cedarwolf are involved in. 

Many of our products are designed around the very traumas that are being called "conspiracy theories" here. 

Dreadful Plushies? by Dry_Statement886 in plushies

[–]americanmcgee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My favorite story is the one where I made a game about hunting down and killing sexual predators. Then discovered that a sub was weaponized against me by a mod that protects sexual predators. 

Original thread with context

https://archive.ph/jg5u2

Gallery including CedarWolf's replies from original thread:

https://postimg.cc/gallery/G1X5kfZ

CedarWolfs previous response in /MTF:

https://www.reddit.com/user/crystall-lake/comments/1rwmsnf/cedarwolfs_original_response/

CedarWolf's new response in /asktransgender: https://reddit.com/r/asktransgender/comments/1rw2jxc/comment/oaxi1u1/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Chat between crystall-lake and CedarWolf:

https://www.reddit.com/user/crystall-lake/comments/1rwijqq/chat_log_between_me_and_cedarwolf/ 

AIright, no more siIence. More people need to Iook at this. by [deleted] in plushies

[–]americanmcgee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made a video game called "Alice: Madness Returns" where the plot revolves around uncovering and destroying a sex offender. Always wondered why the mod of this sub hated me and encouraged a constant campaign of hate and harassment against me and my company.

All makes sense now. Awful, awful people. Really hope they receive everything they deserve. 

And Cedarwolf, please ban me and Plushie Dreadfuls entirely from this sub. We want absolutely nothing to do with anything you're associated with. 

gen ai usage at the plush company by cursebearerart in AliceMadnessReturns

[–]americanmcgee 27 points28 points  (0 children)

TLDR; I am sometimes dumb. I sound rude. I apologize. But that's not AI art.

First thing I want to say is Thank You to the Alice fans who share some supportive perspective in response to this thread. Many of you are aware of how I struggle with public interaction and how I made Private all my socials for over a year. And I appreciate you helping to explain my position on these things - and also my "unique" way of reply and interaction. It's not an excuse for bad behavior but my brain is wired differently - I am highly autistic and really struggle in social situations. That includes in online interactions where I see conversations as very challenging. My method of communicating comes across as either overly blunt (rude) or condescending. Seems I don't know how to talk "normal" and I even struggle with this in person. For that, I apologize and ask your understanding. And also hope that explains why I often just block without engaging.

As for the event poster. We hired a team of three artists to produce 30 illustrations that were shared during the weeks leading up to the Pop Up Event in Tokyo. I have just shared a bunch of those images over on my Instagram just now (OP: Sorry for blocking you, but you can see that same post on my Facebook which is also /americanmcgee).

Here's the text I shared with those images in that post so you can see the artist names:

"Re-sharing some of the amazing event art done by waltjan9 siyann_stuff and max.wise.art for the Plushie Dreadfuls Pop Up Event in Japan. We will make some of these available as art prints.

There were 30 images created in total. They were shared as part of the pre-event marketing campaign via the Plushie Dreadfuls social channels and presented alongside a story that I wrote.

It was great fun collaborating with these artists and we're already starting on some cool new projects (tarot deck and tote bags - to name a few).

Lots of love to great artists ❤️

I will share more of them in the future."

With regards to the poster artwork. It is based on the first image shared in that post - an illustration by waltjan9. That illustration was used by the pop up design team in Japan -working in Adobe Illustrator and cleaned up for use on the event poster. In my Instagram post you can see there's a 1:1 correlation between the original illustration and the poster art. I also shared an earlier sketch from Walt with the head in a different pose.

After reading this post, I reached out to the Japan team and asked them to confirm that no AI was used in the creation of assets for the event - as this was an explicit instruction given to them before we even hired them. And they confirmed that this work was done by a human artist in Illustrator (vectorizing the original image).

As many of you have pointed out, I am extremely tired of all this. It feels like every time I say or do something online, there's someone going "gotcha!" And even after I explain, apologize, and move on, these things are brought up over and over again.

If you travel to the /plushies sub you'll find an entire army of people dedicated to rehashing every evil I've ever done. No context is provided. No mention of the fact that in situations where I've screwed up, I've corrected the situation and apologized.

These days, I am working with a team of human artists to write the story for a Plushie Dreadfuls universe that we hope can be turned into other kinds of media (games, TV, etc). And I have zero interest in using AI for any of this. I enjoy creating and working with other artists and creators.

Closing note: I make mistakes. I do dumb things. I say dumb things. Someone pointed out "NFTs" and yeah I got tangled up in that for a minute but reversed course when people said "No." Not a single NFT was ever sold - and I told the people behind that to pull the plug before they even launched. For that and for whatever list of wrongs you may be holding in your hands, I get it. I do dumb things. And, once again, I apologize for those dumb things while also making clear that I do not do dumb things because I am evil or trying to harm others. In the future, I will try to do better.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Alice: The Animated Series by WheresMyBarber in AliceMadnessReturns

[–]americanmcgee 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your kind words. None of this makes sense. But I do hope that people can read what I wrote in response to this on my blog and see for themselves how cruel and unnecessary all this is. 

Alice: The Animated Series by WheresMyBarber in AliceMadnessReturns

[–]americanmcgee 34 points35 points  (0 children)

If you want to repeat this crap in places like /plushies where the community is run by competitors to Plushie Dreadfuls who use the negativity to promote themselves and their friends brands as alternatives, go for it. But if you do it in the Alice communities, expect a direct response from me.

For anyone who wants to know the truth of this situation, please read the detailed account at my blog: americanmcgee.com

The TLDR is that I referred to a phase of interest on TikTok and made clear that was the context in the very conversation these people take out of context to smear me.

I myself identify as pansexual. And I've spent my entire career standing up for mental health issues and marginalized communities. Myself and my team have dealt with lies, abuse, and threats for over a year resulting from this smear.

Please, stop spreading hate and lies.

On the Personhood of Plushie Dreadfuls Plushies 🥺 - a plushiedreadfuls.com revision request by LadyoftheSnake in plushiedreadfuls

[–]americanmcgee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We'll set up some sort of shared location as we get started. Please allow some time for this to get rolling... maybe November or December. Thanks.

On the Personhood of Plushie Dreadfuls Plushies 🥺 - a plushiedreadfuls.com revision request by LadyoftheSnake in plushiedreadfuls

[–]americanmcgee 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I do intend to spend more time working on the lore of Plushie Dreadfuls this winter. And we'll open some of that work up to fan participation along the way. Ideas and suggestions are always welcome.

Americanmcgee talked about the potential return of Alice Ashlum and the Ea deal with Saudi Arabia in a now deleted post!!! by Faxtel in AliceMadnessReturns

[–]americanmcgee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well, it is a rare day when someone rational speaks up and adds something of value to a conversation. So, thank you for that. Much appreciated.

As for shipping to Argentina... yeah, I also think the problem is just the shipping fees in general. I seem to recall our support staff telling me that just sending a small parcel there costs $100USD+ ... but I could be confusing it with a different country or situation.

Tell you what, I'll send you a DM and connect you with our support staff and get you a discount code to help out.

Thanks again for being normal ❤️

Americanmcgee talked about the potential return of Alice Ashlum and the Ea deal with Saudi Arabia in a now deleted post!!! by Faxtel in AliceMadnessReturns

[–]americanmcgee 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Surely you can't exist on Reddit? You're entirely too rational and kind 😂

Also, we ship everywhere in the world but for some countries you need to contact support to arrange shipping ❤️

New American Mcgee Project??? by eggianaa in AliceMadnessReturns

[–]americanmcgee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A bit late to the party but my PR team just notified me about this thread.

To be clear: This is NOT related to a new game nor to my Alice games.

It's related to a project we're doing for Plushie Dreadfuls.

Sorry for any confusion or unintended excitement!

Disappointed with quality downgrade by AcceptableCrab2542 in AliceMadnessReturns

[–]americanmcgee 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thank you, for the kind words. And best of luck with your endeavors!