DO YOU WANNA ROCK?!
Shimmy, trot, whip and neigh-neigh over to the Dead Mare's Party!
Introducing our Musician Line Up for FresMare 2026!
Part 2:
Awal @AWal__
Rhyme Flow @Rhymeflow1
Tuo Li (📷) @/tuoli.comp
Halfway Through Omega @ItsHTOmega
I can't believe I actually have to write this, but fine, let's clear things up. If I don't, a certain orange yoshi is just going to keep assuming stupid stuff about me, and it genuinely worries me how many people listen to them despite who they are.
Hi, I'm poxyboxy. I'm a transfem artist from Mexico. I love women, I love men, I am very gay.
No, I am not a nazi.
No, I am not an antisemite.
And no, I don't support bullshit like selling merch with swastikas at a PRIVATE PARTY where staff has absolutely zero control. I literally have a drawing of Trixie burning a nazi flag.
To be clear: I know it's not everyone on 4chan, but there are specific people on there who hate me so much that they spend their time making up that I'm a pedophile and a million other things. So yeah, I don't owe anything to 4chan or Mare Fair explicitly—I'm not even an employee.
Mare Fair has had its questionable moments, sure, but staff has been fixing and explaining things (EbonyGlow's posts go into detail about it). I support Mare Fair because it's been a home to me since day one. There are always bad actors, but I genuinely love this con. I have friends on staff—in the art team and in key areas—who move heaven and earth to make it an amazing event.
Yet people won't stop digging for horrible things to accuse it of, as if it were an Olympic sport. And the absolute best thing they could come up with is that swastika stuff was being sold at a PRIVATE party? Seriously? Are we idiots?
Genuine question: what do you suggest we do? Do we go door-to-door inspecting every single hotel room? Put cameras and mics on every attendee's forehead?
The worst part is reading stuff like, *"Poxyboxy defends Mare Fair way too much, that's super sus."*
Well, sorry not sorry. But I'm going to prioritize the opinions of people I actually know in real life and who have actually attended over someone whose pinned post says they moved to Bluesky, yet they're still here on Twitter starting drama.
I know this post won't magically make the insults or rumors disappear, and honestly, the fandom really loves me so I don't even need to be doing this. But there's something no one will EVER take away from me: at my sister's wedding, my mom asked me how the con was going. I told her my friends and I were doing great. Hearing her say "Thank God" with a smile, seeing how proud she was, and having her tell me to keep going in person... that's worth a thousand times more than the opinion of an orange yoshi and a green griffon talking trash behind my back on their NSFW account over a drawing I made for Mare Fair—one I made before I even knew if I was actually going to attend that very first time.
Love you guys.
Going to #GalaCon this year? Wanna taste some of the original Mango wine and turn into a bat?
Well you're in luck, we're offering limited tastings at the Biergarten near the venue on Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Come look for me and see you there.
Still looking to get those sweet sponsor treats? 🎃
This is no trick! Sponsor badges for FresMare have been extended through Friday, August 14!
And that’s not all! We’ve also added some new perks to our higher sponsor tiers!
Check them out at:
https://t.co/S1htYoiERk