I've stated my philosophy publicly before; I believe in building up, not tearing down. Yes, there are a great many things in furry fandom that disturb me quite a bit. I prefer to work on promoting and creating positive things, in an attempt to drown out the negatives. It may not always work, but I would much rather have fun creating things I enjoy, than being a cynical old bastard who gets off on telling people how stupid they are because they like 'furries'.
Sometimes, one needs to be able to take themselves less seriously - the ability to laugh at one's self, and their subculture, is a mark of maturity and wisdom.
I myself derive great pleasure from mocking and laughing at the same people Shawn Keller laughs at. They're not mocked because they're furries, they're mocked because even within furrydom they're extremists, outcasts and contribute little which is positive. Making a fool of yourself, no matter how good or innocent your intentions are, is grounds for a stern laughing-at.
I have been in furrydom for a pretty long time (compared to most), and in my experience, being polite and trying to "change the fandom" with Positive Karmic Energy(tm) has achieved next to nothing at removing those types. Mocking them openly seems to work a tad better, and perhaps makes people have second thoughts about themselves and the way they appear to others. Perhaps if more people realized that their appearances and behaviour reflected on the group they are a part of, they'd look in a mirror.
aureth wrote this:
Sometimes, one needs to be able to take themselves less seriously - the ability to laugh at one's self, and their subculture, is a mark of maturity and wisdom.
I myself derive great pleasure from mocking and laughing at the same people Shawn Keller laughs at. They're not mocked because they're furries, they're mocked because even within furrydom they're extremists, outcasts and contribute little which is positive. Making a fool of yourself, no matter how good or innocent your intentions are, is grounds for a stern laughing-at.
I have been in furrydom for a pretty long time (compared to most), and in my experience, being polite and trying to "change the fandom" with Positive Karmic Energy(tm) has achieved next to nothing at removing those types. Mocking them openly seems to work a tad better, and perhaps makes people have second thoughts about themselves and the way they appear to others. Perhaps if more people realized that their appearances and behaviour reflected on the group they are a part of, they'd look in a mirror.
- Bobby
I hate you all.