in the unlikely scenario you actually share the ideals you are claiming to share shut up. it is disgusting and in a serious way.
Don't tell someone to "shut up" when you don't understand one quarter of their argumentation.
Their is a systemic discrimination against furry. Which can be visibily documented on this very forum and this very thread. That discrimination is transformed into racism when it targets character for their race and their "fur" attribute. I've seen it enough here to say that this racism is comparable to a SHORT extent to the racism we all knew. Gladly for those character, their are fictionnal so they can't be harmed by you.. wait.. they ARE harmed anyway.. indeed.. their are targetted for those same EXACT reason by other character in the story.
So..
By saying "you are comparing us to those animals" in a negative way.. you are being racist. In fact, you are doing the exact same things Celestial dragons are doing:
You are being a jerk.
About Editors, Oda himself said Senor Pink's backstory wasn't supposed to be in the manga but his editor at the time made him do it. Editors do have influence over what goes into the manga.
They have the capacity to influence the story by giving some ideas, not ereasing it.
you compared black people and animals
YOU are comparing black people and animal. I'm comparing the struggle of the mink and the fishmen with the struggle of black people:
Sentient beings targeted because of their appearance.
So like I said earlier, by diminishing the Mink, and calling them mear "animals" you are acting like a Tenryubitto.
Is this a form of racism ? I think yes.
You guys should be more careful of the way you treat your appreciation of the characters of fictions.. because it's actually telling a lot about who you are in real life.
Now, you can ban me if that's is making you uncomfortable.