My replies to a few of the common whines about the Furry Fandom.

Well, I belong to several general and anime art community sites and guess what. I see the same scary fetish pics in the same proportions as I do on FA. It isn't just furries it's the whole damn human race.

Now I know a lot of fur suiters, oddly only a few of them have them for sexual purposes. And as for spending a $1000 dollars on a fursuit, that money is easily raised if you are not spending the money on booze, smokes, and drugs.

While talking on an anime/sci fi/comic forum I've met a few 30+ year olds that live with their parents, work part time at burger hut and save every penny to buy cosplay clothes, art, books, toys, and to go to cons.

Speaking of con horror stories, I head worse stories about Shriners Conventions than anything from a fur con. If you want the truth about horrible conventions there is one place to truly get the truth. Call the hotel manage at the convention center and ask him, “What is the WORST convention group you've ever had in your hotel?” The answer will surprise you.

EVERY fandom has losers, in fact fandoms seem to be gathering points for losers. They've been kicked out of everywhere else but get accepted here. Go to a Star Trek con sometime, every kid that got the crap beat out of him every day in high school is a god there.

So if you are afraid, disgusted, or embarrassed to be seen with people like this, guess what, YOU are the one that doesn't belong in the fandom. I'm a furry because I love the art work, because furry animals rock, because imagination knows no bounds here. Yes there is stuff I don't like, but I accept peoples rights to not like the things I do.

Furries are a massive collection of interests under one banner. Be part of the things you like, and be tolerant of the things you don't.