{"sf1_id":1923493,"sf2_id":"qmybl3Wn","title":"Anniversary of a Server Made For Us","author":"Apolarbear17","words":391,"posted_at":"2022-11-20T19:38:00.000Z","tags":["1 Year Anniversary","Appreciation","BIPOC Fur Discord","Celebration","Poetry"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1923493-anniversary-of-a-server-made-for-us","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/qmybl3Wn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/2c/99/2c99319d-c3ce-4d61-930c-2f3e067c1a81","description":"This is a poem I made for the BIPOC Fur Hangout Discord for the one year anniversary of the server back in July of last year though it wound up coming out just a bit later than that. It's a server that means a lot to me for multiple reasons and is a good place to hang out and chill. If you're BIPOC and haven't joined already I highly recommend doing so(I'll link the Twitter which has an invite link to the discord). Originally posted in August 2021\nLink to the Twitter: https://twitter.com/bipocfurdiscord?s=21","content":"Anniversary of a Server Made for Us \u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;By: A.X. Bueno\u0026nbsp;\n\nIt's hard to believe it's now been over a year\u0026nbsp;\n\nI still remember the beginning\n\nQuestioning if I should join or not and all the worries and fears\n\nOf course at the end of a few days worth of hesitation I did\u0026nbsp;\n\nAnd today I'm so happy with that decision I can't imagine if I hadn't joined, god forbid\u0026nbsp;\n\nJoining the server has changed my life so much and for the better in so many ways\u0026nbsp;\n\nSometimes the extent of that still leaves me amazed\u0026nbsp;\n\nMaking new friends, learning new facts and getting connected to do fun things like watch movies\n\nIt's a place to feel safe, to laugh at in-jokes, appreciate all types of art and swap stories\u0026nbsp;\n\nA place to receive support, share culture, have an event or two and just be who we are freely\n\nIt's a place where we don't have to worry about potentially becoming some weird person's allegory\u0026nbsp;\n\nTo have a space we made ourselves to chill with others like us\u0026nbsp;\n\nAnd not have to carry the expectations of a harsh, unfair and unforgiving world\n\nBecause when you're BIPOC you're just expected to take all the stuff that from it is hurled\u0026nbsp;\n\nBut in the server we made for ourselves we're free to be ourselves happily\u0026nbsp;\n\nWith people who can understand, make us feel better and even help with our society given woes\u0026nbsp;\n\nIt's just nice to have a space where it doesn't feel like you have to fight scrappily to be seen, valued and truly heard\u0026nbsp;\n\nTo not have to take extra precautions with what we say and do, to not be constantly on our toes\n\nThis place where we can just escape our worries and cares along with others trying to do the same\n\nIt's a discord server that has a name\n\nIt's called the BIPOC Fur Hangout\n\nIt's been a year since it was made and hopefully this gave insight into what it's about\u0026nbsp;\n\nIt's an amazing server full of amazing people which you can join if you're a POC too\u0026nbsp;\n\nI hope you can join us and see as well as experience all that's in the server to do\u0026nbsp;\n\nBut even if you can't you can still help us from the outside celebrate this 1 year anniversary\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n  \n  \n\n"}