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@jerry I was involved in helping with a Wizard of Oz fan convention in Portland, OR, one year. The chair was an older woman - a close friend - who reached out to local fandom for help with the practicalities. This Oz group had been using the same location in CA for years, and running a con at a new place was a challenge. 1/? 9 comments
@jerry I was incredibly impressed by the furries. They didn't just show up, they showed up professionally, with sensitivity to the people they were helping, and they volunteered time and effort to make the convention a success. My opinion of furries, which had been neutral uncertainty, swung right over into positive and has stayed there since. @jerry Despite that, thank you for bringing back some lovely memories with your mention of furries. 5/5 @realtegan @jerry Love this story. Steel City Comic-con hosted William Shatner last year, so no surprise that folks were out in their Star Trek garb. But it's Pittsburgh, so folks were also out in their fursuits. A group of the two fandoms got together for a photo op in front of the photo-op wall with the Trekkies pulling out their tricorders and getting scans on the furries. Funniest damn thing I saw all day. Wish I'd had the courage to ask if they minded if I snapped a photo too; it was great.   @realtegan For some reason this thread isn't fully loading on my instance -- but what a great story and a huge contrast to my experiences (the group I met routinely picked fights with attendees, were incredibly ableist, really nepotistic and were just generally toxic people). @philpem I'm just glad my experiences with furries have been almost entirely positive. |
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So the con chair reached out to local fandom, and the only people to respond in a timely manner were a group of furries. She had no idea what furries were, and didn't care. They assisted her with the hotel, loaned the Oz group equipment for programming, and generally were awesome support.
When I heard who was helping us, I told the chair what furries were. So she was disappointed when the first day of the con arrived and her new friends showed up in regular clothing - no fursuits. 2/?