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Fur 17
3 years ago
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I guess I'm back to posting journals, though I won't be posting too many.
Better than shutting myself in and up.
I just remembered (again) that today is my 17th anniFURsary. That is to say, my 17 years of officially being a furry.
I've seen a lot of good and bad that comes along with those 17 years, though lately it's been a lot of bad. I don't like that "new" narrative of how only paraphiles are ruining the fandom. I don't think that's true at all.
For one, you hardly see them. When you do, they are almost always minding their business. And ironically, they are far more accepting and understanding than a fandom that claims to still be that yet shuns them very harshly. Of course I understand the stigmas associated with them, but then doesn't every label have it's share of stigmas, stereotypes, history, misinformation, etc.? I've come across areas of the net where people try and make PSAs against those kinds of people, making them out to be devils and whatnot. To me... it looked almost like a training ground for future trolls or something. Very similar to what I saw when I almost went to the army. It's just something that really rubs me the wrong way. And I know what's going to come of those things. Imagine if 10% of the butt holes you meet today are 90% of the average people you meet tomorrow. For those who've been in the fandom very long, you might say that same thing about a lot of furs now. Meh.
They are not fandom exclusive as some people make it out to be; they can be found everywhere. The furry fandom, the gaming fandom, the anime fandom, science fiction fandoms, etc. We're all basically neighbors of each other, and I've been hearing about how those fandoms have similar problems. Again, I don't think that is the problem, though I realize my opinion is a wildly unpopular one. I think judgement should be up to the individual, not a generalized attack. Things like this war don't help. All the restrictions and sanctions put against Russia to try and slow down their forces are doing more against the regular people that have nothing to do with anything than it is against the government and military that is.
...That was something I kind of wanted to add to my last journal, so I said it here. But I don't want to make long journals that often.
But it's not all bad. If you only focus on the bad, that's all you're going to know after so long. Truth be told, in all this time, I've only met a couple of furs in person, only have talked to a handful of furs online, and haven't been to a fur con yet. Though I don't really want to meet all that many new people (not yet), I would kind of like to meet a couple more furs, and I'd like to go to a con at least once or twice.
There isn't really much for me to do right now. Especially with me only have less than an hour.
I'm supposed to be on a diet, and I don't have much money, but maybe I'll celebrate by eating more food or something. No one to hang out with or talk to, so not really much choice here.
Stay positive everyone!
Better than shutting myself in and up.
I just remembered (again) that today is my 17th anniFURsary. That is to say, my 17 years of officially being a furry.
I've seen a lot of good and bad that comes along with those 17 years, though lately it's been a lot of bad. I don't like that "new" narrative of how only paraphiles are ruining the fandom. I don't think that's true at all.
For one, you hardly see them. When you do, they are almost always minding their business. And ironically, they are far more accepting and understanding than a fandom that claims to still be that yet shuns them very harshly. Of course I understand the stigmas associated with them, but then doesn't every label have it's share of stigmas, stereotypes, history, misinformation, etc.? I've come across areas of the net where people try and make PSAs against those kinds of people, making them out to be devils and whatnot. To me... it looked almost like a training ground for future trolls or something. Very similar to what I saw when I almost went to the army. It's just something that really rubs me the wrong way. And I know what's going to come of those things. Imagine if 10% of the butt holes you meet today are 90% of the average people you meet tomorrow. For those who've been in the fandom very long, you might say that same thing about a lot of furs now. Meh.
They are not fandom exclusive as some people make it out to be; they can be found everywhere. The furry fandom, the gaming fandom, the anime fandom, science fiction fandoms, etc. We're all basically neighbors of each other, and I've been hearing about how those fandoms have similar problems. Again, I don't think that is the problem, though I realize my opinion is a wildly unpopular one. I think judgement should be up to the individual, not a generalized attack. Things like this war don't help. All the restrictions and sanctions put against Russia to try and slow down their forces are doing more against the regular people that have nothing to do with anything than it is against the government and military that is.
...That was something I kind of wanted to add to my last journal, so I said it here. But I don't want to make long journals that often.
But it's not all bad. If you only focus on the bad, that's all you're going to know after so long. Truth be told, in all this time, I've only met a couple of furs in person, only have talked to a handful of furs online, and haven't been to a fur con yet. Though I don't really want to meet all that many new people (not yet), I would kind of like to meet a couple more furs, and I'd like to go to a con at least once or twice.
There isn't really much for me to do right now. Especially with me only have less than an hour.
I'm supposed to be on a diet, and I don't have much money, but maybe I'll celebrate by eating more food or something. No one to hang out with or talk to, so not really much choice here.
Stay positive everyone!
Things will be just fine!