genuinely curious as to what makes people think it's okay to publicly engage in behaviour directly linked to a sexual fetish which links to the article as per the grandparent comment. I specified around the kids because furries near me go out of their way to have their parties exactly where kids have their parties. nobody has to respond to me, that's true. nobody has to call me names either yet here you are.
> furries near me go out of their way to have their parties exactly where kids have their parties.
Are you talking about public parks? Furries meet up there because it's free public space available to everyone. I am 1 million times more concerned over what happens in private organizations own buildings or billionaire private islands than I am people socializing in a park in view of literally everyone.
The furries meeting up in public parks are mostly teenagers looking to make friends in real life who usually don't have the money to hang out at bars or other commercial venues. The (mostly American) hate of people existing in public without spending money or some special approved activity is more disturbing than anything. I can't imagine being a young person today trying to go out and be social while a bunch of HN users sneer and insinuate you must be some kind of pedo for existing in a public space. Meanwhile they cheer for their favorite billionaire who literally is.
>what makes people think it's okay to publicly engage in behaviour directly linked
Because your the one linking it to your strawman that has nothing to do with the article. Furry art in the article isn't a sexual fetish. Only bigots here are saying all furries and people who like furry art are some scary sex thing. It's an entire broad genre or Art. The article has nothing to do with sex or kinks or any of this hateful crap. It's just a drawing of animal people.
Wanting to generalize your bad opinions to eveyone for no good reason is exactly what bigotry means. It's not an insult just because it describes what your doing.