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Furry Chat => General => Topic started by: Maycky-zug on November 28, 2015, 04:32:39 AM
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the question it's because i am afraid to tell it to some friend or familiar abouth my furrsona, and I don't know how to act with they reaction D: :(
What do you think :? furr people :)
things are better now than before or just get worst :?
PD: sorry abouth my bad gramar :(
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Look, we're a fandom. Everyone hates fandoms. Fandoms are often seen as annoying. But we're a special case. Years ago, MSM reported on furries and showed the darker side of our fandom. Ever since, we've been known for sexual deviancy.
In short, keep it hidden, unless if you're absolutely sure that they'll be okay about it.
EDIT: minor changes.
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yea you got a point :/, tanks for answering ^_^
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The same way they see the Brony community or any other somewhat 'odd' fandom(s). We're different, therefore we don't like them and such.
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Eh, if there's something that sounds weird to someone they prolly won't be all for it. There's always something that's weird to someone out there.
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Aaahh ha ha ha ha... ha ha HA HA HA HA HA!!!! Ahem... yeah, the less that is said about what people think about furries in general the better.
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What do you think about people that fly radio controled planes and get together in clubs to do so
No different, its a hobby. Nothing more nothing less
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The furry fandom is a too different to be simply shrugged off as "another hobby." I mean, the bad rap didn't come about because the furry fandom is full of normies.
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The furry fandom is a too different to be simply shrugged off as "another hobby." I mean, the bad rap didn't come about because the furry fandom is full of normies.
Understatement of the year.
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Negatively. I've been called anything from a freak, to a deviant, to someone who has sexual encounters with animals. It would be disheartening if I weren't beyond caring.
As for my parents, they're already people with, erm, negative views on homosexuality and liberals. If I told them I wanted to be an anthropomorphic rabbit, oh God. They think MANSCAPING is unreasonable.
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Not all sees this as something negative... however i have had the... *sarcastic* Honer to meet someone non-furry, and one of my cousins friends too ...
and when he saw i had TFF open on my second screen he instantly said, "do you really liek f****** animals?" and i had no idea what to reply... but i ended up saying, "No.. i... don't" and i started telling him what we really where doing, i told him it was all about Friendship and next love... and understanding of differences, he actually ended up linking it... and he told me that he had seriously no idea what this was all about... and honestly i don't think "they" do... the "Non-furries" they are kind people but have a lack of understanding how we work and if we tell them they usually thinks its pretty cool i see that often :)
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Not all sees this as something negative... however i have had the... *sarcastic* Honer to meet someone non-furry, and one of my cousins friends too ...
and when he saw i had TFF open on my second screen he instantly said, "do you really liek f****** animals?" and i had no idea what to reply... but i ended up saying, "No.. i... don't" and i started telling him what we really where doing, i told him it was all about Friendship and next love... and understanding of differences, he actually ended up linking it... and he told me that he had seriously no idea what this was all about... and honestly i don't think "they" do... the "Non-furries" they are kind people but have a lack of understanding how we work and if we tell them they usually thinks its pretty cool i see that often :)
Yeah, people tend to be more amicable in real life. Though I have met plenty whose minds were made up. It's not always gloom. :)
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Most people will hop onto the bandwagon of 'Oh, they're sexual freaks, man-children, they must think everyday is Halloween," etc. However, thankfully that is not everyone outside of the fandom. Some people are more level-headed and just weirded out. But the more good we can do, the better our image will get. Once I get a full fursuit, I already have ideas about planning some meet-ups during the Christmas holiday for next year to visit children's hospitals as a fursuiting event. Visit children, give gifts and hope. Those who have already made up their mind about us aren't going to change. However, we can show those who may have never met us how good the fandom can be. We are generally a very charitable fandom with cons donating profits to charities, perhaps more than any other fandom convention.
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I had a friend who had very negative knowledge about furries, she genuinely thought it was exclusively a sexual fetish. I'm still trying to set her straight.
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It depends who your talking about.
Furry haters see us as animal rapists or people that want to be animals and not humans
Others who likely never heard of furries, will probably want to know more.
Worst comes to worst, just throw back "furries are fans of anthropomorphic animals, and you grew up with those" it works for me.
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Speaking as a sort of liaison between furries and non-furries, unfortunately furries are still seen as weird perverts <:\ People are like, "But look at all this weird porn!", and it's like... have you spent five seconds looking at hentai, comic fan art, even cartoon fan art... ? Outlandish fetishes are not furry exclusive, folks.
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We must not forget, haters gunman hate.
What haters want is for you to reply the there comment of argue with them. If you fight back that will only give a worst image of the furrys. My evidenceof this is....well just look at the cringe videos of furrys fighting back at the haters. It dosent work. So as I said my advice is to just ignore them. I also find it useful to talk to other furries if a hater is hating just so you have someone to talk to.
-Patrick :)
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From what I've seen, there are two main reactions to the furry fandom- "ew, they wanna have sex with animals," or "what the heck is that?"
I take every chance I get to give the people who've never heard of furries the true description of the fandom, before the stereotype reaches them. And I attempt to gently educate those who've only heard the negative stereotypes. If they don't wanna hear it, I don't force it- I just move on to people who understand (or don't speak about it to some people... but I have yet to lose a friend for being a furry).
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From what I've seen, there are two main reactions to the furry fandom- "ew, they wanna have sex with animals," or "what the heck is that?"
I take every chance I get to give the people who've never heard of furries the true description of the fandom, before the stereotype reaches them. And I attempt to gently educate those who've only heard the negative stereotypes. If they don't wanna hear it, I don't force it- I just move on to people who understand (or don't speak about it to some people... but I have yet to lose a friend for being a furry).
^that :|
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From what I've seen, there are two main reactions to the furry fandom- "ew, they wanna have sex with animals," or "what the heck is that?"
I take every chance I get to give the people who've never heard of furries the true description of the fandom, before the stereotype reaches them. And I attempt to gently educate those who've only heard the negative stereotypes. If they don't wanna hear it, I don't force it- I just move on to people who understand (or don't speak about it to some people... but I have yet to lose a friend for being a furry).
Pretty much, but I don't care enough to explain it. If they don't like it, oh well. :3
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Unfortunately most people don't understand us and as an result they disrespect us. Most people do not want to take the time to understand us and they make fun of us because they are ignorant to the idea of the furry fandom. In order for them to act smart they judge us harshly without any knowledge of what Anthropomorphic creatures are. Most of them most likely doesn't know what that word even means. If you call them out and attempt to correct them they usually will try to fight with you because they don't want to feel embarrassed because they don't know what they're criticizing.
People do not like to be wrong, so when someone talks bad about something they have no knowledge of and you call them out for it, they will feel embarrassed. So in order for them to not feel embarrassed about criticizing something they know nothing of, they fight. Unless you are completely sure they know what a furry is, I would not say anything.
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Depends on how you say it. "I like to draw animal people" comes lighter than "I like to wear a fur suit".
When the term "Furry" is used people tend to think we are weirdos who sexualise "socially unacceptable" things. No matter what kind of furry you are though, there are definitely stranger followings. Either way people should respect how others live their lives. Its not their activities. Furries are very numerous too
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Look, we're a fandom. Everyone hates fandoms. Fandoms are often seen as annoying. But we're a special case. Years ago, MSM reported on furries and showed the darker side of our fandom. Ever since, we've been known for sexual deviancy.
In short, keep it hidden, unless if you're absolutely sure that they'll be okay about it.
EDIT: minor changes.
This is probably everyones intial opinion^ I just explain more thoroughly what I personally mean by it. I dont think it is that odd to think it would be cool if the world was all anthropomorphic any more than it would be odd to wish hogwarts was real. Its mostly up to who you talk to, but in my opinion I wouldnt likely associate with anyone bothered by it