The thing is, it's difficult to judge where the fandom is at any given
moment. One of the biggest differences between the Furry Fandom and many of
the other fandoms-- Trekkies, Browncoats, Whovians, and whatever the hell
they call Star Wars fans-- is the fact that there is no central piece of
work or series that brings Furs together. There isn't a single TV show or a
series of movies that Furs can use as a benchmark or a starting off point or
a set of cultural standards. At any given time, half the Fandom hates
whatever it is that inspired the other half to come together, and the whole
thing just gets nuts at times.
On 10/1/06, Ixbalam <jaguar_at_bestweb.net> wrote:
>
> On Sunday, Oct 1, 2006, at 19:01 America/New_York, Not Listed wrote:
>
> > I was tickled to hear ya guys liked the rants! I originally
> > drew 'em in a sketchbook, but Jim thought they were so funny he made
> > copies to post online at a later time. Granted, I've never really
> > been a part of the fandom (I'm more rooted in real life stuff
> > anyway), but I gotta admit it seems to be going downhill fast, and
> > it's the fault of a certain new class of fans. Eh, we'll hafta see
> > what happens.
>
> Oh, I don't know if the fandom is really going downhill at all. The
> impression you'd get from those sites would probably indicate that.
> Judging the fandom from the ramblings of retarded fourteen-year-olds
> probably isn't the best measure of where it's going.
>
> --
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>
> "Life goes on, even if two-headed and glowing faintly
> in the dark. -Ursula K. Le Guin
>
>
>
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"Normal means you leave everything as it is and nothing ever changes. If
you don't like that, you've got to do things that _aren't_ normal."-- Kirima
Seiichi, Boogiepop wa Warawanai
Received on Mon Oct 02 2006 - 05:21:23 CDT