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Greetings, again,

I finally realized how wrong I was. I wasted my childhood viewing those stupid cartoons on television, and now look at me- I am stuck, mentally damaged, in a bipolar cycle of alternately loving and hating anthropomorphic characters. How criminal of me to have acquired a taste for them, when art and literature have always functioned well with plain humans! Something went wrong in my psycho-social development. Here comes the question of this form: How could I have been so deluded as to pursue "fun" and "fantasy" when I could have chosen a much better course in my life? I deserve the death penalty (though I am a coward) for giving decadent entertainment a presence in my life since childhood, and worse, I contaminated myself by imagining sexual scenarios with said monsters (that's what a human-animal hybrid would truly be, despite my brainwashing myself to believe the contrary). I blamed others (which is what you reminded me of- thank you very much for your wisdom), but in truth, I chose to make my imagination and thinking defective, and I became a horrible, detestable shell of a man- when I could have been a beautiful person. I'm one living example of how dangerous the constructs of the mind can be. Someone from my family should give me the brutal, merciless punishment I deserve. May I atone for my deviancy, and for denigrating the importance of the authentic human figure that has sustained any art worth its salt. May hatred and harsh judgment rain down on me for insouciantly ignoring personal responsibility. I give you my gratitude for your insights and kind disposition.


- the former Joaquin Claro

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Dear Former Joaquin,

Your previous letter complained about furry art being of low quality, so I replied to that you should not be so harsh toward amateur artists who were simply drawing things they loved. From your new letter, however, I can see that your criticism of furry art was merely a cover for your own self-loathing—something I had no idea was happening to you. It was never my intention to make you feel bad about yourself, and if that is what I did, I truly apologize. You are clearly feeling guilty about liking furry art and, apparently, also being sexually aroused by it.

I would submit to you that your guilt and self-hatred is caused because you feel bad that your own preferences do not coincide with those of people around you—family, friends, colleagues. That you have this interest is in no way deserving of the death penalty! And it certainly isn’t “criminal” in any way. Please calm down and stop overreacting. Take a deep breath.

You say you are caught in a cycle of loving, then hating furry art. You love the furry art because that is simply something you enjoy; you then hate the furry art because society makes you feel guilty for liking it.

Like furry art is in no way responsible for whatever course your life has taken. Plenty of furry fans live peaceful, happy, productive lives because for them it is not about porn. I wonder, therefore, if your problem isn’t that you like furry art, but perhaps you allowed yourself to become obsessed by it. That is, addicted. As with an addiction to “normal” porn, or to things like gambling, alcohol, or drugs, an addiction can be quite damaging to your life.

If the problem, therefore, is that you are too obsessed with this art, you need to slowly reduce your time looking at it and reading about it. Then, substitute the furporn with G-rated furry art (there’s lots of it) or with other art that’s not furry.

While your two letters have been about adult furry art, I really believe that there is something else going on here in your life that you are not telling me, and that this is what is truly bothering you. Most likely, it has something to do with your family life as a child. There was likely something really bothering you as a kid, which led to an obsession with cartoons as escapism, and then, as you reached puberty, turned into a sexual aspect.

You have a lot of anger in you, which is sad. You are diverting that anger into furporn and blaming it for your problems. While addiction to porn is not a good thing, I think you need to look deeper into what is truly bothering you. Only then will you be able to overcome your anger and self-hatred. If you don’t mind my saying so, you might consider seeking some personal counseling to get at the heart of the matter.

I Wish You Well,

Papabear

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I thought to give a signal boost to my friend X_Joshi_X, who's working with me on the project.

Hello everybody! I'm looking for other anthro artists, writers, animators and other kinds of creative people for what I like to call "a global community project".

But what is this project? It's a furry fantasy universe called "Planet Nakti".

Planet Nakti has the ambition to become the first furry universe that is developed entirely by the community. It mustn't be made only by one person, but with the contribution of everybody, with their ideas, skills and creativity, it could become a truly awesome project.

Nakti can be expanded with artworks, stories, animations, poems, games, roleplay and whatever you have in mind. You can create a Naktian character, a race, or a civilization with its traditions, customs, religions, history and many other things. There is total freedom in the development, only a few guidelines are required to be followed in order to not make the Naktian project into a carbon-copy of planet Earth or avoid copyright infringement (using characters from existing franchises and trademarked franchises is strictly forbidden! By the Gods be original!)

The most particular aspect of planet Nakti, is that it's a young planet, so its civilizations have a very early grade of technological development. They basically live in the same way we Earthlings lived during the age of the Ancient Egyptians or the Sumerians, so their technology is quite limited, and they don't have magic, because the characteristic of Nakti is that it's imbued with realism in mind, making it something that can really exist in another solar system.

Myself, I'm working on one of the Naktian countries, the Island Nysdra, located in the south-west of Nakti.

So, I'm looking for other artists who can join me and my friends who are already working on it, in this creative adventure, with the hope to unite all the anthros of the world together and making something that can really be considered a truly global effort.

If you are interested to join the project, please feel free to drop me a note. I look forward to answer all your questions. :3

Some info links:

Official forum thread: https://forums.furaffinity.net/threads/1365668-Anybody-up-for-a-quot-global-quot-community-project-(A-long-time-dream-of-mine-)

Nakti Wiki: http://nakti.wikia.com/wiki/The_Naktian_Wikia

What not to do: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6445198/

What is encouraged: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6451752/

If you read this to the end: Congrats ^

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I'm taking yarn tail commissions! As many as i can. Also, because i'm relatively new to it, i'm selling them for fairly cheap. But you will still get a gorgeous tail because i'm also a perfectionist. First color is FREE. Subsequent colors are $3.00 each. $0.50 cents per inch. Buyer pays for shipping. But at these prices, you can afford to lol. Examples of work: http://akari2011.deviantart.com/

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Hopefully nothing furry! (Unless they're one themselves)... (god that would be kinda wierd) (I'll stop talking to myself now) MOTHER'S DAY IN 2 DAYS BTW

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I had to watch it.... <-.-> I couldn't help it. As a kid it was my favorite movie.... the reason I wanted to get into archery... probably the reason I'm a fur lol even as a child I wanted to be "just like robin" fluffy tail and all. And I would sit watching this movie just wishing that the characters in the movie were real and I'd look just like him. I never realized the connection between my adult furhood and my dreams as a child to be the furry character. I guess epiphany made lol

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So I was 1-2 pages late with the sub, reading posts from 20 hours earlier for about a week due to lack of opportunities to browse the sub in peace, and I hated that because I felt like I was always "late for the party". But now I've finally caught up, no more need to hurry! Wooooo!

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As quite often, the creators can explain this project far better than we ever could: “Somewhere far away, in the uncharted realms of the ocean, lies the mysterious island of Mutasia. As one of the few unexplored places left on Earth, Mutasia is home to a previously unknown collection of wildlife, unique to the island of Mutasia. The inhabitants are called Mutasians and are mixed up mixes of every type of animal imaginable. As you explore the island and meet the Mutasians, you’ll discover that they are a lot more like you than you might think!” That’s the story of Mutasia. It started with an illustrated book, Mutasia: Land of Illogical and Utterly Impossible Creatures. Now it’s expanded to a book series, a line of plushy toys, several sing-along CD’s, and an animated short film on DVD called This Mish-Mash Bash. All of that and more available at the colorful and award-winning Mutasia web site, of course.

image c. 2015 Mutasia.com

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Like in a apartment complex where everyone has there own little apartment or a neighborhood

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I'm back

So, two nights ago, I had a dream. And in that dream there were furries. Yes. People in costumes. After 5 normal days. I needed to take a few beers after that.

And last night I got on this subreddit and lurked around (~20 minutes....).

EDIT -I find you people nice and very open, but there are moments when I found it all (kindness and happyness) getting a little bit out of hand. I'm sure that you can find an example.

I have to ask a few questions about the whole furry subreddit stuff. (I'm definatly not going to ask about the fandom, because I see that different opinions can be very dangerous here.).

-First one is for the Ringgar guy, /u/Infamous0823 and my question is how much time do you spend on Reddit? Every post I have seen(on this subreddit) has your comment. Also, I see that you have your own religion. Which is nice.

-Also, why do you(people of the subreddit) use *gives[random word]* so much? Is this inside stuff or is it just being nice to everyone?

-Who is /u/fa_mirror? I saw him post imgur links and he commented on my post. Like a human. Is he a human controlled AI bot?

-Are there many people like me here?(random, out of nowhere).

-And are there many trolls around here?

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(this is a cross post to /r/lgbteens)

If your looking for a TLDR, there is none. You're just going to have to read it.

Hi. I'm having issues with my parents and me being pansexual. I'm 15, male, and living in Southern Kentucky. Here's my story. In March, I decided to come out of the closet in an odd way. I used the game Team Fortress 2 to tell my friends. Overall, my friends supported me. I posted it to /r/tf2, where it got some attention. /r/tf2 was accepting, even though some didn't understand what Pansexual meant. I was PMed by Nathan Grayson, an editor of Kotaku. He wanted to interview me for an article about using tf2 to come out. The article published.

Flash forward to Thursday Night. I ask my dad (who doesn't know I'm pan, like my mother) if I can borrow the iPad. He says yes, and I unlock it, showing Safari... With the article open. Oh shit. I open up the browsing history, and I'm shocked. He was on the website furAffinity.net, which is a image sharer for the Furry Fandom. Now, I don't consider myself a large member of the fandom, however, my dad did some 'research', and... well... he found the dark side. The side that keeps the fandom bathed in controversy. The side that keeps me from being more involved in the fandom. The side i don't go to. It's almost midnight right now where I'm at. My parents haven't said anything about it. I'm freaking out. What if they kick me out? What if they think I'm some pervert? What if they think I am a bestialphilliac because of the fandom? I need help.

Oh, and dad, if your somehow reading this, talk to me.

EDIT: it's late, so if I don't reply, don't be alarmed, I fell asleep.

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