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There is Puppetry in my Neighborhood
We had not heard about this, but we should probably mention it now! Animation World Network just reported that PBS Kids has secured some really big grants to help fund new TV series created by Fred Rogers Productions (named after the late great creator of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, of course). And at least one of those series is of note to furry fans: “Inspired by the funny, quirky side of children’s television pioneer Fred Rogers, Donkey Hodie is an imaginative puppet series following the adventures of Donkey Hodie, an enthusiastic and charming go-getter who takes on each day with curiosity and resilience, and her pals Purple Panda, Duck Duck, and Bob Dog. Set in the whimsical land of Someplace Else, the social-emotional series is designed to empower children ages 3-5 to dream big and overcome obstacles in their own lives, to work hard and persevere in the face of failure, to be resourceful and discover they can solve problems on their own — and to laugh themselves silly along the way.”
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Bearly Furcasting S2E44 - Guest Host Path Hyena, Transfurmation Station
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This week while Bearly is away, special guest host Path Hyena joins us for an off the rails super-sized show chock full of laughs. We have some fun when Ski Sharp visits with us on Five Minute Furs For Fun. Grubbs Grizzly stops buy to chat about his new publishing company and this year's Good Furry Awards. Taebyn has a hot time with Lux at the Transfurmation Station. Taebyn and Path perform a dramatic reading of the show notes. We take a detour to story time to visit with Frog and Toad and learn all about willpower. Then, Taebyn and Path try to see who tells the worst jokes. You don't want to miss a second of this week's thrilling episode!!!
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Furries in war: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine through the eyes of Tillian The Fox
Has war ever come to any sizeable part of the furry fandom, in 4 decades of growth for this worldwide group?
There are members who went to fight in foreign lands, or maybe had relatives flee when war happened. I’m just not recalling any place where hundreds or thousands of them had their houses shaken by hostile tanks, jets and shelling.
Strong explosions began in my Ukrainian suburb, we try not to panic, everyone is alive. How I wish there was no war.
— Helen San (@HelenSanOwO2) February 24, 2022
This hobby writer in California is challenged to cover news of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. There are furries on both sides. Recent Russian news here leads me to know about Russian furries sent to Ukraine, where they may kill Ukrainian furries. Furries with political aid jobs will help guide refugees to safety. Others face military conscription to fight back.
They see what I see: “the first time in the history of furry fandom that almost all members of one country are in fact combatants / victims of war.” – @DimaOusti
The imperialist attack on a fully-accessible European nation feels as personal as the stress of a fursuit maker forced to flee, leaving his suits and bicycle behind.
I got tickets to Lviv. I'll stay there for several days or a week. Or unless it's getting worse. I don't want to leave my place, my bike and my precious suits. But I have to.
I still might need financial help, it's tricky, but possible to send money to Ukraine #StayWithUkraine
— 
Furoar Suits 
(@FuroarSuits) February 24, 2022
An inside view takes grounding beyond a smidgen of Soviet Bloc history, and outstanding incidents that made North American news. Beware of industrialized deception. (Putin’s propaganda has tried to disrupt American elections too; you can take it personally while reviewing history of the conflict.)
Using translation apps and tips to visit Ukrainian furry groups feels like you don’t even know where to start. Imagine everyone you know showing you burning things near their house, and talking about picking up weapons to repel invaders. You feel at a loss for how to help with just words.
Here’s a thread based on Twitter and Telegram activity. There’s a map of furry chats in Ukraine, including 4 in capital city Kyiv alone; and a group owner estimate of 1000 or more furries in the country. Kyiv’s furry con is WUFF (UAfurence).
Here's a contact I made to try learning what's going on with Ukraine furry groups. It's hard to get a sense of happenings from far outside, so it's a very basic start. pic.twitter.com/bR8WIeN2sL
— Dogpatch Press (@DogpatchPress) February 25, 2022
Thankfully, tips are coming to help.
The following story comes from Tillian the Fox. He explains: “Scary and dark stuff is going on and I need people to know this. Also I wanted to warn people that they should be vigilant and critical of what info they see online, because there is a lot of misinformation going around.”
My name is Tim, I am 18 years old, and I am a furry, I live in Kazakhstan, and although I am not the citizen of either Russia or Ukraine, I have relatives and friends from Ukraine, who I love and deeply care about.
Yesterday morning, I got a few voice messages in our Telegram chat from my friend Elena, she is from Ukraine. (name changed for anonymity). She was crying, she was terrified and she told me she didn’t know what to do.
I was confused. I asked her what the hell was going on. Elena told me that the Russian Army attacked her country and that she can hear the sounds of explosions far away.
And then she sent me multiple messages and videos of news sources in Telegram.
According to them, on 24th February at about 3:00 UTC, President of Russia Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in East Ukraine, and few minutes after that, missile strikes began at locations all across the country, including the capital Kyiv, and two hours later, Russian ground military forces entered the country.
I instantly logged onto Twitter to see what was happening, and the whole feed was in absolute chaos.
Each and every one of my friends in Ukraine were in panic. They posted sounds and videos of explosions and shots fired in their cities, air raid sirens going off, helicopters flying above the rooftops.
Some of them tweeted about evacuating and leaving the country, people were reposting safety threads about what to do during an air raid, where to seek shelter and what stuff they should take with themselves.
Small video to realize that this conflict is not a game.
It is really horrible what is happening.
Courage to @HelenSanOwO2 and to all Ukrainians who are there!
— Over44 (@Over__44) February 25, 2022
I still remember that gut-wrenching feeling of dread and fear when I actually realized the whole scale and danger of the situation.
I was afraid, just like them — and even though bombs and missiles were no threat to my hometown, I simply could not believe that this was happening, I just could not believe that this might be the last time I will ever see my relatives or friends.
Fortunately enough, by the time I write this, they are still alive.
Over time, it got progressively worse though. People were posting news and information. There was destruction, civilian deaths and terror, innocent people losing their homes, lives, families because of this senseless war.
In the evening, my friends from Russia, and dozens of other people went on a anti-war protest. There were rallies all across the country, including Saint Petersburg and Moscow.
Russian citizens wanted to rebel, to show this world that they don’t want this war and will do anything to stop this invasion, even at risk of being arrested or beaten up by the police. Among the protesters were the elderly WW2 veterans, who have fought against the nazis and have seen the war.
Anti-war protest in Saint Petersburg, Russia (by Anton Vaganov of Reuters) – From a good Facebook post by Rebecca Solnit
And here is what I have to say. I don’t care how much anyone who reads this story will judge me.
I don’t care what the Russian government thinks it will achieve with this violence. This is not how it is supposed to be.
At my young age of 18 years, I am supposed to hang out with my friends, not to shake in fear, thinking that I might see my Ukrainian relatives or friends for the last time.
At 18, I should be throwing parties, not monitoring military movements on the internet.
I am supposed to read books, to devote time to my dreams and hobbies, I am supposed to think about what clothes to go out in, to play video games and argue if Nirvana is better than Pink Floyd, BUT I CAN’T.
Because somewhere out there the Kremlin army is KILLING PEOPLE.
Not only the inhabitants of Ukraine got involved, but also everyone who has friends, lovers and relatives from this country.
But it is not supposed to be like this. defenseless people and children are not supposed to die, bullets are not supposed to whistle, and houses are not supposed to blow up.
No violence is ever justified, and I appeal to every person who reads this. Please, protest, donate to humanitarian organizations that help Ukrainian people and let the world know what is happening here. Don’t let the voices of the victims to be forgotten.
Because it’s not supposed to be like this.
Here is some charity donation information. Keep in mind that direct donation isn’t allowed to Ukrainians by PayPal, Ko-fi, etc. Crowdfunds may restrict military related funding. You may need to research methods or charities that aren’t restricted.
Ill try to sleep. Hope I dont wake up in a drastically different world. Consider supporting a Ukrainian charity , a good list was published on reddit (linked). Love you buns… hope to update you very soon.https://t.co/Q5rQztElij
— Zepla 
(@Xepla) February 24, 2022
For everyone who is interested in sending money to Ukraine. I remind you, Ukraine can not receive money with PayPal. All donation services, like Ko-Fi, that requires PayPal, won't work.
— Furoar Suits (@FuroarSuits) February 25, 2022
#artforUA
Callout for artists today!
Many of you asked me if you can join. YES ABSOLUTELY.
All you need to do is join us during our streams -online or offline and offer sketches for the proof of donation to one of listed charities. pic.twitter.com/kx6ueOmb3m
— Wereblajn (@Blajnart) February 25, 2022
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To Boldly Go Where No Cat Has Gone Before
Looks like we’ve been missing out on the really important parts of Star Trek: Discovery! To wit… “Sharper than a claw and more stunning than a phaser blast, The Book of Grudge’s Prime Directive features her take on everything from space travel to the proper care and training of an array of alien species, Star Trek-inspired quotes, and haiku meditations on Grudge’s most favorite things, including napping and people (as long as they’re far enough away). Make no mistake, Cleveland Booker’s massive – and massively cool – cat, Grudge is no mundane mouser. This taciturn tabby is, in fact, ‘a Queen’. She knows it, and everyone aboard the Discovery knows it, too… though some realize it just a bit too late!” Star Trek Discovery: The Book of Grudge by Robb Pearlman is available now in hardcover from Penguin Random House.
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Episode 512 - Time For Horses
Savrin prepares to go to HarmonyCon, more con discussions, and then we all show our age and talk about old cartoons briefly.
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5 shot, 1 dead in Portland mass shooting; suspect Ben Smith was right-wing extremist furry
CNN reports “The Saturday night shooting in Portland, Oregon, that left one woman dead and five people injured started with a confrontation between an armed homeowner and armed protesters, according to a Portland Police Bureau news release issued Sunday.”
It can be hard to trust police accounts if the shooter wasn’t actually a homeowner, and it was a one-sided attack on unarmed targets until one defender shot back. Those are the claims of some sources. The New York Times has a victim’s account that they were volunteering to reroute traffic for safety ahead of a protest, but weren’t protesting when they were threatened. One victim was a woman who walked with a cane. Oregon Live identifies a slain volunteer as June Knightly, 60.
The sources include investigators who identify the suspect as Ben Smith, 43, an outcast of the furry community. There’s also furries who know Smith, and local journalists with a history of reporting against political spin and suppression. Some of them compared this to other chaotic incidents with unreliable official news, delays and failures to respond until authorities were forced to by public protest.
At the time of writing, the police haven’t named Ben Smith, but the media has. People grieving the tragedy are waiting for the arrest.
It appears that this story may be another incident of right-wing violence with a risk of biased official response. And, it’s another incident from a far-right fringe of furry fandom that the main community strongly rejects. It’s been compared to the July 2020 shooting of Garrett Foster by Daniel Perry, a far-right furry who was controversially let go with no murder charges for a year.
UPDATE (Feb 22): Benjamin Jeffrey Smith charged with one count of second degree murder, four counts of attempted first degree murder with a firearm, as well as four counts of assault with a firearm.
The history of Portland shooting suspect Ben Smith (furry name Polybun) indicates his violence was predictable and motivated by hate. The facts may come from independent reporters and even furry news. Some may be pulled from investigator files because of record deletion we’re watching as the news comes out.
A right wing extremist shot into a crowd of unarmed traffic safety volunteers.
Portland mayor Ted Wheeler is ignoring this, the police are actively trying to obscure the realities while grifters like Andy Ngo attempt to characterize this as left wing terrorism. https://t.co/ZDU5y72Bsz
— Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans) (@IwriteOK) February 21, 2022
I was part of a small group of researchers who uncovered the identity of Garrett Foster's murderer, Daniel Perry, in 2020.
We were *barely* able to archive Perry's social media before Austin PD helped him to scrub it. Portland today feels identical. 2/ https://t.co/ucFNTNNZwF
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) February 21, 2022
As soon as the Portland shooting connected to furries, the shooting of Garrett Foster by Daniel Perry instantly came to mind. I’d worked to archive Perry’s far-right furry connections before they were deleted, that went unremarked by mainstream news.
Ash, a furry local to the Perry story comments about the news from Portland:
Man… There’s a lot of PTSD going on for me on this. Garrett Foster’s murder where they found out the killer had a FurAffinity account… Tore shit apart in the local scene.Perry’s violence joined a list of violent terrorist connections and other shootings from the far-right furry fringe. It’s a chain of incidents by now, and people who watch extremism could see where Ben Smith/Polybun was heading.
"There's no such thing as nazi furries", right? Here's a long list of some of their deepest ties, and there's no equivalent "alt-left" or body count. https://t.co/CGFCzVG6Up
— Dogpatch Press (@DogpatchPress) February 22, 2022
Documenting this chain is important to show it’s a chain, and not just chaos or surprise. It’s also important to get ahead of suppression and “both sides” spin that lacks the context of a predictable, hate-motivated attack.
Independent investigators recognize the value of watchdogs inside the community. Their cooperation seems to work better than either kind working alone; insiders share unique knowledge, while outsiders help curate it to reduce rumor and establish truth.
Depending on developments soon, there are exclusive connections on file to the Portland shooting that may be reported here.
For now, here’s some of those investigators and watchdogs that help link up the chain.
The Portland shooter repeatedly fantasized about shooting protesters. In this Telegram exchange on the "Free Fur All 2022" channel (for racist furries who were banished from Fur Con):
"there had better be no hesitation on your part. do not be the second one to draw and fire" pic.twitter.com/k27m5rNlwF
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) February 22, 2022
As with other right-wing mass shooters, Benjamin Smith was already on the radar of community members for his violent posts. See this thread from September 2021 for example. https://t.co/mk4iWdliVB
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) February 22, 2022
Polybun wants the Proud Boys to "shoot people up" and thinks their victims would "deserve" it. Off to a nice start. Only a few messages in and no talk of furries, just political violence.
But somehow according to Cani "Leftists are the real bigots" pic.twitter.com/XrbfWUYV5F
— Dr. Jazzy Vidalia, ThD. (@JazzyVidalia) September 15, 2021
He was well known as being alt-right adjacent with ties to hate groups. He was largely ostracized from the furry community and was a known problem locally. He was banned from both of Oregon's furry conventions and other events. I've had personal dealings with him in the past
— Triss Winters (@TrissWinters) February 22, 2022
He was even in a chat where they were making jokes about giving me "range therapy". But after so many years of this I've been desensitized to people threatening to kill me.https://t.co/yQEsED6uBh
— Deo 
(@DeoTasDevil) February 22, 2022
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TigerTails Radio Season 13 Episode 52
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Warner Brothers can often be relied upon for strange combination ideas with the properties. So check this out: “From Suicide Squad to Looney Tune Land, John Cena continues to expand his working relationship with Warner Bros., inking a deal to star in Coyote vs. Acme — a new live-action / CG animation hybrid feature that follows the misadventures of classic cartoon character Wile E. Coyote. Based on Ian Frazier’s 1990 humor article “Coyote v. Acme,” the movie is scripted by Samy Burch, and will be directed by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows helmer Dave Green. Mixing courtroom procedural and zany comedic elements, the story is centered on a down-and-out billboard lawyer who decides to represent Wile. E. Coyote in his lawsuit against ACME Corporation over its defective products. Cena will play the lawyer’s former boss, who defends ACME in the case. The film is set to go before cameras in New Mexico in late March.” What’s more, the film is set to be produced by the ever-busy James Gunn. No word on a release date yet, but we’ll be watching.
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Bearly Furcasting S2E43 - Classic Comedy Bit, Math, The Past Today
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Tips on Self-Publishing Furry Fiction
My question is regarding creating furry content, primarily books. Over the course of four years, I have discovered that it is difficult to obtain any success as a self-publishing author. It feels even more difficult when your books contain furry related content.
I love writing in general, whether is furry related or not, but I really had high expectations for this particular story that I meticulously created since high school. Even with all of the doubts and hardships, I've managed to publish at least two of my stories. Sadly, I have no family members or friends who are supportive in buying my story or helping me to advertise it. I get that I can't force them to own one, but the lack of interest does create this cloud of self doubt. Maybe the world just isn't ready for mainstream furry content? IDK. When I see shows like Beaststars and similar ideas, I feel like that should be me also.
Is there some sort of secret marketing strategy that I am not aware of? Or is it just one of those deals where I'm going to have to pay to get noticed?
Ebon Wolf
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Dear Ebon Wolf,
Excellent questions, ones that I'm sure plague many writers of all sorts, not just those who pen furry fiction. Publishing is a very fickle thing. There are many excellent writers who struggle to get their works published and read, and there are many shoddy authors who make a very good living writing garbage that is popular with readers.
If your question is "What sells?" Well, you need to start off with a good story with sympathetic characters that readers can route for, of course. Big publishers like Random House or Simon & Schuster tend to be very conservative; they like to publish stuff that is similar to books that have sold before. Rarely do they take risks to publish something truly original. This is why you see a lot of stuff like "tell-all" celebrity autobiographies, thrillers and detective stories, and romance novels. When someone does have a breakthrough like J. K. Rowling, you can bet that their book will be followed by lots of copycats; this was also true after the Tolkien books became popular.
When it comes to furry fiction and learning what is popular, read what furries find exciting and take notes. For example, when one thinks of a best-selling furry writer, the name that pops to mind immediately is Kyell Gold. Read some of his stuff. But also read non-furry anthro fiction, such as Brian Jacques' Redwall series, Peter S. Beagle's The Last Unicorn, or Richard Adams' Watership Down. The more anthro fiction you read by other authors, the more you will experience an osmosis of technique that will begin to affect your own writing in a good way.
Because it can be extremely challenging to find a publisher to print your works, many authors are going the self-publishing route. For this, you need some money, sure. Or a lot of knowledge about how to typeset and print a book yourself. With paper costs soaring lately, printing has become quite expensive. Another route you can go is the ebook. The good news is that even if you don't know how to create your own ebooks or epubs, there are inexpensive services out there that can help you. Just google "ebook conversion services" and start shopping around for companies that can convert your text into an ebook that you can sell online.
Next problem is getting the word out. One of the best ways to do this is to send your manuscript to a book reviewer, and, when it comes to furry fiction, the place for you to go is The Furry Book Review (https://furrybookreview.com/) which I do believe is willing to review self-published books. You can also take excerpts of your book and post them on various furry social sites with links on how to purchase the full book. You can try to get on furry podcasts for interviews. Some other tips can be found here https://www.editage.com/info/book-editing-services/articles/11-Powerful-book-promotion-ideas-for-self-published-authors.html. However, I do not recommend going through Amazon because they will rape you of all your profit. It's not worth it. They take huge chunks of your money. Now, if you're not doing this for money, then go ahead with them, but I would suggest trying other ways first before you resort to Amazon.
Hope these tips help. Good Luck!
Papabear
Grovel Special Reports Feb 2022 - Corgi Events A Quick Summary
This is a summary for those wondering what happened recently with Corgi Events in the last few weeks and where we are now as of todays date Feb 17th 2022 NOTE: Not everything I saw on Social Media is being brought up here since this is a summary. Charlie Worthley Announcement of stepping down as con chair https://twitter.com/TekCharlie/status/1487810747124047873 Skunk Stunk announcement of stepping down as con chair and creativity board member https://twitter.com/justboiler/status/1491263413300830214?s=20&t=KjzU8fMCi5TEXjmULqEwFA Aquatifur Social Media Statement https://twitter.com/AquatiFur/status/1491336821057359872?s=20&t=XEyY3R9oBHWSSRRY-HUyvA Corgi Events Main Website https://corgievents.com/ Board Announcement https://corgievents.com/BoardAnnouncement.pdf Ponyville Ciderfest & Whinny City Pony Con Announcement https://twitter.com/WhinnyCityPony/status/1492312093906853897 If you like the work I do please like/follow/share to support the channel I'm on multiple platforms https://twitter.com/GrovelHusky https://www.twitch.tv/grovelhusky https://t.me/grovelreports Subscribe to show support https://www.youtube.com/c/GrovelHusky/?sub_confirmation=1 Grovel Reports Studio made by Kydek https://twitter.com/FluffyKydek Banners used in the channel were made by Slushi https://twitter.com/Slushi3Brushi3?s=09 Music created for Grovel Husky by Whooshagg https://whooshagg.com/ #CorgiEvents #Denfur #Aquatifur Grovel Special Reports Feb 2022 - Corgi Events A Quick Summary
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Episode 511 - Back In Time
This is v2 of the episode, since things mostly resolved between the recording and today. Links to the various statements below.
Is it really 2013 again? We discuss convention shenanigans, some good news for libraries and wolves, and Savrin gives a brief book report on "Finding Normal" by Alexa Tsoulis-Reay.
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Episode 511 - Back In TimeThe Good Furry Award is open for nominations for people who improve the fandom.
Don’t miss your chance to nominate for the Ursa Major Awards – nominations close on Feb 12!
2022 GOOD FURRY AWARD – Nominate furries HERE.
This annual award is run by Grubbs Grizzly to recognize furries who make outstanding positive contributions to the fandom. The first one in 2019 went to Tony “Dogbomb” Barrett. In 2020 the award (and a $500 check) went to Ash Coyote. In 2021, Cassidy Civet won. Each winner gets a check and a trophy.
There’s a few new things for the 4th award:
- Grubbs is shortening the voting time from January to April, and voting will be in May. He’s hoping to do an award ceremony at a certain Reno convention.
- Grubbs is asking people to submit photos or videos of their nominees being pawsome, which may be compiled into a video.
- This year there will be a new Lifetime Achievement Award, selected by Uncle Bear Publishing in addition to regular awards.
Here’s a list of current nominees that can tell you why people nominate. For example, Soatok Dhole helped a library gain over $100,000 in funding.
Grubbs explains why he started the award on the nomination page:
The Good Furry Award is about community spirit. This is not an award for who is the best fursuiter or artist or writer. It is not about being the most popular or being the furry who is seen on news broadcasts. It is about furries who do good works to promote and sustain the fandom and who represent the best in furry. Examples might be a person who does extraordinary work as a furcon volunteer, or who runs a charity, or who has done a lot to help furries in need, or who does something to promote a positive image of furries to the mundane world. I’m sure you understand the phrase “community spirit,” so nominate people based on that concept. The same goes for groups of people, organizations, and even businesses that help out furries.
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Bearly Furcasting S2E42 - Homotopy Type Theory, Weekly Challenge, Star Trek Chat, Storytime, Transfurmation Station
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Moobarkfluff! Taebyn is very excited about a new branch of math-Homotopy Type Theory. Give our weekly challenge a try this week and tell us about it on the BFFT chat. Lots of discussion on Last Week Today. Who remembers Cop Rock? Taebyn issues so many challenges this week. Can you do them all? We visit the Trasfurmation Station. How is time reckoned in Star Trek? Frog is starting to sound like a certain mouse. Will Tater accept the commission to draw a wallaby wearing a sock? Only time will tell, and time is what is in rare supply during this episode, so spend some time with us, you will laugh, you will cry (let's face it, you will probably cry more out of pity), you will sigh and high five! Moobarkfluff!
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"Never Let Them See They Got To You"
I've written to you before, but I used the name StormFolf! Well, when I wrote you, Storm was my first Fursona, and I hadn't fully gotten into the fandom yet. But now I've done my research and things are going great!
My new name is Harmony. I'm a Raptor! Anyway, I took your advice and told my family and friends about being a Furry, and they were entirely supportive. A few days after telling my brother, he bought me a raptor mask, and a few days after THAT, one of my friends that I told bought me some paws, and painted my mask! Its all thanks to you, and I thank you greatly.
I am doing great, except for one thing. I told one group of friends that I was a furry, but they have banded together and won't stop taunting me. They tell me that I'm a f*g, and tell me to stop watching animal porn, when I've made it clear I'm not into that. I've told many adults, but nothing helps. My mom says I may have to stick up for myself, but idk how.
Please help,
Harmony (age 13)
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Hi, Harmony,
Thank you for your letter and I'm very happy for you that your family has been supportive of your furriness :-3
Okay, about bullies: You may have read some of Papabear's earlier posts about bullies, and the same kind of logic goes with your situation. All bullies are alike, and sometimes they glom together in bully cliques to torment innocent kids like yourself. Bullies behave this way for a couple of reasons: 1) they are insecure about their status in their social group, so they tear down other people to lift themselves up; 2) they have no skills or redeeming qualities in themselves, so to feel better about who they are they pick on others to try to make them outcasts; 3) they are like wolves in a pack, and sensing weakness in others gives them a reason to go on the attack to assert their place in said pack; 4) they are emotionally troubled because they have a lousy home life, which causes anger to build in them and they release this anger on others because they need to vent their frustrations and sadness in some way (even if that is an inappropriate way [this is like the character Gideon Fox]); and 5) they are fearful of anyone who does not adhere to what are considered "social norms," and fear leads to hate, which leads to bullying.
Once you understand some of the psychology of the bully (or bully group), you will see that the flaws lie within THEM and not within YOU. You don't get bullied because there is something wrong with you; you get bullied because there is something wrong with them.
You describe these people as "a group of friends," but I assure you, they are not. Not if they treat you this way.
The way to defeat bullies is to take away their power. What is that power? The power is the ability to make you feel bad about yourself. This is reinforced by the strategy of trying to stick a label on you such as "f*g."
The most effective way of fighting back is to show them that what they say has absolutely no effect on you. Yes, at first, this will be difficult, but the more you practice it the more it will be true. When they say things like "You want to watch animal porn" or "you're a f*g," just say something like, "That would really hurt my feelings if I cared at all who you are or what you say. You're not my friend and I have no respect for your opinion." Don't say this with tears in your eyes or angrily. You must do it with great calm and indifference. The more indifferent you are, the more they will see they are not hurting you, and bullying you won't be fun for them anymore.
Other things you can say:
- "Huh? Did you say something? Or did you just fart out your mouth?"
- "I'm sorry for your social anxiety issues. Maybe you should see a counselor about your mental problems."
- "You again? Don't you have anything original to say or is it the same lame hate as always?" (this sometimes leaves them stuttering searching for new insults, and you can just keep going about how you've heard it all before and maybe they should work on trying to be more original).
- "You know, when you yell insults your face gets all puckery and red. Not very attractive."
- "Do you kiss your Mommy with that mouth? Does she wrinkle her nose because your breath stinks?"
- (After a long onslaught of insults) Look at your watch or phone distractedly, maybe take a picture of them, smile and wander off, maybe saying, "Sorry, I have someplace to go that's more interesting than listening to you."
- "Gosh, Tourette Syndrome sure is awful, isn't it? You poor kid."
- In a loud voice, introduce the group with a grand gesture and in a loud voice announce, "Ladies and Gentlemen! I present to you, the local chapter of LGBTQ+ Haters of America! Soon to be performing at Kenneth Copeland Bible College and also with Pat Robertson at Regent University!" (a great way to throw the attention on them and away from you)
- "If you're tired of throwing the same insults at me every day, might I suggest you invest in a thesaurus?"
- "You know, I thought you guys were being broadcast in black and white. Turns out, you're just outdated and colorless."
- After listening to them for a while, yawn really loud and look sleepy, then wander off.
Remember, in NO WAY show to them that you are upset. This is actually where you can take some advice from Nick Fox in Zootopia: "Never let them see they got to you." Don't try to defend yourself with arguments or denials because this is engaging with them and that is exactly what they want. They are not interested in your arguments or in the truth. Their sole purpose is to upset you and pick on you. Don't let them. If you do a good job, they'll get tired of you and pick a new target. Then, you might share with that new person what you have read here.
Get the idea? You can come up with your own comebacks, too, as you feel appropriate. (Remember, if they turn violent, report it at once. I doubt they will because most bullies are cowards, but you never know).
I hope this helps.
Thanks for reading Ask Papabear.
Hugs,
Papabear Grubbs
The Buck Ups play fun classic songs with a two buck show.
Don’t miss your chance to nominate for the Ursa Major Awards – nominations close on Feb 12!
There are furry music labels, furry DJ’s for furry dances, and furry bands. Here’s one with a good look. Many of them are like musicians in fursuits… but this is a band with a fursona. A deer duo, acoustic and rustic, and playing with hooves; that’s neat. OK, maybe the hooves are imaginary, but this would go well with furry camping. Here’s what they say about music and fawndom.
Ya know Twitter…The animal kingdom of the 60s produced great music from bands like the Turtles, Beatles, the Animals… and our favorite from the #Monkees sung by the legendary @TheMickyDolenz1.
It only makes sense now that two deer would play it.
“I’m a believer” pic.twitter.com/vHzVKPd5it
— The Buck Ups (@buck_ups) August 30, 2021
From Stagger Lee and Bucket:
Born out of a very chance twitter friendship, the Buck Ups have been making music together now for just over two years. It wasn’t until late of 2021 that the duo began their own twitter page – @Buck_ups. Posting for a year prior under both Stagger and Bucket’s own accounts, the two decided it was time to put forth the effort to centralize their sound. Here you’ll find our love for primarily 60s and 70s feel good music, with some surprises thrown in – as well as our favorite comedic gold unscripted moments and why we’re aptly called, “the Buck Ups.”
In 2018 Stagger Lee had started posting drumming videos to some classic rock songs, when he did a mashup of four Led Zeppelin tunes, and Bucket hesitantly posted his first guitar comment video with the tagline “Hey, wanna start a band?” The two still find it fate, as Bucket noted many times how he debated for a long time about actually posting a response like that. A fast friendship ensued. Bucket has been playing guitar for over 16 years, and Stagger a relatively new comer to the instrument just over 2 years. The two deer have been sharing ideas and songs they find near and deer to their heart for their twitter audience.
We’re probably a-typical of your furry music scene which primarily focuses on electronic music. Never afraid to be different, the two bucks love to share their quick less-than-2-minute snap shots of fun classic songs. It’s about having fun, and not taking ourselves seriously. We get tangled up in our antlers, we forget lyrics constantly, and chords are often made up on the spot. The banter is raw and real, the takes are often many – but we can’t wait to share more music. It’s about keeping music alive and breathing new life into these songs you forgot about.
Like what you hear? Want more? Give them a follow or bring them to a con. They won’t get frozen in the spotlights with stag fright if they have this much fun.
I’m an effort to migrate videos over to our new page, have a throwback of a classic “for what it’s worth” by the Buffalo Springfield.
Stay tuned for new music Monday! Just around the corner pic.twitter.com/vaEbXJmfDL
— The Buck Ups (@buck_ups) August 25, 2021
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Furry fandom’s Ursa Major awards honor the best, most loved anthropomorphic creations of the past year (2021.) There’s just a short time to nominate what the public can vote on. Get yours in while you can. Movies, art, books, news magazines, and more… which ones will the community choose?
Nominate HERE for the Ursas, but don’t wait until it’s too late! February 12 is the deadline.
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