I heard somewhere that there's some brony con where you can wear red amber and green cards to show where you stand with hugs Green: Yes hug mehh Amber: Hug but pls ask Red: No, just don't hug me Bronys got the system sorted
Also, if you ask anyone to be their friend, you'll be turned down. That is not how earning friends works. Friendship happens when you both like one another, respect one another, wanna hang out more and communicate well! It is not something you can just ask for and BOOM you're friends. Friendship takes time.
Gerce The majority of friends I've made were simply done that way even as a little kid. I talked with em and they talked with me, we liked this and that, then pretty much it was done we'd hang out or go to wherever. But if someone approached and started acting like we're best bud... that'd leave me feeling abit uncomfortable and wanting to just exit from the room soon after.. 😖
What i mean is if a stranger just asks you "hey can we be friends". How you made friends was totally natural! If you aren't sure you're friends its always okay to ask. But what I'm talking about is complete strangers ASKING for your friendship when you don't even know them. Its very awkward and uncomfortable.
Gerce Oh that'd made me feel abit uncomfortable..~ 😖 I don't mind making new friends but getting approached by a rando then being asked if I'd be their friend... I'd probably feel really awkward/weird because I don't even know a single thing about them.
Gerce Even when I'm among my friends if I get invited to a party/meet I feel abit out of place because I don't know em, let alone would think to ever walk up to a stranger and be like "Hi! Wanna be friends?" just thinking about that has me cringing.. 🤐
If a person touches you in a place or an way that makes you feel uncomfortable push them away and say “stop it,that’s no good.” -Sonic The Hedgehog 1993
Thank you so much for saying it! I recently went to a festival and got followed by someone who both damaged my suit and tried ripping my tail off... It was quite upsetting and people would randomly grab on me and my suit without me even being able to see them, keep in mind, im a minor, my height is proof of that... I had a grown man that my mother had to shove away because he was trying to grab on me. I hope no one else has to experience that mess..... I just hope some non-furs see this video too... Its mainly the non-furs that do that mess to me.....
This a the video I have been looking for! This needs to be somewhere we’re people can watch and under stand! This is a very good video to be on the internet and in the fandom. Good job thank for making this video for everyone to understand.
Yes pls omg! :v This can’t be stressed enough ugh. I’ve only been to 3 cons with a suit, and I’ve already had a lot of the stuff you’ve talked about happen to me too. Thank you for talking about this!
Great video, Rika. Even I know the respect of furries out there. I also remember someone in one of my frequent anime cons I go to had been touched in an inappropriate way while in cosplay and she addressed it on Facebook about it, even going so far as to telling who touched her. A lot of people, including myself, was angry and gave her comfort. I have my parents, my sister, and her family to think of, so being a total pervert at cons is not the best way to go. Thanks for sharing. ;)
First of all: I agree with all your points and this is an overall great video Second: Your hair looks *awesome.* I don't know why that stuck out to me, but I had to say it.
Thanks for sharing this. It's important for people to understand a friendship or any relationship is something you develop over time. If you push yourself on someone or if you get offended that someone you just met doesn't want to spend time with you, then it's going to be difficult for you to form a friendship with them.
I absolutely love this! It feels like it is more targeted torwards kids, which I really like, since there are alot of young people in the fandom. It is also explained in an understandable way, thank you for making this video. I am going to fursuit for the first time at a Con this summer and I really needed to get this more explained, as I hear about it all the time but have never really heard anyone speak about it as well as you did.
Thank you so much for addressing these things,they really need to be talked about more in the fandom. I had some people follow/stalk me because of my “popularity/fursuit” and it was EXTREMELY unsettling to say the least.
I absolutely adore animated Rika! She's so cute =w= I'm so happy you made this video, i'm planning on becoming a fursuiter and i have massive problems with being touched in certain situations.
Really good point! I personally haven't been in this situation (yet); however, I've been keeping an ear out for each video like this one. That way, I can help both myself and others avoid this. Also, I really love that you animated Rika in to your video! Very cool.
I love to see your video quality improving :D I loved your videos before but you can both see and feel you've grown alot! But your videos are comfortable as always :3!
This is an awesome video! It’s good to get all this info out there. I can’t count how many people have told me they want to eat me because I’m a bird suiter which is so weird! It’s fine if a friend makes the joke but that’s because I know them and I know there is no other intention behind it. Also, love this format! It’s so playful even in a serious content video. I hope you have a good time at this con and I hope this helps you have a safe and respectful con!
THANK YOU!! I don’t have a fursuit but I can only imagine what if is like to deal with this! I absolutely H A T E people touching me without permission or at all for that matter, even friends! So remember! Even if you are friends with someone doesn’t mean you are a person they want to hug. They might love getting hugs from one person but not from you, don’t take it personal and respect them!!
Nice video!! The Rika talksprites and dub over is very cool and cute ^^ I haven't had experiences magnified to this level, but I have had random people try to message me after we talked at a con like once and think we are friends. (I run an artist table at cons sometimes.) It's very awkward, especially if I didn't talk to that person for more than a few minutes or so.
I'd Say After Watching This Video, Its Most Likely Surrounded About Personal Space,And Also Things Fursuiters Need People To Understand About Personal Space(Agreed Being Kind To Others Doesn't Make You Friends,Its Just Personality Or Just For The Sake Of Being There). I'd Say Being Thoughtful Is Good When It Comes To The Point In Which Being Respectful Definitely Makes You Trust Worthy.Anyway,Very Great Video/Things To Know About Fursuiters, Vix,Also, I Too Loved The Cute Little Rika Companion On The Side View!! :)
I so agree with this! Alot of people need to watch this especially people who are going to not just a furry convention for the first time but any convention or furry meet up!
this video is so true and so useful. my ex and his friends stalked me and my friend Ichiuchi through our presents at an entire con. the whole 5 hours we were there they followed us and lingered in the same general area. oddly enough it made us really uncomfortable bc their friend had apparently had plans to harass us but con staff confronted them, and that person never showed up.
You should also talk about cosplayers or suiters who touch people. This seems to go unnoticed where suiters will do all these things without consent as well. I am a teenager and some dude in a suit with red underwear over it decided to come up behind me and hug me from behind while I was taking a photo of my friend. That was not a fun experience, especially it being my first con ever. (MFF2017)
This is an awesome video I have had bad situations at cons where people want to touch me . I will usually say yes to hugs if asked but if I say no I mean no. I have autism and I'm very shy and sometimes touching me can cause a panic attack or a full blown sensory melt down. You never know someone's story so always play it safe and ask it's simple and easy
Being told not to touch always makes me think of that Spongebob episode where Patrick is going around touching things and the security guards are following him around. _[general rough script below and the obvious PSA is obvious stuff below]_ Patrick: _Touch._ Security: _Don't touch._ Patrick: _Touch._ Security: _Don't touch. >:|_ Patrick: _Touch._ Security: _Do I have to keep following you around?_ Really though it's only proper to respect peoples' boundaries, be respectful. Honestly it should be a 'duh' kind of thing but it's quite amazing how some still lack common sense sometimes. I swear, this is at least the 10th time I've watched a video about this... how has it not sank in yet?
That is a very good point guys. And as a fursuiter, that’s is heaps important video to have up. You know, not all fursuiters myself included are by no means prefer to have any of their human form be photographed nor be in videos. As we may have issues with that of some sort. It not about anyone but ourselves and that should be respected.
Preach you da best the one thing that makes me mad some popular people act they are better than others and act like they can only talk to there friends and won’t allow non friends to chat with
lol with the following bit I thought you were talking about twitter until you showed the little clip at 5:31 you kinda covered what I was thinking about later at 6:42, interactions online are weird and especially with yt personalities because they sometimes seem so personal but really maybe aren't. or with seeing friends interact in public and assuming you can be the same you had some crazy stories, especially the trunk thing... people are just weird. I'm sorry that happened to you. it sucks that this has to be explained like this, but for that you did a great job I think
This should be common sense not to do this shit to people you don't really know. Like me and my friends have played cards against humanity with Vix a couple times in the past but when i went to MFF i knew she wasn't going to remember me at all. So when i wanted to get a picture with her at the youtube meet i asked for one and that was it. I didn't mess around with her or anything even though all of my friends that were there knew her pretty well I knew she didn't remember me at all. So I knew it would have been inappropriate to mess around with her since I barely knew her if even that. Don't be stupid you know who knows you and if you know them, treat people you don't really know with respect and decency for fucks sake!
YOU BEEN HUMPED AND HAD YOUR HEAD RIPPED OFF!?, Oml!, I'm so sorry that happen to you! I had some one try to pull my head off once too but its a good thing my handlers stopped them, worst part is they tried to it from the ears! I also had one of my sisters pull off my head 2 TIMES!, and I told her to stop the first time, she did it from the fluff and now the fluff is loose on my fursuit but only a little bit, I have a friend that is a fursuit maker so if it does come off she can help me with that..I am just a bit shocked no one understands these do cost lots of money and we care for them, some boy tugged the back of my head before and my handler told him that my fursuit cost a lot of money, and he said he did not care, ARG! people like that get my gears going! thanks for making this video will show it to people who are none aware..
Its weird to me to think about that, that some people don't respect personal space, or forget that a fursuiter is still a human being. Personally, I can't forget that the big fluffy animal in front of me is actually another person. I can barely ask a fursuiter for a hug without feeling pushy, rude, or indecent. Like, you wouldn't just ask a random person for a hug or picture, as it could come off as rude, or straight up creepy. However, this is just my experience at small comic cons, and I've never been to a furcon. So, I don't know if the atmosphere is any different.
Sonya Snow I can understand the reservation~ I suppose I'm a bit more open to it myself 'cause I've been to a lot of cons, some of which were much bigger.
The idea of getting randomly approached and hugged by a stranger makes me feel uncomfortable, let alone ever even think to do it myself. People should know about the concept of personal space and respect. 🤐
Light Fox Absolutely! Cons are still environments where consent is mandatory. Sure, the environment is welcoming to affection; but it is up to each individual to accept that or not. It is everyone's responsibility to honor everyone else's boundaries.
OH MY GOSH!! %100 agree. Not just for furry cons, but any con I've been at. Hopefully everyone understands your video. I love and fully agree with it. P.S. WHO JUMPS INTO SOMEONE'S ELSE'S TRUNK!?!?
Vvvv important! I am a teenage fursuiter, and this is pretty important for people to know. Especially because people can get in serious trouble for making mistakes like this on fursuiters around my age group.
As a smaller suiter (I’m only 5’1) I’ve had people think it’s okay to pick me up, take things out of my hand and hold it up high so I can’t reach, and even forcefully try to hug me. I made myself a badge that says, “ask before interaction” and it’s been helpful. Or even having your handler take them to the side to have a small talk with them about doing things they shouldn’t. Also a huge reminder, do not glomp people. Even your friends unless they are okay with it.
She's not being rude or trying to shes trying to explain that even though people in suits act adorable they don't always want to be crouded or loved theres times when its ok to be affectionate and times not to be thank you Vix!! I learned new info I disnt know before
A tip: Make sure to report to the police at the convention (Or the staff) if someone is acting like this towards you, or if you notice someone else being treated this way. They may keep doing this to other suiters, cosplayers, or guests at the convention and ultimately never get kicked out if they go unreported. Make a big deal out of it if someone fondles you so that you attract attention to the person.
I agree 110%, Rika. My first big con going fursuiting, I had a group of 13-16 year olds (I'm 25) follow me around, and my handler didn't know what to do because they were underage. The pulled my tail, and was jumping around too close for comport. I am a huge "touch-me-not" and so my first con fursuiting was kind of... stressful. I love it, still, but next time I'm just going to tell them straight up. Please leave me alone.
I DON'T need a heart I'm just saying that this video is clear, loud, important and very peacefull to others!! And very important!! And very clear and normal need to be respected rules!!!
I have Cosplayed before at a horror convention called horrorhound and i remember i was dressed as pennywise and there was this guy who wouldn't stop pinching my nose *i was wearing a mask so the nose was slightly bigger than usual* and it was to the point I threatened to call security if he didn't stop.
Just yesterday at my furmeet, a new guy joined our meet (he had no fursuit) but when I started suiting, he'd randomly punch me at times, hide from me and didn't know when to quit. It got pretty annoying.
I like how she explains the friendship thing, honestly a lot of people get this wrong by thinking just a few things online makes you friends.:/ Have to explain this to my kids.XD
Very important video!!!
Majira Strawberry true
Yep, exactly!
I agree totally.
Yup
Hello Majira!! 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓
I love the animated Rika so much 😍 Very clever touch.
Yes
HI BEAGLE
No touch.
@@stickbroneh yes
I heard somewhere that there's some brony con where you can wear red amber and green cards to show where you stand with hugs
Green: Yes hug mehh
Amber: Hug but pls ask
Red: No, just don't hug me
Bronys got the system sorted
Ryan Fenn Wow, they are really sorted.
That’s cool
Ryan Fenn nicerr
‘Do not touch me or I will bite’
this is me in and out of suit
SAME HERE
Mentallydisturbed llama sAMe
Mini Rika is so adorable.
Great advice! And yes, you may wrap your arms around my yellow fluff, simply ask! Thanks Vix 💛
Sunny Dingo saw you at FC this year! I have to say, you are very fluffy!
Respect the sunny doggo.
Yay, thank you sunny
Yay, thanks Dingo!
Also, if you ask anyone to be their friend, you'll be turned down. That is not how earning friends works. Friendship happens when you both like one another, respect one another, wanna hang out more and communicate well! It is not something you can just ask for and BOOM you're friends. Friendship takes time.
Gerce
The majority of friends I've made were simply done that way even as a little kid. I talked with em and they talked with me, we liked this and that, then pretty much it was done we'd hang out or go to wherever. But if someone approached and started acting like we're best bud... that'd leave me feeling abit uncomfortable and wanting to just exit from the room soon after.. 😖
What i mean is if a stranger just asks you "hey can we be friends". How you made friends was totally natural! If you aren't sure you're friends its always okay to ask. But what I'm talking about is complete strangers ASKING for your friendship when you don't even know them. Its very awkward and uncomfortable.
Gerce
Oh that'd made me feel abit uncomfortable..~ 😖 I don't mind making new friends but getting approached by a rando then being asked if I'd be their friend... I'd probably feel really awkward/weird because I don't even know a single thing about them.
Right! heh yeah...it happens to me and my friends a lot.
Gerce
Even when I'm among my friends if I get invited to a party/meet I feel abit out of place because I don't know em, let alone would think to ever walk up to a stranger and be like "Hi! Wanna be friends?" just thinking about that has me cringing.. 🤐
Super important info in this vid. Also was a blast to help with! 😄
Kiwi Fox a kiwi on a strawberry vid
Wth just happened
Kiwi Fox 100th like! Love your comment!
A kiwi and a strawberry meet 🍓🥝
If a person touches you in a place or an way that makes you feel uncomfortable push them away and say “stop it,that’s no good.” -Sonic The Hedgehog 1993
levelsquare9 Well played
THATS NO GOOD!
levelsquare9 “Where's that damn Fourth Chaos Emerald?” -Shadow
oh no -Knuckles
levelsquare9 That's no good!
Thank you so much for saying it! I recently went to a festival and got followed by someone who both damaged my suit and tried ripping my tail off... It was quite upsetting and people would randomly grab on me and my suit without me even being able to see them, keep in mind, im a minor, my height is proof of that... I had a grown man that my mother had to shove away because he was trying to grab on me. I hope no one else has to experience that mess..... I just hope some non-furs see this video too... Its mainly the non-furs that do that mess to me.....
This a the video I have been looking for! This needs to be somewhere we’re people can watch and under stand! This is a very good video to be on the internet and in the fandom. Good job thank for making this video for everyone to understand.
I love the new video style with mini rika! It makes your videos so unique
That non friend looks so threatening and shady
GibbyDiddy EDGE
Kinda like my friend.
Hmm...
PREACH
Extremely well said. I absolutely loved it!
Yes pls omg! :v This can’t be stressed enough ugh. I’ve only been to 3 cons with a suit, and I’ve already had a lot of the stuff you’ve talked about happen to me too. Thank you for talking about this!
Great video, Rika. Even I know the respect of furries out there. I also remember someone in one of my frequent anime cons I go to had been touched in an inappropriate way while in cosplay and she addressed it on Facebook about it, even going so far as to telling who touched her. A lot of people, including myself, was angry and gave her comfort. I have my parents, my sister, and her family to think of, so being a total pervert at cons is not the best way to go. Thanks for sharing. ;)
Thank you Vix as a big fan I appreciate this video
First of all: I agree with all your points and this is an overall great video
Second: Your hair looks *awesome.* I don't know why that stuck out to me, but I had to say it.
This is a really important video to EVERYONE!! I loved this video Rika! It was so informational to me!
Thanks for sharing this. It's important for people to understand a friendship or any relationship is something you develop over time. If you push yourself on someone or if you get offended that someone you just met doesn't want to spend time with you, then it's going to be difficult for you to form a friendship with them.
FINALLY! SOMEONE SAID IT!
Thank you for making this!!! Super important!! Love the little Rika! So adorable
I absolutely love this!
It feels like it is more targeted torwards kids, which I really like, since there are alot of young people in the fandom.
It is also explained in an understandable way, thank you for making this video.
I am going to fursuit for the first time at a Con this summer and I really needed to get this more explained, as I hear about it all the time but have never really heard anyone speak about it as well as you did.
Thank you so much for addressing these things,they really need to be talked about more in the fandom. I had some people follow/stalk me because of my “popularity/fursuit” and it was EXTREMELY unsettling to say the least.
I'll be suiting here soon so I agree with you respecting others is very important
I absolutely adore animated Rika! She's so cute =w=
I'm so happy you made this video, i'm planning on becoming a fursuiter and i have massive problems with being touched in certain situations.
Really good point! I personally haven't been in this situation (yet); however, I've been keeping an ear out for each video like this one. That way, I can help both myself and others avoid this. Also, I really love that you animated Rika in to your video! Very cool.
I love to see your video quality improving :D I loved your videos before but you can both see and feel you've grown alot! But your videos are comfortable as always :3!
This is an awesome video! It’s good to get all this info out there. I can’t count how many people have told me they want to eat me because I’m a bird suiter which is so weird!
It’s fine if a friend makes the joke but that’s because I know them and I know there is no other intention behind it.
Also, love this format! It’s so playful even in a serious content video.
I hope you have a good time at this con and I hope this helps you have a safe and respectful con!
This video has a very important message...
👏 👏 P R E A C H ! 👏 👏
Seriously, thank you for making this!
THANK YOU!! I don’t have a fursuit but I can only imagine what if is like to deal with this! I absolutely H A T E people touching me without permission or at all for that matter, even friends! So remember! Even if you are friends with someone doesn’t mean you are a person they want to hug. They might love getting hugs from one person but not from you, don’t take it personal and respect them!!
"If yes, mission accomplished!
If no..."
Mission failed, well get em next time.
Nice video!! The Rika talksprites and dub over is very cool and cute ^^
I haven't had experiences magnified to this level, but I have had random people try to message me after we talked at a con like once and think we are friends. (I run an artist table at cons sometimes.) It's very awkward, especially if I didn't talk to that person for more than a few minutes or so.
I'd Say After Watching This Video, Its Most Likely Surrounded About Personal Space,And Also Things Fursuiters Need People To Understand About Personal Space(Agreed Being Kind To Others Doesn't Make You Friends,Its Just Personality Or Just For The Sake Of Being There). I'd Say Being Thoughtful Is
Good When It Comes To The Point In Which Being Respectful Definitely Makes You Trust Worthy.Anyway,Very Great Video/Things To Know About Fursuiters, Vix,Also, I Too Loved The Cute Little Rika Companion On The Side View!! :)
Loved the vid! It was very informational and I loved the animated mini Rika! So cute! Great video Vix keep up the good work!!! :3...
Rika's voice sounds like a second-hand Tail's actor.
Sorry. Had to.
I love your new cohost style of filming :)
True Respect in this video! Nice job u2! I always admire and respect Vix n Rika
This is very helpful and a good note to over the top strangers at conventions!
Wow, I know, I know I’m watching this in December, BUT this is REALLY REALLY important! Thanks baby Rika 🤩😍
I luv your little wolf who comes with u in videos since his voice is so high pitched and cute
I so agree with this! Alot of people need to watch this especially people who are going to not just a furry convention for the first time but any convention or furry meet up!
this video is so true and so useful.
my ex and his friends stalked me and my friend Ichiuchi through our presents at an entire con. the whole 5 hours we were there they followed us and lingered in the same general area. oddly enough it made us really uncomfortable bc their friend had apparently had plans to harass us but con staff confronted them, and that person never showed up.
Yeah you never know what weirdos are out there and people really should understand this
How the heck am I 8 hours late.......I have failed you. ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE VIDEO! Great Advice for all of us furries everywhere.
THANK U FOR STANDING UP FOR URSELF I WAS A VERY SMART IDEA FOR MAKING THIS VID
Very good video! I will share this with my friends. I wanna make sure we are safe at our first con.
Really liked the way you had your sona as an on screen companion/co-star
You should also talk about cosplayers or suiters who touch people. This seems to go unnoticed where suiters will do all these things without consent as well. I am a teenager and some dude in a suit with red underwear over it decided to come up behind me and hug me from behind while I was taking a photo of my friend. That was not a fun experience, especially it being my first con ever. (MFF2017)
Sursiq I had a similiar problem! What color/species was the suit?
Funny thing is i know the suiter your talking about but cant remember the speciez
Morgan West I don’t completely remember the colors, either black and white or blue and white. They were a dog.
Hannah Dyer bleh yeah. It sucks.
HotCuppaJojo a dog
This is all true, good job Vix and Rika for making this video :D
This is an awesome video I have had bad situations at cons where people want to touch me . I will usually say yes to hugs if asked but if I say no I mean no. I have autism and I'm very shy and sometimes touching me can cause a panic attack or a full blown sensory melt down. You never know someone's story so always play it safe and ask it's simple and easy
Awwwwwww😍 Mini Rika's SO COOT!!! You earned yourself a new subscriber😊
Being told not to touch always makes me think of that Spongebob episode where Patrick is going around touching things and the security guards are following him around.
_[general rough script below and the obvious PSA is obvious stuff below]_
Patrick: _Touch._
Security: _Don't touch._
Patrick: _Touch._
Security: _Don't touch. >:|_
Patrick: _Touch._
Security: _Do I have to keep following you around?_
Really though it's only proper to respect peoples' boundaries, be respectful. Honestly it should be a 'duh' kind of thing but it's quite amazing how some still lack common sense sometimes.
I swear, this is at least the 10th time I've watched a video about this... how has it not sank in yet?
That is a very good point guys. And as a fursuiter, that’s is heaps important video to have up. You know, not all fursuiters myself included are by no means prefer to have any of their human form be photographed nor be in videos. As we may have issues with that of some sort. It not about anyone but ourselves and that should be respected.
Preach you da best the one thing that makes me mad some popular people act they are better than others and act like they can only talk to there friends and won’t allow non friends to chat with
lol with the following bit I thought you were talking about twitter until you showed the little clip at 5:31
you kinda covered what I was thinking about later at 6:42, interactions online are weird and especially with yt personalities because they sometimes seem so personal but really maybe aren't. or with seeing friends interact in public and assuming you can be the same
you had some crazy stories, especially the trunk thing... people are just weird. I'm sorry that happened to you. it sucks that this has to be explained like this, but for that you did a great job I think
love your new haircut vix! 🦊👍
i love your vids so much!!!!! i also like how you have the mini RIKA!!!!!
This should be common sense not to do this shit to people you don't really know. Like me and my friends have played cards against humanity with Vix a couple times in the past but when i went to MFF i knew she wasn't going to remember me at all. So when i wanted to get a picture with her at the youtube meet i asked for one and that was it. I didn't mess around with her or anything even though all of my friends that were there knew her pretty well I knew she didn't remember me at all. So I knew it would have been inappropriate to mess around with her since I barely knew her if even that. Don't be stupid you know who knows you and if you know them, treat people you don't really know with respect and decency for fucks sake!
YOU BEEN HUMPED AND HAD YOUR HEAD RIPPED OFF!?, Oml!, I'm so sorry that happen to you! I had some one try to pull my head off once too but its a good thing my handlers stopped them, worst part is they tried to it from the ears! I also had one of my sisters pull off my head 2 TIMES!, and I told her to stop the first time, she did it from the fluff and now the fluff is loose on my fursuit but only a little bit, I have a friend that is a fursuit maker so if it does come off she can help me with that..I am just a bit shocked no one understands these do cost lots of money and we care for them, some boy tugged the back of my head before and my handler told him that my fursuit cost a lot of money, and he said he did not care, ARG! people like that get my gears going! thanks for making this video will show it to people who are none aware..
Its weird to me to think about that, that some people don't respect personal space, or forget that a fursuiter is still a human being. Personally, I can't forget that the big fluffy animal in front of me is actually another person. I can barely ask a fursuiter for a hug without feeling pushy, rude, or indecent. Like, you wouldn't just ask a random person for a hug or picture, as it could come off as rude, or straight up creepy. However, this is just my experience at small comic cons, and I've never been to a furcon. So, I don't know if the atmosphere is any different.
Sonya Snow Fur cons tend to garner atmospheres that encourage friendliness and hugging. However, consent is always of top priority!
Well, of course. That's kinda what I expected. But, its still kinda hard to think about it that way, you know?
Sonya Snow I can understand the reservation~ I suppose I'm a bit more open to it myself 'cause I've been to a lot of cons, some of which were much bigger.
The idea of getting randomly approached and hugged by a stranger makes me feel uncomfortable, let alone ever even think to do it myself. People should know about the concept of personal space and respect. 🤐
Light Fox Absolutely! Cons are still environments where consent is mandatory. Sure, the environment is welcoming to affection; but it is up to each individual to accept that or not. It is everyone's responsibility to honor everyone else's boundaries.
Much needed video. Great job.
I love animated Rika! So cute!!!!
OH MY GOSH!! %100 agree. Not just for furry cons, but any con I've been at. Hopefully everyone understands your video. I love and fully agree with it.
P.S. WHO JUMPS INTO SOMEONE'S ELSE'S TRUNK!?!?
Thank you so much. For this
Aside from the informative content in this video, your voice for Rika would make a great Tails voice as well.
Vvvv important! I am a teenage fursuiter, and this is pretty important for people to know. Especially because people can get in serious trouble for making mistakes like this on fursuiters around my age group.
That awesome hoodie string flip at 0:16
As a smaller suiter (I’m only 5’1) I’ve had people think it’s okay to pick me up, take things out of my hand and hold it up high so I can’t reach, and even forcefully try to hug me. I made myself a badge that says, “ask before interaction” and it’s been helpful. Or even having your handler take them to the side to have a small talk with them about doing things they shouldn’t. Also a huge reminder, do not glomp people. Even your friends unless they are okay with it.
thx for making this because this has happend To me and u stod up and said hey u cat do this and also explaining how friendship works
She's not being rude or trying to shes trying to explain that even though people in suits act adorable they don't always want to be crouded or loved theres times when its ok to be affectionate and times not to be thank you Vix!! I learned new info I disnt know before
I like how you have the animated rika by your side :3
Thank you for making this video I really appreciate it
I am glad you said what needed to be said
mini Rika is so CUTE!
also, someone has thumbs downed the vid D:
Great vid! i will Def make sure to keep this in mind when i go to my first Con! Thank you for good information!
A tip: Make sure to report to the police at the convention (Or the staff) if someone is acting like this towards you, or if you notice someone else being treated this way. They may keep doing this to other suiters, cosplayers, or guests at the convention and ultimately never get kicked out if they go unreported. Make a big deal out of it if someone fondles you so that you attract attention to the person.
I agree 110%, Rika. My first big con going fursuiting, I had a group of 13-16 year olds (I'm 25) follow me around, and my handler didn't know what to do because they were underage. The pulled my tail, and was jumping around too close for comport. I am a huge "touch-me-not" and so my first con fursuiting was kind of... stressful. I love it, still, but next time I'm just going to tell them straight up. Please leave me alone.
I love this mini rika, is sooooo funny and cute
I love the animated Rika. Good idea! She's so cute!
Glad you made this. I'm getting mine made but I've had this happen in costume before ask first people!
i love this style of video
Great video and love that you added RikA in the video I think it's a brilliant idea to do. ^w^
this is a good video i hope people realize people have a personal bubble
The little rika/rica sprites are soooooo cute!
I DON'T need a heart I'm just saying that this video is clear, loud, important and very peacefull to others!! And very important!! And very clear and normal need to be respected rules!!!
I have Cosplayed before at a horror convention called horrorhound and i remember i was dressed as pennywise and there was this guy who wouldn't stop pinching my nose *i was wearing a mask so the nose was slightly bigger than usual* and it was to the point I threatened to call security if he didn't stop.
Thank you for the advice, I worry about that and be respectful since I go to to fWA for the first time
The hoodie string at 0:18 got me
I agree to this completely and awesome video as well.
Hey just saying. really love your new hairstyle*w*
also mini Rika is really adorable.
Do not touch me or i will bite you that is literally me on a regular basis
Poor Rika...
I want to hug that smol bean.
I’d always ask first, though! ^^
Rikas voice remainds me the voice of tails xD, very good video like the other one, im going to ShareThis
Just yesterday at my furmeet, a new guy joined our meet (he had no fursuit) but when I started suiting, he'd randomly punch me at times, hide from me and didn't know when to quit. It got pretty annoying.
Also it is important to not assume relationship status as well! Like, Girlfriend/Boyfriend, Husband/Wife, Father/Mother, and the list goes on.
I like how she explains the friendship thing, honestly a lot of people get this wrong by thinking just a few things online makes you friends.:/ Have to explain this to my kids.XD
Okay I will ask thanks
Rika and Vix 💙🍓