From: danskunk@hotmail.com   
      
   On 20/02/2015 3:40 PM, §nühw¤£f wrote:   
   > 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 :)   
   >   
   Post off topic, get people asking you not to. Keep doing it and possibly   
   get abuse from some people.   
      
   If you're telling people to killfile you, you're probably really not   
   listening to their complaints.   
      
   I think there were more than just disagreements.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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