This is something I'll never be able to wrap my head around, and I've watched it proliferate in the furry fandom for years now.

FNAF creator Scott Cawthon has a history of donating heavily to almost exclusively Republican political candidates, including the loathsome and disgusting Donald Trump. His anti-LGBTQIA+ stance is just as repugnant and toxic as that of JK Rowling, yet the fanart of Cawthon's characters continues apace, with no sign of ever abating.

The furry fandom (with the exception of some repulsive outliers) has a history of supporting the LGBTQIA+ community and issues important to its survival and societal comfort. Am I to understand that, just because there's a bear, fox, and other characters some find appealing and/or sexy, Cawthon gets a pass?

It's like furries that go out of their way to eat at Chick-fil-A despite the fact that the restaurant's owners not only donate to anti-LGBTQIA+ causes, but bankroll poisonous legislation at home and overseas, including laws that make being queer punishable by prison or execution.

I've even seen fanart of FNAF characters waving pride flags! It just comes across as hypocritical to me. I'm not one to apply puritanical rules or guidelines; I really am a live-and-let-live kind of person. BUT when it affects essential human rights, or eliminating them for a specific group, that's where I draw the line. I personally think we, as a fandom, can do better.