Before things went to hell in a handbasket, correspondent Amy Hoggart interviewed a group of people (remember those?) who pride themselves on maintaining a hopeful and welcoming community, no matter the circumstances.Furries get a bad rap for being weirdos, but this segment shows that they embody mutual respect and inclusiveness in the way they run their community, demonstrating that one can find virtue in the strangest places. As I promised, "ha, ha, only serious."
*As far as I can tell, this is only the second time I've mentioned furries on this blog. The first was when I wondered if K-Dog was a furry for linking to a drawing of a sexy anthropomorphic animal (a lab rat?) in a response to me. That was five years ago.
I am not a dirty dog. I just appreciate fine art. I think it would look really good on black velvet.
ReplyDeleteLOL, took you long enough to read that. Yes, I'm sure it would. It just needs color.
DeleteI've heard furries tend to be a pretty friendly bunch. I don't understand the fascination for animal costumes, but if they get something out of it and it forms the basis for a community, that's great.
ReplyDeleteI think the spokesman for the convention, the one who wasn't dressed as an animal, explained the source of the interest. Furries didn't have many friends so they became fans of the friends they did have, their stuffed toy animals. Works for me. Speaking of which, I second your emotion about the value of forming a community.
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