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A word out to the fandom
18 years ago
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Alright. I know I don't talk much, but... well, my ire has been slowly rising on this particular subject, and I need a chance to rant. The topic? Simple: Furries against pregnancy and birthing art.
I mean... what the hell? We've all had a hand in it before. I've never met a butt-baby in my life. (Only a few I've surmised might have been borne that way. ) So what's the deal about furries in art doing the family thing? It seems we all have a healthy appreciation for the act of conception in all its flavors right up from twisted and weird. What's so bad about pregnancy/birthing in art? You can't fap to it, but... y'know... c'est la vie. Get over it.
Its not like there's tons of other things to take a torch to: cubs barely old enough to learn how to talk having sex, full grown furs delighting in sharing less savory bodily functions... Honestly. Where do people get the high horse to screech like vampires shown sunlight when some vixen comes waddling by with two in the womb... or... god forbid... laying on her back pushing one out? This isn't like using the restroom, dammit. Its a person. And he/she sure as hell isn't trying to crawl back in.
Lets show a little tolerance. The more anal and militant the fandom becomes, the more supporters its apt to lose. I myself may have a friend quitting the fandom over this very topic. (And its one I support myself. Yes. I admit to having a thing for a woman with child. Its its own form of beauty, dammit.)
Now... let the hate mail flow... *waits*
I mean... what the hell? We've all had a hand in it before. I've never met a butt-baby in my life. (Only a few I've surmised might have been borne that way. ) So what's the deal about furries in art doing the family thing? It seems we all have a healthy appreciation for the act of conception in all its flavors right up from twisted and weird. What's so bad about pregnancy/birthing in art? You can't fap to it, but... y'know... c'est la vie. Get over it.
Its not like there's tons of other things to take a torch to: cubs barely old enough to learn how to talk having sex, full grown furs delighting in sharing less savory bodily functions... Honestly. Where do people get the high horse to screech like vampires shown sunlight when some vixen comes waddling by with two in the womb... or... god forbid... laying on her back pushing one out? This isn't like using the restroom, dammit. Its a person. And he/she sure as hell isn't trying to crawl back in.
Lets show a little tolerance. The more anal and militant the fandom becomes, the more supporters its apt to lose. I myself may have a friend quitting the fandom over this very topic. (And its one I support myself. Yes. I admit to having a thing for a woman with child. Its its own form of beauty, dammit.)
Now... let the hate mail flow... *waits*
Your friend should just ignore them and move on. Particularly if the material is tasteful and cute. There's always going to be a group of people who scream that they hate some subject of art.
So let 'em screed on. It's probably less harmful than your friend realizes (even if he takes it personally, he shouldn't) and it's more material floating around and archived on the Internet that they've authored which will leaves an impression for future folks to look back on and criticize, themselves, when they look on it with history's outlook on how people could sometimes think that way.
Last, but not least, he probably should also know that it's more likely that it will be more acceptable to the silent majority who aren't screaming out about how they hate it. Acceptance usually comes as silence. Pass on what I've said, if you could, and thanks.
My two cents. :B
You have a lovely character (would that be your fursona), by the way.
I do agree that cub porn and the scarier kinks deserve a higher spot in the hate list -- as a woman who can't wait to someday enjoy 9 months of beautiful glowy real-life pregnancy I think I have a say -- but I understand the anger some feel when they see pregnancy cheapened in porn. It's kind of a touchy subject, if only for the powerful symbolism involved. Some don't like to see it cheapened, and "cheapened" can mean different things to different people.