I would have preferred interviews with older furs. We DO have furs who have been in the fandom of some sort since the early 70s, some even earlier.
They would have given the article credibility.
The ones I've talked to (and know) all insist the sex has always been part of the fandom, both proper and otherwise, and just like the Kirk/Spock stuff, was always prevailing and present even in the commercial side of things. That said, the original sex obsession was more straight than gay, that likely came in far later in the fandom.
But yeah, talk to some of the guys that were there, they'd disagree with the premise of this.
Now, they would say it's likely gotten FAR more immoral than it was... that they would agree with you on.
I would have preferred interviews with older furs. We DO have furs who have been in the fandom of some sort since the early 70s, some even earlier.
They would have given the article credibility.
The ones I've talked to (and know) all insist the sex has always been part of the fandom, both proper and otherwise, and just like the Kirk/Spock stuff, was always prevailing and present even in the commercial side of things. That said, the original sex obsession was more straight than gay, that likely came in far later in the fandom.
But yeah, talk to some of the guys that were there, they'd disagree with the premise of this.
Now, they would say it's likely gotten FAR more immoral than it was... that they would agree with you on.