Repost from MinerMaster’s recent post
Almost) Everything you need to know about Abdel Studios
Since I know you're reading this Abdel, do not attack me with alt accounts. It won't change anything.
Okay, so before anything, I already know some people are going to disagree with me for making this. There are people who, like me, think Abdel should not be on the app, but might think I'm creating too much drama by bringing this stuff up again. My only reason for making this post is NOT to inevitably get Abdel banned, because the odds of that happening again are slim, unless I were to contact Kenmaz directly about the situation, which I do hope I will never have to do. I instead only want to somewhat expose Abdel for what he's done/is actively doing, so that those who chose to support him are at least aware of the person they are supporting. I'm not telling anyone to unfollow him, or anything like that. I just want everyone to be on the same page. I will do my very best to keep this as short and sweet as possible, but there is a lot to go over. If you are sensitive to any of the following topics, I suggest you stop reading now.
- Homophobia
- Ped0philia
- Death/violence related topics
- Aggressiveness/Toxic behaviors
To start, Abdel is a very talented artist, let's get that out of the way. HE. IS. A. TALENTED. ARTIST. That does not change anything I am about to cover, but it's important to mention, as it's GREATLY affected how everything has played out. If he was lesser known artist on the platform, a single report would probably be enough. But it isn't so. He once told me that he had 40+ reports to his account at a time, yet had zero consequences, due to the size of the account. His drawings kept people using the app more often, which increases revenue, and decreases the odds of the app dying. From an app managers position, Abdel is great for the platform. But the fact that he's avoided so much that smaller creators haven't is a massive flaw in the app. Kenmaz is a good app manager, often providing requested updates and answering e-mails frequently, and I appreciate it, but the follower count should NEVER affect the consequences of one's actions.
That aside, Abdel began receiving a small amount of hate, not due to anything as serious as he got into, but mostly for just being rude and hateful in general. He often (using his main account mostly, something he no longer does) discouraged new artists saying violent and disgusting things about people's art, or personalities. He did actually receive backlash for this, which he responded too poorly. He was openly homophobic, and always had been, but was especially aggressive with it at this time. Curse words were a favorite of his, aswell as wishing death upon others. He started off incredibly toxic, but over time he did learn to start using alt accounts to be hateful towards others.
The biggest part of his reputation formed when he obsessed over an 11 year old. Xe made it very clear xe wanted nothing to do with him, and he persisted. He quickly earned the title "Ped0phile" which although is a very harsh label for someone, most people agreed with it when he went on to harrass a few girls, usually several years younger than him. He drew p0rn depicting him having s3x with that of an 11-13 year old girl, who did not consent whatsoever (her age is debatable, but it was within that range. Abdel was 16 at the time.)
He claims he didn't draw it, despite his broken English being apparent, it obviously being his art style, difficult to replicate, and French words at the top of the screen when the screenshot was taken, the language he speaks. I can't show the screenshot here, but it is in the NSFW section of the Official AnimeMaker server.
He received hate from the majority of the app, and he constantly argued with me in particular, under the impression it was all my fault, as at the time, I had been one of many to expose him. This led to a very lengthy process, in which, while many people e-mailed Kenmaz, Abdel's account was officially restricted. He could no longer comment, nor receive comments on any of his posts. This satisfied the majority of people, and brought things to a resting point, where things have stayed up until recently.
Obviously, he continued to argue with me on discord, even going as far once as to threaten to take him own life if I didn't get his restrictions removed. Although it was a bluff, it proves how far he will go. There is A LOT more that happened, but I've gone over the big stuff. All in all, he was incredibly toxic, hateful, creepy, and worst of all, persistent. He never moved to another app. Somehow, he knew he'd be able to return one day.
Well that day came, very recently. He immediately received hate comments, angry his restrictions had been removed, but he has been very quick to block those his disagree with him, doing his best to stop the word of his past getting out. Even now, several alternate accounts have been suspected to be owned by Abdel, doing the exact same things that got him restricted in the first place. However, with plenty of time to think, he took things more safe. For one thing, he is incredibly selective about what he says on his main account, as to avoid any of the same that he already went through for his toxic behavior. Again, though, several alt accounts have been suspected to be his. His broken english is very easy to spot, but I currently only have the word's of trusted creators here on that. One of the first things he's done is create an "event", as he's aware those usually get plenty of traction. He is blocking people left and right, making sure the people who do support him keep him powerful. Keep him from being able to be banned.
That brings us to now. He continues to pester people, although in much more subtle way. Even if none of the stuff that I've said above had happened, I'd still think he wasn't a very good person. He constantly throws out cheap compliments and tells people to follow him, and has already breached a DNI (do not interact). He constantly pesters people to draw despite being very strict with not drawing others who request it. He has no shame.
I will probably end up updating this. But for now, that's all. Go support Abdel Studios if you want. Just do so with this in mind.
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