Err..... Core?

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*sarcastically claps* Congrats Deviantart, you've created social media hunger games..... with no actual games, just a bunch of angry people trashing higher ups.

For those who don't know, DA has "updated" premium memberships to this thing called a "core membership." Upon examining it, I discovered there are really only two major differences between this and premium member ships.

1. The Overall Appearance

Aside from the the name change, deviantart has changed the logo of the premium members. It used to be a simple star at the end of your username. This star was deviantarts' traditional green color, and the star was average size. I thought this star was simple and pretty nice. It made my username look very pretty.
When I got on the site today, however, I was faced with a bright orange star. What the heck? It completely contrasts with deviantart green and honestly, I think it's pretty ugly. I used to like showing my username with it's premium star. Now, it makes my username (along with many others) look a lot less attractive.
The old logo was perfectly fine. Give the membership a name change. I'm cool with that. Make everyone with the membership's username look ugly. That's stupid.

2. The Price

Look deviantart. I'm not popular with commissions. The few points I have were from gifts and daHub, which I've only used twice.
The only reason I got this membership was because instead of using my grade card money on a laptop which could make my art a lot easier, I used it on this. I didn't get a laptop, for this membership. I delayed a lot of beneifits, for this crap.
There are some people like me, who don't get a lot of commissions and can't afford the membership. Do you know what DA does with some of your commission money? They take some for themselves. All they care about is the money. I don't know what to say, but this is pretty dumb

A few more words

PLEASE DON'T HARASS DA ADMINS OR DEACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT!!!!!

Telling the staff they are idiots and giving them a bunch of hate is unnecessary and cruel. That's bullying. Instead, sign this petition here: www.change.org/p/deviantart-co…

Also, deactivating your account over a logo is just plain idiotic. You lose all your art, watchers, comments, etc. Do you think the staff even cares?

My opinion on "core" membership:
We would all be better just switching back to premium

Others journals about the issue:

#boycottcorememberships 
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I have concerns that calling premium members 'core' members may make people feel a bit uneasy. 

By labelling those who can afford to pay for membership (or are lucky enough to have it donated) as 'core' members, it creates a sort of inner circle, which I fear may divide the community. The word 'core' implies that those people are more essential and important than those who haven't got online banking set up or simply cannot afford it. 

I think that the word 'premium' implied that they had enough money/luck to get it, while the word 'core' may make basic members of dA feel inadequate or unimportant.
When the logos were uncoloured, it seemed as if we were all equals, but by emphasizing membership status I believe that it will give off the wrong message and could lead to elitist or snobby attitudes towards people based on their type of membership.