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Furry Chat => General => Topic started by: airraiser on April 02, 2007, 10:10:33 PM
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Stolen from Talbona on LJ.
From: Cuddly Battleship Kattywampus
to: ohiofur
"I swear this happened, guys. I purposely waited until today to say
this so no one would think I was April-fooling again.
So Saturday and yesterday, I visited the anime con called Anime Punch,
which is a small Columbus-based anime convention. I was wearing my
pokemon costume since I made it partially because I frequent anime
cons. A few other fursuiters happened by as well.
Well, we got harassed bigtime. Aside from "ewww furries" remarks from
some of the congoers and such, I even got mistreated by the con-chair
himself! Some lackey working for the convention came up to me and
said "I have a message to you from the con-chair," and when I turned
in reply, he pretended to blow my brains out. So I thought, "hmm..
they don't like pokemon" 'cause this stuff happens all the time. You
know, people being dumb and stuff. The fursuiters did get a lot of
good attention, so it wasn't like we got bashed all evening. But then
Sunday, at the closing ceremonies, the staff did a public
furry-bashing. So I walked into the ceremony. (A furry working for
the convention explained what they were saying) As I went in, it
caused a commotion, and they announced onstage that they didn't want
furries or people in furry costumes to show up to the convention next
year. Mixed response from the audience.
Then, the conchair sent a guy with a REAL cattle prod after me! Some
of the people on stage cheered, and some of the crowd got antsy. I
picked up a damn chair. Then it was mad commotion. So three people
jumped up out of the crowd and got between me and cattle-prod guy.
One guy wrestled the chair out of my paws, and the other two
shoved/swung at cattle-prod guy. (They were apparently furs) Two
other fursuiters came in. After they made nasty comments, one gave
them the finger. (I tried to flip the bird, but I only have 3 fingers
anyway, so it doesn't look right) We stood our ground and a good half
of the audience came up and hugged us as they were leaving and said
they didn't want us to leave. We got a few nasty comments from
people. Then when we were leaving, we walked up the hall leading to
the door, and the whole staff was there. Some of them made nasty
comments, and one even tried to pick a fight with one of us. So I
finally spoke (Kept character the whole time) and told them that they
really didn't want our money. They said "You made your point, now
leave"...
So yeah, I just thought you should know.
Any suggestions on what to do at this point? Is there anything to do?
Is it right that people can treat paying customers this way and get
treated like this?
Frustrated as hell,
Kattywampus
Oh, P.S. The cattle prod had been disarmed during that time. Dunno
when. So no one was injured."
I say, wear your furs proudly. I know I do ^-^
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Of all the retards in all the fandoms, leave it to otakutards to pick a fight with the most "emo" of fandoms.
That makes perfect sense. If you're so retarded and desperate for attention who else would be a better target?
Certainly not their own kind. Most of them probably wouldn't care and just ignore them.
It's a good thing they don't try that sort of stuff down here. Here being one of the most frequently seen states on the TV show C.O.P.S.
Lol. If it happened here it would be the police breaking it up instead. :snicker: Not saying we're violent just proud.
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OMG! I saw that guy at the con. It was a really nice fursuit too. I also know the conchair of AP, and trust me, he's one of the biggest jerks I've ever met.
Edit: I was also not their on Sunday for closing ceremonies, or else I'd have probably gotten into the fight too. No furries at anime punch next year? What a joke, I seriously doubt there will be an anime punch next year. It's honestly a poorly run con and as I said, everyone hates the con chair.
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*Hands out chairs for the Jerry Springer style party.
XD Yeh, party that's it.... :snicker:
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You've got a very willing dragoness who would have loved to been in that fight. xD
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I bet you that if they do have anime punch there will be tons of furs there! =3
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holy crud... That's just not right...
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oooooh....if I was there and they said that *bleep* to me....I would've decked the guy and anyone who would be with him.....if we all get in trouble for standing for our beliefs and what we're proud to be...then we should just get in trouble for living
It's people like that con-chair person that give life in itself a bad name :twitch:
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Actully if you read the Cosplay rules, they state that only ANIME are allowed in. Even states Game CosPlay AT YOUR OWN RISK! WTF at your own risk? What the snark? Soooo if you cosplay as someone from Final Fantasy (BIG BUTT ANIME GAME/One movie) you will be what? Kicked out, harrassed? Please do tell me? Also anyone picking on me at a con will be properly reported. If they continue meet me out side behoynd the bounds of the hotel and say that to my face! See how far you get. And touch me with a cattle prod YEA you're gonna loose something of value there buddy! (no baby making for jooo) Heh you've never felt my claws on my costume WOOO great for scratching your back, though bad for itching near your eye.
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Actully if you read the Cosplay rules, they state that only ANIME are allowed in. Even states Game CosPlay AT YOUR OWN RISK! WTF at your own risk? What the snark? Soooo if you cosplay as someone from Final Fantasy (BIG BUTT ANIME GAME/One movie) you will be what? Kicked out, harrassed? Please do tell me? Also anyone picking on me at a con will be properly reported. If they continue meet me out side behoynd the bounds of the hotel and say that to my face! See how far you get. And touch me with a cattle prod YEA you're gonna loose something of value there buddy! (no baby making for jooo) Heh you've never felt my claws on my costume WOOO great for scratching your back, though bad for itching near your eye.
Not kicked out or anything, just not allowed to participate in any of the cosplay competitions and stuff (I happened to be doing Final Fantasy cosplay this weekend). grr In the program, they claim it's not based on cosplay elitism or anything, but I call BS
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Oh thats nothing,
There was this one guy I read about, can't remember the con name for the life of me, but he wore his ears and tail, and a few drunk Anime Fans saw him and started to chase him calling him a 'Skunk-F***er' and soon the other people joined in so this unlucky Furr was now running for his life pretty much over this.
Its stupid really,
Like all this over some f***ing fandoms.
People really just need to be slapped around a bit and told to get a life if they're gonna react this way to a furr minding his own buisness
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ooo..... that would be bad but the fight woiuld have been fun if i was there i would throw a few anime kicks and jabs in there as well as punches =3
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I've never been to a convention :( *is curious about how fun they are*
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I've never been to a convention :( *is curious about how fun they are*
*wonders with stepchui*
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I've been to two Anime Cons, never been harrased before. I found them to be a blast, most people I meet are wicked nice. And basicly everybody's there to just have a good time. Though it might help if I knew a little more about anime, like characters and such. But ah well. Actully I'm heading to Anime Boston on the 20th.
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ooh :) so do you generally need a costume or can you go as well, yourself if you're new?
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I believe you can dress normally, I don't think it's a requirement.. At least that is what my friend told me. But honestly, that's pretty messed up, chasing someone with cow-prod. -_-' I'd tell them to kiss my furry butt and lash out at them, but that's me and i'm violent... :peace:
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You can go as yourself, persona, some other charater or something you just pull out of your butt like 5 seconds before entering. There really arn't any rules (except at THAT con. PFFFTTTT)
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I'm 1 hour outside of Columbus, well i know where I'm heading next year. In FULL furry costume carrying a baseball bat, lets see them harass me they'll end up in the hospital explaining to the doctor how a 6 foot tall animal blugend them with a bat. As for that chairman how can he refuse to let a furry enter if the anime/game they are doing has a furry in it? Final Fantasy 7 what if they came as Red XIII and entered?
Every Final Fantasy had at least one furry in it and most anime series celebrates the furrys. I think these Ashgoblins are just insecure about the whole thing, they see a sexy girl in a furry costume and feel confused and it angers them so they hate ALL furrys. They have no troubles drooling over aliens or young 9 year old girls in mini skirts but heaven forbid a cat girl in a maids dress turn them on.
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I'm 1 hour outside of Columbus, well i know where I'm heading next year. In FULL furry costume carrying a baseball bat, lets see them harass me they'll end up in the hospital explaining to the doctor how a 6 foot tall animal blugend them with a bat. As for that chairman how can he refuse to let a furry enter if the anime/game they are doing has a furry in it? Final Fantasy 7 what if they came as Red XIII and entered?
Every Final Fantasy had at least one furry in it and most anime series celebrates the furrys. I think these Ashgoblins are just insecure about the whole thing, they see a sexy girl in a furry costume and feel confused and it angers them so they hate ALL furrys. They have no troubles drooling over aliens or young 9 year old girls in mini skirts but heaven forbid a cat girl in a maids dress turn them on.
Haha! Go get 'em! And I agree completely... Today with people it just seems like, "Hey! If it looks human, we can drool over it and fantasize about it! But if it has a tail, fur, whiskers and ears, we have to shun it. K? K." I don't understand it really. It's more disturbing than anything because alot of animes and such DO have a younger character, god forbid this leads to pedophelia and the like. O.o; Quite sad, really.. :th_PyongLlora:
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Baicly, actully at Another Anime Convention I did have someone who didn't like me. Posted on the fourm that if you see this conbadge (one I did) feel free to ask for a photo. Got a rude little comment from some one. Though other people stood up for me which made me happy ^-^
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aww it's horrible how they do that :(
it's almost like racism.. but with furry costumes...
hmm *goes off to make a tail*
anyone want a tail? :S
edit: made it! :D it's light blue :P
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Hmm, if I was in Katty's position, I probably would have turned it into something far more gruesome of a situation. I dunno, I just have thing infernal rage towards those who hate others over societal choice of appeal or what have you. I probably would have ended up putting someone in the hospital or maybe worse... Not trying to sound like a bad ass, or like I'm psychotic, or something, that's just how I would have handled it. I would have ended up getting banned and arrested after doing something an animal would do, eat his neck out.
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Someone should clue PETA in on that lol.