Are You A Furry?

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:56 pm

Sleet wrote:They're called spotters, and yep!

That was the word I was looking for!

FlintTheSquirrel · Post by **FlintTheSquirrel** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:29 pm

I heard from others that their problem with Fursuits is that you can not see the person wearing it, and the fact that there is a person concealed behind the suit is what makes them creeped out by it. Everyone has their problems with it I guess.

Who knows, it may just be the same reason people have a fear of Clowns and Mimes. ^^;

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:35 pm

FlintTheSquirrel wrote:I heard from others that their problem with Fursuits is that you can not see the person wearing it, and the fact that there is a person concealed behind the suit is what makes them creeped out by it. Everyone has their problems with it I guess.

Who knows, it may just be the same reason people have a fear of Clowns and Mimes. ^^;

I can see that as being a legitimate fear for some people.

And clowns are messed up. They freak me out pretty bad... Watching the movie It didn't help either...

Leafolawl · Post by **Leafolawl** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:38 pm

Inali wrote:Watching the movie It didn't help either...

I've seen part of that movie.
I'm not scared of clowns though. I just hate them. |D
Badly.
Blasted plastered on smiles and frowns.

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:46 pm

Leafolawl wrote:
Inali wrote:Watching the movie It didn't help either...
I've seen part of that movie.
I'm not scared of clowns though. I just hate them. |D
Badly.
Blasted plastered on smiles and frowns.

Mimes aren't much better... They pretend to be trapped inside something or lean against something that DOESN'T EXIST! And they never talk like there's some kind of Mime Vow of Silence or something... Super creeper...

Leafolawl · Post by **Leafolawl** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:55 pm

Inali wrote:
Leafolawl wrote:
Inali wrote:Watching the movie It didn't help either...
I've seen part of that movie.
I'm not scared of clowns though. I just hate them. |D
Badly.
Blasted plastered on smiles and frowns.
Mimes aren't much better... They pretend to be trapped inside something or lean against something that DOESN'T EXIST! And they never talk like there's some kind of Mime Vow of Silence or something... Super creeper...

There actually is a Vow of Silence with mimes, and they at least have a theme that's not UTTER CHAOS!
That's the second part that irks me about clowns in a long list I'd rather not delve into.

Back to furries though.
Any artists anyone would recommend(aside from Rick)? |D

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:20 pm

Silver Deni. She's REALLY good.

QRS3000 · Post by **QRS3000** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:35 pm

Sleet wrote:I think the main issue people have with fursuits is the face being locked into one unblinking expression. It doesn't bug me, but if it bugs other people I at least understand.

I'm not so sure that blinking eyes would be any less creepier.
When I was back in high school, I had to volunteer at this nursing home for student service learning hours.
One day the residential T.V. was on Maryland State's PBS channel and there was this show called "Raggs".
It was some sort of music show with five animatronic canine characters.
I thought they looked as creepy as "The Wiggles" puppets.
I only recently found out that the "Raggs" show started out in Sydney, Australia which is where "The Wiggles" started out.
I apologize to Ebly if it sounds like I have painted Australia in a bad light.
I don't think it's a bad country.
As for people in fursuits, how much different do you think they are from the people who are mascots for a school or restaurant?
Would you expect people to know the difference if there was one? Just so we're clear, I always found these mascots/fursuits to be odd,quirky, and absurdly silly, even before I knew of the word fursuit. This gets me wondering why a person would have something against person who would ever like to act silly. Silliness isn't a bad thing. Can't the person in the cougar fursuit have as much of a positive impact on the community's citizens as the person who runs the canned food drive for the local homeless shelter?

I was also wondering, how would the term furry artist be defined?

Hypergenesis · Post by **Hypergenesis** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:17 pm

I would say it's the amount of furry related artwork made by the artist, but then there are those who are only commissioned so it might not always be accurate.

However, usually, it's the artists themselves who have a final say on whether or not they are a furry artist. Because before we label someone as something, we should first know why they are doing it.

So I would say that a furry artist is someone who says they are, but that doesn't make them any lesser or greater than any other artist.
Of course, there's that matter of skill... = w=. . .

I hope I have answered your question.

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:14 am

Someone who almost-exclusively does furry art would be a furry artist in my opinion. Unless they do it for a job and wouldn't draw furries if they had a choice.

Kitela · Post by **Kitela** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:40 am

KJOokami wrote: I actually quite like the idea of a fursuit; though only if it's very well done. It's like getting a tattoo, but on a much larger scale. If I'm going to dump 1500+ dollars into getting something like that, I want to be positive it's going to be something that's done well enough that I'll actually want to wear it more than once.

Waite... typically how much dose a fursuit run?

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:55 am

Usually 1000-1500 for a middle-of-the-road one.

Kitela · Post by **Kitela** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:01 am

Well... I better start making my own then.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:28 pm

Kitela wrote:Well... I better start making my own then.

That's likely a good idea. If you've got the ability to make one yourself, you can save yourself a ton of money.

Like Sleet said, it's in-between 1 and 1.5 grand just to get an average quality one from a lesser-known supplier. If you want a higher quality one, cost can easily peak over 2000 bucks. It's not a small investment, by any means.

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:32 pm

2000 bucks?
I never would have guessed they were that expensive.

Though I suppose I've spent my money on stupider things......

Blue Braixen · Post by **Blue Braixen** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:57 pm

I am not a furry. No sir.

Also, fursuits are... yeah. No. Not ever wearing one unless I have a serious change of heart here.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:05 pm

Tha Housefox wrote:I am not a furry. No sir.

Also, fursuits are... yeah. No. Not ever wearing one unless I have a serious change of heart here.

Suuuure, Mr. Fox. ;P

And yeah, a lot of furries feel that way. I'd like to at least try one sometime. I plan on buying one eventually, after all!

Coatl_Ruu · Post by **Coatl_Ruu** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:08 pm

Hm. I would never drop that much money on a fursuit - or any money at all, for that matter - but I might be willing to try one on ... for a little while. Those things look really, really hot and uncomfortable to wear for an extended period of time.

Blue Braixen · Post by **Blue Braixen** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:15 pm

I would wear a Yoshi suit, though. I dunno why there's a difference in my mind, but there is. X3

Shirosune · Post by **Shirosune** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:01 pm

Tha Housefox wrote:I would wear a Yoshi suit, though. I dunno why there's a difference in my mind, but there is. X3

Because Yoshi is an EPIC Nintendo character and dressing in a Yoshi suit would be considered cos-playing instead of fur-suiting...?

Kitela · Post by **Kitela** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:24 pm

KJOokami wrote:
Kitela wrote:Well... I better start making my own then.
That's likely a good idea. If you've got the ability to make one yourself, you can save yourself a ton of money.

Like Sleet said, it's in-between 1 and 1.5 grand just to get an average quality one from a lesser-known supplier. If you want a higher quality one, cost can easily peak over 2000 bucks. It's not a small investment, by any means.

It would be probably be hilariously bad. x3

I don't see myself ever buying one, unless I come up with a large sum of money I could throw away. Also, I would never wear a fursuit unless it was a fox and knowing myself I would never wear it in public.

Blue Braixen · Post by **Blue Braixen** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:27 pm

Shirosune wrote:
Tha Housefox wrote:I would wear a Yoshi suit, though. I dunno why there's a difference in my mind, but there is. X3
Because Yoshi is an EPIC Nintendo character and dressing in a Yoshi suit would be considered cos-playing instead of fur-suiting...?

That's true, I guess.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:29 pm

Probably because you love that Super Smash Bros. commercial.

Shirosune · Post by **Shirosune** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:52 pm

The Donkey Kong and Pikachu from that commercial both frighten me is some strange way...

Blue Braixen · Post by **Blue Braixen** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:58 pm

That commercial itself creeped me out.

Leafolawl · Post by **Leafolawl** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 6:31 pm

Tha Housefox wrote:That commercial itself creeped me out.

And yet somehow, I found it more than just a little hilarious. |D

The Grey Wolverine · Post by **The Grey Wolverine** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:15 pm

Sleet wrote:Usually 1000-1500 for a middle-of-the-road one.

I heard they were expensive but, wow. I don't think I'd ever buy one unless I won the lottery, or got paid like $40 an hour.

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:34 pm

The Grey Wolverine wrote:
Sleet wrote:Usually 1000-1500 for a middle-of-the-road one.
I heard they were expensive but, wow. I don't think I'd ever buy one unless I won the lottery, or got paid like $40 an hour.

They're just too much money... I know I'll probably never own one, but I'm okay with that. Of course, it would be a different story if someone could make me one for, let's say, 300 bucks. In that case, I'd probably get one.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:13 pm

Partial fursuits can be that cheap.

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:18 pm

Sleet wrote:Partial fursuits can be that cheap.

Then that may be a possibility... I kind of like those better anyway.

The Grey Wolverine · Post by **The Grey Wolverine** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:27 pm

Sleet wrote:Partial fursuits can be that cheap.

Would I be able to wear a jacket/sweatshirt with one? Because I am not comfortable without one on.

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:30 pm

The Grey Wolverine wrote:
Sleet wrote:Partial fursuits can be that cheap.
Would I be able to wear a jacket/sweatshirt with one? Because I am not comfortable without one on.

Yeah, totally... In fact, wearing long clothes would look best with a partial fursuit.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:30 pm

The Grey Wolverine wrote:Would I be able to wear a jacket/sweatshirt with one? Because I am not comfortable without one on.

Absolutely. In fact, they tend to work better with a piece of long-sleeved outer wear. That way you can tuck paws into the sleeves like gloves.

Edit: Oop.. ninja'd.

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:31 pm

KJOokami wrote:
The Grey Wolverine wrote:Would I be able to wear a jacket/sweatshirt with one? Because I am not comfortable without one on.
Absolutely. In fact, they tend to work better with a piece of long-sleeved outer wear. That way you can tuck paws into the sleeves like gloves.

Edit: Oop.. ninja'd.

Sorry...

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:34 pm

I just find it amusing that we both started the latter half of our posts with, "In fact..." XD

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:36 pm

KJOokami wrote:I just find it amusing that we both started the latter half of our posts with, "In fact..." XD

Haha!

The Grey Wolverine · Post by **The Grey Wolverine** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:38 pm

Inali, stop reading KOJ's mind, and thanks for answering my question.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:46 pm

I can't really get a partial, sadly, 'cause my fursona is usually naked.

The Grey Wolverine · Post by **The Grey Wolverine** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:53 pm

I'd work for me since mine's usually in a trench coat.

Kitela · Post by **Kitela** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:55 pm

I think a partial fursuit would be a lot more comfortable and affordable, but then again it would be more difficult to hide that I'm a furry.

Do you consider yourself a furry?