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sick of all this shit.
2 years ago
You know, i've been involved in this fandom for over 20 years officially, and maybe even longer than that before I realized that there were others that felt as I did. Just as many others felt when they found the fandom and felt that connection.
I've seen peiople come and go just as quickly, they realize that some aspect of the fandom just didn't fit their ideals or comfort levels, or whatever their reasons they just left, never to be heard from again. Along the way there have been more and more of these "fly by nighters" who have come into the scene and dedicated themselves to causing as much anarchy as possible. Spreading hatred and disdain amongst themselves and trying to spread their hatred to anyone who will listen, even going so far as to bend the obvious truth to make their ideals seem rightous. These people are called narsisists and are in plain english a proverbial bully.
They hide behind social media screen names and use the available platforms to beat up others that they target for whatever reason they seem justified to. THere are always going to be the followers in the fandom, who either don't know any better, or fear being targeted themselves for bullying. I have seen this more and more over the years and usually don't say much about it because I know it will go away soon. But i'm tired of it all.
We are all involved in this fandom for comrodery, companionship and doing things that generally make us happy. Every one of us feels like we have never truly belonged anywhere before, all through growing up amongst peers and being treated differently and even so much as being the black sheep in the family. We found this happy little community to feel love and respect, not to be bullied and disrespected by people who look at us as an easy target. There people will be gone before you know it, but that dosen't mean we need to sit by and idly watch others around us being hurt.
It's time we ALL stood up and spoke out for one another. Speak up and help prevent lies and deciet from ruining people's lives. Speak up and support one another, even if it's just to support someone who is most likely dealing with something that could be a catylist to suffering and pain all alone. Don't let others feel alone. Stand up and support one another and be a hero in someone's life.
I've seen peiople come and go just as quickly, they realize that some aspect of the fandom just didn't fit their ideals or comfort levels, or whatever their reasons they just left, never to be heard from again. Along the way there have been more and more of these "fly by nighters" who have come into the scene and dedicated themselves to causing as much anarchy as possible. Spreading hatred and disdain amongst themselves and trying to spread their hatred to anyone who will listen, even going so far as to bend the obvious truth to make their ideals seem rightous. These people are called narsisists and are in plain english a proverbial bully.
They hide behind social media screen names and use the available platforms to beat up others that they target for whatever reason they seem justified to. THere are always going to be the followers in the fandom, who either don't know any better, or fear being targeted themselves for bullying. I have seen this more and more over the years and usually don't say much about it because I know it will go away soon. But i'm tired of it all.
We are all involved in this fandom for comrodery, companionship and doing things that generally make us happy. Every one of us feels like we have never truly belonged anywhere before, all through growing up amongst peers and being treated differently and even so much as being the black sheep in the family. We found this happy little community to feel love and respect, not to be bullied and disrespected by people who look at us as an easy target. There people will be gone before you know it, but that dosen't mean we need to sit by and idly watch others around us being hurt.
It's time we ALL stood up and spoke out for one another. Speak up and help prevent lies and deciet from ruining people's lives. Speak up and support one another, even if it's just to support someone who is most likely dealing with something that could be a catylist to suffering and pain all alone. Don't let others feel alone. Stand up and support one another and be a hero in someone's life.
Bullying, narcissism, hate, deceit, violence and even idiocy are all bad things that should be avoided and discouraged, obviously. Just remember that none of these issues are specific to furries. All of these have existed in some form for thousands and thousands of years.
Of course, with the internet, troublemakers looking for someone to victimize will find furries a rather easy target group, right up there with ethnic minorities and the LGBTQ+ crowd. Some social media companies eager for profit would happily create a world where a few miscreants can be so addicted to drama that they will jump at any excuse to insult, offend, or condemn anyone for any reason.
Do bad seeds exist within the furry fandom? Well, sure, but one thing you definitely don't want to do is blame the entire fandom for that. That only makes the "furry hate" problem worse.