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Hi! Content Warning + Personal Update
5 months ago
Hey yall, I've really gone on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance over the last few years. I've also spent a significant amount of time offline, interacting with real life furry spaces, making friends, etc. I'm really looking forward to FWA and AC this year (this will be my very first FWA!)
I've also been getting more involved in real life kink events with my primary partner! Fun!!!!! I'm really looking forward to attending more AD panels and events at FWA this year.
HENCEFORTH, this journal is meant to provide a content warning for the kind of art that I've already been making and will continue to make going forward!
Content Warning: leather gear, BDSM, transformation, vore, teratophilia & horror themed kink, pooltoys, macro/micro, pup hoods & petplay, egg stuff, discussions about soft/murrsuiting, potentially other kink themes.
I'm generally very 'pro kink' (needless to say, kids and animals cannot consent, so don't make any bad faith assumptions here. Kink is safe, sane, and consensual)
That being said, if fetish art bothers you, you probably won't want to follow me for your own safety and comfort. Or FA now offers tag blocking, so there are new more accessible ways to manage your space! It's up to you! No judgment at all if you decide to unfollow/block me.
I don't get involved in any sort of "discourse" about this subject, and I'm not at all interested in doing so. I strongly value nuance, bodily autonomy, and case-by-case basis judgment about any kind of artwork or piece of media, pornographic or otherwise. A large group of mostly young adults in this community have a tendency to see the phrase "pro kink" and immediately jump to the worst possible assumption. Please do not do this, talking about genuinely illegal/predatory behavior is very upsetting to me. By immediately seeing someone involved in kink and assuming they are abusive, you're doing Republicans' jobs for them, going around calling random kinky queer people predatory. So seriously, don't do this. I may unfollow/block you if I notice that you get into a lot of conflict about heavy topics, even if I agree with your stance, just because seeing posts about this can trigger my OCD.
As someone who grew up in very Christian right wing anti-nudity and anti-kink social circles, I had many friend groups both in person and online (often on Tumblr and Twitter), who believed that BDSM is inherently abusive, and that you're a horrible person forever if you make one mistake (kink related or otherwise), and as a result I developed fairly debilitating moral scrupulosity OCD. A lot of queer people already experience a fear of being creepy, since straight people stereotype us as creepy or demonic or whatever the hell else. Really, my OCD is/was (I say 'was' because it is now in remission) an ongoing extension of my childhood fear of Hell, or eternal punishment, or ostracization from community with no chance of forgiveness. So frankly, I now believe that being sex-negative is a reactionary and inherently anti-queer opinion to hold. Being surrounded by constant fear and harassment and harsh judgment deeply stunted my growth as a person. People on furry Twitter and Instagram still try to convince each other that random furry artists are predatory for... weird but harmless things like wanting to get eaten by a cartoon talking dragon?! It's really quite horrific, the harassment and abuse I've seen random queer people get over weird but ultimately harmless art. So please, I ask in good faith, if you are the type of person who gets involved in a lot of conflict or "callouts" about this subject, kindly unfollow me so we can go our separate ways.
Getting involved in weird kinks is one of the better decisions I've ever made in life, frankly. Authentic self-expression is both deeply healing and deeply cathartic. My therapist has been very supportive and encouraging of my journey into exploring kinks, and I've done a lot of research into kink and psychology (I'm a graduate student, so research is one of my side passions). I'm really appreciative of all the people who stuck around even after I started posting scribbly dragons fucking pooltoys!!!
And with the current state of our world politically, we have WAY bigger things to worry about than a guy who's into pooltoys or monsters or what have you. Your energy would be much better spent helping people in your local community who need it. So I guess this is also a kind of call to action. I recently joined a furry community Discord group focused on mutual aid, and I'm hoping to get more involved in really helping other people that way. I've come to realize that most people have good intentions. If you're someone who finds yourself getting wrapped up in a lot of online discourse, you're probably a person who has a strong belief in making the world a better place and preventing harm (even if you are going about it in a counterproductive way, in my opinion). Ultimately, that passion is a strength. I would encourage you to use that energy to email your representatives, or start a garden and share what grows, or attend a protest, or send some money to someone in need, or create art about your feelings. We're all angry and looking for an outlet, but let's not forget that our real enemy is the ultra wealthy and those looking to strip marginalized people of our right to exist. We must resist the urge to get distracted by infighting, and we must look for ways to better our community that are more constructive and based on supporting those in need.
(P.S., if you saw me delete and rewrite this journal, it's because I got very very anxious lol)
I've also been getting more involved in real life kink events with my primary partner! Fun!!!!! I'm really looking forward to attending more AD panels and events at FWA this year.
HENCEFORTH, this journal is meant to provide a content warning for the kind of art that I've already been making and will continue to make going forward!
Content Warning: leather gear, BDSM, transformation, vore, teratophilia & horror themed kink, pooltoys, macro/micro, pup hoods & petplay, egg stuff, discussions about soft/murrsuiting, potentially other kink themes.
I'm generally very 'pro kink' (needless to say, kids and animals cannot consent, so don't make any bad faith assumptions here. Kink is safe, sane, and consensual)
That being said, if fetish art bothers you, you probably won't want to follow me for your own safety and comfort. Or FA now offers tag blocking, so there are new more accessible ways to manage your space! It's up to you! No judgment at all if you decide to unfollow/block me.
I don't get involved in any sort of "discourse" about this subject, and I'm not at all interested in doing so. I strongly value nuance, bodily autonomy, and case-by-case basis judgment about any kind of artwork or piece of media, pornographic or otherwise. A large group of mostly young adults in this community have a tendency to see the phrase "pro kink" and immediately jump to the worst possible assumption. Please do not do this, talking about genuinely illegal/predatory behavior is very upsetting to me. By immediately seeing someone involved in kink and assuming they are abusive, you're doing Republicans' jobs for them, going around calling random kinky queer people predatory. So seriously, don't do this. I may unfollow/block you if I notice that you get into a lot of conflict about heavy topics, even if I agree with your stance, just because seeing posts about this can trigger my OCD.
As someone who grew up in very Christian right wing anti-nudity and anti-kink social circles, I had many friend groups both in person and online (often on Tumblr and Twitter), who believed that BDSM is inherently abusive, and that you're a horrible person forever if you make one mistake (kink related or otherwise), and as a result I developed fairly debilitating moral scrupulosity OCD. A lot of queer people already experience a fear of being creepy, since straight people stereotype us as creepy or demonic or whatever the hell else. Really, my OCD is/was (I say 'was' because it is now in remission) an ongoing extension of my childhood fear of Hell, or eternal punishment, or ostracization from community with no chance of forgiveness. So frankly, I now believe that being sex-negative is a reactionary and inherently anti-queer opinion to hold. Being surrounded by constant fear and harassment and harsh judgment deeply stunted my growth as a person. People on furry Twitter and Instagram still try to convince each other that random furry artists are predatory for... weird but harmless things like wanting to get eaten by a cartoon talking dragon?! It's really quite horrific, the harassment and abuse I've seen random queer people get over weird but ultimately harmless art. So please, I ask in good faith, if you are the type of person who gets involved in a lot of conflict or "callouts" about this subject, kindly unfollow me so we can go our separate ways.
Getting involved in weird kinks is one of the better decisions I've ever made in life, frankly. Authentic self-expression is both deeply healing and deeply cathartic. My therapist has been very supportive and encouraging of my journey into exploring kinks, and I've done a lot of research into kink and psychology (I'm a graduate student, so research is one of my side passions). I'm really appreciative of all the people who stuck around even after I started posting scribbly dragons fucking pooltoys!!!
And with the current state of our world politically, we have WAY bigger things to worry about than a guy who's into pooltoys or monsters or what have you. Your energy would be much better spent helping people in your local community who need it. So I guess this is also a kind of call to action. I recently joined a furry community Discord group focused on mutual aid, and I'm hoping to get more involved in really helping other people that way. I've come to realize that most people have good intentions. If you're someone who finds yourself getting wrapped up in a lot of online discourse, you're probably a person who has a strong belief in making the world a better place and preventing harm (even if you are going about it in a counterproductive way, in my opinion). Ultimately, that passion is a strength. I would encourage you to use that energy to email your representatives, or start a garden and share what grows, or attend a protest, or send some money to someone in need, or create art about your feelings. We're all angry and looking for an outlet, but let's not forget that our real enemy is the ultra wealthy and those looking to strip marginalized people of our right to exist. We must resist the urge to get distracted by infighting, and we must look for ways to better our community that are more constructive and based on supporting those in need.
(P.S., if you saw me delete and rewrite this journal, it's because I got very very anxious lol)
it's easier said than done i know, but don't ever let other peoples' misinterpretations of you stop you from being yourself
Many hugs and much love!!! Seeing your art always brightens my day, and I wish you well :)
tumblr certainly had a big part in my struggle too, i've had a lot of OCD episodes related to guilt trippy tumblr posts. its a shame how a lot of tumblr users are very interested in social justice and disability activism (a very very good thing!) but then turn around and use language that is specifically inaccessible to people with OCD
being part of furry has helped a lot, and like... honestly having friends who were honest about themselves and didn't involve themselves in insane discourse. realizing that most people are very much separated from like, the people who are actually harmful. and i realize its less about the kink and more how you act about it; knowing some people would like to avoid it and respecting that choice is 100% better than stupid discourse on shipping n stuff.
you go to a furry con and you meet babyfurs and latex furs and people who murrsuit and none of them are ever trying to hurt or harm you, they just want to hang out, same as you. the only bad people in kink circles are those who try to push your boundaries or tell you you're a pussy for them. people who are understanding AND able to answer questions about safety >>>>
being morally opposed to murrsuiting in particular is so odd. claiming its somehow harmful to wear any costume youve had sex in in public spaces. but like, do those people not have sex in clothes and then continue to wear those clothes in public?? of course you wash it first, but its not like fucking in a particular shirt taints that shirt forever. you just wash it and then its fine. that idea is so nonsensical it makes me laugh
the real harm comes from disrespecting the boundaries of others, like you said. the most important part of being sex positive is being able to take no for an answer without question