Okay, It's the last one, I promise.
Or not...or not, so uh...
I'm back once again to bother you guys with more furry stuff.
Yeah, I figured you would see the title and give it THAT look.
That's right, today's subject is rather heavy.
Here we go!
Before we start the video I want to make clear that the subject itself and certain words in here can be considered
NOT SAFE FOR WORK (NSFW)
So let's go.
Well, I think you guys were not expecting for this one uh?...
SURPRISE!
That's right!
That one thing called "yiff"
I mentioned it on the last video I made about the fandom
And recent events made me think it would be interesting to focus on this subject.
LET'S GO!
Well, most part of you guys already know that almost
EVERY community about cartoons, games or alternative culture like the furry fandom has what some people call
DARK SIDE
Yeah, NSFW, Rule 34, that kind of stuff.
Well, it was recently brought to debate on a facebook furry community the following subject:
Can "Yiff" be considered something that damages the furry fandom?
Let's go, first of all: Does such thing has a "correct" answer?
YES!
Then what is the answer? Duuh, Of course not!
The creation of this kind of content is not harmful by itself.
What can make it harmful is the kind of treatment the community itself gives to this kind of subject.
You probably remember the video I made talking about stereotypes.
Well...
That stereotype is something that the community obviously tries to avoid.
However, they do it the wrong way.
To put this in a more interesting perspective I'll make a comparison with two other fandoms okay?
between the otaku, brony and furry communities.
(Before you ask, yes I am fully aware that the brony fandom is basically just a "diet version" of the furry fandom.
except it is directed to one specific furry cartoon.
And no, you don't need to give me that talk about "My Little Pony" not being a furry cartoon.
Unless, of course, that magical colored ponies that talk, act and think like human beings are no longer considered furry characters and nobody warned me)
MOVING ON...~
Let's go!
Wesites dedicated to NSFW content, okay!
The possibility of finding NSFW content (or references to it) on random google searches, okay!
They are all heavily stereotyped communities, okay!
Seems like very few things I know, but these are some of the most important details!
Now...
Let's talk about those stereotypes first.
When people talk about "otakus"
A lot of people think about "hentais" and the whole "waifu" stuff even though they KNOW it's not all about that!
Many people think that is a "bizarre"community and some have a deep hatred towards them.
But...
Obviously...
If you ask them to justify that hatred
The only answer you will receive perfectly match the stereotypes surrounding that community!
Which means that is a unjustifiable hatred.
Also known as...
Stupidity~
When we talk about "bronies"
A lot of people immediately think about "clop"
Some claim it is a cartoon meant exclusively for a children audience
and some say the brony community is purely constituted by potential criminals or people that refuse to grow up.
And when we talk about "furries"
Very similar stereotypes show up as well
Since "yiff" is a thing
Many people call them perverts
Some people also say they refuse to grow up
And some even say it's a purely fetishist community
(I'M LOOKING AT YOU HEITOR WERNECK) *Author of a completely misleading article about the furry community*
MOVING ON...~
All of these things are nothing but stereotypes and most part of the community knows that.
And as I said before
Not only the furry fandom but all the other communities want to get rid of such images (stereotypes)
But many of them insist on doing it the wrong way.
And the furry community unfortunatelly seems to be one of them.
But now, the same question I made on another video about stereotypes applies to this one.
How to prevent stereotypes from taking over the whole image of a community because of NSFW content? Like yiff for example.
As you are probably already expecting:
The answer is basically the same from that other video.
one word: AWARENESS
Not only for the newcomers but for the ones who are ALREADY part of these fandoms!
When it comes to "yiff"
Some people try to argue the following:
But there are children on this community as well! this kind of content should not reach them! therefore it's harmful!
REMINDER:
Don't throw at the fandom a responsibility that does not belong to it.
Supervising a child's access to the content available on the internet is up to their parents and not up to the fandom content producers.
Specially because nowadays it is generally known that fandoms and communities directed to games and cartoons
Are NOT exclusive to a children's audience at all!
Now, if one day your son or daughter accidentaly cut themselves with scissors for example
and because of that you want to sue the manufacturer then...
GOOD LUCK~
But now, serious talk...
The right way to prevent such situations is probably so obvious people just can't see it!
Or maybe they are just too lazy to do anything for the community they claim to love
But there is a pretty simple solution:
1-Properly inform people 2-Do not hide or demonize any means of artistic expression and entertainment made by the community
3-Let the interaction of the newcomers with the other furries allow them to stabilish their own interests.
Seems pretty simple doesn't it?
It's pretty easy indeed!
But unfortunatelly that is not what has been happening!
Many members from the furry community fight that situation the wrong way.
And only end up facilitating the occurrence of what they fear the most
They treat certain subjects as "taboo" and sometimes even completely demonize things like "yiff"
They present opinions and completely subjective factors as an absolute truth
And end up giving the newcomers the wrong idea.
Almost as if they were saying:
"Oh, I don't like that! Therefore they are not allowed to like it as well!"
Or an even worse situation
When a newcomer finds out about "Yiff" and asks someone about it
It usually involves a lot of
"Uhh...You don't want to know"
Or even
"NO! Stay Away From It!"
No to mention that these reactions usually come with facial expressions that even seem to say:
"OH NO, HE FOUND OUT!"
So, to end this video...
Remember this:
Treating the situation in such way will only make everything worse
And sometimes it makes the newcomers even more curious about it.
Many times they would have understood the existence of adult entertainment on the furry community
If someone properly explained it instead of banalize the subject
This constant trivialization only empowers the stereotypes that the furry community tries to avoid.
It's like trying to put out a fire by throwing gasoline at it
Now here is the question:
Any other subject you think would be interesting to talk about?
Any other video I should make regarding the furry community?
Would you like to share your opinion with me and with the other subscribers?
Use your right of free speech and let me know what you think in the comments below!
Aaand I'm out! o/