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Rough Waters Ahead (And Furries over 30)
5 years ago
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Dear Furiends,
So I just found out that my father's business may have its funding cut in half. Wee, fun. This means, that we may have to sell the house (or look into reverse mortgage options) and just means that...I am worried about the future of my family. I don't want to complain because I know a lot of other furs have it much worse or have experienced this type of feeling or worry earlier on in the pandemic. I am not saying my worries are any worse than yours, Im just venting. It has me deeply scared. My father built his business from the ground up over 30 years ago, helping the developmentally disabled. To have that dream die is something no one wants to see. Losing the only home you've ever known, the only job you have ever worked in, the thing that gives help to so many others...it is scary.
We are going to keep moving forward as best we can. Regarding my social life, I have also noticed that I want to talk to people more often, but... I am still very cold and stand-offish. It's hard to stop being sardonic and cold. If I do, Im sorry. Just dealing with a lot of worry at the moment (as we all are.)
And to those, furry or not, who says, "A person shouldn't be that active in the fandom after they are 30, it's weird." We are ALL fucking weird. But that is what makes us awesome. If you are over 30, or 40, or 50, or even 170: Do not let ANYONE shame you for being true to yourself. We have paid our dues to get to where we are. We have earned our spot at the table and in the fandom. We have done the legwork to know who we TRULY are, and we should not let ANYONE discourage us from what we have had to overcome and understand about ourselves. You are all so brilliant and amazing. #FurriesOver30 Needs to stop. #FurryAndProud is what I am saying.
We are going to keep moving forward as best we can. Regarding my social life, I have also noticed that I want to talk to people more often, but... I am still very cold and stand-offish. It's hard to stop being sardonic and cold. If I do, Im sorry. Just dealing with a lot of worry at the moment (as we all are.)
And to those, furry or not, who says, "A person shouldn't be that active in the fandom after they are 30, it's weird." We are ALL fucking weird. But that is what makes us awesome. If you are over 30, or 40, or 50, or even 170: Do not let ANYONE shame you for being true to yourself. We have paid our dues to get to where we are. We have earned our spot at the table and in the fandom. We have done the legwork to know who we TRULY are, and we should not let ANYONE discourage us from what we have had to overcome and understand about ourselves. You are all so brilliant and amazing. #FurriesOver30 Needs to stop. #FurryAndProud is what I am saying.
I'm old enough to remember "The Furry Song"
Furries are diverse, let me say that first
And it's this one fact which confuses the worst.
We don't all wear costumes or collect stuffed toys,
So allow me to seperate the signal from the noise.
First off, what's a furry? That's an easy thing to tell.
It's an animal that happens to be human as well.
In technical terms we call it anthropomorphics,
but it's easy to explain without all the linguistics
Etc...it was a song written by a furry about furries and how we're all different and that's what makes us special, we all coexist regardless of who we are behind the fur.
As for those haters, who the hell are they to put an age limit on the fandom. Do they realize that if it wasn’t for many adults that are 30+ years old that there wouldn’t be any furry cons to attend? There’s most likely a ton of furry artists that are 30+ years old. I’ll be a 40 year old wolf this April and I’m damn proud to be a furry.
Those haters can have a Stone Cold Steve Austin salute. Two middle fingers.
I definitely don’t know everything about the history of the furry fandom. I do know that you need adults to make cons work. A ton of work and money goes into it.
-Find a venue.
-Pay for the venue.
-Pay for security for the con.
and a ton more things and payments.
If it wasn’t for adults many 30+ years old the event wouldn’t happen and certainly wouldn’t be safe.
You being 53 and a furry, I have NOTHING but respect for you and I know that someday I get to have that same distinct privilege and honor. (Although I think at 28 I have already had my mid-life crisis so possible I am going to have a blessedly short time. Who knows?) In any case, we all have things to learn from each other. Though those entitled brats need to learn the tolerance they all preach. You have paved the way, you have fought hard to know who you really are, and that is something these younger furs just dont get. They need to be educated.