look I ain't the type of person to complain about their problems on the internet and especially in public so I decide to cover my anxiety and crippling depression with memes and cats :)
If you are ANTI-FURRY, here's where I'd like you to read the most. Furries, like I said, are a culture just like Gays, Cliques (Jocks, Emos, Preps...), Religion, Vampires, White and Colored people, Countries, etc... We are PROUD, but the sad part is many of us are too scared to express ourselves for fear we will be verbally bashed or physically abused. If you are Gay, fit into a clique, are religious, or have colored skin, and have been verbally or physically abused, did it hurt? Did you fight for your stand? If not, would you if you were? Although you Anti-Furries may not see it, bashing Furry culture is like being racist. It is just the same as protesting Gay Marriage. It is exactly the same as bashing a religion. If you support those who have or yourself have colored skin, support Gay Marriage, or are religious, think of how hurt you'd feel and how much you'd try to defend your beliefs. Many Anti-Furries get mad when Furries defend themselves. But you'd do the same in the same situation. To further explain my prior example. "Some priests have sexually molest little boys, but it doesn't mean all of them do". Some priests HAVE done this, it has been all over the news. But people are STILL religious. While some people stopped going to that church, or maybe few stopped being religious, there are still millions upon millions of people who still follow their faith and don't believe EVERY priest molests little boys. To say ALL or MOST Furries are perverted sexual deviants, is like saying "ALL ravers are druggies", "ALL Muslims are killers because of 9/11", "ALL pregnant teens are irresponsible people", and that "ALL Priests are molesters because some have had sex with young boys". NONE of these statements are true. Just as not all Furries are horrible, perverted, disgusting, sexually driven people. You should NEVER judge someone based on how they look or dress or behave based on what others in their same culture have done. TO MY FELLOW FURRIES... Be PROUD, but don't be forceful. STAND UP for yourself, but don't be rude. Many Furry haters hate us because we shove our culture into their faces, instead of talking and trying help them understand. Nobody will listen if they are being harassed. They will go into defense mode and just hate you more. Tell them you are proud to be you, and say nothing more unless they ask. We want to educate people, not push them away, or they will never listen. I respect everyone's right to opinion, and while I love a good HEALTHY argument, will never deem a wrong until I know 100% they are by doing the research necessary to know. I will never bash a person for who they are and for their beliefs without talking, asking, and getting the full story from them first. I never judge on impact, but rather I judge those who give me reason to.