Praise from Cracked, Mattress company winks at us, nazi teddybears – NEWSDUMP (8/13/15)
by Patch O'Furr
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Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag. Guest posts welcome. “Local correspondents” wanted to talk about your local networks.
CORRECTION: Fangcon was NOT the first con to sponsor a float in a Pride parade – FWA was earlier.
Tip from Slickkat: “FWA has had a float in the Atlanta Pride parade for the last two years.” It corrects this week’s headline calling Fangcon the first. Queer media outlet Project Q wrote about the FWA sponsorship: Furries cuddle up and show their Atlanta Pride. The active Georgiafurs site organizes the Pride float since 2013.
Florida Times-Union: Meet the Furries.
Nothing new here, but nicely written.
Guess who’s #5 on the CRACKED list of “6 Groups Who Shouldn’t Be Sexual Punchlines.”
This article gets a Hallelujah. It has comedy and sexy furries, but they aren’t the target. Instead, it makes fun of judgemental assholes. That’s refreshing, after a tendency for media to be sadistic to innocent people, who happen to have richer than usual fantasy lives.