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Title: I feel incredibly stupid right now...
Post by: mizzbellakitty on May 23, 2017, 01:12:00 AM
 So I just found out what the term "furry trash" actually means and I feel really stupid for putting that in my Twitter bio. I thought it was just a silly joke. I'm gonna die of embarrassment! AAAAAAHHHHH!!!  :'( D: x_x
Title: Re: I feel incredibly stupid right now...
Post by: Dean on May 23, 2017, 10:06:07 AM
It's all fine. Take a deep breath, focuse on something more calm and let it sink. Mistakes happen. And you survived them all, right? You'll survive that one, too. ;)
Title: Re: I feel incredibly stupid right now...
Post by: mizzbellakitty on May 23, 2017, 09:16:12 PM
It's all fine. Take a deep breath, focuse on something more calm and let it sink. Mistakes happen. And you survived them all, right? You'll survive that one, too. ;)


Thanks. I'm feeling a ton better. :)
Title: Re: I feel incredibly stupid right now...
Post by: Malina on May 23, 2017, 09:22:40 PM
I've been using the term for myself even before I actually was a furry (I'm not one now but still keep that name lmao), so it definitely isn't a bad thing to use in my opinion. Bit of self awareness can also prevent 'some people' from having a go at you
Title: Re: I feel incredibly stupid right now...
Post by: Cheza on May 23, 2017, 09:28:28 PM
Personally I've only ever seen it as some sort of self-deprecating joke, and from the limited searching I've done, most other appear to do the same. Unless I've missed something, I don't think you've got anything to worry about, so don't feel bad about it ^^'
Title: Re: I feel incredibly stupid right now...
Post by: George on May 23, 2017, 09:35:10 PM
Like Lumix said, embracing the derogatory is a way to appear above the insults, in a way. Takes power away from the words.
Title: Re: I feel incredibly stupid right now...
Post by: Armalite_ on May 24, 2017, 08:31:15 AM
...what's furry trash?
Title: Re: I feel incredibly stupid right now...
Post by: mizzbellakitty on May 24, 2017, 01:05:24 PM
For those who don't know, "furry trash" is a term that, while many use as a joke, can also refer to the VERY, VERY SMALL group in the fandom that actually likes... animals... in THAT way.


At least that's what I've heard.
Title: Re: I feel incredibly stupid right now...
Post by: Armalite_ on May 24, 2017, 03:42:34 PM
LORD HAVE MERCY I thought it was just furs that were raunchy attention grabbers that share pictures of themselves and butts on social media Dx
Title: Re: I feel incredibly stupid right now...
Post by: George on May 24, 2017, 05:52:46 PM
For those who don't know, "furry trash" is a term that, while many use as a joke, can also refer to the VERY, VERY SMALL group in the fandom that actually likes... animals... in THAT way.


At least that's what I've heard.

In this context, "furry trash" is just being used on the assumption that all furries are zoophiles. Basically, "furry trash" still just refers to furries.

And yes, it's usually used by the attention-...escorts, so I wouldn't exactly use it anyway. XD
Title: Re: I feel incredibly stupid right now...
Post by: November on May 24, 2017, 06:04:36 PM
I didn't know what it means! I was just as clueless as you... I suppose I should say thanks because otherwise I probably would've used that term xD
Title: Re: I feel incredibly stupid right now...
Post by: anoni on May 26, 2017, 06:01:03 PM
It is a silly joke!

It's a self-deprecating humor but humor none the less, a lot of furries will call themselves furry trash for fun, it shows that you have some humility and you're able to make fun of yourself. Don't stress too much :)

Also furry trash doesn't mean what you think it means. It may of meant that at one stage but if that's the case the definition has evolved. Furry trash just means a furry who is "bad" or "cringey", this may include the furries you speak of but may also include just generally cringey or weird furries.
Title: Re: I feel incredibly stupid right now...
Post by: kiindling on May 26, 2017, 09:52:29 PM
I see it as simply calling yourself "trash", basically. I put it up on my insta profile for a while, and no one really cared. I think if you call yourself it, its not necessarily in THAT context. Kinda just shows you've succumbed to being an anthropomorphic animal online, and you had have no regrets lmao


At least
That's how I see it
Title: Re: I feel incredibly stupid right now...
Post by: mizzbellakitty on May 31, 2017, 08:29:42 PM
Thanks everyone! You've all been super nice!
Title: Re: I feel incredibly stupid right now...
Post by: Ventus Fall on June 02, 2017, 05:15:40 PM
I should have mentioned this before, but at furry conventions furries say as a joke they're furry trash. I wouldn't worry about it.
You meant no harm with it, so there :)
Title: Re: I feel incredibly stupid right now...
Post by: VoodooMax on June 10, 2017, 07:09:12 AM
Hello. There is no reason to feel embarrassed, everyone makes mistakes. I would suggest that you re-word your bio but the feeling of embarrassment will soon pass.