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Regarding the furry community (PLEASE READ!)
8 years ago
Alright. I feel I really need to write this journal. I expect you all to read it, because this is something I have gotten very worried about regarding this fandom lately.
Lately, I have gotten very concerned about this community. Recent events and instances involving people in this community have made me skeptical about the future of this fandom, a fandom that has historically taken a role in being caring, being welcoming, being hard-working, sincere, kind, and generous to both within our fandom and outside of it. To see everything this fandom has worked hard to achieve, and having it all ruined would be very painful to witness, and I sincerely hope it doesn't go to that. It's no wonder certain people are leaving the fandom, or are no longer getting involved in the furry community (and seeing
musicofluie leave because of this was a nasty blow to this fandom).
Aside from drama, and other frustrating bits that have happened in this fandom, there is one recent event that I was deeply shocked and outraged to learn, and it involves someone in this fandom that I know personally too. To avoid fueling up any drama, or to attempt to hurt this fandom's reputation even more (as if this fandom doesn't have enough problems with its reputation, already), I won't mention this person's name or what this person has done. If you already know which person I'm talking about, one thing that I ask is to PLEASE, do not bring this up publicly, anywhere, as this could put this fandom in a more negative light than before.
Now, as I stated already, I am becoming very concerned about people in this community. I know not all of you are bad people. I know many of you are good, bright, motivated, and well-behaved people, and being good citizens while representing our fandom is cleaning up our image, making us look better than what we really are. However, this trend of damaging actions growing could reverse the effort of what this fandom has done to save our image. There's a saying in this fandom that applies to not only us, but to everyone else in the world...YOU ARE YOUR OWN WORST ENEMY.
When I started to get more involved in the furry community years back, I had zero shame, whatsoever, to represent this fandom. I've met some of the nicest people I know in this fandom, several who are well-educated, are giving, are highly welcoming. I even invited non-fur friends of mine to certain furmeets, with no worries about other furs' impressions on these friends I invited over. This was not only a community that I felt I belonged in, but a community I was actually PROUD to be part of. I couldn't have asked for anything more. However, events such as what happened with this person I know, is really making me question my association with this community in this current time. I sincerely believe we need work on being more civil, being more respectful, presenting ourselves as better people, etc., because we're much better than this. As long as we're part of this fandom, what we do is what we make of this community. This is all about responsibility.
People who know me, know that I am a good, mature, motivated, polite, and noble individual. I have a job, an education, a willingness to help, and an overall, good reputation. This reputation was EARNED from others who know me well. While not everyone who knows me knows that I'm a furry, those that do know still view me as a good human being. I have been a good example of representing the furry community, whether or not these people who know me are aware that I'm a furry.
In addition, I have a life outside of this fandom. I have other interests too. Not to mention, I have responsibilities. As passionate as I am for this fandom, I DO NOT use it as a "lifestyle". I use it as a hobby, as that's what its purpose is. There's a time and a place for everything, and I would never let this fandom take over my life. I didn't create Cyan Glaciertooth because I was extremely desperate to become an arctic wildcat. Cyan is used as a fursona mainly for hobby purposes. I'm still aware that I am a human living in real life. Remember, we are furries, but we are HUMAN BEINGS FIRST. It is our responsibility to present ourselves in an appropriate way, and use this hobby in a responsible manner.
You know I really love this fandom. This is a community I was very happy to call home. I would really hate to see this community wreck everything good about our fandom and make us look bad. My furry pride doesn't come from the fact that were fans of anthropomorphic animals in general, but from the great things people in this fandom do. We really don't want a negative image, do we?
This has been a very upsetting time for us. I am personally, very distraught with all these instances happening within our fandom, especially with one instance in particular that I was deeply appalled to hear about. If we could make a better impression than this, I would feel much better being part of this community. It would really mean a lot.
I'm sorry I had to write and post all this. I just feel really bothered by the state our fandom seems to be heading in. I appreciate the time you took to read this, and hope you will understand the importance of all this.
If you want to talk with me about this, send me a note, as I would prefer to talk about this in private. I feel too upset to talk about it anywhere where other people can see any conversations we have about this. Therefore, I am disabling comments for this journal.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Lately, I have gotten very concerned about this community. Recent events and instances involving people in this community have made me skeptical about the future of this fandom, a fandom that has historically taken a role in being caring, being welcoming, being hard-working, sincere, kind, and generous to both within our fandom and outside of it. To see everything this fandom has worked hard to achieve, and having it all ruined would be very painful to witness, and I sincerely hope it doesn't go to that. It's no wonder certain people are leaving the fandom, or are no longer getting involved in the furry community (and seeing
musicofluie leave because of this was a nasty blow to this fandom).Aside from drama, and other frustrating bits that have happened in this fandom, there is one recent event that I was deeply shocked and outraged to learn, and it involves someone in this fandom that I know personally too. To avoid fueling up any drama, or to attempt to hurt this fandom's reputation even more (as if this fandom doesn't have enough problems with its reputation, already), I won't mention this person's name or what this person has done. If you already know which person I'm talking about, one thing that I ask is to PLEASE, do not bring this up publicly, anywhere, as this could put this fandom in a more negative light than before.
Now, as I stated already, I am becoming very concerned about people in this community. I know not all of you are bad people. I know many of you are good, bright, motivated, and well-behaved people, and being good citizens while representing our fandom is cleaning up our image, making us look better than what we really are. However, this trend of damaging actions growing could reverse the effort of what this fandom has done to save our image. There's a saying in this fandom that applies to not only us, but to everyone else in the world...YOU ARE YOUR OWN WORST ENEMY.
When I started to get more involved in the furry community years back, I had zero shame, whatsoever, to represent this fandom. I've met some of the nicest people I know in this fandom, several who are well-educated, are giving, are highly welcoming. I even invited non-fur friends of mine to certain furmeets, with no worries about other furs' impressions on these friends I invited over. This was not only a community that I felt I belonged in, but a community I was actually PROUD to be part of. I couldn't have asked for anything more. However, events such as what happened with this person I know, is really making me question my association with this community in this current time. I sincerely believe we need work on being more civil, being more respectful, presenting ourselves as better people, etc., because we're much better than this. As long as we're part of this fandom, what we do is what we make of this community. This is all about responsibility.
People who know me, know that I am a good, mature, motivated, polite, and noble individual. I have a job, an education, a willingness to help, and an overall, good reputation. This reputation was EARNED from others who know me well. While not everyone who knows me knows that I'm a furry, those that do know still view me as a good human being. I have been a good example of representing the furry community, whether or not these people who know me are aware that I'm a furry.
In addition, I have a life outside of this fandom. I have other interests too. Not to mention, I have responsibilities. As passionate as I am for this fandom, I DO NOT use it as a "lifestyle". I use it as a hobby, as that's what its purpose is. There's a time and a place for everything, and I would never let this fandom take over my life. I didn't create Cyan Glaciertooth because I was extremely desperate to become an arctic wildcat. Cyan is used as a fursona mainly for hobby purposes. I'm still aware that I am a human living in real life. Remember, we are furries, but we are HUMAN BEINGS FIRST. It is our responsibility to present ourselves in an appropriate way, and use this hobby in a responsible manner.
You know I really love this fandom. This is a community I was very happy to call home. I would really hate to see this community wreck everything good about our fandom and make us look bad. My furry pride doesn't come from the fact that were fans of anthropomorphic animals in general, but from the great things people in this fandom do. We really don't want a negative image, do we?
This has been a very upsetting time for us. I am personally, very distraught with all these instances happening within our fandom, especially with one instance in particular that I was deeply appalled to hear about. If we could make a better impression than this, I would feel much better being part of this community. It would really mean a lot.
I'm sorry I had to write and post all this. I just feel really bothered by the state our fandom seems to be heading in. I appreciate the time you took to read this, and hope you will understand the importance of all this.
If you want to talk with me about this, send me a note, as I would prefer to talk about this in private. I feel too upset to talk about it anywhere where other people can see any conversations we have about this. Therefore, I am disabling comments for this journal.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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