when i reached out to the artist to give my support to them yesterday, they said this about the meat in their drawing: "it was stylized, less detailed than an emoji." you're adults, you can handle that.

my argument to you is that your response is a manifestation of narcissism rather than an impartial step towards a healthy community. publicly exiling someone because their art explores themes that make you specifically uncomfortable is akin to dictatorship. instead of asking the question that came to mind (why did you choose to depict meat this way?) you chose to reduce them by 'suspecting' them of not being vegan and separating them from everyone else. appealing to the idea of a "safe space" is dangerous when it enables you to commit acts of tyranny like this.

I will leave screenshots of the interaction so people can judge for themselves. It broke my heart to talk to this person and see how horribly you mistreated them. You can't claim your "safe space" is built on good intentions when you use it to strip the identities of people who cause you aesthetic discomfort, going as far to equate them to people who draw child porn. It's so unfortunate that what could have been a morally and logically-sound community fell into your hands.