birdie says in her comeback video that she purposefully tried to replicate kittydog’s style
i think what followed was a natural progression of her art, which yes, would’ve been influenced by the people around her in the animation meme community, but i don’t think she ever really “ripped off” any of them
not to say her art isn’t absolutely hideous, but the notion of “stealing” or “ripping off” an art style is common when you’re surrounded by artists you love and wanna be like; her EARLY art progression is normal and shouldn’t be taken as another one of her flaws (her later art progression though was terrible)