From: snuhwolf@yahoo.com   
      
   Dan Skunk wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
   Uh huh. Yeah, that was my experience. Seemed kinda dickish on their part   
   as how was I forcing them to read my posts?   
      
   > If you're telling people to killfile you, you're probably really not   
   > listening to their complaints.   
   >   
   I was obviously "listening" as I suggested they learn how to use a kilfile.   
      
   > I think there were more than just disagreements.   
      
   For example? I never met anyone from the OL world in RL.   
   So how could it be more?   
      
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