The world is big, diverse and colourful. And I mean it very literally.

I’m not just talking about looks – the colour of our skins, the styles of our hair, or how we sit on the couch watching Netflix. I’m talking about our backgrounds, cultures, languages, races, religion, and politics; If I go on, you’d already be sleeping to my fantastic bedtime story.

The scale of this world is so unfathomable. It is just so big. 510.1 million square kilometres. That is around 30 Russias, 52 USAs, and 700,110 Singapores! If one person uses 1 square metre, filling up all of Earth’s surface with them side by side needs 510 trillion humans!

We, the human race, occupy 14.6% of it. Yet already there is this wealth of diversity.

Diversity is a big topic. We coexist on this planet, regardless of our race, language, or religion. That is of course the case for furry fandom – with such a diversity of colour, fursona species and the way we celebrate the community.

Local cultures influence the way furries in that place celebrate the concept of talking and walking animals. That gives us, with each variety, a massive array of ways to live and look at the world.

We at Global Furry Television have always aimed to show, not tell, this diversity – as it is.

People want to understand; people want facts. We bring you the fact: this world is not a black-and-white checkerboard, as others would’ve liked you to think. There are many ways to look at things, just as there are many pathways in life that we can take.

But each of us only represents ourselves. That is why arguments happen. That is why sometimes at home, plates can fly.

For what must we build walls, when we can talk? If we always write “unity” on our names, street signs and toilet companies, why not communicate? If we do not talk, we do not communicate, we start a war. With the recent news, you all know what I’m talking about.

That is why we need civil dialogue. As you see, divisions got bigger than last time. Building bridges is so important now. It takes as small as one’s efforts to push us all one step forward to a more open community. Multiply that, and we get close to that goal faster.

I say that as part of a team that is bridging the East and West furry communities together.

I thank you, our audiences, our friends, and our loved ones, for this support you’ve given us. YOUR support gave us a chance to fortify this bridge and lead an Asian furry voice in this world arena.

In return, we build a forum of ideas that contributes, not retaliates. Let’s mend our differences together. Let’s stay connected in unity!

Welcome to GFTV 8!

兽视八周年致辞：在多彩世界中搭建兽圈文明对话的桥梁

世界很大，多样，多姿多彩。我是认真的。

我不仅仅在谈外表——我们的肤色、发型，或咱们如何坐在沙发上看Netflix。我指的是我们的背景、文化、语言、种族、宗教和政治；如果我说下去，恐怕你听我的睡前故事睡着了。

这世界的规模是如此深不可测。它就是这么大。510.1万平方公里。这大约是30个俄罗斯，52个美国，以及700,110个新加坡！假如一个人占用1平方米的面积，那么将他们填满整个地球表面则需要510万亿人！

我们人类仅占据了地球面积的14.5%，然而其已经这么丰富和多样。

“多样”这一主题很热门。这星球上，我们无论种族、语言或宗教共存着。兽圈也是无论颜色、兽设种类和我们庆祝社区的方式共存着。

当地文化影响着该地区的兽友们庆贺会说话和会走路的动物这一概念的方式。每个种类百花齐放，给予我们无数看待生活和世界的方式。

我们在国际兽圈电视的目标一向是真实地展示，而不仅讲述，这种多样性。

人们想了解经过；人们想获得事实。我们给你一个事实：其他人也许要你这么想，但这世界不是个黑白棋盘。就像生活中有多条路走一样，看待事物的方式有很多。

但我们每人都只代表着自己。这就是吵架、有时在家里，盘子会飞的原因。

我们交谈可以，何必建造围墙？如果我们总是在名字、路标和厕所公司上写“团结”，何必不沟通？不说话，不沟通，就会发动战争。近日新闻多多，你们都知道我在说什么。

这就是为什么我们需要文明对话。正如你所见，世界分歧比上次更大了。建立桥梁如此重要。

一个人的努力，足以能将我们向个更开放的社区迈进一步。乘以这个努力，我们能更快接近那目标。

作为一个将东西方兽圈联系在一起的团队的一员，我向你传达这句话。

我们的观众、朋友、亲人们，我感谢你们给予我们支持！你们的支持是我们有机会加固这座桥梁，并在世界舞台上引领亚洲兽圈的声音。

作为回报，我们建立一个旨在贡献，不是报酬的思想论坛。让我们一起弥补分歧。让咱们团结之链使你我相连！

欢迎来到兽视8周年庆！