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Regarding the drama over FN
9 years ago
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Okay, people, let's get one thing crystal clear to start this rant. IN NO WAY AM I CLAIMING TO BE IN SUPPORT OF OR AGAINST THE CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS SURROUNDING FURRYNETWORK.
That said, let's begin. There are two topics I am seeing brought up frequently about FurryNetwork, and those are bestiality and cub porn, and I'd like to discuss how neither of them should matter at all to anybody who wants to make a fuss about them.
On the first topic, bestiality, I have this to say. I do not know much about the one FN Staffer's stance on it, but I do know that he recently closed down the reptile forum because it had become less about reptiles, and more about zoophilia, supposedly due to lack of supervision. While this doesn't clearly state wether or not he is into bestiality, it does show that he isn't comfortable with a site he runs being used for that. Either way, that site is not FurryNetwork, and the bestiality thing therefore has no effect on the quality of FN as a furry site.
On the second topic, cub porn, I will say that I understand why some people believe it promotes child molestation, though I doubt it really does. For one thing, there are many people out there who like to look at shots/loli/cub art, yet are not attracted in any manner to real life kids. Also, for those who ARE into real kids, the artwork can be a safe outlet for the desires that doesn't harm or take advantage of real children. If somebody was going to molest a child, the cub porn is not causing them to be more likely to do so, as the desire to do so would have to be strong enough anyway to disregard the law, consent of the child, etc.
On a more general note, FN has provided us with a content filter. This allows individuals to blacklist art with certain tags, so that nobody has to see art that they don't want to see, without downright banning something, and thus ruining the site for people who DO want to see fur art of a particular theme. The people who take the mentality of “Well it’s still there, and that makes me uncomfortable” about something they can actively filter out of their experience on the site need to get over themselves, bcause then it ruins it for others. Their argument is no different than people who say “Well I don’t live near any LGBT people or ever see them, but the fact that they exist in other places is wrong and makes me uncomfortable.” When you filter the art out of your view, it has no effect on you, and therefore it becomes your choice wether to not you are still bothered by it.
TL;DR of it is get over yourselves, stop creating a fuss over things that don't affect you or the website, because you are using the same logic as the anti-LGBT folks we all hate so much.
Your opinions are fine to have, so long as you aren't forcing them down the throats of everyone around you.
That said, let's begin. There are two topics I am seeing brought up frequently about FurryNetwork, and those are bestiality and cub porn, and I'd like to discuss how neither of them should matter at all to anybody who wants to make a fuss about them.
On the first topic, bestiality, I have this to say. I do not know much about the one FN Staffer's stance on it, but I do know that he recently closed down the reptile forum because it had become less about reptiles, and more about zoophilia, supposedly due to lack of supervision. While this doesn't clearly state wether or not he is into bestiality, it does show that he isn't comfortable with a site he runs being used for that. Either way, that site is not FurryNetwork, and the bestiality thing therefore has no effect on the quality of FN as a furry site.
On the second topic, cub porn, I will say that I understand why some people believe it promotes child molestation, though I doubt it really does. For one thing, there are many people out there who like to look at shots/loli/cub art, yet are not attracted in any manner to real life kids. Also, for those who ARE into real kids, the artwork can be a safe outlet for the desires that doesn't harm or take advantage of real children. If somebody was going to molest a child, the cub porn is not causing them to be more likely to do so, as the desire to do so would have to be strong enough anyway to disregard the law, consent of the child, etc.
On a more general note, FN has provided us with a content filter. This allows individuals to blacklist art with certain tags, so that nobody has to see art that they don't want to see, without downright banning something, and thus ruining the site for people who DO want to see fur art of a particular theme. The people who take the mentality of “Well it’s still there, and that makes me uncomfortable” about something they can actively filter out of their experience on the site need to get over themselves, bcause then it ruins it for others. Their argument is no different than people who say “Well I don’t live near any LGBT people or ever see them, but the fact that they exist in other places is wrong and makes me uncomfortable.” When you filter the art out of your view, it has no effect on you, and therefore it becomes your choice wether to not you are still bothered by it.
TL;DR of it is get over yourselves, stop creating a fuss over things that don't affect you or the website, because you are using the same logic as the anti-LGBT folks we all hate so much.
Your opinions are fine to have, so long as you aren't forcing them down the throats of everyone around you.
I have an fn account now because it's where a lot of people are moving, but I am worried that with bd being the owners the fandom could still be tied with zoophillia. Though my stance on that is that bd is not zoophilic as they aren't real animal sex organs and those shapes can be pleasurable to humans, many of the designs are pure fantasty as well. So while I am worried about a potential attack on furries for the ownership of their art site, in my book bd is not zoophillia and shouldn't be viewed as such.
On a similar note because cub porn isn't actually child porn, I believe it doesn't qualify; though it disturbs me greatly and really people just shouldn't create that stuff. But it's not the same. Gore porn is allowed on fa along with vore. Both are very odd to me and really not pleasing to look at IMO. But they're not real. Killing is wrong and it's ok to draw on fa. And eating people is wrong but ok on fa.
You don't have to look for that particular subject matter. If it's on the front page, ignore it. Catalog it in your many disturbing trips into furry art and share with friends about how fucked up we all are.
Too lazy
My logic still applies