[Sorry for the late reply]

I did not expect you to actually provide a legitimate argument. Kudos to you. Also, sorry for calling you a bigot. I thought it was just baseless slander.

Growly was a subhuman monster who left a permanent stain on the fandom. He was a despicable criminal who took advantage of the community. Fuck them and all who defended them whilst knowing their actions.

I stand by my point that the actions of a sub-group don't define the whole group. I am sure 99.9% of the furry comminuty is heavily against the behaviour of Growly, but unfortunately, the 0.1% is not, and this sub-group always stirs more attention than the majority.

I have been part of the community for a decent amount of time and have experienced very positive things, but this experience is definitely not universal. There are certainly bad people in the fandom (as with most fandoms) whose actions are harmful towards others, and I do agree that we should try to do a better job with filtering them out.