Hi Papabear,
I've been seeing a lot of furry hate recently on the internet, and to be honest, I am tired of people hating on us, thinking that we are all zoophiles or thermals [I think he means therians, or maybe ferals], and to see that even though we hate them (zoophiles/therians) as well, people still don't see that! I feel like the fandom is dying, and you know what? We should destroy the furry community to make a new community like it, except with thermals or zoophiles, and to not have inappropriate things like murrsuits. It should be child friendly! Do you think we should recreate the furry fandom and have a set of rules with it? To keep everyone more safe and to stop furry hate all together? Anonymous (age 15) * * * Dear Anonymous, Wow, there's a lot of stuff in this letter to address. Let me see if I can do so in an organized and logical fashion.
If you're looking for a subculture or fandom with rules and structure in it, the furry fandom is not where you want to be (try a Star Trek convention, maybe). It's chaotic, creative, explosive, turbulent, wild, manic, and totally counterculture. That's what makes it fun, frustrating, and amazing. The people who hate furries hate us because we don't go by their rules. I love it. Don't let it bother you, because they only hate us because they can't control us. Kind of like Darth Vader hating the Old Republic because it didn't conform to his ideas of control. There is a lot of pressure and hate against people who are trying to be free. Yes, it can be hard, and I understand you're upset about it, but that's a part of what being a furry is. Bear Hugs, Papabear
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Dineegla
7/21/2023 08:32:06 am
I’ve read your post, and I agree with you. However, I also feel that the younger furs have become extremely entitled to get out of the furry fandom whatever they can. I’m sure this is been a common complaint from older furs for quite a long time. At a particular conference that I go every year, towards the evening I sit in the lobby and watched ambulance after ambulance, LITERALLY AMBULANCE AFTER AMBULANCE, come and take young people away due to alcohol poisoning. I am saddened by the amount of alcohol intoxication that happens to furs in their rooms, which I believe we have no control of. There are a lot of things in the fandom that I am concerned about, but maybe because it’s because I’m an older fur in the fandom. I know you were able to help the young man who wrote to you.
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Well, my furiend, the letter had nothing to do with drunken young furries. Judging by some of the talks I've attended at BLFC, drunken behavior is nothing new at furcons. Let's face it, young people, once they are off their parents' leashes, drink, do drugs, and have sex at dangerous levels. This is typical behavior, sadly, spurred by youths' belief that they are invulnerable and immortal. Those who survive their 20s usually calm down as they grow up.
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