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Title: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: Thompson Foxworth on August 29, 2015, 09:57:00 PM
This is for like, venting I suppose. Do your friends know that you're a Furry, do they make fun of you for it?
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: HollowOfHaze on August 29, 2015, 11:01:40 PM
Some know, most don't. It came up a few times in school, and quickly faded from interest. People know who I am, and my interests don't change that image.

Considering that one of my best friends in actually in a Skype group with a several members of the forums, I think it would be pretty safe to say that he knows. Not a furry, but a nice person, and that is all that matters to me.

Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter.
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: Obey138 (Matthew "Fluffy") on August 30, 2015, 06:17:28 AM
Oh yeah, some do.
Every time I **censor** up, there's one of my colleagues that makes animal sounds.
There's also one that makes stupid questions.
Others are just curious about the fandom, but it annoys me, like they can't research it on themselves using internet.
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: Halei-Helai on August 30, 2015, 02:22:33 PM
They don't because only the relaxed ones know. I have found that to be a winning strategy.
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: Celestial_Dragon on August 31, 2015, 11:28:26 AM
yiff yiff yiff yiff ( don't google that kids)


Thats all i get from some of them... they research alright


Also they are collecting money for me to get a fur suit, but to be fair, the things we have dressed up as, well they have, is hilarious.
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: Cheza on August 31, 2015, 08:03:55 PM
Most of my friends irl are furries, so we make fun of each other being furries.
Most non-furry friends who know I'm a furry occasionally makes fun of me being a furry as well, but since it's all just for fun I just play along and usually add to the jokes as well. It's good to be able to laugh at yourself from time to time.
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: Aldebar on August 31, 2015, 08:20:58 PM
I generally don't bring furries or being furry up in general conversation, so a lot of the people I interact with just don't know. At the same time, though, they also know what it's like to be part of fandoms and other groups that are ostracized and generalized based on their ill-behaved members, and are neutral towards furries at worst. Any ribbing that's done is playful and not intended as an insult.

In my experience, nobody seems to care unless you're doing things like wearing ears and a tail to school or making animal noises at people, or are seemingly incapable of talking about anything else. It applies to pretty much anything you can be a fan of, really; you're fine as long as it doesn't become too much of an obsession.
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: Syfaro on August 31, 2015, 11:48:58 PM
I'm sure various IRL friends know, but no one really mentions it.


My BF is a furry though, which is quite convenient :3
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: CrazyCat on September 01, 2015, 01:13:37 AM
My only friend knows I'm a furry, and he's kinda furry too so we get along fine  ^_^
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: John "Alpha" Fox on September 01, 2015, 07:08:29 AM
yep... it was the worst Idea I ever had to believe 2 of my long time friends would not judge me. not only did they judge me, they went on a hour long rant telling me everything I like is stupid and how I should be killed for what im interested in... needless to say, I don't have them as friends anymore... look, I know our community can be weird sometimes, but I love it because of that... but, its gonna be awhile before I open up to anyone again...
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: HagenK on September 01, 2015, 08:44:40 AM
yep... it was the worst Idea I ever had to believe 2 of my long time friends would not judge me. not only did they judge me, they went on a hour long rant telling me everything I like is stupid and how I should be killed for what im interested in... needless to say, I don't have them as friends anymore... look, I know our community can be weird sometimes, but I love it because of that... but, its gonna be awhile before I open up to anyone again...

Yep this is what you get for beeing honest. And I hope you're out of school or collage cause if not, God protect him.
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: John "Alpha" Fox on September 01, 2015, 12:41:52 PM
do you mind explaining why he or me needs protection? I got a few ideas of what you meant, but I'd like to know exactly why... and no... im a senior, and he just started college, so, exactly which one of us is screw'd?
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: HagenK on September 01, 2015, 01:21:54 PM
do you mind explaining why he or me needs protection? I got a few ideas of what you meant, but I'd like to know exactly why... and no... im a senior, and he just started college, so, exactly which one of us is screw'd?

You're both good and you got it right. I feel it. Also I wonder what could a full grown man do with a school-age boy...
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: John "Alpha" Fox on September 01, 2015, 01:27:11 PM
hes only a year older then me, and im stronger then him, so, its not like he could do anything with me as it is... haha....
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: HagenK on September 01, 2015, 02:46:42 PM
hes only a year older then me, and im stronger then him, so, its not like he could do anything with me as it is... haha....

lol I thought you were a senior like literally a senior, 70 years old. Damn you google
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: John "Alpha" Fox on September 01, 2015, 03:10:55 PM
i cant stop laughing... i assure you im a senior in high school... what did you look up on google to make you think i was old?
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: HagenK on September 01, 2015, 03:30:56 PM
i cant stop laughing... i assure you im a senior in high school... what did you look up on google to make you think i was old?

https://goo.gl/w65KSn (https://goo.gl/w65KSn)
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Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: John "Alpha" Fox on September 01, 2015, 07:06:43 PM
do you know how hard it was to explain to my classmates why i had a bunch of old people on my computer...? i refuse to answer any questions... im gonna have to learn to re-word somethings...
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: HagenK on September 01, 2015, 08:48:38 PM
I sounds like you all had a good laugh
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: John "Alpha" Fox on September 01, 2015, 10:03:15 PM
i did... it was a good day...
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: Ori on September 06, 2015, 02:04:04 PM
My friends usually do but they do it to be funny, not mean. Especially when they found that College humor video. They were like 'Don't do it this is what you'll become.' XD
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: L4BY_ on September 08, 2015, 10:55:34 AM
Nah. In france, people don't know what a furry is, apart if they saw that one video a famous french youtuber made about "BeebleFox". My friends know what it is, they call me "furry" from time to time, but it's in a friendly way. I don't speak to them about it, about my fursona, the fandom. They just get to see two mini tails attached to my schoolbag and me wearing a Lapfox tshirt from time to time.
Title: Re: Do your friends make fun of you for being a Furry?
Post by: Jennifer Ambrosia on September 09, 2015, 07:22:33 PM
yikes I had a guy tell me the other day that furries were nothing more than "sick animal **censor**" pardon the language. kinda sad...