Eloquently put, sir. Much more so then the "Fercrisakes get a life and learn
to take a goddamn joke!" comment that was a reply-button away before I thought
better of the idea. =)
--- "Take a wild, friggin guess" <a_change_of_plans_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> After having read several of the posts regarding this, please
> allow me to point something out, and I am not ridiculing anyone.
> Let's get that straight first. This is not an argument about anyone
> in specific, but rather, a certain practice which seems to occur
> frequently in the fandom.
>
> 1)Roleplaying is fun, I'm sure, but there's a time and a place for
> such an activity. Personally, I don't RP, and I never have. I am
> who I am, and that's all there is to it. If someone makes an insult
> directed at me personally, I'm not going to make comments about
> getting some imaginary weapons I saw on a video game or somesuch. I
> am not going to gather a bunch of other likeminded individuals
> together, so we can all march into some imaginary enemy location,
> and threaten to shoot them or use fancy ninja swords or whatever.
> That's just not realistic, and it will only make the "enemy" laugh
> and add more fodder to his list of reasons to hate furry stuff.
>
> Likewise, going after someone who wrote an article in a wide-
> spread magazine, someone who doesn't even know you exist, is
> absolute folly, not to mention possibly illegal (based upon your
> method of retribution).
>
> So I'll sum this up to keep it short, though unfortunately also
> harsh: Get a firm grip on reality and realize that you are not that
> muscle-bound Rambo look-alike in the video game you played last
> night. None of us are. We're just regular folks, some of whom may
> have certain fetishes deemed "unusual" by the majority of society.
> And that's all there is to it.
>
> --JMH, astounded
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Received on Wed Aug 23 2006 - 11:49:14 CDT