Why the internet hatred for furry?

[Grant Hobba]

"Furry Fury"? OP, Y U No alliterate?

Anyway, I dunno whether I'm just not up to speed with the internet or whatever, but I don't go looking for 'Furries' on any forums, and I've never really seen any around here. There probably are some, but good on em for keeping it to themselves.

*Why y u no literate*

 

[lacktheknack]

It's pretty simple:

People don't hate people who have my main fetish. Which one? Not telling you, thank you very much. Neither does anyone who has it.

Furries are notorious for telling EVERYONE they can find on the internet about theirs.

Note the use of "notorious". I haven't seen much of it (and don't hate furries), but I'm told by others that they wish the furries would keep their traps shut.

 

[kortin]

Because it's the 'in' thing to do. I don't hate on 'em. Not one of 'em, but I don't hate on 'em either.

This pretty much describes my feelings on the subject.

 

[Sixcess]

Because nerds spent their school years being bullied by jocks because they didn't think and behave like the 'normal people', then the nerds grew up, or grew older at least, colonised the internet and started picking on people who didn't think and behave like them.

Why? Fuck knows. Perhaps you can't feel you're part of the majority unless you have a minority to look down on.

 

[Mallefunction]

This image [http://i44.tinypic.com/2cn8oxt.png] pretty much sums it all up. :/

And yes, it's safe to click. Just some text I couldn't be arsed to transcribe.

That text is only half-right. I'll get to that in a mo'.

Furries get hated because of there being not a single piece of media outlet that depicts the actual facts, instead they overexpose the sexual minority within the furry fandom, which by the way is NOT in any way, shape or form, exclusive to us. Other fandoms have sexual lunatics in them too.

If you actually took time out to do your research, you'd be shocked at how furries are no different than people who aren't furries. There are even furries that hate other furries for being furverts (read: shamelessly overexposed sluts). As a furry myself, I have and always will be condemning zoophilia/bestiality and anyone who says/thinks that said fetish is a "true fetish for any self-respecting furry", because it isn't. It's a fucking crime against Nature and I'm ashamed to know that I used to know a few furries who turned out to be closet zoophiles.

No, stop. Don't quote me and say that zoophilia = animal sex. "Zoophilia" refers to human-on-quadruped-animal sex, or animal-on-animal sex. None of the animals in question are biped or sentient. If they are actually sentient with human intelligence, they qualify as humanoids and are thus exempt from the fetish.

But this is the Internet, after all, where the stupids of the world are free to pitchfork-and-torch-mob anything Fox News tells them to. So get off your narrow-minded ignorant asses and actually LOOK into things before you judge.

Pretty much. I've actually met a few furries IRL and the only thing they do to express their views in a physical sense is wear dog collars. Yeah, it's a bit weird, but it's not anything weirder than the average hipster honestly.

 

[Pinstar]

Because they are kind of like those into beastiaity, only without enough guts to follow through.

...because someone into bestiality who DOES go through with it is so much more deserving of our respect?

 

[jawakiller]

Now it's... Cool?

Please read the preceding comments and then rethink your opinion.

*hangs head in frustration

Wow, I meant among the few who promote it. Why you no understand that? I see that it gets hate, now why does anybody admit to it? It seems like a bad thing.

Wasn't asking why you liked it, I was asking how on earth anyone would see it as an acceptable practice. Especially considering how many people find it revolting.

 

[oppp7]

Oh joy, this thread again. And the 1st responder used that same tired picture that most people can counter. It's fucking Christmas in here.

OT: It's a way for people to feel a part of something. Am I talking about furries or the furry hate? I'll let you find that out.

 

[violinist1129]

wow it's like everything people accuse furries (furies? fuck I don't know) of except replace whining with giant douche bag. dressing up and fucking isn't a weird furry thing, it's like a weird nerd thing, thanks cannot be unseen Q_Q. granted those costumes aren't made of cheap carpeting.

... I have no idea wtf you just said.

English isn't your native language, is it?

more likely; reading comprehension isn't your forte. but that's not surprising for one whose Raison d'être is copy pasting from 4chan.

First post:
-"Thanks cannot be unseen Q_Q." is entirely incomprehensible.
-No capital letters
-Missing commas(after "wow")
-Last sentence is actually a dependent clause

Second post:
-Incorrect usage of semicolons.
-Last sentence is a dependent clause

That's why he commented on your grammar.

Beyond that, the argument behind your post is either way beyond us mortals or incomprehensible hence the confusion.

 

[Eomega123]

I've never had a problem with them. Hell, I'm even fine with the hyper-sexual ones. I find it rather fascinating.

 

[Sulacu]

This image [http://i44.tinypic.com/2cn8oxt.png] pretty much sums it all up. :/

And yes, it's safe to click. Just some text I couldn't be arsed to transcribe.

That text is only half-right. I'll get to that in a mo'.

Furries get hated because of there being not a single piece of media outlet that depicts the actual facts, instead they overexpose the sexual minority within the furry fandom, which by the way is NOT in any way, shape or form, exclusive to us. Other fandoms have sexual lunatics in them too.

If you actually took time out to do your research, you'd be shocked at how furries are no different than people who aren't furries. There are even furries that hate other furries for being furverts (read: shamelessly overexposed sluts). As a furry myself, I have and always will be condemning zoophilia/bestiality and anyone who says/thinks that said fetish is a "true fetish for any self-respecting furry", because it isn't. It's a fucking crime against Nature and I'm ashamed to know that I used to know a few furries who turned out to be closet zoophiles.

No, stop. Don't quote me and say that zoophilia = animal sex. "Zoophilia" refers to human-on-quadruped-animal sex, or animal-on-animal sex. None of the animals in question are biped or sentient. If they are actually sentient with human intelligence, they qualify as humanoids and are thus exempt from the fetish.

But this is the Internet, after all, where the stupids of the world are free to pitchfork-and-torch-mob anything Fox News tells them to. So get off your narrow-minded ignorant asses and actually LOOK into things before you judge.

I would gladly investigate just what furries are all about so I can form an educated opinion on them, except the only problem is that I keep getting caught up in the most viciously vile and reprehensible furry art and porn literally every time I try. Just run a Google image search on 'furry'. One third of the images you find are meant to appeal in a sexual way, another third of the images shows furries 'broadcasting their retarded fetish', as the 4chan text linked above suggests, and the last third consists of people making fun of furries for doing the above two things. With all this, I can only assume that Google is well aware just what you mean when you type 'furry'. You can go on the defensive with 'but those sexual furries are only a small part of furrydom' all you like, but the internet knows better, and so do we all. Even if what you say is true, it doesn't matter. Because of the ridiculous amount of exposure you dumbass furries create to your own fetish, all that furry haters have to do is make people believe the 'lie', and so the furry phenomenon takes form, since plenty of sources available with a single click of the mouse will enforce their 'faulty' claims of furry perversion. So whatever indignation you volley at dissenting 'normals' is your own goddamned fault. Stop acting like a wounded party and take responsibility for the abomination that your community has become. The reason why furry is synonimous with filth, porn and the dregs of society these days is the same as why Michael Jackson is mostly remembered as a child-abuser. There are some things that the world just won't let you live down, and it shouldn't, because any of those things are based on the documented actions of human beings. If only you furries were as good at taking blame for your actions as you are at taking a dog cock up the chute...

Having said this, furries that keep their fetish to themselves have nothing to fear from this media backlash. I don't care what people do in their own homes, and neither does the internet. I don't even care if you bone your dog or simply people in dog suits. So basically, all the cries for 'justice' are not only unfounded, but also completely unnecessary.

 

[Kopikatsu]

I don't get why nobody seems to have problems with talking about sex and sexual situations, but people take issue with one of the more harmless fetishes. Don't be a bigot. Hate against all kinds of sex or none at all!

Like me. DOWN WITH SEX!

 

[BaronUberstein]

It's pretty simple:

People don't hate people who have my main fetish. Which one? Not telling you, thank you very much. Neither does anyone who has it.

Furries are notorious for telling EVERYONE they can find on the internet about theirs.

Note the use of "notorious". I haven't seen much of it (and don't hate furries), but I'm told by others that they wish the furries would keep their traps shut.

Perhaps it's a self-fulfilling prophecy? For example, if somebody asked me directly if I was a furry, I'd say yes. I also will mention it if I feel it's relevant; during a meal with some friends the topic of furries came up so I mentioned I was one before commenting to establish a little credibility on the subject. Nobody at the table seemed to mind and the conversation moved on naturally to other topics. I think at one point we were arguing if Bumblebee was a 'real' transformer or not. I think the most 'shoving' I've done in my life is simple emotional openess; where if some real life friends start ragging on the fandom I express that it gets a bit hurtful as I technically do identify with said fandom. Maybe that was out of place, but it honestly hurt to hear a friend rant about 'furries being sick freaks' for a good 10 minutes and not saying anything.

Most of the time I just try to act like myself, so I've never asked anybody to "yiff" and usually I'll more readily talk about Company of Heroes or DC Universe Online than the fandom...

Of course, after being in the fandom for about 4 years, it would not surprise me if there were those who run around screaming "I AM A FURRY ACCEPT IT LET'S YIFF!", as I've seen some fairly...eccentric furries in my time.

Hopefulling commenting that I'm a furry in a topic that's about the damn topic isn't seen as "shoving it everywhere", heh.

 

[Fathoms]

i see lots of stereotyping coming from this thread. to be a furry simply means to have 2 qualifications:
1)have an appreciation for anthropomorphic art
2)have an active imagination and the ability to use it

you see, being a furry is not all about "yiff" or whatnot, but rather the opportunity to be someone you are not, such as someone who plays DnD, WoW, or other RPGs might have. someone might go play skyrim and say "i want to kill people"-- something you cannot normally do, and yet you are jumping on the opportunity to do it, to be someone you are not. this is why they have elves, dwarves, orcs, and everything in between.

however, in the same sense, many take it too far into the realms of yiffy and such. even fursuiting is no issue, think of all the mascots in fursuits at 6-flags or disney world. the issue is when it BECOMES a fetish. for many it is not, for many it is, and many are simply not sure. being a furry is not a bad thing, but it can become one if you take it a step too far.

just my two cents.

 

[Psychedelic Spartan]

This image [http://i44.tinypic.com/2cn8oxt.png] pretty much sums it all up. :/

And yes, it's safe to click. Just some text I couldn't be arsed to transcribe.

I'd really have to agree with you, I mean, It's not like people just go around saying "Oh look at me I have a foot fetish!" It's just weird having people so open about a fetish.

 

[kickyourass]

I think it's largely down to some combination of these 3 things:
1: The 'art' featuring children's characters (STOP SEXUALIZING MY LITTLE PONY GODDAMNIT!)
2: How ungodly creepy (Usually poorly made) fur-suits can be.

Spoiler: Seriously, look at this fucking thing and tell me you're not frightened.

Or 3: because some furries just don't get that unless someone asks, they probably don't want to hear about our their fetish.

 

[Terminate421]

I don't hate them. I have nothing truly against them.

I just don't want them to convince me or convert me to be one.

 

[Irony's Acolyte]

Because they are different then us. And if they're different, then we know they're not us. Which makes it nice and easy to hate them.

 

[Dan Steele]

I don't relay mind them, hell I'm into anthro art, but that doesn't mean I'm going to put on a dog costume and try to sex other people in animal costumes. A fetish is private, like blargh's image stated. I don't care what your into keep it private or find a forum with like minded people, that is my 2 cents on the subject.

 

[DracoSuave]

It's pretty simple:

People don't hate people who have my main fetish. Which one? Not telling you, thank you very much. Neither does anyone who has it.

Furries are notorious for telling EVERYONE they can find on the internet about theirs.

Note the use of "notorious". I haven't seen much of it (and don't hate furries), but I'm told by others that they wish the furries would keep their traps shut.

This, oh god this.

Let's paint a picture of this, so we grokking the fundamental issue is understood.

Take some other fetish. There are people who sexualize robots. Is it wrong? Well, it's not normal, but I'm not going to say it's morally wrong to sexualize robots; sexual wiring's weird like that.

Now let's say you're in a thread talking about an episode of Transformers where Optimus Prime fought Megatron. Awesome conversation piece, I know.

Now imagine if people are mid-geek-discussion and suddenly someone jumps in and seriously says 'The best part is when they were rolling around, it made me think of them being hot and sexy for each other.' Suddenly... something creepy has happened. It's inappropriate! It's like if people are talking about digestive problems and someone goes 'I like it in the butt.' Or if people are talking about child abuse statistics and someone says 'Man, they should be lucky, I'd be giddy with joy if I got spanked like that.'

A lot of it is because people notice when many people start making inappropriate comments like that in many different conversations... if people are talking about Bugs Bunny cartoons, no one cares that you want to fuck cartoon characters. That's the sort of thing you keep to appropriate conversations only.