When I read through the interview for the first time I was hoping one of the things addressed would be the past Sex2K episode, and was disappointed to see that it was not covered. Patch, maybe if you get a chance for a follow-up interview you could bring that up. I was also going to bring up the fact that MTV airs a lot of different shows by different production companies, but discovered on further investigation that both the infamous Sex2K episode was also True Life. As such, I would suggest to you, Rabbit, that your hatred might be more appropriately directed toward the producers of True Life rather than to MTV as a whole.
I've seen local news coverage of furry conventions that was generally positive. In particular, the coverage of Anthrocon by the local Pittsburgh stations comes to mind. Other conventions still refuse all media coverage. Last I heard, Midwest Furfest refuses almost all media coverage, possibly because in its early years it was visited by the journalist who wrote the Vanity Fair article. He talked to a lot of people and got more than enough material to write a fair and balanced article, then chose to cherry-pick a few bits that could spun into something salacious while throwing away the rest.
When I read through the interview for the first time I was hoping one of the things addressed would be the past Sex2K episode, and was disappointed to see that it was not covered. Patch, maybe if you get a chance for a follow-up interview you could bring that up. I was also going to bring up the fact that MTV airs a lot of different shows by different production companies, but discovered on further investigation that both the infamous Sex2K episode was also True Life. As such, I would suggest to you, Rabbit, that your hatred might be more appropriately directed toward the producers of True Life rather than to MTV as a whole.
I've seen local news coverage of furry conventions that was generally positive. In particular, the coverage of Anthrocon by the local Pittsburgh stations comes to mind. Other conventions still refuse all media coverage. Last I heard, Midwest Furfest refuses almost all media coverage, possibly because in its early years it was visited by the journalist who wrote the Vanity Fair article. He talked to a lot of people and got more than enough material to write a fair and balanced article, then chose to cherry-pick a few bits that could spun into something salacious while throwing away the rest.