Author Topic: Media Fight Meet 2007 (Read 4150 times)

Kindrift · « **on:** November 10, 2007, 08:59:51 pm »

Fantastically well managed convention MFM invites the local news station to come play. Witness terrible things that shake your faith in humanity, and then see their report on the convention, or the Youtube mirror. (Newscasters: please don't reuse jokes from dog shows.) Furries are confused as is par for the course.

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It shall always amaze me how shocking furry can be to the media. Are these the same people who report on the war in Iraq? See murder scenes that would make Steven King go WTF?

I really don't believe Action News 5 in Memphis, Tennessee leaves the county often or sees many chainsaw murders. The confused and drunken locals really speak well to the cultural plight of the those still south of the Mason-Dixon. So why they were allowed in without some heavy guidance is a bit of mystery -- if there's anything to respect AC for, even if you don't agree with its figureheads, it's their perfect control over the media. Understandable slip, but some furries have gone another step and, by rumor, vowed never to return:

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Somehow they came up with the idea of providing "no media" stickers for peoples conbadges who didn't want to be filmed. Of course, it's not like you're going to be able to SEE them from more than 10 feet away... So someone with a sticker got filmed, and now he's freaking out, blaming the convention, and saying that he'll never attend again.

sompret · « **Reply #1 on:** November 11, 2007, 07:47:08 am »

It must really suck for the MFM staff be stuck in a paradox like that.

ProvincialTwit · « **Reply #2 on:** November 11, 2007, 10:22:14 am »

Isn't this the sort of thing that was the final nail in the coffin for old CF many years ago?

This seems to fit what I was saying in that other thread about media and furries. Smaller con = fewer freaks, less drama, less idiocy, less embarrassing things to hide. MFM, being one of the larger and more established cons, has more of everything, and this demonstrates that drama grows exponentially.

Kindrift · « **Reply #3 on:** November 11, 2007, 03:48:09 pm »

It's not the same thing. Nothing really wrong or unusual happened in the Memphis news report, but the things that are at every convention were sensationalized. They picked out the weirdest looking fursuits, generalized facts about the culture, and emphasized the sexuality. "For some furries, that STUFF involves... SEX." That's the report's fault, with a little on the convention staff for not demanding more control. Though someone on the MFM group did mention: "For all of the fursuiters at the con this year, who did they go after? The guy in the leather studded fetish gear." I concede, maybe everyone should keep the leather gear off the hotel floor, but that wasn't the problem in the report.

This is different from stories and documentaries where the actual freaks come flying into the camera ready to show off their plushie collections and framed porn in the living room. I still say the worst thing they showed in this report was the station's sense of humor. And speaking of that, the YT mirror is down, "due to a copyright claim by WMC-TUS Action News 5".

verix · « **Reply #4 on:** November 12, 2007, 02:35:12 am »

So I'm a professional werewolf,

LordNagetiere · « **Reply #5 on:** November 12, 2007, 09:55:12 am »

Best is the 'GAY' jersey.

Kindrift · « **Reply #6 on:** November 12, 2007, 05:53:54 pm »

CNN ran the footage with their own commentary, and the furrymedia LJ comm is having a discussion. As an aside, there's a little amnity in the LJ thread and elsewhere in the community against the word "fetish". Seems the media has unintentionally been using the word correctly.

Kindrift · « **Reply #7 on:** November 14, 2007, 04:44:40 pm »

MFM has redefined their policy on media coverage, and predictably swung in entirely the opposite direction. You are no longer allowed to stand on the other side of the street and videotape the hotel.

verix · « **Reply #8 on:** November 14, 2007, 07:21:14 pm »

Quote from: Fatalist on November 14, 2007, 04:44:40 pm

MFM has redefined their policy on media coverage, and predictably swung in entirely the opposite direction. You are no longer allowed to stand on the other side of the street and videotape the hotel.

Like he has the fucking money to hire an attorney, I really buy that.

LordNagetiere · « **Reply #9 on:** November 14, 2007, 08:52:17 pm »

Maybe there's a #LegalCouncil channel on FurNet?

Kindrift · « **Reply #10 on:** November 15, 2007, 12:12:56 am »

Baton Rouge affiliate WAFB runs the footage from the Memphis news, and plays considerably less gently. Most wonderful, station owner Raycom seems to be sending the footage to local stations around the country. ARE STUFFED ANIMALS DELAYING YOUR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT? TEDDY BEARS, THE HIDDEN DANGER IN YOUR HOME, NEWS AT ELEVEN

Sidd · « **Reply #11 on:** November 18, 2007, 11:32:11 pm »

Quote from: LordNagetiere on November 14, 2007, 08:52:17 pm

Maybe there's a #LegalCouncil channel on FurNet?

furry.groklaw.org

oh thank god that's not real

LordNagetiere · « **Reply #12 on:** November 19, 2007, 09:39:38 am »

It was only a matter of time before a syndicate picked this up, I mean, hell it was on CNN for a blurb.

Striker · « **Reply #13 on:** November 20, 2007, 11:43:25 pm »

I may stray slightly off topic, but bear with me.

The thing with the media is the fact that they want to FORCE their viewpoint. They are able do do this because, lets face it, humans are stupid. People just rely on a single source and get up in arms about the wrong things. They never go beyond the hype and there for allow them selves to be brain washed and corrupted. Corruption in itself surrounds the media, and there for spreads to the public. Next thing you know, you're looking at the dawn of self destruction, all because CNN wanted a boost in their ratings. They don't care how accurate they are as long as they look good doing it. When it comes to reporting on the furry community, they just send the dumbest one out just to make them feel "special" because according to their ratings, no one cares.

Rock On,
Striker

ProvincialTwit · « **Reply #14 on:** November 21, 2007, 02:43:44 am »

Tsk. I'm going to have to deduct points for "humans are stupid", terrible grammar, very lousy argument, and a special deduction for signing your post.

On the plus side, you used correct capitalization and I don't see any glaring spelling errors. Good on you!

...But I think I'm still going to have to ban you soon. It's a feeling. Down in my bones. My hateful, spiteful bones. Fatalist, give me a vote here.

Striker · « **Reply #15 on:** November 21, 2007, 03:42:56 am »

I stated my opinion. That is all that matters.

And when I stated "humans are stupid', I referred to the overall population and it's gullibility. The fact that if it is on a major news station, then the overall assumption is that it is true.

LordNagetiere · « **Reply #16 on:** November 21, 2007, 07:33:25 am »

Shhh. You don't tell him of a looming ban. If you do, they're less amusing.

So apart from raping the minds of the innocent, slanting the table against the maligned fandom, and bringing about the apocalypse, is there anything else we should know about the news media Mr. Wizard?

Striker · « **Reply #17 on:** November 21, 2007, 10:13:39 am »

Too much bitching and not enough ass kicking. That's all I have to say.

ProvincialTwit · « **Reply #18 on:** November 21, 2007, 12:12:14 pm »

Ahahaha, what is that even supposed to mean? Perhaps you should take the advice of your own signature.

Kindrift · « **Reply #19 on:** November 21, 2007, 04:13:50 pm »

Sorry, you can't say "dawn of self destruction" without also saying "kill an infinite number of people". That's just not funny what you did.

Now the short points of why Striker is wrong, and the more reality-based foundation of why things are. The media are not generally out to force their viewpoints, rather the media finds viewpoints that will grab the populace by the face and make the people beg to throw money at them. Think of the most evil backhanded manipulative network you know and realize how many tits and dizzy fucking bitches they show in lieu of what anyone could call brainwashing. Exploitative media is about exciting watercooler news, and that's what the furries are. Show me someone who thinks the media gives one goddamn care about furries and how they're going to ruin the nation and I will show you a man who you should not trust the vote to. The average man may be gullible, but he is rational and the corporation doesn't get rich by forcing broadly incorrect puritanical views on him. They entertain the man with pointless little nothings he's too apathetic to argue against and sell him the priveledge of watching. That apathy will protect the furries until the end of time, fear not, young animal head person.