I know some people see it as a negative thing. I've met people who pretty much instantly despise anyone who gets called "popufur". I... don't get why outside of typical "fuck the popular people" mindsets, but whatever floats their boat.

And I always just saw it as just a cringeworthy way of mentioning someone is well known in the community for whatever reason, lol.

I think that there are two definitions, depending on how the word is used.

On the one side it is simply a popular, or well know furry. Any furry that at a convention a large group of people, who aren't already acquaintances with said popufur, would recognize him/her. This version is usually used by someone else discussing said popufur. The said popufur is also usually popular for having a specific skill set or personality trait that many people like.

On the other side is the more narcissistic version, where someone claims themselves to be a popufur, in an effort to make them self more important or more liked. This type of popufur puts too much importance in being liked and doesn't spend as much time developing a skill set.

This is just my interpretation. I feel that the word can be either positive or negative, but it all depends on the context.

Yes, I agree with this. Well said!

A furry that attends a well-known university?

A fur that stabs U-shaped balloons for a hobby?

A fur that's a dad & uncle?

The definitions are limitless. :P

Popufur for many people is seen as a furry definition for popular inside the fandom.
that being said, i don't think it's a bad thing at all the be "popular" or "popufur" in the fandom. It means you've done something that's gotten alot of peoples attention. Just like it's not a bad thing to be a well known youtuber like Markiplier or Jacksepticeye. Or even Vine Famous. Being popufur can be in many different categories, being popular for your art, dancing, or even your suit. It's what you do with the "popularity" that makes people dislike the word, or perhaps a bit of jealously has a part in the bitterness toward those who are more well known. It happens to every person who gets well known, hate pages and everything. Its a scheme for attention really, and they target those who have the attention they want. Being well known for something is really nice and i think you should just be yourself and if part of yourself is what people like and spread around that makes you well known then by all means where that "popufur" shirt if you want to.

To answer the question more simply, popufur, to me, doesn't seem so bad. Just don't abuse that and expect attention. I for one follow many popular artists and dancers and have no problem saying how much i love their art or what they do. I'm a very honest person and tell you when i like something you do, no matter how much i wish i could have the same skills or outgoing funny personality.

Have lots of porn....


Unfortunate but a little true sometimes

If someone draws porn and/or writes smut of your fursona without your consent, you're a popufur :V

I find this to be a rather accurate gauge if somewhat crude. But Ibuuyk is correct. You start gaining a larger following in the fandom to the point where people at cons or of furry sites pretty much know who you are.

You can also count the number of stalkers you have, multiply by a factor of 9 and you have your 'Popufur Rating'.


For instance...

Sanita Squirrel: 2 Active Stalkers X 9 = Popufur rating of 18


*The above is a joke and not meant to be taken seriously*

I had a passel of teen girls squee and run across the anthrocon's convention center to ask for a photo. They had an actual paper list of fursuiters that they were on the hunt for, and after the photo, checked me off their list like it was a scavenger hunt. Would that make me a popufur?

Sure! I'd say a fair number of people have heard of you and are familiar with your suiting (including some non-furries)!

Good for those girls for being organized :).

However I don't have 10,000 watchers of my FA page. All combined, I have maybe 5,000 between Facebook, Twitter, deviantart and FA. So likely that disqualifies. Certainly there's no porn on Tycho's page, & no TychoAussie fan fiction. There are now a half dozen new Aussie Shepherd fursuits running about since Tycho hit the stage, but imitation might be debatable. So... Mmm now I'm just confused. Oh, I know: popufur means you actually get paid premium for your art and you earn more than minimum wage or better during furry stuff. Popufur means someone picks up your transportation or hotel bill for attending a con. If that's the case, we are all likely not popufur!

To me 'popufur' can mean two things. One, the person is well known and has a lot of fans. The other, is a derogatory term for one who is well know and has a lot of fans, and that for some reason makes them so big headed it's unholy. I don't know, since there are some popufurs I know who are very humble and I have nothing unpleasant to say about them ^^.

The word Popufur can be meant a couple of things.
1) It can be a Fursuiter, Artist, Photographer, or music artist that has a massive amount of views and fans talking about him
2) A word that furries use to describe a furry that they talk about the good things he/she did.
3) Totally opposite of the 2nd list. Most furries use that word as an insult to a furry that they think looks like a cool person, but turns out to be a egotistical, greedy, manipulative, lying, teasing, and be clique to their kind.

At first all Popufurs are the same. However, it did took me a while that they're not all the same.

In my opinion, some furry who's popular and whose popularity has gone to his/her head. Hence the journal titled "This is why I think Popufurs are assholes", posted a couple of years ago by someone I'm watching.