I wish that I hadn't looked this up. I have no problem with people enjoying a show meant for a younger audience, but sexualizing ponies seems a bit much.Barbas said:
Why I Love Furries
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Yeah,one thing i find ironic is how other fandoms have sexy stuff but they don't get called out on it,but furry gets called out on it. Like Star Trek Has Kirk/Picard romance stories,anime has rule 34,star wars and LOTR has some people who draw sexy art,but not all of them do that,yet furry gets hate and when i say not all furry artists do that,they disregard what i say. Hopefully one day furry will get the same respect that other fandoms have. I know some furry artists who won't do any adult art.The Rogue Wolf said:
Its the endless smiles... Mind you, that's part of the creep factor of FNAF so whatever.
As people? Never really run into that many I would describe as 'unappealing individuals'. Never met a furry who really pushed being a furry onto others. Heck, some of the art that isn't porn is pretty good.
*shrugs*
Keep doing your thing and being responsible, happy adults. Oh and don't let the Furry Force videos make you angry.
As people? Never really run into that many I would describe as 'unappealing individuals'. Never met a furry who really pushed being a furry onto others. Heck, some of the art that isn't porn is pretty good.
*shrugs*
Keep doing your thing and being responsible, happy adults. Oh and don't let the Furry Force videos make you angry.
Oh there's so much more than that. Anime has tentacle hentai. D&D and fantasy has girls in Chainmail Bikinis and somehow it's more protective than plate mail. Video Games have Dead or Alive: Extreme Bouncing Boobs. Comics have superheroines wearing skintight spandex showing off everything. Even if it's not blatantly obvious sex stuff, it's still there.axelthefox said:
axelthefox said:
It's probably because the sexual elements, while present in pretty much any fandom, are a larger aspect of the furry fandom. I know I'll piss people off by saying that, but it's true.Chessrook44 said:
It also doesn't help that the idea of sexualized anthros is far more confusing to people than the idea of a sexualized Princess Peach. It reminds people too much of bestiality, and I can somewhat understand why people would get that impression, even if there are good reasons why it isn't true.
Also, to be fair, while anime doesn't get as much stigma for this type of thing, in the same way the furry fandom gets associated with zoophilia, anime does often get associated with pedophilia due to the presence of loli and the generally young looking aesthetic present in characters who are even supposed to be adults.
Yup. I have seen some artwork by Clyde Caldwell and at a con a panelist was mentioning superhero outfits for women being sexualised.Chessrook44 said:
I even remember when people thought all anime was tentacle pr0n.
I don't see where all the hate comes from, but then I've gotten depressingly used to people hating others for the slightest thing about them that isn't that person's specific definition of 'normal'.
Besides, I'm a catgirl, so why would I have a go at furries when I inhabit the borderline territory myself? XD
Besides, I'm a catgirl, so why would I have a go at furries when I inhabit the borderline territory myself? XD
...admittedly my biggest problems with furries have usually come from poor experiences in regards to individuals/small groups trying to force their ways into LGBT+ areas and sexualizing non-sexual spaces. Furrydom is probably a fetish (it feels like it falls on a spectrum, in that some people seem to be furries without making it sexual), and while I'm fine for discussing it in the appropriate spaces/contexts, it's when it's being forced where it's not appropriate that I don't play ball with.
If the man in the leather suit and chains can't do it, neither can the man in the exquisitely crafted dog suit. [sub]or the dude with a cactus up his ass. Look, I've seen some shit, ok?[/sub]
Outside those few unpleasant interactions, Furries have been an alright group to interact with. It's a lot of dedication to make those fursuits, and they are pretty impressive to look at. Shout out to the Australian furries who have an annual meet-up during Summer, and those few mad bastards who rock the full suit in 45 degree (Celsius) heat. Man, those things must breathe good.
If the man in the leather suit and chains can't do it, neither can the man in the exquisitely crafted dog suit. [sub]or the dude with a cactus up his ass. Look, I've seen some shit, ok?[/sub]
Outside those few unpleasant interactions, Furries have been an alright group to interact with. It's a lot of dedication to make those fursuits, and they are pretty impressive to look at. Shout out to the Australian furries who have an annual meet-up during Summer, and those few mad bastards who rock the full suit in 45 degree (Celsius) heat. Man, those things must breathe good.
C'mon, who doesn't enjoy a R63 Stockholm syndrome rape and overeating fantasy? It's all out there, all ready for corruption. One of the main reasons for its apparent prevalence is that the guy who owns Fimfiction is a pervert himself and completely fine with the dastardly content on his site.RedDeadFred said:
Comment towards that, the biggest furry convention in the world, Anthrocon, happens up in Pittsburgh during some of the hottest times of the year... Fourth of July weekend this year, but around a similar time (early July) every year. And yes, then you have people walking around in those outfits in the heat of July in a convention hall packed with thousands. I remember when I spoke to a friend at the con in 2009, they were upset they couldn't wear their suit because they couldn't get the fan in the muzzle to work right.Wrex Brogan said:
Seriously, from what I've heard cooling systems need to be integrated into it in some cases, and even then a person can only wear it a couple hours at most before needing to find the nearest "Headless Room" in order to take off part of the costume, sit down, and cool off so they don't pass out from dangerously overheating.
For the record though, while I do consider myself part of the Furry Fandom, I don't suit. Nor do I consider it a fetish or find it a sexual thing. Hell my own libido's two steps from the grave, barely over the fence between straight and Aesexual. I tend to consider a furry to be "Someone with an interest in Anthropomorphic Animals", which does include the sexual arousal part, but isn't limited to it. We do exist, it's just thanks to the internet we don't get a voice out there much.
I guess the only thing keeping you from being a furry is considering yourself as part of the group.CrystalShadow said:
Personally I haven't got an issue with furries but (as far as I am aware) I haven't met anyone from the group either. In recent years I have been interested in checking for a local group if one exists (being in Australia it's not always easy to find fan groups) even if just to see what the fuss is about and probably make some friends. I have seen some amazing costumes at Animania, Supernova etc.
Well, Yeah, I don't really consider myself part of the group.RicoADF said:
But then I'm also just not very sociable in general, so I likely wouldn't go to many gatherings even if I knew of any.
ya one has to keep in mind that not all furries are into furry porn - just like not all bronies are into brony porn. Still, its basically the same thing. Fans of cartoon animals with human characteristics.
and like the article reads - then its not because people are 'into' horses or tigers. From what I can tell its often more because furries admire aspects of the animals and put that into human form. The strength of a tiger, the fury of a wolf... hell, a lot of sports teams are named by this logic. Ever heard the term "foxy lady" ?? Most cultures have animal-informed
Another thing I've theorized about in my master thesis (I wrote about internet cultures...) is that the notion of a furry character - for the purpose of setting up a fictional setting, since a lot of furries like to RP and write fanfiction about their stuff - makes it easier to accept characters that do not do normal human things.
Its the same logic that informs barbarian orcs - because humans behaving like that, that wouldn't be right, but when its savage orcs... well that's just how orcs tend to be.
So if a furry has a wolf-OC with an enourmous wang - well, if it was a human character we'd be straight into the uncanny valley - but as an obviously nonhuman anthropomorphic one: Then its just a furry wolf with a huge wang.
A gazelle OC with a long slim neck and dainty legs? Would look really weird on a human, but quite ok on a furry gazelle character.
There is of course more to it - but these basics of "why furry?" do IMO explain a lot
and like the article reads - then its not because people are 'into' horses or tigers. From what I can tell its often more because furries admire aspects of the animals and put that into human form. The strength of a tiger, the fury of a wolf... hell, a lot of sports teams are named by this logic. Ever heard the term "foxy lady" ?? Most cultures have animal-informed
Another thing I've theorized about in my master thesis (I wrote about internet cultures...) is that the notion of a furry character - for the purpose of setting up a fictional setting, since a lot of furries like to RP and write fanfiction about their stuff - makes it easier to accept characters that do not do normal human things.
Its the same logic that informs barbarian orcs - because humans behaving like that, that wouldn't be right, but when its savage orcs... well that's just how orcs tend to be.
So if a furry has a wolf-OC with an enourmous wang - well, if it was a human character we'd be straight into the uncanny valley - but as an obviously nonhuman anthropomorphic one: Then its just a furry wolf with a huge wang.
A gazelle OC with a long slim neck and dainty legs? Would look really weird on a human, but quite ok on a furry gazelle character.
There is of course more to it - but these basics of "why furry?" do IMO explain a lot
I used to think being a furry was such a huge deal when I discovered I was one. Now I'm, for both better and worse, very used to it to the point where the concept is all pretty darn meh for me. I mean, hell, still love the sexy furry art and stories. But that's just another brand of porn and not what I feel being a furry IRL actually is about of course.
But if there's one thing I would LOVE to experience all over again, it would be me first realizing the furry fandom again. I don't know why or how I lost that utter fascination I had with it but I did...
But if there's one thing I would LOVE to experience all over again, it would be me first realizing the furry fandom again. I don't know why or how I lost that utter fascination I had with it but I did...
You'll join us sooner or later... Give in. >_>RaikuFA said:
And some of the art that is porn is pretty good as well. (But where does one draw the line between art and porn?)Redlin5 said:Its the endless smiles... Mind you, that's part of the creep factor of FNAF so whatever.
As people? Never really run into that many I would describe as 'unappealing individuals'. Never met a furry who really pushed being a furry onto others. Heck, some of the art that isn't porn is pretty good.
*shrugs*
Keep doing your thing and being responsible, happy adults. Oh and don't let the Furry Force videos make you angry.
I, for one, am a fan of all sorts of Furry art, especially some of the awesome stuff the artists do with the anatomy.
