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[-] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 days ago
[-] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Its a neighborhood of Seattle.

They famously historically LGBTQ+ neighborhood, that also has a lot of music venues, bars, nightlife, etc.

Its also where the uh CHAZ/CHOP momentarily existed, after Cap Hill got tired of being abuses by the local police force, barricaded/seiged them in their own Police HQ in the district, and forced them retreat from it entirely, in the dead of night, after literally burning a bunch of documents that would have proved they were knowingly breaking the law in their own 'riot control' actions, destroyed a bunch of their own computers too.

Anyway, I brought it up because the OP specifically mentions Seattle.

It was originally named 'Capitol Hill', because it was built with the idea that it would seat the actual Capitol of Washington state... but that ended up being built in a different city, Olympia... so... the name still persists, despite kind of being a misnomer / confusing.

[-] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 days ago

Hah, got it. I know of at least two capitol hills I've been to in other major cities, so I wasn't sure.

[-] SCmSTR 2 points 3 days ago

Going off their other comments, the furry/tech population here, and their mention of specific bars, Seattle. Don't worry though, I'm in the same area/culture and still find it kinda weird to throw out a location like that.

To be fair to them, though, the op post does reek of capitol hill furries and techno queers being commonplace and pleasantly weird. So common, that even outside of that city, there are occasional furry bars and coffee shops and stuff. It's actually really nice.

[-] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 days ago

Ah, nice city. I've been there a few times, but somehow I've never bumped into a furry. I always spent more times in the wilds nearby though, so maybe that does the trick.

[-] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

You almost certainly have bumped into a furry if you've spent a fair deal of time in Seattle.

They... just... aren't always wearing their fursuits, corporate tends to frown on that.

[-] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 days ago

Right, but, it seems like, according to this picture and a lot of the folks commenting, that if you meet a furry you will know, probably by dint of them telling you.

[-] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

Eh, not all furries are so bold, but I see your point as well.

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