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   Dan Skunk wrote:   
   > On 27/02/2015 9:25 AM, §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   >> 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   
      
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