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Posted 10 years agoRMFC
Posted 11 years agoHello my scant followers. I'm off to Denver and then RMFC, leaving London later this week, returning just after the con. I'm pretty excited.
I'm part of a small UK incursion, along with bastett, ruxley and bbwolfie. It's going to be fun!
For those at the convention, come find me and say hello. (There is a picture of me on the [adjective][species] twitter feed - http://www.twitter.com/adjspecies - so you can see what I look like and marvel at my grey hair.) I'll also be at the [a][s] panel, which is on at midday on Sunday.
I'm part of a small UK incursion, along with bastett, ruxley and bbwolfie. It's going to be fun!
For those at the convention, come find me and say hello. (There is a picture of me on the [adjective][species] twitter feed - http://www.twitter.com/adjspecies - so you can see what I look like and marvel at my grey hair.) I'll also be at the [a][s] panel, which is on at midday on Sunday.
Talking to Furry Researchers
Posted 11 years agoLast year I wrote an article for [adjective][species] about a scientific paper that talked about furries. The author used furries as part of wider discussion about how modern society relates to animals.
Essentially, she argues that modern life disconnects us from other people, and that we use animals as a replacement.
That's a bad summary. But I'm currently coming down with a cold and tempering my sadness with beer, so if you're interested feel free to refer to my original article, which was written while sober.
http://adjectivespecies.com/2013/05.....on-of-animals/
Anyway, last week the researcher found my article and got in touch, and we've agreed to have a chat about her research, furries, and her upcoming book. Any thoughts? Any questions that anyone would like to ask?
Essentially, she argues that modern life disconnects us from other people, and that we use animals as a replacement.
That's a bad summary. But I'm currently coming down with a cold and tempering my sadness with beer, so if you're interested feel free to refer to my original article, which was written while sober.
http://adjectivespecies.com/2013/05.....on-of-animals/
Anyway, last week the researcher found my article and got in touch, and we've agreed to have a chat about her research, furries, and her upcoming book. Any thoughts? Any questions that anyone would like to ask?
Reaction to my Rape Culture article
Posted 11 years agoEarlier this week, [adjective][species] published an article of mine title "Zaush, Rape Culture, and Me":
http://adjectivespecies.com/2014/03.....ulture-and-me/
My article is part of a short series being published this week that looks at the Zaush/FA issue, and a couple of similar events, from different angles.
My article got shared by women and queer groups over on Tumblr, where it was warmly received. It was also shared on the Men's Rights subreddit, where it was ridiculed. A few surprising, and some not-so-surprising things happened.
Firstly, loads of men's-rights-ers read the article, presumably so they could become enraged by it. We all do a bit of this, but I was surprised by how many people chose to consume something just so they could disagree with it. It feels like a stressful way to live your life.
They didn't try to hijack the comment thread following the article, which is laudable. I received only three outright negative comments: one worthwhile response (which remains on the site), one abusive comment (deleted), and one abusive shout here on my FA page (deleted). Given the tone of the original posts on Reddit, which was inflammatory, I think that this is a pretty good result.
There were some personal attacks on me as well, in the abusive comments and in the Reddit threads. I was belittled for being gay, for being a furry, being feminist, and for some of the other [a][s] articles I've written. They paid special attention to my stance on zoophilia, a topic I haven't written about for more than a year.
My stance on the zoophiles is one of tolerance, and it's a position I came to after doing a lot of reading around the topic. (It shouldn't be important, but I'll add that these articles aren't self-serving: I'm not a zoophile myself.) As you might expect, the comments aimed as me were, while succinct, perhaps not notable for their nuance or complexity.
For those interested, you can read my articles here:
http://adjectivespecies.com/2012/02.....rry-community/
http://adjectivespecies.com/2013/01.....a-furry-issue/
http://adjectivespecies.com/2013/01.....-of-zoophilia/
The short version: my stance towards zoophiles and zoophilia is the same as a lot of high-profile ethicists (notably Peter Singer) and researchers into sexual orientation (notably Martin Weinberg).
When I wrote the first article on the topic for [a][s], more than two years ago, a few people warned me that I could expect to be attacked simply for treating the topic as something more complex than a black-or-white issue. I guess that's what is happening now. I'm comfortable enough with the attacks - I figure that if mens-rights-ers disagree with you, that's a good sign that you're talking sense.
I'll add that I'm more than happy to chat about any of these topics. There is at least one person who has visited this page who has a strong opinion. Feel free to leave a (civil) comment, or drop me a note, or email me at jm@furrynet.com.
http://adjectivespecies.com/2014/03.....ulture-and-me/
My article is part of a short series being published this week that looks at the Zaush/FA issue, and a couple of similar events, from different angles.
My article got shared by women and queer groups over on Tumblr, where it was warmly received. It was also shared on the Men's Rights subreddit, where it was ridiculed. A few surprising, and some not-so-surprising things happened.
Firstly, loads of men's-rights-ers read the article, presumably so they could become enraged by it. We all do a bit of this, but I was surprised by how many people chose to consume something just so they could disagree with it. It feels like a stressful way to live your life.
They didn't try to hijack the comment thread following the article, which is laudable. I received only three outright negative comments: one worthwhile response (which remains on the site), one abusive comment (deleted), and one abusive shout here on my FA page (deleted). Given the tone of the original posts on Reddit, which was inflammatory, I think that this is a pretty good result.
There were some personal attacks on me as well, in the abusive comments and in the Reddit threads. I was belittled for being gay, for being a furry, being feminist, and for some of the other [a][s] articles I've written. They paid special attention to my stance on zoophilia, a topic I haven't written about for more than a year.
My stance on the zoophiles is one of tolerance, and it's a position I came to after doing a lot of reading around the topic. (It shouldn't be important, but I'll add that these articles aren't self-serving: I'm not a zoophile myself.) As you might expect, the comments aimed as me were, while succinct, perhaps not notable for their nuance or complexity.
For those interested, you can read my articles here:
http://adjectivespecies.com/2012/02.....rry-community/
http://adjectivespecies.com/2013/01.....a-furry-issue/
http://adjectivespecies.com/2013/01.....-of-zoophilia/
The short version: my stance towards zoophiles and zoophilia is the same as a lot of high-profile ethicists (notably Peter Singer) and researchers into sexual orientation (notably Martin Weinberg).
When I wrote the first article on the topic for [a][s], more than two years ago, a few people warned me that I could expect to be attacked simply for treating the topic as something more complex than a black-or-white issue. I guess that's what is happening now. I'm comfortable enough with the attacks - I figure that if mens-rights-ers disagree with you, that's a good sign that you're talking sense.
I'll add that I'm more than happy to chat about any of these topics. There is at least one person who has visited this page who has a strong opinion. Feel free to leave a (civil) comment, or drop me a note, or email me at jm@furrynet.com.
Paleofurs Website
Posted 11 years agoA new furry bookmark for you all:
http://paleofurs.tumblr.com/
This has been set up following a Rabbit article on [adjective][species]. Rabbit is in his 50s and lived a big chunk of his life in a world that didn't have a meaningful furry community. He's hunting for other people who were furry-before-furry.
His article is here:
http://adjectivespecies.com/2014/02.....s-of-the-past/
I haven't had anything to do with this personally, but I think it's interesting stuff. Rabbit is cheerfully old-school and so has no presence on social media, so please share the link around.
http://paleofurs.tumblr.com/
This has been set up following a Rabbit article on [adjective][species]. Rabbit is in his 50s and lived a big chunk of his life in a world that didn't have a meaningful furry community. He's hunting for other people who were furry-before-furry.
His article is here:
http://adjectivespecies.com/2014/02.....s-of-the-past/
I haven't had anything to do with this personally, but I think it's interesting stuff. Rabbit is cheerfully old-school and so has no presence on social media, so please share the link around.
What Furries Answer When Asked About Religion
Posted 12 years agoOn the Furry Survey (www.furrypoll.com), there is a religion question. Under the usual categories, there is a text box for people who wish to answer "Other".
Over on Twitter, khedhorse wondered aloud if there were many Pentecostal furries out there. And so I asked Klisoura to dump the responses to "Other", which he did. In around 10,000 responses, there were no Pentecostals (none!), but there were some pretty awesome replies.
These are my favourites.
There are loads of people who incorporate furry into their religion.
Hundreds of otherkin, therian, animists, and bespoke versions of totemism. Cool! Also a furry magickian, and one genius who has coined the great neologism: anthropotheism.
Oh, and this: Believing in having a fursona as a spirit and that furries are wonderful.
Aww.
A few people don't know what atheism means.
Examples:
Absolutely nothing, not even Atheist
I believe nothing and Atheist is a religion so I don't believe
People are really bad at spelling 'believe'.
They're just tossing e's and i's around randomly as best as I can tell.
Some furries are totally metal.
Draconic Wiccan
Somewhere in between Norse Paganism and Atheistic
I follow the moon ^^
a mix of pagan and buddhist beliefs
Some people have religions that are definitely not allowed.
Because the rest of that religious mix is totally logical:
I hold many personal believes such as atheism and druidic some native american, and a bit Norse Paganism, I wish Asgard was real, but I find it illogical.
I love the specificity of (Protestant):
Christian (Protestant), and slowly mixing in aspects from other religions/spiritualities including Shamanism and various pagan practices, among others
This is just delightful:
Combo of Free Mason and Roman Cath.
I like that the vague suggestion that it's probably something completely different by now:
Currently Agnostic, casual lean towards Shinto and Native American/Pagan
Some people are deliberately contrary:
Take that, God:
I believe that there is a god, but I choose not to follow him.
Buh?:
Don't believe in, nor believe NOT in something
Some people manage to paint a picture of themselves in a few short words. I'd like to give this furry a hug.
Pagan ex-Christian. 2 yrs Bible College.
And, finally, some people just sound really awesome
Getting it right:
I'm a good person.
Aren't we all:
Mostly atheist, but a little bit spiritual in my swears.
And my favourite of the lot:
Stoic
JM
Over on Twitter, khedhorse wondered aloud if there were many Pentecostal furries out there. And so I asked Klisoura to dump the responses to "Other", which he did. In around 10,000 responses, there were no Pentecostals (none!), but there were some pretty awesome replies.
These are my favourites.
There are loads of people who incorporate furry into their religion.
Hundreds of otherkin, therian, animists, and bespoke versions of totemism. Cool! Also a furry magickian, and one genius who has coined the great neologism: anthropotheism.
Oh, and this: Believing in having a fursona as a spirit and that furries are wonderful.
Aww.
A few people don't know what atheism means.
Examples:
Absolutely nothing, not even Atheist
I believe nothing and Atheist is a religion so I don't believe
People are really bad at spelling 'believe'.
They're just tossing e's and i's around randomly as best as I can tell.
Some furries are totally metal.
Draconic Wiccan
Somewhere in between Norse Paganism and Atheistic
I follow the moon ^^
a mix of pagan and buddhist beliefs
Some people have religions that are definitely not allowed.
Because the rest of that religious mix is totally logical:
I hold many personal believes such as atheism and druidic some native american, and a bit Norse Paganism, I wish Asgard was real, but I find it illogical.
I love the specificity of (Protestant):
Christian (Protestant), and slowly mixing in aspects from other religions/spiritualities including Shamanism and various pagan practices, among others
This is just delightful:
Combo of Free Mason and Roman Cath.
I like that the vague suggestion that it's probably something completely different by now:
Currently Agnostic, casual lean towards Shinto and Native American/Pagan
Some people are deliberately contrary:
Take that, God:
I believe that there is a god, but I choose not to follow him.
Buh?:
Don't believe in, nor believe NOT in something
Some people manage to paint a picture of themselves in a few short words. I'd like to give this furry a hug.
Pagan ex-Christian. 2 yrs Bible College.
And, finally, some people just sound really awesome
Getting it right:
I'm a good person.
Aren't we all:
Mostly atheist, but a little bit spiritual in my swears.
And my favourite of the lot:
Stoic
JM
Feminists on FA
Posted 12 years agoJust performed a search for "feminism" on the FA forums. It did not go well.
Ideas/Requests for [adjective][species]
Posted 13 years agoI'm always on the lookout for new ideas to explore on [adjective][species]. Several of my recent (and future) posts are based on ideas that other furs have shared with me.
Any thoughts? Leave me a comment or hunt me down on twitter (@jmhorse).
Any thoughts? Leave me a comment or hunt me down on twitter (@jmhorse).
Reflections on my Confuzzled Hypnotism Show
Posted 13 years agoI performed on the main stage on Saturday afternoon, premiering my furry hypnotism show. As far as I know, it's the first time someone has done one of these at a furry convention. It went really well: about 60 furries turned up (plus a few who turned up late and got locked out), it took a little over an hour, and it was great fun.
I promised that I'd post highlights but I think I'll wait to see the official con video. I have some footage that was taken from the crowd and while the quality is okay, I don't want to post video of other people without their permission.
After a quick introduction, we did a hypnosis session for the entire audience. I stepped through a relaxation procedure and then went through some furry imagery. It was a pretty typical response from a group hypnosis session - when you hypnotize a group, some people are going to get more out of it that others. Some people went rather deeply and those that stayed awake very polite and quiet. Can't ask for more than that from an audience.
Next, we cured a volunteer of a phobia, live on stage. No hypnotism but lots of silliness. (It works too.) The three guys who played the aeroplane, the buzzy bee & the sprinkler were brilliant.
Finally, I found a couple of volunteers who were happy to be hypnotized on stage (thanks guys!) in their respective roles as 'cat' and 'dog'. I assigned them (and their handlers) a couple of simple tasks and let them do their feline/canine thing. It was great fun - better than I expected - and we could have easily gone on a bit longer if I had more material. Both the volunteers were comfortable and happy on stage and afterwards, which is very important to me - hypnotism shows often have an element of humiliation and that's not something that I would ever do.
All in all, I was very happy and very appreciative of the feedback from people who attended. Confuzzled have asked me back next year and... we'll see. I'll definitely be at the con: it was a great long weekend.
What would I change? I might drop the final segment and make it a shorter show, suitable for a one-hour slot. I think a few people are intimidated by the idea of a live hypnotism show. Certainly many furries seem to think that hypnotism is an exercise in domination/submission (it isn't), or that you might get hypnotized in revealing personal secrets (you won't). So maybe it will help the unsure if I could say that nobody will be hypnotized on-stage, but everyone can try it out in the anonymity of the audience.
Thoughts, anyone?
I promised that I'd post highlights but I think I'll wait to see the official con video. I have some footage that was taken from the crowd and while the quality is okay, I don't want to post video of other people without their permission.
After a quick introduction, we did a hypnosis session for the entire audience. I stepped through a relaxation procedure and then went through some furry imagery. It was a pretty typical response from a group hypnosis session - when you hypnotize a group, some people are going to get more out of it that others. Some people went rather deeply and those that stayed awake very polite and quiet. Can't ask for more than that from an audience.
Next, we cured a volunteer of a phobia, live on stage. No hypnotism but lots of silliness. (It works too.) The three guys who played the aeroplane, the buzzy bee & the sprinkler were brilliant.
Finally, I found a couple of volunteers who were happy to be hypnotized on stage (thanks guys!) in their respective roles as 'cat' and 'dog'. I assigned them (and their handlers) a couple of simple tasks and let them do their feline/canine thing. It was great fun - better than I expected - and we could have easily gone on a bit longer if I had more material. Both the volunteers were comfortable and happy on stage and afterwards, which is very important to me - hypnotism shows often have an element of humiliation and that's not something that I would ever do.
All in all, I was very happy and very appreciative of the feedback from people who attended. Confuzzled have asked me back next year and... we'll see. I'll definitely be at the con: it was a great long weekend.
What would I change? I might drop the final segment and make it a shorter show, suitable for a one-hour slot. I think a few people are intimidated by the idea of a live hypnotism show. Certainly many furries seem to think that hypnotism is an exercise in domination/submission (it isn't), or that you might get hypnotized in revealing personal secrets (you won't). So maybe it will help the unsure if I could say that nobody will be hypnotized on-stage, but everyone can try it out in the anonymity of the audience.
Thoughts, anyone?
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Posted 14 years agoHi everyone. This is just a placeholder. I'll see any messages you leave me, or you could come say hello at my LJ or Twitter - the links are below.
Cheers,
JM
Your friendly local houyhnhnm
Cheers,
JM
Your friendly local houyhnhnm
