Some people think furries are friendly. But are they?
Some furries say there is a lot of bullying in the furry fandom. They say people spread lies and try to be popular.
This is what some furries write on Twitter. But this is not new.
Sometimes, furries believe things that are not true. They share wrong information instead of checking the facts.
Some furries then went too far. They follow and bother other furries online. This is against the law.
Also, some furries post bad things about other furries online. They say they want to warn others about bad people.
But some people think this is not good. They think bad people can use this to hurt others on purpose.
On the internet, it is hard to know who is honest or mean. One furry says these posts make people distrust and fight each other.
Some furries bully other furries in bad ways.
One furry on Twitter said they got bullied because they have autism and ADHD.
Furry fandom is supposed to support people with mental health and disabilities. But some furries bully the same people they say they care about. How strange?
Furries say this bullying happens because of popularity online.
Some furries have many followers online. They are called “popufurs”. They can affect the fandom a lot.
Thus, furries worry that popufurs may use their power in bad ways.
One furry on Twitter said they joined the fandom in 2008 because it was kind and welcoming, not about cliques and fame.
This shows that some furries are unhappy with furries who care too much about how many followers they have online. They think this makes them feel better or more important than others, making them compete with others.
Some furries on Twitter said some people only talk to furries who have many followers online.
Many furries think bullying is a big problem in the fandom. A GFTV study in 2022 found furries bully online.
Nowadays, people believe things that are not true and make them bigger.
This hurts people’s feelings, caused some to even die. This kind of bullying have been in the fandom for a long time.
One furry said they wish the fandom was like before, when it was calmer.
Another furry said they are scared of the furry culture now.
To stop bullying, furries need to work together to fix the problems.
But the bullying here is not new. Somehow, this is part of how the fandom talks and what it expects.
Especially on Twitter.
This means the fandom needs to look at itself and change. But no one knows if that will happen. We have to wait and see.
Edit 15/2/2023 9:11am UTC+8: Article partially published due to technical error. Added missing parts
Edit 1/5/2023 12:08pm UTC+8: Greatly simplified the article’s language.
兽迷们对圈内网络欺凌行为敲响警钟
兽圈是一个以社交友好而闻名的地方，对吧？
最近，兽迷们开始谈论兽圈中存在的欺凌行为，其中包括谣言传播、蹭热度。
这是兽圈推特最近热门的关键词。但这已屡见不鲜。
像在许多网络争议中，兽迷们多次将未经证实的指控视为事实，从而误导大众。
有些甚至搞到相当于盯梢和骚扰等犯罪行为。
提高意识，还是提高分裂？
另一点，兽迷们一直在网上公开羞辱他人被认为是负面的人际行为。这些 “叫嚣帖子”（callout posts）正受到广泛批评。
支持者辩解，这样做是为了 “提高意识，使人们免受不良行为者的伤害”。
批评者则担心，真正不怀好心的人会利用这点为个人利益而故意抹黑他人。
这里也是互联网，所以想预知一个人的言行是否真诚，是很难说的。
一位兽迷说，这样的“叫嚣帖子”滋生的是不信任和分裂，而不是帮助。
期望矛盾
兽圈中的欺凌行为也是阴险的。
一位推特兽迷说，兽圈除谣言传播和猎巫问题外，他们还欺负患有自闭和多动症的人士。
兽圈普遍为有自闭、多动症等心理健康需求和残障人士发声。
这是兽圈正面形象“奖牌”之一。但他们在此竟然也讽刺地霸凌自己声称要保护的群体。
社交地位衡量权利、友谊价值？
有兽迷指，这一连串的欺凌行为全来自于网上拥有关注量高的人士所产生的“社会地位”。
因为这些人很受欢迎，称为大佬（popufurs）的他们在影响社区方面有优势。
这引起了不少担心这影响力被盗用的担忧。
有兽迷说，他们在2008年加入的兽圈是“建立在慈善和包容的基础上，而不是私人社交圈和人气”。
这反映了人们对兽圈过于关注粉丝数量来衡量自我价值和他们在社区中的地位，再加上作为一种“竞争”的手段，感到越来越不满。
一些甚至说，有的把粉丝数量当作了做朋友的前提。
兽圈一家亲，一家裂？
对越来越多兽迷说，兽圈内的欺凌行为正成为一个更大的问题。
2022年兽视的一项研究发现，如果你被兽迷欺负，多数是在网络上被欺负。
今天是一个未经澄清的指控很容易被传到天涯海角的时代。
它不仅破坏了人们的心理健康，甚至致命。这样的欺凌，在兽圈中早已盛行。
对此，一位兽迷说他们怀念从前的兽圈，认为它不像今天那么动荡。另一位说，他们现在因此而害怕兽圈。
打击欺凌行为需要社区行动，开始尽可能地纠正出错的地方。
但兽圈的“欺凌现象”似乎指一个长期存在的管理争执的方式，以及一些不知何来的讽刺的期望，至少在推特上是臭名昭著的。
因此，解决这个问题需要兽圈在社区层面进行深入的审查和行动。但这种审查是否会被实施，只能拭目以待。
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