its mostly humans in general i think... it sucks though. but it also is FA as well

I think it's just humans in general. Probably the same people that think men can't get raped or molested. :T

Crappy society + crappy mods = crappy environment

It's humans in general, however, the overly permissive nature of the fandom and the refusal to police ourselves lets in the absolute trash, poisoning it for the rest of us. Though I enjoy the artwork, and have many wonderful friends who are part of the community, I will never identify as a furry, because what you've pointed out is just one of the reasons.

I don't think it's the fandom in particular- some of the kindest, sweetest people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting are furries (and most have had some kinks that were considered "odd" at best) but I think it's the general lack of education and the mindset of the populace that makes situations like this go from bad to horrid.

"oh well he/she was wearing a short skirt, it was her/his own fault." "he/she was at a party and drinking? he/she should have known better" "honestly, if she/he was flirting what did he/she expect" "wow really? they're so ugly though!" are commonplace thoughts on the subject of rape and about rape victims. Things we grew up being told/taught/hearing and things that our parents taught us to believe. If you asked people on the street, you'd get about the same response in general as I'm assuming you had on your journal. Some outraged, others surprisingly blaming the victim.

I don't believe those things and I personally think they're horrendous things to say. But it doesn't make be hate people for saying that. I feel bad for people who believe these things are actually true more than I abohor them, because it means that if they ever experience a situation in which they're the victim of rape- they'll believe it was their fault. That they were asking for it. Or that they must have done something to deserve it. And that's a thing to pity.

I will never return to Furaffinity because of how the mods handled the situation. I disagree with how the site is run, and I refuse to support it. End of story. I feel that rumors at best should make a person wary, but experience is what you should base your decisions on. And my experience on that site made me uncomfortable at best. "I'm sorry to see you go" "How could you abandon your customers like this" and "yeah sure lol you'll be back" are all things people said to me when I announced I was leaving the site. A few even voiced disappointment in me for taking stock in the "rumors" about the "alleged rape-scandal" but it wasn't that that made me want to go. It was just how the staff on the site handled the situation, by quashing all attempts of discussion or outpourings of outrage. People weren't allowed to talk about it, even if they never named names. Even if they were just rumors (which at this point I have doubts), they inflamed the situation and made it worse. They policed people's personal opinions and disallowed discussion.

And that to me is nothing but a great big fat wavy red flag.

Well, when authority figures spit in the face of common decency and continuously get away with it - it invites others to join along. People already act like just because this is the internet, they can let loose 100%. FA only magnifies that idiotic and self absorbed thought.

And then there's the trolls that post disturbing pics or shots of their junk....blech

just because a few of the people on fa are that gross doesn't mean they all are.... -_-

It's honestly just the mindset and miseducation of the doubters in general. The thing is, most of the people on FA are generally polite (Heck most furries I've met are polite and occasionally a little odd) but, like in most fanbases, communities and groups, there are your "bad apples" that are just plain out rude, disrespectful and wouldn't know much about anything unless it bit them square in the hind end. It's those people that often deter others and make a community as a whole look like jerks and creeps.

FA has disgusted me for a long time, for a myriad of reasons. The extreme culture of sexual assault defense was pretty much just the straw that broke the camel's back for me.

I think FA has the ability to sway the furry community, but because it's Princess Piche and a bunch of buttbuddies that pull the elitism shtick, they are pretty apathetic at best and venomous at worst with that sort of power and influence.

So, unfortunately, what has occurred is a very toxic, trollish community full of members that get away with saying the worst humanity has to offer because the elitist top dog crew does nothing to moderate/control such heinous behavior running rampant.

Then anyone that brings that up as an issue is generally chastised as being "too sensitive" and "go away you SJW."

It's not being a SJW, it's asking for the most influential community in the fandom to have some decency and standards re: morals and ethics. That way, people being legitimately disgusting and amoral with their opinions start to learn that it isn't tolerated, even in their regarded safe haven.