Hello fellow messyfurs, 

I would like to take a moment to express some thoughts that I am compelled to share with you. It is not my intention to spark a political discussion thread upon this post, or to suggest affiliation with any larger cause, but rather, to highlight some of the issues and feelings that anyone one of us might be facing that I feel might have been increasingly defined in light of our current affair.

We live in a very divisive world where prejudices run ramped and no one seems completely safe from the hatred and intolerance of another.  We as furries are often looked upon by the rest of society with a note of fringe to say the very least. One might think that within the fandom one could find a unity, a fellowship, where everyfur had a place. One would be rather naive. For as equal to the disdain that a non-fur might have upon a furry, so too might be the disdain of a furry upon a furry into coprophilia. Seems a bit counter-intuitive, yeah?,  but it is the sad and true of the world that we live in. I was able to witness this intolerance first hand in a rather large way when I first registered and initiated the purpose of this account, and although such heat HAS tapered off as time went on, I don’t expect it to go away, ever. 

Now what I would like to resonate with all of you and to our larger audience is that despite what our opposition might say or think of us, indeed we DO have a place here!  A place here in cyberspace (appretiations out to FA staff), though more to the point, we have a place here in this world, in the ethos, to exist, to be, and to feel unashamed of who we are.

I want to share two rather anecdotal notes of progression that I’ve had the privilege of witnessing during my time as an admin of messyfurs. The first was when FA groups had approached me in regards to adding our account to their directory. I was elated. Legitimacy, validation, vindication.. would be few ways to describe it. =) To know that someone from outside our group saw us and thought it only fitting to include us in the dichotomy of the FA groups, well it spoke volumes to me just how much we mattered.  
Next, is a notion that has been building more and more as our numbers continue to grow (now eight hundred strong!).. is to re-iterate to you now that we are not alone! So please, don’t ever let voices to the contrary, or your own self doubts, convince you otherwise. You have a place here, you matter, and to boot.. you are awesome!

Kindest Regards,

-Mougy