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It did seem a bit gratuitous the way the author mentioned they were a furry; it had nothing to do with whether one should delete their Patreon account.

by renlo 4y ago

nominusllc 4y ago
More power to the author , or being their own individual, but it made me feel a little uneasy. I dont mind people being a furry or expressing themselves, but I do feel like I was made a witness/part-of someone's kink and I'm not into that. I thought it would be dry infosec blog stuff and unfortunately opened it at work. It's the same feeling when seeing a leather clad lady hauling someone's granddad on a leash around town. I respect it, just don't make me part of it against my will. I'll make a note to skip this site in the future.
- some_furry 4y ago
  > I dont mind people being a furry or expressing themselves, but I do feel like I was made a witness/part-of someone's kink and I'm not into that. 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... This comes up a lot, but: Furry isn't my kink. I hope that settles it.
  - blakebreeder 4y ago
    multiple times in that article it's admitted that being a furry is sexual--because everything is. comparing it to Tupperware parties, as if the rate of sex at Tupperware parties is in any way comparable.
    - some_furry 4y ago
      If everything is sexual, then the distinction becomes meaningless and only something that is significantly more sexual than the baseline is worth remarking upon. My argument is that furry isn't inherently any more sexual than anything else. To call it a sex/kink thing is not a meaningful argument.
      - white_dragon88 4y ago
some_furry 4y ago
This post was written primarily for a furry audience, whom has been a bit panicked over yesterday's news that Patreon did such a head-ass move. After I tweeted that I deleted my Patreon (to which I paid like $700/month to various creators), several people asked me (publicly and privately) whether they should follow suit. I wanted to offer a calmer take. Since there was discussion on HN about this topic yesterday, I thought the folks here would appreciate the perspective.
- _notathrowaway 4y ago
  I've seen your website making rounds around HN before, and I don't think there is anything wrong with you posting your articles here. Disregard people who are easily offended, your work is pertinent on hacker news, and your SFW imagery is not against any rules.

It did seem a bit gratuitous the way the author mentioned they were a furry; it had nothing to do with whether one should delete their Patreon account.

by renlo 4y ago

It did seem a bit gratuitous the way the author mentioned they were a furry; it had nothing to do with whether one should delete their Patreon account.

nominusllc 4y ago

More power to the author , or being their own individual, but it made me feel a little uneasy. I dont mind people being a furry or expressing themselves, but I do feel like I was made a witness/part-of someone's kink and I'm not into that. I thought it would be dry infosec blog stuff and unfortunately opened it at work. It's the same feeling when seeing a leather clad lady hauling someone's granddad on a leash around town. I respect it, just don't make me part of it against my will. I'll make a note to skip this site in the future.

some_furry 4y ago
> I dont mind people being a furry or expressing themselves, but I do feel like I was made a witness/part-of someone's kink and I'm not into that. 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... This comes up a lot, but: Furry isn't my kink. I hope that settles it.
- blakebreeder 4y ago
  multiple times in that article it's admitted that being a furry is sexual--because everything is. comparing it to Tupperware parties, as if the rate of sex at Tupperware parties is in any way comparable.
  - some_furry 4y ago
    If everything is sexual, then the distinction becomes meaningless and only something that is significantly more sexual than the baseline is worth remarking upon. My argument is that furry isn't inherently any more sexual than anything else. To call it a sex/kink thing is not a meaningful argument.
    - white_dragon88 4y ago

some_furry 4y ago

This post was written primarily for a furry audience, whom has been a bit panicked over yesterday's news that Patreon did such a head-ass move. After I tweeted that I deleted my Patreon (to which I paid like $700/month to various creators), several people asked me (publicly and privately) whether they should follow suit. I wanted to offer a calmer take. Since there was discussion on HN about this topic yesterday, I thought the folks here would appreciate the perspective.

_notathrowaway 4y ago
I've seen your website making rounds around HN before, and I don't think there is anything wrong with you posting your articles here. Disregard people who are easily offended, your work is pertinent on hacker news, and your SFW imagery is not against any rules.