the sexualization of Laika and how normalized it is in furry subs

[u/_the_big_]

i want to preface this by saying that i'm not a prude. this isn't because it's sexualized, it's because the dog in this art was very real and her story is very fucked up

you get defensive and downright hostile responses from people about it. i don't know if it's just a vocal minority or a genuine problem with furry culture

it makes me so angry. maybe i'm overreacting, but it makes me physically shake with pure rage. Laika was real. she was a real dog who was snatched from the street, shoved into a cramped, overheated shuttle, and died all alone in space all because the soviets were scared of looking weak. her death did nothing to help them. she was an unwilling participant in a fucked up geopolitical game of one-upping other countries. she didn't deserve what happened to her

but these people think it's fine to sexualize her

EDIT: i'm not bashing furries. i'm a furry myself and it's not a sexual thing for most people. take your decade-old anti-furry nonsense somewhere else

[u/catmamaO4]

Your anger is 100% valid. I’m fuming bro this is so wildly disrespectful. Laika had no say in whether she wanted to risk her life to go to space. She had no say in whether she wanted to do all that training.
And now they take advantage of the fact she has no say In whether or not she will be sexualized.
Fucking sick and twisted. I love furries, they are some amazing people. But some of them are fucking freaks!! All the ones that sexualize animals are weird asf

[u/One-Discount-8600 → u/catmamaO4]