There been a spat of fake news concerning so called right wing elements in the furry fandom . The report was constructed around a few member and tweets instead of serious investigative journalism. I dare say Motherbod has much credibility as Alt-Right and that is not saying much for ether. There no corresponding report in establish news media or mention of alt-furries in overtly White Supremacist sites like Stormfront.
Since Trump’s Election, we have been deluged in reports about fake news in the media. As a Republican and a Fury, this is not new to me.
The convention: Newcon 5
The Place: Marriot Waterfront, Portland Oregon.
The dates: 30 Dec 2016 – 1 Jan 2017
Newcon is Portland Multi-Genre con. Both my Big Kitties and Chocat were my companions,
Friday: I pack up my badge on Thursday learning from my mistake last year. I missed the opening ceremony and head to the panel room for my first panel I hosted, “Media Pet peeves: The things that writers, and producers do that drives us nuts.” It was well received. After I was done I rove around the space until the Nerdcore Hip Hop History w/ Mega Ran panel and How to be Successful on YouTube w/ Mr. Creepy Pasta .The video room was not set up so I checked out last of the acts during Open mike then ate dinner and attended Scary Stories w/ Mr. Creepy Pasta to see what the fuss is all about. Then I called it a day.
Saturday: I decided to take breakfast at the Hotel then set up for my second panel Furries of the NW Newcon edition. props to Chimichanga Fix for helping me out. I checked out the end of the Lip Synch Battle and the more G –PG Creepy Pasta Story time w/ Mr. Creepy Pasta, Then I check out the rest of the Cosplay contest before going out for dinner. Thanks to KGW hype on the weather I went home at 10:00 thinking I would be stuck . But after realizing KGW Weather team is full of it, it was just bull, I head back to con space with my travel Hello Kitty and went to Drink & Draw in the New Years which had no drink and ended too early. So I went to the rave to ring in the New Year before heading home. and drop off the car.
Sunday: if the weather hype was not enough the Weather people was wrong, I took transit after church, went to Mod Pizza and back to the Hotel . The panels that interested mw was Janet Varney and the Johnny Scotch Music. I just hung around after that till closing ceremonies
The Good: Another great fan convention .
The Bad: Drink and Draw ending early, video not up and running.
The Ugly: nothing
Newcon is growing to be an important asset Portland geek community I hope it the con it will grow more diverse covering more than just anime.
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I finally got a chance to watch the document Frusonas being streamed on Hulu.
Fursona is a documentary by first time producer Dominic Rodriguez. This movie is an attempt to explain furry fandom though the eyes of group of fursuiters. While the movie tries to deal with media sensationalism, the documentary is drag down by generalizations, questionable motivations and yellow journalism. The movie seems to fall into same mediocre reporting like the sensationalist media not as sensational.
The Con: Kumoricon 2016
The Place: Oregon Convention center
The dates 28- 30 October 2016
Kumoricon is Portland’s premier Anime convention. This year, Kumoricon became the second geek convention to moved into the convention center. My 26” Hello Kitty was my companion on Friday, My Kigu Kitty on Saturday and Chococat was my companion on Sunday.