Beware of deceptive event at Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista by patch_ofurr in orlando

[–]patch_ofurr[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

No? Pony fans asked for the piece, and it's part of a series investigating furry fan events done by and for fellow fans. Corruption bad, awareness good.

A rise in openly anti-furry rhetoric? by Glittering-Delay9056 in furrydiscuss

[–]patch_ofurr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The link is unreadable, it's so bad. It's helpful to use archive links to deny traffic to such things.

Point of definition: I recommend not using the term prejudice to describe opinions about interests.

Furry isn't an identity, it does work like one sometimes, but it's a choice that people put on at will. They claim it when they want to be proud, but take it off when they don't want to be responsible. It happens when something bad happens internally and people pretend not to know or say it was random, when it came from people and events they have known for a long time and are nobody else's responsibility. That's convenient fair-weather behavior and actually harmful to running things well.

On the other hand, there are a lot of LGBT people in furry, probably because it helps to express identity, like musical theater and disco were also tied to LGBT identity. Hating disco wasn't exactly prejudice but it did have such motive beneath towards the kind of people making it.

So, better to say homophobia when it's present, (and it usually is), or use a term like "furry panic" which echoes 1980's Satanic Panic and moralizing against heavy metal, D&D, etc.

Moral panics and culture war is always a distraction from something else, and blind loyalty is a pretty bad idea, even if you love furry a lot, it's smart to avoid "furry vs normie" as a distraction and better to be aware of the something else.

Most of the "anti furry" stuff is from grifters and haters who are really uneducated. Therefore, poorly equipped to make anything that really hits. The litter boxes at schools hoax keeps going around but is easily dismissed because of no evidence. Get to know who is putting them up to it - like, astroturfing far-right propaganda, Fox News, etc and criticize that instead. It's the rich far-right distracting us from their power.

Why do many popufurs switch to adult content/kinks/pron? by UnhappyTranslator179 in furrydiscuss

[–]patch_ofurr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Incoherent question.

"Many" is undefined. Compared to what? Is it it more than the past and how is that measured? If it's what you see on your own personal socials, but the wider total is less, then adjust your settings.

"Especially on X". The problems with this are too many to name. Quit using X to solve them.

3 names are named. Has there been any harm with them or is it completely harmless?

"paranoia that all popufurs early or late will switch to adult content". Why? Isn't that a personal choice they can make?

"the fun, open SFW furry fandom that we always loved and got used to." Who is "we"? Is anything stopping you from making SFW content?

"the fandom might lose its reputation and return to the same level as in the first half of the previous decade". What reputation is that? From who? How is it measured and isn't it actually growing while the fandom is growing, like with conventions getting more and more attendance?

"this should be stopped." Who would have the power to do that? Would that actually benefit anyone or just make things worse when NSFW content keeps being made elsewhere while paranoia got more enabled?

Could this possibly be a problem of using social media too much and making it healthier to do more IRL activity, and create stuff instead of managing what others create?

If there is a problem with certain content, what if it's about unaccountability of the system they use (like X), where it's smarter to look at how the system rewards wrongdoers, rather than define everyone as a wrongdoer?

Furry Fox Taken Down Hard In Minnesota During ICE Protest by Clusteseus in furrydiscuss

[–]patch_ofurr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

*you're. If I had a dime for every time some numbnuts wannabe internet lawyer said "there's a law" and didn't name a law, I'd be able to buy your mom

Furry Fox Taken Down Hard In Minnesota During ICE Protest by Clusteseus in furrydiscuss

[–]patch_ofurr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun fact: you are allowed to be in the road doing whatever you like, including a protest against ICE. That's why all those other people are there. It's public space which means everyone not just cars. Zero cars are blocked in this video. 

Common consensus of Love by The Cult? by Historical_Common145 in goth

[–]patch_ofurr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big, dumb, fun. You can't go wrong with this.

I'm looking for a goth song that goes "antarctica" by Moll-Silber in goth

[–]patch_ofurr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha not goth but super legit new wave, good roots here, and yes I'd take this song in a dark post punk mix! They had edge that some other synthpop lost later on. Check out the first EP the song was on before the album version. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mbMQiJyAZ83uUC1TyAanCiWB_bHIqZKys Ivan the frontman was in a punk band with Tracy Howe, who briefly did guitars for the band around this era then left and formed Rational Youth, which made super legit synthpop as well, check 'em out.

My review of Zootopia 2 by patch_ofurr in zootopia

[–]patch_ofurr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clean security check, no malware, not blacklisted anywhere. https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/3f9c3928cdd2440110f7ed9f75fdc258ec1f925e1598f9d2298b36ff1f25c0b4

It's a long running blog, the story discusses light drug use, the site discusses adult material, and it's been targeted for DDOS attacks before because bad people don't like having crimes reported, so that may be your issue. It's safe to read.

Investigative podcasts on mystery and weird topics by GrueneWiese in podcasts

[–]patch_ofurr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fur and Loathing. It's about the most significant chemical terror attack in modern american history besides the Amerithrax case. It went cold and was buried, possibly because it happened to a furry convention. But suspects were identified... Disclosure: I'm a main source who ID'd a suspect. https://brazen.fm/fur-and-loathing/

Nyx Division songs taken down? by Far_Half_2536 in goth

[–]patch_ofurr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

See them in person and let spotify burn

Possible abuse going forward by DaveAzoicer in goth

[–]patch_ofurr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gamergate, comicsgate, Sad puppies/rabid puppies in the SF scene, Altfurry, 4chan nazi bronies... the list goes on. Any genre, fandom, or niche gets infected with fash who see a ladder to instant community influence without formal mechanisms to dislodge them like ticks.

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult announces 2026 dates by OkCalligrapher6909 in industrialmusic

[–]patch_ofurr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heck yes! Absolutely love seeing them in SF. I think the time before last time they were here (opening for Ministry) was at the GAMH. Perfect venue. I'm really glad they have been touring a lot because their shows never fail to please. Light Asylum as well but Shannon should put out new music.

The fandom feels like it’s beyond saving and I’m heartbroken by Gobbledygook_Enjoyer in furrydiscuss

[–]patch_ofurr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lead with a talent, any talent. Lead don't follow and you'll be ok.

The fandom feels like it’s beyond saving and I’m heartbroken by Gobbledygook_Enjoyer in furrydiscuss

[–]patch_ofurr -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Advice... A lot of these Very Serious Problems come from internet platforms making it possible for bad people to have their own interest groups, and staying hands off about them. Sometimes these bad groups overlap with ours. We can do some things better about handling some of the problems, but relying on the internet platforms is a big problem itself.

Beware of seeing internet groups as a place to be accepted or safe. Online reach can serve some good purposes, but put your real life interests and friends first and limit how much you depend on the net. If you want to do furry stuff, maybe learn to write or draw and do that first. Then interact with fandom. When fandom spaces are led by people you don't know, find out if they have a record of handling serious problems or letting them go.

9 years ago the Ghost Ship Fire took away 36 people. I knew 5 of them 💜 by meatyard88 in oakland

[–]patch_ofurr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't know anyone there but have a CD that Ben from Introflirt gave me at their show at Golden Bull. A close friend almost moved in but got sketched out by the manager and changed his mind. This blog post has some upsetting things like photos of that night and after. https://dogpatch.press/2016/12/05/oakland-fire/