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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago (2 children)

We're 1 for 1 for leash kids turning into furries

[–] Draegur@lemmy.zip 20 points 3 days ago (4 children)

... Oh.

...

I was a leash kid too ._.

My parents only used it on one occasion: A camping trip. They tell me they felt bad and never used it again. But the fact remains. I was on a leash once and now I'm a furry. We have correlation.

Causation is yet to be proven, but my hypothesis is that leashes and furry community participation are both potential results of some set of underlying personality traits that may or may not manifest both or either of these outcomes. Comorbidities that happen to align.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I can add to the conclusion as I wasn't a leash kid and am not a furry

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They leashed you because they loved you and wanted you to be safe. It makes sense really.

[–] Draegur@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Preferable to the alternative where parents leash their kids out of negligence because they can't be bothered to actually supervise them...

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Negligent parents don't bother with a leash. Theirs is the kid running around seeking attention from others while they sit and drink.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Can I ask, what animals do you like to dress as, and bang, as a furry? Just out of curiosity if you don't mind sharing.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Humans but my costume isn't very convincing.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

You've been added to the Best of Lemmy: https://sh.itjust.works/post/65805382

[–] Draegur@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I am asexual and do not enjoy sexual contact in general.

The only animals i have had any experience with are homo sapiens, and based on that experience I have concluded it is not for me. It turns out actual biological bodies are icky. I would rather not have one, let alone have to interact with someone else's.

My "fursona" is a synthetic construct that used to be a bipedal canine with wings. Keeping those features from the character's distant fully biological past was merely aesthetic preference. I've felt very comfortable leaning into an "it/thing" identity.

[–] kungen@feddit.nu 1 points 3 days ago

Only once? I guess that's further confirmation that childhood trauma runs deep.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 14 points 3 days ago

I was born a furry. 😤