Furries!

[Yellow Diamond 7,574]

We do in fact have another topic very similar to this one that can be located in Sugarcube Corner: http://mlpforums.com/topic/100377-do-you-consider-bronies-to-be-furries/

 

Follow the above link if you'd like to discuss the connection between bronies and furries; otherwise I ask that this topic largely focus on the furry subculture on its own.

 

Thanks!

[MLG4Ever 876]

We do in fact have another topic very similar to this one that can be located in Sugarcube Corner: http://mlpforums.com/topic/100377-do-you-consider-bronies-to-be-furries/

 

Follow the above link if you'd like to discuss the connection between bronies and furries; otherwise I ask that this topic largely focus on the furry subculture on its own.

 

Thanks!

But that topic / thread is locked

[Yellow Diamond 7,574]

But that topic / thread is locked

 

Oops! My mistake! I apologize for not catching that. I nonetheless ask that the topic here remain more narrow in focus, in accordance with the OP.

[Princess Periwinkle 3,775]

Yes, I was a furry long before I started watching MLP and now that I've quit watching MLP I'm still a furry. :3

 

I don't have a fursona, although I do have multiple working characters who are of furry nature.

[SnuggleTrumpet 26]

Brony then Otaku then Furry then everything else.  Seriously... too many fandoms to count. 

[Poetic Stone 1,041]

I'm not a furry, my son is, and has been for a while, never thought much about them tell then. Furry's are cool with me.

[Pixel Stick 927]

I'm what you might call a "second-generation furry" - I'm 38 years old and have been into the furry fandom for most of my life.  My parents are also furries and were around when the fandom first really became a fandom back in the mid-to-late 80s.  Over time, I've sorta become a bit of a spokesman for various aspects of the fandom as well, mostly in the form of helping to explain and dispel some of the more vicious rumors and stereotypes that often come along with the term "furry".  If anyone has any questions along those lines, I'd be happy to help.

 

It is the cut-off-point for me that is tricky when trying to understand Furry? If you take bugs as a furry, then 95% of folk are furries. But not many people followed Erma Felna, so to be a furry do you need to like the art or own a suit? If I figure out what a furry is, I'll be able to say, but I feel a bit furry, so I am probably both? MLP Definately fitted my 'big-eyed cute, with an edge' like-button.

 

I don't think there's really a "cut-off" point, per se.  There are, in fact, some very prominent people in the fandom for whom "furry" encompasses insects and arachnids (in fact, spiders are more popular than you might expect).  The man who runs (or at least used to run) AnthroCon uses/used an anthropomorphic cockroach as his main "fursona" (a guy we know as "Uncle Kage").

 

Generally speaking, though, the term "furry" refers to anyone who is interested in any aspect of anthropomorphism as a form of art and entertainment.  It's up to you to decide to what extent you participate.  And in many ways, it's no different than defining the term "brony" - some bronies just enjoy watching the show, others like to make their own art and stories, some like to dress up and behave like the characters, a few like to model their lifestyles on aspects of the show, and of course, some like to clop.  Really, the same is true of furry fandom, and of Trekkies, Otakus, or any other fandom you can name.

 

I like to think of furry fandom as a "super-culture" fandom, because if you can name anything with a human character, you can substitute the human with an anthropomorphic animal of almost any kind and still maintain that character.

[Thunderlane 550]

I guess I'm a Furry. I was a Brony first though. I don't really take part in much of the Furry fandom, but I like the 'art'

[Argumedies 1,748]

Its kinda odd. I loved ponies (the orginals) and that led to a love of furries, which led back to ponies (G4 and the Bronys)

 

I had been a part of the Fur community, mostly into the wolves and weres and had gone to several Fur cons (Mephit fur meet in Memphis TN) mostly in my younger days.

 

The furs were okay, but i wasnt as nearly obsessive about them as i am here

[Aura 120]

I consider myself a furry, but I am hardly involved in furry community.  To be honest, I actually hide my interest in anthropomorphic animals more than I do with all things pony.  The negative outlook on the furry community, plus personal confusion between it and my faith, lead me to keep this kind of stuff rather hidden.

[Overdrive 5,366]

I just recently came to terms with being a furry.

[King Sejong 859]

   I have been a furry since high school, circa ten years so far, but I have always love furries going back to the Disney afternoon block. My first fursona however, is my ponysona Star Australis, but I do love grey wolves, and I have been around real wolves before, the Texas wolf dog rescue project, they are amazing animals, elegant, affectionate and lovable, so whether I am a furry or a brony, I feel I belong to both fandoms, and the people who made up those fandoms too.

[Koukatsu 5,899]

I would've considered myself a furry, years ago, but I never felt like part of the community. Then I found ponies. And all was well with the world.

[Eloquence 2,076]

I'm not a furry, but I do have a fondness for the fandom and much of what it produces. I enjoy the art and have found that furries tend to be very nice people. In all honesty, back when I first heard about furries it was from people who thought they were gross and had issues, and I thought largely the same until my brony fandom started being attacked. Now I know better than to ever think badly of people just for liking something harmless that I don't understand, and I'm thankful for that improvement to myself

 

Now I have friends who are furries, and they happen to be fond of MLP too. I would likely do things like make a fursona or go to furry-cons with them, but wouldn't necessarily look for my own place in the fandom. MLP takes up enough of my time as it is    

 

If I did have a fursona though, it would probably be a fox 

[honk friend 1,978]

I'm a furry, have been for longer than I started watching horse anime. But much like with MLP, I don't have a fursona of any sort.

[Ghosty13 39]

I personaliy don't have much of a opinion on them but I would like to hear yours what do you think of them?

[-Octavia- 1,176]

Does it matter what we think of them? The ones I know are easygoing people and unless they specifically told you, you would have no idea that they were furries.

 

We're all just subcultures trying to survive.

Edited October 19, 2015 by Wubtavia

[Overdrive 5,366]

I'd consider myself one. To me, it's like any other fandom or subculture. People have the right to express themselves as they like, and I'm not going to be the one to tell them they can't. Rather, let them fly their freak flags with pride and grace.

[Mesme Rize 15,685]

I am a furry and i think it dosen't really matter for most people. I am still a normal human, who does his usual stuff IRL.

 

What i do in my private time, is pretty much my thing and Furries are also cool people.

[Deae Rising Shine~ 55,833]

I wouldn't call myself one, but I like the artworks and stuff. Still prefer ponies tough X3

[Hovershy 3,814]

I'm not a furry but I don't have a problem with it. They are free to do what they like, and no one has the right to judge them for something they probably don't understand.

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,161]

@@Ghosty13

 

Just letting you know that I moved this to General Discussion as the Creative Resources area is more for seeking critique on various artworks.

 

Thanks.

[Nit Pick 247]

I used to call myself a furry, I still like the 'art'. However the hypocrisy of the brony hatred within a small percentage of furries just baffles me. One would think that non furries who draw hate art that furries would be tolerant of bronies. But no, the same furries draw hate art of ponies getting mutilated.

 

I know one can't avoid hypocrisy but something as obvious as that could be prevented.

 

I hope I worded that correctly

Edited October 19, 2015 by Nit Pick

[Merion 783]

I used to call myself a furry, I still like the 'art'. 

 

Same here! I used to call myself a furry back when I was a teenager... I enjoy drawing furries, I do have a bunch of animal OCs and I'm still active on FurAffinity but I don't really feel like I'm a part of the fandom any more.

 

What bothers me about the furry fandom is its excessive interest in sex. Okay, okay, I know. Every fandom has this kinky, sexual side, but furries seem to be taking it to the next level. Honestly, browsing FurAffinity with no SFW filters on makes me cringe. The amount of pictures of horse and dog genitals on this site IS TOO DAMN HIGH.

[N.W. 3,619]

I'm not a furry despite what the name and avatar may imply, but I can appreciate some of the content to come out of the furry community like (SFW) artwork and costumes.