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Basically, a video on the goings on of the parade with the Utah furries. I am not the maker of the video. I just figured some furs here would like to see it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-4STSquthc&feature=youtu.be

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Dear Papabear,

What is the point in life?

I know a few of the typical responses. Because there are things in life that can bring you joy and happiness. However, the emotional manipulation I mentioned in my other letter led me to suppress my emotions from a young age. What better way to make it easier to change my myself to fit the situation? And I have yet to figure out how to turn them on or if they are on I have no way of knowing if they are real or not. So that idea is out.

Then there is the idea of "if you died your family would be sad," but given my relationship with them or lack there of I can honestly say I wouldn't give a shit, pardon my language, what happens with them.

Then the final one is similar to the one above but replace family with friends. Except given my issues and lack of real social skills, I have great people skills, but not social skills, I don't build lasting or close friendships. I base this off of my track record with "friends." So even now I have plenty of acquaintances, but probably only one friend who is still just a step above an acquaintance most likely. And acquaintances come and go, so I don't really consider this argument either.

Though having said all this I should probably point out that I'm not suicidal. Mostly because I'm incapable of taking my own life. Because without emotion all I'm left with is logic and instincts, so I have a strong survival instinct. Or put another way, I'm too much of a coward to take my own life (I've heard the cliché that it is cowardly to commit suicide and the brave keep on living, but hard to feel that way when the only reason for not choosing death is out of fear).

So at this point I'm merely going through the motions day in and day out waiting for death. And as mentioned in my other letter, tried therapy twice with two different people and neither one helped at all. Sorry for the downer of a letter.

Sincerely,
Thief

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[Note to readers: here is the previous letter from Thief: http://www.askpapabear.com/1/post/2013/06/he-needs-to-rediscover-who-he-really-is.html]

Hello, again, Thief,

Humanity has pondered this Ultimate Question since our dimly self-aware ancestors first gazed up at the moon and stars. Greek philosophers have pontificated upon it, religious leaders have declared unbelievers in their dogma to be heretics, modern science has defined it in stark, unfeeling terms of “survival of the fittest” and “passing on one’s genes.”

I cannot tell you what to believe, but I can tell you what my own conclusions are.

I believe that no one knows, not even God. Or, at least, not the God of this current universe we are in. Because life and evolution is not simply about subatomic particles, DNA, and the betterment of society. It is about the evolution of the Grand Consciousness of which we are all a small part. We, you and I and everyone and everything around us, is a part of God, the Great Spirit, and the Being That Is One experiences and lives through our hearts, our minds, and our vision. We all contribute to the spiritual growth that is the evolution of God and of God’s slow Awakening into Self-Realized Consciousness. Another way to put it, is that we are in a present state of the evolution of God in which God is deciding whether or not existence is real and has purpose (it has long been my belief that if scientists keep peeling apart subatomic particles, eventually they will discover that matter only exists in our minds). The next phase of the evolution comes when the conclusion is “Yes, life is real and I Am real.”

But that cannot happen without you and every one of us contributing to that conclusion. You, Thief, have the Touch of God within you that grants you the ability (based upon Free Will) to choose your purpose, to believe that life has meaning, because you, as a part of God, are empowered with a small piece of the Creative Gift that made all things.

The purpose of life is the purpose you give it. Only you can give your life meaning, and by self-generating that meaning you give God more Life, and you give all of us a greater hope.

The Meaning of Life is not something you seek and find, nor does it emanate from the mouths of those who wish the throngs to follow them. It is something you create.

Papabear


P.S. If that was a little too heavy for some readers, watch this for a little relief:

In the clips prior to the commercial break after the Chienese lady did her act on the uniucycle there was a split second of a 4 legged black and white cat costume. It took only half a step and there was nothing on stage to give me a scope of scale but it was either a quadsuit or a 2 person costume, it was not a puppet because upon pausing I could make out the mesh viewport in the neck.
I keep myself pretty up to date on what exists fursuit/quadsuit wise, and a google search right now is failing me... does anyone know what I just saw?

A while back I actually got an email from America's Got Talent trying to persuade me to come on stage with my work, their main interest being my quadsuits... but I am uncomfortable about the idea of being on TV, I also could not (and still cannot) fathom flying to LA... and at the time my sister was still unable to walk and she is my star quadsuit performer.

Back then I still kind of doubted whether or not the person emailing me was legit... I guess they were considering the cat I just saw.

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Seriously, it would be everywhere, on your clothes, in your car, on your couch, in your foood.

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As a fur who doesn't feel comfortable wearing tails in public, or shirts that blatantly scream "I'M A FURRY!", how do you guys feel about using the phi paw as a universal "I'm a furry"

symbol?

For those who don't know what a phi paw is: http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/PhiPaw

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This episode of KnotCast Presents is a recording of the FurPlanet Reading panel from Furry Fiesta 2012. The three readers are Buck Turner, Kyell Gold and Alex “Khaki” Vance. They each read some selections from books published by FurPlanet. If you like what you hear, go to the site and purchase the book to find out the rest of the story. Here are the links to each book:   ·         Buck reads from Magnificent Dogs by Huskyteer from ROAR volume 4, http://furplanet.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=595   ·         Kyell reads from Dangerous Jade by foozzzball, http://furplanet.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=556   ·         Khaki reads from Smiley and the Hero by Ryan Campbell, http://furplanet.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=494   Use our coupon code 'knot' at Adameve.com for a great deal! KnotCast Presents - Furplanet Reading Panel

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Early in July (at AnthroCon, in fact), Fur Planet will release a new full-color furry portfolio/magazine simply titled Women of Fur, edited by Marilyn Cole (also known as Sheppymomma). Here’s the idea: “Women of Fur is an collaboration between 12 different artists. Each artist chose to illustrate an empowering word that any woman can stand for. This collection of work is out to showcase the female form, anthro art as fine art, and the problem solving process involved in illustration.” Got that? Various of the artists involved have put up links to their pieces on their Fur Affinity pages, and the portfolio is available for pre-order at Fur Planet’s shop site.

image c. 2013 Fur Planet

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Hello from England!

I'm having that stereotypical teenager sexuality mess-up thing and it seems that, for whatever reason, my cock and my brain have different sexualities. Let me explain from the beginning.

During my teenage years [he is 15 now], I've experimented (as far as what turns me on) with pretty much everything. I've tried cross-dressing, playing around with a dildo, both orally and anally, and I've had, to an extent, a jolly good time.

However, it seems there has been a bit of a biological misunderstanding as far as what my brain wants and what my cock wants. Here is a breakdown.

If I look at heterosexual pornography, I don't take that much of a mental interest; however, I do end up getting rather aroused, without logically thinking, "Wow, she's fit!" or whatever generic thing somebody might think.

If I look at gay pornography or just guy's in general, I wind up thinking "Mmm...that’s hot" (yet another generic thing. These aren't literally what goes through my head, there just examples) and I do get aroused; however, normally it’s not as fast as with girls but it certainly does occur and I do notice it a good deal more. Although I do know a few exceptions when I've gotten aroused before the thought had a chance to get through. It’s not like I force my cock to like gay porn or anything, it seems pretty keen, but not as keen as for girls.

Another example is if I was in a "gentleman’s entertainment outlet"....or a strip club, to you and I, and there was the sexiest man in the world and sexiest girl in the world, I'd pick the man.

I have had clues outside pornography that lead me to believe I may be gay, some are more credible than others. I'll start with the weirdest first.

When I was younger, about 12-ish I was became very much interested by tribes from other parts of the world, although I kept this secret from my parents or some reason. I really quite liked how they made clothes from very basic things and that, now I look back on it, those outfits were rather revealing. Although, I also fond there culture interesting so that may not be the whole story.

Very recently I found myself getting into the whole 80's metal thing, particularly the band Judas Priest (you may have heard of them). Their lead singer, Rob Halford was rather flamboyantly gay around the mid 80's, with these rather sexy BDSM outfits he wore on stage. I also respected him a lot for his ability to be himself in the very macho world of heavy metal at the time, which I find myself unable to be, even in a simpler situation.

And finally there was one time at sports day, when I couldn't stop staring at my best friend's thighs for the whole time. Which my other friend somehow didn't notice. (My circle of friends is a big issue for another day, methinks.)

Anyway, back on topic.

Do you think I somehow have different sexual preferences for different parts of my person or is it that I haven’t matured in that sense yet?

If you need more information, do let me know, I tried to keep it as much to the point as I could but my sexuality is in such a jumble its difficult.

Thanks for the help, good sir!

Fred E Coyote

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Dear Fred,

To summarize, your mental interest for women is lower than that for men, but the arousal for women is higher than that for men, although you do have an interest and arousal for both of various degrees, if I understand you. Let’s examine the possibilities.

First of all, if you are pondering whether or not you are gay, stop pondering: you’re likely bisexual, leaning toward men, but if you keep reading there is another possibility. As for sexual maturity, at 15 you’re at an age where your body pretty much knows what it wants, so no need to wait and gestate any more. Physiologically speaking, you’re sexually mature; your brain just needs to catch up.

The difficulty with your letter is you speak too generically about what turns you on or not: men vs. women. There is a lot more to visual stimulation than mere gender. There are probably certain physical traits that are particularly arousing to you. For instance, you might like nice round buttocks, which are more common in women than in men, or shapely thighs (as you noted your attraction to that one guy’s thighs), also something women usually excel at. You might like full lips but not be particularly interested in breasts, and so on....

One thing you could try, then, is creating in your mind (or drawing it, if you are capable) your ideal physically attractive person. Mix and match what are seen as either feminine or masculine qualities and see what you come up with. This will help you figure out what physical “signals” stimulate you the most.

Another thing to consider is your preferred role as a sexual partner. Do you prefer to be on the “receiving end,” shall we say? Or do you like to be on top? Or both? Judging by your letter, one interpretation might be that you would like to be a bottom for a dominant male. I say this because when one watches porn, one often transfers his or (rarely) her emotions/identity into the scene. That is to say, you see yourself in the scene, as in, “Damn, I wish I was THAT guy making out with that hunk of a man!” So, the reason you get interested in straight porn might be that you are transferring yourself into the woman’s position, thinking of yourself as a woman on the receiving end of a heterosexual man. If you strongly identify with your feminine side, you might find it easier, then, to transfer yourself into the role of the woman in front of the camera than into that of a man. This is why you are more quickly aroused by the woman, because you see yourself in the woman's position, making the fantasy of what you're seeing real inside your head--and sex is 90% in your head. Just a theory, of course.

As for primitive tribal groups and their simple clothes, that fascination dates back to kids in the early half of the 20th century looking at National Geographic magazines to see the people with bared breasts and buttocks. Nothing strange about that, gay or straight. And as for liking Rob Halford (yes, Papabear is familiar with Judas Priest :-P ), that seems a pretty clear indication of your attraction for gay men, and your admiration for his being the first openly gay heavy metal rocker bespeaks of your own likely longing to be open about being gay, too.

You’re young, Fred, and you have plenty of time to figure this all out. Don’t push yourself. Continue to explore and experiment (safely, please) and you will eventually sort it all out. Papabear believes that will happen when you first fall in love. Boy or girl? Who cares? It’s the love that matters.

Good luck!

Papabear