| Hi Gigachad! Is there a policy on using portrait photos of oneself at your company? Then the profile photos should indeed be changed, because they're not photos of oneself, but drawings of cartoonish animals. Otherwise there is no issue here but your understanding of subcultures and these three members of your team. I invite you to talk to them directly, mention the sex thing, and watch hilarity ensue. > I've tried to bring this up with management but have been told they don't see any issues and I should drop it. They probably value their contribution to the company over potential misunderstandings should these developers come into contact with customers via Teams. Management might not know what furries are. They might have googled it and found it to be benign. They also might have reacted that way due to the way you presented the issue, or interact with management or your team in general. It's impossible to tell from your post alone. > Am I overreacting here? Yes, but that is understandable if you believe that it's a sex thing. > Is this normal in a corporate environment? I get that with remote work, things have become more casual, but not too sure if this is too far. Depends on the company. Some may have policies on profile pictures, none of those will explicitly ban furry avatar pictures. Good luck with the younger generation, Gigachad! |
Even me, someone generally familiar with this stuff thinks it’s a sex thing.
And even when it’s not it still comes off as one of those “It’s not Pedophilia, it’s Ephebophilia” type arguments that nobody really cares if you’re right or not.
You’re sending a message. You’re representing the company saying you want to have sex with animals (and pretend like you don’t)