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9 years ago
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So for the past six years, I've been doing my videos on all of the fur meets and conventions I've been going to, but there was something I didn't share, the reason why I was doing these videos.
I kept it to myself for a long time because of the way I've seen others being treated for doing this, the way they were talked about in the fandom and from noticing how furries would be so hesitant to say anything around them and just avoid them.
I am a I guess I could consider myself a documentarian but I've been using my videos as a way to keep a history of my time in the furry fandom. I started doing my videos in general to help myself break out of my social anxiety and try to put myself out there, I wanted to be more than shy and to stop thinking about it and just do it. When I started going to The Prancing Skiltaire in 2010, it was my first furmeet and I brought my camera to record what was going on, I was fascinated by a lot of what I saw, I felt comfortable there and when I decided to keep track of my adventures in the fandom, I was doing it to show people that the reality of what goes on in the community isn't as bad as some sources would argue it out to be. Everyone knew I was filming for the fandom and, when I asked around about things, everyone was honest and open and while I've had to learn how to improve who I am and what I want to, I thought it was better to be honest than to sugarcoat everything.
I'm sorry I kept this from everyone for so long, but I'm just tired of the way things have been going over the past few years. I really care about this community and while I may not always act like it, I'm not interested in profiting off this community, I could care less if I became popular from my videos, my goals were always personal and I've achieved being able to bring myself out of my shell, I've helped a few see the fandom in a better light and I only hope that my content could be half as helpful for the rest of this community that has helped me in so many ways since '06. I am not ashamed to be associated with the fandom, my friends and family are cool with it and I am here to create and contribute. I also achieved pushing myself out of just thinking about what I want to do and have gone out to do it. Now that I've proved to myself that I can do what I set my mind to, I've only got more to learn and discover about myself. Not having a fursuit doesn't make me or anyone else in this fandom any less important than others who do. Whatever you came here for, whatever this fandom does for you, we're all part of the same growing community.
The outside media has done a poor job at making sense of the fandom and because of that I was unsure if I would be socially accepted by any of you, I tell my story more through my videos than I do in writing, I wouldn't want anyone to think I'm using my footage to make the community look bad, its not my intention but I do take responsibility for any content I have made in the past that had included any portion that was insensitive, offensive and hurtful. It also helps that knowing the majority of drama and stress in my time here is usually sourced from the same individuals so I honestly don't even know why I let myself trip on complete strangers.
In other news, if anyone saw the last video on "The Raccoon's Den" you may have noticed that World of Furries and Channel Frederator Network were credited as being associated with the series, this is actually very recent and the brief story behind that is World of Furries liked our material and wanted to help distribute our episodes on their page, so every week for a while now they would share our old and new episodes, we're the first series to be distributed by them and we couldn't be more thankful. As for Channel Frederator Network, they came to us and offered us partnership, initially I was confused and asked why us since there were many other furries on YouTube with a higher subscriber count, they said our content was "irreverent, funny, and frankly a perfect fit", also noting that they learned more about the social aspect of the fandom than from other creators who just walked around in their fursuits, apparently they were looking for something more unique and educational at the same time. Knowing we're not the only furries on their network (most of them are animators), we took up the offer and now, thanks to them, we have access to a huge community of creators who carry a lot of advice and ideas with them, a database of royalty free music and sound effects for us to use in our series and they offer to help with distribution of our uploads through their social media. It was almost like this was the sign that our own approach to furry media was finally paying off. It makes the whole process of producing our work a lot easier and if our content is well received by the fandom, we could keep the show going for much longer than we anticipated.
Thats all for now, sorry for it being so long, I hope you are all doing well and hope you guys are just as excited for Spring as I am!
I kept it to myself for a long time because of the way I've seen others being treated for doing this, the way they were talked about in the fandom and from noticing how furries would be so hesitant to say anything around them and just avoid them.
I am a I guess I could consider myself a documentarian but I've been using my videos as a way to keep a history of my time in the furry fandom. I started doing my videos in general to help myself break out of my social anxiety and try to put myself out there, I wanted to be more than shy and to stop thinking about it and just do it. When I started going to The Prancing Skiltaire in 2010, it was my first furmeet and I brought my camera to record what was going on, I was fascinated by a lot of what I saw, I felt comfortable there and when I decided to keep track of my adventures in the fandom, I was doing it to show people that the reality of what goes on in the community isn't as bad as some sources would argue it out to be. Everyone knew I was filming for the fandom and, when I asked around about things, everyone was honest and open and while I've had to learn how to improve who I am and what I want to, I thought it was better to be honest than to sugarcoat everything.
I'm sorry I kept this from everyone for so long, but I'm just tired of the way things have been going over the past few years. I really care about this community and while I may not always act like it, I'm not interested in profiting off this community, I could care less if I became popular from my videos, my goals were always personal and I've achieved being able to bring myself out of my shell, I've helped a few see the fandom in a better light and I only hope that my content could be half as helpful for the rest of this community that has helped me in so many ways since '06. I am not ashamed to be associated with the fandom, my friends and family are cool with it and I am here to create and contribute. I also achieved pushing myself out of just thinking about what I want to do and have gone out to do it. Now that I've proved to myself that I can do what I set my mind to, I've only got more to learn and discover about myself. Not having a fursuit doesn't make me or anyone else in this fandom any less important than others who do. Whatever you came here for, whatever this fandom does for you, we're all part of the same growing community.
The outside media has done a poor job at making sense of the fandom and because of that I was unsure if I would be socially accepted by any of you, I tell my story more through my videos than I do in writing, I wouldn't want anyone to think I'm using my footage to make the community look bad, its not my intention but I do take responsibility for any content I have made in the past that had included any portion that was insensitive, offensive and hurtful. It also helps that knowing the majority of drama and stress in my time here is usually sourced from the same individuals so I honestly don't even know why I let myself trip on complete strangers.
In other news, if anyone saw the last video on "The Raccoon's Den" you may have noticed that World of Furries and Channel Frederator Network were credited as being associated with the series, this is actually very recent and the brief story behind that is World of Furries liked our material and wanted to help distribute our episodes on their page, so every week for a while now they would share our old and new episodes, we're the first series to be distributed by them and we couldn't be more thankful. As for Channel Frederator Network, they came to us and offered us partnership, initially I was confused and asked why us since there were many other furries on YouTube with a higher subscriber count, they said our content was "irreverent, funny, and frankly a perfect fit", also noting that they learned more about the social aspect of the fandom than from other creators who just walked around in their fursuits, apparently they were looking for something more unique and educational at the same time. Knowing we're not the only furries on their network (most of them are animators), we took up the offer and now, thanks to them, we have access to a huge community of creators who carry a lot of advice and ideas with them, a database of royalty free music and sound effects for us to use in our series and they offer to help with distribution of our uploads through their social media. It was almost like this was the sign that our own approach to furry media was finally paying off. It makes the whole process of producing our work a lot easier and if our content is well received by the fandom, we could keep the show going for much longer than we anticipated.
Thats all for now, sorry for it being so long, I hope you are all doing well and hope you guys are just as excited for Spring as I am!
But I think it's at least good you came out and told people what you're up to. Maybe the fandom will be a little more liking to folks who are one of us and want to show the fandom as it is - and not try to show the more eye-catching parts of the fandom for clicks and views.
I say definitely go for it and keep at it. Besides, someone's gotta keep track of all the zany that goes on in the fandom.