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I can tell we are in a better place now as a community because it's been years since I've seen a white woman Twilight Sparkle interpretation

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hey babe, why doncha come back to my place, and i'll make you the richest, warmest, most nourishing mashed potatoes of your life.

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pi telling mom about his day

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oh and, by the way, if you hear anyone saying any of that “your body my choice” bullshit? press sexual harassment charges.

“but it’s not a big deal” WRONG

“but he was only joking” WRONG. RAPE THREATS ARE NEVER JOKES

WE WILL NOT LET THAT SHIT SLIDE. EVER.

and if you don’t think the cops will help and you’re safe to deal with it on your own?

do it yourself. cuss him out. hurt him. do NOT let it slide.

FASCISTS AND RAPISTS DO NOT GET TO FEEL SAFE.

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hate it when pets learn words, my dog flips out when he hears "greenie" so we had to start saying "G word" but now he knows G word so we have to say shit like "are we out of emerald indulgences"

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Dear furries, "herm" is a slur for intersex people.

Please stop referring to your fursonas as hermaphrodites.

Yes, even if they do fit the definition of a hermaphrodite and have two sets of reproductive organs. This isn't for the sake of accuracy, it's for the sake of making your spaces less actively hostile and fetishistic of intersex people. Referring to a sapient/humanoid creature in fiction as a hermaphrodite is in extremely poor taste.

Other terms you can use for 'hermaphrodite' characters;

Dualsex

Bigenital

Salmacian

Terms to avoid;

Futa/futanari (this is just hermaphrodite in Japanese)

Intersex (Intersex people do not 'have both parts', this is a stereotype; *if a character is genuinely intersex (DO YOUR RESEARCH) feel free to label them as such however)

I hate how slurs are just built into so many furry art sites. This shit sucks and makes it so hard for intersex people to participate in the fandom. It makes it hard to find intersex representation in furry art because most furries think 'intersex = bigenital' and thus all the tags are clogged with a fetishistic stereotype of our bodies. I hate when furries find out I'm intersex in furry spaces because they'll immediately assume I have both genitalia, or they'll ask invasive questions.

And it just sucks even more because anthro art is such a cool medium to properly represent intersexuality through! Male calico cats, cardinals with red and brown feathers, does with antlers, bucks with none, etc etc etc! There's so many cool ways you can mix animals' sexually dimorphic traits in intersex character designs! But I just. Never fucking see it! Because furries treat intersex as a porn category that only refers to genitalia we don't even fucking have! I've never once seen intersex ambiguous genitalia like what I have represented in any NSFW art tagged as intersex.

I hope that one day the furry fandom is safe for intersex people to participate in.

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porn orb

alright im pondering

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Magic the Gathering tip: don’t forget to play your land for turn

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Avian flu in North America: What we know as of Nov 16, 2024.

This post will have a west coast USA focus as that is where I live and currently a hotspot. Canadians are welcome to add on if they know more about their government response.

H5N1 is zoonotic. We do not know to what extent fully, but dairy cattle can carry it asymptomatically and pass it through their milk. The virus is killed by pasteurization (which you can do at home!). Do not drink raw milk right now (or ever maybe, but that’s another can of worms). Source: https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/investigation-avian-influenza-h5n1-virus-dairy-cattle

Cats can also get avian flu. It can be lethal to them. Source: https://www.woah.org/app/uploads/2023/07/qa-avian-influenza-in-cats.pdf

A teen in British Columbia is currently infected and in critical condition. We do not know the source of the infection. Source: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/canadas-national-lab-confirms-h5n1-hospitalized-teen

Oregon just had its first confirmed human case. Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4993916-cdc-detects-first-human-bird-flu-case-in-oregon/amp/

Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle just had an avian flu death of a not-on-display bird and is locking down all birds. Source: https://blog.zoo.org/2024/11/confirmed-avian-flu-case-at-woodland.html?m=1

H5N1 is being monitored in wastewater and is notably detected throughout California. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/wwd-h5.html

CURRENT BEST PRACTICES FOR SAFETY:

As previously mentioned, do not consume raw dairy products.

It is believed to be airborne. Mask up - Covid and Avian Flu are threats still!

Wash hands before and after interactions with any birds.

Bring cats indoors.

If you have birds, do not allow people who have been in the area of recent outbreaks near birds. Require all visitors to step in diluted bleach foot baths. If possible, keep birds in limited and covered areas.

Any birds moving between areas should be quarantined for several weeks with zero cross contamination between them and other birds.

Please feel free to add further info I may have missed, or as it becomes known.

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she sleeps on the apples and everything is good

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pitting minorities against one another doesn't benefit anyone except those above us.

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imagine if doorways grew back like scabbed over with fresh drywall and you had to keep carving them back out with a jabsaw to keep the doorway clear etc

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Really enjoying the scritches