Can someone explain to me what gramps was on about? It feels important to know.

#KucksForKamala

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it's amazing how people will shill terrible design choices like this, and then project that you are being a special snowflake for wanting beauty and consistency in your art. (86)

What makes it a terrible design choice. Women who are mma fighters look like this and she is supposed to be a badass so why wouldn't she look like this. Also it's fiction and the way they look is constantly changing why would you compare for just her when the Witcher himself has changed drastically over the games (-25)

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Still ignoring my point of Geralt being 100 years old but doesn't look like his facial features have changed (besides the hair) yet Ciri is the exception I suppose? (6)

Have you seen what Geralt looked like in Witcher 1? His face changes every game 🤣 (-6)

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I think people are getting way too caught up with small differences in a cinematic trailer. Geralt looked different in TW3 cinematic trailers. Heck, he looked extremely different on a game to game basis...https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fb6v7kyeebl6e1.pnghttps://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fciri-from-the-witcher-4-reveal-trailer-v0-pj8n7j3gml6e1.png%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3D6d144b369afc36a63315b8d8291a26534520c22aFrom other angles, she looks pretty darn similar to me...like you can't tell me she doesn't look like herself in these shots. People are hyper focusing on some weird shots that were meant to be high fidelity but ended up uncanny, and proceeding to catastrophize.Game is years away and CDPR probably didn't even make this trailer. Calm your tits. (39)

People getting hung up on bullshit like cheekbones.The core issue is that a bunch of dudes don't necessarily want to roleplay as a woman. I don't think there's anything toxic about that.Action movies' and video games' main customer is dudes. It can work ... but it's a risky move to create a video game and/or action movie that doesn't cater to your main customer base. If design decision 1 is "let's make it harder for our our primary customer base to engage with our main protagonist", it may be worth considering if that decision is worth the risk. (-8)

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That's not lying. That is not by any means what lying is, nor am I lying. If you want a breakdown of the witcher series I can not tell you much besides It started as a book series, then it got taken in for games, and the games went like this1 was good2 was considered bad3 at launch was mixed but after a few patches to fix some issues people had it overall became the best one.The first 3 games lead into geralts full conclusion with ciri being established as a possible follow up to geralt.Comes witcher 4 which was now announced, and ciri is older. Witcher fans KNEW ciri had potential to be the new lead and she became all powerful with her magic. Now she is a supposed witcher and everyone wants to know how. And people are having mixed feelings on her looks, but not really cause this is the first time I have seen this sentiment show up.We been past that topic man, you seem a little lost. Want to sit down and talk slower about it?Edit: it is very abundant you are a troll or someone who i... (2)

How to lie with statistics. Using misleading data sets is one of the first methods.Oh so you don't actually know? How unexpected.I can vouch for the fact that I think her looks are fine. The assertion they "uglified" her is absurd and can be tossed out of hand for its absolute absurdity. I suspect those goofballs are only being used as a weak man (strawman's little cousin) as attempt to cover up the real gripe ... guys don't choose to roll female characters when they have the option not to. Stands to reason they might not buy the game because it's not an option.But you still haven't explained it to me. So I'll keep asking until you do. Why does not preferring to roll a female character in an RPG indicate a lack of empathy?I am not trolling at all. I'm having an open/transparent discussion. I'm merely pointing out all the dishonest accusations and bullshit you're trying to pin on me. There's no reason to get so upset over someone merely disagreeing with you. You stretching so hard to... (1)

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No one says "who cares" to someone and not expect it to be taken offensively. If you find that to be a perfectly sound, civil answer, then I must say you really are the kind of person you're being accused of being, and any further discussion with you would only serve as more evidence.So let's chat, shall we?What's your problem with her reply? Why did it upset you so?You have received exactly zero attacks before I descended upon you sword in my hand. You did dish a few out yourself, though, and plenty of accusations, especially regarding other people's presumed feelings. It seems you really do believe that your opinions are factual. So, you not only seem to lack empathy, but you also don't seem to be the sharpest tool in the shed.And besides, I don't care about you enough to become upset. That doesn't mean I won't call you whatever I believe you are. For me, calling people out for their true selves and watching them writhe in refusal is a twisted form of entertainment. And you don't ... (1)

Attack my stance with dishonesty, personal attacks, and/or snippiness and I have no qualms returning the favor.There's no correlation with empathy and what kind character you prefer to roll for a RPG video game. Duh? Implying otherwise is nothing more than toxicity with intent to sow divisiveness. Ironic huh.I was accused of being weird and lacking empathy many times in this thread.That has been the core question from the start. You and the other jackasses in here have been trying to manipulate it into something else from the start. You get upset when I point out your manipulation.You seem oblivious that they do care. At the end of the day ... if this was your only gripe with my post... we would've acknowledged our difference of opinion/speculation and moved on with 0 hostility. That's how adult conversations work.This thread only got hostile once the accusations and personal attacks (toxicity, lack of empathy) were launched. (1)

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I'm one who probably won't buy the game on day one. I doubt I'm literally the only person on earth who feels this way. My purchase is at risk. For context ... this is one of my favorite gaming series (only 2nd behind Mass Effect) that I've played since W1 in 2007.It's anecdotal ... as someone who's played RPGs in various forms for decades, it's hard to not notice that most people roll characters of their own gender when given the option. Take away that option ... and there's a risk folks will be less inclined to buy the game.You should be aware ... saying there's a risk doesn't imply any specific outcome is inevitable. So I'm not entirely certain what you think I'm here to "prove". (1)

I mean, I won't either, but my reasoning is that I simply don't trust in any game's quality before seeing plenty of reviews from actual players. Is your reasoning primarily centered around Ciri being the protagonist? It has to, otherwise it wouldn't really serve as a point in this argument.Except that the literally don't. Girls tend to roll male character more often than you think, and it's a pretty well known mantra among guys that they'd rather watch a girl's butt for 100 hours of gameplay. You're ignoring everything but your own experience. Which makes for a rather weak argument.Fine, I'll give you a hint. Prove to me that games in the past have achieved less success for the sole reason of having a female protagonist. The important part being "for the sole reason". Failing while woman is not enough, you gotta show to me that it failed because of woman. Cause, you know, if you claim there is a risk, there must be precedent to warrant that risk. Obvious, isn't it? (1)

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What did he mean by this??

The followup:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Adulting/comments/1ij2pq9/time_stamp_vol_2_more_context/

/u/No_Excitement5215, you were fired for being a peepee, not for being late. I've done this too with people. It's way easier to fire you on a technicality than to go through the rigamarole of HR bs. Your former coworkers are probably thrilled you're gone. I feel bad for your preggo gf. Judging by your posts, you're going to split the second she shits that thing out.

Druski releases the official trailer for “Coulda Been Love”

A show that'll have multiple women in a house competing to be his new girlfriend 💀pic.twitter.com/CfCsslRd0n

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And ASUS

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And CaseKing

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I made a Longpost about Age of Empires 3 long ago about how the then upcoming AOE3 Definitive Edition was controversial because of perceived wokeness, like reworking Native Yank factions, because the original 2005 game was antiquated and racist by depicting Indians @Sphereserf3232 dancing around fires, and seen as offensively stereotypical.

These changes were controversial because it was seen as part of the wider wokefication of remakes, like Dead Space 1 remake, alongside the general perception of chuds that SanFran types had completely infiltrated gaming studios in American modern AAA gaming development.

AOE3 devs even went so far as to actually bring in Native yank advisors to tell them how to depict the 3 big factions, and what was no-no, so that when AOE3 released to an even more buggy state than any of the modern Definitive Edition Remakes by MicroSoftest, the perception was wide that focusing on culture-war type shit was what the majority of the budget and efforts had been focused upon, much to the jubilation of chuds

https://rdrama.net/post/195059/drama-2-years-ago-about-the

In all fairness, the AOE3 definitive edition did bring about many technical and gameplay improvements, conveniences and quality-of-life mechanics. But all of this was overshadowed by the poor release state, in which the fabled reworked indian civs had been very badly balanced, since the Indian civs in the eye of the drama-maelstrom had gotten the short end of the stick, gameplay-wise because the firedancing mechanic had allowed Indians ingame to turbo cuck European civs, by summoning super-powered high tier units - the absence of the fire-dancing mechanics made the Indian civs bottom tier upon release.

This was in conjunction with the promotional Youtube material for AOE3 DE was like 70% focused on cultural self-flagellation and 30% focus on gameplay, compared to the promotional advertisements for AOE1:DE, AOE2:DE & AOE4:DE. It didn't help that compared to the other 3 games, AOE3:DE was during the colonial era, and thus for minorities to be salty about it, and wokes to soy about it.

So battle lines between Soys-VS-wokes had already been drawn, but since it was released in 2020, it had released JUST before the great GaymerGate Zeitgheist from 2021-2024, where large amounts of AAA slop, often riddled with extreme progressive views would release and tank within months. But as the last 5 years passed, with games like Saints Row 2022 and DA Veilguard appearing to have failed financially, a lot of wingcuckery have taken positions for both chuds & soys

Soys want AOE3:DE to be a success because it is perceived that chuds hate it, and the inverse applies to chuds. Thus even in threads on /r/AOE3 where no cultural war is explicitly mentioned, there has always been an element of powder keg between the 2 autismo factiosn.

This week /r/AOE3 has learned that Microsoft has in all but name, shitcanned AOE3 support, and even cancelled much expected DLCs, which included much anticipated factions, like Polacks

https://old.reddit.com/r/aoe3/comments/1ic7u56/the_dlc_has_been_cancelled/m9ogo5u/?context=8

https://old.reddit.com/r/aoe3/comments/1ic7u56/the_dlc_has_been_cancelled/m9p5ww0/?context=8

Users are understandably upset.

Most peeps are not upset Microcucks will not continue to support AOE3:DE with updates forward, but would have been able to make peace if they had just released the DLCs, and then finished support :marseybea

nannoyed: which is understandable.

https://old.reddit.com/r/aoe3/comments/1ic7u56/the_dlc_has_been_cancelled/m9onr9y/?context=8

Even in fiction Polacks are eternal cucks

https://old.reddit.com/r/aoe3/comments/1ic7u56/the_dlc_has_been_cancelled/m9oi3f4/?context=8

Some peeps are taking it personally

https://old.reddit.com/r/aoe3/comments/1ic7u56/the_dlc_has_been_cancelled/m9ok721/?context=8

There's also inter-community infighting between all the other different games, like AOE1, AOE2, AOE3 &AOE4, because there is often the belief that the Real-Time-Strategy genre is already so small, that the userbase is fractured between them, and thus shitflinging occurs in a blame game between communities, like AOE3 blaming Age of Mythology Definitive Edition (AOM:DE) for "stealing their userbase" and thus making AOE3 (which is certain g*mers' favorite of the bunch) less financially viable and likely to be serviced by MicroSoft longer term

https://old.reddit.com/r/aoe3/comments/1ifj4hb/this_is_just_sad/magoklw/?context=8

https://old.reddit.com/r/aoe3/comments/1ifj4hb/this_is_just_sad/maglzq3/?context=8

Here's a "whale" (whatever the frick that means) of AOE3:DE posting his

https://old.reddit.com/r/aoe3/comments/1if12vi/i_just_need_to_vent/

But by far the most cryposting in AOE3:DE is because in the same week as AOE3 got this super duper bad news, literally all of the other fricking AOE games (AOE2, AOE4 & Age of Mythology) are all getting new content, updates, DLC and support

Which as you can imagine makes our poor souls in /r/aoe3 really livid

https://old.reddit.com/r/aoe3/comments/1ihu0un/im_sure_there_was_no_budget/

Even the shit mobile game is getting updates and support

"THIS IS OFFENSIVE TO THE AOE3 COMMUNITY"

https://old.reddit.com/r/aoe3/comments/1ihrolq/this_announcement_is_offensive_to_the_community/

Some users tell OP to grow the frick up

https://old.reddit.com/r/aoe3/comments/1ihrolq/this_announcement_is_offensive_to_the_community/mazj90v/?context=8

Some strags tell everyone to sign a petition, this will FORCE Bill Gates to revitalize AOE3 support!!

https://old.reddit.com/r/aoe3/comments/1ihrolq/this_announcement_is_offensive_to_the_community/mazyf0z/?context=8

But most r-slurred of all is that AOE3 has a weird rivalry victim mentality, where they have this perception that the other AOE communities/subs are laughing at the expense of their misfortune? which is not the case at all, especially since there is often sympathy for them, even from the much more "successful" communities like AOE2, and especially since the chances of gaymers playing/buying one of the AOE games (AOE1,AOE2,AOE3,AOE4,AOM) are extremely likely to buy some or all of the others, even if those specific gaymers have a favorite between the current 5 main Microsoft titles.

https://old.reddit.com/r/aoe3/comments/1ihrolq/this_announcement_is_offensive_to_the_community/mb00zy9/?context=8

Lol this troll didn't even use the word sheep

https://old.reddit.com/r/aoe3/comments/1ihrolq/this_announcement_is_offensive_to_the_community/mazssdz/?context=8

User gives these crybabies some wedgies

https://old.reddit.com/r/aoe3/comments/1ihrolq/this_announcement_is_offensive_to_the_community/mazz9kn/?context=8

!g*mers @realKongDick

This story broke within the last few hours. This appears to be the largest thread so far on Reddit.

Prediction: the story gets largely buried. Search 'title:ncaa' on Reddit over the next 24 hours if you care to I guess.

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average Hasan fan :::) https://t.co/gnS3FxNLgV pic.twitter.com/sAo6284wrE

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https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1iijq3w/usaid_was_investigating_starlink/

https://old.reddit.com/r/AnythingGoesNews/comments/1iibzbn/elon_musks_enemy_usaid_was_investigating_starlink/

https://old.reddit.com/r/AntiTrumpAlliance/comments/1iif10l/elon_musks_enemy_usaid_was_investigating_starlink/

https://old.reddit.com/r/the_everything_bubble/comments/1iigacg/elon_musks_enemy_usaid_was_investigating/

https://old.reddit.com/r/Foodforthought/comments/1iig8vw/elon_musks_enemy_usaid_was_investigating/

https://old.reddit.com/r/somethingiswrong2024/comments/1iipls5/elon_musks_enemy_usaid_was_investigating/

https://old.reddit.com/r/uspolitics/comments/1iiiakk/elon_musks_enemy_usaid_was_investigating/

https://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/496605242

https://lemmy.world/post/25160779?scrollToComments=true

https://lemmy.world/post/25175633

https://lemmy.world/post/25161476

The more you know.

Elon Musk’s Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink’s Contracts in Ukraine https://t.co/GMRCbRSstO

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You were fired multiple times? What were the 'bizarre' reasons given?

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/1iikdzp/my_sister_had_me_diagnosed_with_schizophrenia_to/mb6cbo8/?context=8

To begin with, how did your sister manage to "plant" symptoms from a direct examination by a psychiatrist? She didn't. You were diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Also there is not a single logical tie-in for any of your allegations.

This post looks a lot like paranoia. A common symptom. You should take your medication.

This is exactly how psychiatric abuse works. It doesn't require someone to 'plant' symptoms—it just requires someone with influence to frame a narrative. If a family member pushes hard enough, calls the right doctors, and ensures that all reports are written from a certain perspective, the diagnosis follows.

Psychiatrists don't diagnose in a vacuum. They rely on patient history, collateral information, and family reports. If that information is manipulated before I even walk into the room, the outcome is already decided.

And conveniently, once the diagnosis is assigned, any attempt to fight back is reframed as 'paranoia' or 'lack of insight.' That's the entire point of how this works. [OP] [-120]

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/1iikdzp/my_sister_had_me_diagnosed_with_schizophrenia_to/mb6f0e3/?context=8

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/1iikdzp/my_sister_had_me_diagnosed_with_schizophrenia_to/mb6g72n/?context=8

Well to be honest, you sound kind of paranoid here.

Why would your sister need you to receive a psychiatric diagnosis to get engaged?

Having a mentally ill primary relative isn't usually the kind of thing that brings rich boys crawling in.

Edit: I regret interacting with OP and I suggest no one else make my mistake. This is a dumpster fire now.

It wasn't really about making me mentally ill, it was about making sure no one would believe me. If I ever spoke out about what happened, the schizophrenia label would discredit everything I said. Wealthy and powerful families don't just want a perfect image. they want control over the entire narrative. My sister had to prove she could eliminate problems without making a scene. I was scapegoated as the problem. [OP] [-373]

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/1iikdzp/my_sister_had_me_diagnosed_with_schizophrenia_to/mb69auv/?context=8

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/1iikdzp/my_sister_had_me_diagnosed_with_schizophrenia_to/mb6a12u/?context=8

Waking up one day and thinking everyone is treating you differently is almost certainly an early indicator of a problem

If this were just a feeling, I might question it too. But I have text messages, emails, and documentation showing the pattern of job terminations, sudden shifts in how people treated me, and even direct statements from those involved. This wasn't a vague feeling. it was a deliberate, trackable campaign. It's easy to dismiss something when you don't have the full picture. [OP] [-217]

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/1iikdzp/my_sister_had_me_diagnosed_with_schizophrenia_to/mb6b4zt/?context=8

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/1iikdzp/my_sister_had_me_diagnosed_with_schizophrenia_to/mb6bzaa/?context=8

Um, this is not the coherent, persuasive, story that you believe it to be.

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/1iikdzp/my_sister_had_me_diagnosed_with_schizophrenia_to/mb6as5p/?context=8

Why did she need to do this to you to be engaged?

in their world, image is everything. i didn't fit the narrative they wanted. my sister always tried to compete with me and make herself seem like the better child my entire life. it wasn't just about getting engaged, it was about proving she was worthy of that level of wealth and power. I was in the way. [OP] [-84]

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/1iikdzp/my_sister_had_me_diagnosed_with_schizophrenia_to/mb68jqv/?context=8

…sure. Because this makes you look totally stable and not paranoid

yes, because nothing says normal like a family pushing a false psychiatric diagnosis to erase someone from their life. if questioning that makes me look paranoid, then maybe we should look into why paranoia is used so often to silence people who see through the system [-52]

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/1iikdzp/my_sister_had_me_diagnosed_with_schizophrenia_to/mb6advf/?context=8

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People who identify as animals have been warned not to discriminate against others "on account of their species" at an event this weekend. The Scotiacon convention is expected to attract 1,200 "furries" to the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Glasgow. Its code of conduct warns that "harassment of any kind is not tolerated", which includes race, gender, sexuality or "the species of someone's fursona" — jargon for the animal that a person identifies as. Guests are also warned against exhibiting artworks depicting paedophilia, described as "cub porn", or humans having s*x with animals.

The organisers said: "We are aware that this is a difficult rule since the actual age of drawn characters is open to interpretation, especially where they are in a cartoon style. "Appearances count. Characters with a very childlike appearance and/or baby face may be considered children in the context of this rule." The event began in 2011 and has grown from a few dozen attending to 1,170 "furs" last year. Tickets cost £45 a day, or up to £480 with hotel accommodation. The code of conduct for artworks also states: "No zoophilia and/or bestiality involving humans or largely human-like characters (eg anime catgirls, elves or centaurs) with animals or largely non-morphic characters (four-legged) is allowed. "Other species-transcending sexual activity (eg anthros and humans) is generally allowed. "Potty-related activities are highly discouraged. This includes scat, watersports, adult diapers in use, and vomit. We do not entirely exclude this content but only seek to accept items with very mild depictions which would be suitable for a general viewing public." Delegates must not come dressed in "fetish gear" such as "anatomically correct" costumes, jockstraps or exposed buttocks. However, dog collars, leather wristbands and "accessories used in an innocent context, such as a dog harness that is part of a sled dog costume", are permitted.

Academic studies have disclosed the tensions within the furry community which includes subdivisions such as herbivore or carnivore, predator or prey, traditional animals or more fantastical creatures. In 2023 the Anthropomorphic Research Project, an international group of academics, highlighted problems including "bigotry, discrimination, intolerance and bullying in the fandom". Last year it emerged that a Scottish pupil had been allowed to identify as an animal in Aberdeen. The city council said at least one child had been recognised as having species dysphoria but it declined to specify which animal. In species dysphoria, a person feels that their body is the wrong species. People with the condition are sometimes known as therians. Numerous children are said to have tried to identify as animals, including foxes, dragons, birds, snakes and sharks, although it is unclear whether they were serious. Last year the Scottish Daily Mail said a secondary school pupil had been allowed to identify as a wolf. A council, which the newspaper did not name, said the pupil was part of a group known as furries.

Scottish Daily Express (Article Linked in Tweet)

Rightoids of X React:

in case you wanted to know how Scotland was doing:

a bunch of furry degenerates are congregating in Glasgow this weekend and the police have literally issued them a stern warning to not r*pe kids or animals pic.twitter.com/RsjsH66ZqV

— pagliacci the hated 🌝 (@Slatzism) February 4, 2025

Reddit Threads:

r/NotTheOnion

r/offbeat

r/unitedkingdom

r/scotland

r/glasgow

Even the usually lib-leaning bongs of Reddit are pretty cognizant of what the furry subculture really en-tails, and opt to get in on the cyberbullying.

https://old.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/1ih08by/furries_warned_not_to_abuse_other_species_at/mat3nk3/?context=8

https://old.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/1ih08by/furries_warned_not_to_abuse_other_species_at/mavamce?context=8

https://old.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/1ih08by/furries_warned_not_to_abuse_other_species_at/mat678q/?context=8

https://old.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/1ih08by/furries_warned_not_to_abuse_other_species_at/matl5us/?context=8

https://old.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/1ih08by/furries_warned_not_to_abuse_other_species_at/mawpas2/?context=8

https://old.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/1ih08by/furries_warned_not_to_abuse_other_species_at/matctaa/?context=8

https://old.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/1ihjgru/furries_warned_not_to_abuse_other_species_at/maz5eq4/?context=8

Of course, some onlooking Amerilard furtwinks take issue with this rampant fursecution.

https://old.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/1ihsjvq/furries_warned_not_to_abuse_other_species_at/mazp5jl/?context=8

https://old.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/1ihsjvq/furries_warned_not_to_abuse_other_species_at/maztizu/?context=8

Bros, I thought being trans-species was just an alt-right hoax...

https://old.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/1ihsjvq/furries_warned_not_to_abuse_other_species_at/mb007z5/?context=8

https://old.reddit.com/r/offbeat/comments/1igue1h/furries_warned_not_to_abuse_other_species_at/matkvbu/?context=8

To conclude: Say what you will about bongs, but at least it's like the one western country where shit like furry conventions get appropriate pushback and backlash in the media every time they're held. Lest we forget, the same convention was met with protests and journos digging up the vile NSFW accounts of attendees just a couple years ago.

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!britbongs

Even for a professional fighter Bryce Mitchell is one of the dumbest motherlovers on the planet lol