--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Greene" <blaze@...> wrote:
>
> The fandom hasn't changed significantly since 1988, when I first
contacted
> it, it's just gotten bigger, and some of it's fringe elements have
gotten
> bigger, too. In 1988, people were arguing about the same things
they argue
> about now - porn, gays, fursuits, etc, etc.
>
>
>
> Unlike Star Trek fans, we have no canon to appeal to. Furry fandom
is what
> furry fans do. There's nothing that says you have to like cub porn,
porn in
> general, fursuits, guns, werewolves, gays, etc, etc. As a gay man,
I'm used
> to being stereotyped. "You are gay, so you must be a liberal, and
you must
> be promiscuous", for example. I deal with it.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
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> On Behalf Of Nomad Rhodes
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 5:46 PM
> To: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [SkunkworksAMA] A question about Desiree
>
>
>
>
> I seconded that question. I to am starting to question the Fandom its
> changed drastically in the short time i've been in the fandom..
>
> --- On Tue, 9/30/08, Merrick Ackert <chimaeradragon_at_...> wrote:
>
> From: Merrick Ackert <chimaeradragon_at_...>
> Subject: [SkunkworksAMA] A question about Desiree
> To: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 10:35 PM
>
> I hear how Desiree is ceasing her activities in the fandom, but what I
> am unsure of the direction of the fandom is heading in. Where is the
> fandom headed, and from what is it moving away from?
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I suppose I can understand if she takes offense at the fringe
elements. Just look at the joke pages James makes for Skunked.com.
Those sub-fetishes are generally unappealing to me also.
Received on Fri Oct 03 2008 - 17:03:07 CDT