Anti-zoos and other haters: There's no need to tell me to get help. I'm already getting help, and it's made my life better knowing I am not a bad person and I am not alone.
@DogsAreDark
I think accusing *anyone* of being a r*pist with no evidence or reasoning beyond the fact that you disagree with one of their viewpoints is bad, actually.
My dream is to live with dolphins and have a mutual loving relationship with a beautiful, smart dolphin wife.
If that never happens, at least let VR technology develop to the point where I can experience what it would be like.
@tsukioverknots
animals 👏 can 👏 consent 👏
That dog who loves you? He can consent! 🐕
That horse with the shoe? She can consent! 🐎
The cat that says mew? He can consent! 🐈
The dolphin asking to screw? She can consent! 🐬
animals 👏 can 👏 consent 👏
And I'm blocked. So much for following and interacting with us I guess.
AITA here? I genuinely want to get along with all sides of the zoo community and not just people who think exactly the same as I do on all the issues.
@CottonFromHerui
I mean, I'm a zoo and I've never wanted or tried to sexually harass an unwilling partner regardless of their species.
Also all the laughing in the video, so it's disgusting if a human asks a nonhuman animal for sex but I guess it's hilarious when the animal tries to initiate
@tsukioverknots
@ClosetedZoo
Crap. They were really nice too, gave me a good pep talk about following my dreams shortly after I started posting here. And also had this one post that really resonated with me ❤️
This demonstrates what being a zoophile is about: human and animal couples who love each other to the point of respecting each other like married partners. Sex isn't strictly necessary but is a great way to bond if both are into it. I hope I can hug a dolphin like this someday.
@bezoodocrime
@MotorCityFurCon
The thing is, I totally agree with the sentiment of "keep animal abusers out of the fandom."
But zoos aren't animal abusers, as much as some people want to believe otherwise.
Remember, it's perfectly acceptable to have sexual contact with animals, so long as YOU don't get aroused in any way from it. It's also acceptable to perform incredibly kinky sex acts on animals to force them to be pregnant, but don't enjoy it under any circumstances.
@Feral4Feral
Yeah, no kidding! The only reason I'm "non-practicing" is life circumstances that keep me from being able to meet and pursue a romantic relationship with my preferred species.
@kaito1436
@yokosamans
I've been in therapy for years. I finally got up the courage to tell my therapist that I'm a zoophile about six months ago. She's been nothing but supportive of my sexuality and is understanding of the issues I've brought up regarding consent, acceptance, validity, etc.
@Pinktrashypanda
I have a fursona but sadly there's no way in hell I'm publicly associating it with my zoo accounts, as much as I wish I could. Maybe someday when I reach the point of not caring about having him being blacklisted by the anti-zoo artists and subjected to being abused in hate art😢
14) Do you think paraphilia is/should be a part of LGBTQ+?
I think zoophilia should be. I'm well aware most LGBTQ+ groups want nothing to do with us, though, and treat us the way they were once treated out of fear our acceptance will threaten the progress they've made.
@K9_WolfDog420
They're definitely close-minded, usually uneducated or willfully ignorant, and frequently childish. I wouldn't say they're "useless," to me that feels less like a meaningful descriptor and more like the sort of hyperbolic name-calling that they frequently resort to.
@ClosetedZoo
So how many IQ points does my partner have to be within mine to be for it to not be rape? I'm sure it's a low enough threshold that the person who wrote this nonsense wouldn't qualify. 😁
@feralfrenzyanim
1) Harkness is about being able to consent specifically through a common spoken or written language, not "being able to mentally consent."
2) "Mental consent" is okay in art but not reality why? Simply because enough people hate zoos/bestiality to get it outlawed in most places?
8) Are you friendly with anti-paras?
I'm willing to be friendly with anti-zoos as long as they are friendly or at least neutral. But saying anything suggesting zoos should be harmed or killed will get an instant block.
@hereforthezoo
Believe me, if Andalites were real they'd easily supplant dolphins as my
#1
attraction, they have everything😇
I had some other attractions before Animorphs but the aliens and animal transformations were what really confirmed my zooiness to me
Funny story: I once had to help relatives clean up a house they were renting out after the tenant abandoned it. I found a VHS tape titled "Horse Cock" in the bedroom and smuggled it out without anyone seeing. Turns out there were many cocks but no horses in the film. I was pissed
4) What is your reason for joining?
Primarily because knowing I'm not alone helps me a lot. And I want to share my views and hear the thoughts and opinions of other zoos, and just maybe show the world we're good people who truly care about our animal partners.
1) Are you a part of the big three?
*looks up what the "big three" means in terms of paraphilias*
Yes, I'm a zoophile. I'm not at all into either of the other two.
As such my responses to these questions will generally be about zoophilia specifically.
13) Do you want your paraphilia to be cured?
Not really? I mean I'd love to be "normal," but I've accepted that I am who I am and that it makes me unique in some positive ways, particularly in regards to treatment of animals and desire for them to have better rights.
If you wanna know how our community feels about stuff turn on commenting so we can tell you "those are MAP terms, we don't use them, here are the correct terms:"
@KoiraPotes
I likely wouldn't have made this account, started interacting with the zoo community here and elsewhere and become a happier, more mentally stable person over the past few months if not for
@ZooierThanThou
being on YT.
9) Were you once an anti? If so, what changed?
Nope. Never even crossed my mind. At least not for zoos or any other paras other than those other "big" ones (and even that I won't harass anyone unless and until they do actual harm).
7)
As long as they are willing to be friendly with me, I'm willing to be friendly with them. I understand they care about animals as much as I do and may have had different experiences or ethics leading them to their conclusions regarding animal consent and sex.
@Mlice_the_Hyena
I'm not proud of abuse. No true zoophile is proud of abuse. What zoos are proud of are healthy, consensual relationships where the autonomy of both participants is respected. If your definition of consent doesn't match ours, fine. But it's not "abuse."
Minding my own business just now when all of a sudden this GIGANTIC bee starts flying around my room, I opened the window and spent a good 10 minutes coaxing her to get onto the paper towel roll long enough for me stick it out the window so she could leave safely 🐝😓
@BirdKisser
True. If I were on my own I'd go fully pesca-vegan in a minute, but I have to live with my parents for reasons and it's not really in my control what they make for dinner. But I have been cutting out meat and animal products whenever I have the choice.
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For example I love unbirthing art but I know damn well trying to crawl up a whale's cooch IRL is going to kill me and at a minimum harm them, so I'd never actually attempt it. But that doesn't mean art depicting it shouldn't exist.
@fillthythoughts
I haven't, but with so many of the fellow zoo accounts I follow getting suspended for reasons I don't understand or disagree with I fear it's probably just cause I haven't been here long enough and/or pissed off enough antis
2) Do you have an obscure/less known para?
I'm very sapiosexual, which means I find intelligence attractive. I feel like this is a part of why I'm also a zoophile, because I consider certain animals to be intelligent in their own ways and in ways that humans sometimes are not.
@lunarwulf3ra
From what I heard Discord embedded that video into their app not realizing it would silently autoplay on loop and cause everybody using the app to keep adding a view every 17 seconds 🤡
15) Are you pro-ship/pro-fiction?
I think some people are willfully ignorant to the fact that art and fiction are not reality. I don't mind fiction on any subject existing, even subjects I personally find abhorrent or disgusting, as long as no one in reality is being harmed.
6) What is your contact stance?
Between my life experiences and research into animal intelligence, I believe many mammalian species understand sex and are capable of expressing their desires and consenting.
@Oak261515z
I remember the first time I saw Shrek it was with my dad and I spent half the movie trying not to look like I was crushing on the sexy dragon 😅
@ZooThoughtShop
Just noticed it said my likes were private. First I'd heard of this and thought I was being shadowbanned or something. Why the fuck can't I just choose whether I want my likes visible or not?
#dislike
I prompted an AI to make up a ZooTT episode. It got things mostly right, aside from a zoo letting visitors have sex with the animals would be exploitative (though it didn't really say they were portraying it as a positive thing so idk.)
And also "Steve" should've had more e's.
@zigzagzoophile
Yeah... I saw that a few months ago before they locked the comments. I threw in my downvote against the hivemind and watched them silence anyone who dared dissent :(
@ClosetedZoo
This is what I'm strongly considering, I've looked into it with my therapist and the big problem holding me back is I'd have to study out of state and take on a lifetime of student debt because that's how the fucked up US system works :(
@TheBrassBulldog
I do hope they realize they should leave the ocean and its mineral nodules alone, but given the guy in charge proudly compares himself to the manchild who owns this website I have zero confidence that they will.
@Dandeliondr0p
A couple months ago I went mostly pescatarian and started avoiding dairy products, I live with others who aren't vegan/vegetarian though and I don't really want to rock the boat with them too much so I can't say I'm 100% pescavegan at the moment
@lunarwulf3ra
I'd really *want* to fuck the horse, but I feel like my conscience would force me to call the owner and tell them how the horse is acting and ask if she's been like that before and what they'd do about it first 🤷♂️
@lunarpanth3ra
Dolphins are the best kissers. They must be since unlike dogs or horses, posting pics of sharing a kiss with a dolphin tends to attract more hate from angry bitter people who think they know better.
@CYNICALCERVINE
When I was younger I wanted to work at a marine park like SeaWorld or Marine Land, and already had enough of an attraction that I felt kind of embarrassed when their ads would play on TV and I was afraid my family or friends might notice I was *too* into dolphins.
@plisetsku
@kaito1436
I can only speak for myself, but I don't find it "silly" or "quirky", it's just a part of who I am. I've only recently started to accept myself instead of hiding which has been helpful for my mental well-being. Denying my true self was more harmful than being open about it.
@Unlikeable20
@Chosen_by_Dog
@Youhavehurt2
Just pointing out that if you're using "wrinkled brain vs. smooth brain" as your benchmark for intelligence, dolphin brains actually have more cortical folds than human ones.