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   Dan Skunk wrote:   
   > On 15-03-01 03:13 PM, §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   >> Dan Skunk wrote:   
   >>> On 15-03-01 08:33 AM, §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   >>>> 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   
      
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