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My opinion on Fursonas
9 years ago
The best part is the cover picture and title.
Fursonas is a an extremely biased documentary that used sensationalized clips out of context to make money off the fandom. They were ejected from AC for breaking media rules and it was sour grapes after that.
I say with confidence that most people have uttered words and opinions at some point or another in the past (Hey lets see some dates on those Kage clips). AC is a con Kage and the con volunteers (That's an important word, look it up if you're not sure what it means) dedicate a sizeable portion of their lives to putting on. You can cut them some slack. Kage might have some strong opinions on people but he's entitled to his opinion. He has the best image for the fandom as his core motivation for his words and actions. This I'm offended' BS movement has no capacity to understand what it means to pour a lot of money, time and effort into something only to have someone try to tear it down.
So the good:
The few villainized people in the fandom had a voice and a chance to explain their side outside of the social media justice warriors.
Boomer The Dog was seen for what he is: a Guy who is pretty much doing his own thing and here comes a label that fits, Furry. In my mind, he doesn't even fit surry, he's more genuine, he is exactly what he wants to be. He's freer than most of us in that way and should be seen in a nicer light.
Diesel Raccoon - He was a really good genuine segment. he's what a lot of us are, just doing our thing and shaking our heads at the haters and people who try to typecast us as something we aren't.
The bad - The constant hammering on Kage. We get it, you don;t like him, move on and put in more content worth watching. how about some amazing art and comics? How about furry type literature through the ages, how it came to be what we have today?
More bad - 2 opinionated dudes and some pot. Ok, whatever, it didn't add anything. Older furry all but ready to yell get off my lawn.
Overall it was obvious the focus was blurred. The bad drowned out the good and took something that could have been an amazing cake and frosted it in manure. It was not that informative, it was not that fair. It was, in the end, typical media and why AC and other cons ban media.
Find someone who bought it and watch it if you want. FF past the Kage BS.
Fursonas is a an extremely biased documentary that used sensationalized clips out of context to make money off the fandom. They were ejected from AC for breaking media rules and it was sour grapes after that.
I say with confidence that most people have uttered words and opinions at some point or another in the past (Hey lets see some dates on those Kage clips). AC is a con Kage and the con volunteers (That's an important word, look it up if you're not sure what it means) dedicate a sizeable portion of their lives to putting on. You can cut them some slack. Kage might have some strong opinions on people but he's entitled to his opinion. He has the best image for the fandom as his core motivation for his words and actions. This I'm offended' BS movement has no capacity to understand what it means to pour a lot of money, time and effort into something only to have someone try to tear it down.
So the good:
The few villainized people in the fandom had a voice and a chance to explain their side outside of the social media justice warriors.
Boomer The Dog was seen for what he is: a Guy who is pretty much doing his own thing and here comes a label that fits, Furry. In my mind, he doesn't even fit surry, he's more genuine, he is exactly what he wants to be. He's freer than most of us in that way and should be seen in a nicer light.
Diesel Raccoon - He was a really good genuine segment. he's what a lot of us are, just doing our thing and shaking our heads at the haters and people who try to typecast us as something we aren't.
The bad - The constant hammering on Kage. We get it, you don;t like him, move on and put in more content worth watching. how about some amazing art and comics? How about furry type literature through the ages, how it came to be what we have today?
More bad - 2 opinionated dudes and some pot. Ok, whatever, it didn't add anything. Older furry all but ready to yell get off my lawn.
Overall it was obvious the focus was blurred. The bad drowned out the good and took something that could have been an amazing cake and frosted it in manure. It was not that informative, it was not that fair. It was, in the end, typical media and why AC and other cons ban media.
Find someone who bought it and watch it if you want. FF past the Kage BS.
I met Boomer at AC 2009 outside the Westin (He noticed my record con badge) and we had a short chat about record collecting and radio. He seemed like a nice and guy and knew a lot about music. What turned me off of him wasn't him trying to change his name, but that Dr Phil episode. After seeing that, I agreed with what Kage thought of him.