Ashen Pathfinder 16,161 January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 2. Furries believe in being anthro animals but I don't have to believe in being one to be a brony. Being a furry myself from years back I can say that is not entirely true. While some do believe that, the furry fandom is a lot more varied than that and most do not believe in 'being anthro animal.' 2 Pathfinder I Sojourner I Corsair | Zu'hra I Autumn | Scarlet Willow | Gypsy | Silverthorn | Crystal Whisper | Radiant Historia | And many other OCs~ Matching signatures with mah Bestie MOONLIGHT <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion 613 January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 (edited) not sure if this is the best question in the world i guess anyone can be a furry if they want, it doesnt really matter if you apart of a fandom im sure there are furry bronies Edited January 21, 2015 by toyota celica GT4 Satan is good, Satan is my pal i have nothing else to say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panne 1,342 January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 (edited) :okiedokielokie: We can't be a sub-genre of a furry because... 1. Sub-genre of a furry sounds stupid. 2. Furries believe in being anthro animals but I don't have to believe in being one to be a brony. 3. Sub-genre means it has roots within the main genre so there for, we all can't be furries. 4. Who wants to be called a sub-genre of something less exciting? Seriously can't find anything else apart from fur suiting and art over on the furry end. Is that all there is to it? 1. Thanks... 2. I'm a furry and let me tell you I sure as hell don't believe I'm a mystic anthro tiger man. 3. That is the only point you made that wasn't derogatory and I agree with. 4. (see below) It's easy to call anything you're not a part of boring. "Man those bronies sure are boring, they just sit around watching a show for girls, like nothing against them its just so boring you know? Why don't they (insert other activity that I enjoy here) that's where it's at man!" Edited January 21, 2015 by Panne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Shimmer 259 January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 Well you learn something everyday. My sister is a furry though so I kind of based my opinion on my sister's furry interests and the art that they leave lying around and these weird documentaries my sister made me watch of people believing that they were anthro animals or something like that. She is pretty bad at picking videos. I was a bit harsh about it in my initial response and I'm sorry. I do want to know if any furries make any kind of music like how Ken Ashcorp does? At least I think Ken Ashcorp is a furry because of the panda that shows up from time to time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Step 46 January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 From the stanpoint of a former furry, I would have to say I disconnected from the fandom in 2000 due to personal feelings about the fandom. Later becoming a Pegasister, I hold no connections to the furry fandom. I hold no animosity towards those in the furry fandom, it is just no longer part of my life. So fursuit is safely tucked away in the closet and if it comes out at all it is on holloween. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invincible 2,091 January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 Bluntly speaking, furries are fans of anthro content. Bronies are fans of MLP. It's not that difficult. Can one be both a furry and a brony? Absolutely, but it doesn't necessarily the case on every case. My OCs for Roleplay purposes: o Lit Fuse (http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/lit-fuse-r6608) o Dust Devil (http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/dust-devil-r7357) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suitaloo 743 January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 That's barely noticeable, but I've seen ties with literally ponies on them. Then that comes down to an issue of professionalism in the workplace. It's not just ponies that interrupt this. Would you go in to work with a Carmen Miranda-style headdress on? No, because a giant fruit hat would distract people and it would get you in trouble. 1 I use pokemon showdown because I can't afford a 2DS :c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco before Pommel 678 January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 @@Coco before Pommel, No matter how much some try to steer clear, when they're a fan of something, they're automatically part of the fandom. They can claim they're not, but they are. If someone is a fan of the anthropomorphic character concept, then he or she is a furry. If someone is a fan of FIM, then he or she is a brony. If someone is a fan of both, then he or she is a furry and a brony. A fandom is nothing but a group of fans of something. You don't need to be so invested in the fandom to be in it. If anyone tries to act stupid by vainly "segregating" themselves and acting so high and mighty by claiming "I'm not THOSE fans," then they're no worse than the fans who bash the "dark side." I respectfully disagree. I think there is often a difference between "fans" and "fandom", although I guess "fandom" can also refer simply to a group of fans. But I don't think that's how most people understand the terms. Take something really popular, like, say, Game of Thrones. A lot of people enjoy the TV show and would consider themselves a fan, but a smaller portion of those go on to have in-depth discussions about the show online, draw fanart, write fanfic etc - those are the ones I'd consider "in fandom". I think it would be ridiculous to say that my mum is "in GoT fandom", when she doesn't even know what a fandom is, like the majority of the show's viewers. I don't consider myself in the GoT fandom either, though I like the show, because I'm not really interested in doing the traditional "fandom" type things online for it, while I am with MLP (and hence consider myself a brony or in MLP fandom). That's why I think fandom is something one chooses to be in, and usually goes beyond just watching/reading/playing/enjoying the thing, which simply makes someone a fan. Someone who likes MLP but doesn't want to call themselves a brony, I would call a fan, or they can call themselves something else, whatever - the point is, I don't think there's any need to label people against their will over something as trivial as this. A brony (or furry) isn't a thing that exists independently of any fan community - it's just a word people have decided on collectively to describe themselves. If someone doesn't feel that applies to them, then it doesn't really make any sense to say they ARE a brony (etc) whether they want to be or not. I'm really not comfortable with the idea of forcing people into labels they don't want and that goes for both "all MLP fans are bronies" and "all bronies are furries". They're both just made-up words with as much meaning as people ascribe to them, they don't describe empirical facts (like if I insist my hair is purple, that doesn't change the fact that it's actually blonde. Now, if someone likes a thing but insists they're not a FAN, then I'd agree with you, because those things are basically interchangeable.) I do agree that fan segregation/"not like THOSE fans" is dumb, but I don't think labelling people against their will is a good solution, and is probably a big factor in why there's so much hostility between brony/furry communities in general. 2 wonderful signature by Blue Moon & Wheatley! | cosplay | deviantart | fimfiction | johari window | pm me for 3DS friend code, or just to talk/make friends/whatever! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1111 1,284 January 22, 2015 Share January 22, 2015 I think the logic is more like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Alexer 763 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Doesn't really matter if bronies count as furries or not, the rest of the internet views them as a sub-group of furries. "There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt." "Prayer cleanses the soul, Pain cleanses the body." "He who follows Chaos, shall suffer for eternity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziltoid the Omniscient 286 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 I'm not a furry. So, no. No we aren't. Some are both, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatonRyu 1,033 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 There needn't be any overlap between the two at all. I like MLP because of the characters and the situations those characters end up in. I have no common interests with the Furry culture in the least, however. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adachi 772 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 (edited) Furry=People who like anthro art, and like to roleplay as anthros. Brony=People who like MLP, and like to roleplay as ponies. Comparing them is like comparing Ginger Ale and 7 Up. They're both similar, but are very different. Furries use many different animals, while focusing on the anthro aspect, while Bronies focus on ponies, while drawing them in various styles. I may be mistaken, but I think there ARE Furries who draw animals in forms other than anthro, just like how there are Bronies who sometimes make an OC that is not a pony. The two kinda cross over a bit now that I think of it, but they are still different things. Edited January 23, 2015 by Freddy Fazbear 2 “I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man’s reasoning powers are not above the monkey’s.” — Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snivinerior 79 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Furries - fans of anthropomorphic beings with human like personalities and characteristics and have "animal" versions/counterparts of themselves. Bronies - male young adult/adult fans of MLP:FIM. Some have OCs, some haven't. YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Snivinerior DA: http://snivinerior.deviantart.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FizzyGreen 909 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Meh... not.. exactly... bronies are just... bronies! 1 "You are right Starlight, you are more talented in magic than me. But talent doesn't mean, that you are privileged to have more power. It's the heart! All you need, to have power, is a heart!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windseeker 546 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Doesn't really matter if bronies count as furries or not, the rest of the internet views them as a sub-group of furries. Wrong, only furries (aside from a few haters) view bronies as furries. Since a common trait among them is labeling everything as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerulean Wings 176 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Well, a lot of furries really really don't like Bronies. Now, I'm both Furry, AND Brony (Which confuses people, because many think you must be one or the other) I've gotten a bit of hate from the furry community for being brony. I think they're two completely different fandoms. I agree with this. I too cross the lines between Brony and Furry but I think they are two seperate entities. Bronies (though recently turned furry-ish with the equestria girls.) are Pony lovers. Often taking on a "Ponysona" that is of equine form. not a mix of human and horse.. which is what a furry is, but a pony that reflects themselves. ~ I Am Perfected Imperfection ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not_active 732 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 I am a brony...I am not a furry. So personally, no Ask me something: https://mlpforums.com/topic/116567-ask-ravelowif-you-want-to-3/page-2 <3 :* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerulean Wings 176 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 None will come to a compromise on this topic lol its too controversial. However I must note that Bronies are not Furries. In order to be a furry ( and again im leaving out the equestria girl stuff) you must combine human and equine.... Bronies dont do that normally.... NORMALLY. I know some prefer the anthro form. ~ I Am Perfected Imperfection ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoraxe 546 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Anthropomorphic animals are animals with human like characteristics, so talking ponies counts, so do a lot of animal characters in fiction. But being a Furry means being apart of the Furry fandom, which requires self identification as a furry. To be a Furry, one must consider him/her self to be a furry, otherwise most everyone including toddlers and ancient Eqyptians would be furries, that would be a bit too all encompassing for a fandom that has only existed since the 80s, eh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerulean Wings 176 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Anthropomorphic animals are animals with human like characteristics, so talking ponies counts, so do a lot of animal characters in fiction. But being a Furry means being apart of the Furry fandom, which requires self identification as a furry. To be a Furry, one must consider him/her self to be a furry, otherwise most everyone including toddlers and ancient Eqyptians would be furries, that would be a bit too all encompassing for a fandom that has only existed since the 80s, eh? alright. so they talk. are they not still ponies in every other aspect? I still say to be Furry not only must you identify but then you have to think. ok what do i see when i type furry? a human warped to look like an animal... not a talking pony. We can just say their neighs and whatnot have been translated into english.. or whatever language is being spoken in the area. Doesnt make them furries. it makes them magical lol ~ I Am Perfected Imperfection ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EquestriaGuy 1,074 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 I don't know why furries bug me, but furries really bug me. Don't ask me why, because again I don't know why. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Racer 198 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Not technically. Just because you watch a show of animals doesnt make you a furry. I mean, look at the sonic x fans. You are only a furry when you assosiate yourself with that type of stuff. And besides, from what i understand, furries are humanoid animals. Mlp has them walking on all fours and actually being animals. 2 Alright, WHO CHANGED MY SIGNATURE?! Oh wait.....it was me....lol, false alarm. *soon* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoraxe 546 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 (edited) Any human characteristics given to non-human characters are anthropomorphic. If you want to be technical, the cars from Disney's Cars are anthropomorphic cars. Even though anthro is often used as a term for humanoid shaped animals as a type of categorization, the word anthro can be applied to our ponies. Edited January 23, 2015 by Zoraxe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pakicetus 312 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Doesn't really matter if bronies count as furries or not, the rest of the internet views them as a sub-group of furries. Not really, no. The two are pretty distinct. I haven't run into anyone who thinks they're closely related in the slightest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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