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Well, it's time again for one of my overly long posts on the subject of the furry fandom.

Over9000 is right. Don't try to label a subculture until you fully understand the underlying concepts behind them. Most people who criticize the fandom like to accentuate the bad because the fandom has been known to be responsible for strange and even terrible things. The Furry Fandom encompasses a wide array of things that are connected because they deal with animals or mythical creatures in one form or another. Mostly antropomorphic, but not always. There are all sorts of different types of furries. We aren't homogenous.

@TB_Samurai, you can draw animals and/or anthros and not call yourself a furry. It's a matter of choice. Whether or not you want to belong to the community is entirely your choice.

@Crow_T_Robot I just wanted to first let you know that your username is boss. We used to have a Tom_Servo on here some time ago, I believe. Anyways, the furry fandom isn't a fetish, but some people make it a fetish. From what I gather, the ones that have a fetish related to the fandom didn't get into the fandom in the first place for sexual reasons.

@Lecks The thing with me is that I was so intensely critical as to the fandom in front of my friends that I suppose that they were very surprised that I had chosen to join a subgroup that they thought I hated. Even now, I have a habit of calling furries 'furfags' because it's the term I'm used to using.

There are zoophiles in the fandom. In fact, I know one, but he's so intensely down to Earth and he has a girlfriend(also a furry. I don't know if she is a zoo but I don't think so), so I highly doubt that he'd ever practice bestiality. I couldn't tell you about the rest of them because that's one of the part of the fandom that I don't intend to learn more about. I'm a very observant and analytical person, but I haven't encountered enough zoophiles to formulate any opinions. Seeing as to how a great deal of furries in the fandom are unrealistic and irrational(more common the deeper you venture into the fandom), I'm sure this part of the fandom is mostly malignant.

Most of the furry fandom expresses itself through art rather than through costuming and roleplay as some of you may think. Honestly, I believe that cartoon animals are fun in art because they're easier to exaggerate than Humans. I personally think that you can get away with a lot of angles and curves and facial expressions than you can with Cartoon Humans. It is for this reason that I am drawn to furry art. More specifically cartoony art styles and surrealism. When people are going for realism, I think that using Humans is a better idea. As such, I dislike realistic furry art.

Long posts~~~~

I'll find some examples of good furry art and link them from photobucket because apparently Furaffinity doesn't allow me to link. So instead, here's some music by a very prominent member of the fandom, Renard. He's probably the most well known musician in the fandom.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b1QBM3i6js[/youtube]

Drake's equation.

Damn me, how did I miss that? It's my favorite equation(went through an astrobilogy period) but I haven't seen it in some time.

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Excellent. You may join Megatron in his quest for galactic domination.

And what becomes of me? Can I have Australia?

I use the term rather in a tongue in cheek way instead of an insulting way. I sometimes refer to myself as a furfag sarcastically.

I do too.

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[img][800:571]http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss72/BaiShenLong/1309743127-1.png[/img]

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Judging by your avatar, you become extinct...sorry.

Thanks! Crow is on up there on my list of favorite fictional characters.

I know the furry fandom is not necessarily sexual, but several people had commented on the fetish side of the fandom and that's why I made the comment. I think when most people refer to "furries" in a negative sense, they're referring to sexual furries.

Understandable. I'm so incredibly used to having to explain the fandom to people, so it's built in. Or at least it has been for some time(even before I was one)

I hate it when people say bronies are furries

We are ORTHODOX BRONIES

Both fandoms overlap. Some Bronies mutate into furries and some furries partake in the brony fandom. A lot, however, greatly dislike said fandom because a lot of bronies are hostile towards them and because the show is so overrated(it is, and yet I enjoy it) Proof:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgVVOIu1jf4[/youtube]
The furaffinity banner from two weeks ago:
[img][800:263]http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss72/BaiShenLong/1316320708_dotrook_bronyaffninity.png[/img]

A very interesting journal post on the degradation of the fandom and the fact that mostly stupid furs are proud of the subculture in public. Quite analytical.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3551731/

Also, I'm continuing my little picture thing.
[img][800:1024]http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss72/BaiShenLong/1315960140_lobotalow_tgg.png[/img]

New here, but I am stoked there are other Furs here too. Soutthpaw is a Siberian Tiger. I love anthro fiction, art, games , movies etc. I could care less for the adult side of things which seems to be largely gay, younger folks. There is a Local Furry group here that I just became part of and honestly you would not know they are any different from anyone else.

Think of Renaissance fandom and all the multi-week long fairs they have. the public go to those events and see no problems with it. I am sure some of those folks have sex in character or have some adult fetish with it... I know my sister is big time into it Renaissance stuff, she does jousting with her horses, is part of a guild or whatever, has medievil names etc. Or look at Trekkies or Starwars or Comic con or Anime... the only real difference is the focus of the subject matter. Remember that most of the stories, TV and Video we grew up with is Furry not to mention most current animated movies and many sunday comics ( my favorite online comic Furry Experience Comic) etc. I am also a Therian and naturally my fursona is also my totem animal...

Anyone that has a issue with our fandom can Furk off...

I am not a furry but it kind of looks fun never really met many though. My preference though is that of a reptilian nature so if I was to be an animal it would probably be a lizard of sorts. I am more into cosplay though and I guess it is kind of like cosplay. As long as nobody dresses up like Pedobear I am ok with it haha.

Lizards are referred to as Scalies... Reptiles and amphibians I think Dinosaurs too... Dragons, unicorns etc mythical creatures are otherkin...

I think there are a lot of closet furs or undiscovered ones based on the large amount of animal and anthro avatars in use on WP