Some TV researchers just don't get a hint...

[slycat]

Yeah, got another email. Here is what she said:

"Hi Slycat,

I was hoping that you may be able to enlighten me about the people who wear fursuits in the UK?

The show is really for people that do things professional or amatuer that aren't run of the mill activities in the region and around the country. Obviously for this show to work everyone involved has to be up for being on the show, I don't want anyone coming on to feel uncomfortable doing what they do.

I hope that in contacting you I haven't offended you? We're not out to make fun out of people, this to you is your lifestyle, we were just interested to know how you got into it, how many people in the UK follow your interest, and what it means to you to wear a fursuit?

It would still be good to chat about this.

Cheers
Sarah

Sarah Woolley
Carlton TV Nottingham

Tel: 0115 964 xxxx
Mobile: 07973 xxxxxx"

She was replying to

"Hi there.

It seems you are misinformed about the UK furry culture. There is no "UK
fursuit culture" at the moment. Compared to furry in the USA, we are very
much still in it's infancy. Some people do have fursuits now agreed but
groups of fursuiters don't really go off and do anything. You got the
occaisonal photos shoots on TK's fursuitsandfriends page but that about it.
There's nothing much to talk about really and would probably make for a
boring thing to cover.

Also it seems as though you are going for the Eurotrash angle of making fun
out people with different hobbies / lifestyles. I don't believe that any
self respecting fur would go for this (Me included). I'm sorry that you
have wasted your time.

Regards,

SlyCat"

Does she need me to spell it out? There is no fursuit culture in the UK! There is no story! It would make for crap TV anyways - especially live!

Comments

[tktiger.livejournal.com]

I basicly said the same as you in my replies to the three approaches I got - though I replied to them all in the same email adding a question as to WHY the media are so interested in furs all of a sudden. Hopefully some in-fighting will start out and they will all drop the Furry TV Show idea.

Bring back Emma with her C4 programme, Human Furry Animals was the best furry documentary yet! Starring Marcony, Ruin and... ME for a whole 7 seconds! Whoooo! :o)
(Yes, I need a hobby.. )

[nomadfox.livejournal.com]

ok, Simply don't reply to her again, delete any emails she may send.
eventualy she'll get bored.