Recent comments in /f/pittsburgh

ThatFabulousBastard t1_jeeuuig wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in CBS News: Hotel rooms for Anthrocon sell out in 24 hours by PierogiPowered

It's not triggering for me anymore. I don't want anyone going through what I did and informing others while framing it that not all furries are bad people is important to me.

And, again, i'm not painting all furries as bad because that's simply not true.

However, I found that the furries that are most upset by this are usually the ones that "if the shoe fits" applies to.

so you can take a time-out if you're gonna be needlessly rude.

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ThatFabulousBastard t1_jeetl6n wrote

Reply to comment by LockelyFox in CBS News: Hotel rooms for Anthrocon sell out in 24 hours by PierogiPowered

Yes, conventions are sectioned off that way.

And, again, i was in the fandom for 20 years. I know the by-lines and the things furries say when the facts come out.

The furry fandom only pays lip service to "we actively expel those people"

Can you tell me how you've actively done that? And can you also explain to the people here why "cub" and "feral" are two of the most popular porn tags?

Maybe you can tell everyone here what RC Fox did?

again, you're not dealing with an uninformed normie. I went to AC and other conventions for 20+ years.

No hate, but save your "sorry you got hurt, but..." comments. It's all furries can ever say in regards to what goes on in the fandom.

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ThatFabulousBastard t1_jeesvej wrote

Reply to CBS News: Hotel rooms for Anthrocon sell out in 24 hours by PierogiPowered

I was a part of the furry fandom for 20+ years.

Not every furry is a bad person, not by a long shot, and hating furries out-of-hand without the facts is wrong.

However, the furry fandom itself is dangerously populated with people like this in positions of power and influence https://twitter.com/ConStaffWatch/status/1399573940054347778?s=20

I want to make it very clear: this event is run and organized by people who wear cute costumes to disassociate from their paraphilias. The people who attend this event all have these things in common and it is NOT uncommon in the furry fandom at all.

Anthrocon itself has staff members who in their online lives are openly zoophilic.

I say this with 20 years of experiences, and the therapy it took to get me past the sexual abuse I suffered and the things I saw people engaged in behind closed doors: there are parts of the furry fandom that are so dark and corrupt if more people knew about, there wouldn't BE any furry conventions.

Short version, facts:

Anthrocon is a Pittsburgh mainstay and it's not going anywhere and brings a lot of money to the city. Not all furries are bad people, but the furry fandom has some HORRENDOUS sexual abuse and paraphilic obsessions. It is not as cute and safe as it seems.

I only say this because I don't want anyone ever going through what I did. Be careful, not hateful.

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Ryan1006 t1_jeesnob wrote

Reply to Kennywood Bag Policy by citylifeadventures

UGH. So no more backpacks? That sucks. We always load two backpacks up with waters and Gatorades to get use through the day, and we use the backpacks to put stuff in like hats and glasses when we go on rides that you are required to remove them. I guess maybe those drawstring bags my kids like will work?

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