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Not How Intersex Works
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And don't even get me started on what some sectors of the furry community believe intersex is. As someone who has been a furry for many years, I've definitely found a LOT of inaccurate stuff in the community regarding intersex matters. Also, DeviantArt and etc. al. are no better. Now, the furry community in particular is where these inaccuracies get fleshed out to significant extremes, including even custom symbols largely belonging to a term I cannot utter here. The community ESPECIALLY has inaccuracy issues when it comes to the topic of reproduction, as does DeviantArt. OH, and that isn't the only relevant thing they get wrong. They get a LOT more wrong. Not to mention that they also get stuff wrong about trans and nonbinary people too. God, certain parts of the internet REALLY don't know how things work. Like, they completely miss the mark, and it goes awry fast in a way that completely misrepresents what being intersex is, and same for their treatment of trans and nonbinary people. People just buy into stereotypes, and of course, that doesn't end well, and it only clouds things up as to how things actually work. Better and more accurate representation is needed in creative works, and desperately so.
Oh god I didn't even realize this would be an issue in the furry community when I wrote the post on tumblr and just ooof. Sorry you have to deal with that and it's a shame that there aren't more furries interested in biological accuracy.
There are some, but the number isn't high. The world needs more accuracy.