What do we know about @anthronw Anthro Northwest? The answer: not that much, but it smells off.
I should be doing homework, but instead let me try to compile a thorough, properly sourced thread to follow:
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Replying to @JUNIUS_64
Firstly: this is a con with a PG rating, labeling itself as “anthropomorphic arts” rather than “furry”. Those of you who’ve been around long enough to remember the Burned Fur debacle may be shaking your heads already
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As a concept, I have no issue with this. If people want a PG con experience they’ve got every right to put one on! No problems here, though the undertones in wording ring a few concerning bells
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labcoat lesbian 🔜 MFF Retweeted Daria
Here’s where the first “yeah we got us a problem” bell rings for me: the organizers are orthodox and evangelical Christians, and the con chair gives some shady non-denials on his views on LGBT people:https://twitter.com/imhkr/status/783033775642906624 …
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labcoat lesbian 🔜 MFF Retweeted Dummy Dobes
Oh look, another “WHOA BUDDY THERE’S A PROBLEM HERE” bell. The con is registered as “for profit”, highly unusual for furry conventions.https://twitter.com/liondogari/status/929043751367880704 …
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labcoat lesbian 🔜 MFF Retweeted Puddles (MoistFF)
but it gets stranger. One of Anthro Northwest’s board members was responsible for “Doxacon”, an Orthodox Christian outreach program in the form of a science fiction conventionhttps://twitter.com/goodpuppuddles/status/929048125582409730 …
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Puddles (MoistFF) @GoodPupPuddlesReplying to @liondogari @xanie and 2 othersSo interestingly one of the board members is on the agents of another non profit. The “Christian Gaming and Unconventional Faith Outreach” organization. That puts on Doxacon - Exploring faith thru science fiction. This all smells like a Christian Outreach honeypot/money maker.2 replies 19 retweets 61 likes -
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labcoat lesbian 🔜 MFF Retweeted Anthro Northwest
I haven’t even gotten to the weirdest bit of this yet though. While giving attendees NO PRIOR WARNING UNTIL THE DAY OF THE CON, Anthro Northwest’s staff invited the producers of a CNN reality tv documentary to film at the con.https://twitter.com/anthronw/status/929163701181181952 …
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Replying to @JUNIUS_64
This weirds me out, and is super sus. I've been hearing rumblings of people saying they're going to film for a tv show for weeks now. Pretty crummy to know they've know for awhile, and the con has been silent. I feel like some people would have just opt-out of the con completely.
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Replying to @LiththeDragon @JUNIUS_64
So I'm here, and it seems like the show is focusing on a few individuals who agreed to do the show before the con, Not the entire con in general. My understanding is people may just be in the background, hence the release.
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My impressions so far: there are TONS of kids and their parents here, which is great. It definitely has a PG family friendly feel which is fine. The potentially anti LGBT sentiment is concerning, but so far the con has been enjoyable.
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I think it's okay to have different "types" of cons and the adults bringing their kids feel like it's a safe space and are more okay with their kids being furries which hopefully will remove a lot of shame and stigmas for the next generation of furries.
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