I've made the decision to stop calling myself a furry.
- Status
dragonofdestiny
Thousand-faced dragoness
I'm with you on this, seriously. At this point, being around the vast majority of furries is unbearable. Besides the public generalization, the way most furries act is just baffling, I can't stand being around them. At this point, the only reasonable option is to create a different subgroup of your own, which kind of wastes the potential you could find in the good part of the majority.
Azeleon
gay lizard gang
I gotta agree, I had this conversation with a friend on how we both agree that the concept of furries sounds great until you realize so much of it is ruined by things like excessive NSFW content.
I just wanted a fandom about making animal OCs and hanging out, and currently I'm avoiding browsing through FA's art cause 99% of it is inflated feet diapers.
If anyone asks, I always tell them I'm something of a "half furry", I make animal OCs and might talk with others who call themselves furries but that's about it.
I just wanted a fandom about making animal OCs and hanging out, and currently I'm avoiding browsing through FA's art cause 99% of it is inflated feet diapers.
If anyone asks, I always tell them I'm something of a "half furry", I make animal OCs and might talk with others who call themselves furries but that's about it.
PercyD
Lover of Beasty Baes
Lol, they were talking about this shit back in the 80s, I swear--
I don't really see this as a "shit hits the fan" issue...? But then again also, I don't really worry about how other people see how I spend my free time. I'm a grown ass woman and all these people with opinions neither pay towards my rent or expenses at the end of the month. They can kick rocks.
To the point of problems in the fandom, though- all fandoms have problems. I just cherry pick the people I want to be around and discard the rest. The other thing is that I am very mindful about the people I pour into. Trolls on the internet is not one of those things.
I don't really see this as a "shit hits the fan" issue...? But then again also, I don't really worry about how other people see how I spend my free time. I'm a grown ass woman and all these people with opinions neither pay towards my rent or expenses at the end of the month. They can kick rocks.
To the point of problems in the fandom, though- all fandoms have problems. I just cherry pick the people I want to be around and discard the rest. The other thing is that I am very mindful about the people I pour into. Trolls on the internet is not one of those things.
Kit H. Ruppell
Exterminieren! Exterminieren!
Hmmm...are you a fan of 2, OP? He had the same idea.
Borophagus Metropolis
A modern stonerage floofy woof
Yeah, I'm pretty creepy.
Frank Gulotta
Send us your floppy
Ah, bye Felicia
Jackpot Raccuki
Vibing Raccuki
I mean like Percy said, those people don't really "affect" you because you're who you make yourself to be, if someone just call me a furry I just shrug it off and say "At least I'm happy with who I am, can you say the same?"
The only thing I don't like is certain communities within the Furry fandom hence why I've just slowly left some of them, silently. Eh, not like I'm "big of a deal" so oh well, and my friends are still on my friendslist.
Eitherway OP, whiles I do agree with some of what you say, I just don't care enough. Although I will ironically say "I'm not a furry, I'm a fluffy. Professionals have standards."
The only thing I don't like is certain communities within the Furry fandom hence why I've just slowly left some of them, silently. Eh, not like I'm "big of a deal" so oh well, and my friends are still on my friendslist.
Eitherway OP, whiles I do agree with some of what you say, I just don't care enough. Although I will ironically say "I'm not a furry, I'm a fluffy. Professionals have standards."
TyraWadman
The Brutally Honest Man-Child
I wasted my time writing in Unpopular Opinion about pretty much the same thing.
Ugh...
I wish I'd seen this thread first.
In the end it would be incredibly difficult to exclude anyone.
At the end of the day we're human.
There are humans with diaper fetishes.
Since escapism is a big part of diaper fetishes, I can't say I'm surprised there are furries with diaper fetishes.
Not only would we have to identify what the 'good furries/anthro behavior' is, but we'd also have to police/enforce it in order to have any impact on peoples' perceptions of it. Fantasy is ruined. Diversity thins out. Then it becomes something people care so little about that the label disappears altogether. At least that's what I'd predict.
Ugh...
I wish I'd seen this thread first.
In the end it would be incredibly difficult to exclude anyone.
At the end of the day we're human.
There are humans with diaper fetishes.
Since escapism is a big part of diaper fetishes, I can't say I'm surprised there are furries with diaper fetishes.
Not only would we have to identify what the 'good furries/anthro behavior' is, but we'd also have to police/enforce it in order to have any impact on peoples' perceptions of it. Fantasy is ruined. Diversity thins out. Then it becomes something people care so little about that the label disappears altogether. At least that's what I'd predict.
Baalf
Will accept free hugs and tummy rubs.
in my years of being on in my years of being on planet Earth, I have come to realize that most people are shit. But most decent people I've met have been furries. I've met a lot of a rotten eggs just about everywhere, but I've rarely met Decent people that weren't furries.
I am the same. I like anthro characters, I'm in the sonic fandom, but I cannot stand:
1.Yiff and porn, yeah this is a whole other debate, but I will be flat out honest. I care not for people's porn.
2.Fursuits: No, I like being a human and not being in a fursuit. In fact the style of my own characters would not be human in proportion.
3.All the cutesy art. Fuck that, I like stuff dark and gritty.
Filter
ɹǝʇlᴉℲ
A few things I call myself:
Science fiction/fantasy fan, cartoonist, maker, weirdo... you get the point. It's definitely possible to like this stuff without accepting the furry moniker and its baggage, so I hear where you're coming from.
Looks like I'm on a roll with these kinds of comments. I wonder how many other threads there are with a similar focus...
Science fiction/fantasy fan, cartoonist, maker, weirdo... you get the point. It's definitely possible to like this stuff without accepting the furry moniker and its baggage, so I hear where you're coming from.
Looks like I'm on a roll with these kinds of comments. I wonder how many other threads there are with a similar focus...
Last edited:
Baalf
Will accept free hugs and tummy rubs.
The problem is that if you draw anthropomorphic animals, people are going to call you a furry. That's why I hate all the demonization so much because it doesn't just reflect on furries, it reflects on anyone who draws anthropomorphic animals.
Irony, I've been drawing Sonic stuff since 2010 and nobody really has called me a "furry", but then again my ideas and art are very dark and war-themed. People associate furry with yiffing, fursuits, diaperfurs, and that really creepy happy go lucky smile thing. Anthro art can be what I like, dark, gritty, even human themed. However, furries always have this sort of happy go fun world about their art, which then you see leads to porn. Anthro art can be fantasy, science fiction, horror, war-themed, ect. You can be an anthro enthusiast and not want to put on a fursuit, draw porn, or be an otherkin. You can also enjoy being a human too!
Filter
ɹǝʇlᴉℲ
I find that it doesn't stick as much when they're the ones doing the labeling. If anything, it rightly makes them look like they're the ones with the problem. Like, what if somebody is actually is a furry? That wouldn't be bad in and of itself, but they're not because they don't self-identify as one. At that point, it's best to just ignore them.
Baalf
Will accept free hugs and tummy rubs.
you know, Being misanthropic does not make you an otherkin. And honestly, I do not like serious artwork or characters. I like wacky and whimsical. Is that wrong? Cuz you make it seem like it is.
You're not 'wacky and whimsical', it's creepy. I'll be blunt, that shit is all over the internet and that whole 'ha ha I'm funny!' art makes even me disturbed. Comedy is very subjective and if you think the world doesn't see past trying to be 'lol funny', then you need to understand a lot of people find this as, concerning. Also, hating humans is silly, you will die one.
D
Deleted member 82554
Guest
Huh, I don't even refer to myself as an anthro, more along the lines of someone that likes the anthropomorphic arts. Usually if I do coin the term furry it's more to do with something I'm into, not something I am.
And FYI: it doesn't matter it this is a burner account, the mods can easily link it to the original.
And FYI: it doesn't matter it this is a burner account, the mods can easily link it to the original.
I'm actually fine being called a 'furry', but most people see I am into Sonic and call me into the Sonic fandom. Then again, my art is very much distinct from non-yiffing art. Plus, my art is mostly for people into macro stuff so it's not generic furry smut. Most of it wouldn't even be seen as sexual otherwise.
Rayd
profound asshole
i find myself extremely embarrassed to be apart of this fandom at times mainly because of the people in it and the communities they build. i swear the average furry has a marble bag of different personality and mental disorders that either cause them to be toxic as fuck to be around, or just plain socially inept weirdos. i feel so out of place at times because people go around acting like theres nothing wrong with people in this fandom, i feel like i'm one of the only normal ones.
not to mention you can't go one day in this fandom, whether online or irl, without experiencing obnoxious quantities of sexual degeneracy. i literally need to take several day breaks from this fandom because it actually drives me up the wall how furries can't go 1 day without telling me about their sexual fantasies or trying to roleplay or flirt with me.
picking down to earth people who aren't jerk-off fiends out of this fandom is like finding a needle in a haystack, and even they have their own problems.
not to mention the fact that theres almost 0 opportunities for real friendship in most communities. all most furries care about is sex, status and ego, they'll use you to stroke either 3 of those needs and call it "friendship".
i feel like unless you're one of the weirdos, you genuinely need a steady balance of in and out of fandom social stimulation, or you'll actually blow your head off. i personally try to be as secretive as possible about being a furry outside the fandom, and even inside of it i often have to express my reluctance of it and constantly feel self-conscious that i acknowledge these problems and i'm still stuck in the fandom regardless. i constantly have to reassure myself that i'm nothing like the average furry.
not to mention you can't go one day in this fandom, whether online or irl, without experiencing obnoxious quantities of sexual degeneracy. i literally need to take several day breaks from this fandom because it actually drives me up the wall how furries can't go 1 day without telling me about their sexual fantasies or trying to roleplay or flirt with me.
picking down to earth people who aren't jerk-off fiends out of this fandom is like finding a needle in a haystack, and even they have their own problems.
not to mention the fact that theres almost 0 opportunities for real friendship in most communities. all most furries care about is sex, status and ego, they'll use you to stroke either 3 of those needs and call it "friendship".
i feel like unless you're one of the weirdos, you genuinely need a steady balance of in and out of fandom social stimulation, or you'll actually blow your head off. i personally try to be as secretive as possible about being a furry outside the fandom, and even inside of it i often have to express my reluctance of it and constantly feel self-conscious that i acknowledge these problems and i'm still stuck in the fandom regardless. i constantly have to reassure myself that i'm nothing like the average furry.
TyraWadman
The Brutally Honest Man-Child
Literally had someone on Furcadia whisper me about how their relative died. Didn't even say hello.
Also creepy 'murr purr' comments based on art I've uploaded is obnoxious.
Or showing someone my gallery, but then they have to link me every drawing that makes them horny and I'm just like 'why, why do you think I need to know this useless info-HUUUUUUUUGHH'. They coulda at least just told me what they liked by character name.
I would recommend ignoring the haters. Again, I understand the stigma of the label, but if this is something you want to keep, then by all means do so! The process of elimination can be exhausting and often discouraging, but don't give up! It's the only way you will be able to make friendships that are genuine. Just gotta remember that not all beginnings will go smoothly- try not to be quick to despair and (even if it's reluctant) be willing to try and forgive. Especially if someone has gone out of their way to make a proper apology.
(I don't mind being that unconditional 'pleasant acquaintance' you can vent to whenever, out of the blue, should you have no one else during a moment of weakness. I'd offer to game but I suck butt with shooters and would be deadweight XD)
MrSpookyBoots
Well-Known Member
Honestly, the entire ire that the fandom faces is one of the main reasons why I haven't been more public with being a furry and all. I am aware of the lambasting that the community receives, even though it is clear that not everyone in the fandom are "zoosadist kiddy diddler soiled diaper flinging degenerates," as you put it.
It's also the same reason why I haven't attended nearby conventions. I have friends who wouldn't care, but there are people I know who legitimately would hold it over my head for the rest of my life. I just don't need that kind of drama. But that doesn't mean I'm gonna' leave the fandom. I'm a member of several fandoms and every one of them have their fair share of "weirdos."
It's also the same reason why I haven't attended nearby conventions. I have friends who wouldn't care, but there are people I know who legitimately would hold it over my head for the rest of my life. I just don't need that kind of drama. But that doesn't mean I'm gonna' leave the fandom. I'm a member of several fandoms and every one of them have their fair share of "weirdos."
Last edited:
Olympic-Seal
New Member
Yes, One bad apple, it seems, spoils the bunch. It is not fair, because the rest of the apples may be ripe and delicious. Here is another I've heard often, "Opinions are like assholes. Every bodies got one."
The internet is an orchard of shitty apples left in the sun during a drought while the forest is on fire due to global warming if you think there is just 'one' bad apple. XD
- Status