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12 years ago
Alright....I'll put this out there. I'm not much of a furry. I'm making that clear, right now, before we move on to ANYTHING else. Reason why, is because about 2 years ago, I came to this site when I saw an adorable picture....then I found some questionable material, that made me stay away for about a 7 months. But staying here, for a year made me realize, I was acting intolerant and close-minded. Plus it was mostly my fault for coming to that material I saw, since I was too curious to stay away....still left a mental scar in my brain....with that said..... Here's what I've gathered about Furries from this site and Weasyl.
If anything....here's the deal. EVERYONE. I repeat, EVERYONE has, is, or will become a furry in their own way. Because when you think about....they're just basically people who have a fondness for animals. If you have a pet dog....FURRY. If you think bears are awesome.....FURRY.
If you say that you like turtles....FURRY. I've watched Animal Planet all the time when I was a kid, and seen FurAffinity recently...Other than how extreme the fondness of animals are between the two, there is no clear difference. Furry Porn.....(I wish I could forget ever seeing that...stupid Google Search, always killing my eyes...) Is just another, albeit extreme, way of showing a love for animals....Fursuits? Same thing, but less extreme...
And I'll be honest. I've always thought that being able to turn into an anthropomorphic form of my favorite animal would be freaking awesome. I've noticed the potential, ...weird, setbacks to such a fantasy...But I try not to let it kill my imagination on such a subject. And what does that make me? Technically, a FURRY. So, if anyone's ever had any of the thoughts I've mentioned....YOU'RE A FURRY...
That said, when I found quite a few videos on Youtube that show people acting negatively to all this.....and to that I say: You must hate animals. So yeah, I'm glad I watched Animal Planet as a kid, I'm glad I gave this site a try....So that way, I wouldn't turn into these people.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73Wtfa_bS_k
By the way, what I said here, is pretty much the same thing I posted in the comments of this video....as well as this: That since human are also animals....we're literally ALREADY furries!
So yeah, thank god I'm not anything like those people....
If anything....here's the deal. EVERYONE. I repeat, EVERYONE has, is, or will become a furry in their own way. Because when you think about....they're just basically people who have a fondness for animals. If you have a pet dog....FURRY. If you think bears are awesome.....FURRY.
If you say that you like turtles....FURRY. I've watched Animal Planet all the time when I was a kid, and seen FurAffinity recently...Other than how extreme the fondness of animals are between the two, there is no clear difference. Furry Porn.....(I wish I could forget ever seeing that...stupid Google Search, always killing my eyes...) Is just another, albeit extreme, way of showing a love for animals....Fursuits? Same thing, but less extreme...
And I'll be honest. I've always thought that being able to turn into an anthropomorphic form of my favorite animal would be freaking awesome. I've noticed the potential, ...weird, setbacks to such a fantasy...But I try not to let it kill my imagination on such a subject. And what does that make me? Technically, a FURRY. So, if anyone's ever had any of the thoughts I've mentioned....YOU'RE A FURRY...
That said, when I found quite a few videos on Youtube that show people acting negatively to all this.....and to that I say: You must hate animals. So yeah, I'm glad I watched Animal Planet as a kid, I'm glad I gave this site a try....So that way, I wouldn't turn into these people.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73Wtfa_bS_k
By the way, what I said here, is pretty much the same thing I posted in the comments of this video....as well as this: That since human are also animals....we're literally ALREADY furries!
So yeah, thank god I'm not anything like those people....
DracoPotens
~dracopotens
This was a very well done message. I understand and agree with pretty much most of what you've said. I used to think of myself as a furry just because I had an interest in animals. It shouldn't really matter if I wear a suit, or have a specific character or not. Just a simple passion for enjoying and learning about animals. Since we live around them our whole lives anyway, It would be difficult to find anyone who was a furry from that standpoint at least. They would be the minority instead. I say that in order to live happily, we need at least a small bit of furry in us, whether it be understanding how to milk you cow on the farm, walk your dog, preserve African wildlife, or even just appreciating art here. As long as we care about it in some capacity, we'll be fine...And for the record I've really begun to hate labels like "FURRY". I feel like it puts me in a box, a defined category in which everyone's view isn't valued and a stereotype is reached.
