Scratch is becoming really toxic. 2 years ago, scratch was so different. It was a friendlier, more happy place in general. Scratch... isn't the same. People are being homophobic, racist, sexist, generally rude, art theft has become more common, mass reporting is becoming a problem, and the ST is banning people for sticking up for themselves. These are just some of my opinions, you don't have to agree with them, but I just want to put them out there. HOMOPHOBIA: I've noticed a lot more homophobia now then there was 2 years ago. I know some people say it's against their religion, but that doesn't give you permission to call someone an abomination or mistake just because of that. And this; "I respect but don't support LGBTQ+" is just annoying... It's still homophobia, just not as extreme... We don't want your respect, we want your support. We want to be treated equally, like humans. Please, homophobes, if you have something rude to say to an LGBTQ+ member about their sexuality, just don't. Leave them alone and mind your own business, what they do, and who they love is none of your concern so stop acting like it is. Love is love. RACISM: This whole ALM and BLM thing is also starting to really affect scratch. There's so much controversy. I've seen many ALM supporters on scratch and their reasoning for it is just.... kinda racist. Someone said to me that they support ALM because they don't want things to change, implying they're ok with black people being treated this way. That's an extremely racist thing to say considering cops are killing black people for the color of their skin. Even the scratch team says they don't want people to reply to BLM projects with "ALM." So just stop. It's fine to have your own opinions, but just don't express it in a rude way. I know not all ALM supporters are like this, and some people support ALM because they think the BLM movement is violent. But you can still support BLM and not support the protests. Btw I'm not saying all ALM supporters are racist. SEXISM: I haven't seen that much of this, actually, except for a few studios and comments. I'm also including transphobia for this too, even though it's not the same. Please, respect other people's genders. Don't misgender someone; especially if it's on purpose. It's very rude. If it's an accident, that's more understandable; but I recommend always checking what pronouns they go by before addressing someone. ART THEFT: Why? Just.... why? Art theft is honestly really annoying. People put a lot of time and effort into their art, and for what? To get it stolen? It makes the artist really scared to post their art in fear that someone will steal it. I've had my art stolen before and it feels terrible. It's one of the reasons I went on hiatus... Ik people do it because they think their art is bad, but that doesn't give you a right to steal someone else's. Just practice and you'll get better. Other people do it for attention and praise. Let me tell you, someone will catch you and expose you, so better to just try your best. Just, stop...... Also, I get some art thieves are young and they don't know any better, but hopefully soon they'll realize it's wrong to steal art Scratch is becoming a bad place, and so many people are leaving. I'm considering moving accounts and not telling anyone because I keep seeing so many of these comments..... WWOSB
