Minors Drawing NSFW Art? | My Thoughts

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In this video, I will be discussing my opinion on minors drawing, distributing, and selling R18 art. All my sources are linked below, and I encourage you to all come to your own conclusions and do your own research!

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[rottika]

Bro, YT just ate my OWN comment even though I PINNED it wtf. I apologise to anyone else that had their comment Thanos-ed!

As for what I was trying to add: A lot of people in the comments have said that seeing NSFW and entering adult spaces when they were minors has caused them a lot of mental strain and struggles. I actually relate to and agree with this notion; NSFW can really affect young minds and warp their perceptions of adult topics. Because I only slightly touched on this in the video, I thought it would be important for me to add more of an acknowledgement here. If you are a kid reading this and you are uncomfortable with NSFW topics and artwork and whatever else, that's valid and you are valid to avoid that. Keep yourselves safe!

On another note: Yes, we all wish minors would stay away from adult spaces, but it's kind of an unrealistic request with how the internet is nowadays. Minors are going to be hormonal, they're going to be sexual, and even if they make the mistake of being public about their own self-discovery, they should not be harassed, bullied, or shamed for it. If you're someone who attacks a minor because "Adult content is harmful", you're literally just harming that child yourself by harassing them. Yes, if you find out a minor is in an adult space, out them for it, ban them from whatever group they are in, but bashing them publicly is probably just as harmful as them being there in the first place.

[carmensfootstool]

I mean to be fair, ASKING a minor to draw corn for you is kinda weird and gross. Even if the minor is ok w/ adult content with that, its still gross and immoral to ask a minor to draw stuff like that.

[hubert]

As an 18 year old, my take is that while it's okay for minors to draw NSFW (it's normal to be hormonal and explore that privately), it should *not* be posted. I have seen a fair share of creepy adults who can tell that the artist is underaged and flock in like a bunch of seagulls to try grooming them (happened to old internet friends and acquaintances). I also had a 21-23 year old who attempted to groom me when I was 13. It's disturbing.

[I_missthesage]

BRO THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING
I draw no no art as a minor, and I think it's ok for other minors to do so as long as it's not shared publicly. But no one listens to me, I'm glad someone in the art community has a brain.

[convoyk]

Highkey you're one of my new favourite art youtubers since most of the old ones ended up having massive controversies 💀

[thesundaycult]

I drew NSFW art as a minor (mainly middle school to high school, maybe younger but not too sure about it) I also posted some of it on Tumblr (not sure if the account is still up, I think I nuked it around the same time I created it)

Now, I'm 20 (who is also an NSFW artist) my view is that kids drawing NSFW stuff is whatever frankly (i would assume it's a fairly common experience) but don't upload it online, keep it in your sketchbook or a private folder. I was young, dumb, and didn't really know any better. I still think it's kinda weird how I started to draw NSFW material as a child and still do as an adult

[CloudsAndDays]

I drew a lot of nsfw art at a minor. It was just fun. Teens can be hormonal and horny and personal art feels like a pretty safe way of expressing that.

It also kinda served as a starting point for figuring out anatomy…. To make an nsfw piece look good, I had to start figuring out muscles and bones and what different body parts are and what to call them. I was at a significant advantage when health class came about in high school and we were labeling the different body parts on work sheets.

I remember sharing some of the art with my friends every now and again, though I would always censor the genitals cause I felt embarrassed. Like I would put little heart emojis covering them and stuff. Never posted it fully online. I don’t think any youth should.

I remember my ex also drew a lot of nsfw art and would show me as well. We never slept together, we just roleplayed and sent each other our cringy art of our characters. Of all cringy, dangerous high school experiences, this was probably one of the most chill and explorative and fun and has left little to no negative impact on my adult brain.

[sidenkost]

minors will draw nsfw its just a part of self-exploring, but i think they should never show this on the internet, for safety

[KittyKatty]

As a minor myself, I absolutely agree! I have drawn NSFW privately before. I don't care as long as the artwork isn't publicly shared.

[RattataPrincess]

I'm so glad that you mentioned this. It is very dangerous for minors to post or sell NSFW publicly. As a minor myself, I am very firm on my opinion that minors should keep any NSFW content to themselves! It isn't worth risking your own safety to share NSFW while underage.

[Toaster-draws]

I started drawing nsfw art when I was 16 or 17. I never posted it anywhere on my social medias. Now that I'm 18 and thinking about making a nsfw account but I don't know how to keep minors from following it. I don't draw much nsfw art, it's sometimes just sketches.

[kay]

I was once a minor who drew nsfw and posted it online, but before I turned 18 I started to stay away from posting nsfw online because of all the dangers that were able to happen. I am 19 now, and I freely draw nsfw and post it. I think it is okay to draw nsfw privately and only keeping it to yourself, but posting it publically can be a problem.
Tldr: Just don’t post your art online if you are underaged, you can be a target of predat0rs.

[moojuice]

i’m honestly glad it’s illegal for minors to share nsfw content with other minors. there was a boy in my 5th grade class who was sadly introduced to such content by his father when he was younger. when you are shown adult content when your brain is so underdeveloped, it really leaves an impact on how you think and see the world — he turned out to be a manipulative pervert who wanted to act on the things he was shown, and i was one of his targets. it’s been 6 years and i’m still suffering from some symptoms of my trauma. i didn’t even know this law existed and i think more people need to know of it in order to prevent this sneaky kind of SA between minors. it needs to be taken just as seriously as if an adult were the abuser. thanks for the information and great video <3

[Fudgeanimates]

Ok, so I haven't watched the video yet. But I believe it's ok for miners to draw nsfw art, it's completely normal and fine. But miners, as myself, shouldn't be sharing or posting that kind of stuff. If they are to post that of stuff or even share it with their friends, it shouldn't be any of the extremely suggestive art, but that's only if they post it. I think it should be kept to ourselves untill we are 18 or at least 17, old enough to really understand what we are doing.

Edit: Ok, I didn't know that sending that kind of stuff to other miners was illegal. So... Don't send any of that stuff to anyone!

[Lolzkittens]

When I was 11 I had this friend (he was 17 at the time, I didn’t know that. He just told me he was a minor) He complained to me about how minors should be able to draw and post nsfw. He convinced me to erp with him and draw nsfw of his characters, even when he turned 18. He didnt know that I was 11 but he did know I was a minor 🧍🏽‍♀️

[ohhhcrud..]

I’ve never drawn NSFW stuff, just not my cup of tea. I had this ‘acquaintance’ a long time ago that I met like one time so I followed them. They were way younger than me and I was pretty young at the time. They drew really explicit stuff all the time and I’m pretty certain that most of their followers were their age or younger. They ended up getting their followers to play along with them with this stuff which was gross. It was so weird.
I’ve seen people become completely desensitized to things because of what they were exposed to on the internet. Maybe I’m ‘that guy’ but the internet is a horribly dangerous place for young people

[missmka]

Just hearing the initial view point, I can agree I definitely did a couple light nsfw art at like 16-17. Shared it with a couple friends but otherwise didn't share it with the public which is probably safer for a minor anyway.

[Stardustpawzz]

I'll be honest I posted NSFW art when I was 17 and I really don't think it's safe for minors to post any type of sexual content but god. please don't harass or "cancel" a child for posting this type of content. its hard to change someones mind, so please, if you're a minor making this type of content, just be safe.

[DarkShadliy]

I never really used the term NSFW for gore, and most gore/horror artist just use gore/horror me included, but anyways more people should actually talk about this subject more, because it could actually help and save minors from being targeted by creeps, i also wish people can explain why minors should not lie about their age just to get into 18+ spaces because it can damage both the minors and the creators.

For example, i have a 16+ space that has content that isn't suited for the mental age of anyone below it, it's not nsfw "in that way", but it does tackle on heavy topics relating to teen/adult lives such as mental health and other worldly problems such as dark themes or a slice of life from reality, in other words a psychological horror that stems from the human mind within reality and fiction.

[SpctralI]

I think another good note is that insulting minors for drawing it privately, is that it might make them feel ashamed for having these hormonal thoughts and for having this stage of puberty at 13 to even 17, when it’s normal.