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What is a Furry? What is a Fursona? (Tumblr Q&As)
8 years ago
A Couple questions I answered on Tumblr that I wanted to share.
Q: I have a question and I think that you are the best to answer this... so I'm not a furry, but I like reading NSFW furry comics. Does that make me a furry/ is it weird that I read it and I'm not a furry?
A: I have always considered Furry a very fluid term. I think there are are several sub-categories of the culture, and it it is up to the individual on whether they consider themselves a Furry or not. Some of those aforementioned sub-categories would be Wears a Fursuit(s), Has a Fursona(s), Enjoys Furry Art (Story/Theme or Illustrations), Creates Furry Art in some way, or Involvement in the Furry Community in any way. People may have some of those traits, yet not consider themselves a furry, I have seen it and I don't judge! :P
Q: What's a fursona?
A: A fursona is a persona created for the furry community. It is usually an animal that the person feels closest with, or is their spirit animal. It could also be a mixture of animals, both fiction and non-fiction. The personalities of these fursonas could either be loosely based off their irl personalities, or be a complete reinvention of one's self. Some people also create multiple fursonas, and depending on how they are feeling, or other factors, they identify as these separate 'sonas. Much like the decision to consider yourself a furry, there is no concrete template to how a fursona works, it is mostly up to the individual.
Q: I have a question and I think that you are the best to answer this... so I'm not a furry, but I like reading NSFW furry comics. Does that make me a furry/ is it weird that I read it and I'm not a furry?
A: I have always considered Furry a very fluid term. I think there are are several sub-categories of the culture, and it it is up to the individual on whether they consider themselves a Furry or not. Some of those aforementioned sub-categories would be Wears a Fursuit(s), Has a Fursona(s), Enjoys Furry Art (Story/Theme or Illustrations), Creates Furry Art in some way, or Involvement in the Furry Community in any way. People may have some of those traits, yet not consider themselves a furry, I have seen it and I don't judge! :P
Q: What's a fursona?
A: A fursona is a persona created for the furry community. It is usually an animal that the person feels closest with, or is their spirit animal. It could also be a mixture of animals, both fiction and non-fiction. The personalities of these fursonas could either be loosely based off their irl personalities, or be a complete reinvention of one's self. Some people also create multiple fursonas, and depending on how they are feeling, or other factors, they identify as these separate 'sonas. Much like the decision to consider yourself a furry, there is no concrete template to how a fursona works, it is mostly up to the individual.
