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   Dan Skunk wrote:   
   > 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   
      
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