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Are You A Furry?
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For me, yes, I'm a furry, but it took me a while to actually realize this.
I usually associate myself with the grey wolf, though I love cats and dogs just the same.
I usually associate myself with the grey wolf, though I love cats and dogs just the same.
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Imma furry...but I can't tell whut species...WHO AM I!?!
I'm a fairly interesting person once you get to know me, but seeing as nobody can successfully navigate my minefield I guess they'll never truly know.
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I would answer, but then I'd have to reveal the fact that I run a secret furry identification organization.Reconstruction wrote:Imma furry...but I can't tell whut species...WHO AM I!?!
Wait.
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It usually hovers around that ratio. Much less furry than some other Web comics' forums, from what I'm told.
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Those would be comics that are read pretty much exclusively by furries. The best furry comics are the ones you don't have to be a furry to love!Dissension wrote:It usually hovers around that ratio. Much less furry than some other Web comics' forums, from what I'm told.
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That's because Housepets! is the best furry comic out there.Sleet wrote:Those would be comics that are read pretty much exclusively by furries. The best furry comics are the ones you don't have to be a furry to love!Dissension wrote:It usually hovers around that ratio. Much less furry than some other Web comics' forums, from what I'm told.
Followed by TwoKinds, in my opinion.
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It's not really based "in" the fandom. Sort of like how while The Lion King is a furry movie, it's not part of the fandom. where as something like half of the furry webcomics you might read are made by furries for furries, and are actually rooted IN the fandom.
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Housepets! is kind of like a furry comic in the same sense Pixar movies are children's movies. It was made with the demographic in mind, and it expects it to be the largest portion of the fandom, but it refuses to target it in such a way that alienates other demographics. A lot of other furry webcomics aren't like this at all, and don't even bother to consider the hypothetical human component of their fanbase.
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Though I am still curious if the ratio for the non-forumites are also 1:3? There seem to be a lot of commenter that doesn't visit the forums.
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Tha Housefox wrote:Yes, we actually have a decent amount of human readers. It's nice, actually.
I agree. It's nice to see people together and enjoying things.
Well spoken Tha Housefox.
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What I find funny is that there aren't even MORE human readers. This is a pretty innocuous strip all around; I can't really see anyone being scared off because of furries.
Unless there's a whole lot more of you than I thought.
Unless there's a whole lot more of you than I thought.
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Housepets!, like most webcomics, are spread by word of mouth. It has plenty of human appeal, but not necessarily enough human exposure. It's mostly furry circles that've heard of it.Teh Brawler wrote:What I find funny is that there aren't even MORE human readers. This is a pretty innocuous strip all around; I can't really see anyone being scared off because of furries.
Unless there's a whole lot more of you than I thought.
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My guess involving what Brawler said is that more Furries than Humans join these forums.
I think maybe the minority might be intimidated or not really care as much to join this community as a furry would be, as for Furries, they can fit in here better than most places. Humans can fit in almost anywhere.
In any case, if people who read the comic were forced to take this question, I am sure the numbers might be drasticly different. This is mainly just the number of Furries on the forums instead of the number reading the comic. ^^;
I think maybe the minority might be intimidated or not really care as much to join this community as a furry would be, as for Furries, they can fit in here better than most places. Humans can fit in almost anywhere.
In any case, if people who read the comic were forced to take this question, I am sure the numbers might be drasticly different. This is mainly just the number of Furries on the forums instead of the number reading the comic. ^^;
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guys
no
obviously, it's because 75% of the world's population if furry, and this is an accurate and unbiased sample
no
obviously, it's because 75% of the world's population if furry, and this is an accurate and unbiased sample
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Since when was the definition of Furry and Human separate? >.>
Just wanted to throw that in.
Just wanted to throw that in.
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All furries are humans. However, an easy way to refer to the humans that are not furries is simply "Human"
It's just easier that way.
It's just easier that way.
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Actually I'm a cat who has a tendency to walk on the keyboard and through sheer astronomical chance ends up making coherent and relevant posts every time so far. But I assume all of you guys are really humans.Psykeout wrote:All furries are humans. However, an easy way to refer to the humans that are not furries is simply "Human"
It's just easier that way.
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I think part of the non-furry appeal for House Pets is right in the name, pets. It doesn't place the animals in a high position in society, so it seems more 'normal' and not as far out there as say, an all anthro society... Pet owners would probably be more interested as they would make connections between the comic and what wild things their own pets do...
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mean while, in somewhere elseSleet wrote:Actually I'm a cat who has a tendency to walk on the keyboard and through sheer astronomical chance ends up making coherent and relevant posts every time so far. But I assume all of you guys are really humans.Psykeout wrote:All furries are humans. However, an easy way to refer to the humans that are not furries is simply "Human"
It's just easier that way.
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I think that's a lot of it. A lot of furry comics are made by furries for furries, and one of the ways they ignore the non-furry demographic is have them star anthropomorphs for no good reason. If a comic is zanier and less realistic, like, say, Precocious or VG Cats, people tend not to care, but when you get to things like Jack, where the characters could very easily be humans (one plot point aside), it kind of makes humans think, "why is this even furry?", which turns them off. Housepets! doesn't do that, because the pets have every reason to be animals, and the setting is very familiar to furries and humans alike. All it takes is more exposure and I think that 25% will be able to grow significantly.razgriz wrote:I think part of the non-furry appeal for House Pets is right in the name, pets. It doesn't place the animals in a high position in society, so it seems more 'normal' and not as far out there as say, an all anthro society... Pet owners would probably be more interested as they would make connections between the comic and what wild things their own pets do...
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then there's the readers like me, who appreciate good characterization and story telling. even if the characters could easily be human, I don't care. I enjoy the story of Jack as much as I enjoy the story of Gunnerkreig court(which is the first primarily non-furry comic I've gotten from the forums)
also,
also,
Sleet isn't an arctic fox? MY WHOLE WORLD IS A LIE!!!Sleet wrote:Actually I'm a cat who has a tendency to walk on the keyboard and through sheer astronomical chance ends up making coherent and relevant posts every time so far. But I assume all of you guys are really humans.
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Just to repeat me and Flint's point and Brawler's question/suspicion, the result of this poll can only represent the human to furry ratio of this forum.
Whether the ratio of all readers are 1:3 as well is still unknown. There are readers who only comment AND there are readers who don't even comment at all!
Whether the ratio of all readers are 1:3 as well is still unknown. There are readers who only comment AND there are readers who don't even comment at all!
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Typically when there's a population you survey and you take a sample from the more "involved" individuals, the results will lean away from "normal." So presumably more than 25% of the Housepets! readers are human.
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You guys give this a ton of thought. It's very impressive.
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Thought keeps the creativity flow going...so of course we do ^_^
I'm a fairly interesting person once you get to know me, but seeing as nobody can successfully navigate my minefield I guess they'll never truly know.
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Because the furry fandom has a lot of different opinions going on from the inside and the outside! It takes a lot of thought to set everything straight. ^_^Brian wrote:You guys give this a ton of thought. It's very impressive.
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I was the 26th!
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Curse you! You don't visit us enough and then you come in and ruin our 75% majority! Shame on you, ally to the polar bears! Shame on you.
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Perfect Fractions are overrated.
Also Curse you and your White Fox Friends! I haven't been on in awhile cause of this new hip trend, college.
Also Curse you and your White Fox Friends! I haven't been on in awhile cause of this new hip trend, college.
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Whatever. 37/50 is a perfect fraction.
Go furries!
Go furries!
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I'm not a Furry, but I love them! They're all so adorable -hugs imaginary Furries-
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