Why do we need another one of these damned documentaries?
You asked for it.
The fandom hates bad media and nurtures a major grudge about unfair stuff that's now almost 20 years stale.
CNN came to make a documentary to correct those portrayals. The fandom did huge unconstructive protesting before it could even start. CNN did a great job doing what people demanded, while they also didn't want to let CNN do it.
The unpleasable people *still* weren't satisfied.
They said CNN didn't show enough diversity by focusing on the individual stories of a few people who stepped up, despite pre-judgement and risk of potential abuse. But you can't tell everyone's story diversely if it isn't about "everyone." It didn't show other people's stories because other people didn't step up or were even held back. It also wasn't that kind of broad sweeping story in the first place.
Here's the correction for those complaints -- a documentary by fans, for fans, aimed to show diversity.
The makers are good friends, I love them. Personally, that isn't my style of storytelling (just my taste, I'd rather watch a noir film than a rom-com.) I don't want something to "portray the fandom", I don't want PR baked in before starting, I want to hear stories based on what comes out by digging in. I'd rather see a Fursonas, not a "furry story" but a story about subculture that happens to feature furries. Even so, knowing the makers, I trust this one is in good hands.
People asked for this, and it isn't a result of Risher's insecurity (who better to edit this than an award winning member of fandom) -- it's a result of fandom insecurity about media. And, a lot of critically-ignorant complaints that these kinds of efforts aren't doing it right come from fan entitlement to tell creators how to create.
As always, the solution is if you want a story told your way, start telling it. Pick up a camera, start a blog, get drawing.
Why do we need another one of these damned documentaries?
You asked for it.
The fandom hates bad media and nurtures a major grudge about unfair stuff that's now almost 20 years stale.
CNN came to make a documentary to correct those portrayals. The fandom did huge unconstructive protesting before it could even start. CNN did a great job doing what people demanded, while they also didn't want to let CNN do it.
The unpleasable people *still* weren't satisfied.
They said CNN didn't show enough diversity by focusing on the individual stories of a few people who stepped up, despite pre-judgement and risk of potential abuse. But you can't tell everyone's story diversely if it isn't about "everyone." It didn't show other people's stories because other people didn't step up or were even held back. It also wasn't that kind of broad sweeping story in the first place.
Here's the correction for those complaints -- a documentary by fans, for fans, aimed to show diversity.
The makers are good friends, I love them. Personally, that isn't my style of storytelling (just my taste, I'd rather watch a noir film than a rom-com.) I don't want something to "portray the fandom", I don't want PR baked in before starting, I want to hear stories based on what comes out by digging in. I'd rather see a Fursonas, not a "furry story" but a story about subculture that happens to feature furries. Even so, knowing the makers, I trust this one is in good hands.
People asked for this, and it isn't a result of Risher's insecurity (who better to edit this than an award winning member of fandom) -- it's a result of fandom insecurity about media. And, a lot of critically-ignorant complaints that these kinds of efforts aren't doing it right come from fan entitlement to tell creators how to create.
As always, the solution is if you want a story told your way, start telling it. Pick up a camera, start a blog, get drawing.