Excuse my ignorance, but what is going on here?

Seems  starblade was murdered in RL...and theres been some flames going on.

Holy hell, was this fandom related? or something unrelated?

http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_16162357?source=most_viewed&nclick_check=1

http://www.thecalifornian.com/artic.....friend-s-death

Not sure to be honest.

hmmm....at this point in time you're right, who knows. Tho in my mind it seems a tad drastic to stab someone to death over being a fur, but then again, worse things have been done over littler causes.

wait where the heck does it say he was killed for being a furry? those new reports say nothing about that

He's just speculating, man. No need to jump all over him. No one knows anything yet, so it's safe to assume nothing. I'm sure news will get out in due time.

i ain't jumping on him, just a bit surprised when he said that and had to ask. hopefully the news will say something about it

As Bandit Said, Yeah, I'm just thinking of what could of caused it, tho I can see how my comment could read like I was saying this was caused by him being a fur. I do agree with you tho, I hope the news will have something on why this happened soon. Honestly I have a strong feeling this happened because of something tottaly unrelated to the fandom, what that may be, who knows yet.

Well, one more good reason for me to "stay in the closet" about being a furry. I dunno, most folks immediatly assume you are gay and like to dress up in animal costumes if they here you are furry.

It's odd, really. A lot of younger kids today are into anthro animals, and merchandising even takes opportunities with this... and yet, when it comes to real life, people assume you are some perv if you say you are a furry. Even otherwise reasonable people.

Reminds me a lot of that funny sketch of Monty Python about a secret club of people who like to dress up as mice. "And what happens at 12' o' clock?" -"Well, the door opens, and girls serve up cheese, and some of the fellows... they, they... start squeeking." If I didn't know better, I'd say they were making a parody on the furry fandom, but there was no such thing back in 1975.

I watched the Monty Python Sketch not that long ago and I thought the exact same thing lol.


As for everything else I think it comes down to the extream element thats in almost every group that puts a bad light to the whole fandom. And really that can be put to some main stream groups too like Political parties and relgions.

Yeah, that happens. At any rate, now I'm curious about whether we'll find out why this poor guy has been murdered.

I expect this sort of crap at LULZ.

Not here.

Archae joins Dragoneeer, by dropping rocks from altitude onto the flamers' empty heads.

It's Bantober!

<3

Theres needs to be a Jingle made.

You like oh Nasty one?

I second this motion.

Damn... you know this picture was actually kind of funny until I read what started the whole thing. Man, that just plain sucks.

Hope the guy found his way to a better place.

Flaming... dead user?

... Fred Phelps-esque behaviour!?

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BLOOD FROM THE FAN DUMB'S SKULL! MAKE IT FLOW WITH THE BANHAMMER!!! KILL! MAIM! BURN! KILL! MAIM! BURN!

*cough*

That's disgusting, and I'm glad Dragoneer is taking out the trash.

I've seen worse, I have youtube video of FOX news flaming the just died Fred Rogers AKA Mr. Rogers of Mr. Rogers neighborhood saying that all the morals etc he taught children were evil

...

FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOXXXXXXXXX!!!!!!!!!

i actually blame the guy that made the study on that finding. fox news is just telling it how they see it. i wouldn't be surprised if CNN or NBC played this study on the news and said the same thing.

The fact the five reporters were AGREEING with the guys findings is what made the whole thing a horrible stunt by FOX news

yea that is weird. i watch fox news when ever i get the chance. i watch mostly glen beck and my father watches him and fox news alot more then i do. i just told him about the fox news morning crew saying Mr. Rogers evil stuff and he finds it weird they say that too and doesn't agree with it. so yea i have no idea why fox news would say that cept maybe getting some attention

What -- he died and Fox news did this?

I just searched and found information on that. Those quotes... that's low to me.

(I also find the behavior of the banned people to be low.)

Is that what happened.

What a damned shame.

jesus

The Fandumb had it coming! I mean REALLY! It's cowardly enough to flame over the net. But taking advantage of there being no chance to flameback? Good riddance.

Dragoneer smash puny furries.

What on God's grey Earth were these people doing? Dissing the victim? Ranting about 'fursecution'?

That's just.......... 7X=Q

I was going to leave a coment but it looks like everyone is saying what I want to say. So i agree with everyone who's making sence of it all