So I've Noticed a Trend in People's Furry Avatars

[Freechoice]

Are you asking why I like it? If that's the case I like it because it's cute and well drawn.

Yes and I agree, it is cute. Ironic that you mentioned the quote thing cuz I didn't get notified.

Really? That's weird. Maybe I did something wrong when I snipped your comment. Oh shoot, maybe I also snipped his comment wrong too. I'd be giving etiquette lessons while breaking etiquette! Oh my that could be problematic.

But then he wouldn't know about it then, would he?

 

[McPulse]

I read that title as "Funny Avatars". Teach me to read properly.

Agreed, there's an issue with the r and n in the escapist default font.

 

[silversnake4133]

Well, it's better than looking at an angry avatar.

 

[Innegativeion]

The OP should watch The Northern Incident on Newgrounds.

Usually love hotdiggety's work, most of northern incident was phenomenal, but I must say... I really did not like the payoff, and the ending just seemed utterly out of place and uncalled for.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

I agree with that part where it says in the OT that furry avatars have the character smiling in a whimsical way. Personally, I find whimsicalness and quirky characters to be annoying if this is their prime trait.

For any furry, I have a question:
I think that minators and werewolves are awesome. I do not find them sexually attractive in any way shape or form, but there is a slight fascination towards these badass creatures of destruction. Is that being a furry?

There's many different definitions of furry. One of the most common though is someone who has an interest in anthropomorphic characters. So maybe?

Anthropomorphic is when human properties are given to non-humans. Technically, Meatboy is anthropomorphic.

EDIT:
Shit, to not be interested in non-human characters would close me off from a great portion of games, books, and even mythologies. So, if having an interest in non-human characters makes me a furry, I'd have to be a bigot not to be.

It's pretty broad yeah, but isn't that good? I'm not really sure though, I just like the porn.

 

[Fiad]

What I don't understand is why furries broadcast themselves so much.

After all it's just a fetish, not like my avatar is a chicks ass in a skirt.

And there is very common misconception. Furries are not all about sex. I am not denying that there is sex in the fandom, as there wouldn't be a point to it, it is the most advertised part, even though it is not the biggest. It is the case of the loud minority over the quiet majority. While you find the ass in skirt to be sexy, that is all it is, something to look at as something sexy. The fandom is not just porn. And I know people are just going to brush this off as bull and lies trying to make it look better than it is. So I will just stop now.

 

[Irony's Acolyte]

I have not noticed these "creepy" smiles you speak of. Now I haven't seen many furry avatars on the Escapist in general, but none never jumped out at me as having a "creepy" smile. Some of them smile sure, but I never felt them as creepy. Perhaps your unease at furries (assuming you are) has caused you to see the smiles as "creepy"? Just a theory though.

 

[Shellsh0cker]

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Shit, to not be interested in non-human characters would close me off from a great portion of games, books, and even mythologies. So, if having an interest in non-human characters makes me a furry, I'd have to be a bigot not to be.

You get the lightbulb award for realizing what the furs already know. Yeah, I'd say I'm a member of the furry fandom. Animal characters interest me. I loved Redwall as a kid, and I like anthropomorphic animals in general largely because they're visually more varied and interesting than humans.

If you want to know what 95% of the furry fandom is actually like, read this [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FurryFandom]. CAUTION: Link is to a TV Tropes article and poses extreme risks to your free time.

 

[dex-dex]

I am not aware of these creepy furry types of avatars. but I do enjoy some of them and they always make me laugh. unfortunately mine does not reap of comedy.

 

[Innegativeion]

That's exactly what made it funny for me, but why did they have to do that to the dog? WHY? :'(

Jerry series is great at evoking emotion,

WGJ4K is great comedy.

I think I didn't like northern incident 'cuz he went the Jerry route most of the way... then suddenly tried to pull a gag on the viewers.

 

[Fiad]

EDIT:
Shit, to not be interested in non-human characters would close me off from a great portion of games, books, and even mythologies. So, if having an interest in non-human characters makes me a furry, I'd have to be a bigot not to be.

You get the lightbulb award for realizing what the furs already know. Yeah, I'd say I'm a member of the furry fandom. Animal characters interest me. I loved Redwall as a kid, and I like anthropomorphic animals in general largely because they're visually more varied and interesting than humans.

If you want to know what 95% of the furry fandom is actually like, read this [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FurryFandom]. CAUTION: Link is to a TV Tropes article and poses extreme risks to your free time.

That is probably the best and most accurate depiction of furries I have seen.

 

[Shellsh0cker]

EDIT:
Shit, to not be interested in non-human characters would close me off from a great portion of games, books, and even mythologies. So, if having an interest in non-human characters makes me a furry, I'd have to be a bigot not to be.

You get the lightbulb award for realizing what the furs already know. Yeah, I'd say I'm a member of the furry fandom. Animal characters interest me. I loved Redwall as a kid, and I like anthropomorphic animals in general largely because they're visually more varied and interesting than humans.

If you want to know what 95% of the furry fandom is actually like, read this [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FurryFandom]. CAUTION: Link is to a TV Tropes article and poses extreme risks to your free time.

That is probably the best and most accurate depiction of furries I have seen.

I'm going to go ahead and quote the first couple paragraphs of the article, for those that don't want to risk crossing the event horizon of the productivity black hole that is tvtropes.org:

Identifying oneself as a furry is extremely loaded. It'd be nice if less geeky people naturally assumed that it just meant you happened to like stories centered around animal characters. That definition covers a good-sized majority of furry fans. It'd be very nice if most people assumed that's what you meant if you identify yourself as part of the furry fandom.

Unfortunately, the term "furry fandom" has come to cover quite a lot of subcultures, some of which are... odd. You can thank The Law Of Fan Jackassery for that one though the *chans get their fair share of credit too.

And seriously, if you have any questions about any of this, come on over the Escapist furry group [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/Furrehs] and ask. We don't bite, promise.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

I think people need to know the difference between furry...and anthropomorphic. Robin Hood Disney movie is anthro, furry is guy in a suit made after Krystal from Star Fox.

I've been struggling with this when trying to make a species for my sci-fi comic, I have species with wet skin, dry skin, metal, rugged and that's fine but I made one that had fur on it and instantly "Cool furfag". There's a difference, I'm not interested in screwing the drawing.

I agree with that part where it says in the OT that furry avatars have the character smiling in a whimsical way. Personally, I find whimsicalness and quirky characters to be annoying if this is their prime trait.

For any furry, I have a question:
I think that minotaurs and werewolves are awesome. I do not find them sexually attractive in any way shape or form, but there is a slight fascination towards these badass creatures of destruction. Is that being a furry?

For my (and at least 248 other people on this site) definition of furry, yes it would. So tell me, how does it feel being a furry?

Everyone I know is a furry if this the case. It feels like an inane label.

Not exactly. Say you take a show that has anthros in it and replace them with people. Those who get upset about this are furries while the ones who couldn't care less are not. This isn't the perfect analogy but since I'm not particularly eloquent today it will have to do until someone else says it better.

I don't know; I'm not a furry, but I would be mad if Disney announced they were making new episodes of Talespin, but when the episodes finally premiered, all of the anthropomorphic animals were suddenly human. It could still be a good show, but it wouldn't be Talespin anymore. I think a better example would be if someone made a new show that had a similar plot and equal quality to something involving anthropomorphic animals -- let's keep using Talespin as an example. The people who liked Talespin because it was a well written adventure series would like both shows, whereas the people who liked Talespin but not the hypothetical new show would be furries.

Of course, my personal definition of "furry" when talking about people is "someone who identifies as a furry." When dealing with media, it's a bit tougher to define, but it has to do with the tone of the piece. The Loony Toons characters are not furries, because they were created well before the idea of "furry" existed, and the tone is all wrong as a result. VG Cats is questionable, because it came after furry fandom started, and the art style is pretty heavily influenced by it, but I wouldn't personally categorize it as a furry comic, because the tone isn't furry-ish. As for something with the right tone? I can't think of any aside from the furry porn that occasionally winds up on various 4chan boards, but I know there's some non-porn examples out there. The spoilered picture in CPU46's post looks like it probably is one, but for all I know the next page could involve copious amounts of animal dong...

Edit: Part of it is just how human the furry characters look. Bugs Bunny looks like a rabbit who stands on two legs. He's somewhat anthropomorphic, but not to the extent that a human could put on a skin tight body suit and a mask and look exactly like the character. Furries generally look like humans with body paint and a mask on.

 

[sb666]

Yes there are a few but what's the problem do they creep you out?

they creep me out

 

[Mrsoupcup]

What I don't understand is why furries broadcast themselves so much.

After all it's just a fetish, not like my avatar is a chicks ass in a skirt.

And there is very common misconception. Furries are not all about sex. I am not denying that there is sex in the fandom, as there wouldn't be a point to it, it is the most advertised part, even though it is not the biggest. It is the case of the loud minority over the quiet majority. While you find the ass in skirt to be sexy, that is all it is, something to look at as something sexy. The fandom is not just porn. And I know people are just going to brush this off as bull and lies trying to make it look better than it is. So I will just stop now.

I suppose your right. Though a lot of furries could just be called Otakus with a more specific taste. Or something along those lines.

Not that I hate furries, its just frustrating when from the outside it looks like just a fetish... Which makes it hard to swallow when people act like its a oppressed group. Most people just don't wanna know about others sexual tendencies.

 

[viking97]

there are furry avatars on this site?!?

*runs away*

 

[gphjr14]

I have a friend who draws furries and me and his curries rip on him all the time. Maybe because he's like 22 and has the backbone of a jellyfish. We'll toughen him up yet.

And before you go criticizing us for teasing him the guy didn't learn how to ride a bike till he was like 20, and before he went of to college his dad asked his cousins to make a man out of him.

Also

What is this and how am I suppose to type it?