{"id":"zamii070-harassment-controversy","name":"Zamii070 Harassment Controversy","summary":"In October 2015, Tumblr fan artist Zamii070 attempted suicide after a sustained pile-on from Steven Universe and My Little Pony fans who accused her artwork of racism, transphobia and body shaming[3]. News of her hospitalization spread first through Reddit threads speculating about her death[1], and later drew public condemnation from the Steven Universe production crew.","tags":["zamii070","zamii070 harassment","steven universe harassment","tumblr callout culture","fandom harassment","rose quartz drama"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":4,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/zamii070-harassment-controversy/zamii070-harassment-controversy-zamii070-selfie-portrait.webp","caption":"Tumblr artist Zamii070, who became the subject of a prolonged online harassment campaign from the Steven Universe fandom in 2015.","width":500,"height":502,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/zamii070-harassment-controversy/zamii070-harassment-controversy-ianjq-fanart-defense-tweet.webp","caption":"Steven Universe co-creator Ian Jones-Quartey publicly defended Zamii070 and fan artists in general, tweeting 'let people draw whatever fanart they want' in October 2015.","width":680,"height":483,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/zamii070-harassment-controversy/zamii070-harassment-controversy-rose-quartz-sketch-fanart.webp","caption":"Another slim-bodied redesign of Rose Quartz attributed to Zamii070, cited by critics as evidence of a pattern of altering the character's body type.","width":680,"height":1068,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/zamii070-harassment-controversy/zamii070-harassment-controversy-crewniverse-reaction-post.webp","caption":"A Tumblr reaction post from the aftermath of the Zamii070 incident, criticizing the Steven Universe crew ('crewniverse') for defending the artist too readily.","width":493,"height":432,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/zamii070-harassment-controversy/history.md","related":["derpy-hooves","pony-re-imaginings","my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic","bronies","gremlin-dva","dj-p0n-3-vinyl-scratch","fanbase-reputation","batgirl-variant-cover-controversy","fanboys","ghostbusters-reboot-controversy","im-not-ralsei-but-im-asriel","lesbian-space-princess-fandom-war-the-great-fandom-truce-of-2026"],"popularityRank":1960,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}