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   §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   
   >>>>> 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.   
   >>>   
   >> Obviously you were writing things people didn't want to read if   
   >> ignoring you was a solution to the problem.   
   >>   
      
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