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Hello again furry peoples by SunflowerBun
Hi! Things have been going very well for me lately and I've been able to come and see my girlfriend (who is overseas ya know) and like things have just generally been going so good lately but... While I still very much love to draw furry art I find myself distancing further from the "community."
There's nothing but bicker and banter and the amount of misogyny, transmisogyny, racism, and transphobia is vile and disgusting and honestly I wish I could have no part in it. While my space here is a safe place and I'd gladly listen to anyone call me out on things I should change.
I used to be a lot different quite a few years back and I was more ... involved in the furry crowd. I've come a long way and to see the damage that was done by me and continues to be done by others is rough.
Anyway, while I might continue to draw furry art for some time I'm starting to lose a lot of interest in this particular community.
Hopefully a few of you will help me change my mind.
Hello again furry peoples
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the bun rays............
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I'm glad that things are going well for you.
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I certainly can't deny that the community has it's purely "toxic" members, that's obvious. I just hope that as time has gone by you've found people, either here on Weasyl or elsewhere of course, that prove there are good people to be found in a place sometimes seemingly devoid of positive energy. It may seem like a long shot, but they're out there for sure
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They are but it's a lot more common to see toxic people if you start to change your views for the better. :(
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Sadly that's true. Trust me, I'm not out to make excuses for these people, things do need to change. How we go about it though, besides the tragically common "Ignoring them and hoping they go away" approach, I can't really say.
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Idk I just do what I can if I can in my own space and try to reach out and help others when I am able. Sadly I'm a huge weenie with anxiety issues and prob some other mental problems I'm not able to afford to look into so it takes a huge toll on my health. Shit sucks ya.
Still there are a few people I really enjoy being around still that are considered furries.-
Long as you've got people to care for, let others ramble about nonsense they can't control. That's the way I try to look at it at least. Not exactly uplifting, sure, but it helps.
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The lame thing is that this kinda stuff is seriously all over the place. I even run into that kind of stuff on Tumblr of all places. Part of why I like Weasyl is its relative obscurity, which means less people overall and by relation less poopie.
But I run into it in school, at class, at work, oh god don't even get me started on how ignorant paramedics can be. ;w; I feel so out of place with my own people sometimes.
I find it's all about making good friends out of those you can educate, and are willing to change their views for the better when presented a reasonable argument. I find it leaves me with a small group of friends and a small following here in the fandom, but I'd rather have a handful of decent people than deal with assloads of assholes.
Right now, unfortunately, misogyny, transmisogyny, racism, and transphobia are everywhere. We can't move away from it. I feel like that's ignoring the problem. I choose to be stubborn and annoying about it where I stand. But that's my take. And honestly, I'm still learning myself, but I'd like to think I've learned a lot from folks like you in this community and elsewhere! O:
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I was talking about some friends with this yesterday, actually. I think furries have just as many sexist, cissexist, racist, etc people as just about any other substantial group of people, but as always, those are the people who scream the loudest and get the most attention. As Jim-Medic-Dude said, that shit is everywhere, no matter where you go. I think maybe we see it a little more in the furry fandom than others simply because of how the fandom actually works. It's extremely community-oriented compared to say, I dunno, comic book fans. It's a lot easier to read comics or watch a TV show and be a fan of it without getting involved in those communities than it is to be a furry and not get involved. Y'know what I mean?
Obviously I'm not saying there isn't that shit here and if you're uncomfortable you should absolutely do what you need to make yourself more comfortable. I'm just musing on the same thoughts I had yesterday lol
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Trying to change the world scratches one mental aspect of people, but it sure does stress the rest of the body and mind. I just try to be good and ignore most of the asshats, my time isn't well spent if it's spent arguing with them.
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Honestly, i can understand a fading interest for the community.
Though, for all the bad, there's also a number of good things involved, I'm sure~ -
I relate to a lot of this. I don't blame you.
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I generally don't get involved in the community for similar reasons, I simply find it toxic. At the end of the day, I say draw what makes you happy, be it furries or people or giant robots shooting lasers that turn people into innocent rabbits.