Furry Fandom (FF): a leash of self-image and social discrimination against minority groups.
As society grows, opinions will differ as our society is integrated based on different perspectives, mindsets, and cultures which differs from one another (Anthony., 1997, P.2). However, sometimes people would extremize their exhibition of their repulsive behavior, or "social control" against minority groups (Lamm & Schaefer, 1998. P.185-186), which the Furry Fandom is an example. In Foreign countries, the Furry Fandom is stigmatized as a group which most favored activity is engaging in sexual intercourse, having erotic fantasies on anthropomorphized animals, and people who express their love towards their "Fursonas" all in body-sized animal "fursuits" (Jeansonne., 2012, P. 64). Due to these negative stereotypes, the Furry Fandom is discriminated, prejudiced, and disdained by the general public. However, the Furry Fandom has an increasing participant amount over the years especially in the US and other Western countries when more people have claimed that being a furry as their self-acceptance and their self-realization (IARP, 2016). But as the negativity of the society against them is rather strong, they tend to
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& Lamm., 1998, P. 191). Due to furries have different values from the public, usually worsened by media which emphasize repulsive and unorthodox behaviors, the public has negative stereotypes and usually portraits furries as mischief-makers and deviants (Jakob, 2015, P.24), eventually evolving into criticism and finally, discrimination for the public 's pressure to create a "deviance-free"
Through this it is illustrated how societal expectations can shape behaviour and attitude in people, even if that behaviour is something which is brings conflict to their own personal attitudes and beliefs. From this I as a reader gain an understanding about the broader society and the great power that groups and societies have on individuals in those societies. Through these expectations people wield great power over the lives of other, through it great beauty and kindness can develop, but also great evil and sadness as well. It is through our society that we as people are shaped, both by our families and friends who love us, but also by the broader community in which media and what we watch can create stereotypes in gender, race, age and body image. This great power of others on our own lives can be focused for good, in excelling individuals to achieve greatness and following their dreams, as seen in Dorrigo, or it can be used to create a sadness, hate against different people, self-loathing and great evil in the world.
People love their pets and abusing animals to eye public was just like committing
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Discussion The results obtained from this research project supported my hypothesis and existing literature which is illustrated in the literature review, in relation to the influence of violent video games on negative behaviour towards women, specifically the video game “Grand Theft Auto”. I will now discuss the relevant literature which backs up my recent findings. Within the gaming culture, there is prominent evidence of misogyny, but it is what creates or maintains this misogyny which is important.
The Media and The Manufacture of Deviance 800 words, Assessment Weighting 30% Briefly define the concept of ‘moral panic’ Cohen argues the concept of moral panic is a person or group that becomes defined as a threat to society to a person’s social value and their interests. Moral panic is fear that comes from a group or issue that causes panic within society, but it’s believed this fear and reaction is exaggerated and this is felt and reacted to by the public forms of media such as newspapers, articles and live news etc; knife crime and islamophobia. “Implicit in the use of two words moral panic is the suggestion that the threat is to something held sacred by or fundamental to the society” (Thompson, Kenneth 1998) Cohens definition of moral panic is an over exaggerated reaction by groups
Alternatively, after describing an unfortunate event of two men attempting to kill a wolf, Mowat explains how the intent to kill wolves tranforms people’s perspectives of the animals. He suggests, “Whenever and wherever men have engaged in the mindless slaughter of animals, … they have often attempted to justify their acts by attributing the most vicious or revolting qualities to those they would destroy; and the less reason there is for the slaughter, the greater the campaign of vilification” (Mowat 234). By associating wolves with barbaric traits in order to defend their killings, men are increasing the angst
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