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My Thoughts on FurBQ and That Poor Car Hood
13 years ago
Well, a couple couldn't keep it in their pants at FurBQ this year and managed to fuck in-front of a kid and a city official. NOW. While yes, they are a part of the furry fandom (although I agree with essentially black-listing them from anything to do with it) this isn't a problem that should squarely be a "furry only" problem. It's not like the influence of the furry fandom lead them to fucking on a car hood. They probably would have found some other park to live out their exhibitionist (which isn't a bad thing, but you have to be respectful of others) tendencies and freaking out another city official. Please, saying "this is why I don't tell people I'm a furry" is detrimental. When people start associating friends with the fandom (assuming they aren't judgmental people who's whole perception of you changes when you tell them, in which that's they're problem) they are more likely to associate a positive image of the fandom. So I agree with Kyell on that.
I also hate all this "tar and feather", "beat them if they show they're face", and such language. Violence is not how we should react. It's a very immature and reactionary thought. Please, do not bring harm to these people. Just reject them as punishment, because if we beat and hurt we are no better. I also disagree with the notion that we should "police the fandom". That is a horrible idea and it just gives people ammunition to look down on others as inferior because they may enjoy diaper furs, fat furs, or even M/M relationships. This is another reactionary thought though, and I hope it will go away soon. It saddens me whenever this pops up. One of the best things about the fandom is it's creativity and it's openness. When somebody does something horrible we should tell them off and punish them ,but we shouldn't look down on the rest of the fandom because of it.
Finally, I love you guys and I hope FurBQ can be back and in tip top shape soon :) We'll hopefully someday look back and chuckle.
And that's my comment on it. I won't be commenting on any other journal except this one about the issue.
I also hate all this "tar and feather", "beat them if they show they're face", and such language. Violence is not how we should react. It's a very immature and reactionary thought. Please, do not bring harm to these people. Just reject them as punishment, because if we beat and hurt we are no better. I also disagree with the notion that we should "police the fandom". That is a horrible idea and it just gives people ammunition to look down on others as inferior because they may enjoy diaper furs, fat furs, or even M/M relationships. This is another reactionary thought though, and I hope it will go away soon. It saddens me whenever this pops up. One of the best things about the fandom is it's creativity and it's openness. When somebody does something horrible we should tell them off and punish them ,but we shouldn't look down on the rest of the fandom because of it.
Finally, I love you guys and I hope FurBQ can be back and in tip top shape soon :) We'll hopefully someday look back and chuckle.
And that's my comment on it. I won't be commenting on any other journal except this one about the issue.
Very articulate and well-reasoned response, Miles. I wish I could add more but you said everything far better than I could.
As for "policing Furry ourselves," it is not wrong to politely, but firmly point out to each other when we are behaving badly. The emphasis is manners, nothing more. Furry, (like any other fandom), has no central authority that can take responsibility for and govern the actions of Furry fans, what we may do and who may be a fan. That leaves the fans themselves to do watch each other. None of us have any authority more than an outsider, but at least we know each other and as fellow insiders have some influence. None of us is perfect, we all slip up now and then. It's better to have a thousand eyes watching, five hundred tongues clicking, then one cop arresting, now isn't it.