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Coming Out of the Furry Closet
I’ve recently been asked advice on coming out as a Furry. While I am not well qualified to give such advice, others of you may be.
I know about the coming out process on some levels because I “came out” twelve years ago as a homosexual. Coming out as furry really hasn’t been on my map. I’m the kind of person that segments my life. Work life, family life, home life and social life are all kept neatly apart. It’s a system that works for me, but it doesn’t work for everyone. The way I have things segmented, I don’t have to explain to co-workers or family about my hobbies, although everyone I associate with is aware that I have actively participated in Sci Fi & Fantasy conventions for almost 27 years.
This this in mind, I have a hard time giving advice on how to come out as a furry. I think one reason I have a hard time with it, is I don’t live “furry” as a lifestyle. I am a furry because I enjoy the art, and the social aspects. I don’t get into the “lifestyle” aspects or the “fetish” aspects of being furry. Coming into my home, you would be hard pressed to look around the place and pick out things that tell you I am a furry. I don’t keep furry art on my walls or as my computer desktop. I have a total of four plushies, two of them given to me as an infant, and the other two by former boyfriends. Even my tails (I have five), collars and fursuits are neatly tucked away. I bring them out for conventions and meets.
So I am not a good person to ask about how to come out as a furry; however, some of you may be the right persons.
If you care to, please tell your “Furry Coming Out Story” in the comments section below. I think hearing how others have deal with telling friends and family about being a furry will go a long way to helping others understand our fandom and subculture. You are also welcomed to post links to resources explaining the furry fandom.
An example is Anthrocon’s “What is Furry” pamphlet – You can find it here
Coming out of the Furry closet has another side as well. There are friends you find that show all the signs of being a furry, even down to the “fetish” aspects, and refuse to be called a furry. If you know anyone like this, be understanding with them until they are ready. Because of trolling on the internet and unfavorable media attention over the past 20 years, there can be stigma attached to the term “furry”. Not everyone is capable of dealing with it.
If you have a story in this vein that you wish to share, you are also welcomed to post it below.
Please remember – FNN is not a place to make fun of someone, call them out or troll. Any comments violating this will be removed and depending on the severity, the commenter banned. Please play nice.
This video is presented with our tongues firmly planted in our cheeks! – Enjoy
Get Shareaholic Link to this post!New “Furry Rights” petition circulating
If you have been in the Furry fandom for any legnth of time, you have most likely found someone who will ridicule you for being a member. Likewise, you may have found an individual who crusades against “fursecution” (persecution of Furries).
Recently, we were sent a link to the latest of a string of petitions aimed at stopping “fursecution” and giving Furries rights.
I hate to break it to some of you, but the Furry fandom is a subculture, much like “goth” is a subculture as well as “trekkies”. For a few within the fandom, “Furry” goes even deeper and becomes a fetish. It goes the same for other subcultures; for example, I know several people who have turned their fascination with vampires and vampirism into a fetish.
It comes down to this. We are part of a “fandom”. Fandom can be defined or explained as the state of being a fan or all that encompasses fan culture and fan behavior in general, or the study of fans and fan behavior. We are fans of animals, real or imaginary, given human characteristics. We have the same rights as any other fan group.
People calling to give Furries rights, for some reason, see us as being denied freedoms. In fact, that is not the case. In the United States, at least, there are no laws restricting any “furry” related activity – unless you consider laws in some states that restrict masks in public places. Those laws are not targeted at furries or fursuiters but at anyone wearing something covering their face in a public space. The laws are designed to cut down on criminal activitys such as robbery.
The target of this particular petition is the “Anti Furry Coalition“. AFC is one of dozens of websites across the internet that actively troll furry websites and message boards, and in rare cases, may even have members show up at furry conventions or gatherings.
I have to admit, at several large science fiction conventions in the past couple of years, I have seen a couple of AFC fliers and one door hanger, but no one was taking any of this seriously.
By posting plea after plea to sign a petition, or by flying off the handle whenever someone trolls your FA journal or a message you’ve posted on a board, you are giving them exactly what they want. You are “feeding the tolls” and acting like a “butthurt furry”. Further, there is growing agreement that internet petitions don’t work for any cause.
FNN recently dealt with a troll. The person was posting derogatory comments in all of the posts we had about SportyPup. For us, it was easy to deal with. We deleted the comments and then banned the individual, without letting anyone get into an argument or discussion over this users comments.
The fact of the matter is, there will always be someone who dislikes you for some reason or another. The best thing we can do is ignore these people. If we, as individuals, and as a fandom, stop reacting to groups like AFC, Anonymous, and Encyclopedia Dramatica users, in most cases, they will go find another group to troll.
The best advice I have is delete the petition. Be the bigger person and just walk away from these people. They are not worth your time or energy.
If, after reading this, you are still compelled to sign a petition, you can find the one I have referenced here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/fb/1/rights-to-furries/
Edit: We were sent a link to another recent petition here: http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/stophatingfurries
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Furry Fiesta 2011 Closes setting three records
Reported via their Tweet Stream, Furry Fiesta 2011 broke the following three records:
Number of consecutive furry conventions held in Texas -Previous record was 2, also held by Furry Fiesta
Record for third-year furry convention attendance. The previous record was 911, set by RainFurrest.
Record for fastest furry convention to hit 1000 attendees. The previous record was 4 years, also set by RainFurrest.
Instanbul, the Con Chair tweeted:
With 1034 attendees on year three, we have defeated all three records. I couldn’t be more proud of what we’ve accomplished so far.
Unofficial numbers for their charity CARE:
By @MatthewEbel Over $4,000 was raised for C.A.R.E. by just over 1,000 people at@furryfiesta this weekend.
Furry Fiesta’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/furryfiesta
Istanbul’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Istanbul777
Matthew Ebel’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/matthewebel
Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Cuddly Russian Mascots in trouble
Allegations of plagiarism, high-level political meddling and sheer poor taste on Sunday marred Russia’s choice of three furry mascots to represent the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
Russians chose three mascots — a cute snow leopard, polar bear and hare — by popular vote in a seemingly innocent television show late Saturday that aimed to choose a people’s mascot.
Eyebrows were first raised when the initial favourite to win the most votes — a portrayal of Russian Father Christmas Ded Moroz — was rather undemocratically ditched from the competition by the organisers.
Then the most votes went easily to the mascot which strongman Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had declared his favourite — the “strong, fast and beautiful” snow leopard.
Prominent political analyst Dmitry Oreshkin told Moscow Echo radio that it was possible some none too cuddly tricks engineered the result through a rigging of the telephone system.
“Just after Vladimir Putin showed his sympathy for the leopard, its votes climbed sharply,” he said.
Read more here: Cuddly Russian Mascots in trouble
Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Hasbro's Ratuki Game-Video
I was watching TV today and saw this commercial featuring a cheetah playing a card game by Hasbro named Ratuki and decided since its media and furry I would post the embeded video link here Enjoy!
Hasbro's Ratuki Game-Video
I was watching TV today and saw this commercial featuring a cheetah playing a card game by Hasbro named Ratuki and decided since its media and furry I would post the embeded video link here Enjoy!
First trailer for Thundercats Reboot
Fans of the original Thundercats series will want to skip right to the jump to check this out! Cartoon Network is gearing up to release the new Thundercats series later this year. We recently brought you some still images of their new anime-styled look. Now, we can show you those same characters in action, plus a slew of other heroes and villains from the original series.
Want to see what Jaga and King Claudius look like re-imagined? How about WilyKit and WilyKat? Or maybe villains are more your thing and you want to check out the new interpretations of Mumm-ra and the Reptilians of Plun-Darr? Why are you still reading? Hit the jump!
Here is the trailer, brought to our attention with our thanks to Collider-reader, Matt. The trailer originally aired at Cartoon Network’s Hall of Game Awards after party.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Seth MacFarlane to voice anthropomorphic womanizing teddy bear
Author: Higgs Raccoon
Seth MacFarlane, the man behind hit comedy series Family Guy and American Dad!, is set to direct Ted, a surreal comedy movie about “a man being forced to redefine his friendship with an anthropomorphic teddy bear that comes alive after his childhood wish comes true.”
Ted will star Joel McHale, Mila Kunis, and Mark Wahlberg. McHale will play Rex, a boss who repeatedly hits on his employee (Kunis). She in turn wants to marry her boyfriend (Wahlberg), who first has to deal with the anthropomorphic womanizing teddy bear who is ruining his life. The bear will be voiced by MacFarlane.
Ted, a Universal Pictures film, is expected to reach cinemas in 2012.
You can go to the 3:45 mark in the video below for more info on the upcoming movie:
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FC-31 Drowning In Legos - After taking out Mattox's personal Lego collection and drowning in them, Paradox couldn't hit the stop button. The recordings continued into the post shows and beyond, phone call after phone call. Another successful weekend.
After taking out Mattox’s personal Lego collection and drowning in them, Paradox couldn’t hit the stop button. The recordings continued into the post shows and beyond, phone call after phone call. Another successful weekend.
FC-31 Drowning In Legos - After taking out Mattox's personal Lego collection and drowning in them, Paradox couldn't hit the stop button. The recordings continued into the post shows and beyond, phone call after phone call. Another successful weekend.
After taking out Mattox’s personal Lego collection and drowning in them, Paradox couldn’t hit the stop button. The recordings continued into the post shows and beyond, phone call after phone call. Another successful weekend.
FC-31 Drowning In Legos - After taking out Mattox's personal Lego collection and drowning in them, Paradox couldn't hit the stop button. The recordings continued into the post shows and beyond, phone call after phone call. Another successful weekend.
After taking out Mattox’s personal Lego collection and drowning in them, Paradox couldn’t hit the stop button. The recordings continued into the post shows and beyond, phone call after phone call. Another successful weekend.
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DAE remember this scene from As Told by Ginger?
Go Back to the Planet of the Apes — Again
It seems like we just can’t get away from those damned dirty apes — not that a lot of us actually want to! Now BOOM Studios is premiering a brand-new Planet of the Apes full-color comic book series this April, written by Daryl Gregory (an award-winning novelist) and illustrated by Carlos Magno. The story this time takes place prior to the original 1968 Planet of the Apes movie, a time when humans and apes have formed an unsteady truce — very unsteady, it seems. Ape Central.net (a division of ComicBookMovie.com) has the story, as well as links to the brand new Planet of the Apes movie Ceasar: Rise of the Apes, starring James Franco and directed by Rupert Wyatt. Recently the film’s premier was moved back from this summer to this coming Thanksgiving.
image c. 2011 BOOM Studios
Michigan man jailed for wolf hunting
Author: ringtailedfox
A Michigan man has been sentenced by the St. Ignace District Court to serve a year in jail – with a mandatory 90 days in prison – and pay US$ 5090 in restitution and fines, after having been found guilty of shooting three wolves.
58-year-old William Hayward of Bay City, MI plead guilty to shooting three wolves in Mackinac County, and destroying tracking collars that two of the wolves wore. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment is investigating separate wolf poachings in Chippewa and Luce counties, also in the eastern portion of the Upper Peninsula.
Courtesy: WDIV-TV (ClickOnDetroit) and the Associated Press
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Fchan.us domain name curiously unresolvable
Author: GreenReaper
Popular furry imageboard fchan has dropped off the net after an update which saw it removed from the domain name system last night. [tip: Rakuen Growlithe]
The domain fchan.us appears to be in “serverHold” status, suggesting a removal due to financial, legal, or operational reasons. It does not appear to have expired.
The server is online, and Windows users can add: 206.217.201.12 fchan.us to their hosts file in Windows\System32\drivers\etc to temporarily enable access.
Update: Site administrator Xenofur says the registrar messed up the nameserver configuration; fchan.hentaifor.me will work until they finish moving.
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