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It's about time something was said...
Mar. 22nd, 2003 04:33 pm*fumes*
There are a few things on my mind that have hit a nerve, and as far as my skunkie is concerned with his experience, I truly feel apalled to think that I share the same name with them. Now, granted, the few may be making a name for the majority, but this is something that totally sickens me to the point that I'm considering dropping being a fur. Sure, I'll still have my Tigeron Starfire persona, as it is an accurate extension of who I am, but my meddlings with the furry genre will be drastically cut.
BACKSTABBING. MISINTERPRETATION. PRIMALITY. And most importantly? ARROGANCE.
In many ways, my skunk,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dariushellfire, has been around the block a few times. And my whole conversation with my love started today while I was talking about an idea for a drawing I was going to do of us--me and him--in our cub forms. He told me of furs going to cons in diapers. He's told me of furs that could misinterpret that very drawing, god forbid it be viewed as something sexual, and cause an extreme amount of controversy...unless...say...a fur like Marci McAdam were to do it because, as I'm told, she hasn't drawn a single yiffy thing in her life. (I have my thoughts, but regardless) What could they even construe of her? Is the mere sexual aspect of being a fur the very thing that could destroy and discredit the very thing I'm trying to portray--the innocence and joy of youth? Nay...we would be building SANDCASTLES!!! Not even ones with tapered heads, mind you!
*fumes*
And I'm told something along those very lines has caused the fall of once great artists!! To think that people I trust with my art...the very people I'm trying to get a good name from, could go so far as to do this! It's cold, concieted, and downright cruel. And I'm told this is exactly what the furry community is like, on the whole. There is no live and let live. There are rumors, backstabbing, hate, angst, and plenty of raw beastihood at the very worst of this community. And to think this one place...the place where I thought I could grab something of a name for myself... Could be so cold and unforgiving?
It's made me wonder if being a 'fur' sort of metamorphasized people into the primal beasts it can share that name with. To deny the very value of being a human being in the first place, that one could live an illusion, and because of that illusion, elude guilt, retribution, and...logic.
But on the other hand...it's made me wonder if it is truly possible to create some ideal of what a fur should be, or strive for. Or if it would even be fruitless to think so, because of the variability of ideals anyone could have. Should I say that any one person is right? Or that any person is wrong? As a human...as a thinking, rational person, I come to think that I have a right to have an opinion, and to this end, yes, I do believe some people may be carrying being a fur out the wrong way.
Being a fur does not exclude you from the laws of reality, nor in any way are you entilted to think so beyond a fantasy that exists as merely that. It does not give you an excuse to say you are better than anyone else, to destroy the very dignity any artist may have, to demoralize yourself to becoming a beast in terms of your rationality, or excuse you from acting beyond what is acceptable at any given moment. It's one thing to make a statement. It's quite another to harm someone else because of it.
Think about your actions. Think about what effect they could have on someone else...or anyone, if necessary.
It's why rules exist. It keeps things fair. So everyone can play nice. So someone else's dreams and desires aren't destroyed over your actions.
So everyone can be happy.
And with that, I'm out.
There are a few things on my mind that have hit a nerve, and as far as my skunkie is concerned with his experience, I truly feel apalled to think that I share the same name with them. Now, granted, the few may be making a name for the majority, but this is something that totally sickens me to the point that I'm considering dropping being a fur. Sure, I'll still have my Tigeron Starfire persona, as it is an accurate extension of who I am, but my meddlings with the furry genre will be drastically cut.
BACKSTABBING. MISINTERPRETATION. PRIMALITY. And most importantly? ARROGANCE.
In many ways, my skunk,
dariushellfire, has been around the block a few times. And my whole conversation with my love started today while I was talking about an idea for a drawing I was going to do of us--me and him--in our cub forms. He told me of furs going to cons in diapers. He's told me of furs that could misinterpret that very drawing, god forbid it be viewed as something sexual, and cause an extreme amount of controversy...unless...say...a fur like Marci McAdam were to do it because, as I'm told, she hasn't drawn a single yiffy thing in her life. (I have my thoughts, but regardless) What could they even construe of her? Is the mere sexual aspect of being a fur the very thing that could destroy and discredit the very thing I'm trying to portray--the innocence and joy of youth? Nay...we would be building SANDCASTLES!!! Not even ones with tapered heads, mind you!*fumes*
And I'm told something along those very lines has caused the fall of once great artists!! To think that people I trust with my art...the very people I'm trying to get a good name from, could go so far as to do this! It's cold, concieted, and downright cruel. And I'm told this is exactly what the furry community is like, on the whole. There is no live and let live. There are rumors, backstabbing, hate, angst, and plenty of raw beastihood at the very worst of this community. And to think this one place...the place where I thought I could grab something of a name for myself... Could be so cold and unforgiving?
It's made me wonder if being a 'fur' sort of metamorphasized people into the primal beasts it can share that name with. To deny the very value of being a human being in the first place, that one could live an illusion, and because of that illusion, elude guilt, retribution, and...logic.
But on the other hand...it's made me wonder if it is truly possible to create some ideal of what a fur should be, or strive for. Or if it would even be fruitless to think so, because of the variability of ideals anyone could have. Should I say that any one person is right? Or that any person is wrong? As a human...as a thinking, rational person, I come to think that I have a right to have an opinion, and to this end, yes, I do believe some people may be carrying being a fur out the wrong way.
Being a fur does not exclude you from the laws of reality, nor in any way are you entilted to think so beyond a fantasy that exists as merely that. It does not give you an excuse to say you are better than anyone else, to destroy the very dignity any artist may have, to demoralize yourself to becoming a beast in terms of your rationality, or excuse you from acting beyond what is acceptable at any given moment. It's one thing to make a statement. It's quite another to harm someone else because of it.
Think about your actions. Think about what effect they could have on someone else...or anyone, if necessary.
It's why rules exist. It keeps things fair. So everyone can play nice. So someone else's dreams and desires aren't destroyed over your actions.
So everyone can be happy.
And with that, I'm out.
