nebbieq
2005-08-06 01:05 am UTC (link)

Furries are a specific subculture concept to which catboys and cangirls

Remember, it isn't just he furries who are banned, it's the foodies too.

As for the furry characters = sex issue...meh. I have no involvement in the furry fandom or subculture, and the whole yiff thing really isn't my bag, but I still have some anthro RP characters. I view them on the same level most D&D players view their elf, dwarf, and half-orc characters. The only real difference is that they're fluffier and cause static electricity more often.

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ianthefira
2005-08-06 02:38 am UTC (link)

As for the furry characters = sex issue...meh. I have no involvement in the furry fandom or subculture, and the whole yiff thing really isn't my bag, but I still have some anthro RP characters. I view them on the same level most D&D players view their elf, dwarf, and half-orc characters. The only real difference is that they're fluffier and cause static electricity more often.

Ditto, yo.

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funwithrage
2005-08-07 12:26 am UTC (link)

I can see the difference--when I think of furries/anthros, I think of a cutsey element that's different from werewolves or totem-spirits or lizardmen and that I would rather not interact with at all ever. However, I think that a) saying "these are the only animal-based races we allow" would make things clearer, and b) if you disallow furries but allow werewolves, you're gonna get a lot of wanna-be furries playing werewolves anyhow, and then you might as well play on Dark Metal or something.

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	iris 2005-08-06 01:26 am UTC (link)
	For some reason it gives me a little thrill when I read something that declines to mention names, and I realize I know exactly what game and what players are being talked about. It makes me feel slightly less dense about missing all the other drama explosions in things I'm involved in that somehow flew over my head! (Reply to this)

	sashenka 2005-08-06 01:56 am UTC (link)
	I've been using this icon too much lately, but it sums it up. If furry isn't about sex, then I know a lot of people who are damn confused and are going to be disappointed when they get the bulletin. Meanwhile, I'm still scared that furry is a subculture at all. I was definately a happier person when I didn't know what the word 'yif' meant. Yes, yes I was. headdesk (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kadath 2005-08-06 02:01 am UTC (link)
	Well, it's like saying that all fanfic is hardcore slash. It isn't, but that's certainly a vocal and visible segment. It's way more fun to talk about X-rated furry stuff than people who just happen to like Disney characters. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ianthefira 2005-08-06 02:40 am UTC (link)
	It's probably because of 1, visible and vocal segment, and 2, people as a whole are sex-obessesed. I mean, most fanfic is relationship-oriented in general. So no matter where you look, relationships/sex/etc takes the focus point. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kadath 2005-08-06 02:42 am UTC (link)
	Yes, I have long ago come to terms with the fact that I am the only genfic fan on the planet. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	also_not_a_pipe 2005-08-06 06:52 am UTC (link)
	Not the only one. In the name of gen fandom, I offer you ~~hot, hot sexx0rs~~ ~~a passionate kiss~~ a firm, dry handshake. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	kittikattie 2005-08-06 08:01 am UTC (link)
	I only read genfic, myself. I read enough romance novels between the ages of 9 and 15, thank you. I don't need it in my fandoms. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	jaseroque 2005-08-06 11:48 am UTC (link)
	At Fandom Wank, you are never alone. Uh, wait, no, that's scans_daily. Oh well, never mind. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nekoama 2005-08-06 01:06 pm UTC (link)
	OH MY GAWD A ZOOMBINI (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jaseroque 2005-08-06 01:48 pm UTC (link)
	^___^ (See? Never alone.) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2005-08-09 01:51 am UTC (link)
	I loved that game SO DAMN MUCH.... Now I wish I still had a copy. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	loony666 2005-08-06 04:43 pm UTC (link)
	I remember those things! Zoombinis were the EPITOME of cool. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	dracothelizard 2005-08-06 12:34 pm UTC (link)
	I will admit that I quite like reading some smut, but I don't write it. I don't like writing romance or sex scenes, I always feel embarrassed. So much stuff of my stuff tends to be gen. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	carlanime 2005-08-06 03:01 pm UTC (link)
	It's not just more fun: I'm genuinely scared of some of the Disney fans, whereas the yiffers seem harmless. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ianthefira 2005-08-06 02:35 am UTC (link)
	...Why do I always see those kind of posts on BRPS and then, when I'm not looking, they explode with splooge? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	iczer6 2005-08-06 02:39 am UTC (link)
	You to? (Reply to this)(Parent)

	adora_spintriae 2005-08-06 05:33 am UTC (link)
	Everything's been locked down. :( (Reply to this)

	theamazingrando 2005-08-06 06:47 am UTC (link)
	Rann's involved. Shock. His continuous use of the "n.n" emoticon during his wanky replies made me want to hit him with a plane. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	squib 2005-08-06 11:34 am UTC (link)
	What does that even mean? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redmark 2005-08-06 12:13 pm UTC (link)
	Theoretically, gigantic anime-style smiley eyes (more pronounced than "^_^"). In practice, as far as I can tell, it's the passive-aggressive emoticon. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jaseroque 2005-08-06 03:11 pm UTC (link)
	OH GOD YOUR ICON (Reply to this)(Parent)

	senor_pinata 2005-08-06 04:45 pm UTC (link)
	I can't see it as an emoticon--I always read it as "Nn, nn." Like a verbal tic. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ianthefira 2005-08-07 12:06 am UTC (link)
	Same. Guess I'm not alone! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	redmark 2005-08-07 06:33 am UTC (link)
	It looks a bit more emoticonish with an underscore representing the mouth, I think. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	tangentialone 2005-08-06 08:38 am UTC (link)
	Locked. Woe! Makes me want to join just so I can lurk and not be left out of these things. Because Anita Blake wank is always funny. (Reply to this)

	dracothelizard 2005-08-06 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	Also, how does PA fit in? For the post is locked. Woe is us, etcetera (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kadath 2005-08-06 03:53 pm UTC (link)
	The moderators in question had "We hate animals that are also people" in their rules, which is directly ripped off from this strip. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	On the Anita Blake point, at least (Anonymous) 2005-08-09 04:44 am UTC (link)
	OK... I'm guilty of reading the latest in LKH's smutline. How can they say that the shifters in that universe aren't sexy? Werewolf/wereleopard/~~super vagina~~Anita threesomes? How is that not sexual again? -mouse who likes the popcorn smut, but can't believe someone's using the series as a no-sex argument. (Reply to this)