From: danskunk@hotmail.com   
      
   On 21/02/2015 9:21 AM, §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
   Obviously you were writing things people didn't want to read if ignoring   
   you was a solution to the problem.   
      
   >> 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?   
   >   
    From what I remember, you were trolling and making fun of people.   
      
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