Remembering the wondrousness that is Kapsalon
I need Kapsalon
Geef mij de Kapsalon, het is lekker
I'm still needing this tbf
A Brit wolf living in the US.
Went to school once and kicked footballs until his body said no.
Now bends words into stories about animal people of varying sizes.
Remembering the wondrousness that is Kapsalon
I need Kapsalon
Geef mij de Kapsalon, het is lekker
You know, I don’t know when I wrote my first furry story.
I wrote the first one that I shared with other people in 1999. I will say nothing further about it here, except that it was Extremely Cringe and I am eternally thankful that the community I was in didn’t run me off. I was a teenager, is my only excuse.
Over on Bluesky, I said, in response to someone criticizing the Ursa Majors
I am fine with this, but… c’mon, guys :P It was always thus. The Ursas have *always* had all the legitimacy of the Burger King Kid’s Club giving you a gold star for Excellence In Having it Your Way, except the king wears cat ears.
But back in 2005, it was cool just to have *any* gold-star-givers.
It was always thus.
But I think it’s different now?
So! Have an essay, just like SlateStarCodex would bang out, which I have managed to organize (!) in seven parts. There are no footnotes here. This is not a research paper, it’s my personal reflection.
And, just to be clear how IMO this all is, I will explicitly say that these thoughts are only my own. It is my attempt to put down in words the sea change that I think I have seen. And maybe participated in.
I hope.
A very interesting essay on how the furry writing 'scene' has changed and developed over the years, and also some thought-provoking views on its current state.
