tacticalsnackpack

It was definitely twisted. They portrayed me as a jobless, education-less shut-in who uses a mask to hide behind the fact that I cannot accept the death of my father as a reality. I was attending school during the time of filming, and while I am a bit of an introvert at times, I am in no way close to what they had shown. My father passing away does still put a heavy weight on my heart, but it does not inhibit my life in any way. I have never spent "countless hours" holed up in my room building costumes, nor do I "wear the costume to family events and cannot see myself in public without it." That was honestly the most shocking part to me, how they made it seem that I never took the costume off. Before the airing of the show, I had worn the costume twice, and both times were for fitting purposes. Every since, and up until this day, I reserve one weekend a year to wearing a fursuit; during an annual convention. I have a completely normal life outside of this; I have a job, a loving family, a boyfriend, a group of great friends and I am a musician and firearm freak more than I am a furry. It is merely a small hobby of mine, but they took what information I gave and ran with it.

For me, it is 100% a hobby and 0% fetish. I do not deny that there are others who use it as a fetish, but when you think about it, there are going to be people engaging in sexual activities no matter what fandom/group/culture you look into. Also, with fursuits costing upwards of $2,000 I find it silly to destroy something like that in such a way.

At first, I thought it sounded like a great idea. When the producer contacted me, they made it a point that this was a show about people's strange hobbies, and wanted to showcase the making of a fursuit. Furries have always had a bad rap with the media, so I thought that this could be a way to shed a different light on it. Of course once I was knee-deep, it all evolved into something different, and I was ashamed with the way they portrayed me.

Yes, they did. Not a large amount by any means, but it was considerable. I had to sign a contract basically stating that they have the right to alter/use/sell my footage in any which way they please, just put in a "nicer" way. Supposedly I was able to say/do as I please to an extent (which ended up not being entirely true), but once it is sent off to the editors, it is not of my, nor the crew's control what becomes of it.

No offense taken! Personally, I do not. When you think about it, fursuits can cost upwards of $1,500, sometimes well over $2,000. It would be a silly idea to destroy something like that, in my opinion. I don't deny that it does happen in the fandom, just as it can happen in any fandom or group, but it is not something I would ever find any interest in partaking in.