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Episode -64 - We're all shitlords.

Unfurled - Tue 13 Oct 2015 - 11:49
The heavy topics! This episode we talk about some heavier stuff, from Gamergate, to politics, to hit and runs and more politics Episode -64 - We're all shitlords.
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My phone getting robbed lead to a pretty humiliating moment...

Furry Reddit - Tue 13 Oct 2015 - 11:35

So my phone got grabbed out of my hand on a night out by some dick on a bike. It sucked ass and all but I instantly called my provider from my friends phone and sobbed drunkenly for them to disable it.

The next day however, I brought an old phone to my provider to be unlocked so I could use it in the meantime. The guy unlocked it and was greeted by a racy furry pic as my screensaver. I'm standing there gagging as he quickly swipes to go to the home menu.

But its a windows phone... The gallery tile was front and centre, scrolling thru my favourites which was all my gay furry porn from 2 years ago (I was misunderstood). He just locked it and smiled awkwardly. I was dead. RIP

I fucking hate windows phones

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One Town, Two Cons: Let’s compare and ask organizers about Furry community growth.

Dogpatch Press - Tue 13 Oct 2015 - 10:15
Thanks for help from Poppa Bookworm, and tips from Arrkay (Culturally F’ed) and Fuzzwolf (FurPlanet.)  The newly established PAWcon is coming up on October 30 – in the same place as Further Confusion.  It made me raise a topic:  In the 90’s, ConFurence was THE convention for all furries worldwide.  26 years after ConFurence 0 broke ground, the subculture has […]
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I added to my fursona

Furry Reddit - Tue 13 Oct 2015 - 09:08
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I forgot to change it...

Furry Reddit - Tue 13 Oct 2015 - 08:28
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Dungeon delving

Furry Reddit - Tue 13 Oct 2015 - 06:49
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A PSA

Furry Reddit - Tue 13 Oct 2015 - 05:36

This is a small public service announcement despite the fact I don't work for any major or minor company. This is directed to furries with depresstion/anxiety. If you do not have those two, feel free to move on or read this. It's your choice.

We all know depression's not easy. It makes you tired. It makes not want to do anything. You literally feel nothing. For those of you who feel so, or are becoming so, I pray to you, do something. It can be anything, as long as it's harmless. Do something. Ride a bike, read a book, do those dishes who've increasing exponentially until you decided to start using paper plates and silverware.

Just do something. When you're depressed, you've lost track of who you are. Your emotions are in turmoil. You don't know what to do so you just do nothing. Doing nothing actually makes it worse. Even if its torture, just do an activity so your brain stays alive and exercising. If you keep doing it, you'll get better.

Another thing is talking. Even if you feel others won't appreciate your thoughts, don't be afraid to speak up and talk. There are plenty of hotlines for depression and suicidal thoughts. If you feel that no one listens to you, you can talk on r/furry.

r/furry began as a subreddit to show furry stuff. And it's grown. It's also become this vast online community where everyone tries to help another, doesn't judge (or at least say so), and people like you can get help.

Never be afraid to get help on r/furry. Plenty of people on here care about you, I swear upon every religious book. I'm not lying when I say that. Point is, you always have someone to talk to on r/furry.

As for those trying to help you with happy thoughts you don't really like, bear with them. This is their way of cooperating and they're not feeling what you're feeling. They're just trying to help.

TL;DR: You can always talk about stuff that's depressing you or your depression on r/furry. We can try to help or make you feel better.

Update: If you don't want to talk on r/furry, r/depression is also another subreddit that can help.

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It's Always Sunny in Furrydelphia

Furry Reddit - Tue 13 Oct 2015 - 00:23
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Does an Inappropriate Post Make You a Bad Person?

Ask Papabear - Mon 12 Oct 2015 - 23:44
Hello Papa Bear,
 
I am a fan that wrote to you a while back and it seems like I need help again...

Lately I've noticed a pretty toxic looking pattern in my behaviour. I'm not sure why but small things I don't understand tend to set me off and I need to rant to not be overwhelmed. On top of that I think I subconsciously seek conflict even though I hate it. I've never thought it was a huge problem because I could control it, until recently.

As you might or might not know, Daniel from the YouTube group Cyndago recently passed away due to suicide. I looked up information because I had been out of the loop, and found Cyndago has quit YouTube which confused me and kind of angered me because I saw no logic in the decision. I decided to post my opinion that they had no reason to quit on a website to hopefully get some clarification as to the reasoning behind it.

That ended up being a huge mistake.

Almost immediately I got a ton of backlash from fans for apparently being insensitive to death and mourning and one person called me (warning for harsh language) "either a [redacted] angsty teenager or disrespectful trash of a [redacted] human being" before telling me pretty angrily to "have some [redacted] human decency." 

What made it worse was that an account that was allegedly Ryan's (another Cyndago member) found my post and responded saying I thought it was all about me, which I never said but I still feel awful about that. I have Asperger’s which makes me have trouble empathizing and seeing social cues sometimes, so needless to say I was very upset and did not understand what I said wrong. It's just an opinion, right? I never said they had to stay, just that I didn’t think they should quit. (Though my post was poorly worded and sounded mad because I was tired.)

I have already issued an apology and explanation, though it seems people either ignored it, didn't see it, or hated me more for trying to apologize because I've gotten some more hate since. I feel like I've irreparably screwed up and would like some advice to keep this from happening again because I kind of hate myself now.

Sincerely,
Apparently A Bad Person
 
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Dear Apparently,
 
You are not a bad person. For one thing, your Asperger’s could very likely have made it difficult for you to write a post that evoked the amount of sympathy that many people might expect. For another, who hasn’t written an email or post while angry or sad or under duress and then hit “send” or “post” before they should have? I know I’ve done this a couple times.

We all make fools of ourselves now and then. And you took the right steps to apologize for it, and if not everyone accepts that apology, then they just need to get over it.

In the future, my advice would be that whenever you feel like posting something that has a strong opinion in it, you first write it, then set it aside for a while (save it in Word or save the message as a draft). Go back to it a few hours (or even a day or two) later and reread it. Now that you have calmed down or thought about it, ask yourself, “Is this what I would write now? Is it well-reasoned? Is it polite?” If it is, go ahead and send it; if not, either rewrite it or don’t send it at all.

Don’t hate yourself. We all goof up sometimes. Learn from the goofs and move on.

Hugs,
Papabear