From: danskunk@hotmail.com   
      
   On 28/02/2015 3:04 PM, §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   > Dan Skunk wrote:   
   >> On 28/02/2015 8:32 AM, §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   >>> 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 :)   
      
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