Are You A Furry?

The Grey Wolverine · Post by **The Grey Wolverine** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:36 am

German Shepard

YAY

Vulpes · Post by **Vulpes** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 5:41 am

I consider myself a furry, though I'd never be able to work up the courage to make that common knowledge (other than places like here, of course). How you guys can jump into a suit and chill in public is past me.

You have my respect.

...I'm a fox, by the way.

ShadowLightning · Post by **ShadowLightning** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 7:36 am

I'm a fox-husky!

I am also curious. How/Where do guys get your fursuits? And how often do you wear it?

Post by **Sleet** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 11:36 am

There are fursuit makers who can be contacted online or at conventions who can make one for you if you can afford it.

TinFoilHats · Post by **TinFoilHats** » Tue Nov 12, 2013 12:34 pm

Okay, so my fursona hasn't come into fruition yet, but I do know that he'll be a rabbit.

Nostson wrote:Why yes, I am a furry, and I am a German Shepherd.

Sweet, a German Shepard. Kind and loyal, but protective and can rip people's faces off.

Nostson · Post by **Nostson** » Tue Nov 12, 2013 5:22 pm

TinFoilHats wrote:Okay, so my fursona hasn't come into fruition yet, but I do know that he'll be a rabbit.

Nostson wrote:Why yes, I am a furry, and I am a German Shepherd.
Sweet, a German Shepard. Kind and loyal, but protective and can rip people's faces off.

Why thank you, I've known for a while that I'd be a canine, but it took forever to decide what type I'd feel comfortable being.

Silly Zealot · Post by **Silly Zealot** » Wed Nov 13, 2013 3:36 am

The one who says they're a german shepard shows a wolf picture.
The one who says they're a fox shows a corgi picture.

What sorcery is this?

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Wed Nov 13, 2013 3:42 am

You forgot the rabbit with the anime picture and the quoll with the rabbit picture.

Post by **Sleet** » Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:49 pm

TinFoilHats wrote:Okay, so my fursona hasn't come into fruition yet, but I do know that he'll be a rabbit.

Not everyone has put the same amount of detail into their fursona. "I'm a rabbit" is still having a fursona, albeit a not-very-detailed one.

Do you know what color you are?

TinFoilHats · Post by **TinFoilHats** » Wed Nov 13, 2013 2:17 pm

Sleet wrote:
TinFoilHats wrote:Okay, so my fursona hasn't come into fruition yet, but I do know that he'll be a rabbit.
Not everyone has put the same amount of detail into their fursona. "I'm a rabbit" is still having a fursona, albeit a not-very-detailed one.

Do you know what color you are?

I haven't decided yet. How can I decide??

RatHead · Post by **RatHead** » Wed Nov 13, 2013 2:34 pm

I would consider myself a furry, yes

and my FS (which i havent drawn out yet) is a lion >:D

BTW i am kinda a 'closet furry' i guess they're called, only 2 of my friends and my direct family know, and you guys

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Wed Nov 13, 2013 2:36 pm

Sounds cool, I think your FS should match our personality and characteristics.

RatHead · Post by **RatHead** » Wed Nov 13, 2013 2:42 pm

Kitsune yeh i got my idea for my fs when watchin the lion king... :

so there's that, plus i love old cartoons (T&J, LT, Droopy, old Tex Avery) so i'm tryin to figure out how to incorporate all those art styles into my fs, as well as cool colors that are sittin in my head

Nostson · Post by **Nostson** » Wed Nov 13, 2013 8:00 pm

Silly Zealot wrote:The one who says they're a german shepard shows a wolf picture.
The one who says they're a fox shows a corgi picture.

What sorcery is this?

I haven't really put that much thought as to what I'd look like, much less tried to gt a decent drawing of it, so my profile pic is just my favorite panel/face from the comic.

For the other guy, King is probably their favorite character.

*insert "The more you know" picture here*

Post by **Sleet** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:45 am

TinFoilHats wrote:
Sleet wrote:
TinFoilHats wrote:Okay, so my fursona hasn't come into fruition yet, but I do know that he'll be a rabbit.
Not everyone has put the same amount of detail into their fursona. "I'm a rabbit" is still having a fursona, albeit a not-very-detailed one.

Do you know what color you are?
I haven't decided yet. How can I decide??

What do you think would be cute? Or what do you think fits you?

ShadowLightning · Post by **ShadowLightning** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:15 am

I couldn't decide between a fox and a husky... so I went with both! Even though I lacked the cleverness and the cunning of a fox, and the awesomeness of a husky, I'm hoping that being half of both would mean... something.

Silly Zealot · Post by **Silly Zealot** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:22 pm

RatHead wrote:BTW i am kinda a 'closet furry' i guess they're called

Folks tend to use it, though Sleet hates it whenever someone says that term. Says it doesn't fit.

RatHead · Post by **RatHead** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 12:19 am

yeah, but just the way my brother reacted (he said that furries are all about,... *ahem* weird stuff), i'm just afraid to say to anyone that i'm a furry, also i've been made fun of my whole life soooo,
but there may be hope, i just moved, and my neighbor, who i am friends with already, found out and is not making fun of me for it or anything like that; which gives me some faith in humanity. :/

Post by **Sleet** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 2:02 am

People are generally more tolerant of furries when they realize how completely innocuous (and boring) being a furry actually is.

Also, yes, I dislike that phrase because it's disrespectful and it downplays the actual struggle of the people who are normally referred to as "in the closet."

tychoaussie · Post by **tychoaussie** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:22 am

Want to know how I do what I do?

1) Be genuine and honest in everything you do. Value and take pride in your integrity, meaning you won't do stuff you preach against even when alone where no one may be watching.
2) Furries have a bad reputation because of all the adult themed art and self-absorbing drama that seems to be common in mainstream furry culture. Have no part of it, EVER. It's a distracting sideshow for what can be a really, really fun hobby & fandom!
3) Don't bring up the bad stuff when practicing your furry interests - most people really don't know about it, and they don't have to, for they are now not part of your life. If someone else says "oh, that's a murrsuit and it's probably for sex." you can with HONESTY and clear conscience say "It makes me happy, and is simply a way for me to bring fun and whimsical happiness to kids, parents, and elderly of my community, nothing else." Just so long as what you say is true, the accusation will blow away in the wind.

If you are honest, and can say it with truth, and you feel it in your heart, it will embolden you, for you will have nothing to fear. You'll stand up to scrutiny so long as it's true. Only, you can't dabble in the adult stuff, even in secret for it to work. Secrets like that also come wrapped in shame, and that'll always be in your head, spoiling the joy you could otherwise have experienced.

Then, an amazing thing will magically happen: You'll go out, see people's eyes light up, have that one magic moment where a child falls in love with your character then follows you about the park; then some parent will come up to you and THANK you for coming to the park and setting their child's imagination on fire. Then, you will be "so hooked" on this hobby, so full of compassion that an unrestrained hug from a smiling elderly lady in a wheelchair will make you sob with emotion. After that, you will have no fear.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:28 am

Well said, Tycho.

matthew Wolf · Post by **matthew Wolf** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:50 pm

Kyuubi Kitsune wrote:Sounds cool, I think your FS should match our personality and characteristics.

i somewhat even think our avatar pictures represent us a little already

my fursona is a wolf because i have the characteristiks of one and its my favorit animal i find myselfe sometimes walking on the tip of my feet i can hear dog whistles ...thay hurt my ears and kinda scare me to when i first hear one i bet thats how the dogs feel my spirate animal is also a wolf :p and when i do wear my tail it feels like thats the one part of me thats missing i feel like if i was an animal it would be a wolf

RatHead · Post by **RatHead** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 1:07 am

i think you're right ( i wish i owned a tail

) i think it would be cool if we could all actually turn into our FS for a day/week, etc.

ShadowLightning · Post by **ShadowLightning** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 1:34 am

Yeah... Imagine a day where everyone who's a furry turns into their fursona for a whole week. I wonder how that'll turn out...

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:46 am

Crazy and/or annoying whilst everyone tries to capture or cuddle you probably. But then if I did I could fly off elsewhere and return six days later.

Silly Zealot · Post by **Silly Zealot** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 3:45 am

matthew Wolf wrote:
Kyuubi Kitsune wrote:Sounds cool, I think your FS should match our personality and characteristics.
i somewhat even think our avatar pictures represent us a little already my fursona is a wolf because i have the characteristiks of one and its my favorit animal i find myselfe sometimes walking on the tip of my feet i can hear dog whistles ...thay hurt my ears and kinda scare me to when i first hear one i bet thats how the dogs feel my spirate animal is also a wolf :p and when i do wear my tail it feels like thats the one part of me thats missing i feel like if i was an animal it would be a wolf

You have not mention any quality about yourself that is exclusive to wolves.
Many animals have tails, long canine teeth, and can hear dog whistles. Why do you claim to be a wolf especifically?

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 3:48 am

He may be shy unless within a larger cell, in which he may bite you.

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:55 pm

Why say "FS" instead of just "fursona?"

ShadowLightning wrote:Yeah... Imagine a day where everyone who's a furry turns into their fursona for a whole week. I wonder how that'll turn out...

That would turn out with mass panic and probably quite a few deaths.

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:57 pm

Only after they utter "what does the fox say" Sleet.

RatHead · Post by **RatHead** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 5:25 pm

ROFL, just thinkin out loud i guess, but if I had the opportunity to turn into my FS, i would prob take it, Think about it! no worries... *sings Hakuna Matata*

Sleet wrote:Why say "FS" instead of just "fursona?"

It's like a lot of things I guess, just simpler and faster to say, and you have to have the privlege of bein a fur to understand it most of the time :3

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 5:26 pm

I just don't trust my own spelling.

RatHead · Post by **RatHead** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 5:32 pm

...that works too!

Silly Zealot · Post by **Silly Zealot** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:26 am

Sleet wrote:Why say "FS" instead of just "fursona?"

For once, I agree with Sleet.
You english native-speakers REALLY love acronyms!

ShadowLightning wrote:Yeah... Imagine a day where everyone who's a furry turns into their fursona for a whole week. I wonder how that'll turn out...

That would turn out with mass panic and probably quite a few deaths.[/quote]
Huh? Don't tell me the wolf cult is releasing their lycanthropy virus already!
They never invite me to anything!

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 4:24 am

Silly Zealot wrote:
Sleet wrote:Why say "FS" instead of just "fursona?"
For once, I agree with Sleet.
You english native-speakers REALLY love acronyms!

I agree with Silly. Native English speakers do love acronyms and abbreviations, particularly us Aussies. I like the sound of "fursona" better than "FS" too. I don't think it really matters which you use though since pretty much any furry would understand anyway.

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:23 am

Actually I just don't trust my own or autocorrects spelling of Fursona. The acronyms just make it easier.

Silly Zealot · Post by **Silly Zealot** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:39 am

I understand, but for those of us who are not that familiar with the acronym, it takes us a while to figure out what it stands for.
In any case, one can always look spelling up in Google. I do it all the time. : D

You know, within the furry fandom, I've witnessed all kind of things that, while technically decent, are so detached from reality that it boggled my mind! Ever seen things like that yourselves?

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:41 am

Sadly google cannot stop autocorrect... Nothing can...

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:52 am

Silly Zealot wrote:You know, within the furry fandom, I've witnessed all kind of things that, while technically decent, are so detached from reality that it boggled my mind! Ever seen things like that yourselves?

I'm not entirely sure what you mean so probably not. I've not had much to do with the fandom at all yet though. Really the only experience I have is here on Housepets.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 2:00 pm

Kyuubi Kitsune wrote:Only after they utter "what does the fox say" Sleet.

I never said the murders would be my doing. But in that scenario, yes. They would all be mine. The rivers would run red.

RatHead wrote:ROFL, just thinkin out loud i guess, but if I had the opportunity to turn into my FS, i would prob take it, Think about it! no worries... *sings Hakuna Matata*

Sleet wrote:Why say "FS" instead of just "fursona?"
It's like a lot of things I guess, just simpler and faster to say, and you have to have the privlege of bein a fur to understand it most of the time :3

On this forum we don't seek to be understood just "most of the time." Just spell the word out. :3

RatHead · Post by **RatHead** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 2:28 pm

Well I guess if that's what the Fox says, then...

C:

Do you consider yourself a furry?