I dunno, I've just noticed little comments and things here and there on Chapo and TrueAnon for example that kinda gives me the impression that they either don't take the subject seriously or don't care.

  • Awoo [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    I mean, they just said it's a litmus test, IE a good indicator. Ultimately I think it's because the entire case for being anti-furry is simply "it's cringe". There was a good post from an SRA co founder addressing this on their subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/SocialistRA/comments/gczti9/lets_have_a_chat_about_cringe/

    How does all that tie into neurodivergency? The neurodivergent are unimaginably more likely to take part in or like activities that those that are not neurodivergent will find unusual, different, and therefore "cringe". This means that the acceptance of one is an extremely strong indicator for the acceptance of the other. The rejection of one is an extremely strong indicator for being a bit of a shit to the other. People react negatively to them for similar reasons, behaviour that is outside of the normal expected social behaviours and norms.

      • BeamBrain [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Whenever I see someone say "Furries aren't a protected class," the unspoken conclusion is usually "and therefore it's okay to harass them, dox them, sabotage their projects, DDOS their websites, steal their money, and generally just try to make their lives worse."

        I'm not saying that's your intent here, but my history with that statement has less-than-good implications.

        • EthicalHumanMeat [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Whenever I see someone say “Furries aren’t a protected class,” the unspoken conclusion is usually “and therefore it’s okay to harass them, dox them, sabotage their projects, DDOS their websites, steal their money, and generally just try to make their lives worse.”

          It's really not.

          • OldSoulHippie [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            "I'm not a dog person" doesn't mean I want all dogs to die horribly. This is where some leftists start losing me. It's like how libs like to strawman every criticism of their party.

      • ComradeBongwater [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I think the argument isn't that it isn't off-putting to many, but rather it would best serve our comrades & thus our efforts by refraining from proclaiming that publicly, especially within leftist spaces.

        Is fat-shaming cool too because it's not a protected class?

        Yes, I cringe at some things I see too, but why ridicule when I'm the one who doesn't understand it?

    • ComradeBongwater [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Ultimately I think it’s because the entire case for being anti-furry is simply “it’s cringe”.

      Agreed. That was a great post and definitely exemplifies how we alienate comrades. ​It's punishing people who deviate from social norms, which is ultimately reactionary.

      I mean, they just said it’s a litmus test, IE a good indicator.

      She said the best litmus test, and I don't see it as any more of an indicator than most other reactionary views. Given there's a non negligible number of typically not ableist leftists who call furry stuff cringe, I would've argued it's less indicative had you not made a solid argument as to why neurodivergence would be more prevalent in communities like furries.

      • drhead [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Neurodivergence is also empirically more represented in the furry community for that matter. Off the top of my head, furries are something like 4 times more likely to have autism. It's also a majority queer community (if we consider that to either be neurodivergence or to otherwise be relevant for the same reasons) with only about 20% of the fandom identifying as heterosexual.