Meh. Might as well give one of these a go, never have been big on um, but meh.

*Are you a furry?
Yeh.

*If you have a Spouse/SO - Is he/she a furry too?
Not applicable as I do not have one, I pretty much don't care if an SO I happen to meet in the future is furry or not, they just have to be able to stand that part of me along with my general geekery. And believe me, I am a terrible, terrible geek. I have been tempted to buy DVD collections of Thundercats and Speed Racer. I have a 'Tankard O Terror' on pre-order.

Horrible geek. :p

*How long have you been in the community?
I haff lurked for about 5 years, I'm not terribly active. Maybe things will change down the road.

*How did you find furry?
Ever since I was a kid, I've loved simply the idea of animal people. Of being an animal person.

As for the fandom itself, somehow as a kiddo I managed to stumble upon Darkwulf's page "The Round House". I didn't find the 'general' fandom until much later, around the time I discovered DA. Not long after the whole SheezyArt debacle happened, and FA would be launched amidst turmoil and the occaisional DDoS attack.

*What's your reason for furry (what interested you to get into the community)?
I like animal people. By extension, I like drawings of them, and I like stories about them. Even animal person-like sci fi races catch my interest such as Larry Niven's Kzinti.

*What's Furry to you?

Wat? This question maketh little sense really. Is it what the fandom is to me or what would make something 'furry'? Those are two really different questions.

*If someone found out you're a furry and asked you about it how would you respond?
I'd be somewhat surprised really. People where I live tend to be a bit... less than internet literate.
To the point where I could draw totally furrytastic art in class in high school quite openly and no one ever came up to me with "Are you a furry?".

*What are your favorite aspects of our community?
The art. Oh lord the art. The boundless kindness and understanding, though this can sometimes be negative if it goes too far.

My least favorite is how quick people are to turn on one another when drama starts. It's ridiculous, most of us are definitely at least past high school age right? So why are we acting like a bunch of dumb teenagers?

*Do you use any furry terms? (i.e. yiff, paws, murr?)
Nah.

*What do you wish furry was NOT associated with?
Drama. Pedobear. 'Dog fuckers'

*How strongly do you feel about someone bashing the community as a whole?
Meh. Depends on what kind of insight they have. If they're just bashing the surface appearance, then they're just an ignorant cunt. If they're railing against the drama and cliques, they kind of have a point.

*How strongly do you feel about anyone bashing you yourself for your interest based on the media's aspect of what furry is?
I'd really be amused that anyone took the time if it was over the internet. In real life, I'd just be surprised since well, I don't really go about telling people "yo, I'm a furry". If someone managed to find out despite the epic lack of outward signs of furrydom (I currently have a full time job so I'm not even sketching near people anymore), well... hi stalker?

*We all know furries have alot of sexual aspects in this fandom, What's your opinion on it?
Meh. Some I like. Some I dislike. Some I outright hate. (cub/babyfur mostly :/ )

That's about the extent of my opinion. I'm just a one furry and given the persecution complex the fandom has, ultimately no movement to 'toss' a subgroup out of the fandom will ever be successful.

Personal

*What is/are your fursona(s)?
A tigeress. Due for a redesign honestly, I haven't drawn her in two years.

*Do you have any fetishes that pertain to the fandom?
Fat fur mostly, though I tend to shy away from the extreme high end of the spectrum.

*If you could magically morph into your fursona would you?
Are you kidding me? Yaz. And then some.

But then, it'd be a gender flop as well, which is probably the main driver behind this.

*Do you believe you have a spirit animal?
I'm not big on the whole therian thing. I have a thing for cats and they seem to like me, but I'll leave it at that. I'm cool with people being spiritual about it as long as they're sane and not in the habit of calling people "mundanes". (I have, sadly, run across one of the latter type on the net before)

*What other fanbases/groups are you a part of?
Gaming mostly.

*Anthro/Feral, Therian or Kemonomimi (Not a furry, just a human with animal ears and a tail)?
Huh? Kemonomimi is an anime convention really.

*Are you a fursuiter?
No
If yes, how many do you own?
See above
If No, do you ever plan on being a suiter?

Yes, but I'm really picky. I don't like the current common design of suits and given my druthers I'd design something different, but I don't know how expensive or even possible the design would be. Ideally it would involve some form of mask + facial makeup and a much more skintight bodysuit, the goal being to have something that could easily have clothes worn over it. While a halfsuit could work, again, I'm not a big fan of the mascot look and sometimes I'd want to wear something a bit more revealing than trousers and a polo shirt. (Costumes are another one of my interests)


*How many of your friends are furry?
As a lurker in the fandom, I don't really have many furry friends. Don't have many friends in general, a good chunk of people I connected with in life either they moved away or I did. Or we simply fell apart.

*How many pets do you own, if any?
3 dogs. 1 cat.

*Aside from furry what other interests do you have?
Art. Gaming. Concepting. Writing, reading.

*Are you confident enough in yourself to say that you're a fur, no matter what the media says?
I really have no reason to say "Yo, I'm a furry" to random people. If for some strange, oddball reason I was to be interviewed for some newspaper article, I wouldn't back down, but that's about the extent of it.
Meetups

*Do you attend any cons?
No, as a poor person lacking a car, I cannot attend any current cons
If no, would you attend any cons?
Yes. I don't know which one I'd start with though, but given how I'm located FAR away from the con circuit, any one of the big ones would be as good as the other.


*Do you go to local meetups(bowling, public outings...etc)?
I'm not even aware of any local meetups or furry groups. TBH, I don't know if I would.

*Have you ever attended a furry party?
No
If no, would you attend one?
Would wanting to attend one of Aurora's fatfur parties at a con count?

Online

*Have you ever met up with a fur you talked to online?
Nah, lack of congoing prevents most of that.

*What furry websites do you attend?
FA. I mean, I might lurk around a few of the old furry sites when looking for something but FA's the main place i go

*What non furry websites do you frequent?
Yootoob, DA.

*Has the fandom done anything for you that you're thankful for? Has it taught you anything or brought you anything you treasure greatly?
I'm a lurker, haven't really put anything out there that I could personally be thankful for.

I have to say though, some of the ongoing sagas I've seen here, especially that of Farellemoon are pretty damn inspiring. The support furs are capable of showing to one another is pretty damn awesome.