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https://soatok.blog/2020/07/09/a-word-on-anti-furry-sentiments-in-the-tech-community/ https://soatok.blog/2020/07/09/a-word-on-anti-furry-sentimen...

hunterb123 4y ago
- some_furry 4y ago
  > Not my cup of tea, but that's cool, there's a million tech blogs without sexualized mascot drawings. There's nothing sexualized on my blog. If you're assuming it's sexualized just because I'm a furry: https://soatok.blog/2021/04/02/the-furry-sexuality-blog-post/#furry-sex-thing https://soatok.blog/2021/04/02/the-furry-sexuality-blog-post...
  - hunterb123 4y ago
    - some_furry2 4y ago
      > https://i0.wp.com/soatok.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1514228362.kazetheblaze_grimmbadge.jpg https://i0.wp.com/soatok.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/151... > From the above post. I realize that "sexualized" is subjective but that's how it looks from my pov. What, exactly, about this image seems "sexualized" to you? This is a con badge from a Fairy Tales themed convention. The artist drew my fursona in the style of Little Red Riding Hood--a fairy tale deemed appropriate by most parents for young children. There are no genitals depicted in this drawing. There's no secondary sex characteristics being emphasized. No reasonable person would look at this cartoon image and think, "Oh, this is sexualized" UNLESS they had a pre-existing cognitive distortion to assume "furry = sexual". But that's a false equivalence.
    - jawnv6 4y ago
      but... you had to go looking for that one, skipping over the part where you saw a bunch of waist-up pictures of a cartoon canine and got too hot and bothered to continue reading? it's not linked from the original article
      - hunterb123 4y ago
        ??? it was in the blog post linked above that the author replied to me with. I certainly didn't go looking for it.
- ikiris 4y ago
  - hunterb123 4y ago
    - CiPHPerCoder 4y ago
      I don't see anything sexualized here. This appears to be a depiction of Red Riding Hood, a fairy tale character that's very frequently introduced to young children in America.
      - hunterb123 4y ago
        > I realize that "sexualized" is subjective but that's how it looks from my pov. To each their own ofc. I wouldn't open this blog at work. I certainly wouldn't buy a children's book with this type of art in it. You must have to admit that little red riding hood is usually depicted a lot more modestly.
        CiPHPerCoder 4y ago
        What about it is sexualized to you, exactly? I'm not saying your POV is wrong. I'm asking you to explain it. EDIT: Since you edited your comment, I'll edit mine. > I wouldn't open this blog at work. I certainly wouldn't buy a children's book with this type of art in it. Why not? I don't see anything wrong with this blog post. I'd happily share it with colleagues and coworkers alike because it's useful information. The only crowd that might take offense to the content here are cryptocurrency enthusiasts, because of the shade thrown at secp256k1. But, personally speaking, I'm okay with them being upset with me for sharing a link to such a thing. > You must have to admit that little red riding hood is usually depicted a lot more modestly. I'm not sure the same rules of clothing apply to cartoon animal characters as to real-life humans. I certainly don't shriek if a coworker posts a picture of their pet cat at work without the critter being fully clothed. What are the standards you're applying to this situation? Also, the image you linked isn't included in the blog post about elliptic curves, so it's a bit weird to cling to it in defense of your initial reaction.

hunterb123 4y ago

some_furry 4y ago
> Not my cup of tea, but that's cool, there's a million tech blogs without sexualized mascot drawings. There's nothing sexualized on my blog. If you're assuming it's sexualized just because I'm a furry: https://soatok.blog/2021/04/02/the-furry-sexuality-blog-post/#furry-sex-thing https://soatok.blog/2021/04/02/the-furry-sexuality-blog-post...
- hunterb123 4y ago
  - some_furry2 4y ago
    > https://i0.wp.com/soatok.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1514228362.kazetheblaze_grimmbadge.jpg https://i0.wp.com/soatok.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/151... > From the above post. I realize that "sexualized" is subjective but that's how it looks from my pov. What, exactly, about this image seems "sexualized" to you? This is a con badge from a Fairy Tales themed convention. The artist drew my fursona in the style of Little Red Riding Hood--a fairy tale deemed appropriate by most parents for young children. There are no genitals depicted in this drawing. There's no secondary sex characteristics being emphasized. No reasonable person would look at this cartoon image and think, "Oh, this is sexualized" UNLESS they had a pre-existing cognitive distortion to assume "furry = sexual". But that's a false equivalence.
  - jawnv6 4y ago
    but... you had to go looking for that one, skipping over the part where you saw a bunch of waist-up pictures of a cartoon canine and got too hot and bothered to continue reading? it's not linked from the original article
    - hunterb123 4y ago
      ??? it was in the blog post linked above that the author replied to me with. I certainly didn't go looking for it.
ikiris 4y ago
- hunterb123 4y ago
  - CiPHPerCoder 4y ago
    I don't see anything sexualized here. This appears to be a depiction of Red Riding Hood, a fairy tale character that's very frequently introduced to young children in America.
    - hunterb123 4y ago
      > I realize that "sexualized" is subjective but that's how it looks from my pov. To each their own ofc. I wouldn't open this blog at work. I certainly wouldn't buy a children's book with this type of art in it. You must have to admit that little red riding hood is usually depicted a lot more modestly.
      - CiPHPerCoder 4y ago
        What about it is sexualized to you, exactly? I'm not saying your POV is wrong. I'm asking you to explain it. EDIT: Since you edited your comment, I'll edit mine. > I wouldn't open this blog at work. I certainly wouldn't buy a children's book with this type of art in it. Why not? I don't see anything wrong with this blog post. I'd happily share it with colleagues and coworkers alike because it's useful information. The only crowd that might take offense to the content here are cryptocurrency enthusiasts, because of the shade thrown at secp256k1. But, personally speaking, I'm okay with them being upset with me for sharing a link to such a thing. > You must have to admit that little red riding hood is usually depicted a lot more modestly. I'm not sure the same rules of clothing apply to cartoon animal characters as to real-life humans. I certainly don't shriek if a coworker posts a picture of their pet cat at work without the critter being fully clothed. What are the standards you're applying to this situation? Also, the image you linked isn't included in the blog post about elliptic curves, so it's a bit weird to cling to it in defense of your initial reaction.