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And they are the kind of people I try to avoid....
What do you hate about the furry fandom?
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And they are the kind of people I try to avoid....
BagelRabbit
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Personally, I can't stand pretty much anything in the way of furry porn (especially the stuff on the verges). None of that even remotely turns me on, because in my humble opinion, it honestly strikes me as more nasty than 'sexy.' Perhaps I haven't been in the fandom for long enough.
But you know what? I'm okay with other people liking stuff that I don't like. I'm even okay if people enjoy stuff that I strongly dislike, as long as no one hurts themselves or others. And as... wrong... as some furry content is, it is generally incapable of harming anyone (aside from the standard innocence-being-lost bit, and that seems to happen to everyone at some point or another anyways.)
So, in my humble opinion, I think that the yelling going on here is doing far more harm than the porn itself. It's dividing a community that's already quite small and not tremendously well-liked, and it's causing people to say some really nasty things to other people. And we, as a community, desperately need to stick together.
So, can we all agree that:
• There is porn (Rule 34). Some of it is the standard fare, and some of it is not.
• If people want some of the less savory porn, that's their decision to make.
• Griping about this sort of decision on the Forum does absolutely nothing, except for breaking apart the community and getting people infractions. Maybe if we were all administrators of FA and we could regulate what sort of content went on there, these discussions would make more sense. But we're really powerless to do anything about any of this.
So, let's just go ahead and say that while some people like weird shit, we should probably just let them enjoy their shit and get on with our lives. Is this too much to ask?
Oh, and that's one of the "things I hate about the furry fandom," getting back to the topic of this thread. These sorts of arguments are actually very typical (I'm an active member of about three other forums, and these sorts of arguments have happened in every one). It's just always a shame to see it occur...
-Bagel
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Deleted member 82554
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Roleplay junkies. The type that don't know when it is, and is not appropriate.
LazerMaster5
Lost in the Static
If you don't like the porn, don't look it up. It's that simple. That's what safe search filters are for. No need to create unnecessary drama.
Troj
Your Friendly Neighborhood Dino Therapist
What's REALLY annoying is that furries always have to keep rehashing and re-debating what should be common sense norms and understandings by now vis-a-vis topics like plagiarism, commissions, common courtesy, drama, bullying, and sex.
(But, I'm sure the general geek community gets just as tired of having to rehash COSPLAY IS NOT CONSENT before and after every convention, so furries aren't alone in being slow on the uptake here.)
(But, I'm sure the general geek community gets just as tired of having to rehash COSPLAY IS NOT CONSENT before and after every convention, so furries aren't alone in being slow on the uptake here.)
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hup2thepenguin
Member
Excessively rude and sarcastic people on the forums. I know it's the internet, but like really.
DragonTheWolf
Member
Annoying people, people who just want to get in bed with me ASAP and nothing else, rude people, ignorant people, disgusting people, people who roleplay 24/7, the extreme fetishes, etc. Same people as in any other fandom, really.
And well, I guess I also don't like how some furries just don't shut up about their pride, but then again, you have people who won't shut up about their nerd pride too, so yeah. Again, same as in any other fandom.
Basically, what I hate about the furry fandom is the same as with any other fandom: The stuff and the people that I just don't like.
And well, I guess I also don't like how some furries just don't shut up about their pride, but then again, you have people who won't shut up about their nerd pride too, so yeah. Again, same as in any other fandom.
Basically, what I hate about the furry fandom is the same as with any other fandom: The stuff and the people that I just don't like.
PriestessShizuka
Dragon Master
The immature hipster idiots who just want to start drama with their hate, jealousy and negativity.
It doesn't matter how innocent or well intentioned anyone is, or how hard anyone tries (and succeeds objectively) to do good and create good things. They spread their hatred like a disease because they can't stand to see a good thing get praise by many others.
It doesn't matter how innocent or well intentioned anyone is, or how hard anyone tries (and succeeds objectively) to do good and create good things. They spread their hatred like a disease because they can't stand to see a good thing get praise by many others.
Cocobanana
Member
That people in it die like anyone else.
Augmented Husky
Mind currently uploaded
Couldn't have said it much better my self. I mean what amount of good do they hope to accomplish with destructive and neglectful words made in vain ? If anything what they say is nothing more than a clashing cymbal....it will make a lot of noise but have no other meaning beyond that and soon that noise reveal how antagonistic such a person could be. On related note if there is anything I dispose more than pessimism...........it's a bully no matter what group they're a part of.
Now to answer the thread. I loath the fact that the stereotype is we spend a majority of the time online with very little to no life outside of it living in a very unhealthy matter.
How truly FAR from the truth. I've seen talented writers, programmers, doctors, and artists all of which are some of the most intelligent minds I have seen thus far.
meowtacles
Member
The people who claim we're one big happy family that accepts every single other furry no matter what.
Darth-Dukes
Member
The fact that despite some people in the fandom saying furries are nice, respectful people, a whole lot of them are egotistical sarcastic assholes who like to pick on the new people that don't know what they're doing.
FrostHusky81
The Mercenary
How far people will sometimes go in their desperate attempts to be an attention whore.
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Jaden Darchon
Guest
There are a lot of things I love, but...
Okay, for one, the general immaturity. At least offline. Online you can basically avoid that crowd, but the last con I went to had its fair share of kiddos gracing the world with their latest and greatest joke about dicks... on a 5 second basis. The meets in my area have some of these types but it's not that bad.
On that note, the full blown sexual obsession with some people is pretty whatever. It's a thing, but it's not the thing for some of us, self included. I have definitely have met some furs in a really sad state by going way overboard with the sexual aspects of the fandom.
Okay, for one, the general immaturity. At least offline. Online you can basically avoid that crowd, but the last con I went to had its fair share of kiddos gracing the world with their latest and greatest joke about dicks... on a 5 second basis. The meets in my area have some of these types but it's not that bad.
On that note, the full blown sexual obsession with some people is pretty whatever. It's a thing, but it's not the thing for some of us, self included. I have definitely have met some furs in a really sad state by going way overboard with the sexual aspects of the fandom.
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Deleted member 82554
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I have been to one fur con and it was and was not what I expected. As fun as it was, the weird part was, is that I couldn't help but feel this ominous feeling like someone wanted to get in my pants; even some of the art was joking about rape.
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DrDingo
Moved to phoenix.corvidae.org with the others
I feel like, even if I went to a university in the same city as a big con, I might just steer clear of it.
Maybe if I went along with someone it wouldn't be so bad, but something about venturing alone to a furvert convention just seems kinda depressing.
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Deleted member 82554
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Just go anyway, it will be an entirely different experience for you. The ones we have annually are very small, like, 50 people, tops, the ones you have are a few thousand. Try not feeling socially awkward when you go to your first con with only 50 people and with no one you have actually met. Was fun though, had a lot of events, the food was great (we had on site chefs). But when some started getting a little creepy and started talking about sex and whatnot I thought hell naw, I'm here for the culture, not that culture.