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furry meme
14 years ago
General
1. Are you a furry?
yes, though lacking a fur suit.
2. If you have a Spouse/SO - Is he/she a furry too?
Yes, my boyfriend introduced me to the community
3. How long have you been in the community?
Actively, and knowingly for about a year and a half. I have always related to certain animals more than others around me though.
4. How did you find furry?
My boyfriend introduced me.
5. What's Furry to you?
A term used for someone who has a connection to an animal, or a few types of animals. Someone who enjoys the art and friendship from members of the community. They can draw, sculpt, build, make anything, or nothing at all. Everyone is different, so one definition is impossible, but in some aspect if you have no feelings toward animals then finding your fur identity is impossible as well.
6. What are your favorite aspects of our community?
Friendship, support, other identity...
7. Do you use any furry terms? (i.e. yiff, paws, murr?)
Usually with other furs I will say my mate, I'll purr (which I've been doing for years), simple things.
8. What do you wish furry was NOT associated with?
Zoophilia and pedophilia just to name a few. We get a bad name for a few screwed up people doing things that do NOT define the rest of us.
9. How strongly do you feel about anyone bashing you yourself for your interest based on the media's aspect of what furry is?
If I know I can speak logically with them, I will explain (and have explained) what the media focused on and explain why that was incorrect. I found a lot of people hooked onto the "Strange Addictions" episode of a fursuiter who refused to leave her suit, and they were surprised to find that I am a fur and do not have a suit at all (monetary based, but still).
10. We all know furries have a lot of sexual aspects in this fandom, What's your opinion on it?
People have a lot of sexual aspects too-bondage, role playing, and domination are not just in the fandom. Just because we do art with our characters doing this and other kinky stuff does not mean we need to be defined by it. It is what it is, just get over it.
11. What is/are your fursona(s)?
I have one fursona. Kara Rose is a wolf/tiger.
12. Do you have any fetishes that pertain to the fandom?
All of mine are rather human, but as humans are animals too and have that base sexual drive, it COULD be related to "animal instinct" but not related to the fandom itself.
13. If you could magically morph into your fursona would you?
Yes, but I would not want it to be permanent, but to be able to morph back and forth would be awesome!
14. Do you believe you have a spirit animal?
A protector spirit that is an animal, yes. But Kara has very, very little to do with that.
15. What other fanbases/groups are you a part of?
none.
16. How many of your friends are furry?
A few, but as a number of the social circles that I'm involved in (school related) are rather closed minded, I'm not sure about some people that I'm around quite often. It could very well be that I know more furs than I believe. Beyond that, my boyfriend and a few of our friends (I met through him) are furs.
17. How many pets do you own, if any?
I have two dogs: Sirius Black (yes, named after the Harry Potter character), and Shep.
18. Aside from furry what other interests do you have?
Sign Language, cake design, photography, cooking, reading, occasionally indoor rock climbing, working out, singing, social dancing (not like rave stuff, I mean waltz, cha cha, etc.)
19. Do you attend any cons? If no, would you attend any cons? If yes, which cons have you been to?
Yes, rarely but yes. I have been to FCN 2011, and other anime cons
20. Do you go to local meet-ups(bowling, public outings...etc)?
No, maybe sometime.
21. Have you ever attended a furry party? If no, would you attend one?
No
22. Have you ever met up with a fur you talked to online?
I tend to meet them first then find them on FA
23. What furry websites do you attend?
Furaffinity is usually it.
24. Has the fandom done anything for you that you're thankful for?
It has introduced me to and kept me connected with some wonderful people. It has also been fun so far exploring a different side of myself and I find new questions to debate over regularly.
yes, though lacking a fur suit.
2. If you have a Spouse/SO - Is he/she a furry too?
Yes, my boyfriend introduced me to the community
3. How long have you been in the community?
Actively, and knowingly for about a year and a half. I have always related to certain animals more than others around me though.
4. How did you find furry?
My boyfriend introduced me.
5. What's Furry to you?
A term used for someone who has a connection to an animal, or a few types of animals. Someone who enjoys the art and friendship from members of the community. They can draw, sculpt, build, make anything, or nothing at all. Everyone is different, so one definition is impossible, but in some aspect if you have no feelings toward animals then finding your fur identity is impossible as well.
6. What are your favorite aspects of our community?
Friendship, support, other identity...
7. Do you use any furry terms? (i.e. yiff, paws, murr?)
Usually with other furs I will say my mate, I'll purr (which I've been doing for years), simple things.
8. What do you wish furry was NOT associated with?
Zoophilia and pedophilia just to name a few. We get a bad name for a few screwed up people doing things that do NOT define the rest of us.
9. How strongly do you feel about anyone bashing you yourself for your interest based on the media's aspect of what furry is?
If I know I can speak logically with them, I will explain (and have explained) what the media focused on and explain why that was incorrect. I found a lot of people hooked onto the "Strange Addictions" episode of a fursuiter who refused to leave her suit, and they were surprised to find that I am a fur and do not have a suit at all (monetary based, but still).
10. We all know furries have a lot of sexual aspects in this fandom, What's your opinion on it?
People have a lot of sexual aspects too-bondage, role playing, and domination are not just in the fandom. Just because we do art with our characters doing this and other kinky stuff does not mean we need to be defined by it. It is what it is, just get over it.
11. What is/are your fursona(s)?
I have one fursona. Kara Rose is a wolf/tiger.
12. Do you have any fetishes that pertain to the fandom?
All of mine are rather human, but as humans are animals too and have that base sexual drive, it COULD be related to "animal instinct" but not related to the fandom itself.
13. If you could magically morph into your fursona would you?
Yes, but I would not want it to be permanent, but to be able to morph back and forth would be awesome!
14. Do you believe you have a spirit animal?
A protector spirit that is an animal, yes. But Kara has very, very little to do with that.
15. What other fanbases/groups are you a part of?
none.
16. How many of your friends are furry?
A few, but as a number of the social circles that I'm involved in (school related) are rather closed minded, I'm not sure about some people that I'm around quite often. It could very well be that I know more furs than I believe. Beyond that, my boyfriend and a few of our friends (I met through him) are furs.
17. How many pets do you own, if any?
I have two dogs: Sirius Black (yes, named after the Harry Potter character), and Shep.
18. Aside from furry what other interests do you have?
Sign Language, cake design, photography, cooking, reading, occasionally indoor rock climbing, working out, singing, social dancing (not like rave stuff, I mean waltz, cha cha, etc.)
19. Do you attend any cons? If no, would you attend any cons? If yes, which cons have you been to?
Yes, rarely but yes. I have been to FCN 2011, and other anime cons
20. Do you go to local meet-ups(bowling, public outings...etc)?
No, maybe sometime.
21. Have you ever attended a furry party? If no, would you attend one?
No
22. Have you ever met up with a fur you talked to online?
I tend to meet them first then find them on FA
23. What furry websites do you attend?
Furaffinity is usually it.
24. Has the fandom done anything for you that you're thankful for?
It has introduced me to and kept me connected with some wonderful people. It has also been fun so far exploring a different side of myself and I find new questions to debate over regularly.
