Update 8/2/2016
9 years ago
So, as is fairly obvious by now (except to the 1-5 Watchers I randomly have gained every couple weeks when I check this account?), I have basically quit this site and I'm not as involved in the fandom.
I'll be honest and say Zootopia is one of the reasons I'm really considering getting involved again, though I always admired furry artists on dA after leaving this site. It was a really cute movie and is the style of furries that I really like, since it's more of a "realistic" setting, all things considered.
I guess I'll say some of the reasons I really left this site:
1. I have huge troubles picking and remaining attached to a fursona. I commissioned an artist on dA to design a dinosaur-sona for me last summer, and I've kept her around for at least a year at this point. I've only had her drawn anthro once, though, and I'm having problems picking an animal that would accurately represent me in the Zootopia world, for example. I love dinosaurs, but I don't feel that any dinosaur is the best representative of my personality/self for other stuff related to the fandom or in general. I don't know what animal would be best for my fursona, and a part of the reason I became inactive is because I couldn't really figure out how to represent myself [I still can't, so if anyone has a good link/source for a way to pick a fursona besides stupid quizzes I would definitely be interested in checking it out].
2. Site changes/drama with the site was another reason I left. I think IMVU buying/advertising on the site(? don't remember what fully happened) was an issue after I was already pretty inactive, but lack of communication like that was one of the reasons I really stopped hanging around.
3. I was, and still am, absolutely disgusted with the vore community on here. There were a lot of toxic people [many of which are still active] that tried to push me into liking their kink how THEY liked it, and not letting me enjoy it in the way I felt comfortable. I have literally been suicidal over it because it's a kink I wish I didn't have, most of which is only because of how many people treat it. I have never liked the death aspect of it, whether it was consensual/non-violent or unwilling/graphic gore, and many people tried to force me to draw or imply that aspect of it. Additionally, even before I was unwillingly coerced into sex MULTIPLE times by my ex (not really rape, I guess, but it still affected me in a delayed fashion after we broke up), I saw links between unwilling vore and rape, which is something I liked to draw and became horrified once I really was able to draw more sexual vore as well (i.e. peens and stuff). Not everyone sees it that way, especially if they don't have sexual thoughts towards it, but it's a connection I'm unable to break and thus leaves me uncomfortable when I have the urge to look at vore or accidentally see it.
That being said, if I do become active again, I'll probably only draw vore by commission. I don't have a Paypal, but I would be willing to work around that somehow. I'd be okay with most other 'normal' kinks on here but this account would likely be devoted to 'regular' NSFW furry stuff while I use my dA account for regular art [and it would remain the most active].
I'm honestly ashamed by the artwork I did here in the past, and I'm considering deleting most of it and/or relocating to another account entirely. I'd let people know before that happened, but I don't think anyone can change my mind on that.
Thank you for reading, if you did.
I'll be honest and say Zootopia is one of the reasons I'm really considering getting involved again, though I always admired furry artists on dA after leaving this site. It was a really cute movie and is the style of furries that I really like, since it's more of a "realistic" setting, all things considered.
I guess I'll say some of the reasons I really left this site:
1. I have huge troubles picking and remaining attached to a fursona. I commissioned an artist on dA to design a dinosaur-sona for me last summer, and I've kept her around for at least a year at this point. I've only had her drawn anthro once, though, and I'm having problems picking an animal that would accurately represent me in the Zootopia world, for example. I love dinosaurs, but I don't feel that any dinosaur is the best representative of my personality/self for other stuff related to the fandom or in general. I don't know what animal would be best for my fursona, and a part of the reason I became inactive is because I couldn't really figure out how to represent myself [I still can't, so if anyone has a good link/source for a way to pick a fursona besides stupid quizzes I would definitely be interested in checking it out].
2. Site changes/drama with the site was another reason I left. I think IMVU buying/advertising on the site(? don't remember what fully happened) was an issue after I was already pretty inactive, but lack of communication like that was one of the reasons I really stopped hanging around.
3. I was, and still am, absolutely disgusted with the vore community on here. There were a lot of toxic people [many of which are still active] that tried to push me into liking their kink how THEY liked it, and not letting me enjoy it in the way I felt comfortable. I have literally been suicidal over it because it's a kink I wish I didn't have, most of which is only because of how many people treat it. I have never liked the death aspect of it, whether it was consensual/non-violent or unwilling/graphic gore, and many people tried to force me to draw or imply that aspect of it. Additionally, even before I was unwillingly coerced into sex MULTIPLE times by my ex (not really rape, I guess, but it still affected me in a delayed fashion after we broke up), I saw links between unwilling vore and rape, which is something I liked to draw and became horrified once I really was able to draw more sexual vore as well (i.e. peens and stuff). Not everyone sees it that way, especially if they don't have sexual thoughts towards it, but it's a connection I'm unable to break and thus leaves me uncomfortable when I have the urge to look at vore or accidentally see it.
That being said, if I do become active again, I'll probably only draw vore by commission. I don't have a Paypal, but I would be willing to work around that somehow. I'd be okay with most other 'normal' kinks on here but this account would likely be devoted to 'regular' NSFW furry stuff while I use my dA account for regular art [and it would remain the most active].
I'm honestly ashamed by the artwork I did here in the past, and I'm considering deleting most of it and/or relocating to another account entirely. I'd let people know before that happened, but I don't think anyone can change my mind on that.
Thank you for reading, if you did.
I know it is your decision if you wish to return or not, but I will say that there are some of us, even if only a tiny handful, that miss you.
Thanks for what you have done and here is hoping you may reconsider returning.