Furry in the Media
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Does the media hate furries? This week we discover the answer is “not really” and discuss how furries shape how they’re viewed.
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levi
I am the coyote of the group! This means I am the handsome one, the intelligent one, the one who says all sorts of positive things about himself because he can even though he may be stretching the truth a little. When I'm not hosting or editing the show, you can find me writing the next great furry novel.
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Great podcast!
I’ve never been a person who likes to ‘hide’ anything in regards to life, so if I wasn’t proud of furry I wouldn’t be a furry. I’ve met a couple of journalists when in fursuit and in both cases, it was a positive experience.
I think local news coverage is generally much better in terms of exposure because they are selling news: They cover what is going on in the community and try generally to paint the local happenings in a positive view when they can.
However I’d be very wary of nationally syndicated news shows, because they are not designed to cover news but are designed to provide electronic entertainment to the masses. They craft an entertaining caricature of life in order to hook their viewership, rather than attempt to portray an objective view. That sort of venue is too unpredictable. You leave yourself and your reputation to the mercy of editors who treat your image on their videotape as their property to freely manipulate any way they choose.
I have seen much positive media coverage of furry fandom, primarily because so much negativity is born and stays online. The truth is the majority do not know of the fandom and if there is nothing ill to show, then it doesn’t get out that way. I have seen one or two press releases that were a bit unfair and crudely worded, but the term ‘sex’ was used more than ‘furry’ so I would think people would soon forget it. After all, the way it was depicted wasn’t remotely akin to the real event.