From: danskunk@hotmail.com   
      
   On 20/02/2015 9:22 AM, §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   > Dan Skunk wrote:   
   >> On 18/02/2015 9:22 AM, §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   >>> Raynardine wrote:   
   >>>> On 02/17/2015 03:54 PM, Raynardine wrote:   
   >>>>> On 02/05/2015 07:49 AM, coombeso@gmail.com wrote:   
   >>>>>> "I like cuddles now... I love the fandom. I feel safe here"   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Not if you're being cuddled by   
   >>>>>> a Nazi sympathiser,   
   >>>>>> a bestiality-apologist,   
   >>>>>> a commissions junkie or   
   >>>>>> a childporn/NAMBLA advocate.   
   >>>>>> Or Ross Reddick, who might beat the crap out of you.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> [...]   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Say what you want, but diversity is part of what makes the fandom   
   >>>>> great.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Haters gonna hate.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> There are quite a few things I like about the furry subculture.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> 1) The fandom focuses on cuteness and a sense of innocence and purity   
   >>>> that cannot be found elsewhere.   
   >>>> 2) The fandom largely portrays sex as something natural and pure,   
   >>>> which is rare.   
   >>>> 3) Furries are generally sexually liberated to an extreme degree.   
   >>>> 4) Further, furries are generally extremely sex-positive.   
   >>>> 5) Furries are extremely tolerant of diversity, which is rare in many   
   >>>> cultures.   
   >>>> 6) The fandom gives people chance after chance to change and improve.   
   >>>> Too many cultures treat criminals as permanently damaged and refuses   
   >>>> to permit them a single chance to reintegrated into society. The furry   
   >>>> fandom gives criminals a chance to redeem themselves.   
   >>>> 7) The fandom ignores race, color, creed, physical sex and other   
   >>>> physical attributes, permitting you to represent yourself as you truly   
   >>>> are.   
   >>>> 8) Furries generally enjoy having fun and focus on fun, which can be   
   >>>> rare in some cultures.   
   >>>> 9) Furries are open, expressive, authentic and accessible emotionally.   
   >>>> They are who they truly are, when among fellow furries. This openness   
   >>>> is vanishingly rare outside the fandom.   
   >>>> 10) The fandom focuses on art and culture above all else, even sex.   
   >>>> While a large portion of furry artwork is sexual in theme, a great   
   >>>> deal of it is not. There is also a very large portion of artwork,   
   >>>> stories and whatnot that is primarily non-sexual but has a significant   
   >>>> amount of sex included in it.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The fandom has a lot to offer, and while it is not for everyone, I   
   >>>> consider being a furry the only reasonable approach to life.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> There are additional reasons, as well.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> 11) The fandom is autistic-friendly. Because individuals living with   
   >>>> neural diversity and mental challenges are over-represented in the   
   >>>> fandom, individuals who are living with differently-operating minds   
   >>>> are more accepted and supported than they would be elsewhere.   
   >>>> 12) The true diversity of the fandom is staggering, You'll find almost   
   >>>> every kind of person imaginable all coexisting behind the fluffy   
   >>>> exterior of their fursona.   
   >>>> 13) Furries tend to communicate honestly and straightforwardly,   
   >>>> simplifying and minimizing the complexity of social and linguistic   
   >>>> protocols, making it easier for those who are socially challenged to   
   >>>> interact meaningfully with others. The furry fandom uses the animal   
   >>>> kingdom as a model to follow, keeping shit real, as it were.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Others may have other reasons why they love the fandom, but   
   >>>> accessibility, openness and sincerity are the biggest things I love   
   >>>> about it. Other cultures may preach diversity and tolerance, but the   
   >>>> furry fandom actually walks the walk, not just talks the talk.   
   >>>>   
   >>> My experience has been different.   
   >>> You can find jerks and bigots in the "furry subculture" the same as any   
   >>> cross section of humanity.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >> For the most part, what he says is true. At the very least, furries   
   >> behave more like those ideals. There are always exceptions. People   
   >> spreading promoting hate tend to be ostracized from most furries.   
   >   
   > Hmmmm...do you remember alt.lifestyle.furry? I was posting there towards   
   > the end of the group activity and since I posted "off topic" I was not   
   > treated all that well, to put it mildly. There were cliques and such and   
   > my experience was that furries (assuming that ALF was a representational   
   > cross section) were just as dickish and petty as any group of   
   > non-furries. It was reminiscent of the high school scene of cliques.   
   >   
   Well, that makes sense if you were posting off topic. As I remember, you   
   weren't particularly kind to others, either.   
      
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