LGBT Argonath players....

[Miami]

What it means to be furry

Someone who says they are furry is generally expressing an interest in anthropomorphic animals and/or creatures.

Unfavorable attention from the media has created a negative stereotype of a furry. Contrary to how a Furry is portrayed in pop culture and mass media, how deep or meaningful an interest in Furry is varies greatly from person to person. Also, the depth of a person's interest in the fandom, and what ultimately makes them furry, is specific to each individual. Below is a list of common interests with which a fur is likely to identify. A furry may be interested in any or all of them, to any degree.

Someone claiming to be furry would also be part of the furry fandom.
Furry's gamut of interests

Cartoons and games

Interest in anthropomorphic animals and/or creatures can be as simple as the many popular furry cartoon characters, known as funny animals. These may include Bugs Bunny, Tony the Tiger, Sly Cooper, Star Fox, etc. However, someone who merely happens to like these characters is not necessarily a furry; the degree and nature of one's interest is relevant here.

Spirituality

Some furs believe they have a spiritual connection to a particular animal which is typically their fursona, but also may be a totem. Strong spiritual believers may often say that they are "an animal in a human body" (and in fact may identify themselves as Otherkin, Weres and/or Therians which are their own categories and not linked to the furry fandom just by interest). Some Otherkin, Weres and/or Therians join and find the furry fandom to be a place to be themselves as most Otherkin, Weres and/or Therians are underground and the furry fandom is more open to the world.

Art and creativity

Some furs may be interested only in the creative aspects of the furry fandom. Furry content, both online and off, is easy to obtain, and available in vast amounts, and furs produce new works regularly. Furry artwork is also done by many nonfurries as well in targeting the fandom. Others may disassociate themselves from the fandom and refer to themselves as funny animal artists. Furries may also enjoy role-playing a particular furry character or fursona, sometimes writing about this character or recording their online interactions for posterity.

Fursuiting


Some furries enjoy the practice of dressing up in a costume that is typically designed after a fursona.[2] These "fursuits" are usually worn at conventions, and a few are even designed to accommodate sexual situations. Some furries opt to wear a "partial" suit, consisting of a head, tail, and paws, instead of a full fursuit; others may just wear a tail or various other pieces. While only a minority (about 15-20%) wear a full fursuit, they tend to be highly visible at events where many furries are present.

Sexuality

To some furs, the sexual attraction to anthropomorphic animals is a part of what makes them furry. This is a topic of much controversy, as it has been the subject of early media attention (such as that from Wired Magazine and Vanity Fair), leading to its becoming a common conception of furry community at large. This has spawned a few groups in response (such as the Burned Furs) with a desire to discourage this angle, or create a clear distinction between these furries and the rest of the community.
(I'll keep saing that furry is completely different by zoophilie because every fur has an own fursona, thats also an anthromorphic animal)

Other contexts of Furry

From within the fandom, anything classified as an anthropomorphic animal and/or creature could be called a furry. That could be anything from Scooby Doo to various sports mascots to Omaha the Cat Dancer. Since mainstream characters are generally not created with furries in mind, the furry context is presumed by most outsiders to not be present despite subcultural interest.

Any art showcasing anthropomorphic animals is generally considered furry artwork. Artwork that contains furries in sexual situations may be called yiff or sp).ooge art.

So basically yeah, this just explains it in more detail because there is alot more to 'Furryism' than just that.

Kthxbainou

[Hircine]

Yeah I'm a furry, like the art and shit though especially. 

[Abraham]

Kthxbainou

That's exactly what I said in my first post, but without the wall of text...

ps: nice edit, bro.

[Miami]

ps: nice edit, bro.

 

Wanted to avoid anything happening.. learning from past experiance..

[Amon Ra]

So basiclly..furries fuck animals ? like furry animals D: ?

[Kitsune]

So basiclly..furries f**k animals ? like furry animals D: ?

No and I suggest you read properly of what Miami quoted from Husky.

[Miami]

So basiclly..furries f**k animals ? like furry animals D: ?

uhh.. Wtf?

Seriously Heat, read the last few posts of this thread :/
I myself being abit of a furry find that quite.. Eugh.

There's a difference between Furries and Zoophiles

[Kitsune]

So basiclly..furries f**k animals ? like furry animals D: ?

Also, the furry fandom is with relation to anthropomorphic animals, not real animals. Wanting to have sex with a real animal is something completely different.

[Amon Ra]

aha aha..iz now understand, ty kitsune 

[Oliver]

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[TruthSvensson]

So simply, furries are cartoon animal wannabe's ?

[Kitsune]

It's pointless to speculate on specifics in an attempt to generalise furries in a simple manor, because furries vary greatly in what makes each individual a furry. The only valid simple and generalised explanation to a furry is something along the lines of, "someone with an interest in anthropomorphic animals", and nothing else.

[Jubin]

It's pointless to speculate on specifics in an attempt to generalise furries in a simple manor, because furries vary greatly in what makes each individual a furry. The only valid simple and generalised explanation to a furry is something along the lines of, "someone with an interest in anthropomorphic animals", and nothing else.

So you wanna call me a furry, because of my avatar and my signature?

[Miami]

Its not as 'black and white' as that Jubin.
Brian Griffin is an anthropomorphic animal, as he is.. well.. a dog with Human characteristics.
Yeah - he is your favorite character - But you can't really call yourself a 'furry' from just that imo. There is more to it.

[Oliver]

lol u say that if i enter the cops will beat me up but since they are all girls if they hot they can beat me all day XD

I request supermanmk to be added to the LGBT list for that comment.

Mr Garrison anyone?