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Post by Reseli on Jul 14, 2017 13:32:48 GMT 9.5
I know I hear this alot about werewolves needing to keep their shapeshifting ability a secret, but what for? I mean I understand that there may be people around who want to capture us for scientific research, but I mean COME ON, who wants to mess with a flipping werewolf?! Besides if I weren't one and I found out one of my friends were a werewolf, I would totally ask him to transform and THEN pet the living daylights out of him. So i don't really get it, why is every werewolf in the community secretive. Even when I find a video on a forum showing a transformation, it's deleted for some reason... so I'm wondering why we are secretive about it...
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Post by Dromaniscus on Jul 15, 2017 3:59:29 GMT 9.5
Secrecy is more for the general public, as far as I'm aware. People do tend to show their loved ones, but showing the public is a big no-no. Werewolves are not indestructible, and the world is generally not kind to those who are different. If a werewolf did come out to the public, or even simply the wrong set of people, it could be bad for them, and other shifters. If the wrong sort of people came at them, it would be easy to injure them, and if the public knew, while it would be fun for a little while, the eventual result and implications of this is enough to keep most shifters quiet.
For starters, when it comes to what a werewolf (or any other shifter is) it may seem only normal and right that you treat them as a person, but there would be those people who think that turning into a non-human means that you automatically lose all human rights, and would be more than happy to harm anyone in a non-human form. In addition, with secrecy comes freedom-no one can restrict shifters, at least at this current point in time, from say, shifting in their house, or a shifter from turning into a bird and checking out something that would otherwise be off-limits. If shifters and weres were proven to exist, were not as secretive as they are trying to be right now, and were a fact, then there would no doubt be limitations put on where and when you can shift, and a general air of suspicion surrounding every animal would appear. How would you know for sure whether a dog in the neighborhood was an actual dog, or a shifter just pretending to be one? What if you're doing something that is supposed to be confidential, and you see a seagull outside of your window? How do you, if you're a regular human, know if it's a real bird, or a shifter eavesdropping? Plus the fact that others can't really do what shifters do, even on a small scale (reform and change into something else; I know plenty of people who would kill to have this ability) could cause resentment among the rest of the human race, and possibly strife? We'd become hated overnight by almost all who didn't understand what we were going through, and envied by all the rest. It would not be a good time for us. Which is why for now, it's better to just stay secret. In time, people may eventually know, but now is not one of those times. I can't really see a way around all of the issues I've outlined there without people dying or getting killed due to fear, so I'm guessing, if anything, it'd have to be a gradual thing (secrecy being lost) otherwise it's not happening in our lifetimes.
And that being said, I've heard secrecy started around the 1600's, when humanity started feeling threatened by shifters, and hunting them down. So worldwide secrecy just kinda grew out of that, and the fact that in some societies the idea of one being a werewolf or some other kind of shapeshifter is still heavily frowned upon.
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Post by SpawnWolf on Jul 15, 2017 22:00:35 GMT 9.5
When you upload a video the top guns *the government* government agencies and even hackers can track your ip address. For such reason upon uploading a video you have to be very cautious and smart. Because as we all know the government likes to silence the truth. So the video can be removed by either the up loader for fear or warnings of the upload, or the website hoster it was uploaded too removes it, or the government removes/orders it to be removed. It is not that i dont want to come forward its that i know every act has a consequences, one day people will know the truth. And that day will come eventually, but we do not know what will happen when it does. But as far as most of us are concerned we hope it never does. In some ways we may only ever be safe if there were more shifters then humans.
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Post by Reseli on Jul 17, 2017 12:31:18 GMT 9.5
Okay, I think I get it. But how am I going to find people I can trust to practice shifting? For example, my parents are HUGE skeptics, so that means they don't believe ANYTHING spiritual (IE Aura reading) Much less shapeshifting. I just don't know... if I try to even practice M-Shifting, I'll get odd looks from them (Because my M-Shift is pretty obvious when I growl or act out of the norm) Though that's not to say that I don't get to M-Shift, sometimes I can sneak a little of M-Shifting when I'm hyper (I howl/yip) or when I angry (A low growl; to not cause attracted attention) So yeah, that is what I do,... but openly practicing M-Shifting, or even P-Shifting... What do I do?
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Post by Dromaniscus on Jul 18, 2017 11:15:04 GMT 9.5
Well, physically, you could always try searching out those who, for one reason or another seem to be "strange", and maybe see if you and them can be friends? People who are unusual themselves, I've found, tend to be alright with others who are also peculiar. So you could always find a group of friends to trust with your secret.
Online, well, you could always surround yourself with shifters. There are a few places online nowadays (including this site) where shifters congregate. You could always find kinship with people there.
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Post by SpawnWolf on Jul 18, 2017 21:32:50 GMT 9.5
Okay, I think I get it. But how am I going to find people I can trust to practice shifting? For example, my parents are HUGE skeptics, so that means they don't believe ANYTHING spiritual (IE Aura reading) Much less shapeshifting. I just don't know... if I try to even practice M-Shifting, I'll get odd looks from them (Because my M-Shift is pretty obvious when I growl or act out of the norm) Though that's not to say that I don't get to M-Shift, sometimes I can sneak a little of M-Shifting when I'm hyper (I howl/yip) or when I angry (A low growl; to not cause attracted attention) So yeah, that is what I do,... but openly practicing M-Shifting, or even P-Shifting... What do I do? Dont shift in front of them especially if there like that go some where private. You have to find a discluded area to shift thats all. Finding people to trust is very hard for alot of us shifters, your not alone in that aspect. There is no harm in doing it alone. But if you still feel you need a friend you would have to try and look for one. What Dromaniscus said is true i once had a old friend a flat mate/room mate she was nice to me and she new i was different i even told her what i believe happened to me. She was very understanding and i think she in truth was a bit odd herself. I certainly found that out later, after i moved out and i later found out she tried to hit on my partner so that was a big no no for me. But that does not mean you can't find a good friend. As has been mentioned already yes online is a great place to chat with others like yourself. I know its not always the same i can understand that. For me though shifters are not as common here in aus hopefully one day there will be more though . But if your from america there more common.
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Post by Reseli on Jul 21, 2017 11:54:00 GMT 9.5
Ty-
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