Are bronies furries? What are your thoughts?

[SteelSpark 124]

Most people automaticly assume that bronies are furries. What do you think?

 

 

P.S I do not believe that bronies are furries.

[PROJECT: Simon 3,953]

Bronies are bronies and furries are furries, completely different~!!    <3      ;) :DD 

[Christmasy Britty 2,553]

It depends I mean if the brony decides to dress like a pony all the time outside of conventions and halloween then yeah they could be considered both

[Daring_Do 552]

There seems to be some overlap. Not all bronies, though.

[Alphys Hedge 671]

Some are furries (myself included), some are not, that's the end of the argument. Liking mlp and being a furry are completely different, though they can exist at the same time.

[CosmicSpark 2,120]

Well this is a good question, it depends what you consider a Furry and yes there are some furries that don't dress in fur suits. A furry is a person who likes anthropomorphic animals, dosen't have to dress up but majority do, A brony is a person who likes ponies from My Little Pony, who are anthropomorphic animals in a retrospect. I am not saying Bronies are Furries just it comes down to what you like to do and think. personally I would like to put on a pony fur suit and go to conventions, but that does not make me a furry.

[Alphys Hedge 671]

 

 

there are some furries that don't dress in fur suits.

That's me right there. Never dressed like an animal, probably never will, but I'm still a furry.

[Megas 27,555]

They can if they want to be.

 

- You can be a brony, a furry or both. They aren't mutually exclusive to each other

- They're both just labels at the end of the day

[Hovershy 3,814]

No bronies and furries are two different things.

 

You can be a brony and a furry at the same time but you don't have to be.

[Guncakes 80]

Furries and bronies are two different sub-cultures and/or fandoms, one could be a furry, or a brony, or a furry-brony. Hope this helps.  :grin2:

[El Duderino 879]

If you dress up as a pony on a regular basis, then yes. If you don't, then you are not a furry unless you consider yourself one. If you don't consider yourself a furry, then you are not a furry. Don't let others give you titles you don't feel fit you.

[CosmicSpark 2,120]

Well it depends on you as an individual and what you like :) I am a Brony, but I do like Anthropomorphic animals but I don't consider myself a furry, but I have many friends who are furries and are not fans of MLP. 

[Dark Qiviut 22,378]

No. A furry is a fan of the concept of anthropomorphic animals. A brony is a fan of Friendship Is Magic. Many bronies are furries, but not every furry is a brony, and vice-versa.

[CosmicSpark 2,120]

If you dress up as a pony on a regular basis, then yes.

 

 

Well not really. Well most of the Furry community do dress in fur suits but there are others who actually don't, but like anthropomorphic animals. Dressing up in a pony suit doesn't make you a furry, it just means you like dressing up as a pony. 

Edited September 29, 2015 by CosmicSpark

[Ecntrix 86]

Bronies are a special type of furry. XD Like said in this Urban Dictionary definition I found:
 

"There is no one single definition of what a furry is. Even within the furry fandom, people cannot always agree on just what makes a person a furry or not...Others would argue that even liking anthropomorphic creatures makes you a furry. You may have no idea the furry fandom exists or have ever heard of a furry convention, let alone any of the websites; simply liking 'anthro' critters makes you a furry."

 

So technically we are a type of furry if we like anthropomorphic creatures. Most people go to conventions that are about these anthropomorphic creatures. Like said in the Urban Dictionary quote, "simply liking 'anthro' critters makes you a furry"
 

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,975]

Unless someone can convince me otherwise, I will call myself a Brony but not Furry (though I don't have any particular opposition if I do in fact fit the definition).

 

I asked Furry about this and this is how they responded.

I watch MLPFIM because I'm specifically fond of MLPFIM instead of anthropomorphic animals in general.

 

I don't know how general term Furry is, but one did mention point that... would anyone who is fond of anthropomorphic animals be considered Furries? Are you still Furry if you like many cartoon shows with animals like Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, etc (if so then Furry fandom would be incredibly massive)? Or does being a Furry specifically require you to be an active participant of the fandom? I follow 4chan's definition of Brony, which is quite general, that any fan of MLPFIM is a Brony. I don't know specific definition of Furry.

 

But in any case, I think it can be agreed that Furrydom and Bronydom at least act as separate entities even if, in fact, Bronydom is subset of Furrydom.

Edited September 29, 2015 by Luna the Great

[Ecntrix 86]

Tbh, I hate that people think furries have to dress up in furry outfits. They could always just want to draw anthro animals and are interested in the fandom and things they do like conventions. I've seen people who go to conventions without outfits! Just plain shirts, most likely with an anthro animal on it. Don't bronies wear shirts with anthro animals, in this case, ponies, on it?

[tailsprower 23]

Not neccesarily. You can be both a brony and a furry, but they're 2 different things.

[CosmicSpark 2,120]

The thing is at the end of the day its up to the Individual likes, Brony is a fan of anthro animals, but its really up to you what you think.

[Ecntrix 86]

Unless someone can convince me otherwise, I will call myself a Brony but not Furry (though I don't have any particular opposition if I do in fact fit the definition).

 

I asked Furry about this and this is how they responded.

I watch MLPFIM because I'm specifically fond of MLPFIM instead of anthropomorphic animals in general.

 

I don't know how general term Furry is, but one did mention point that... would anyone who is fond of anthropomorphic animals be considered Furries? Are you still Furry if you like many cartoon shows with animals like Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, etc (if so then Furry fandom would be incredibly massive)? Or does being a Furry specifically require you to be an active participant of the fandom? I follow 4chan's definition of Brony, which is quite general, that any fan of MLPFIM is a Brony. I don't know specific definition of Furry.

 

But in any case, I think it can be agreed that Furrydom and Bronydom at least appear to be separate fandoms.

 

My brother watches MLP:FiM because he enjoys it along with his 3 year old daughter! He thinks the animation is great, story is fantastic, and that it's a great show for anyone. But he isn't considered a brony.

 

Also, here's the U.D. definition!

 

And I think to be considered a brony and/or furry, you have to at least participate in the  fandom someway.

Edited September 29, 2015 by Ecntrix

[superdogz1999 551]

Well it depends, Furries are so obsessed with different kinds of animals and even fictional ones like Mordecai and Rigby from Regular Show.

Bronies like me for example are obsessed with multi coloured talking horses and horses are animals.

So technically Bronies are also Furries.

[El Duderino 879]

 

 

Well not really. Well most of the Furry community do dress in fur suits but there are others who actually don't but like anthropomorphic animals. Dressing up in a pony suit doesn't make you a furry, it just means you like dressing up as a pony. 

I see your point, but you may have misunderstood me, or maybe it sounded better in my head. I'll try again. People who dress up as animals on a regular basis are CONSIDERED BY OTHERS (that's what I failed to communicate) to be furries. If you read the rest of my original post, then you would see that I went on to say that you are only a furry If you consider yourself a furry. Is that more clear? I'm sorry if my first post wasn't clear.

[Ecntrix 86]

 

 

So technically Bronies are also Furries.

Pretty much if you just consider a furry someone who likes anthropomorphic animals and participates in named fandom.

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,975]

My brother watches MLP:FiM because he enjoys it along with his 3 year old daughter! He thinks the animation is great, story is fantastic, and that it's a great show for anyone.

 

Also, here's the U.D. definition!

 

And I think to be considered a brony and/or furry, you have to at least participate in the  fandom someway.

For me that's not required.

 

Again, being a Brony is a general term for me meaning one is a fan of MLPFIM; being MLP fan and Brony are the same. I disagree with the notion that calling oneself a Brony indicates that you're somehow more involved with MLPFIM than "MLP fan". However, because I consider Brony to be quite a general term, I think is important to consider subgroups within fandom (casual fans, rabid fans, etc). Unlike what seems to be many people, I don't look at fandoms as single entities (people on this forum mentioned how they see Sonic, Anime and FNAF fandoms to be undesirable to say the least).

Edited September 29, 2015 by Luna the Great

[Overdrive 5,366]

There is a bit of a correlation between the two, as sometimes furries dress as a MLP character, or a pony in general. Outside of that, there are times where some people, like myself, participate in both fandoms. It's hit or miss, honestly, as to whether or not someone's into both.