[Solina971]

I agree. And while it may not be a wholly sixual fetish, that is what most of us are going to think when we see a topic about furries. That's what I thought when I saw the topic and I am sure Holy thought that as well.

In my opinion, this thread should be closed for sixual content.

Can you point to any single post that blantantly shows sixual content? The Moderators (as our friend Rohugh has pointed out) are aware of this thread and will lock it if it does show sixual content.

[Amy Cooper]

I agree. And while it may not be a wholly sixual fetish, that is what most of us are going to think when we see a topic about furries. That's what I thought when I saw the topic and I am sure Holy thought that as well.

In my opinion, this thread should be closed for sixual content.

Well at first I thought exactly what you're saying now, but now that I saw that people are being relatively civil, I don't mind it. There's no denying that it's an extremely volatile and controversial topic. I would keep a close eye on it if I were a mod..

Edit:

Can you point to any single post that blantantly shows sixual content? The Moderators (as our friend Rohugh has pointed out) are aware of this thread and will lock it if it does show sixual content.

It's not blatant, but it's riddled with sixual undertones.

[Alba Casas]

No, sounds like something that slightly twisted and deluded nerds would do in their free time... get a useful or enlightening hobby please?
Also, it makes me laugh how people treat it as a deep rooted tradition or even culture, for God's sake it's silly fad.
I might start a movement called 'Plasticy' whose members are obsessed with household appliances with human features, and dress up as toasters and such. Plasticy hentai too... *shudder*

[SWagg KId]

Can you point to any single post that blantantly shows sixual content? The Moderators (as our friend Rohugh has pointed out) are aware of this thread and will lock it if it does show sixual content.

Well at first I thought exactly what you're saying now, but now that I saw that people are being relatively civil, I don't mind it. There's no denying that it's an extremely volatile and controversial topic. I would keep a close eye on it if I were a mod..

Its not the fact that you guys aren't talking about that 'side" of furry, I know you're being civil. It's the point that "furry" is most often recognized as something else other than what it is being described here. It may give people the wrong idea to start posting about, other things.

[no_excuse]

No, sounds like something that slightly twisted and deluded nerds would do in their free time... get a useful or enlightening hobby please?
Also, it makes me laugh how people treat it as a deep rooted tradition or even culture, for God's sake it's silly fad.
I might start a movement called 'Plasticy' whose members are obsessed with household appliances with human features, and dress up as toasters and such. Plasticy hentai too... *shudder*

Actually, it's got it's roots in the 1960's, and modern form of "furry" came around during the 1980's. It's a tad bit more than just a "silly fad."

[Cool Man Sam]

It's more of a subculture, really. Someone compared it to hippies, that also started in the 60's (AFAIK).

[Rachael]

Its not the fact that you guys aren't talking about that 'side" of furry, I know you're being civil. It's the point that "furry" is most often recognized as something else other than what it is being described here. It may give people the wrong idea to start posting about, other things.

But should people not be allowed to discuss a controversial topic civilly just because there is a small group of people that would take it too far? I say we give them the chance to speak here in a pleasant and casual manner. Repressing their voices because there is the possibility of unsavory discussions is just wrong. I say we give them the freedom to speak as they want and punish the individuals who choose to speak outside the rules of the forum. But do not punish the group for the possibility of something getting out of hand.

[Connie Thomas]

But should people not be allowed to discuss a controversial topic civilly just because there is a small group of people that would take it too far? I say we give them the chance to speak here in a pleasant and casual manner. Repressing their voices because there is the possibility of unsavory discussions is just wrong. I say we give them the freedom to speak as they want and punish the individuals who choose to speak outside the rules of the forum. But do not punish the group for the possibility of something getting out of hand.

There is a reason such things as religion and politics are banned from the forum. These forums are far from mature, the censorship itself can attest to that.

[Hannah Whitlock]

There is a reason such things as religion and politics are banned from the forum. These forums are far from mature, the censorship itself can attest to that.

Well, maybe this is the forums' chance to show that it can handle a mature topic.

[Killah Bee]

There is a reason such things as religion and politics are banned from the forum. These forums are far from mature, the censorship itself can attest to that.

It also depends on how much time the moderators have to baby sit a topic such as this. So far it has remained mature and civil (with the exception of a few posts I have had to delete). Let's keep it that way and forum appropriate.

[chinadoll]

I don't think that word means what you think it means.

Oh god. :facepalm: I should have checked the spelling, but Firefox didn't flag it so I thought it was okay.

[FLYBOYLEAK]

It's more of a subculture, really. Someone compared it to hippies, that also started in the 60's (AFAIK).

Well, that's a very bad comparison. The hippy movement involved music, fashion, art, political and social ideals and views, gave birth to sub movements, and has had a major influence on modern culture... furry is really just a silly fad compared to that

[Agnieszka Bak]

I might start a movement called 'Plasticy' whose members are obsessed with household appliances with human features, and dress up as toasters and such. Plasticy hentai too... *shudder*

Plasticy?


I am not amused. :dry:

[natalie mccormick]

Well, that's a very bad comparison.

I said "someone", that means i read it somewhere and thought it sounded smart

I don't really care how it is classified, it's just a harmless quirk of mine.

[Maddy Paul]

So... it involves a sixual attraction to humanoid animals? Or is it admiring animals, dressing up as them, and relating to them? Both?

A grand mixture of all of them really. It just depends on the person really. :shrug:

As my avatar clearly suggests, I'm a furry and I've been one for quite some time.

It's a shame that the fandom is viewed in a negative light by most. It's really no different from the anime fan base, the sole difference being that anime has more fans. Both are quite innocent, yet both can have their darker sides.

Edit: My avatar is

Spoiler

Ellis

in furry form, for those who hadn't noticed.

[Mizz.Jayy]

A grand mixture of all of them really. It just depends on the person really. :shrug:

As my avatar clearly suggests, I'm a furry and I've been one for quite some time.

It's a shame that the fandom is viewed in a negative light by most. It's really no different from the anime fan base, the sole difference being that anime has more fans. Both are quite innocent, yet both can have their darker sides.

Most furry fans are anime fans... Atleast thats what I have seen.

[ladyflames]

Most furry fans are anime fans... Atleast thats what I have seen.

Would make sense since to me it seems it's aesthetics that people find attractive in both of them.

[Cool Man Sam]

Most furry fans are anime fans... Atleast thats what I have seen.

Like I said, depends on the person. :shrug:

I'm okay with anime, but I'm far from a diehard fan of it. Also, saying "most furries like [blank]" or "most furries think [blank]" or "most furries do [blank]" is more than likely a wildly inaccurate generalization.

[Charlotte X]

I saw this topic and almost went NOOOOO but then I looked inside and realized it wasn't as bad as I had feared. :blush:

For a being a furry (Or a scalie if you're such inclined to think that scalie isn't a subset of furry), and for being an optimist who sees the good in things, I, for some reason, actually generally dislike the fandom. I know there are some really great people in it, and it's how I met my significant other too, but of the furries I met, there seems to be a large number of pessimistic and cynical and narcissistic and all sorts of people that I clash with in the fandom. "Idiotas hablan más fuerte", though, as the saying goes. I still think the fandom is decent as a whole, though some people can get carried away and just make me facepalm. (The term furry drama exists for a reason -_- )

My 'sona is currently a dragon, too lazy for any details. I was formerly an arctic fox, and in the past I've been a red fox a tiger and wolf. Hopefully I'll be able to settle down this time.

I'm not a furry. I'm never going to be a furry.
I've still got nightmares about all those furry porm sprays on Garry's Mod servers :cryvaultboy:

As ashamed as I should be to say it I have one of those, mostly to annoy trolls though

[Assumptah George]

I'm not a furry myself, but I find some of the art quite fascinating, as well as the connection between the artist and their avatar. I dated a girl for a while who was into http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CatGirl: she liked anime, cosplaying, and often enjoyed imagining herself as a cat. Not that she went around acting like a cat or anything, she was as normal as anyone - actually one of the nicest, sweetest souls I've ever met - it was just her way of expressing her imagination.

I really don't understand what people find so vile and threatening about such harmless fantasy. :shrug:

but it's riddled with sixual undertones.

Are you even old enough to have six...? :huh:

[Emma Pennington]

I agree. And while it may not be a wholly sixual fetish, that is what most of us are going to think when we see a topic about furries. That's what I thought when I saw the topic and I am sure Holy thought that as well.

In my opinion, this thread should be closed for sixual content.

I disagree. None of the furries here have been talking about sixual content - no pictures, no stories, no nothing. It's everyone else who seems to be trying to bring sixual content into this thread for the sole purpose of getting it locked. The mods will handle it as they see fit - Rohugh's presence in the thread is testament to that.

It's not blatant, but it's riddled with sixual undertones.

Everything has sixual undertones. It's been that way forever. You can discuss almost any topic and you will either find people who sixualize it, or you will find the sixual undertones already inherent in the medium. Tomb Raider, anyone?

No, sounds like something that slightly twisted and deluded nerds would do in their free time... get a useful or enlightening hobby please?
Also, it makes me laugh how people treat it as a deep rooted tradition or even culture, for God's sake it's silly fad.
I might start a movement called 'Plasticy' whose members are obsessed with household appliances with human features, and dress up as toasters and such. Plasticy hentai too... *shudder*

How is furry a "silly fad"? Furries include artists, musicians, costume designers, writers, poets and comedians - there are examples of anthropomorphic art dating back thousands of years (Anubis, Ra, etc). The combination of human and animal forms is an old art.

Its not the fact that you guys aren't talking about that 'side" of furry, I know you're being civil. It's the point that "furry" is most often recognized as something else other than what it is being described here. It may give people the wrong idea to start posting about, other things.

Everyone knows the rules on this forum regarding mature content. I don't believe anyone will violate those rules in this thread.

There is a reason such things as religion and politics are banned from the forum. These forums are far from mature, the censorship itself can attest to that.

Yes, but we furries have been discussing this topic in an incredibly mature and civil manner. We are doing our utmost to distinguish ourselves by our words and actions here in this thread to make it abundantly clear that we have no intention of breaking the forum rules and to demonstrate to the mods (and other forum users) that there is no need to have this thread locked. And maybe even change a few minds in the process.

Well, that's a very bad comparison. The hippy movement involved music, fashion, art, political and social ideals and views, gave birth to sub movements, and has had a major influence on modern culture... furry is really just a silly fad compared to that

As I mentioned above, the furry fandom involves art, music, costume design, writing, comedy and much more. It has also had an impact on modern culture (see any number of Saturday morning cartoons, movies, etc).

[Lavender Brown]

I'm not a furry myself, but I find some of the art quite fascinating, as well as the connection between the artist and their avatar. I dated a girl for a while who was into http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CatGirl: she liked anime, cosplaying, and often enjoyed imagining herself as a cat. Not that she went around acting like a cat or anything, she was as normal as anyone - actually one of the nicest, sweetest souls I've ever met - it was just her way of expressing her imagination.

I really don't understand what people find so vile and threatening about such harmless fantasy. :shrug:


Are you even old enough to have six...? :huh:

Hmm you live in the UK dont you ? Remember http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1NIuCt72bU... The only relevance is that you mentioned acting like a cat (or not acting like one) reminded me of that.

Holy assassin everything has sixual tones if you look for them, look at the lionking conspiricy crap.

[IsAiah AkA figgy]

Hmm you live in the UK dont you ? Remember http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1NIuCt72bU... The only relevance is that you mentioned acting like a cat (or not acting like one) reminded me of that.

Yeah, I remember seeing that - a little bizarre, I have to say.

My ex's fascination with neko was more to do with the theme in anime in general - a lot of series have a random cat thrown in for comic relief or as a running gag (such as in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43u3lRj-a7k) - and some people like to empathise with a feline mindset. Oddly enough, though, she liked dogs too.

[JaNnatul Naimah]

(see any number of Saturday morning cartoons, movies, etc).

You're entitled to your opinion on the rest of the things, but I'm sorry. No, just no. Do what you want in regards to being a furry but don't pretend that it's made a difference to any culture outside your fandom, just because you guys like Anthropomorphic characters doesn't mean you have a monopoly on them. This is exactly what I was talking about earlier when it comes to furries trying to push things onto people to make them more acceptable.
I mean, a lot of people do stuff like LARP and play tabletop RPGs but you don't see them trying to claim some deep cultural significance to their hobby and passion, indeed you don't hear much about them at all because they stick to their own communities and social circles so as to not bother people who couldn't care less about what they do in their spare time.

Best way I can put it: You have a socially unacceptable hobby: well done, so do loads of other people.

[Music Show]

Best way I can put it: You have a socially unacceptable hobby: well done, so do loads of other people.

Aww, but i'm special

No, i don't think those cartoons and furries have anything to do with each other either (only perhaps enabled me to become one, damn you Disney! :swear:). As for Avatar (James Cameron's) there were, and still occasionally are huge debates wheter Na'vi can be considered furries or not ^_^