Poll: Furries? Hate them? Love them?

[Mookie_Magnus]

See? All this shit is what I'm talking about. It's a sexual fetish, but for some reason it's participants feel it's their duty to make us all aware of it and accept it in our everyday lives. I don't get this, I really don't. Why does it have to be a lifestyle? Why does it have to be our business? Why can't you go about your merry ways and leave us all out of it? It's always some nonsense about persecution or accept my lifestyle, etc.

Let me sum it up. If you don't want the fandom to be receiving all this so called "negative" attention from people expressing their honest opinions, stop shoving it in our face and trying to make us accept it. I know plenty of furries, and none of them are anywhere near as annoying or dramatic as half the people in this thread. You don't see fans of other fetishes parading around acting like they deserve special attention because of what turns them on, do you? It's a sex thing. That makes it personal. PLEASE don't involve the rest of us.

Disregard the trolls, go back to your business, and leave the rest of the world our of it.

If it's a sex thing... then why are there a large numbers of furries who are asexual?

Answer this question, and you win one Internet.

because the octopus in my head told me so. now where is my internizzle?

Was this the same Octopus that predicted the outcome of the World Cup?

 

[Discord]

See? All this shit is what I'm talking about. It's a sexual fetish, but for some reason it's participants feel it's their duty to make us all aware of it and accept it in our everyday lives. I don't get this, I really don't. Why does it have to be a lifestyle? Why does it have to be our business? Why can't you go about your merry ways and leave us all out of it? It's always some nonsense about persecution or accept my lifestyle, etc.

Let me sum it up. If you don't want the fandom to be receiving all this so called "negative" attention from people expressing their honest opinions, stop shoving it in our face and trying to make us accept it. I know plenty of furries, and none of them are anywhere near as annoying or dramatic as half the people in this thread. You don't see fans of other fetishes parading around acting like they deserve special attention because of what turns them on, do you? It's a sex thing. That makes it personal. PLEASE don't involve the rest of us.

Disregard the trolls, go back to your business, and leave the rest of the world our of it.

If it's a sex thing... then why are there a large numbers of furries who are asexual?

Answer this question, and you win one Internet.

You aksed the right question there buddy cause I was confused on what the hell that guy was talking about.

 

[Valiance]

From what I understand, "Furry" is a spectrum that's as big as counting people who occasionally play solitaire on their as being "gamers."

This is extremely well said and expresses my view perfectly. It's too wide a group to just hate or love. It's like saying Americans, or Steam-users, it's just, it really depends on the person.

While I don't necessarily agree with certain philosophies of 'hardcore' (for lack of a better term) furries and there are plenty of examples of idiot furries, the same thing could be said about any group of people - anime fans, gamers, 4chan visitors, sports fans, hentai-viewers, religious or political activists, whatever.

The worst people in any group cannot account for the entire group, and shouldn't account for the entire group. I don't think people should really be represented for the one worst thing they've ever done, and a group of people shouldn't be represented by the one "worst" (most extreme?) person in it.

 

[SenisterDenister]

So just because the masses say something is right makes it right? No. There are absolutes. This is one of them. Truth of the matter is the masses hate you people. I hate you people. You're the few dissenting voices that manage to mess up everything you get involved with on the internet by throwing your fetish into the mix wherever you go and whenever somebody tells you to stop you immediately call yourself a victim. You people are cowards, you cope with your shitty lives by making yourself to be something you're not and you project it into your very existence. You live a lie and expect people to sit idly by and allow it when you're hurting yourself and your friends and family that you distance yourself from because "they don't understand you."

All of the voices saying the same unanimous opinion doesn't make it right. Right and wrong just is. This is wrong, you are wrong.

 

[Sporky111]

I'm not demonising anyone.
Forgetting for a moment where the term originated (I skimmed the Wikipedia article to get a rough idea) can you tell me why a label and for that matter a group/community/culture (depending on who you ask) is required for a subject of art?

I like dragons in art, I like fantasy art in general, I like landscapes (especially Australian and rainforest locations). What is it about anthropomorphised animals that people think requires some special form of separation from other art lovers?
This is why I don't claim to be a furry, anyone with any taste in art should be able to see that a drawing of a knight in shining armour is good, whether he has a tail and ears or not.

It was simply a suggestion (an unrealistic one considering the term has already been well established amongst the community it refers to) in order to help stop the confusion (leading to hatred) regarding furry fetish, furry "beliefs" and anthro art appreciation (again I use anthro as a way to emphasise the differences).

Well, first of all "furry" is a lot easier to say than "anthropomorphic animal" and it's much more appealing than "anthro". And while they are related, there isn't a need for them to be synonymous. I understand that.

But why are you saying it's a bad thing? Isn't art about personal expression? Instead of asking "why does that knight need ears and tail" maybe ask "why did the artist think that this would be appealing?". I suppose the word came about as a way to organize with a community. You know, people who like different genres of art form together. But furry art covers different genres as well. There's music, painting/drawing/illustrating, film, literature, clothing and accessories (and the fursuits). It's a convenient way to form together and share, and support each other. And honestly, I don't think it deserves the amount of hate that it gets; especially when many furries believe in peace and acceptance.

 

[Substance-E]

I don't feel either way about furries in general. Perhaps the ones that insist on wearing their fursuit in public annoy me a bit, but even then I don't hate them.

I'm even kinda sorta turned on by some aspects of it. This image, for example.
*snip*




I wouldn't consider myself a furry, though. I may have a thing for hot girls with cat ears, but that's about where it ends.

I don't think that counts. Im not in the know but I'd stake my bets on this being more accurate...

Furry or not, that's one badass artwork. I'd hang in on my wall...

 

[SenisterDenister]

You're not born a furry, its something you indoctrinate yourself into. Every problem you have from being a furry is put upon yourself.

And before anyone says anything, homosexuality is something you have no control over and I accept that.

 

[Goremocker]

Seriously, really original... Ugh... Look, a fetish is a fetish, a lifestyle is a lifestyle. Some people will get on your nerves because of it, and some won't. To each there own damn it! Drop the case and leave it be... Sure some are weird but that's how people work. The brain is a complex creation, it's best to not question some people's wants or needs until it gets to the point where it actually hurts something or someone. Peace to the crazy and death to the insane! We all have our quirks. The end.

 

[Brownie101]

Nothing against them.
Even if they decide to wear fursuit in public, as long as they don't try to involve me it's a Live and Let Live thing.
I mean, they're still people. Just people who like animals.

 

[Captain Incapable]

You're not born a furry, its something you indoctrinate yourself into. Every problem you have from being a furry is put upon yourself.

And before anyone says anything, homosexuality is something you have no control over and I accept that.

On that point, I agree with you.

 

[Steppin Razor]

If it's a sex thing... then why are there a large numbers of furries who are asexual?

Answer this question, and you win one Internet.

Got some proof of that claim, or just anecdotal evidence? I have no problem with furries, but claiming something like that with the sheer amount of furry porn out there is something I find hard to believe without proof. Also, I like learning random and completely useless things.

So just because the masses say something is right makes it right? No. There are absolutes. This is one of them. Truth of the matter is the masses hate you people. I hate you people. You're the few dissenting voices that manage to mess up everything you get involved with on the internet by throwing your fetish into the mix wherever you go and whenever somebody tells you to stop you immediately call yourself a victim. You people are cowards, you cope with your shitty lives by making yourself to be something you're not and you project it into your very existence. You live a lie and expect people to sit idly by and allow it when you're hurting yourself and your friends and family that you distance yourself from because "they don't understand you."

All of the voices saying the same unanimous opinion doesn't make it right. Right and wrong just is. This is wrong, you are wrong.

Obvious troll is obvious. Keep it up though, your ignorance is highly amusing to me.

 

[Lord Devius]

I'd consider myself at least a bit furry. I like some of the art, when it's done well, and I have a couple furry artist friends... so I'd say I love them, excluding the extremists and the ones with mental issues (I AM A WOLF INSIDE PRETENDING TO BE HUMAN).

....reading this thread is filling me with rage at points and making me giggle at others...

 

[DarkDain]

Having been around plenty of furries in IMVU, i probably lean more towards 'hate'. Furries that dont act like furries are 'meh' and mostly normal, but furry furries are hate, they like to be animals because humans are bad, and they are better than humans. And yeah i've been around and talked to hundreds of them. But im not really fond of people either...

 

[Yoshemo]

No. There are absolutes. This is one of them.

Sorry, absolutes only exist in Mathematics

 

[Substance-E]

You're not born a furry, its something you indoctrinate yourself into. Every problem you have from being a furry is put upon yourself.

And before anyone says anything, homosexuality is something you have no control over and I accept that.

On that point, I agree with you.

And exactly where does this ability to discern the nature of one's ideas come from because that sounds like a nifty parlor trick?

 

[SenisterDenister]

So just because the masses say something is right makes it right? No. There are absolutes. This is one of them. Truth of the matter is the masses hate you people. I hate you people. You're the few dissenting voices that manage to mess up everything you get involved with on the internet by throwing your fetish into the mix wherever you go and whenever somebody tells you to stop you immediately call yourself a victim. You people are cowards, you cope with your shitty lives by making yourself to be something you're not and you project it into your very existence. You live a lie and expect people to sit idly by and allow it when you're hurting yourself and your friends and family that you distance yourself from because "they don't understand you."

All of the voices saying the same unanimous opinion doesn't make it right. Right and wrong just is. This is wrong, you are wrong.

Obvious troll is obvious. Keep it up though, your ignorance is highly amusing to me.

How is being concerned for the psychological well being of people who can't distinguish a fetish from a lifestyle ignorant?

 

[zombiestrangler]

I don't really have a problem with them. If that's what gets you through the day then more power to ya. The more extreme ones however I will tell to leave me alone quite aggressively though.

No. There are absolutes. This is one of them.

Sorry, absolutes only exist in Mathematics

And the Sith.

 

[Yoshemo]

If it's a sex thing... then why are there a large numbers of furries who are asexual?

Answer this question, and you win one Internet.

Got some proof of that claim, or just anecdotal evidence? I have no problem with furries, but claiming something like that with the sheer amount of furry porn out there is something I find hard to believe without proof. Also, I like learning random and completely useless things.

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http://takuuingrey.deviantart.com/ him. Hes my ex and hes an asexual furry (you don't need sex to date or love btw)