Sage Steele

Furries.

Furries.

So when you see the craziness and you're living it, and then you're trying to teach your children to stand up for what they believe in, what I realized was that if I stayed quiet... If I... settled and did all the things and trying to build a new career from scratch, from nothing after being canceled 86 times. And then I still stay silent.

So when you see the craziness and you're living it, and then you're trying to teach your children to stand up for what they believe in, what I realized was that if I stayed quiet... If I... settled and did all the things and trying to build a new career from scratch, from nothing after being canceled 86 times. And then I still stay silent.

I fought on the first amendment on my right for free speech too. If you're going to let my coworkers say it because you agree with them, but not me, that is in violation. So if I stood up for free speech, but then I go silent with the most obvious things, then I'm a hypocrite, not just to myself and whichever viewers may watch me or follow me, but to my three kids.

I fought on the first amendment on my right for free speech too. If you're going to let my coworkers say it because you agree with them, but not me, that is in violation. So if I stood up for free speech, but then I go silent with the most obvious things, then I'm a hypocrite, not just to myself and whichever viewers may watch me or follow me, but to my three kids.

When we're telling our girls and boys to stand up and be strong and not take it, and then we're silent, we are complicit. So I realized, for me... I had to do it. And then the best part about getting canceled so many times is then you realize it's okay. Like, I don't care. I think that was the biggest thing I learned through this whole process.

When we're telling our girls and boys to stand up and be strong and not take it, and then we're silent, we are complicit. So I realized, for me... I had to do it. And then the best part about getting canceled so many times is then you realize it's okay. Like, I don't care. I think that was the biggest thing I learned through this whole process.

As a firstborn pleaser my whole life, that goody-two-shoes girl trying to make sure everybody, my mom, my dad, my brothers, my uncles, my neighbors, the people who don't know me, everybody likes me. And the most powerful thing was to be okay being disliked. and to let go of that fear of being disliked. And if I can teach that by showing this to my kids, then this is worth it.

As a firstborn pleaser my whole life, that goody-two-shoes girl trying to make sure everybody, my mom, my dad, my brothers, my uncles, my neighbors, the people who don't know me, everybody likes me. And the most powerful thing was to be okay being disliked. and to let go of that fear of being disliked. And if I can teach that by showing this to my kids, then this is worth it.

And the day, I'll say this, the day before the lawsuit dropped, I went to each one of my kids. Quinn was a freshman at High Point. Nicholas was a senior in high school. And Evan was a sophomore in high school. And each kid, I said, guys, I'm sorry, this lawsuit's about to drop. It's going to affect you.

And the day, I'll say this, the day before the lawsuit dropped, I went to each one of my kids. Quinn was a freshman at High Point. Nicholas was a senior in high school. And Evan was a sophomore in high school. And each kid, I said, guys, I'm sorry, this lawsuit's about to drop. It's going to affect you.

In the past when speaking up, people had threatened my kids, threatened to rape my daughters, saying the worst things because of their mother's opinion. And so I said, guys, I'm sorry for what's coming at you. Don't ever defend me. Don't ever feel the need to defend me.

In the past when speaking up, people had threatened my kids, threatened to rape my daughters, saying the worst things because of their mother's opinion. And so I said, guys, I'm sorry for what's coming at you. Don't ever defend me. Don't ever feel the need to defend me.

Just remind people, especially those who preach diversity and tolerance and equity, that diversity of thought is where it all begins. So my mom has a right to her opinion. You don't have to agree, but she has that right. But don't feel the need to defend me. And I went to my son, who I always say, he's my saint in between my two brothers. not psycho, but kind of crazy daughters, psycho.

Just remind people, especially those who preach diversity and tolerance and equity, that diversity of thought is where it all begins. So my mom has a right to her opinion. You don't have to agree, but she has that right. But don't feel the need to defend me. And I went to my son, who I always say, he's my saint in between my two brothers. not psycho, but kind of crazy daughters, psycho.

He is definitely going to heaven. I said to him, I'm so sorry for what's about to come. And he looked at me and he goes, mom, it's about time you stood up for yourself. But what's the lesson? What's the lesson? We're staying silent to protect those around us so they don't go through pain, so they don't fear things. And what was I doing? I was a hypocrite.

He is definitely going to heaven. I said to him, I'm so sorry for what's about to come. And he looked at me and he goes, mom, it's about time you stood up for yourself. But what's the lesson? What's the lesson? We're staying silent to protect those around us so they don't go through pain, so they don't fear things. And what was I doing? I was a hypocrite.

I was showing him the opposite of what I wanted him to do. So I knew at that moment, and Quinn said too, she was proud of me. She was scared, but she was proud of me. And I knew at that moment that even if Disney crushed me, which financially they came pretty close to doing in about four minutes, right? It's Disney versus me.

I was showing him the opposite of what I wanted him to do. So I knew at that moment, and Quinn said too, she was proud of me. She was scared, but she was proud of me. And I knew at that moment that even if Disney crushed me, which financially they came pretty close to doing in about four minutes, right? It's Disney versus me.