Talk:Jakkal

2005-11-19T00:06:08Z

172.209.162.146: /* Furry vs were */

== Furry vs were ==
I don't see the distinction, but one is made by the subject of this article. -- [[User:Siege|Siege]] 08:41, 14 Nov 2005 (UTC)
:Well, note that that is her distinction alone, and go on. Move it from the opening sentence (both here and on [[Black Tapestries]]); there are better ways to introduce an artist and webcomic than to say it is anthropomorphic, but she (or in the case of the comic, the creator) is rabidly anti-fur. [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 12:55, 14 Nov 2005 (UTC)

::Actually there is a BIG difference between Furries and "weres", unfortunately "were" has started to become a mainstream word in the furry community for more bestial or native type furries. That is why we have started to use the term "Therian" to describe ourselves. We don't do this as a sense of elitism like many furries claim, but as a further differentiation. Furries and therians are exclusive communities.

::In addition, I am not "rabidly antifur", I have a great many furry friends and I do hang out with a lot of furries on a daily basis. I do not like the general furry attitude, nor do I like having labels slapped on me - and then furthermore have furries vehemently attack me because I refuse to be labelled as such.

::I have noticed that Furries attempting to define something they do not understand on this wiki. Just because one doesn't see the difference between Furries and Therians does not mean there isn't one, and also does not mean one should assume they are one in the same.

::I see -no- reason to include whether or not I am a furry or a therian in the description. I am an artist of a comic that furry *might* enjoy reading. That is all one should be concerned with. - [[User:Jakkal|Jakkal]]

:::I've reworded the article a bit, so it isn't quite as awkward. I'll make a simular change to the ''[[Black Tapestries]]'' article as well.

:::There have always been distinctions between the "furry" and "were"/"therian" communities. These should be respected, from both sides, in my opinion. [[User:CarlFox|Carl Fox]] 04:12, 18 Nov 2005 (UTC)

I must agree with CarlFox. Both the furry and the were communities have unique attributes, some of which may be percieved as either positive or negative depending on your perspective. I'd say that both groups have their decent people and their troublemakers, their good points and their bad points.

In my personal experience both online and in real life, I have never percieved Jakkal as a "fur basher" who says that all furs are bad or evil. She does state that there are differences between these communities. She does not identify as a fur and she says that she is not personally comfortable with the general atmosphere and culture of the fur community, specifically in regards to the focus on sexuality that is very prominent in many areas of this community.

Having a personal preference to not identify as a fur does not make someone anti-fur any more than being heterosexual makes someone anti-gay. Not wanting to listen to heavy metal music does not make someone an anti-heavy metal activist. Personal choices should be respected as long as the person making the choices does not condemn anyone else for exercising the same right. Jakkal emphatically does not do so.

- Savage

Co-moderator, Werelist, also proud to be identified as a fur.

It doesn't matter how the fuck you dogfuckers try to class yourselves, you're all delusional motherfuckers that want to hump animals, doesn't matter if they're bipedal or not, they STILL HAVE ANIMAL TRAITS you goddamned losers. -Tigermaggot

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