Furry fandom is a fandom devoted to anthropomorphic animal characters.[1][2] Since the 1980s, the term furries has come to refer to such characters.[3][4][5]

Fictional work celebrated by furry fandom typically attributes high-level intelligence, human facial expressions and anatomy, speech, bipedalism, clothing, or other attributes to otherwise animal characters. Work in any medium that includes such characters may be considered part of the furry genre, although they are most often seen in comics, cartoons, animated films, allegorical novels, and video games.

Members of the furry subculture are often known as furry fans, furries, or simply furs.[6] They commonly interact online and at furry conventions.[7]



Furry lifestylers

The phrases furry lifestyle and furry lifestyler first appeared in July 1996 on the newsgroup alt.fan.furry during an ongoing dispute within that online community. This newsgroup was created to accommodate discussion beyond furry art and literature, and to resolve disputes concerning what should or should not be associated with the fandom; its members quickly adopted the term furry lifestylers, and still consider the fandom and the lifestyle to be separate social entities. They have defined and adopted an alternative meaning of word "furry" specific to this group: "a person with an important emotional/spiritual connection with an animal or animals, real, fictional or symbolic."[40]

Subcultures such as the were or therian and otherkin communities share similar beliefs with furry lifestylers. According to 'Furry Survey', a majority of furries consider themselves to be predominantly human, while about 6% do not consider themselves human at all.[13]

Sexual aspects

Differing approaches to sexuality have been a source of controversy and conflict in furry fandom.[citation needed] Examples of sexual aspects within furry fandom include erotic art and furry-themed cybersex.[41][42] The term "yiff" is most commonly used to indicate sexual activity or sexual material within the fandom—this applies to sexual activity and interaction within the subculture whether online (in the form of cybersex) or offline.[43][44]

Majority of furries report a non-judgemental attitude towards certain aspects of sexuality and a high tolerance for variety in sexual orientation and activity. The fandom contains a relatively large portion of people reporting homosexuality, bisexuality or other forms of alternative sexual relationships. About 2% state an interest in zoophilia, and less than 1% an interest in plushophilia.[45][7]

Heterosexual furries may participate in mixed-gender social body language between members of the same sex without being confused in their sexual identity. About half of the respondents were in a relationship, and 76% of those in a relationship were having a relationship with another furry.[45][7]

8/10/2008 6:34:08 PM

Thats pretty funny, makes me think of the Furry episode of entourage

8/10/2008 6:35:16 PM

^ that one is classic

8/10/2008 6:37:58 PM

YES!

8/10/2008 6:39:17 PM

Furries and Plushies are just strange.

8/10/2008 7:00:50 PM

CSI

8/10/2008 7:04:08 PM

8/10/2008 7:06:32 PM

8/10/2008 7:12:27 PM

^^ That is actually kind of Hot.

8/10/2008 11:47:32 PM

^^ i fucking hate that picture it freaks me the fuck out. I swear to god that is one of the scariest things i have ever seen.

8/10/2008 11:48:43 PM

^^^what is that from again?

[Edited on August 10, 2008 at 11:49 PM. Reason : ^]

8/10/2008 11:49:11 PM

^ the shining

8/10/2008 11:49:55 PM

ITS THE SHINNIN BOY!!!!!!

8/10/2008 11:50:20 PM

8/11/2008 12:01:12 AM

This is the clip, correct? What is so scary about it?

Creepy yes. "Freaking the fuck out", I just don't see it.

8/11/2008 12:03:18 AM

^ i don't know but its just the thing that gets me. Its probably because of the unknown of the situation.

8/11/2008 12:14:30 AM

Ok, this thread is too hard to resist.



Also, how did the OP not think to add a NSFW tag to this thread. This was only inevitable.

8/11/2008 12:18:26 AM

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"^^ That is actually kind of Hot."

The hell it is.

8/11/2008 12:18:30 AM

there was a furry in my dorm last year, she was kinda hot but a little too weird. i should've taken advantage of that, the sex might've been xtra kinky.

8/11/2008 12:24:10 AM

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"Thats pretty funny, makes me think of the Furry episode of entourage "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHZLyjzTIgA

One of my favorite episodes.

8/11/2008 1:29:48 AM

Look up Tumbles the Stair Dragon.
He was a furry who tried to commit suicide at a furry convention by throwing himself down a flight of stairs.
Needless to say, his attempt to remove himself from the gene pool unfortunately did not work, and when the cops were called to keep him from hurting himself, he resisted arrest, and they promptly Rodney-King bounced him off the ground a few times for fun.

8/11/2008 4:14:17 AM

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"^^ That is actually kind of Hot."

yeah, except for the pink hair.

8/11/2008 10:44:31 AM

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"That is actually kind of Hot. really fucking gross "

8/11/2008 10:49:41 AM

Canis Lupis?

[Edited on August 11, 2008 at 10:59 AM. Reason : d]

8/11/2008 10:58:48 AM

wow

8/11/2008 10:59:16 AM