I have a hypothesis: the vast majority of furries identify enough with their characters and/or the furry community to be considered "lifestylers" as opposed to just "furry fans."

Maybe this is just because all of my close friends seem to act this way, but I have a feeling that "furry fandom" is, nowadays, a complete misnomer. "Culture" or "subculture" seems like it fits better, at least from my observations. Even though that's a bit overly broad; I'm not sure the proper term for what furry is has been coined yet, but that's something I won't get into right now.

For the moment, I'm wondering: how many furries reading this do not consider furry to be anything more than something that they are a "fan" of, i.e., don't consider anything beyond enjoying the art and literature to be an integral part of their identity? I don't think the majority would say yes to say, but I'd like to test that assumption.