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TigerTails Radio Season 11 Episode 18
Commercial: Schneider Electric
We have here a Russian ad for Unica light switches? Not what I expected. I have no translation of the dialog. It's kinda amazing to see actual fursuits in something like this instead of random off the shelf shitty mascot costumes. (Thanks to Vidrovich for point out this one) "Meet the unbearable beautiful collection of Unica from Schneider Electric! Lots of colors, textures and functions – combine them as you want, create light scripts and control the atmosphere of your home from your smartphone. By the way, at the presentation of the series we have not counted one sample, but it can be understood-because to resist Unica impossible."
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Hairy heist: Have you seen this fursuit? Truckload of Furry Burning Man gear stolen in Oakland
MISSING: Animosulo’s fursuit. Can you help? Ask these news sources for attention, and link this article on Twitter (or use their other contacts):
Nacho’s suit was mistakenly mentioned as stolen (relying on info referencing multiple suits.)
(You might add #Burningman @burningman, and do send suggestions.)
Unusual missing animal flyers
A few years ago, Zarafa Giraffe’s beloved purple giraffe suit was stolen. He became furry-internet-famous (and a San Francisco celebri-fur, even to average people on the street.) There were stories by SFist and Broke-Ass Stuart and a journalist flew in from New York. The theft was sad but the outcome was happy.
Zarafa had been at Frolic Party, a legendary monthly furry dance party at The Eagle in San Francisco (which helped spark a whole movement of them across North America.) His fursuit bin was a tempting target for car break-in thieves. Neonbunny, founder and organizer of Frolic, personally hit the pavement to post flyers, along with some help. Thanks to his tireless work not just to promote the party, but care for it’s goers, there was an answer and the giraffe rejoined Zarafa.
Truck Tragedy in Oakland on 8/24/18
Now, Zarafa and friends have an even more devastating story to share.
Many furries share the Burning Man community (for the massive annual Nevada desert gathering). Three members were on the way together to Camp Fur. That’s a well-loved Furry Burner camp – the original of at least two camps (previously covered in this story, where you can also see a Furry Burner invited to the White House to meet President Obama.) Camp Fur is ALSO the project of Neonbunny, who is having his 20th year at the Burn in 2018. He’s told me it gets around 100 members by itself.
While these 3 furry Burners were away from loading their truck for a few minutes, it was stolen. The victims were Nacho Husky, Mukian, and Animosulo. Besides losing a large amount of camp gear, losing a fursuit makes this especially bad. Those one-of-a-kind things are irreplaceable and cost thousands, but they’re hardly worth anything to non-furries!
If you don’t know Nacho, you won’t forget his suit – or the events he leads. In March, his Space Camp Party drew 500+ furries, Burners, and party lovers to a waterfront brewery with a San Francisco skyline view. (I helped organize and do decor). While Frolic has been a community mainstay at the same place each month, Nacho’s been working to bring unusual parties in exceptional places like that.
In short, this crime didn’t just hit Nacho and friends, it hurts some of the wildest and best parts of SF Bay Area culture.
These are some of the most supportive helpers you could meet anywhere. We all share organizing for not-for-profit events, and I can personally credit them them for loaning gear and much more without nearly the recognition they deserve. The night before the theft, in return for tent parts I sent for their trip, Nacho and Mukian got me dinner at Oakland’s Dragon Gate. (They may have lost the 8 LB’s of garlic noodles they packed in a cooler for the Burn). The place reminds me of Oakland night life scenes in Sorry To Bother You. It’s crazy how 3 furries went to a bar, and I told them about the movie *spoiler* without mentioning the h…. d…
These critters could use all the good karma they have coming. I think all of them made it to the desert, so this involves support while they’re out of contact.
Update: @MukianShadowpaw found the truck after hours of driving around Oakland ourselves. I waited 6 hours for the Oakland Police but they didn’t come.... now dealing with this mess. EVERYTHING IS GONE. Looking in dumpers nearby for the fursuit. If your in Oakland DM me. pic.twitter.com/G3hJrXq9AA
— Nacho (@NachoHusky) August 25, 2018The thieves couldn’t break the @MasterLockUS so they broke the Uhaul instead. We are still pretty shaken up; EVERYTHING was stolen minutes while we were loading the last box. Devastated but determined to still make it to #Burningman @burningman. Be careful! pic.twitter.com/AyBP7Hn1mp
— Nacho (@NachoHusky) August 25, 2018Yup. This was footage of the guy who tried to use the stolen debit cards. A different person that the driver and two getaway vehicles used. We pieced together footage from 4 locations with cameras. pic.twitter.com/3oJ1NlfhIK
— Nacho (@NachoHusky) August 25, 2018 — Nacho (@NachoHusky) August 25, 2018After a day of searching, my Fursuit is still MISSING. I appreciate any continued effort in looking out for it in thrift stores (N. California) and online.
Though I have to say this is pretty devastating. 
I wish I had more pictures, these are the best I have for full body shots. pic.twitter.com/glW63nqws9
— Tav (@Tav_Fox) August 28, 2018UPDATE: Here’s a gallery of close ups of the stolen truck, and security vids of at least 3 perpetrators. The getaway truck is a dark blue pickup with black canopy saying “Automotive transport services, 510-433-3179”
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Deo [26 Aug 2018] - South Afrifur Pawdcast
A World Far Away… As Seen By Others
The re-discovery of Jim Henson’s masterpiece film continues with Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal Artist Tribute, new from Boom! Studios. “Return to the world of The Dark Crystal and see the vivid locations, life-like creatures, and beloved heroes as realized by a collection of uniquely original artistic voices in celebration of one of Jim Henson’s most enduring creations. The Dark Crystal Artist Tribute features illustrations from artist luminaries and newcomers alike, including Jae Lee, David Petersen, Mark Buckingham, Cory Godbey, Jeff Stokely, Benjamin Dewey, Sana Takeda, and the film’s original concept artist, Brian Froud.” It’s available now in hardcover.
image c. 2018 Boom! Studios
FC-304 Ramen Hood - Our web developer bird and his dubious hyena friend join us for a packed episode.
Our web developer bird and his dubious hyena friend join us for a packed episode.
Watch Video Link Roundup:- There are five cons going on this weekend
- New York Post photos of Eurofurence
- MFF Dealers Den Policy Raises Concerns
- MCFC announces new hotel
- New furry con announced in Tulsa Oklahoma: TTF
- Kerfluffle venue company tweets about the event
- SonicFox takes DragonBall FighterZ victory at EVO
- Russian anthro fox commercial
- Slavic anthro fox commercial
- Furry.today videos
- TANGLEWOOD on Steam
- Notice about KoFi Terms
- NPR story about seating posture suggests pretending you have a tail
- The Tiny Fox Making A Bold Comeback
- Rett and Link’s EarBiscuits mentions HCFC fursuit walk
- Man Falls into Cartoon Hole
- Florida candidate says alien abduction doesn’t define her
- Florida Woman Fleeing Police Gets Corralled By Cows
- Hungry Thief Wanted After Nearly $100,000 Worth Of Ramen Noodles Stolen
- Egyptian zoo ‘paints donkey’ to look like zebra
- Police: Naked Man Arrested At Planet Fitness Said He Thought It Was A ‘Judgment Free Zone’
- Burglar wakes up couple to ask to use their Wi-Fi network
- Fisk MacTaggert – stuck chasing my tail so fast I’ve gone plaid.
- Blu The Husky – Questions for the show!
[Live] Ramen Hood
Our web developer bird and his dubious hyena friend join us for a packed episode.
Link Roundup:- There are five cons going on this weekend
- New York Post photos of Eurofurence
- MFF Dealers Den Policy Raises Concerns
- MCFC announces new hotel
- New furry con announced in Tulsa Oklahoma: TTF
- Kerfluffle venue company tweets about the event
- SonicFox takes DragonBall FighterZ victory at EVO
- Russian anthro fox commercial
- Slavic anthro fox commercial
- Furry.today videos
- TANGLEWOOD on Steam
- Notice about KoFi Terms
- NPR story about seating posture suggests pretending you have a tail
- The Tiny Fox Making A Bold Comeback
- Rett and Link’s EarBiscuits mentions HCFC fursuit walk
- Man Falls into Cartoon Hole
- Florida candidate says alien abduction doesn’t define her
- Florida Woman Fleeing Police Gets Corralled By Cows
- Hungry Thief Wanted After Nearly $100,000 Worth Of Ramen Noodles Stolen
- Egyptian zoo ‘paints donkey’ to look like zebra
- Police: Naked Man Arrested At Planet Fitness Said He Thought It Was A ‘Judgment Free Zone’
- Burglar wakes up couple to ask to use their Wi-Fi network
- Fisk MacTaggert – stuck chasing my tail so fast I’ve gone plaid.
- Blu The Husky – Questions for the show!
Manuel: Easier
It's #FursuitFriday and we have here a trio of connected music video's by Cheetah Spots. New fursuit! https://youtu.be/e8ubNoIDljs https://youtu.be/5Q1kXHjfSMo
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Ironclaw RPG | Episode 62
Episode 41 - Giving up the shark
Episode 40 - Sharky shark shark
Episode 39 - Shark titles get hard
In the Wilds of Canada
Well here’s something different: Mythical Creatures is a full-color one-shot comic from Arcana Studios, written by Mark Poulton and Sean O’Reilly and illustrated by Munro Te Whata. “Eru lives for video games, but after an argument with his mother, he sets out on a real life adventure. Getting lost in the Canadian wilderness, Eru befriends Gwaii and a Patupaiarehe, who help him track down the mystical Raven to get back home. During their journey, they encounter some creatures from the rich mythology of Canada and New Zealand. Based on the upcoming animated pilot from Arcana Studio and Kiwa Digital.” Sounds like something we’d like to know more about! And oo, look: Here’s a video preview too.
image c. 2018 Arcana Studios
Episode 38 - Sharks get all the things
Episode 37 - Shark this title please
One con, three predators – what this says about furry fandom
Want some scorekeeping about Dogpatch Press? The site is getting close to 1,000 stories in 4 years, with quadruple readership since 2017 and tons of positive news about fun and cool accomplishments furries keep doing.
Then there’s stories that expose hate and abuse from the fringes. People who don’t follow what the site does like to misrepresent it as nothing more than a source for “drama”, muckraking, “fake news” or angry mob “witch hunts”. These attacks often come from a vested interest in keeping things nice and quiet.
Here’s an example of such a story. (This one started before Dogpatch Press existed, so attacking the messenger is pointless.) This sheds light on the motivation of a former fandom celebrity who fell into disgrace:
(Links in here): Why doesn’t 2 Gryphon tell the truth about how his partner went to prison? Why does he attack abuse victims just like he Protests Too Hard against “SJW’s” and “witch hunts”? Why is he no longer welcome on convention stages?
An honest look at the links will find the answer. It’s complicity by a Quisling who doesn’t give a shit about this fandom. Complicity is a theme for this article, and solutions too.
In 2018, fandom is maturing with more stories like that coming to light. When they do, they earn fair public recognition. But sometimes problems get fogged up with bad faith complaints instead of addressing the roots. Complainers attack the “drama” of bringing problems to light, as if they wouldn’t exist if everyone shut up. (Shutting up too long is how they get worse.) Misguided fence-sitters follow along, who may be motivated by mistaken belief in a “just world” fallacy – a form of cognitive bias to rationalize bad deeds, often involving victim-blaming, where people believe that noble actions will always be rewarded and evil will be punished. It lets them sit in a false center with clearly one-sided problems because it’s “fair”. But fairness doesn’t just happen. It takes work and there can be a lot of friction holding it back. As 2 Gryphon shows, false “centrism”, ignorance, and complicity can all be the same thing holding it back.
Speaking up in the face of bad faith has a great benefit. It brings out stories from other people who are unjustly intimidated about talking and feel nobody will listen. They may have no help from authorities, even when there’s evidence of crime.
The following stories help show why. Many others may never come out. (If you ever hear anyone say “shut up and go to the police”, link them here.)
If you have such a story, reach out and ask for confidentiality. The site depends on promising that. These have names changed and locations protected for safety.
1) A crime by a con staffer with powerful connections, and a tipper afraid to talk.
A tipper wrote in that they were trying to get attention about an adult having sex with minors. The adult, Sam, was in his mid-to-late 20’s. The minors were Sam’s boyfriend Rob, who was 16 when they first dated, and Terry, who was 14 when all three of them had sex.
I saw screenshots of age verification for Sam and Terry, and chats about this. One chat was by a minor who knew Terry, telling someone else they learned about what happened. Another chat showed Terry telling another fur not to get involved. Another had Terry using the term statutory rape about Sam.
Terry (the 14 year old) was strongly opposed to consequences, believing Sam (the adult) did nothing wrong. He was still staying with Sam, and Terry’s mom wouldn’t do anything after being told in person.
The tipper felt like people should know the truth, but felt like they couldn’t say anything since Sam was never charged. They feared backlash. Sam had a lot of friends and no one believed the tipper, and it was making them sick. I asked if Sam was predatorial on anyone else. The tipper said they wouldn’t be surprised, but had to leave their social group and cut all communication with Sam. They told me:
“I don’t know if I even want to go though with this – people keep threatening me. Everyone wanted to protect Sam.
Sam just doesn’t understand real world actions – he’s one of *those* furries who thinks he lives in the furry world: “Age is nothing, we’re all animals.”
I said:
“if there was a crime by Sam and he doesn’t own it, that’s the basic problem, and the mom and anyone attacking you is being complicit. Terry being a minor means that even if he hates consequences, it’s irrelevant.”
The tipper added:
“I still went to the police, but they told me unless the parent wanted to press charges they were not going to bother with it.
Sam’s father threatened to take us to court and just everyone backed off. He’s rich, might be a part of the legal system, I’m not 100% sure.
Sam is staff of [con name] and leads the DJ/dance stuff in a position of popularity.”
As far as I know, the con wasn’t complicit, and these events didn’t come directly from Sam’s staff role, but there were already known rumors that got confirmed. Followup was passed to sources that can’t be discussed for security.
2) Another predator who personally crossed the line with me, possibly staffing the same con.
Several years ago I went to a party hosted regularly by local furries. There was an attendee old enough to be a parent to the average fur. He knew that I was pretty open to others, and got extremely touchy with me without asking. It definitely crossed the line of consent. I wasn’t into it, but didn’t say anything at that moment because of being caught off guard. But I didn’t say yes or go there for that reason. It took time to process that it really was a violation, and that’s not something an adult guy is typically supposed to be vulnerable to.
He did it to others. Then I found out from a Beware by another local fur: 1) This guy had a sex offender record and Megan’s Law registry entry for it – I verified his face was on the state website. 2) He had been kicked out of local kink events that didn’t allow sex offenders to attend, and tried using social manipulation to get in anyways. Soon after this came out, he disappeared.
Recently I saw him surface in the Altfurry chat group. I asked around and found out he may be staffing the same con as in story 1) above. Again, as far as I know the con wasn’t complicit, and these events didn’t come directly from a staff role. Followup was passed to sources that can’t be discussed for security.
3) Another predator staffing the same con, and another minor who couldn’t talk about a crime.
From a tipper:
“I know of someone, who I will hold his name, who is 15 years old. RJ, boyfriend of Aaron and staffer at [con name], pushed to have sex with this unnamed teen. He was too nervous to go to the police or parents (he sent nude photos to RJ so technically he distributed child porn and he’s not out to his conservative parents). So he went to me, and I suggested to go to con security.
He wrote to security who said they won’t do anything without a police report. No request for more evidence. Now he’s crushed and feeling helpless.
So the con security was given evidence that one of their own staff pushed and coerced a 15 year old to have sex with him. They chose to do nothing and now the teen is scared to attend [con] due to his abuser staffing it and feels like no justice is done. He refuses to go to the police which is a fair decision and I support him on it. He’s just trying to make sure RJ no longer holds a position of power at a con where other underage furries attend.
I know the evidence isn’t fake because [redacted]. The sad part is that this teen also went to Aaron, RJ’s boyfriend, and Aaron didn’t believe him and blocked him. RJ goes around unscathed as he abuses boys.”
I saw screenshots of explicit coercion that alluded to illegal file sharing. There were also screenshots of the minor confiding to someone about feeling powerless and trapped by a need to maintain living circumstances. Followup was passed to sources that can’t be discussed for security, but I got this informed explanation:
“The reasoning behind the police report, and this really does suck, is that it makes a paper trail that shields the convention from any accusations of libel from this creeper guy if action is taken. Likelihood of legal action is always low, but we have to have on-paper reasons for concrete actions.”
Bottom line
Now we get to what these stories have to say about fandom. Maybe you expect me to say “OMG everything is horrible and broken…”
Nah, get that defeatist garbage out of here. I think the issue isn’t fandom itself. It’s fringe elements sharing a toxic ethic among themselves. (More context: R.C. Fox arrested for child pornography, furries question fandom connections.)
Fandom has that fringe of bad faith and bullshit attitudes, ranging from “not my problem” to victim blaming, “what about both sides for nazis/predators”, and “down with witch hunting”, led by people like 2 Gryphon, who cares more about abusers than their victims.
It’s concentrated among tiny hate groups like “alt furry”, who made 2 Gryphon their “PR department” (in their words).
"(2Gryphon)... is literally running our PR department right now" - TheFurredReich, the guy that said this stuff https://t.co/4wfEXo1td3
Then there’s the altfurry admin who was caught grooming a 16-year-old.
Altfurries do this at the same time as they have been caught attacking conventions like Califur with fake “pedophile” accusations they cook up to play wolves in sheep’s clothing. They obviously don’t give a shit about abuse when their admins and “PR Department” are complicit with it. It’s simply a 2-faced ploy to “redpill” their tiny membership. Grooming isn’t the full extent, either.
Their false accusations at Califur cost it $24,000 for extra security costs. They make it part of a usual tactic to harm cons economically, and for the same reasons, they try to use court trolling/frivolous litigation to take websites down.
“IT SURE WOULD BE A SHAME IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO YOUR NICE LITTLE CON…”
This kind of malicious trolling is why cons have to be overprotective about liability, as explained in story 3). The result is leaving people less safe about reporting security issues that expose them to backlash. Altfurries are pushing an agenda to raise costs for security and lower consequences for predators. They want to make their own targets more vulnerable for grooming.
But there’s genuine peer help here too, and that’s why you’re getting to read about the three examples above. This article will circulate with tippers and staffers who have privilege to know confidential ID’s and facts that make those stories true.
Fandom is where people can talk about this stuff, whether privately or with public news. There’s ways it supports people who need it but can’t get it elsewhere. This is why so many gay kids come out here. They can get something from peers that doesn’t come from parents, authorities or the status quo. They can feel confident in seeing the 0.1% fringe of “altfurry” predators be rejected across the board by cons and fandom. They can see that fandom is a good place because people like 2 Gryphon don’t get stages any more.
As a point of failure, there’s also an important part of these stories that’s more at the root than fandom is. It’s conservative attitudes of parents who won’t do right for kids who don’t feel safe to come out.
“Hey ma and pa, what the hell is wrong with y’all?” (Fun and powerful messages DO go together. What dummy would say Funk can’t have Politics?)
Isn’t it funny how a lowly subculture can support like a surrogate family? That’s you. Enjoy furry art and parties, and being more than the sum of the parts.
Meanwhile, conventions might be able to vet their low level staff better. And there should be more understanding about why not to backlash at honest whistleblowers who try to get info shared without fear. These stories can keep being short term problems, but in the long term you’re part of the solution.
Like the article? It takes a lot of effort to share these. Please consider supporting Dogpatch Press on Patreon. You can access exclusive stuff for just $1, or get Con*Tact Caffeine Soap as a reward. They’re a popular furry business seen in dealer dens. Be an extra-perky patron – or just order direct from Con*Tact.
When the Teacher’s Away…
And look: Here’s a whole new series of novels for young readers by Bruce Hale. The first book in the Class Pets series is called Fuzzy’s Great Escape. “Fuzzy is the ambitious and unfortunately named guinea pig of class 5B. He has big plans for this year — namely, to be president of the Class Pets Club. Then the cutest, most charming new bunny shows up and spins Fuzzy’s plan like a hamster wheel. There’s only one way to topple the adorable new club president: Fuzzy is taking the pets on a field trip!” Follow up that fun with Fuzzy Takes Charge and Fuzzy Freaks Out. All of them are available now from Scholastic Press.
image c. 2018 Scholastic Press
Monody
It really is amazing what can be done by 3 or 4 people with consumer equipment that used to take a large crew and large budgets. "This video was premiered at Eurofurence 24 Opening Ceremony. We're super proud of the result and we hope you enjoy it. A lot of hard work went into it which you can see in the behind the scenes that we will publish soon. A thank you to TheFatRat for making the music available, the patrons for the support, and most of all our team on our journey through Switzerland for their work!"
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