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  • "Are you a furry?"

    So last night my girlfriend and I double dated with another couple we're friends with, went to see The Ruins and afterward stopped at IHOP. Anyway, we're sitting there eating and another guy stopped by our table as he was leaving. I don't know if it was sucky of him or not but the exchange went like this.

    K: Friend's girlfriend
    G: Random guy

    G: I'm sorry to be so bold, but I just noticed your cat ears, I like em.
    K: Thanks?
    G: Are you a furry?
    K: What? No!
    G: Oh well I don't see cat ears often so I was wondering. anyway, sorry to interrupt.

    As he left we noted we'd probably see him at Starfest this weekend (My girlfriend and I are working staff).
    Pretend there's something here that sounds insightful, but is really just some pseudo-intellectual bull.

  • #2
    Most my friends are furry and trying to convert me. I think it's cute. Nothing wrong with the Furry community.
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    • #3
      What? He asked if you were a furry when you are very clearly a nekomimi? He should have been turned into an inumimi. *nodnod*
      Random conversation:
      Me: Okay..so I think I get why Zoro wears a bandana
      DDD: Cuz it's cool

      So, by using the Doctor's reasoning, bow ties, fezzes and bandanas are cool.

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      • #4
        My sister is basically a catgil and owns cat ears tail and mittens

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        • #5
          Quoth Evil Queen View Post
          Most my friends are furry and trying to convert me. I think it's cute. Nothing wrong with the Furry community.
          Oh I agree, just a bit odd to ask someone you don't know. But after the initial shock we took it in stride.
          Pretend there's something here that sounds insightful, but is really just some pseudo-intellectual bull.

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          • #6
            Ok I am at a loss, what is a furry O_O
            Never Underestimate the Element of Surprise - Odo, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

            Captain John Rourke(Clear Skies) - Ah, yes. another Black Bird. Are they free with cereal now or something?

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            • #7
              "I'm not a furry, but say hello to my little friend..."
              Okay okay...not LITTLE...
              You can find me on Backloggery, Facebook, Twitch, Twitter, YouTube

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              • #8
                Quoth XXDarrienX View Post
                Ok I am at a loss, what is a furry O_O
                It refers to a subculture that draws and in some cases dresses up as anthropomorphic animals. The drawing can range from tame (SFW) to disturbing (As all drawn porn does) and the costumes in some cases are used for fur parties, where they may act like they have sex in them. Where in the spectrum the individual lies of course depends on the individual, and as with anything, the more extreme stuff is more well known (the sexual fur parties have actually been used on CSI Miami I believe).
                Pretend there's something here that sounds insightful, but is really just some pseudo-intellectual bull.

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                • #9
                  Quoth XXDarrienX View Post
                  Ok I am at a loss, what is a furry O_O
                  That's a whole can of worms just asking that question.
                  Generally, the rule states, "For every ten furries you ask that question, you will receive twelve unique responses."
                  A furry, generally, is someone who wears stuff (tails, ears, paws, or for the obsessed, costumes) to look more like an animal (generally? Foxes, cats, bunnies)
                  I used to be one myself, and realized I wasn't quite thinking of myself in those terms. I upgraded to Otherkin, and am currently stuck. (Otherkin are the 'fantasy' version of Furries) Just about everything you may have ever seen on TV about the furry subculture is focused on the extreme 2%. And even then, a lot of it is sensationalism.

                  Quoth Skrae View Post
                  and the costumes in some cases are used for fur parties, where they may act like they have sex in them.

                  (the sexual fur parties have actually been used on CSI Miami I believe).
                  Erg... No, sex in a suit would lead to heat exhaustion. Anyone who's ever been a mascot will tell you, just wearing the damn suit is enough to send you into heat stroke. Sex is right out. And it was just regular ol' CSI that did that episode, Fur and Loathing in LA. And it was sensationalism to the extreme.
                  Last edited by Imogene; 04-15-2008, 12:09 AM. Reason: Added stuff
                  "I call murder on that!"

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                  • #10
                    Quoth Juwl View Post
                    And it was just regular ol' CSI that did that episode, Fur and Loathing in LA. And it was sensationalism to the extreme.
                    If it's the episode I'm thinking of, it was based on a real case involving a furry getting shot by a hunter who mistook him for a real bear. Or maybe I'm thinking of a different show.

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                    • #11
                      Quoth edible_hat View Post
                      If it's the episode I'm thinking of, it was based on a real case involving a furry getting shot by a hunter who mistook him for a real bear. Or maybe I'm thinking of a different show.
                      Fur and Loathing was the episode with the 'drunk' 'raccoon' (uh, huh, sure) that got shot from the cliff, cause the guy thought he was a wolf out for his chickens... and his date smashed headlong into a semi...
                      "I call murder on that!"

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                      • #12
                        Quoth Skrae View Post
                        G: Are you a furry?
                        K: What? No!
                        I'm just curious, but why is your answer to that question so vehement?

                        It's not like he asked if you ate babies or anything.

                        Quoth fma_fanatic View Post
                        What? He asked if you were a furry when you are very clearly a nekomimi? He should have been turned into an inumimi. *nodnod*
                        Nekomimi are still furries. So are inumimi. And kitsunemimi and gyumimi and any other -mimi. Sure, they're a subset, and sure elitist furs say otherwise, but that doesn't make them any less furries.

                        Not that that really means anything either way.

                        Quoth XXDarrienX View Post
                        Ok I am at a loss, what is a furry O_O
                        Short form: It's a fandom. Trekkies like Star Trek, Filkers like making up and listening to new lyrics to old songs, furries like anthropomorphic animals.

                        Being a furry is no different than being a member of any other fandom, really, except that the furry fandom tends to be a lot more supportive and close-knit than other fandoms. There is a general sense of inclusion, so there are a lot of people who only feel comfortable when being "furries" than otherwise, since people they know outside of the fandom don't really know or understand who they are.

                        I'm a furry, myself. Oh, and that whole "ask ten furries and you'll get a dozen answers" was originally a quote by Nekojin.

                        Quoth edible_hat View Post
                        If it's the episode I'm thinking of, it was based on a real case involving a furry getting shot by a hunter who mistook him for a real bear. Or maybe I'm thinking of a different show.
                        I'm an extra in that episode. The writers idea of 'research' was watching a couple of strongly biased shows about furry sex and writing a story based around that. There are shirts that are popular in the community because of it. The front has a roadkill raccoon and the back says "I thought it was a coyote."

                        As far as I know, there is no real case upon which it was based. I'd link to the wikifur article on the episode, but it contains glaring errors. The first being about whether changes were made to the script based on input from real furries. Changes were made. Not enough, but the final edit wasn't nearly as bad as the original script. The second being the claim that no real fursuiters were shown in the episode. The kangaroo in ski goggles was one of ours, and there was another in partial fursuit. And all of the furs who showed up got to walk on as extras.

                        ....

                        Yeah, more than you ever wanted to know.

                        Why furrydom is viewed so askance baffles me.

                        But I blame Rick Castro. The dude's got issues.

                        ^-.-^
                        Faith is about what you do. It's about aspiring to be better and nobler and kinder than you are. It's about making sacrifices for the good of others. - Dresden

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                        • #13
                          Quoth Juwl View Post
                          That's a whole can of worms just asking that question.
                          Generally, the rule states, "For every ten furries you ask that question, you will receive twelve unique responses."
                          A furry, generally, is someone who wears stuff (tails, ears, paws, or for the obsessed, costumes) to look more like an animal (generally? Foxes, cats, bunnies)
                          I used to be one myself, and realized I wasn't quite thinking of myself in those terms. I upgraded to Otherkin, and am currently stuck. (Otherkin are the 'fantasy' version of Furries) Just about everything you may have ever seen on TV about the furry subculture is focused on the extreme 2%. And even then, a lot of it is sensationalism.
                          *wave* Hi there! I'm the originator of that quote. I was asked, for an article about 8 years back, what it means to be Furry, and that was the answer I gave.

                          Not all Furries wear anything special. Some wear ears and/or a tail; fewer wear paws. Most just wear jeans and a t-shirt, without anything identifying them as a Furry, even at a convention. Most have some interest in a specific animal or genus of animals. Some are into it for the "shamanistic" aspect, feeling connected to a specific animal. Some are in it for the artwork. Some are in it for the community. Some are in it for the fursuits, either as mascots or appreciators. Some are in it for the stories (Redwall, Watership Down, Alan Dean Foster's Quozl, Disney's Robin Hood, and the like). And so on.

                          As Juwl stated, the part that the media focuses on is an extreme fringe - and in some cases, a completely fabricated fringe. It doesn't help that there are several sites online that are dedicated to bashing and harrassing furries whenever the opportunity arises.

                          Erg... No, sex in a suit would lead to heat exhaustion. Anyone who's ever been a mascot will tell you, just wearing the damn suit is enough to send you into heat stroke. Sex is right out. And it was just regular ol' CSI that did that episode, Fur and Loathing in LA. And it was sensationalism to the extreme.
                          Yep. I know several Fursuiters, and none who would have sex while wearing the suit.

                          As Andara stated, we were both extras on that CSI episode. It was an interesting experience.

                          I'd like to close with a quote from that CSI episode:
                          Catherine: Okay... Well, I have heard of some guys getting off in some weird ways... but humping an animal suit? Whatever happened to normal sex?
                          Grissom: What is normal sex?
                          Catherine: Uh... you think it's normal for a grown human to only be intimate with a talking animal?
                          Grissom: Well, Freud said that the only unusual sexual behavior was not to have any at all. After that, it was only a matter of opportunity and preference. Some people obviously prefer the feel of fur to the texture of human skin.

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                          • #14
                            FUZZY! I'm a puppy!
                            Now a member of that alien race called Management.

                            Yeah, you see that right. Pink. Harness.

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                            • #15
                              I'm an extra in that episode
                              OMG! Which one are you because I love that episode! I wanna be able to tell my furry friends that I know an extra from it!
                              Last edited by Evil Queen; 04-15-2008, 03:24 AM.
                              Ridiculous 2009 Predictions: Evil Queen will beat Martha Stewart to death with a muffin pan. All hail Evil Queen! (Some things don't need elaboration.....) -- Jester

                              Ridiculous 2010 Predictions: Evil Queen, after escaping prison for last years prediction, goes out and waffle irons Rachel Ray to death. -- SG15Z

                              Ridiculous 2011 Prediction: Evil Queen will beat Gordon Ramsay over the head with a cast-iron skillet. -- FireHeart

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