Yeah, that type I to type IV bit is going to be a problem; Rakuen Growlithe is attacking Type IVs from the "rational" side, while the Type IVs make me nervous as a practicioner of an established religion.
The possible backlash here may be brutal; this labeling of different sections of the fandom (and even going so far as to basically label one group, the type 1s, as "furry fans," i.e. the "real" furry fans) may cause a schism in the fandom that we will be feeling for years. This could easily be the "big" issue of this new decade, as divisive as our struggling with the bigger world outside the fandom in general and the "media" in specific was last decade.
Admittedly, an easy reply to this post is to say "slippery slope." I will counter this before it is even proposed by saying I do not understand the antagonism against "slippery slopes." Historically, just about everything that has happened ever has been the result of a "slippery slope" like situation.
Yeah, that type I to type IV bit is going to be a problem; Rakuen Growlithe is attacking Type IVs from the "rational" side, while the Type IVs make me nervous as a practicioner of an established religion.
The possible backlash here may be brutal; this labeling of different sections of the fandom (and even going so far as to basically label one group, the type 1s, as "furry fans," i.e. the "real" furry fans) may cause a schism in the fandom that we will be feeling for years. This could easily be the "big" issue of this new decade, as divisive as our struggling with the bigger world outside the fandom in general and the "media" in specific was last decade.
Admittedly, an easy reply to this post is to say "slippery slope." I will counter this before it is even proposed by saying I do not understand the antagonism against "slippery slopes." Historically, just about everything that has happened ever has been the result of a "slippery slope" like situation.