Poll: What do you think of furries?
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Ok, honestly, I was just going to leave it at my last post, but ^THIS^ bugs me. There is a difference from an animal and an anthropomorphic human. An animal, is well, just an animal. But an anthro is an animal with human characteristics. There is nothing beastly about it.Troublesome Lagomorph said:
I don't know any furries personally but that shit freaks me right the fuck out.
It's kind of taking things way to far but whatever, as long as you don't rub my face in it, it's not my problem.
It's kind of taking things way to far but whatever, as long as you don't rub my face in it, it's not my problem.
I am one, and I don't really understand people who hate us because some morons somewhere gave us bad press. There are weirdos in every group, I mean look at all the negative attention the gaming community gets because of a few bad apples. Just because some gamer killed his mom for taking away his PlayStation doesn't mean all gamers are like that, and in the same way, just because some dumbass in a bear suit is trying to pick up kids doesn't mean all furries are like that.
A lot of people also use the line, `they can do whatever the hell they want in the bedroom, I don't care, just don't tell me about it'. Which would be fine, if that were all there was to it. And really, we would just keep it to ourselves if that was all there was to it. While there definitely is a fetish involved most of the time, there is so much more to being furry than just that, and there are quite a lot of furries that don't look at yiff at all. It's just that, porn happens to be the largest part of the internet, so it follows that yiff would be the most obvious part of the fandom, from the perspective of an internet viewer. And most of the bad rep furries get are from sexual deviants that happen to be furry. Kind of like most of the bad rep the Sonic fanbase gets are from whackjobs who fuck their Amy plushie every night, but if someone said they were a Sonic fan and you responded, `I don't want to know what you do in the bedroom, keep it to yourself,' then that just seems silly, doesn't it?
A lot of people also use the line, `they can do whatever the hell they want in the bedroom, I don't care, just don't tell me about it'. Which would be fine, if that were all there was to it. And really, we would just keep it to ourselves if that was all there was to it. While there definitely is a fetish involved most of the time, there is so much more to being furry than just that, and there are quite a lot of furries that don't look at yiff at all. It's just that, porn happens to be the largest part of the internet, so it follows that yiff would be the most obvious part of the fandom, from the perspective of an internet viewer. And most of the bad rep furries get are from sexual deviants that happen to be furry. Kind of like most of the bad rep the Sonic fanbase gets are from whackjobs who fuck their Amy plushie every night, but if someone said they were a Sonic fan and you responded, `I don't want to know what you do in the bedroom, keep it to yourself,' then that just seems silly, doesn't it?
I am one.
And most of them annoy even me.
So, I can see how people can dislike most of them.
It's not something I really talk about unless asked, there's absolutely no reason to do so, and thus I do not.
And most of them annoy even me.
So, I can see how people can dislike most of them.
It's not something I really talk about unless asked, there's absolutely no reason to do so, and thus I do not.
Im fine with em, yes i find it kinda odd but honestly there are worce things out there then furry
I find their fetish repugnant and certain aspects of their subculture insufferable, but it's not like they're the only group on the internet who meets that standard.
The one thing I can say in their favor is that no matter what else I may think of them, at least they are as a whole quite harmless.
The one thing I can say in their favor is that no matter what else I may think of them, at least they are as a whole quite harmless.
all of the above except "I am one", it's more about people than preferences-- that said, I'm sure a segment of them want to... do it with animals, and more than just making me uneasy like a lot of other proclivities do, I find it almost impossible to defend as a choice
... No? You have an anthropomorphic animal as your avatar, do you consider it an animal? I don't, I think it's a human with animal features and characteristics. Which is exactly what we're talking about. ... unless she's just got fake ears, but I assume not.Troublesome Lagomorph said:
Also, furriness extends beyond sex, there's a lot more to it than just the fetish. Saying that furries are gross because bestiality is like saying otaku are gross because tentacle rape, or I could compare it to any number of other fandoms out there. I could say all preschool teachers are pedophiles and it would make just as much sense.
Everyone just is referring to "OH GOD THEY WANT TO HAVE SEX WITH ANIMALS" or "IT'S A DISGUSTING FETISH". There are levels to furry fandom, not everyone in the community would find the more sexualized art attractive or even want to look at it. Yes I do consider myself a furry, would I ever have sex with your dog- no. Do I look at adult furry art- nope. I do however think the transformation aspects are pretty cool and stems from my love of werewolves. Specifically the transformation from human to in-human. No I don't have a fetish and I think people who believe all furries do as a subculture is have sex with animals or have sex in fursuits is very narrow minded. Like all communities the furry community has levels.
And if you think that furries just want to shove their fetish in your face you're also wrong. Furry fandom isn't that weird, just look at video game characters. Most people are proud to be furries and want people to see them as people and not freaks with a messed up fetish.
My point is that it's not some sex cult, it's a community and some people do have fetishes and some people think the artwork is cool or whatever. Assuming that all furries want sex in fursuits or with animals is very narrow minded and probably has some growing up to do.
Also mega +1 for everyone who is fine with furries - we're not poison and we're not creeps.
And if you think that furries just want to shove their fetish in your face you're also wrong. Furry fandom isn't that weird, just look at video game characters. Most people are proud to be furries and want people to see them as people and not freaks with a messed up fetish.
My point is that it's not some sex cult, it's a community and some people do have fetishes and some people think the artwork is cool or whatever. Assuming that all furries want sex in fursuits or with animals is very narrow minded and probably has some growing up to do.
Also mega +1 for everyone who is fine with furries - we're not poison and we're not creeps.
Funny you should say that. I ran a Werewolf dice-and-paper (no costumes!) game. Being all single guys my troupe naturally -- despite my best efforts -- had the "how do werewolves do it" conversation. You don't want specifics.Sapient Pearwood said:
I don't have any problem with furries on any level. I'm not one, don't enjoy it myself, but a friend of mine is of the type who draws some very *politecough* explicit artwork.
I have a fetish of my own so I don't judge.
Indifferent, but if their fetish gets in the way of the brony community then I'll be right pissed.
Furries are just a fanbase. The rule 34 section of the fanbase (Which I understand is a much smaller part of furry-dom and does not accurately resemble the entire group) is a bit creepy to me, but as long as they fulfill these... intrests through adult, consenting humans rather than the neighbor's cat, I don't find it all that much weirder than any other fanbase.
I do worry about what goes on in the mind of every otherkin I have encountered, but I just don't touch the matter. Though that's kinda like the people who think they're video game characters...
I have a lot of furry friends, and can enjoy some of things, like when people make really cute drawings of furry versions of popular characters or their own fursonas. But I'd like a chibi Timelord, and I don't know the first thing about Dr. Who, so I suppose I just find cute things universal.
Also, I do admit I like teasing furries a bit by bringing up "Sparkledogs" and watching their kneejerk reaction, but I mean it in good fun. Like watching one guy's reaction to telling them to draw "Sparklemustard," or a "Sparklelaptop." The "I STAB U WIT SPARKELKNIFE" was the best moment, I think. I got kicked from the game for that one, but then he messaged me later saying he found it hilarious.
Also, just please don't overtly sexual fursonas at me. Because Holy Shit, that bear's crotch is on fire. Literally. Please stop. Though again, that would be just as distressing on a human.
And that's the argument I keep coming down to: almost anything you could say bad about furries can just as easily be found in other fanbases or the internet in general. Therefore, judging all furries based on some weirdos is a shallow thing to do.
And honestly, I think most furry haters either think furry means bestiality, or they are afraid of possibly having any inclination of being one, and hate on it to overcompensate.
I do worry about what goes on in the mind of every otherkin I have encountered, but I just don't touch the matter. Though that's kinda like the people who think they're video game characters...
I have a lot of furry friends, and can enjoy some of things, like when people make really cute drawings of furry versions of popular characters or their own fursonas. But I'd like a chibi Timelord, and I don't know the first thing about Dr. Who, so I suppose I just find cute things universal.
Also, I do admit I like teasing furries a bit by bringing up "Sparkledogs" and watching their kneejerk reaction, but I mean it in good fun. Like watching one guy's reaction to telling them to draw "Sparklemustard," or a "Sparklelaptop." The "I STAB U WIT SPARKELKNIFE" was the best moment, I think. I got kicked from the game for that one, but then he messaged me later saying he found it hilarious.
Also, just please don't overtly sexual fursonas at me. Because Holy Shit, that bear's crotch is on fire. Literally. Please stop. Though again, that would be just as distressing on a human.
And that's the argument I keep coming down to: almost anything you could say bad about furries can just as easily be found in other fanbases or the internet in general. Therefore, judging all furries based on some weirdos is a shallow thing to do.
And honestly, I think most furry haters either think furry means bestiality, or they are afraid of possibly having any inclination of being one, and hate on it to overcompensate.
Yaoi/yiffy creeps me out a little when it pops up uninvited.
I'm okay with furries. Actually, if there was a woman that asked me to dress up with her to satisfy her predilection, yeah I'd totally go for it. As long as it didn't cost too much.
Ever see that episode of Entourage?
I'm okay with furries. Actually, if there was a woman that asked me to dress up with her to satisfy her predilection, yeah I'd totally go for it. As long as it didn't cost too much.
Ever see that episode of Entourage?
I saw a snow leopard at a zoo freak out about a group of furries waving at it. the poor cat looked like it wanted to tear through the enclosure to get at them. it was a good laugh
Well, I am one. But its not really a fetish for me. Its just a way of expressing who I am.
And as for the tail thing, theres lots of ways to go about it. Do goth kids wear black make up for attention, or do they wear it because she likes it? Does that person wear bright yellow to stand out, or because they like yellow?
As for me, I wear my tail because I like to.
And as for the tail thing, theres lots of ways to go about it. Do goth kids wear black make up for attention, or do they wear it because she likes it? Does that person wear bright yellow to stand out, or because they like yellow?
As for me, I wear my tail because I like to.