"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 think it's like anything else - some authors you will like to read and others you don't. I have never liked Tolkein or Charles Dickens yet I would never say they were crap, just not to my particular tastes.

I haven't read much of YiffStar but anything that is too porn orientated simply isn't my thing. However, I am sure there are good writers on there, I can just imagine it may be a case of filtering through the crap.

However, I would never disparage anyone who has gone out there and given it ago. If you write (or draw, or perform etc) you are putting yourself on the line to a point as you are naturally going to be judged. Fair play to all those who go out there and do it - that's the thing I respect above anything else.

[schnee.livejournal.com]

Aye. Noone says you have to like everything (or anything, even), but there's a huge difference between saying "I don't like this writer's stuff" and "this writer is crap", or in fact "this person isn't even a writer to begin with".

[lupestripe.livejournal.com]

I completely agree - and indeed you might like some stuff from a certain writer but not other stuff. I tend to take each piece of work on its own merits, if I can. But I would still always encourage to get involved, particularly if they have their hearts set on it.

[schnee.livejournal.com]

Aye, same for me.

Of course, there is such a thing as technical merit, and some people really do not exactly rank very high in that regard, but that's not a reason to disparage them, either. (And it's not like anyone was born with the ability to write brilliant prose, anyway...)