Are You A Furry?

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:32 pm

Leafolawl wrote:I thought you were human...

Leafolawl wrote:I guess you can just never tail.
*Bad pun intended*

Leafolawl · Post by **Leafolawl** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:35 pm

Oh... Yeah, I've never been one good at telling the difference between a non-sarcastic statement and a sarcastic statement... Even in person. X|

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:06 am

PLANTSECUTION!

The Grey Wolverine · Post by **The Grey Wolverine** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:36 pm

Trees within trees, Treeception!

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:20 pm

Alright, back on topic, you guys.

Furries are weird.

Leafolawl · Post by **Leafolawl** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:24 pm

Yes we are... or at least comparatively speaking we are.

Normal people are just as weird though if you take into consideration all of those extremests in all the groups of humanity though.

Tattorack · Post by **Tattorack** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:29 pm

I asked before: would a catlike furry alien count for the question "what are you?"

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:34 pm

Sure it would!

How does this alien differ from a regular anthropomorphic cat?

Leafolawl wrote:Yes we are... or at least comparatively speaking we are.

Normal people are just as weird though if you take into consideration all of those extremests in all the groups of humanity though.

Not really. Furries are inherently weird. It's just not really a bad kind of weird unless you're an extreme one.

Tattorack · Post by **Tattorack** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:42 pm

How does this alien differ from a regular anthropomorphic cat?

Well; its not sleeping all day, but mostly washing themselves with water (yes water, not like regular cats),
They're fantastic allies, but if you ever become an enemy just once, you'll never gain their trust
and they'll fight all your kind with a horribly fierce aggression.
..............
You know, it takes about an A-4 page to speak of all their aspects... I usually imagine my aliens in full.
(Oh, the name is Qut'#'*z*)

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:45 pm

Sounds like a pretty normal anthropomorph. Part of anthropomorphism is strategically replacing animal features with human ones, after all.

Of course, anthropomorphs and aliens are hardly mutually exclusive.

Tattorack · Post by **Tattorack** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:57 pm

Well, I've got 2 other catlikes that have different aspects of the cat we know...
(the Kirk Cats and the Ancients).
But yeah, you could say there's no real difference in them and anthro stuff, it
would just feel more personal if I chose my own catlike, I guess.

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 4:39 pm

Aliens are more likely to be lumped into the sci-fi fandom than the furry fandom by the general public.

Tattorack · Post by **Tattorack** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 4:55 pm

Also if they are furry animal-like aliens?

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:01 pm

Tattorack wrote:Also if they are furry animal-like aliens?

From my experience, usually. It's easier to acccept from the stand point of science fiction, so that's how people usually see it.

Tattorack · Post by **Tattorack** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:21 pm

From my experience, usually. It's easier to except from the stand point of science fiction, so that's how people usually see it.

Then... what about TwoKinds (fantasy) and Dream Keepers (sci-fi/fantasy)? They're both furry.

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:32 pm

Tattorack wrote:
From my experience, usually. It's easier to except from the stand point of science fiction, so that's how people usually see it.
Then... what about TwoKinds (fantasy) and Dream Keepers (sci-fi/fantasy)? They're both furry.

Both webcomics haven't explained their furry characters as aliens. They're just furry characters. Also, both comics primarily advertise the furry aspects of themselves.

Tattorack · Post by **Tattorack** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:37 pm

Both webcomics haven't explained their furry characters as aliens. They're just furry characters. Also, both comics primarily advertise the furry aspects of themselves.

Well, different species, or people from a different dimension (especially that one) come very close to sci-fi already,
the only thing that would be different is the fact that they don't have amazing tech with warp flying ships (actually DK has amazing tech, for one; the telepad or
the holonet etc...)

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:55 pm

If they look like animals that are also people, they're furry. Sometimes people justify them being aliens as an excuse to avoid that label, but they're still furry.

The Grey Wolverine · Post by **The Grey Wolverine** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 12:28 pm

Sleet wrote:Furries are weird.

But mr/ms Sleet, that is half the fun.

Tattorack · Post by **Tattorack** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 2:10 pm

If they look like animals that are also people, they're furry. Sometimes people justify them being aliens as an excuse to avoid that label, but they're still furry.

Well, that wasn't my point; Brawler here stated that, despite the fact you'd have furries from another planet (you know, animal like
aliens) wouldn't be classed as furries, and I tried proving him wrong.

Russiarules1 · Post by **Russiarules1** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 2:55 pm

C-C-C-C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!!!
Yeah...
Anyway, remember that time when I said something about flies (insects)? Well, here you go!

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:00 pm

Tattorack wrote:
If they look like animals that are also people, they're furry. Sometimes people justify them being aliens as an excuse to avoid that label, but they're still furry.
Well, that wasn't my point; Brawler here stated that, despite the fact you'd have furries from another planet (you know, animal like
aliens) wouldn't be classed as furries, and I tried proving him wrong.

The problem with that point is that you're talking from the viewpoint of a furry. All I said was that a general internet user who's not affiliated with a fandom would group them as aliens if it was a sci-fi. Of course, it also depends on how prevalent the "furry" characters are in the story; there much more likely to be considered furries if their race is the main race.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:04 pm

A furry story doesn't have to be a story for furries.

Plus, people called the Na'vi furries. If humans call them that, they'll call anything animal-like furry.

Tattorack · Post by **Tattorack** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:07 pm

A furry story doesn't have to be a story for furries.
Plus, people called the Na'vi furries. If humans call them that, they'll call anything animal-like furry.

Na'Vi are furries?! Well I thought so myself.... but I thought that was just me.
(BTW: Sleet, your also a Basitin now?)

FowlJ · Post by **FowlJ** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:09 pm

Tattorack wrote:
A furry story doesn't have to be a story for furries.
Plus, people called the Na'vi furries. If humans call them that, they'll call anything animal-like furry.
Na'Vi are furries?! Well I thought so myself.... but I thought that was just me.
(BTW: Sleet, your also a Basitin now?)

Well, they're cat people, whether they're actually covered in fur or not.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:13 pm

They aren't furries in my book, but people see the tails, and they assume.

No. Half the time my avatar is my fursona, and the other half of the time my avatar is a character from a webcomic I like.

Tattorack · Post by **Tattorack** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:15 pm

Well, they're cat people, whether they're actually covered in fur or not.

I generally believe "furry" would also stand for an alien were it animal-like,
so this subject saying that aliens can't be furries I find just knit-picking :/ .

FowlJ · Post by **FowlJ** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:16 pm

Sleet wrote:They aren't furries in my book, but people see the tails, and they assume.

They're people who intentionally look like combinations of humans and another animal - That's what a furry is, on a basic level.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:17 pm

But they aren't really designed to look like any animals. They just have tails.

FowlJ · Post by **FowlJ** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:20 pm

Sleet wrote:But they aren't really designed to look like any animals. They just have tails.

Well, maybe it's just me, but I always see feline features in the Na'vi - The nose and tail are most obvious, but the ears and also general facial structure have that look.

Tattorack · Post by **Tattorack** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:21 pm

But they aren't really designed to look like any animals. They just have tails.

Well......
http://images.picturesdepot.com/photo/a ... 207660.jpg
I always thought their faces looked kinda like tigers.....
and then there are the ears...
(edit: image too big; linked it.)

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:23 pm

I dunno, maybe. They're not that furry if they are, though.

I bet James Cameron would reject that label in a heartbeat, just like he did "science fiction."

FowlJ · Post by **FowlJ** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:28 pm

Sleet wrote:I dunno, maybe. They're not that furry if they are, though.

I bet James Cameron would reject that label in a heartbeat, just like he did "science fiction."

To be fair, there are a lot of mixed feelings surrounding furries - whether or not Cameron felt his work qualified as such, that alone would be a reason for denying it, as a lot of professionals likely would.

Tattorack · Post by **Tattorack** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:42 pm

Ok, I'll be very dry: Na'Vi = Animimic Humanoid, intelligence level: Mark 7.5
Housepets! stuff: Alternate reality/subdimension Anamoid, intelligence level: 5.0
Now I wonder how this conversation is going to go after I said that.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:43 pm

What does any of that mean?

Tattorack · Post by **Tattorack** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:46 pm

What does any of that mean?

Nothing in particular, was just hoping for a different reaction.
This "Furry /not furry" conversation was getting...... lame.

Regular Bird · Post by **Regular Bird** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:02 pm

I consider myself a furry, I'm a cat owo

Despite my username xD;

KalloonWhite · Post by **KalloonWhite** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:13 pm

I'm still as much of an otter as the last time I checked! Hooray for something that is slightly more original, in the sense that there's only like one other otter on these forums!

CaptainPea · Post by **CaptainPea** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:18 pm

It doesn't make for interesting conversation to say things just to see how people will react, especially if its a topic that you're not interested in.

I'm not a furry.

KalloonWhite wrote:I'm still as much of an otter as the last time I checked!

Hey, me too, if you think about it.

Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:04 pm

I'm still a human who shape-shifts into a bunch of animals.

Do you consider yourself a furry?