First I'd have to criticize your choice of title, it gives the impression that you think masculinity is a bad thing, and also implies that you can have only one or the other. There's nothing wrong with being masculine, or being a furry, and likewise, there's nothing wrong with not being any of those things; and it goes without saying that furry and masculinity aren't mutually exclusive.
Actually, Rakuen was critiquing Elmore's position that masculinity is something to strive for, that lacking masculinity is a moral failing. I mean, can you really read the words "masculinity is the fuel on which society runs, on which innovation occurs, on which industries are built and on which wars are fought to protect a free people" and not see it as masturbatory denigration of those who don't share his nationalist machismo?
To him, furry fandom is synonymous with murrsuiters. While he is wrong, once again it's hard to blame him considering that "Fursuit Yiff" will get you over 20 pages of results on xtube.
Sure, if your only knowledge of something comes from xtube you're likely to associate it with sexual things. But if the rest of us can put our dicks away, close xtube and Google things like a normal fucking person, I'm sure Elmore is capable of the same.
Not really that viewing furries through a purely sexual lens matters, anyway. It has not bearing on the fact that this sexual Bolshevism crock of shit is nonsense.
You later state that he has an "obsession" with masculinity, I have to disagree with you on that. He only touches on it briefly in one paragraph, then moves on to the topic of maturity.
If you consider masculinity to be the fuel of society and write articles about how those failing to achieve it are degenerating society, it's fair for people to consider you obsessed with it.
When I read his article, I found that rather confusing, what does masculinity have to do with sexuality? Masculinity is defined as traits associated with men. How does that relate to something like age, or sexual behavior?
Sexual orientation and activity are actually highly linked to the concept of masculinity, because masculinity is a pedestal; it's why MSM are considered effeminate and "failed" men, and why lesbians and bisexual women are considered more masculine. It's why gay/trans "panic" and "corrective" rape exists. If you don't know that already you might want to reconsider engaging in a discussion about the topic of masculinity, your analysis would seem to need more nuance.
liberalism (and other issues associated with it like GLBT)
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will lead to extreme dependence on government, similar to how children are dependent on their parents. When you think about it, he does have a point. If we raise a generation of people who are lack independence, and are severely oversensitive, they're going to have some problems interacting in the unfair harsh world we live in.
See my above comment about your need to refine you analysis.
And of course, it's DEFINITELY not childish to enjoy eroticism.
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But then again maybe we should judge them on a case by case basis.
Why? Why do you need to judge these things at all? What's really wrong with someone liking cartoons or dressing up or playing pretend, even if it is childish? None of this matters!
I stopped watching MLP myself a long time ago because I want to watch grown up entertainment, with complex characters, well structured stories, and deep relevant themes; not watch a show for children and pretend it has all those things.
Actually, Rakuen was critiquing Elmore's position that masculinity is something to strive for, that lacking masculinity is a moral failing. I mean, can you really read the words "masculinity is the fuel on which society runs, on which innovation occurs, on which industries are built and on which wars are fought to protect a free people" and not see it as masturbatory denigration of those who don't share his nationalist machismo?
Sure, if your only knowledge of something comes from xtube you're likely to associate it with sexual things. But if the rest of us can put our dicks away, close xtube and Google things like a normal fucking person, I'm sure Elmore is capable of the same.
Not really that viewing furries through a purely sexual lens matters, anyway. It has not bearing on the fact that this sexual Bolshevism crock of shit is nonsense.
If you consider masculinity to be the fuel of society and write articles about how those failing to achieve it are degenerating society, it's fair for people to consider you obsessed with it.
Sexual orientation and activity are actually highly linked to the concept of masculinity, because masculinity is a pedestal; it's why MSM are considered effeminate and "failed" men, and why lesbians and bisexual women are considered more masculine. It's why gay/trans "panic" and "corrective" rape exists. If you don't know that already you might want to reconsider engaging in a discussion about the topic of masculinity, your analysis would seem to need more nuance.
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See my above comment about your need to refine you analysis.
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Why? Why do you need to judge these things at all? What's really wrong with someone liking cartoons or dressing up or playing pretend, even if it is childish? None of this matters!
The answer to a question nobody asked.