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I followed the HN-targeted link at the top ("It gets exhausting") and Oh. My. Good. Lord: >> Something Awful had a particular response to furries. After creati
by YeGoblynQueenne 1y ago
I followed the HN-targeted link at the top ("It gets exhausting") and Oh. My. Good. Lord:
>> Something Awful had a particular response to furries. After creating a subforum specifically for furries to post in, everyone who used it was marked with a custom yellow star avatar, then banned.
https://archive.md/fX8Jo https://archive.md/fX8Jo
I used to think the early internet was less shite than the current internet. Maybe I've been mollycoddled, wrapped in the HN blanket where behaviour like that would never be condoned. Maybe I need to see more social media. But, really? Yellow stars? OK wow.
- Izkata 1y agoThey and a few others flew under the radar while 4chan got all the heat. Most people had no idea those places existed, while your remembrance is probably more accurate for the early internet in general.
- some_furry 1y agoWait until you hear about the furry convention that was the target of a terrorist attack via chlorine gas in 2014, which the news anchors laughed at when they heard what furries are. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXiMXx2shRmvI-PuBbmMlTlCC4Odv04ia https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXiMXx2shRmvI-PuBbmMl... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j6ZdVSrXNg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j6ZdVSrXNg Or, a less drastic and recent example, a furry in Australia getting jumped unprovoked: https://x.com/Dennis_Gunnn/status/1918591407314661399 https://x.com/Dennis_Gunnn/status/1918591407314661399 You can find hateful behavior everywhere if you look for it. This isn't exclusive to how people treat the furry fandom.
- YeGoblynQueenne 1y agoI don't understand people. Thanks for sharing.