The Predominance Of Fursuiting
Nov. 30th, 2008 11:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lupestripeOn the train back from RBW (Con Report to follow later) I started thinking about Furry Cons and the Fandom as a whole.
A lot of people at both Confuzzled and RBW told me that they really enjoyed the cons but felt that fursuiters and fursuiting events disproportionately outweighed other events such as drawing, writing, gaming and spirituality.
Some felt that had they had a fursuit, they would have enjoyed the cons far more. They said that because they didn't have one, they felt that they were missing out on a lot of the fun.
Some people also told me that they had been bored during certain parts of the cons but had they had a fursuit, they could have participated in the events and therefore satiated this boredom.
As the majority of the events were fursuit related, they felt that fursuiting was becoming the most important aspect of the Fandom above other forms of creativity. Some used the word "elitist" in describing this and were worried that what was happening was the creation of a two-tiered Fandom rather than one based on inclusivity.
It's an interesting argument and one I can empathise with. Whether I agree or not, I'm not too sure.
A lot of people at both Confuzzled and RBW told me that they really enjoyed the cons but felt that fursuiters and fursuiting events disproportionately outweighed other events such as drawing, writing, gaming and spirituality.
Some felt that had they had a fursuit, they would have enjoyed the cons far more. They said that because they didn't have one, they felt that they were missing out on a lot of the fun.
Some people also told me that they had been bored during certain parts of the cons but had they had a fursuit, they could have participated in the events and therefore satiated this boredom.
As the majority of the events were fursuit related, they felt that fursuiting was becoming the most important aspect of the Fandom above other forms of creativity. Some used the word "elitist" in describing this and were worried that what was happening was the creation of a two-tiered Fandom rather than one based on inclusivity.
It's an interesting argument and one I can empathise with. Whether I agree or not, I'm not too sure.
