The Next Wave...

[khromat]

In case people haven't heard about it, there's a new article about Furry
Fandom on the web at: http://www.disinfo.com

My header is because people seem surprised/upset/horrified that non-furs
are now posting (usually unflattering) articles about the 'most imfamous
group on the internet'. Those of us who have been around furry from The
Beginning can remember when the then-fledgling InterNet saw a wave of
attention at furries.

Back then in 1995, most of the articles were in hardcopy format and were
talking specifically about the phenomenon of TS (TinySex), Chatline
identities, and general Sex on the InterNet. Often the articles were
written as part of a college dissertation into what the possible
directions the Internet would take (and the obvious notice of how fast
S*E*X appeared on what many assumed to be an academic media).

Back then, it was WIRED and "Sex and the Internet". Today, it's
'disinformation.com' and 'memepool.com' and blurbs in 'deviant
desires'... not including the occassional spots in splash magazines
looking for something to tweek their readers.

I hate to break the alt.flame.furry posters, but this is _nothing_ new!

...worse yet, it's nothing new when looked at from the perspective of
all the various fandoms. We're just more 'public' because a good chunk
of activity is on the Internet for all the world to see, literally.

-- ermine
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