Why can't we just get along?

[altivo]

[sigh]

Two ridiculous flame wars in one week is too many by exactly two. First the absurdity created by kibbles about Something Awful's right to insult whomever they choose whenever they choose, but the unwillingness of their members to accept insults in return. Then the strange behavior of therianthropy which seems to forbid discussions about the very subject the group is supposed to be about, and practices censorship freely to prevent them. And last week it was tigerwolf (not to be confused with the real TigerWolf, apparently) whose misogyny is beyond belief.

I know, I know, there are probably a hundred more such absurdities going on that I just haven't seen, but I really do find this inability to even talk about something with some degree of sanity quite tragic. Worse yet, these wars go on between people who I thought felt some degree of alienation from humanity in general for the same reasons I do. Obviously I was wrong, since they engage in the very things that I reject about humanity...

And I can't even spread my wings and fly away, since I don't have any to spread. Oh well.

Comments

[vakkotaur.livejournal.com]

bronxelf_ag001 had a good summary of things, though not directly inspired by what you've mentioned. Her take on it is here and a pointer that allows comments is here.

And it is curious that some ask "Why would anyone separate themselves from humanity" and then proceed to provide examples. With the recent goings on involving jmaynard (we live in the same house) that has gotten crazy, I'm trying to stay detached as it's likely the safest thing for me to do. There may be a fire, but at least I'm not showering it with gasoline. Water would be good, but I've grabbed the wrong container, as it were, before.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Well, she is at least rational and reasonable.

Oh, and my compliments to jmaynard on the costuming job. Well executed.

--'Tivo

[kaijima.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see you have discovered the special quality therianthropy has. *slaps puffy inflated paws over snout* I will say no more, lest I rant.

[animist.livejournal.com]

Just in case someone reading this does not know, the original Tigerwolf is the guy who has for many years run the internet room (and provided all of the gear to do so) at most furry cons. He has a small ISP, and provides web services - one of his long time customers is Wolf Park, whose web site he hosts. http://www.wolfpark.org

He's a hell of a nice guy, but he doesn't suffer fools gladly. And he's very intelligent. So he's not to be confused with his name sake, from what I have been told. I don't know this other guy. I had supper with the original Tigerwolf though last Saturday at Wolf Park.

Someone should really start some sort of name registry I guess. What confusion!

-- Bob