If you were trapped in a fursuit, what kind of animal would it be

I have always wanted to get into some beaver.

Karalysia said:

They practice their peversions on children.

http://antifurrycoalition.org/

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I like the way the article says that its the sad, dark side of furry fandom that we never hear about. I was under the impression that it was a fetish and that furry's intrerest in animals was inehrently sexual. So s there any other side, other than the sexual side?

I don't think everyone who is into it does it as a fetish. I think for most of them they do it because they like to pretend that they are animals, usually anthropomorphic but sometimes as a more normal kind of animal.

Shekwan said:

Would you make it public that you're a furry if you were to run for a political office?

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Maybe. Maybe not. Depends on the climate.

Would you even make it public in any workplace?

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Probably. That's why I want to be a small business owner... I can fire whoever doesn't like it, just like a lesbian firing some fundie!

Shekwan said:

What is it that the furries here find attractive about anthropomorphic animals? What feature is it that gets you going?

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I don't think furry is a sexual fetish, per se. I see a lot of furry art that's PG. Sure, there's a lot of furry porn, but I have to disagree furry = porn by default. In fact, there was a war early in the fandom's history between the... I can't remember their names, but it was like "Ice Furs", and the "Flame Furs", one group wanting the fandom to be free of porn, and the other to include porn.

Edit: It was the Burned Furs and the Freezing Furs, the former wanting to cleanse the fandom of it's sexual aspects, and the latter wanting to preserve them.

Furry stuff itself is non-sexual in nature, I feel. But just like humans themselves, it is often corrupted to fetishes and whatnot. Given the fact furries aren't real and it's all fantasy, these fetishes can get quite unusual and bizarre.

I'm really intrerested in this. Same goes for people who are into feet. Whats the attraction?

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I'm a voraphile. I have no idea where to begin when it comes to why somebody's attracted to x.

Or is it something that you can't explain yourself?

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This, more or less. I have theories as to my furry status and voraphilia, but I'm not a scientist.

VRWCAgent said:

The day I am unable to fend off a freaking furry...

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Furs come in all shapes and sizes... on one extreme, we have furs who could sweat cottage cheese if you worked them too hard. Just a bit of perspective!

Shekwan said:

I was under the impression that it was a fetish and that furry's intrerest in animals was inehrently sexual.

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Anthro x =/= non-anthro x!

An anthro species can actually consent to sex, in such a hypothetical situation, by merit of being humanoid and therefore sentient. I'm sure a lot of furries would probably have sex with anthropomorphic animals if they existed, but not regular animals.

Though I may have just read too much into this post and assumed you were talking about zoophilia in the fandom. If so, disregard this.

So s there any other side, other than the sexual side?

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Oh yes. I know several furs who are practically anti-sex, or at least against tasteless sexual entertainment. In my post before this, I mentioned the now-disbanded group that wanted to cleanse the fandom of it's sexual elements.

So clearly, that's a proof that, at least for some furries, it's not all about sex. Furries just offer an avenue to explore many sexual fantasies that would otherwise be impossible; the internet opens a gateway to a realm of fantasy, and furries explore every damned corner of that realm.

Chukchi Husky said:

I don't think everyone who is into it does it as a fetish. I think for most of them they do it because they like to pretend that they are animals, usually anthropomorphic but sometimes as a more normal kind of animal.

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Yes, this works nicely.

I think the whole sexual part is just an extension of human sexuality behind the furries.

...That and, since it's the internet, the standards are VERY different in regards to just how hormone-crazed you can be.

Taniciusfox said:

Anthro x =/= non-anthro x!

An anthro species can actually consent to sex, in such a hypothetical situation, by merit of being humanoid and therefore sentient. I'm sure a lot of furries would probably have sex with anthropomorphic animals if they existed, but not regular animals.

Though I may have just read too much into this post and assumed you were talking about zoophilia in the fandom. If so, disregard this.

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I'm sorry, I got lazy and said animals instead of anthropomorphic. Is the interest in anthropomorphic animals always based on a sexual attraction? Can you be a "furry" and simply think its a fascinating idea, and have no sexual interest?

Oh yes. I know several furs who are practically anti-sex, or at least against tasteless sexual entertainment. In my post before this, I mentioned the now-disbanded group that wanted to cleanse the fandom of it's sexual elements.

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Are they against the overly sexual side, and perhaps against the idea of people having sex with anthro-animals, but are still attracted to them? (They just for some reason believe its wrong.)

Shekwan said:

I'm sorry, I got lazy and said animals instead of anthropomorphic.

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Ah, alright then. Understood.

Is the interest in anthropomorphic animals always based on a sexual attraction?

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By no means. Burned Furs was a very widespread group originally because of it's proposition of making the fandom more socially acceptable and trying to tone down the sexual aspects that made the fandom such a pariah... naturally, such a generous, seemingly beneficial goal would attract many members. What made the group fall apart was the fact it became increasingly violent and hateful - in terms of leadership, anyway - and so, like any political party taking on fascist overtones, most members left and the group faded into obscurity.

(That link goes to WikiFur, which could probably answer some of your questions)

I think a lot of furries come into the fandom based on their experiences, such as an upbringing with many anthropomorphic animals. The use of anthro animals in practically all modern media and cartoons is probably a large part in the rise of the furry fandom's numbers.

Whether one develops a sexual attraction to furry animals, however, varies, and while I'd say the sexual attraction is common, I wouldn't say it's universal.

Can you be a "furry" and simply think its a fascinating idea, and have no sexual interest?

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Of course. At the end of the day, it's all just a fantasy, something to make life more interesting... where that fantasy goes varies from furry to furry. You can get fursuiters, those who simply wish they were animals, those who would do an anthro animal if they saw one, etc.

There are also people who don't want to be an animal, but just like anthros. It's a very diverse fandom and there really isn't much of a strict definition of what constitutes a furry besides, I would imagine, just taking a liking to humanoid animals.

Are they against the overly sexual side, and perhaps against the idea of people having sex with anthro-animals, but are still attracted to them? (They just for some reason believe its wrong.)

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I'm not quite sure... as I said, everyone in the fandom - even if the sub-groups such as the former Burned Furs - is quite diverse, and it's hard to really generalise everybody. The Burned Furs's mission statement was, however, to tone down the sexual nature of the fandom, and shown by the justification that the "[furry] fandom is being overrun by sexually dysfunctional, socially stunted and creatively bankrupt hacks and pervs."

I'm sure all the members who joined it agreed with this statement, though obviously, what to do about it would vary... some of the leadership practically proposed violence against anybody who fell into their definitions of these problems, so it's self-explanatory why it fell apart.

I would like to be a honey badger. It'd give me an excuse to attack everything in sight and be incredibly stubborn.

Gorillaa!!!

Trapped in a fursuit...But where? At home? Or at one of those dreaded FurCons?

Anyway - I would be a...Squid! They have comedy value, and then people would
perhaps mistake you for a restaurant mascot, and not a damned stinking yiffer!

Panda. In which case I could RP a complete lack of a sexual drive which would probably help me retain my sanity. I also endorse a bi-partisan 'furrygrom' against the furrist menace. I'll lead strike team Capitalism and Karalysia can lead strike team Communism.

Even the furry's umbrella organization acknowledged that: Anthropomorphics fandom is being overrun by sexually dysfunctional, socially stunted and creatively bankrupt hacks and pervs.

A human.

Furries are wrong.

Masada said:

Panda. In which case I could RP a complete lack of a sexual drive which would probably help me retain my sanity. I also endorse a bi-partisan 'furrygrom' against the furrist menace. I'll lead strike team Capitalism and Karalysia can lead strike team Communism.

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Given Neokons, Commies and Furfreaks - I am at a loss at which group I would massacre first!

CurtSibling said:

Given Neokons, Commies and Furfreaks - I am at a loss at which group I would massacre first!

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Divide and conquer. Furfreaks first.

I suppose the Neokon droids and Soviet pigs can be sort of reasoned with...

But Furries are an affront to the elder gods...They must be expirated!

Woman bitten by bear at Wis. zoo, fingers severed
Sat Mar 6, 3:57 am ET
MANITOWOC, Wis. – Police say a bear bit off a woman's fingers at a Wisconsin zoo after she ignored barriers and warning signs to try to feed the animal.

The Lincoln Park Zoo in Manitowoc closed after the incident Friday morning. Police say the 47-year-old woman lost a thumb and a forefinger, and two other fingers were partially severed.

The woman's boyfriend was bitten as he tried to pry the bear's mouth off her hand, but he didn't lose any fingers. Her 3-year-old granddaughter wasn't injured.

A mayor's office statement says alcohol played a factor.

It's unclear which of two Asiatic black bears bit the women when she put her hand through their enclosure's fence. Police tell the Herald Times Reporter the bears likely won't be euthanized.

Manitowoc is about 80 miles north of Milwaukee.

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I never liked furries until I saw this picture and now I'm thinking they aren't all bad.

I disagree. Seeing that picture reinforces that they are all bad in my mind.

good god Disney really screwed up some kids didnt they

IAM said:

trollpost

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I fail to see how being stupid =/= being furry. I think a furry, if anything, would be more anti-captivity if there's anything zoo-related.

...Though I myself consider zoo protestors hippies pretty much.

Virote_Considon said:

I disagree. Seeing that picture reinforces that they are all bad in my mind.

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You have not even seen the worst, dear boy.

bigdog5994 said:

good god Disney really screwed up some kids didnt they

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In my case it, it was SEGA. And while Disney is Satan, Sega is God, as clearly supported by Uncyclopedia and the fact the console that made them so big was called the Genesis! Sega's archangel, DiC, had no role in my furrification, since I never saw the cartoons in my youth.