A question for furrys.

[Thistlehart]

Like most say, you're only really a furry if you identify furry. It's up to you. How you identify as furry is something that takes some immersion into the fandom to figure out. If you want to know, you're going to have to jump in the deep end and figure that out for yourself. There are a lot of people in the fandom that call themselves furries that the larger part of the fandom would prefer to not be associated with. Like any other fandom, you have your gamut. Pick an end of the spectrum and start unraveling it.

im confused, i thought the whole basic idea was sexualisation

In some cases, yes. But then again, people fap to Talia, Chun-Li, and Riker's Beard. Weirdos abound. It's about as fair as someone judging the gaming community on the actions of the ME fanbase.

Me, I'm in it for the same thing I'm into MLP: the artistic quality, the spirit behind it, and in some cases the tooth-rotting cuteness.

Spoiler: For example. And yes, it is SFW.

Captcha: rice and beans
You're losing me here Captcha...

 

[Heronblade]

The fandom... well, it used to be pretty decent. But at some point the perverts, fursuiters and the really obnoxious people have become too many and the and the normal people started to distance themselves from it. Which led to Furries having a certain reputation. I'm not happy about that but it's not entirely unjustified. The whole thing stopped being good as soon as too many people tried to sexualize it.

im confused, i thought the whole basic idea was sexualisation

Uh, no, not really, and frankly this attitude is a large part of the problem.

In its original definition, furry simply referred to a fictional anthropomorphic animal, which would include everything from Fox Mccloud to Bugs Bunny to Ed the talking horse. The term eventually broadened to include people that particularly enjoy/identify with such characters and the artists that use the style as a medium. There's nothing inherently sexual about it.

Rule 34 screwed it up. Enough people in the category chose to sexualize things that the entire category eventually became associated with that small minority to those outside of it. toss in the associated paranoia about bestiality, and suddenly the whole thing is taboo, regardless of the truth.

 

[Robert632]

ALL bronies are furries but not all furries are bronies.
Essentially, bronies are a rehash of the 2007-era furry community. This is true not only in the sense that their fandom revolves around anthromorphic cartoons, they have conventions for "mascoting", and are notorious for exchanging sexually themed images of children's shows, but also have the same persecution complex that furries are so well known for. Thus, bronies quickly rose to prominence as some of the favorite victims of the trolling community, right up next to Freenode opers and anime bloggers.

...What does this have to do with anything the topic is about?

O.T: Like every group out there, there are a lot of different kinds of people in it, thus blurring the definition those who fit into it. Which means the only thing you need, besides actually liking whatever it is the fandom is about, is considering yourself a part of that group.

 

[SacremPyrobolum]

Snip.

I saw you in the other thread.

Dafqe is going on with your avatar?

OT: Oh no!
Guys, we had basically this exact same discussion on the earlier thread, do we really want another?

EDIT: Wait, false alarm, the Pony flaming hasn't started yet. But it is bound to.

So anyways, yeah, it seems to me that

IN THE BEGINING

There were a group of artists who liked drawing bipedal, sentient, clothing wearing creatures. Those who partook in this community were from then on deemed 'furries'.

BUT THEN

Some guy drew two of these creatures procreating. Then a whole bunch of other people started intimidating that one, shall we call 'subject zero'. Such artwork, being nauseating and unholy to many, cast the furries forever in a bad light, condemning them to be ridiculed as one of the great cancers of the internet.

AND SO TODAY

Furries take position as one of the most infamous groups on the internet.

 

[TJC]

So as I understand it the basic definition of a furry is someone who likes pictures of anthropomorphic human animal hybrids. I like those pictures, but not any more than than pictures of just humans or animals. For example I don't really prefer an anthropomorphic wolf-human hybrid over a picture of a person or a picture of a wolf. So would I still be considered a furry, or do you have to prefer a anthropomorphic over a regular one?

Labels are fun. *facepalm*
Seriously, do you want to indulge in the fetishes that while not exclusive to the fandom are disturbingly wide-spread? Do you consider interacting with the community in any other way besides looking at werewolves? Do you feel the urge to defend yourself when somebody calls you a furry?

If you answered any of the questions above with yes, then you might be a furry. Alternatively, you could stop giving a shit, do the stuff you enjoy and realize that, even if someone else labels you, it won't define you.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Do you think you're a Furry? Do you identify with the fandom? Then you are a furry. I think.

I just don't care anymore about these labels to be honest.

 

[burningdragoon]

"anthropomorphic human animal hybrids" is a little redundant, don't you think?

When you say "like" the images are you implying a more sexual thing or just an appreciation of art? Cuz, I'm pretty sure almost everyone like some anthropomorphic character somewhere. That doesn't make you a furry.

 

[Dtox333]

ALL bronies are furries but not all furries are bronies.
Essentially, bronies are a rehash of the 2007-era furry community. This is true not only in the sense that their fandom revolves around anthromorphic cartoons, they have conventions for "mascoting", and are notorious for exchanging sexually themed images of children's shows, but also have the same persecution complex that furries are so well known for. Thus, bronies quickly rose to prominence as some of the favorite victims of the trolling community, right up next to Freenode opers and anime bloggers.

> join aug 17th

> "anti brony"

Not suspicious at all.

fandom behavior may be similar, but you cannot classify us as the same. There are distinct characteristics that seperates us bronies from furries. Not that I think less of them for it, it's just an instance of classification.

And the whole "victimization" thing comes from members of both fandoms practicing typical fan behavior, as compared to something like the anime fandom, but because of certain stigma they're viewed differently, and are thus treated differently.

On to the OT, call yourself whatever you think fits you. I mainly call myself a brony because I associate myself with the actual fandom. I not only enjoy the cartoon the fandom is based around, but I also enjoy its members and the content that they produce, and so I identify with them. But that's just me.

 

[MrHide-Patten]

I've come across the EXACT same issue myself. I like Anthromomorphic characters (Star Fox Series, Banjo Kazooie, etc), but I would say that puts them in any sort of preference over natural women.
I was having this sort of discussion with a mate of mine I work with, he's a furry (suit and everything) and brony, so I get exposed to a lot of the cultures that I personally don't fathom. The thing is I draw a couple a "furry" characters, they came from an inability to draw normal looking people. When I developed my skills to be able to draw normal looking people I didn't want to change the "furry" designs of the characters I made (it's like making Mario slimmer because you don't like Fat people, sorta).

Anyways, he goes on to say that, because I draw these characters and like the art, I am by default a Furry. I told that I really didn't consider myself one because I don't really connect with the Fandom (didnt really know it was a subculture fetish when I did the characters). Naturally he got sort of defensive/passive-aggressive, so I didn't proceed with the issue any further.

 

[Marcus Kehoe]

I don't really consider myself a furry but I can be attracted to humanoid animal's in picture's. I am not at all sexually attracted to animal's or by people dressed up a animal's.

The key here is that the body is same as human female's but may be covered in something other than fur and may have a semi-deformed face. But I don't prefer the fact that there furriers, but usually the art-style is very much to my liking and I like it.

I myself am also a brony, I am not attracted to the ponies sexually. They are not humanoid, there horse's.

 

[TIMESWORDSMAN]

It's a well known fact that your only a furry if you have a big stovepipe hat wot says "FURRY" on it in capital letters. Cat ears are optional.

Honestly I don't even know why the question came up.

 

[PsychedelicDiamond]

The fandom... well, it used to be pretty decent. But at some point the perverts, fursuiters and the really obnoxious people have become too many and the and the normal people started to distance themselves from it. Which led to Furries having a certain reputation. I'm not happy about that but it's not entirely unjustified. The whole thing stopped being good as soon as too many people tried to sexualize it.

You know, the sad thing is, the same seems to happen to the Bronies... a fandom i'm actually kinda invested in. But that's a topic for another thread.

My only problem with what you say there is that the MLP stuff comes up all over the place if I do any kind of furry search =3. I can't honestly say I'm sorry if my sexual kinks has ruined something you used to like though, but I will say it's a shame you don't feel you can enjoy it anymore Oo.

It's not like it's all sexual for me anyway though, just as women are not all sexual for men, and so forth... It's part of who I am and what I enjoy, and what I identify as. I imagine a lot of people want to punch me for wearing dog/cat ears/tail on a daily basis, but I don't honestly care. I want to punch people wearing those stupid flat caps with the DAMN sticker on that they for some reason beyond me never remove, but I don't because it's their choise and right to wear it X3.

I'm not here to judge people for what they like and in which way they like it and i'm certainly not bitter about anything. I was never really a part of the fandom anyway. I just appreciate some of the (non-sexual or only mildly sexual) art. But somehow the R34 eclipsed everything else. I mean, i see the appeal in humans with pronounced animalistic features as a teen i had kind of a thing for Krystal from Starfox Adventures but that doesn't mean that the first thing i want to see when i search for pictures on DeviantArt is badly drawn (or even well drawn) porn. ^^

 

[Vampire cat]

I mean, i see the appeal in humans with pronounced animalistic features as a teen i had kind of a thing for Krystal from Starfox Adventures but that doesn't mean that the first thing i want to see when i search for pictures on DeviantArt is badly drawn (or even well drawn) porn. ^^

True, I can totally agree with that! As with anything I guess, there is a stupid ammount of sexyness and comparatively too little from the other end of the scale. I've been thinking of getting a web comic going in a furry style because that would be a lot of fun (even though they already exist), but I can only draw, I'm no good at the writing part X3.

 

[Eric the Orange]

"anthropomorphic human animal hybrids" is a little redundant, don't you think?

Probably, I have issues with using overly long language when shorter will do.

When you say "like" the images are you implying a more sexual thing or just an appreciation of art? Cuz, I'm pretty sure almost everyone like some anthropomorphic character somewhere. That doesn't make you a furry.

Common misconception, many furrys just appreciate the way it looks, but are not turned on by it. I am not particularly sexually attracted to them, But I do like the way they look, just not any more than a regular human.