From: snuhwolf@netscape.net   
      
   Dan Skunk wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   Really? So the metric is; "post off topic, get abused"?   
   You just made my case for me :) I suggested kilfiles but people couldn't   
   be arsed to use them.   
   And I've always reserved the right to "defend" myself :)   
   Case in point: Cougar told me that I could just speed-shift my diesel   
   truck and not use the clutch. Of course I knew that was ridiculous but   
   it shows the lengths the furries went to to "punish" me for having a   
   differing opinion. Guess I've just never been much-a-one for conformity   
   or Group Think. Take care, Skunky, I don't expect a reply to this is   
   coming :)   
      
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