Evil fursuiters want your children! :P

Jul 09, 2009 12:43

No, seriously, that's how this is being swung.

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Even more amusing is the amount of errors in the report about the con and the fandom. Tell me, when did the idea of "getting the facts straight" justup and die in American news reporting? This is almost something I'd expect from the glory days of the 19th century, when they ran exposes like the True ( Read more... )

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lavendergem July 9 2009, 17:15:56 UTC
I love how the by-line says "Furry Woman Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teen." It makes it sound like the bearded lady from the circus is on a rampage.

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eric_hinkle July 9 2009, 22:19:57 UTC
Well, Furries have been the "Freak of the Week" before in the mainstream media.

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eric_hinkle July 9 2009, 22:19:18 UTC
I believe that's what I said at the original link.

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brianblackberry July 9 2009, 18:20:43 UTC
Usually the tone of the news report when it comes to an older woman with a teenage boy is summed up with the summary of "Nice...!", now suddenly it is all about furry.

I love how they play up the SEX!!! aspect.

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mauser July 9 2009, 22:16:07 UTC
Furry has ALWAYS had a sexual undercurrent. Usually more of a riptide. It's silly to pretend otherwise.

I do find it interesting how the fandom has shifted so much from comics and artwork to fursuiting though.

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brianblackberry July 9 2009, 23:17:30 UTC
I know there is a sexual side to the fandom, like moist geek fandoms. Face it though, the television news media is very sensationalist and very predictable. They will play up the sex aspect of anything and the more moral panic they can cause out of this the better, because that boosts ratings. The issue is the suggestion that because she is a furry, she did this, even though the whole older women with teenage boys problem is much more endemic and widespread, and furry or any other fandom makes no real difference there when it comes to the cause or size of this problem.

But it sure sounds good, and allows the audience to feel morally superior, when the talking heads say it.

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mauser July 9 2009, 23:33:49 UTC
Well, it used to be older con-organizers having sex with younger boys... but fortunately Furry wasn't so much in the news back then. Can't do a story like that today anyway because it would offend a Protected Minority.

I always advocated keeping the media out, but some folks were publicity hounds, and this is what you get. You can do the best you can at damage control, but it's no good if it ends up on the editing room floor. Some like to fancy themselves as Media Relations managers, but all they really accomplish is giving the news crews File Footage for stories like this.

I'm sure everyone a year ago clowning around in their fursuits for the cameras thought it was all going to be innocent fun, but look at how it was used here.

Man, I'm racking up the "I told you so"s lately.

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