From: snuhwolf@yahoo.com   
      
   Dan Skunk wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >>   
      
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