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Anthros in a Cpunk Setting? What gives?
5 years ago
Heehee! Jinxie knows it's a little weird ta talk about this on FA of all places cuz if ya luvs furry chars, this is da place, neh?
But for all o' y'all that just luvs writing, it's a super duper topic. And if ya answers the question right, it's got the potential to attract even non furry peeps.
So Jinxie gonna put on the writer's hat. Personality program activated...
So how do furries fit in cyberpunk or any sci fi mainstream? If you look at the big award winners and the bestsellers, standard furries generally don't make the transition. Usually they have to be plausible and yet sufficiently alien like in the Chanur series.
Generic chimeras that resemble furries are not yet considered hard sci fi and non furry enthusiasts frown on them because of certain social stigmas.
But... games like FNAF show that mechanical furries at least make good horror stories. And cyberpunk has already shown it's a close cousin to horror (witness such anthologies as Eldritch Chrome). It's not much of a long jump from there into mainstream acceptance, provided you establish the artificial nature of your characters early in your story. And maybe RL robots that look like cutesy characters might go a long way towards banishing the so-called uncanny valley.
Hokay, Jinxie's back. Y'all gots opinions?
But for all o' y'all that just luvs writing, it's a super duper topic. And if ya answers the question right, it's got the potential to attract even non furry peeps.
So Jinxie gonna put on the writer's hat. Personality program activated...
So how do furries fit in cyberpunk or any sci fi mainstream? If you look at the big award winners and the bestsellers, standard furries generally don't make the transition. Usually they have to be plausible and yet sufficiently alien like in the Chanur series.
Generic chimeras that resemble furries are not yet considered hard sci fi and non furry enthusiasts frown on them because of certain social stigmas.
But... games like FNAF show that mechanical furries at least make good horror stories. And cyberpunk has already shown it's a close cousin to horror (witness such anthologies as Eldritch Chrome). It's not much of a long jump from there into mainstream acceptance, provided you establish the artificial nature of your characters early in your story. And maybe RL robots that look like cutesy characters might go a long way towards banishing the so-called uncanny valley.
Hokay, Jinxie's back. Y'all gots opinions?
