I actually don't know anyone involved in this business who is using Nazi imagery for fun. When I use it, it's serious social allegory. And The Furry Raiders aren't using it for fun either.
Technically they're not using it at all, as a paw print hardly qualifies as Nazi imagery. But because of the prejudice the community has lavished on it, The Raiders now see the armbands as a device to demonstrate to the community it's shameful capacity for prejudice. And they're going to keep right on wearing them until this fandom remembers that only bigots judge people on the basis of appearances without getting to know the person inside.
Think of it as a means of fighting back against the Antifa Furs who have laid waste to the community's reputation for tolerance. They're putting themselves through hell to save the soul of The Furry Community. And I don't see any evidence there's any fun in that at all. You could call it noble, altruistic, admirable; or you could call it foolhardy, naive, a lost cause. But no way would you ever call it fun.
I actually don't know anyone involved in this business who is using Nazi imagery for fun. When I use it, it's serious social allegory. And The Furry Raiders aren't using it for fun either.
Technically they're not using it at all, as a paw print hardly qualifies as Nazi imagery. But because of the prejudice the community has lavished on it, The Raiders now see the armbands as a device to demonstrate to the community it's shameful capacity for prejudice. And they're going to keep right on wearing them until this fandom remembers that only bigots judge people on the basis of appearances without getting to know the person inside.
Think of it as a means of fighting back against the Antifa Furs who have laid waste to the community's reputation for tolerance. They're putting themselves through hell to save the soul of The Furry Community. And I don't see any evidence there's any fun in that at all. You could call it noble, altruistic, admirable; or you could call it foolhardy, naive, a lost cause. But no way would you ever call it fun.