I think this happened because there’s a visual separation between the scales and the body, so CivitAI’s system interpreted them as “X”. I’ve already submitted a request to CivitAI asking to adjust the rating.
To me it looks more like a technical mistake — their automated detection seems to trigger incorrectly, so the image could definitely be moved back to “safe”.
I even have another case that’s even more confusing: an image with absolutely no hint of nudity, yet CivitAI still flagged it as “R” my last post
Perhaps this should be Questionable? That and Safe are both things so wouldn’t object to. It COULD just be seen as a kink in her scales from the tail curl.
Upped the rating, despite not being the artist or uploader… CivitAI has it hidden from anonymous viewers, and it technical was tagged here as having sex organs visible. The fact they are ‘fishy’ enough to not be arousing to many, or even recognizable without the tag might argue for changing it back to “safe” for all I know…
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