"The Furry Elite"

[lupestripe]

At Eurofurence, I heard this phrase mentioned for the first time.

Does a furry elite exist or is it merely a perception?

Does it consist of furs who just happen to be good at what they do - be it performing, drawing or writing - and who are appreciated because of it?

Or is it just a term made up by some who are slightly envious of their current situation and who are desperate to be appreciated themselves?

Comments

[lupestripe.livejournal.com]

I launch into questions because I have an idea about what "The Furry Elite" means but I would like to find out the views of others on it too. I am naturally interested in and inquisitive over other people's viewpoints and I like to instill debate, it's something that I really enjoyed at university. When it comes to this topic, I have an idea what they meant but I have never been good at forming opinions because I tend to see both sides of the coin. This is why I was intrigued to see what others would make of it.

As everyone is individual I guess they treat the concept of an "Elite" in different ways. Some revel in the fact that they are highly appreciated and are arrogant because of it yet others spurn the attention because they do not believe to be more capable or better at something than others. Then you have the fanboys who do exasperate the situation more. What interests me is that the same names often crop up in furry cons etc and I am intrigued as to why this is. This isn't fanboyism, this goes further.