Originally posted here. Only a matter of time before it gets removed from Fur Affinity.

Like so many others, I’m abandoning Fur Affinity in favour of sites that aren’t staffed by people who are total garbage. You can find me here:



Weasyl: http://www.weasyl.com/~ransom



Tumblr: http://rivercitykitty.tumblr.com/



I can’t be associated with this travesty. I mean, I’ve got standards, for fuck’s sake. This is the latest of a long line of immoral and illegal bullshit brought on by FA’s staff. A lot of others who have left have tiptoed around the issue, but fuck that, I’m righteously pissed-off and calling directly it as it is.



How the sweet fuck could anyone think bringing Zaush, a known rapist, onto Fur Affinity’s staff was a good idea? Aside from the shameful PR nightmare, how fucking immoral is that? What the hell is going through Dragoneer’s mind? “Hey, not only am I going to dissuade you from talking about being raped, I’m going to make the person who has victimized you and numersous other users of our site with his sexual predation into key staff! Remember that competent team that’s handling the site code? I sure don’t, so he can have their job.”



Now some of you might object to what I’ve just said for some stupid reason. I originally wouldn’t have thought it possible, but I’ve seen some of the most god-damned idiotic people spewing their shitty opinions onto this fiasco over the past few days, so I’m going to nip this shit in the bud before it even blooms:





“Where is the proof that the victim was actually raped?”



Here: https://forums.vivisector.org/index.php?topic=442.msg4109#msg4109



And here: http://ransomdracalis.tumblr.com/post/73594292796/demonsandteapots-boogans-i-was-suspended



Dragoneer: “Did he pressure? Yes, but the person said no and did the respectful thing and stood their ground.”

Zaush: “Classic case of the girl getting what she wants, then twisting the circumstances to clear her guilt.”



In other words, Dragoneer confirms that the victim said no, and Zaush confirms that he fucked her anyway. And now they’re buddies running the site that hosts your gallery and is a major hub of your socialization.



Dragoneer has actively supported Zaush while claiming a stance of neutrality. He advised the victim to not draw a lot of attention to what Zaush did, and then defends Zaush with points that are contradictory to Zaush’s own story. Zaush says she wanted it; the victim said she didn’t want it; and Dragoneer reiterates that she said didn’t want it, but somehow pulls the doublethink that what happened was somehow not rape. Sex without enthusiastic, continuous consent is rape.



Check this too: http://bridgeportcat.livejournal.com/96818.html?thread=707122#t707122

Numerous people, including Dragoneer’s own girlfriend, also confirmed from first-hand accounts that this behaviour is not an isolated incident but is entirely in-line with how Zaush is known to behave.





“Dragoneer aided a sexual predator?”



It’s nothing new from him: http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/1124/mobiandog.jpg



Remember the disgusting instance where he helped shelter a zoophile from investigation? He’s aided someone who has perpetrated sexual animal abuse, put Chase the dogfucker in charge of the forums, and now has put a rapist (one who targets humans this time) in charge of coding the site. What a fucking champ.





“Why wasn’t Zaush convicted? The victim should have done [insert bullshit specualation here].”



Aside from the previously-mentioned dissuasion, Vaerinn said it well, while educating someone: “You realize that only a meagre 3% of ACTUAL rapes ever lead to a jail sentence, and only 40% of ACTUAL rapes are ever reported at all, right? And that both men and women are raped, and suffer, and get walked over by the justice system and a society that would rather blame rape on the victims regardless of their gender? Have you actually done any reading and taken a good look at the actual statistics and studies on all this? Because let me tell you, no one gave a shit when I was raped, and all I got was hostility and accusations that I’m a whore that can’t keep her legs together.

Actually do your research before you go spouting off your ignorance on a subject. Research on both the current drama here, and the wider societal issues surrounding rape and sexism as a whole. ”



Even if we lived in some crazy fucking parallel universe where this was all made-up and Zaush turned out to be a stand-up model citizen, there’s no way you can dispute Dragoneer’s immoral and borderline-illegal behaviour. There’s no god damn way you can possibly believe letting him have any position of power on the site where his crimes are well-known and his victims browse was a good idea. It’s evil or idiotic or probably both.



As someone who’s been sexually assaulted and had nearly nobody take it seriously, it drives me up the fucking wall to have struggle to hammer this simple concept through the unbelievably thick skulls of apathetic rape-apologists around here.

To read more about rape survival, check Vaerinn’s first-hand account: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5429446/



“Isn’t this just furry drama? Why should I care?”



This isn’t some trivial shit, like if Dragoneer brought on board someone who wore socks and sandals together. He’s given a position of power and prestige to someone who fucks people without their consent. Not only do most rapists never face justice, you now have one on staff here. That shit is not trivial.



As I write this, there are over eleven-thousand users online. The furry fandom is immensely large, and by far its most popular gallery site is Fur Affinity — a site staffed by sexual predators and the people who shield them.

Fur Affinity is the most major hub of art, socialization, and business for the furry fandom. It’s an immensely-important site to many people, one that is constantly used. I know people who want so badly to burn their bridges here after becoming aware of the disgusting behaviour of those in charge, but in doing so, they risk losing some clientele and not being able to pay the rent — but many of them are risking it anyway, because their dignity is worth more. This is all because of the monsters who hold the power in this community, the ones who represent you.

Where is your sense of shame?





“Why have some people been reluctant to openly discuss this?”



This is why: http://hurricane-artstuff.tumblr.com/image/73649871367



They’re being censored, which is nothing new. Moderator are hiding comments and suspending accounts of people who raise criticism. Apparently it’s a faux pas to call a rapist for what he is. I’ve got nothing to lose.