Like Macid said, it helps me to think of the good in the fandom. I quite agree with you in how it seems that the bad is so obvious and it shouldn't be so, but I just remember that the stupidest people are the loudest, and we're not alone; its like that for everything from politics to religion.
There's been positive press on the furry fandom as of late though, lots of things to set the record straight after many pop portrayals of the more negative side of the fandom. You can find them if you look around, I'll post one here.
http://www.unclekage.com/rlpics/waynesuburban.gifWell I don't like watching MLP, but that's just because its not all that interesting to me, no other reason. I don't hate MLP itself, or their fans... Its just the rabid fantards that shove it in your face and expect you to like it because they do, and its popular that rub me the wrong way. (The MLP week FA banner, case in point.) I'm not into going mainstream, and I make up MY own mind on what I like and don't, so that's why I feel so strongly about it.
As for the bestiality thing... It irritates me that people deny that it even goes on in the fandom. Yea, its one of the less "glamorous" sides of it, and all but c'mon.... Its a fandom about ANIMALS, of course its gonna attract the odd zoophille once in awhile. xD
Its all from the accepting nature of the fandom, its both a blessing and a curse. Its what many people join for, and what may be the fandom's Achille's Heel.
How can people preach about tolerance, but in the next breath throw people under the bus for their sexual preference just to try and save face for the media? Its just like gay persecution in my eyes...
I apologize if I seem hypocritical in the post, its complicated. xD