The overt sexuality is a big part of what’s allowed furry culture to grow so organically based on donations and commissions without being heavily coopted by Capital and going mainstream. In a weird way, it’s very difficult to recuperate furries. I think as more people find out about this and they become a cultural talking point for conservatives, this will change like you’ve outlined.

[–] alcoholicorn@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

it’s very difficult to recuperate furries

Tony The Tiger is still going to therapy for the Twitch.tv incident.

But I have had awful arguments with the most lib furries basically saying that the fandom should be sanitized and handed over to capital, like pride, because that's what lead to LGBT+ normalization.

[–] Raebxeh@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

That “normalization” was completely non-intersectional and prioritized privileged queer people over others. I know you know this, but the conflation of social progressivism under liberalism with that of true liberation is maddening.

[–] WithoutFurtherBelay@hexbear.net 2 points 10 months ago

It's insane that the exact same arguments can be had about both such obviously serious stuff like queer liberation, and silly shit like furries