Are You A Furry?

Post by **Sleet** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:19 pm

Foxstar wrote:I dunno, to me being a furry is not a label I care to wear. It's too much of a social cluster you know what and also why let people know I'm a member of a oversexualized, drama powered subculture full of budding socialpaths? ;D

This is exactly why I don't wear the label loudly. People don't need to know unless it comes up specifically.

Foxstar · Post by **Foxstar** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:03 am

Sleet wrote:
Foxstar wrote:I dunno, to me being a furry is not a label I care to wear. It's too much of a social cluster you know what and also why let people know I'm a member of a oversexualized, drama powered subculture full of budding socialpaths? ;D
This is exactly why I don't wear the label loudly. People don't need to know unless it comes up specifically.

Wise mathfox.

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:37 am

I am not a furry.

The Grey Wolverine · Post by **The Grey Wolverine** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:26 pm

Today I was called a furry airplane. Means nothing, but is a tad bit amusing.

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:43 pm

The Grey Wolverine wrote:Today I was called a furry airplane. Means nothing, but is a tad bit amusing.

Furry airplane? I don't understand.

TimberwolfKapu · Post by **TimberwolfKapu** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:56 pm

Aye i be a furry....Wolf

The Grey Wolverine · Post by **The Grey Wolverine** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:59 pm

TougeFoxJ.D.M. wrote:
The Grey Wolverine wrote:Today I was called a furry airplane. Means nothing, but is a tad bit amusing.
Furry airplane? I don't understand.

I have one of those Russian hats with the things that go over your ears, I would hold them out saying I am a fuzzy airplane.

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:41 pm

The Grey Wolverine wrote:
TougeFoxJ.D.M. wrote:
The Grey Wolverine wrote:Today I was called a furry airplane. Means nothing, but is a tad bit amusing.
Furry airplane? I don't understand.
I have one of those Russian hats with the things that go over your ears, I would hold them out saying I am a fuzzy airplane.

Okay, I see. Still pretty funny.

Rhyzer · Post by **Rhyzer** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:54 pm

The Grey Wolverine wrote:Today I was called a furry airplane. Means nothing, but is a tad bit amusing.

...This reminds me of a few weeks ago, whereby a random dude from my campus remarked, "...Oh, you're one of those... fuzzy... people'z, aren't you?" ...>3>;;
This gave me a good laugh.

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:07 pm

Haha! I would have died laughing if someone said that to me!

Post by **Sleet** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:08 pm

"Fuzzy people" is what my mom called furries for the longest time. >.>

The Grey Wolverine · Post by **The Grey Wolverine** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:30 pm

I like that. Fuzzy people. Thats what I'm going to call the metalfabians.

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:05 am

Guys can we switch to fuzzy people?

I think it makes us sound cute and harmless and such

Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:06 am

Yes. you shall gain a new, untainted reputation as the new race of fuzzy people.

Zukio · Post by **Zukio** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:07 am

When I think of the term fuzzy people, it makes me think of something I would want to hug.

TimberwolfKapu · Post by **TimberwolfKapu** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:09 am

Im huggable

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:12 am

I have been told I am huggable, but I'm not really the hugging type.

TimberwolfKapu · Post by **TimberwolfKapu** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:16 am

People at school just randomly tackle hug me at school...either there attacking me...or im really fun to hug

FlintTheSquirrel · Post by **FlintTheSquirrel** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:45 am

In person, I am one of the least hugable people ever. I dun do such things with random people or anyone but family really. On here, I am still mighty shy with hugging now. ^^;

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:46 am

According to my friends at college, people from New Jersey are inherently good huggers. They've deduced this because apparently both my friend from high school and I are good huggers.

I guess I'm not really against hugging, so much as I've grown up under the mindset that any physical contact beyond a high-five should be reserved for family and potential girlfriends, so I rarely offer hugs or actively make a move to hug someone unless I really like them. And even then it still takes a long, drawn out internal battle with myself to just do it. :B

On topic though, I'd be okay with renaming furries "The Fuzzy People" fandom. :3

Post by **Sleet** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:50 pm

"Furries" is perfectly cute sounding too! It just has a bad reputation as a word with some folks.

I'm pretty huggable myself, but I respect when some people aren't.

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:30 pm

Actually I don't think I'm a furry anymore. I literally do nothing that most furries do and I don't even care much about the fandom. Not an anti-furry but I think I would avoid furries in real life. I haven't actually met one outside of the internet however, so maybe that might change.

FlintTheSquirrel · Post by **FlintTheSquirrel** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:51 pm

No worries at all, but just remember that everyone goes about the fandom in different ways, so I can assure you I do not show it in real life all to much.

Post by **Sleet** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:13 pm

Wanderer wrote:Actually I don't think I'm a furry anymore. I literally do nothing that most furries do and I don't even care much about the fandom. Not an anti-furry but I think I would avoid furries in real life. I haven't actually met one outside of the internet however, so maybe that might change.

A furry doesn't have to care about the fandom. Furries just have to like the anthropomorphs, really. :3

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:21 pm

Indeed
there are degrees of furriness

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:08 pm

Seth wrote:Indeed
there are degrees of furriness

Like lifestyle furries, and casual furries, me being the latter. ^-^

Goforit · Post by **Goforit** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:49 pm

I actually read the "Urban Dictionary" definitions for furries expecting the worse, but there were actually a few thoughtful definitions people of the fandom obviously came up with. The most prevalent feature there that seemed to characterize a furry was simply personal choice. Then it delved into the different reasons that people would make that personal choice, being fans of anthropomorphic material, acting like an anthropomorphic character, etc.

So, there's not exactly "Level 1 Furry Fan", but more "Furry because of..." type levels (I'd have to agree). However, it sounds as though "levels of furriness" being discussed here refer to how much one lets it alter their lifestyle.

Also, speaking of the media, I saw some sort of news station broadcast a story about a furry convention in a very positive light. They talked about how it really helped the local economy by bringing in large amounts of visitors, and how the visitors themselves were very peaceful and nice to the locals. The coverage made sure to emphasize the innocent nature of the convention. I actually thought for awhile that that might've been a turning point, but it proved to just be a small anomaly in the greater media kingdom. Just like the anomalies that give us a bad reputation, I might add.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:59 pm

What news station is it? I know at least that Pittsburgh loves furries; Anthrocon brings the city millions of dollars in business every year.

Also, when it comes to categorizing furries, you've got your Jade furries, your Nepeta furries, and your Equius furries. [/Homestuck]

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:03 pm

Sleet wrote:What news station is it? I know at least that Pittsburgh loves furries; Anthrocon brings the city millions of dollars in business every year.

Also, when it comes to categorizing furries, you've got your Jade furries, your Nepeta furries, and your Equius furries. [/Homestuck]

What is a Jade, Nepeta, and Equius furry? I've never even heard of those.

Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:06 pm

they are references to Homestuck. Jade likes anthropomorphic animals and imagines what it would be like to be one, but wouldn't wear a fur suit because it would be just a girl in fake fur.

Nepeta wears a tail and acts like a cat (or rather an alien cat-like creature)

not sure of the Equius one, because I didn't see him as any type of furry as far as I've read.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:09 pm

Nepeta basically lives like a cat. Loves role playing, shipping, killing and eating wild animals with her bare hands, and other stuff you can expect from more obsessive furries.

Equius... uh... the less said about him the better.

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:22 pm

Are those classifications used by the fandom in general?

Rollofthedice · Post by **Rollofthedice** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:25 pm

Wait, are there are actually furries who hunt for their food using their bare hands?

Because if so...Woah. That's, uh... quite a thing.

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:28 pm

Yes! They are called animals.

Rollofthedice · Post by **Rollofthedice** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:32 pm

Well, I mean in the human psychological sense, not the 'dictionary definition of furry as anything with fur' sense

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:04 pm

Inali wrote:Are those classifications used by the fandom in general?

No they're not, I made them up on the spot to be silly.

Rollofthedice wrote:Wait, are there are actually furries who hunt for their food using their bare hands?

Because if so...Woah. That's, uh... quite a thing.

No, I'm pretty sure not. Again, silliness.

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:07 pm

If you're talking about survivalists, they use lots of tools as well as their hands to survive in the wilderness. I'm sure at least one person there is a furry!

Alastair · Post by **Alastair** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:09 pm

Sleet wrote:
Inali wrote:Are those classifications used by the fandom in general?

No they're not, I made them up on the spot to be silly.

You tricksed us Sleet...

Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:11 pm

he didn't trick me, I understood what she was doing.

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:08 pm

I've always classified furries into two categories

I'm not wierd I'm just eccentric
everyone else is just a freak

I've found it works quite well

Do you consider yourself a furry?