Ok, I’m going to ask you to stop what you’re doing.
Right now.
Just stop.
And watch this video.
I’m tired of being labelled as something I’m not, and so (with credit to MythicalRedFox on youtube) I am posting this video, right here for everyone to see.
People hear “Furry” and immediately think of some freaks in animal costumes “getting it on”.
STOP THAT. OK. JUST STOP THAT NOW.
If you’re one of “those guys/girls” that immediately stereotypes someone who is a furry as a freak, animal fucker, and overall less than a human being: this video is for you. So watch it, god damn it!
It’s been too long. Too long have people thought that they knew what furries are, when really they know the internet rumor. And that’s all it is: A rumor.
As for people that follow my blog regularly, you know just what the fandom can be like, seeing how beautiful artwork can be used to create something inspirational, and it’s because of this that I’m going to ask you guys to do something for me.
You will rarely hear me ask you to do this, everyone, so please help me this one time, if never again:
REBLOG THIS VIDEO.
IF YOU EVER SEE IT ON YOUR DASH: REBLOG IT.
THIS VIDEO NEEDS TO GO EVEN MORE VIRAL THAN IT ALREADY HAS ON YOUTUBE, AND TUMBLR IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO DO IT!
Thanks to everyone who’s helped me in the past, you guys all mean more to me than you could ever imagine.
THIS HAS NOT GOTTEN ENOUGH NOTES YET. C’MON PEOPLE WE CAN DO THIS!
THIS NEEDS TO BE EVERYWHERE.
yeah, this is good. Reblog!
Dude. Stahp. Seriously, stop. Right there. Just stop.
I’m kinda let down by this. It got me all hopeful at first but then it jumped the rails halfway through. This still alienates a fair amount of moderates like me who want to identify with the fandom but would generally prefer to avoid certain stigmas.
Comparing it to other fandoms like Dr Who is perfect. That is exactly correct. Stick with that! When they got to fursonas however, the kid described it as what we want to be? No, dude! Stop it! A fursona is just a fan character! It’s the equivalent of someone drawing themselves as a vulcan because they like Star Trek. Don’t muddy the waters here. Stick to the fandom analogy.
I lost it when the dude started talking about pets and furries having some kind of draw towards them because of the fandom. Stop right the fuck there. My pet situation isn’t because I like furry cartoons. I don’t feel a spiritual connection with them that transcends normal ‘human’ capacity (like being furry gives you animal affinity super powers). I just like pets, dude! I’d continue but I simply turned the video off after that.
So disappointed. It started so well! But le sigh- it’s getting so hard for the moderates to remain represented in this fandom. It’s why so many folks are afraid to identify as furs.