Not sure if this is a safe idea to voice my opinion on the matter.. But I've spent the last hour or so reading over peoples journals in regards to the ban of cub porn on FA.. I don't generally like being a middle man in situations like these, but I guess it's nice to discuss the different possibilities.

1) I understand that what people do for art, money or recognition should be entitled to their creative prowess.. but unfortunately fiction strives to be reality and in some cases, if someone can't retain a certain aspect of themselves in real life then they can get it out of their system in fiction... This can create a really dangerous situation where people could be tempted to act out on these feelings in real life - thus the reason for the law and bans in the first place.

2) Those who use the argument that they will lose money or recognition for stopping making cub porn should really evaluate their talents. By saying that you are only limited to a certain type of artistic ability just because it pays better is a sound economical standpoint - but you can't expect to increase your talents by doing the same thing over and over. If anything, looking at it as an opportunity to move into a different field of creative work would be a better source than abandoning all hope (so to speak).

3) Constriction of personal property, and regulations that prohibit certain viewing of materials is in place to protect younger viewers from seeing material that can become impressionable to them. I'm sure without a shadow of a doubt that there are at least hundreds if not thousands of FA viewers that are underage and have signed up for an account with the ability to see these images and not just cub porn but scat, vore, hard porn and other things... Just thinking in terms of me as a parent (and being a furry) it would simply make me cringe to the fact that my children had the ability to look at material before they are mature enough to process it, understand what's going on and know their sensitivity levels... A 15 or 16 year old seeing rape and vore may find stimulation to it, but not being exposed to the situation before could desensitize them making them unable to cope emotionally with certain situations if it did happen... Now I realize this is a really far-fetched statement and knowing how I was as a teenager and a lot of my friends and loved ones, it was handled differently.. but, there are still those people out there who would not know how to handle it in such a way... That rule was created to protect those people - because they are young and need guidance, therefor as older mentors, adults, and parents to these kids it's our responsibility to stop the content at the source.. The only problem with this statement I have made is that it could easily be traced back to many types of furry erotica... though sometimes I wonder if there should be stricter rules in terms of acceptance into a website.

All in all, my personal opinion is that the ban is necessary to keep certain vendors from dropping fur affinity and to keep patrons of FA from being exposed to certain legal ambiguities in the future... I just hope everyone can get off their huffy bikes for a second and just think about the complications that can result.

Though I agree with the rule that "If you don't like it, don't look at it." - as a business owner myself, I would agree that taking steps to save a business entity such as this (since it does act as a charity organization in some instances) would be wise to save all the owners of FA and users of FA any undue hardship in the future if our wonderful government decides to track us all down :P

Either way, I just hope those of you who are against it won't be mad at the moderators and administrators of FA and take your outrage to your local house of representatives, senators and governors.. Speak out for your own beliefs on censorship and regulations, one voice can carry thousands.