Furry Times

Tulsa, OK based anime convention Tokyo in Tulsa is currently taking place this weekend, and while most people there are probably having a great time, one group of people, the artists and vendors, really aren’t. You see, for the event’s nineteenth convention they’ve decided to host their artist alley and vendors in a rather unconventional location: a former Hobby Lobby a nine-minute drive away from most of the con.

That came from nerdandtie.com but let me put this in the retrospective that 4 miles away. It’s good that they are offering a shuttle but can you even imagine walking that far? I can’t. This only happened because the convention center they normally use is being remodeled. So next time you find the Dealer’s Area too far away think of Tokyo in Tulsa.

WESA covered apart of the fandom that is important those furries with Autism,

To quote the article

“What I love are all the different expressions on the faces. Some of them are just wide-eyed, big smile,” said Duquesne University’s Elizabeth Fein, as she watched the convention’s furry parade. “Like a little bit toothy. A little bit of a jagged toothy grin.”

The article then goes on to talk about personal stories which I believe would be unfair to copy. Check out the article instead.

I wish I could directly post the video but it won’t let me. I think CBS did a fair job of reporting LINK