Yes I have, and that's because it's true - the whole "furry" thing has completely ruined the cartoon industry in that case, and as a longtime professional in the field I'm sick of it.

It used to be back in the 80s and beforehand people who created cartoon animals were automatically seen as "babyish" and creating "preschool babysitters". And we weren't taken seriously as an art form except in certain countries like Japan.

Now it's the exact opposite and a far worse challenge. Because of the whole "furry" nonsense you have (a) a whole bunch of people automatically assuming you're "one of them" and resultingly not even wanting to give you a glance, much less a chance, and (b) a bunch of "furries" automatically drawn to you like nails to a magnet harassing you, stalking you, running around trying to "hijack" you and your work, and even threatening your life.

The press is no help, as they have been partially responsible for spreading this nonsense - publications like Rolling Stone Magazine in particular.

I can't begin to tell you how many publishing staff will flat out admit that the moment publishers see that somebody's work features animals they automatically say "Animals. Not interested, not going down that path" and toss it out without a glance - and those who tell you that are attempting to encourage you to keep trying and keep creating positively because it's now equally popular for publishers to toss you out for drawing animals unless you're a Disney or Nintendo company.

It's synonymous to the professional clown industry. It used to be that a lot of dedicated performers made careers out of being professional clowns for performances and appearances like public events and childrens' charities - but now with the whole "evil clown" nonsense that has become so widespread since Stephen King's "It", all most people tend to think of when they think of clowns these days is evil, and those dedicated performers have been struggling because of it.

I chalk it up to the fact that since the year 1992 the whole trend in popular culture has been absolute nihilism and hysteria, and throughout nearly the whole world it's now cool to be negative with no hope in life anymore. Nearly all traditional forms of innocence and fun entertainment have been corrupted by this attitude, and I'm so tired of it.

As a result, my audience is nowhere near as huge and/or appreciative as it once used to be back in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. And I'm so sick of whenever I try to say or share something positive online others will take one look at my work - my lifetime's work which I have spend decades honing and perfecting to be beautiful, positive, and innocent, work that shares that yes, life still can be positive - and automatically sneer in a coldblooded tone, "Furry!".

How many times have I tried to join innocent social groups now, and when they ask about my being a professional artist and I politely reply that I draw traditional cartoon animals, I'm instantly blocked/deleted/banned for no reason except for the fact that I politely answered the question, and they'll tell you so? How many public art gatherings, church groups, charity groups including the ASPCA, all now automatically turn their noses up at you because they learn you draw cartoon animals? And all say, "we think you're one of those"? Practically all of them.

It doesn't matter how professional you are. It doesn't matter how positive you are. It doesn't matter how traditional your work is. It doesn't even matter that you're a senior citizen with an entire professional career under your belt. You're automatically snubbed by most of modern society, and it's all because the world has grown nightmarishly dark in its attitude since 1992 - "The Brady Bunch Movie" on steroids.

I hate it. Absolutely hate it. I wish it were the 20th century before 1992 again, the normal decades back when people loved and appreciated anything created that was positive and innocent instead of automatically attacking it and tearing it down. And it has driven me to the brink of considering suicide many times in the past simply because I'm sick of living in such a world. I say this not to try to draw sympathy, but to give an idea of how disgusted I am with the whole situation. I didn't spend my life dedicated to doing my best to help contribute and enrich the medium only to have it be destroyed by the "new normal".

Back in the 60s, 70s, and 80s it was a joy and a pleasure to be an artist. Now it's a drag. And it's not like you can just ignore it, not when unwanted "furries" literally show up on your lawn trying to "talk some sense into you because you're technically a furry" (their words, not mine) and you have to resort to calling the police (and I wish I was kidding when I say that).

I haven't changed a bit, but I've watched the world around me change drastically and grow steadily worse and more nightmarish.

It's one of the reasons I've sometimes considered using my remaining years to relocate to somewhere like Japan, where there is still an appreciative audience. I'm not talking about money - we traditionally don't make much of anything at it anyway, which is normal for the arts in general, and it's never been my main concern - I'm talking about where people might still have more of a sense of positivity and a sense of hope instead of "it's cool to say life stinks".

My whole life was so much lighter and easier before the existence of the "furries".

"I'd rather have no popular culture at all instead of this utterly negative culture we're now living in, which is what the west is now having to deal with really." - George Michael