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Furry Raiders and the End of RMFC
8 years ago
I am truly disgusted with what has happened this past week, and the intolerance and judgemental attitude of some in the furry community.
I first became aware of the Furry Raiders sometime last year. I was at a local fur meet when I noticed a few members wearing that red armband with the paw in the middle. I really didn't think much of it and just continued focusing on enjoying myself. It was sometime after that I heard people complain about said armband and how Foxler was a Nazi.
I did see some pictures of Foxler in fursuit, wearing a brown shirt and tie, with the red armband and paw, which was suggestive of the Hitler Youth of the 1930s and 1940s, and heard of how his name could be construed as Fox + Hitler = Foxler.
SO WHAT! WHO GIVES A FUCK! I personally have not witnessed anything that suggests he actually believes in the crap promoted by the actual Nazi movement, but even if he and the Furry Raiders do subscribe to that bigoted movement, I wouldn't give a fuck!
This country's First Amendment states that everyone has a right to express their own opinion. That means that if you truly believe in what that stands for, you must stand back and let people say things that will truly get your blood boiling and not do anything to prevent them, as long as they do not advocate violence against others.
That includes Nazis, the KKK, Holocaust Deniers, Moon Landing Hoax proponents (which I personally find offensive), members of the Flat Earth Society, etc.
Personally, the one big thing I have against the Furry Raiders was their commandeering of 25% of the RMFC Room Block last year before it was even open for the rest of us, possibly with help from within the RMFC Staff. That felt like an "us vs. them" move that did a great deal of harm to the convention. Aside from that, I had a great time at RMFC last year, and didn't see any Nazi and/or Furry Raider activities or anything else potentially offensive, and was looking forward to attending another RMFC this year.
Then early this week, before I even realized that it happened (because I was at work at the time and do not avidly follow twitter all the time), RMFC gets killed. Why? Because intolerant, judgmental people ON BOTH SIDES of this fuck-up threatened violence against each other and some idiot threw in some ridiculous pseudo-legal letter threatening one side of this that made matters only worse.
I am truly disgusted with the local furry community and this fucking shit storm. Personally, I have to say that 2, the Ranting Griffon said it the best in his latest rant: https://youtu.be/XYS55QQM6GE
Now, I have no local con to attend. At least, I still have Megaplex, even though it is not a local con to me anymore.
I first became aware of the Furry Raiders sometime last year. I was at a local fur meet when I noticed a few members wearing that red armband with the paw in the middle. I really didn't think much of it and just continued focusing on enjoying myself. It was sometime after that I heard people complain about said armband and how Foxler was a Nazi.
I did see some pictures of Foxler in fursuit, wearing a brown shirt and tie, with the red armband and paw, which was suggestive of the Hitler Youth of the 1930s and 1940s, and heard of how his name could be construed as Fox + Hitler = Foxler.
SO WHAT! WHO GIVES A FUCK! I personally have not witnessed anything that suggests he actually believes in the crap promoted by the actual Nazi movement, but even if he and the Furry Raiders do subscribe to that bigoted movement, I wouldn't give a fuck!
This country's First Amendment states that everyone has a right to express their own opinion. That means that if you truly believe in what that stands for, you must stand back and let people say things that will truly get your blood boiling and not do anything to prevent them, as long as they do not advocate violence against others.
That includes Nazis, the KKK, Holocaust Deniers, Moon Landing Hoax proponents (which I personally find offensive), members of the Flat Earth Society, etc.
Personally, the one big thing I have against the Furry Raiders was their commandeering of 25% of the RMFC Room Block last year before it was even open for the rest of us, possibly with help from within the RMFC Staff. That felt like an "us vs. them" move that did a great deal of harm to the convention. Aside from that, I had a great time at RMFC last year, and didn't see any Nazi and/or Furry Raider activities or anything else potentially offensive, and was looking forward to attending another RMFC this year.
Then early this week, before I even realized that it happened (because I was at work at the time and do not avidly follow twitter all the time), RMFC gets killed. Why? Because intolerant, judgmental people ON BOTH SIDES of this fuck-up threatened violence against each other and some idiot threw in some ridiculous pseudo-legal letter threatening one side of this that made matters only worse.
I am truly disgusted with the local furry community and this fucking shit storm. Personally, I have to say that 2, the Ranting Griffon said it the best in his latest rant: https://youtu.be/XYS55QQM6GE
Now, I have no local con to attend. At least, I still have Megaplex, even though it is not a local con to me anymore.
Twizler_skunk
~twizlerskunk
furries seam to be their own worst enemy
