What kind of furry are you?

[JoeStrike]

UPDATE:
I just fixed the poll to allow for multiple entries, which some people below had suggested...

Hi, it's your friendly neighborhood greymuzzle again...

I'm writing Furry Nation, the first book tracing our fandom's birth and growth and connecting it to the human instinct that's been around forever to anthropomorphize animals. (website: furrynation.com ) It will published next fall by Cleis Press.

I'm writing this for the general public, not just furs. The book will also cover mainstream, non-furry anthropomorphism in movies like Guardians of the Galaxy, TV shows like Bojack Horseman, Broadway musicals like Cats, novels featuring anthro characters, anthro art in museums and art galleries... (I've been talking to a lot of the people who create mainstream anthro-themed works; some are cool about furry, others don't want to be associated with us in any way whatsoever.)

There's tons of non-furry anthro stuff out there, and the point I want to make is that furry is part of something much bigger and much older than most people realize.

Anyway, I'd like to add the voices of as many furs as possible to the book; this is the second thread I’m posting on FAF. (First one is here: forums.furaffinity.net: How did you come up with your fursona? )

If anyone wants to contact me personally, just PM me via my JoeStrike or Comus FA pages.

Today’s question is sort of a three-parter, with a bonus poll!

What kind of furry are you?

Is it an interest you had prior to discovering the fandom?

Did it lead you to discover furry fandom?

If your story is interesting enough to go into the book I'll contact you to make sure it's okay and maybe ask a follow-up question or two.

Thanx much, everyone!

 

[Zipline]

I am the kind of furry that enjoys scaring my youngest niece when she is home alone by donning my suit and telling her I was bitten by a werewolf. She screams every time though so I dont do it very often.

 

[Yakamaru]

Why can't you select several choices?

 

[Casey Fluffbat]

Not enough choices. I create some furry art and I view some for the purpose of torture and stripping me of innocence.

 

[RileyTheOtter]

If making more than one choice was an option, i'd be checking off 7 of them.

 

[ChapterAquila92]

What kind of furry are you?

I'm a military fur, currently serving Queen and Country with pride since 2010.

With that said however, outside of the context I used in the development of my fursona, I'm a hobbyist at best; creating and commissioning artwork and literature that is related to the fandom in some way, shape or form, but not often enough to consider earning a wage off of it.

Is it an interest you had prior to discovering the fandom?

Outside of a fascination I had with Warhammer Fantasy's Lizardmen back in 2004, I didn't really have such an interest, and even then the concept of anthropomorphic animals didn't spark that interest until I happened across the fandom itself.

This was amid grew up watching plenty of television shows featuring anthropomorphic animals, and I was aware of anthropomorphic entities in a number of mythologies as well.

Did it lead you to discover furry fandom?

Coincidentally, it had been because of my interest in Lizardmen, and for a brief while later the biblical Leviathan, that I eventually discovered the fandom via Google search.

 

[Deleted member 82554]

The kind that doesn't beat it to anthro art or real life animals.

I know, I'm not normal. ;^;

 

[Somnium]

Where's the kinky one?

 

[RandomNinja11]

Where's the kinky one?

ofc it was Somnium to beat us there

 

[Glycanthrope]

Therian, writer and musician here.
It would be nice to be able to check more than one, but opted for therian in want of multiple options.

 

[RileyTheOtter]

Therian, writer and musician here.
It would be nice to be able to check more than one, but opted for therian in want of multiple options.

same

 

[Troj]

Above all else, I'm a fursuiter! Fursuiting is my lifeblood.

 

[lyar]

I'm not a furry how dare you suggest such things!

 

[Zipline]

I'm not a furry how dare you suggest such things!

Alien iguanas are what we call, Scalies; a subspecies of furry. Any questions class?

 

[Revous]

I entered the fandom due to a love for cute creatures and am now a (cute) porn artist. Such is life on the internet.

 

[Deleted member 82554]

Any questions class?

*raises hand* yes Mr. Zipline sir! Is this species of Scalies known for their voring and do they malt?

 

[Zipline]

*raises hand* yes Mr. Zipline sir! Is this species of Scalies known for their voring and do they malt?

Excellent question Mr Fox, Scalies while appearing differently from furries do share many of the same desires as furs. Voring for example is often associated with a small mammal such as mice or just born kittens/ puppies. It has yet to be documented for a scalie to molt and is presumed that they do it a such a small scale that it is unnoticeable. Other activities that scalies are known to do are riding dinosaurs, making sanic ocs, and failing to wear clothes. Often resorting to robes instead. Below I have provided examples.

Gotta go slow!

 

[BlueWorrior]

Gotta go slow!

Gotta go at a reasonable pace.

 

[Tetrachroma]

*raises hand*

I've never seen a post that has ever fit so well with the person's profile picture as I have today.

 

[JoeStrike]

Why can't you select several choices?

Just changed it so now you can

 

[JoeStrike]

If making more than one choice was an option, i'd be checking off 7 of them.

Now you can - just changed the poll

 

[JoeStrike]

Where's the kinky one?

That will be chapter 8, "The Naughty Bits"

 

[JoeStrike]

Therian, writer and musician here.
It would be nice to be able to check more than one, but opted for therian in want of multiple options.

Changed the poll say you can choose as many as u want

 

[Guilleum2]

What kind of furry are you?

Is it an interest you had prior to discovering the fandom?

Did it lead you to discover furry fandom?

For the longest time I was just a black and white cat, but after I adopted a maine coon breed I said yes I want to be a FLUFFY black and white cat. Yeah my fursona isn't the most exotic, but it's what I've always drawn for... a very very long time. I have another fursona that's a poltergeist, but I guess she's less appealing because she's not as cute.
I really never knew there were other people who drew these things as much as I did. One of my exes introduced me to the online community.

 

[JoeStrike]

I'm not a furry how dare you suggest such things!

Of course you're not - judging from your avatar, you're a scaly. (It's okay, we're not prejudiced against you cold-blooded types; tell the truth, I'm one myself...)