Month: February 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wba3tyrE–Q

Although the full article can be found here on Gothamist.com In short as any subway passenger knows who lives anywhere that subways have hazards, thieves being just one. On my daily commute, I see homeless, rats, bed bugs, and things to bad even on a crowded train unless you have a strong stomach you don’t want to be in that car.

Well anyway NYC is looking for a subway mascot and according to the results of a recent poll, The Pizza Rat is favored by most. After all, you can go online and get a Pizza Rat tee shirt right now . Although there is no OFFICIAL announcement of the winner yet.

I did like the list of rejected ideas

• Farrah The Fare Increaser: She would have been designed ala a Disney Princess, only with a wand that makes fares go up. Perhaps involving a “lean in/swipe in” catchphrase.
• Confucius The Confused Pigeon: Confused about which line you should be taking? Don’t worry, Confucius The Confused Pigeon can help.
• Gari The Green Goop: Gari is to be employed specifically in situations where customers come into contact with unknown liquids. “Don’t be scared of the goop, it’s just Gari, the patron saint of unidentified substances!” Unfortunately, no one was sure how to make a costume that looked like goop.
• The Man Shredder: An R-rated mascot who has chainsaw hands and goes around “cutting off” manspreaders’ legs. May be considered “too real” by some within the agency.
• Pizza Rag: Like Pizza Rat but a rag, get it?
• Andrew Cuomo: A heroic, life-sized costume of the governor of New York, complete with comically enlarged biceps and six pack, who sweeps in to fix any problem on the subway, except for the ones he caused. It was nixed because even Cuomo’s mascot apparently refused to ride the subway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TIRztvkSQQ

You might be shocked by the fact Women’s Health Magazine did a piece on the fandom.

If you geek out over movie characters or famous bands, or if you’ve ever done something as simple as invite your friends over to watch The Bachelor, you have more in common with furries than you think. “Furries are fans, just like anyone else,” says Courtney Plante, PhD, professor of psychology at Bishop’s University and co-founder and lead data analyst for FurScience. They’re fans of “films, stories, and artwork that feature animals [that] walk, talk, and do human things.”

Then they got in to such topics as

1. Furries are not dysfunctional or socially awkward

2. They’re not sexual deviants, either

3. Anyone can get involved in the community in a number of ways…

I will say the article is fair and well balanced. They are not slamming the fandom only covering misconceptions like the sex thing.

Think furries get turned on by wearing fursuits? Again, not the case.

Truth is, only 15 to 25 percent of furries actually own a fursuit, and among them even fewer find it kinky. (As you can probably imagine, it’s very warm in there.) The goal for most is to escape reality for a bit.

But while there’s nothing inherently sexual about the fandom, Plante likens erotic furry content that is out there to the way Star Trek fans have sexualized Captain Kirk and Dr. Spock or car enthusiasts hang up posters of women sitting on the hoods of their favorite models. And when it comes to furries having sex with each other, he points out that most people date and have sex with people with whom they share a common interest. Furries are no different.

Completely fair as you can see, if you want to read more you can find it HERE