Happy New Year, everyone! :D I have a request for you guys as we move into 2022. I humbly ask that whenever I upload some art, that you please don't ask me whether or not it's a reference to something (eg. outside media like Disney movies, etc). For one, I'm usually pretty forthright with that kinda thing, I often say right in the description if I'm referencing something. For two.... You're never the first one to ask. This is.....hmm. It's kinda annoying. And I know y'all mean no harm, really. But boy is it a slog reading through the comments and finding the same tired references/jokes over and over and over again. When I post art, I do so because I want to know your thoughts and feedback on it. Not be asked "Oh, is this a reference to X??/This is just like Y!!". It's discouraging, y'all. :/ It's reductive. I don't know any artist that enjoys hearing it. It makes uploading art here very not-fun. I feel like I'm often trying to pre-emptively make sure my drawings can't be