Furry discussion thread

[Shisko (Collin) 34]

People can be very unreasonable.

More like hypocritical, and be a silly filly.

[Windseeker 546]

They're no worse than some Bronies. Every fandom has a dark side which taints public opinion regarding the rest of them. For that reason, Bronies hating on Furries is almost laughably hypocritical.

Yeah, but the furry fandom is just generally worse, I don't mean any offense by that, its just the truth. They are always at each others throats over the most minuscule things, you think bronies are bad about their favorite pony bias? Wait to you see the hypocrisy and hate going on in Crush! Yiff! Destroy! and Furs Against Furs; they are basically organized groups of self-pity with hatred for their own kind.

 

These aren't your typical bull crap reddit and Steam groups either, they have legitimate websites of their own and they are not the only ones. One does not simply avoid them, they bashed hate wherever possible back in their glory days.

[Ultimate Fatal 776]

Furries can be just as weird and creepy as bronies, from the furrsuits to the bestiality.

[Kay Dreamer 884]

Well said. 

 

I have absolutely no problem with furry fandom.  I don't really consider myself a part of that community, but I've always found the anthropomorphic animals appealing.  I mean, that's what the Khajit in Elder Scrolls are, right?  I love Khajit.  I'm a Khajit in Skyrim.  Anyway, my policy on all things has always been that if you're not hurting anyone else, then it's fine by me.

 

Khajiit is pleased to find another of her kind so far from Elsweyr. May you walk on warm sands.

 

But yeah, you're right. Khajiit and Argonians are both typical anthropomorphised creatures in the style most furries tend to favour.

 

Come to think of it, has anyone in here ever read the Redwall series by Brian Jaques? I loved those books when I was younger, and they were fairly popular. They're the kind of 'lighter, fluffier' side of the furry fandom that tend to get overshadowed by the bad reputation caused by the 'adult' bits. (Although honestly, as long as the 'yiffers' aren't harming anyone they have every right to enjoy whatever they like.)

 

 

Yeah, but the furry fandom is just generally worse, I don't mean any offense by that, its just the truth. They are always at each others throats over the most minuscule things, you think bronies are bad about their favorite pony bias? Wait to you see the hypocrisy and hate going on in Crush! Yiff! Destroy! and Furs Against Furs; they are basically organized groups of self-pity with hatred for their own kind.

 

These aren't your typical bull crap reddit and Steam groups either, they have legitimate websites of their own and they are not the only ones. One does not simply avoid them, they bashed hate wherever possible back in their glory days.

 

 

When was this happening? I was active in the fandom up until about 2007-2008. If it's after that, then I won't have heard of it.

 

I was always aware there was contention in the fandom. I was never active on Furaffinity - I preferred to keep to DeviantART, and I found it pretty easy to avoid drama. The popular artists I followed were all mature and humble, and I never had a problem with anyone back then. Maybe I was lucky, or just generally tactful enough to stay away from the crazy, I dunno.

 

Nothing about the furry fandom ever struck me as unusually bad for a fandom that enormous in size and scope. (And it is, or was, utterly huge.) There are plenty of others that have had their fair share of drama. Believe it or not, the early Harry Potter fandom was absolutely hideous for a while. I love Harry Potter, but I took one look at the fandom back then and was like "Nope, I'm having no part in that." (It's much, much better now.)

Edited April 24, 2014 by Kay Dreamer

[Shisko (Collin) 34]

Yeah, but the furry fandom is just generally worse, I don't mean any offense by that, its just the truth. They are always at each others throats over the most minuscule things, you think bronies are bad about their favorite pony bias? Wait to you see the hypocrisy and hate going on in Crush! Yiff! Destroy! and Furs Against Furs; they are basically organized groups of self-pity with hatred for their own kind.

 

These aren't your typical bull crap reddit and Steam groups either, they have legitimate websites of their own and they are not the only ones. One does not simply avoid them, they bashed hate wherever possible back in their glory days.

(Because I haven't been on the internet long enough I'm not sure if this is true)

 

Though, I have to say furries are changing, and I know a few who are very pleasn't.

 

I don't see the need for hatred on anyone, so even with this info, I still say 'Meh.'

[StormBolt24 117]

I don't have enough time to explain how little fu*ks are given about what you enjoy...

 

Anyways, if you're not a brony/pegasister why are you here?

 

Note: Not asking in a mean way, just kinda curios.

Because I am ssupporter, but since you are rude, I won't even bother to talk with you. I enjoy what I wantyou cannot judge me for what I should and what not.

Edited April 24, 2014 by StormBolt24

[Shisko (Collin) 34]

Because I am ssupporter, but since you are rude, I won't even bother to talk with you.

Oh...

 

Sorry

 

Also, I didn't mean to be mean or anything...

 

Thank you for being a supporter all the same...

Edited April 24, 2014 by Shisko (Collin)

[StormBolt24 117]

Oh...

 

Sorry

 

Also, I didn't mean to be mean or anything...

 

Thank you for being a supporter all the same...

"I don't have enough time to explain how little fu*ks are given about what you enjoy..."

 

I take this as mean text.

[Shisko (Collin) 34]

"I don't have enough time to explain how little fu*ks are given about what you enjoy..."

 

I take this as mean text.

That wasn't attented for you!

 

What I meant, is that I don't discriminate no one, I don't care if you're a clopper, I wont discriminate...

[StormBolt24 117]

That wasn't attented for you!

 

What I meant, is that I don't discriminate no one, I don't care if you're a clopper, I wont discriminate...

Oh okays then. Sorry of misunderstanding. I am not sure what clopper means... But I don't think I am one...

[Shisko (Collin) 34]

Oh okays then. Sorry of misunderstanding. I am not sure what clopper means... But I don't think I am one...

Fapping to MLP:FiM Rule 34 and such...

 

It's fine: *takes out a stereo and plays 'Opps I did it again'*

 

OPPS I DID IT AGAIN!

Edited April 24, 2014 by Shisko (Collin)

[StormBolt24 117]

Fapping to MLP:FiM Rule 34 and such...

Rule 34? Umm... Being honest: I am not sure at all. But if I do like, I just keep it private and do not spread love towards it or such a stuff. But i'm not a brony, so what to expect?

[Shisko (Collin) 34]

Rule 34? Umm... Being honest: I am not sure at all. But if I do like, I just keep it private and do not spread love towards it or such a stuff. But i'm not a brony, so what to expect?

The pony shake or the gummy shake? (I'll send you it in a second)

[StormBolt24 117]

The pony shake or the gummy shake? (I'll send you it in a second)

Umm... I am not sure what o you mean... No thanks?

[Shisko (Collin) 34]

Umm... I am not sure what o you mean... No thanks?

Search 'em up, and then dance with me!

 

Today for you, tommorrow for you!

[Windseeker 546]

When was this happening? I was active in the fandom up until about 2007-2008. If it's after that, then I won't have heard of it.

Yeah, it seems like Crush! Yiff! Destroy! was at its height of power in 2009, I'm not sure with Furs Against Furs, I know the former ceased to exist with its archives going to a anti-furry site known as Vivisector. I don't know what happened to FAF, its been a couple of years since I last checked on them.

 

There was a bunch more groups like that formed near the early 2000s, they don't last long but they always end up getting eaten by a larger fish that takes its place. Discontent never ends with these people.

 

Nothing about the furry fandom ever struck me as unusually bad for a fandom that enormous in size and scope. (And it is, or was, utterly huge.) There are plenty of others that have had their fair share of drama.

The furry community isn't as large as you think, it's like Tropico compared to Bronydom's Necrontyr Empire. I been a fur for almost ten years and I couldn't stand the lack of furry activity throughout the internet. Role plays and imageboards upon imageboards of low quality art and fan fictions is all that it's made up of. In terms of size and media, they lag miles behind us.

 

They express more drama than any community, giving grief to their own, the scalies, and the yiff community.

 

I was always aware there was contention in the fandom. I was never active on Furaffinity - I preferred to keep to DeviantART, and I found it pretty easy to avoid drama. The popular artists I followed were all mature and humble, and I never had a problem with anyone back then. Maybe I was lucky, or just generally tactful enough to stay away from the crazy, I dunno.

Furaffinity houses the best art, that's why I stalk it despite what goes on there. I saw a picture of a giant fox killing ponies with a flamethrower and the comment section was a freaking evil ritual of furs attacking the show for being overrated and bronies for being 'weird.'

 

I couldn't make this shit up even if I done LSD and tried.

[The Dandy 73]

They are probably better than Bronies (as a whole, if you compared the average brony to the average furry). They have a strong sense to togetherness because everyone insults them, like how the Bronies do because lots of people insult them. However even the bronies insult furries. But unlike Bronies they don't tend to get over confident and demand people respect their choice to belong to the fandom. As enjoying pornographic cartoon animal porn and/or dressing up as cartoon animals is not the most priding thing to do.

[Kay Dreamer 884]

Yeah, it seems like Crush! Yiff! Destroy! was at its height of power in 2009, I'm not sure with Furs Against Furs, I know the former ceased to exist with its archives going to a anti-furry site known as Vivisector. I don't know what happened to FAF, its been a couple of years since I last checked on them.

 

There was a bunch more groups like that formed near the early 2000s, they don't last long but they always end up getting eaten by a larger fish that takes its place. Discontent never ends with these people.

 

The furry community isn't as large as you think, it's like Tropico compared to Bronydom's Necrontyr Empire. I been a fur for almost ten years and I couldn't stand the lack of furry activity throughout the internet. Role plays and imageboards upon imageboards of low quality art and fan fictions is all that it's made up of. In terms of size and media, they lag miles behind us.

 

They express more drama than any community, giving grief to their own, the scalies, and the yiff community.

 

Furaffinity houses the best art, that's why I stalk it despite what goes on there. I saw a picture of a giant fox killing ponies with a flamethrower and the comment section was a freaking evil ritual of furs attacking the show for being overrated and bronies for being 'weird.'

 

I couldn't make this shit up even if I done LSD and tried.

 

It seemed like it was big back in the day, but that may have been because I was younger. Everything seemed larger in scope back then, while the internet seemed... smaller. (I got into the fandom in my early teens.)

 

I recall the image boards. Furrydom seemed to revolve around artists and writers. (I never roleplayed but I wrote for my own characters and I drew a lot.) Bronies have a lot more 'media' - movies, music and stuff. I guess that's the advantage of MLP being a single show. It's easier to get massive fandom support for those projects. Furries don't have that - just an overall vague unifying concept. That might be one of the main reasons for the disunity in the fandom, perhaps. It's just too broad.

 

Whatever the case may be now, I'm glad my experience with the furry fandom was an overall very positive one. It's a shame you had such a horrible time. There's nothing worse than really liking something, but having terrible people just... sour it so much it's hard to keep liking it. (Hence why I have not, and will not ever play FPS's on Xbox Live.)

 

I guess in general, I don't tar the people in any fandom with the same brush, no matter what fandom that may be. There's good and bad in them all. If I enjoy something, I'll find the nicer corners and stick there.

[Everleaf 541]

I am a bit of one myself so yes I am  totally good with it

[Seaweed-Headed Dragon 356]

I really don't mind them, I have a bunch of friends who are furries 

[Freewave 1,145]

To this day I still find the idea of an entire fandom being built around a love for anthro animals is really weird and kind of disturbing. Whatever floats their boat and all, but it definitely doesn't float mine. I'm sure they're nice people, but I don't really get it.

 

Is it any weirder than liking MLP and ponies? I mean bronies are technically a subset OF the furry fandom since we like intelligent 4 legged talking ponies. Main difference is they seem to "generally" like anthro animals (walkign upright and having hands)  and that's not that much of a difference. We often have our own OC's and a lot of them have fursonas.  I think both of us realize that human are just intelligent animals so its not a stretch to show that evolution of animals into evolved beings. It just seems a bit silly to think furries are weird and disturbing and yet bronies are not part of that or are above an established community that's been here longer.  

[mars 4,861]

Well, my first exposure to Furries was rather unfortunate.... at about age 12 I watched an episode of CSI (back when it only took place in Las Vegas) which featured a "Furry Convention". You can probably imagine the only part of the fandom that was presented to me, and the very narrow perception I was given as a result ( Lesson here: all TV Networks are equally as crappy, just depends on what their respective execs will get more ratings :okiedokielokie: ).

I saw the same episode when I was younger, yet never saw furries as a problem. It was THAT particular furry that was wrong.

Don't blame tv networks for your judgement on an entire community. -_-

[Megas 27,063]

I've had many furry friends both on the internet and IRL, and honestly?

 

They really don't deserve the negative reputation people ridicule them for 

[Discordian 6,013]

Everyone has liked a furry character in their life whether they realize it or not. They don't have to be sexually appealing just to be a furry. People try to say characters like Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny aren't furries but that's exactly what they are. A furry is an anthropomorphized, often humanoid, character. That's the whole definition. Even the ponies in MLP can fall under the furry category on some level but people will deny it because they think furries are "creepy and wrong". Funtiemz, no?

 

Me? I'm a furry because I like furry characters. I don't have a fursona of any sort, however.

 

It's probably a huge coincidence but in most cases furry characters and stories tend to be better written than most human stories. Perhaps because a furry artist or writer puts far more love into their characters than a human artist where they are simply creating "another human".

 

Oh and as for the community itself, they are often the nicest people you'll ever meet. It's definitely one of those things where the vocal few give a bad rap to the whole.

Edited April 24, 2014 by Discordian

[Virgil 685]

 

 

I saw the same episode when I was younger, yet never saw furries as a problem. It was THAT particular furry that was wrong. Don't blame tv networks for your judgement on an entire community. -_-

I don't view Furries as inherently bad anymore, I view them just like any other fandom ( e.g. Bronies, Trekkies, and so forth ), and while not a Furry myself I would probably have more in common with them, than say a Trekkie for instance.

I was merely pointing out that in my case, that of a quite sheltered 12 year old at the time, that since that was my first exposure I of course came to the incorrect conclusion that all Furries are deviants of some sort, and obviously decided it was something I should stay away from; thus the long time it took for my view to be corrected.

Alternatively if as a child, someone said to me " There is a group of people that like dressing up as animals, like in a lot of those cartoons you like, and the costumes are like those you see people wear at Six Flags", my response may well have been, "Oh, can I be a furry then?"

I'm not necessarily blaming a TV network, I was simply pointing out that my first exposure to Furies wasn't a positive one and I was a very impressionable child at the time; so it was more of a case of that being unfortunate than anything. Honestly, I probably shouldn't have been watching CSI at that age anyway.