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Furry Chat => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Raven Nightshadow on August 24, 2014, 06:19:18 AM

Title: Meow, hello.
Post by: Raven Nightshadow on August 24, 2014, 06:19:18 AM
Hello, please feel free to call me Raven. Might as well just put a few self-tid-bits out while i got the courage for it. So I do not really know if i classify as furry or otherkin. I can tell you that while i may identify the physical form in which i inhabit as human, the me that inhabits that form is not human, closer to cat or bear. . .or a bear/cat. . .thing. i am extremely introverted and a bit socially awkward due to a lack of proper early life interaction but i am very friendly and love meting new people. . .and the spelling mistakes i just made are numerous and hilarious, yay for spell check (by the way language is not my best ability so please forgive any mistakes i might make, i suck speaking/writing even my mother language).
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: saph the sergal on August 24, 2014, 06:22:02 AM
well welcome to the forum and i can't tell what you class as because you havent filled out the info so finding others of ur species might be a bit hard and as fur spelling mistakes i just leave them unless they are needed to be fixed so just see what boards you like and houng around them i do
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: Caesium Iodide on August 24, 2014, 06:32:07 PM
Hello!! Welcome to the forum! You'll fit in fine, don't worry about it. Everyone is pretty nice here. If you ever want to chat, you can PM me.

I hope to see more of you!

Happy Trails!~
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: Zephyr on August 24, 2014, 06:34:42 PM
Hey there raven :)

Welcome to the forum!
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: Raven Nightshadow on August 24, 2014, 06:39:20 PM
thanks everybody for the warm greetings, i will try to be a bit active on here provided my internet doesn't crap out on me. so i hope to get to know everybody more.
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: Kozy on August 24, 2014, 10:56:44 PM
Hi Raven Nightshadow ^^

I'm therian/kin, too. My fursona is a species I relate to on a therian level but I enjoy balancing my human and animal sides, as I am human in the flesh and biologically etc. You can be anthro or feral in form to be a furry, as long as your character cognition is human, and I'm sure you use human cognition (you're typing human anyway). Most ferals have at least the element of speech, it enables them to of course communicate. Nonetheless, furries may need full ferals around them, and include them.

Feral has been argued as an inappropriate term if you're therian but its the most known and advisable to use to be understood well. Feral means that the "human", furry fan likes to roleplay distancing themselves away from society or simply human form, though the therian may say they were "returning" to non-humanness than "going" feral. It depends on your case of therianness and the definitions are quite subjective anyway, furry terms are generally settled on common use consensus. Originally furry/fuzzy was in reference to serious "funny animals" and even included a crossover with the "were" and "anime" and "kemono" fandoms/communities, from Kimba the White Lion to Albedo Anthropomorphics. Fred Patten has written extensively on this.

My fursona is often in feral form, I have a semianthro and chibi forms, too. I think, whatever's best for you :3

Just have fun, make friends, discover yourself, find what you like, may be see how furry you can be while off-topic (in the appropriate forums), may be RP, cross your interests over (I find the therian community lacks this) and check out the novelty of the art and offline fandom. The opportunities are endless.
Whatever takes your fancy, we're like a rainbow of various colours, there's no specific direction but the ones you want to be.

Furry is kind of like a parallel universe, where (near) everyone's furry instead of human. The great thing is you don't need to be a furry 24/7, which makes the furry community a very refreshing interest, to therian and non-therian alike.

Hope to see you around.
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: LeoSpice on August 24, 2014, 11:17:13 PM
welcome and enjoy it here
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: Jay_Foxx on August 24, 2014, 11:39:45 PM
Welcome to the forum! I'm really new here too, but so far it's been a lot of fun! I hope you enjoy it as much as I am.
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: ShilaSiku on August 26, 2014, 03:14:26 PM
*surprise hug* Hi there *giggles*
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: Ulfur on August 26, 2014, 05:23:05 PM
Wait hold on a second, bear cat thing you mean... (http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120102163814/chowder/images/3/37/Chowder-chowder-6977082-379-400.jpg)
Sorry had to. Cowder was a great show. 'cept you aren't part rabbit.


Anyways, hi and welcome to the forums hope to see you around sometime.  :)

(http://https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRtk5QFfZFGWqfU1zWS7u4zBOEsfKkGTm24oi1jUanO1Qe0WQPR)

(http://https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRtk5QFfZFGWqfU1zWS7u4zBOEsfKkGTm24oi1jUanO1Qe0WQPR)
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: Raven Nightshadow on August 26, 2014, 06:14:17 PM
I never watched Cowder, passed it a few times but it always looked a little too strange to me.
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: Mishimi on August 27, 2014, 11:16:58 AM
Mice to meat you!
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: Raven Nightshadow on August 27, 2014, 06:55:49 PM

I never watched Cowder, passed it a few times but it always looked a little too strange to me.
Strange? You should watch 'Courage the cowardly dog', now that's strange.
Ps: watch the episode called 'your not perfect'.


I LOVE Courage!!!! Lol, i have watched a lot of Courage, he is so cute. . .and maybe just a little strange.  XD


Post Merge: August 27, 2014, 06:58:05 PM
Mice to meat you!
Not sure if a typo or intentional but it's cute, i love it. I am happy to meet you and everyone here!
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: The Magic Otter on August 27, 2014, 07:02:08 PM


I never watched Cowder, passed it a few times but it always looked a little too strange to me.
Strange? You should watch 'Courage the cowardly dog', now that's strange.
Ps: watch the episode called 'your not perfect'.


I LOVE Courage!!!! Lol, i have watched a lot of Courage, he is so cute. . .and maybe just a little strange.  XD

I'm a little annoyed by the fact that I can't get a box set of 'Courage the cowardly dog' in England.
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: Raven Nightshadow on August 27, 2014, 07:12:37 PM


I never watched Cowder, passed it a few times but it always looked a little too strange to me.
Strange? You should watch 'Courage the cowardly dog', now that's strange.
Ps: watch the episode called 'your not perfect'.

I LOVE Courage!!!! Lol, i have watched a lot of Courage, he is so cute. . .and maybe just a little strange.  XD

I'm a little annoyed by the fact that I can't get a box set of 'Courage the cowardly dog' in England.


why not? i have never thought to look it up before, do they even make full box sets for Courage?

Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: The Magic Otter on August 27, 2014, 07:17:13 PM



I never watched Cowder, passed it a few times but it always looked a little too strange to me.
Strange? You should watch 'Courage the cowardly dog', now that's strange.
Ps: watch the episode called 'your not perfect'.

I LOVE Courage!!!! Lol, i have watched a lot of Courage, he is so cute. . .and maybe just a little strange.  XD

I'm a little annoyed by the fact that I can't get a box set of 'Courage the cowardly dog' in England.


why not? i have never thought to look it up before, do they even make full box sets for Courage?
They do have box sets but you can only get them in America.
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: Trixsie Vixen on August 28, 2014, 01:44:21 AM
Hiya Raven!

Otherkin, cartoons,the adorably shy... TFF is for you!

I'm sure you will find lots of fun here :3

Seeya about!

*cartwheels away*  B)
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: Mishimi on August 28, 2014, 03:21:44 AM
Mice to meat you!
Not sure if a typo or intentional but it's cute, i love it. I am happy to meet you and everyone here!


Oh, it was international alright!
Title: Re: Meow, hello.
Post by: Raven Nightshadow on August 28, 2014, 03:24:41 AM



I never watched Cowder, passed it a few times but it always looked a little too strange to me.
Strange? You should watch 'Courage the cowardly dog', now that's strange.
Ps: watch the episode called 'your not perfect'.

I LOVE Courage!!!! Lol, i have watched a lot of Courage, he is so cute. . .and maybe just a little strange.  XD

I'm a little annoyed by the fact that I can't get a box set of 'Courage the cowardly dog' in England.


why not? i have never thought to look it up before, do they even make full box sets for Courage?
They do have box sets but you can only get them in America.
i ight have to look into that for you, lol


Post Merge: August 28, 2014, 03:27:30 AM
Mice to meat you!
Not sure if a typo or intentional but it's cute, i love it. I am happy to meet you and everyone here!


Oh, it was international alright!
lol, epic. i loved it.