I get that Mastodon.Art is a big instance and defederation is hard.
But the safety of your queer users is more important.
You don't need to start a fight. You don't need to get into the "drama".
But you do need to block Mastodon.Art.
Screenshots of Mastodon.Art admin defending the death threats available here:
I am only writing this thread because Curator decided to write a blog post attacking a small furry instance, weeks after this conflict ended and they had given her everything she had asked for.
While it's impossible to know what's in Curator's heart, it would be naive to ignore the pattern of furry-bashing associated with these blocklist organizations and the history of furry-bashing as a homophobic political strategy.