Sick of the furry stigma!

[CombatRaccoon]

I'm sick of having to explain to people what furry is.
I mean, really. It's just gotten to the point where they say, "umm... you DO know what furry is, riiiight? It's a sexual fetish."
and I just shake my head and say, "No, you're wrong. but I don't feel the urge to explain myself to the likes of you."


I mean HONESTLY!
I need to make some furry propaganda art or somethin because all sorts of people have the wrong idea about us and it's really pissing me off.

Like that other points of agreement thread states very well... we are a very diverse group of people.



but is there any way to end the misconceptions that we are all animal humping creepers?!



Today I made a joke in health class about how my drug free poster is gonna be "FURRY: my anti-drug!"
and my friend was like, "seriously... i don't think you know what furry is."
and I told him what it was, a fandom of all things anthropormorphic-- sexual for some, spiritual for others. and just plain awesome for all of us.

but he insisted that it was a community based ENTIRELY around porn. He put it "theres cosplay, and then there's furry."



*FACE PALM TIMES 200000*

no! Cosplay is different than furry. Furry is about escaping from reality I suppose... you create a character or maybe you draw furry art, or perhaps you fursuit. Whatever. It may have sexual aspects to it, but it is not entirely about sex!

Am I wrong?

 

[Entlassen]

I'm not so much sick of the stereotype that it's just a fetish, but the notion that one becomes of a furry out of choice.

I mean, wut.

 

[feilen]

I think I'll use my massive DTP skills and make a foldable brochure that's free use for anyone...
That might save you time of standing there and explaining it...

 

[Wovstah]

I would have been: "I'm a furry, you're not... or are you?" then lean in really close. But I understand what you mean, the stigma is horrible anymore. @_@ I just try to ignore it and try not to reinforce it in public. I mean, I have my own sexual side that sometimes shows through my art, but I'm not about to dress up in a suit, go to a con, and say to the first attractive suit that I see: "Wanna yiff?"

That's not what I'm about at least. To each their own, but when people look at me and say I'm different and act this way because I'm furry... it gets annoying.

 

[capthavoc123]

I've never seen any evidence that it's anything but a fetish.

 

[BunnyEarBoy]

The best and worst experience so far talking about being a furry to someone

them:
"Your a furry?"


me:
"yeah dude I think so"

them:
"we already knew that.....fag.....just kidding but seriously we already knew"

 

[TheGreatCrusader]

Stereotypes are fun!

...not really. There are a lot of things that aren't necessarily bad but are associated with bad or negative things. Furry gets a lot of it's bad 'image' from the way the media portrays us as well as the porn. The few that take it as a fetish ruin the image for the people that take it seriously.

I'd try to take it with a grain of salt. People are ignorant.

 

[TopazThunder]

Reminds me of something that happened to me several weeks ago. I had posted a picture on DeviantArt, a tattoo design of my Dark Topaz character. And I friend I've known in person for several years says this in a comment:

"Nice design, but you know now I have to call you a furry. "

I mean, what the Hells? He's known me for so long, he knows the type of art I do, what I like. And he comes out and says something like this. Like I changed all of a sudden in his eyes? I don't even mention a thing about furry. I don't even identify myself as one. I guess I should mention he's a frequenter of Encyclopedia Dramatica, but still...

It made me pretty angry actually. To label me and come to some sweeping generalization just from one piece of art, and by an old friend no less....If he brings it up again, I'm going to have a word with him, but if not, I'm just going to forget it happened and let it be.

 

[CombatRaccoon]

Stereotypes are fun!

...not really. There are a lot of things that aren't necessarily bad but are associated with bad or negative things. Furry gets a lot of it's bad 'image' from the way the media portrays us as well as the porn. The few that take it as a fetish ruin the image for the people that take it seriously.

I'd try to take it with a grain of salt. People are ignorant.

very very much so agreed.

 

[Rilvor]

People still believe Atheists worship satan.

Good luck getting past furry stigma.

Protips: You aren't part of a group just because you associate with them, so if the stigma is too much it'd probably be wise to go that route. The other option is to simply not tell people, as it's really irrelevant information. Hey I love video games, couldn't live without 'em, but I never see a need to make that known usually :|

 

[Nocturne]

I agree with rilvor. Just enjoy with people that are friendly to it. Its not exactly an essential part of everyday life.

 

[Stratelier]

"umm... you DO know what furry is, riiiight? It's a sexual fetish."

There are several stock answers to a question like that, such as "No, that's called beastiality."

Just call yourself an "anthro artist" and see if it gets the same reaction.

 

[CombatRaccoon]

The other option is to simply not tell people, as it's really irrelevant information.

scenario:

walking down the street in fursuit.

guy passes by, saying, "umm... you're one of those fucking furries huh?"

I respond, "What?! I don't know what you're talking about, good citizen! Why, why I'm just a normal 5'1 raccoon! What is this furry you speak of? I see no furry here! none at all!"

 

[net-cat]

Frankly, if some random dude accused me of being a furry, I'd probably ignore them.

Not that I stand out, though.

 

[WOLFIE DA FOX]

IT'S IMPOSSABLE TO ESCAPE THE STIGMA!
Well if people wanna make generalizations then let them.
Also explaining furry to a non furry is very diffcult :/

 

[Monak]

I say why not leave the ignorant with furry stigmata *pulls out carving knife and doodles yiffer on nearest humans forehead*

 

[Rilvor]

scenario:

walking down the street in fursuit.

guy passes by, saying, "umm... you're one of those fucking furries huh?"

I respond, "What?! I don't know what you're talking about, good citizen! Why, why I'm just a normal 5'1 raccoon! What is this furry you speak of? I see no furry here! none at all!"

Not exactly directed at you, but on the notion I'm getting in general:
Attention people, if you're walking around anywhere but a con in a fursuit, then you fully deserve the negative treatment you get.

 

[~furfanatic~]

God,I know what you mean!!!

lots of people think its all bout pron >3

 

[BunnyEarBoy]

scenario:

walking down the street in fursuit.

guy passes by, saying, "umm... you're one of those fucking furries huh?"

I respond, "What?! I don't know what you're talking about, good citizen! Why, why I'm just a normal 5'1 raccoon! What is this furry you speak of? I see no furry here! none at all!"

Well no wonder......your 5'1"


JK

heh

:-D

 

[BunnyEarBoy]

I say why not leave the ignorant with furry stigmata *pulls out carving knife and doodles yiffer on nearest humans forehead*

Hey easy bud,
you know they base evil villains in video games and anime on actions like that, and that one part in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas where Del'Toro carves a Z in Johnny Deep's forehead.....funny but still evil.

 

[BunnyEarBoy]

Its not that bad...for me at least,
I have a tattoo of..well me with the ears and lots of people assume that they are horns (cause they are drooping), never been asked outright if I was a furry, but everyone accuses me of watching anime porn**growls** I DO NOT WATCH ANIME PORN!!1!

I do agree with Rilvor:

If your out on the town with some friends or something and your rocking full gear.....dudes come on, IM A FURRY and I would probably at the very least stare you down as you walked by.

I always wanted to go to the World Poker Tour center room In Foxwoods and be in at least Tail and Ears and just sit down and play...straight faced, don't even smile or let on anything.... just to see what would happen. heh
One of my friends the same from the "..fag...jk but we already knew" said he would pay for a new tail and ears and for a Con thats coming up if I do it........what do you guys think?

(FYI: he isnt doing it to be cruel, he just does not think I would go through with it, and we have a scam to make some money at the same time too of course)

 

[Monak]

Hey easy bud,
you know they base evil villains in video games and anime on actions like that, and that one part in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas where Del'Toro carves a Z in Johnny Deep's forehead.....funny but still evil.

*snaps the human's neck and slides corpse aside* What? Me? Evil? Nah..........................................

 

[BunnyEarBoy]

*snaps the human's neck and slides corpse aside* What? Me? Evil? Nah..........................................

*squints eyes/wrinkles nose*

 

[Axelfox]

I know what you mean,because on a Conservative forum which i will not name i mentioned wearing a tail for Halloween or for a con and they're in denial the whole time,same thing on a gay message board of all things.

 

[Hyenaworks]

I just keep such things to myself. No point broadcasting it to everyone.