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11 Aug 2011, 7:51 am

For a lot of people in the fandom, the fandom in and of itself is a metafetish. To a larger number, they may just have a sexual attraction to anthropomorphics as well as a some of other fetishes but are in the fandom for other, more conventional reasons. About 30% of the fandom(according to a census) has no attraction to any of that kind of stuff. This is, of course, where I lie. That leaves 70% of the fandom. About 40-50% has a mild attraction. About 20-30% has a major attraction.

But the weird thing is that Otakus are just as sexual. There really is no difference in either fandom at least in that respect. It's just that the common attractions among yiffy furs are probably a little more atypical. There aren't many otakus who'll admit to walking around their house in adult diapers whenever they have the chance(powerword babyfur). As long as they don't actually physically practice the more morally grey paraphilias and keep it mostly to themselves, I don't see it as a problem. There isn't much one can do to change something that is hard-wired into the brain.

But let me end this by saying that all 6 of the distinguishable major Nerd-Geek fandoms, the comic fandom, sci-fi fandom, fantasy fandom, gaming/computer fandom, Otaku fandom, and furry fandom (all of which overlap of course), are full of marginalized individuals who feel the need to be as expressive as possible. As Over9000 said, You'll find these types of hypersexual individuals in each one. They're overlooked because they aren't so atypical.

Fingers crossed that this won't get tossed into adult.

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11 Aug 2011, 8:18 am

over9000 wrote:

SilverShoelaces wrote:

I have never had any interest in the furry fandom, though I am familiar with it through conventions and from listening to my furry friends talk about it. I've even seen fanfiction and webcomics with furry characters. It generally seems to have a lot of negative hype about it, though (especially on 4chan!), probably because the vast majority of people assume that all furries have furry fetishes, which is an unfortunate (and rather mean) assumption.

Yes, exactly. I am usually secretive about being a furry, the only people knowing I am a furry being close friends. My parents have no clue. They would be ok with it, except they would probably google it and pull up a whole bunch of yiff and filth on their computer by accident. My older brother would kill me if he found out about me being a furry, or if he found my desk full of furry art that I draw.

Ironically, no such "furry fetish" exists to my knowledge, it is probably simply a way to get crap past the radar or part of the culture. Any fandom or geek culture that involves lots of fanfic and visual art will produce porn. Also, few people are smart enough to realize that the logical fallacy "No True Scotsman" applies to furries just as much as any other fandom or group of people. Just look at this site. People are complete morons when it comes to furries. http://www.antifurrycoalition.org/Home.html

Over, you do realize that that organization was an elaborate joke? Read the pamphlet they give you. It was drawn up by anon during the youtube furry war. I participated in that war towards the end of 2009 as first a sympathizer(I had friends in the fandom) and ally to the furries and later as a troll. This was when I first began to learn about trolling and that the internet was a world of its own with its own cultures. Before then, I thought it was just games, information, videos, and forums. I became an anon and only fell out recently because I find that culture to be filled with unfunny 15 year olds spouting memes from 2006. Next time I see a bunch of teenagers going to a con dressed in Guy Fawkes masks or afros with the Pool's Closed signs, I'm bringing a lighter and a can of aerosol. HOBOY ID BEH TRULIN DEM!

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11 Aug 2011, 2:09 pm

oh crap, I emailed that website twice. I just got trolled. >_>

And the funny thing is, when anonymous does things like track down pedophiles to hand over to the police and protesting against the church of Scientology, a sort of truce exists between anons and furries.

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11 Aug 2011, 4:47 pm

over9000 wrote:

That's because everyone can agree that pedophiles and Scientology are both terrible.

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11 Aug 2011, 7:20 pm

I am not into anything furry, sexual or otherwise. I can see the appeal, though.

I do not get why people have a problem with it - even with the sexual side of it. People seem to think BDSM is cool, but yiff is weird. Why? What exactly is so disgusting about it? Yeah, a lot of sexual furries are poly/bi/whatever. So are lots of non-furries, who people have no problem with. Why is wearing thigh-high boots and a corset sexy, but wearing a pair of wolf ears and a tail so perverted? Also, why do people care what other people get up to sexually? Surely, it's none of their business.

Furry fandom seems much more sensical than furry hate.

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11 Aug 2011, 7:23 pm

I want to print out some of them AFC stickers, put them on said jukebox, and play this song on said jukebox at a con:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9yAX1ArlmY[/youtube]

While in the fursuit that my friend wants to help me make.

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11 Aug 2011, 7:26 pm

Anyone who's freaked out by people f***ing other people in animal costumes clearly has not seen some of the genuinely f***ed up s**t that's out there.

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11 Aug 2011, 8:13 pm

Google gore hentai or scat porn and then try telling me furrydom is perverse. Like, c'mon.

On second thought, don't.

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12 Aug 2011, 9:00 pm

Search Incontinent Student Body. Or better yet don't. /b's only known kryptonite.

http://www.squidoo.com/furry-fandom-tutorial One of the best FAQ's on the subject of the fandom. Much better than any explanation on wikipedia or wikifur(one of the most non-reliable wikias to begin with).

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27 Aug 2011, 10:22 pm

I am amused by all the statements made by people who either don't read the thread or don't know much about furries. Furries aren't so bad as long as you take your mind out of the gutter for a few minutes.

I mean, seriously. >_<

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31 Aug 2011, 9:00 pm

They have every reason to not understand the fandom. I used to hate the fandom for a time and I still hate much of it. I'm going to eventually get to making a video about the subculture and how I became a furry.

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01 Sep 2011, 2:56 am

I like the whole concept of having your own persona. To be honest, I have one. Mr Chombee, the pinstripe suit wearing, chain smoking alien.

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04 Sep 2011, 7:40 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpYloHajJNs&ob=av3e[/youtube]
Sometimes the fear and misunderstanding can provide for some pretty lulzy interpretations of the fandom that I always enjoy. This video is very related as you'll see. Watch from 5:00 or 7:00 to the end.

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13 Aug 2014, 1:29 am

I'm a furry...or at least I think I am.

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29 May 2018, 5:38 pm

Guilty as charged. I make furry OCs and do fantasy RPing with them!

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