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Not Everything Has To Be Political
8 years ago
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I occasionally enjoy talking about politics and I occasionally regret that enjoyment.
But guys, when I come to FA, it's because I want to enjoy furry art, not politics.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about people conflating the two, and y'all have the right to say whatever the hell you want.
But like...everyone is doing all this bullshit to make some political statement, and I'm over here like..."Okay?"
Maybe I just want to enjoy furry art?
Real talk though: Do alt-right groups and Antifa really have presence here? Because if they do, I find that hilarious. Like, not for their political leanings, but for the fact that they will actually stoop to baiting each other on a furry art repository. I don't like extremist groups from either end of the spectrum, since they invariably seem to miss the boat by glossing over the nuances of the issues that bug them. But if they really want to come here and duke it out, it doesn't bother me any. Like, I have 0 affiliation or desire to affiliate with either group, so i just kind of skip over them the same way I skip over the hardcore guro art. And the football fans! Oh man, everyone going crazy over the bent knee thing, lol. No one who is really bothered by it seems to have the foggiest idea what it's really about. Meanwhile, the football season marches on, and your favorite team is 3-0. What do? Hilarious.
Like, you just know everyone is going to look back and say "That was my proudest moment guys! Protesting against bent-knee protestors at football games/ protesting against political groups on a furry art gallery!"
Now, that having been said, people should not be attacking other people here, for political reasons or otherwise. If there is a problem, the mods should be taking care of it. Realistically speaking though, the moderation of FA has been shit for decades, and this isn't the first time they've been caught not being impartial or even obeying their own rules. We've dealt with that in the past, so what is the problem now?
But guys, when I come to FA, it's because I want to enjoy furry art, not politics.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about people conflating the two, and y'all have the right to say whatever the hell you want.
But like...everyone is doing all this bullshit to make some political statement, and I'm over here like..."Okay?"
Maybe I just want to enjoy furry art?
Real talk though: Do alt-right groups and Antifa really have presence here? Because if they do, I find that hilarious. Like, not for their political leanings, but for the fact that they will actually stoop to baiting each other on a furry art repository. I don't like extremist groups from either end of the spectrum, since they invariably seem to miss the boat by glossing over the nuances of the issues that bug them. But if they really want to come here and duke it out, it doesn't bother me any. Like, I have 0 affiliation or desire to affiliate with either group, so i just kind of skip over them the same way I skip over the hardcore guro art. And the football fans! Oh man, everyone going crazy over the bent knee thing, lol. No one who is really bothered by it seems to have the foggiest idea what it's really about. Meanwhile, the football season marches on, and your favorite team is 3-0. What do? Hilarious.
Like, you just know everyone is going to look back and say "That was my proudest moment guys! Protesting against bent-knee protestors at football games/ protesting against political groups on a furry art gallery!"
Now, that having been said, people should not be attacking other people here, for political reasons or otherwise. If there is a problem, the mods should be taking care of it. Realistically speaking though, the moderation of FA has been shit for decades, and this isn't the first time they've been caught not being impartial or even obeying their own rules. We've dealt with that in the past, so what is the problem now?
I'd be inclined to agree with you more about the anthem protest if it were actually being disrespectful, but it really isn't. In the days of yore, bending your knee was a sign of chivalrous fealty. And I can't help but wonder how this is making the folks who physically can't stand up feel about things. I've seen the original protestor's statement and I get what he's saying, and I am 100% sure he means no ill-will by it. People making a mountain out of this molehill is what is really bringing out the disrespect.
Besides, the anthem is a song, and once written a song and the meaning behind it never changes. Does the disrespect being shown by the President and members of Congress, in both their words and actions, not bother you more? Unlike the song, the course of direction America takes is open to change, and those people are in the driver's seat.
Very glad that I took the chance and actually read this one. Personally, I have very strong political views, which are largely irrelevant to my tastes in furry art. And as stated, moderation staff (not just here, on every site I've had a prolonged presence) tend to take sides instead of just enforcing the same rules across the board -- some are just a little worse than others at being aware of (and possibly trying to correct for) their own biases, IME.
Nothing new under the sun.
My point exactly. It seems like such a stretch to me that these groups would come here to squabble and fight. I can understand furs with aligning views taking up a banner, but there are definitely better places to wave it than Fur Affinity.
Nothing ever changes in both war and website moderation apparently.
I think politics have come to a point where I don't care anymore. How the US is blaming other countries for their problems; not like the US hasn't done the same thing in other countries, just don't do it here ya know. Ah well. I really just want to live in peace with my neighbors and live out my life here in the US. Not like there are better alternatives to live off planet. :P