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Nice con report about Furfright

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1 Report	at 2 Nov 2007: 04:26 Just read it. :) http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=3873
2 Report	at 2 Nov 2007: 05:33 "At any rate, when I learned there'd be a Halloween convention called FurFright at Waterbury's Grand Hotel I immediately e-mailed a request for a press pass, and got a polite-yet-firm response discussing their strict no-media policy (common among Furry gatherings, I learned, since the Vanity Fair story)." Not going to gain acceptance that way. "The day's first discussion panel, advertised as an "icebreaker," was moderated by a man in his 40s who wore jeans and a Trix Rabbit shirt, and called himself Wally Wabbit." Oh god... "Another room showed animal-themed movies like Chicken Run all day." ... "Skunk suggested I attend the "Friday Furpocalypse" I almost want to stop reading right there. "Still, none of that sexual openness was visible to me. At 11:30 p.m. I attended an adults-only panel called "Safety Furst." Christ. Anyway, the article was well written and it's nice to see someone not sensationalizing everything for once. That's the main advantage to the internet media I think...anything on tv WILL be sensationalized. On blogs and stuff you can find more realistic stories that aren't just trying to compete for ratings.
3 Report	at 2 Nov 2007: 14:11 Holy Crap, a bit more coverage like that, and maybe we'll get that "Mom's Seal of Approval" the kids are always after, and before you know it we'll be trendy and mainstream. I'm scared.
4 Report	at 2 Nov 2007: 18:03 OHSHI-
5 Report	Charice at 2 Nov 2007: 22:00 From the sound of it, this year's FurFright was not the fandom's proudest moment. How are we ever going to gain any respect when it is only those in the fandom that claim that that respect even exists? There are reasons behind every stereotype, but this has become ridiculous...
6 Report	at 2 Nov 2007: 22:28 >>5 YEAH! We should demand that Furry Fans receive the same degree of respect as Ttrekkies! Err... As Anime Cosplayers! Um... Maybe... Klingons? SCA? Well, as long as they don't start comparing us to Goths, we're ahead of the game.
7 Report	at 3 Nov 2007: 06:43 >>6 What about goth furries?
8 Report	at 3 Nov 2007: 07:09 >>6 >>7 {tl,dr... this is what is about to happen in this thread} and hereeee we go! Anon attacks by DRAMA SLASH! 379 damage! Unknown furry counters by GOTH REVENGE! Absorbs 289 HP! Anon attacks by SNAPPY RETORT! Unknown furry's pride goes down by 7... Unknown furry attacks by FLAMES OF THE INTERNET! 520 fire damage! Anon attacks by SPAM EXPLOSION! 190 damage x 5 hits! Unknown furry attacks by TL,DR SUMMONING! Anon takes 498 text based damage! DIVINE INTERVENTION! Foxstar attacks by PLASMA CHARGE! Spell pending..... Xenofur attacks by DOUBLE PLASMA EXPLOSION FINISHER! Does combined damage of 999,999! thread defeated! thread locked!
9 Report	TerrorBite at 3 Nov 2007: 07:26 >>8 facepalm.jpg
10 Report(capped)	Xenofur at 3 Nov 2007: 08:59 >>8 DOUBLE MAGMA-IGNITED PLUMP HELMET WINE CLOUD EXPLOSION FINISHER! I don't use anything else than finest dwarven alcohol to fuel my explosion attacks. :\| I still loled. :p Also, uh, can someone explain to me what's so bad about that article and how that wasn't the fandom's most proud moment? I'd say the message is quite clear: Yea, there is some weird shit, but it's not like the whole thing is a disgusting mess of weird shit.
11 Report	Nick at 3 Nov 2007: 12:15 >>10 I think you're the first person to actually read the article. As the second person to do so, I agree that it was actually pretty good. No sensationalism or anything other than "here's what happened".
12 Report	at 3 Nov 2007: 14:56 Damn, I have to say that, as a furry, I expected worse things than what this guy reported. o_O Then again, i've never really been to a convention, but the way people I know talk about them, they seem more scandelous than this..
13 Report	at 3 Nov 2007: 20:53 >>3 uh whats so wrong/scary about that? it would be a great thing for us closet furs. Wouldnt have to keep off myspace anymore, worrying about people coming up on our FA accounts haha.. Furry mainstream would be the Sh\|t!
14 Report	at 3 Nov 2007: 22:13 >>12 Perhaps your experience with the fandom has been witnessing it primarily through the distorting lens of the internet and not through actual involvement? The people you know, have they ever been to a convention either? Of do they just offer their subjective opinions that tend to play up..what's it called...drama?
15 Report(capped)	Raven R. Schrodinger at 3 Nov 2007: 22:31 >>14 Good post.
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