Thanks for misrepresenting the furry fandom, ChewFox. Thanks for appearing on a trash-talk TV show and portraying all furries as sex-crazed perverts.
Truthfully, our saving graces are that it was trash TV that you appeared on and that the furry fandom is incredibly divided on what being a furry means..
Also, thanks for breaking Fur Affinity with the drama you created then denied blame for.
Sincerely,
A furry who's straight-up normal and Einsteinian compared to you.
Edit: A Fur Affinity admin banned ChewFox shortly after this was written with the following reason: "User has brought shame to the entire fandom for their own personal self gain." She and her mate received money to appear on the show. It was assumed to be Dragoneer, but this has not been confirmed. The reason was removed after an hour, but the user remained banned for 23 more hours, after which the ban itself was lifted.
Major edit: Dragoneer made a post about ChewFox: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/945722/
There's no doubt that this incident had impact felt across the world by everyone connected to the furry fandom, and when it happens in the span of just a few hours, extreme reactions by all sides are to be expected.
Last edit: The follow-up journal entry, Partial Apology to ChewFox.
Edit again: A Note about Chewfox and Public Relations posted by Hali on Fur Affinity.
Reposted by permission:
I hate the fact that every time I introduce myself as a Christian I have to immediately append "but no, I'm not that kind of Christian." It's a shame that a small number of idiots who think they're doing the right thing can ruin something for so many people.
It's all about the image you portray to the public. We all have two sides- every person, company, organization, even our pets. You have the public face and the private face. The reason we keep the two separate is not because it's dirty or reprehensible, it's because the private does not necessarily reflect the interests of the entire group.
Our military kills people, but they don't show that in the commercials.
Our mothers and fathers spank their children, but they don't announce it to people they meet for the first time. "Hi there! I whipped my boy's butt last night!"
Public relations is all about putting your best foot forward and, when you know you're already fighting an uphill battle, everything you say and do in front of people (fuck the cameras, in front of everyone) speaks to the conduct of all involved.
The line between public and private is not about morality, it's about public relations. Now those of us that are trying so hard to make our fandom publicly acceptable are back at the bottom of the hill.
Edit: In response to a message I got, feel free to re-blog this on FA or anywhere.
Another edit: The assumption is that she deleted her latest journal before going back and deleting them all. This is not true. The admins deleted them because they were breaking the site with the sheer number of comments they amassed.
Clip: Warning, this is a clip of the Tyra Banks show that's very painful to watch.
a request of a friend from Bird Word on Vimeo.
- Close card.
- Open card.
- Go to card.
- View card.
- Card's history.
- Card's options.
- Card's relations.
- Edit card.
- Search deck.
- Add new card.