Oh, OK - well, where I got that idea, was the original post (from Cannonfodder) and the huge drama between Calbeck and others I mistakenly lumped you with. They are arguing -
"funny animal lovers viewed it as a hobby and there wasn't any porn of the characters, sexual aspect came later on"
"The problem with the CSI episode and the ConFurence drama is that people joined the fandom specifically looking to engage in those acts... In 2000–2008 we saw alot of people join the fandom and stay in the fandom for the sexual aspect... the new members in the fandom are different from previous ones"
"One thing that's entirely incorrect: Furry Fandom was NOT launched to sexualize funny animals. At all. ... ConFurence, the first official furry convention, changed that. Specifically because its two main organizers were gay activists who promoted the convention to gay-specific magazines"
I'm glad if you find this a useless argument full of misinformation...
The best thing that came out of it was the revealing of the actual "gay specific magazine" above. (Not promoted to, and not even a "magazine" but a DIY underground 'zine.) That shows where the argument went off the rails.
I'm really interested to make an article out of the story of the "furban legend" of the supposed "ad". I just talked to the Center for Sex and Culture in SF, and got an invite to visit their library and get quotes from their archivists about early furry zines.
Oh, OK - well, where I got that idea, was the original post (from Cannonfodder) and the huge drama between Calbeck and others I mistakenly lumped you with. They are arguing -
"funny animal lovers viewed it as a hobby and there wasn't any porn of the characters, sexual aspect came later on"
"The problem with the CSI episode and the ConFurence drama is that people joined the fandom specifically looking to engage in those acts... In 2000–2008 we saw alot of people join the fandom and stay in the fandom for the sexual aspect... the new members in the fandom are different from previous ones"
There's the false idea of chaste olden days ruined by alien influence. And the same thing in different words:
"One thing that's entirely incorrect: Furry Fandom was NOT launched to sexualize funny animals. At all. ... ConFurence, the first official furry convention, changed that. Specifically because its two main organizers were gay activists who promoted the convention to gay-specific magazines"
I'm glad if you find this a useless argument full of misinformation...
The best thing that came out of it was the revealing of the actual "gay specific magazine" above. (Not promoted to, and not even a "magazine" but a DIY underground 'zine.) That shows where the argument went off the rails.
I'm really interested to make an article out of the story of the "furban legend" of the supposed "ad". I just talked to the Center for Sex and Culture in SF, and got an invite to visit their library and get quotes from their archivists about early furry zines.