Arizonan furry here who’s been rping as a saguaro cactus online for over 3 years straight, with my fursona being a saguaro porcupine hybrid. I myself have tried to raise awareness in the cacti extinction crisis, and other things.
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I think there is definitely a correlation between Furry being seen only as a kink and people having seen being LGBT as a kink. Furry is a very LGBT space, and even today we are seeing furries be used as a code word for trans people in stories like the "litterboxes in schools" thing. Also I think in general a lot the people who used to hate on furries have mellowed out and gotten over cringe culture. Furry hate is still there, but there are now a lot of people that hated furries in the past but no longer do.
I was always a sort of “if it’s not hurting anyone, go ahead” sort of guy, for some reason up until a couple years ago that didn’t apply to furries for me I guess, but now I don’t really care if you’re a furry as long as you’re chill
A lot of people who hate furries also end up becoming them. One of my best friends used to hate furries and would constantly talk about how cringe they were. Up until the day he started acting a bit unusual. Then one day he came to school wearing wolf ears, he came up to me and said "Dude. I think I'm a furry" Now, not only is he my best friend, but he's also my husband.
It gets better than that A lot of the people who hated on furries in the past actually wound up joining the fandom after growing out of their angsty tween phase of life
I think it’s mainly the kink side that people hate. To be honest theres nothing even wrong with kink side of furries, it’s just weird, but it doesnt hurt anyone, but people like to hate people for doing things they think is weird. I wish people could just leave people doing their own thing alone.
Niche, sure, but I feel like the weirdos in the community that are obsessed with making everything about sex to a socially innappropriate level tend to be the most vocal, so unless you know a lot of normal furries to balance the experience out it kind of leaves a bad taste in your mouth as an outsider.
@@DonkeyDongs9000 It’s not very common for people to make “everything about sex” people will be in areas of the internet for it and complain when they see it. It’s really really rare for sexual furries to just randomly do that. They arent the most vocal. It’s mostly people just hating them for being sexual in general. No matter where they are. They’ll seek it out, find it, and then comment on how weird they are, this is more common than them being openly sexual in random places that arent related. People hate furries for it in general. When it’s really not an issue, being sexual is fine, nsfw content is fine. Huge majority of it is in it’s own cplace, and people just love to hate on it because we’re weird for enjoying it. This has always been an issue. I’m sick of people liking nsfw in the furry community being “weirdos” to others
@@KobeKeatsDude I'm not talking about going onto people's webpages and leaving a negative comment on their page, I'm talking about interacting with people that I've physically talked to that have made the conversation suddenly sexual and uncomfortable. Like, they know I don't have the same tastes as them, but they act like if they show me enough kobold orgies or mecha dragon penis in the next 30 minutes I'll somehow convert? You don't see me showing pictures of armpits to people I've just met 30 minutes into talking to them. That's weirdo behavior, plain and simple.
Furries are not just about NSFW content. Yes, while there are a lot of us who DO partake in such activities. We do not all do that. What we do here in the Fandom allows people to be themselves and not face judgement. Children, seeing our fursuits laugh happily because it makes them smile, because we are being our funny, quirky, fun-loving selves. I believe that the goal of the Fandom is to spread love, kindness, and compassion to those who need it. I showed up to my little cousin's 12th birthday party in my fursuit. Yes, some adults had worries. But my cousin was happy. Seeing him smile like that is what gives me purpose as a fursuiter. Knowing that I have the power to make someone's day. I get my strength from other people's laughter. I love putting a smile on someone's face. Because I know that sometimes, we all need to smile every now and then. Smiling is a sign of enjoyment, of happiness; and I believe that there is yet not enough smiles in this world. Which is what keeps me going, knowing that I AM making a difference.
the fact you did that for your cousin's b-day is so wholesome, like damn, really times are slowly taking a turn, and should be seen as proper instead of what was bad like nsfw mainly like yeah, that's a thing that's around everywhere, and so yeah, I believe also as for the fandom is also spread love, kindness and such, being honest, I'm planning on also getting my fursuit in the near future, despite being 21, I do definitely have something in mind and something I'll love using because I love it and want to be as kind to ppl the way I am
i might be quite the nympho myself, but i dont think i see the whole "wearing a fursuit" thing as a fetish for me personally. i wanna get one but thats just because i find the style of fursuits (kemono) that i wanna have to be super cute. there are furries who do treat the whole entire identity as a fetish, and that can be confusing for some people finding out about the community for the first time, but thats not what the majority of the community is like.
almost 70% of the community is involved with NSFW there are teens and kids hooked on this type of stuff because the community showed them and taught them these things
@@Levelkiller675 yeah but despite that. They are sometimes them discovering it somehow so don't blame furries while the curiosity of kids and teens are sometimes themselves finding the furry stuff. We should cut this talk. Just wanted to share something positive earlier here
@@pipebombpete.6861 consider how much me use internet and how it's a effective communication method out there beside radio and tv? well yeah you can't avoid it unless you limit it which might be worse considering you basically want to have advantage over all country on earth rn if that happen in te alt past
When I first started to be interested in anthropomorphic character, I thought the furry fandom was just the prejudices (nsfw, etc). But after learning what it really is, I became proud to be part of it :)
alot of people who hate furries now are people who are either really young and still find things extremely cringe, or they are alot older and have some weird political views and attempt to try to connect furries to it
With young people and those my age, hatred probably condensed to people who do not know how this works and don't care about it cause they can't be bothered to do some simple few minutes research, and are just trolls who think they can get away with disrespectful acts because of their preconceived notions
@@Sean-px6qq never base your opinions on something based on surveys, they are very hard to get accurate descriptions of things. There is no survey that every single furry in existence has filled out, depending on what the survey asks, depends on who will be willing to fill it out. Most of the time the results of surveys are tilted bc of that reason. Now with the furries you met, I cannot argue against that, I also have met alot of furries that I cannot stand, but most of those have been online, but there aren’t any furries i’ve met irl that I disliked or thought was depraved or weird most of them seemed normal and extremely caring
@@Sean-px6qq don’t talk about “turning a blind eye to the majority of furries” when your whole opinion on them is based on inaccurate surveys and your limited personal experience
@@Sean-px6qq “please don’t say limited experience you don’t know me” so you have unlimited experiences with furries and have met and seriously got to know and talked to every single furry there is? and yes, surveys are inaccurate, especially when it comes to building an opinion on a certain subculture of people. When you base your opinions on a group of people (especially when the only thing in common with each other is liking furry art) it is a very odd and weird way to start saying “oh furries do this” because that would logically mean your talking about every furry. Also, appropriate and inappropriate things are going to be everywhere in every community, it is not just a furry thing. but furries are a wide range of people, from people in europe to america, from people believing in far-right ideas such as nazi’s, or they could believe in far left ideas. They could be Christian, they could be atheist, they could be a taoist, or buddhist. They could be male or female, gay or straight, nice or mean, depraved or morally good. It is unfair to label furries as a certain way (especially when it’s meant to be derogatory) when furries believe totally different things. Some furries are repulsed by the sexual nature and some enjoy it and seek it, but that doesn’t mean furries as a whole are bad it just means there are a lot of furries out there, and any community with human beings in it, are bound to have good and bad. Again, surveys are inaccurate for forming opinions on certain groups because they do not represent all of that group, it is unfair to say “furries are just sexual deviants” when there are alot of furries that are christian, and don’t like, and agree with that type of stuff. It’s like saying “all people that are conservatives want to be violent and prevent people from being themselves” whatever that self may be, it’s a wrong idea that is instead of based in reality is based in mainstream ideas and personal experience. If you were to base your opinions in surveys and personal experience someone could also view furries as good, caring, and thoughtful people. Just because someone has a good experience with a furry does NOT mean that furries are nice, good, and caring people, as there are many furries that have done truly deplorable and disgusting things. So how could you objectively claim a point that you have concluded through subjective means? Imagine someone like ted bundy, most people that knew him and worked with him said he was a normal guy, he seemed to be morally good. But obviously he wasn’t, if someone tried making an objective claim of “this guy is an upstanding, kind, and morally good person” and only based it by personal experience, they would have a very big misunderstanding. edit: also, how are you going to say “surveys are litteraly a way meant to not test the whole community” after saying “ignoring the majority of furries” how would you know if that is the majority of furries if there are no surveys that have asked every single furry whether or not they agree or partake in certain activities? if there are no surveys that have tested the entire furry community it is impossible to accurately say “the majority of furries” or the “minority of furries” because the whole of the “majority” or “minority” isn’t fully known
Which it is! People get confused between furries and therians sometimes (which I made a video on). Therians have a theriotype (essentially an alternate identity which they relate to spiritually or in other ways) which they treat as their identity, but most furries have a fursona, which is just the same as any original character people create and is treated as no more than that - which makes involvement in the fandom a hobby, not an identity. I'm glad you understand that 😁
I seem to be the only furry in my area. I have met one other that was a school mascot (retired). I normally only go out about 3-4 times a year to get some laughs. I have shown up in a few businesses which sometimes produced strange looks, but otherwise met with a lot of laughter or at least smiles. The latest was the local Petco which resulted in all the employees gathering around the register and laughing as I entered the store. As furrys show up in more places and generally follow common courtesies, they become more accepted. Ol' Greymuzzle the Worgen
it's easy to think people hate furries for their fetishes...but truth is, they are more accepted because queer people in general are more accepted, they go hand in hand and most refuse to believe it.
I love this fandom so much, it's my home, my family..... unfortunately people on tf2 are pretty toxic, and today they got to me, I usually ignore those kinds of trolls or haters, but this time they got to me, they mentioned zoophilia, accused me of that shit.... I know that's what those types want, to get anger and rage out of you. But it just made me so mad, seeing people still thinking all furries are related to zoophilia, it's so narrow minded. I have a dog, a cockapoo named Coco, she's so sweet, playful, always happy and wouldn't hurt a fly... last thing I'd want to do is hurt her, it's actually disturbing few people still think that way about furries, or even see anthro and feral as the same thing....
for the entire time that I even knew what a furry was I had a very neutral opinion as I hadn't seen very many articles talking about it up until I was already a teenager most of which came in late 2020 when I started playing vrchat although I still didn't know what a furry was at the start I soon found out through my gameplay of vrchat and even more so through one friend of mine I met him in 2021 in a murder 4 world at the time he actually wasn't a furry after I stopped playing murder and moved on to pool parlour (the community I am still in today) I mostly stopped talking with him he would occasionally join me for a game then dip but we didn't really talk even on discord until new years 2021 he invited me to meet his gf who was furry and found out he was one too I didn't care about a small detail like that he was a good friend and sort of just went "it is what it is" after that point I started learning more references as we started talking more through discord and more furry related content was being sent by both of them I learned more about them and overall the culture surrounding the fandom and the fictional species especially was really interesting to this day I still don't consider myself a furry nor do I plan to and am still friends with the guy to this day Signed ~Random Normie On The Internet With A Graystillplays Sims 4 Spleens the cat profile pic.
I started loving furry content back in 2014, and God let me tell you that the 2016 era internet was terrible for furry stuff. Art didn't start to be amazing until around 2018 or 2019, and if you said you were a furry then everyone would jump on the hate train. Happy to see both how much the community has grown and how much more it's been accepted since 2020.
I recently got my sona around 3 weeks ago and really like it, but I was bracing for all the hate I was gonna get since I'm basically a furry now. but seeing this gives me hope things will get better for the furry community soon and won't be as hated at least.
Actual genuine furry hate is very rare these days. 99% of people who hate furries are people below 16 thinking they are "sigma" and "gigachad" for hating on furries after watching an antifur edit on tiktok. You will be fine bro.
I always have been fascinated in the Furry culture, but wanted to form my own opinion on it without tainted information. I bought a ticket and spent a few hours at Denfur today, mainly just to sit back and observe.. i have to say, it was a very pleaant environment, and even though I looked like I didn't belong, every person I interacted with was extraordinarily friendly, and it was a pleasant place to spend a few hours. The amount of respect everyone seemed to have for one another was a breath of fresh air compared to some of the public gatherings I have been to in recent years, and I honestly had this empty feeling upon leaving, wishing that I could have spent more time there just talking to people.
I don't think it has been in a bit of a decline, I think it has grown quite significantly since around late 2019 (probably thanks to covid). Maybe I'm not seeing what you're seeing thoughhh
@@skyksyt I meant decline as on, the fandom has gotten worse, not that there are less people. Maybe I have just had too many terrible experiences, but personally, I think it's gotten worse. By the way, cool video.
Oh right, I suppose it's where you look and what communities you are in that may be talking about it. For example, the media used to only look at the negative side of the fandom which made people think the fandom is worse than it actually is. What I mean by that is, of course the fandom may have a few bad actors in it (zs, ps, etc) but almost everyone is trying their best to get rid of them or warn people of them at the very least - not to mention that there are far more outside of the fandom than in it, yet they could be acting as if they are in the fandom to get access to their next victim. I touched upon that subject in one of my videos about anti-furs 🙃 Not sure if that's what you meant, but that's an example.
@@skyksyt You are pretty close, but I was talking about the furry fandom as a whole. The humor, art, originality, representation, anti-furs, and major influencers of the fandom just don't feel the same to me anymore. Not to mention all the bad people in it.
Ah alright that’s fine, at the end of the day everyone is entitled to their own opinion and perceives things differently. I have a small issue with your reply though, the way you phrased the final sentence “all the bad people in it”, sounds like you’re implying that the majority of the fandom is made up of bad actors / people. Although I’m pretty certain you didn’t mean that, I just want to say to anybody who might be looking at this comment in the future to always make sure you do your own research. The number of bad actors in the furry fandom is a lot smaller than people tend to realise, and there is a constant push to try to get rid of these people interacting with the community. Of course this isn’t downplaying the severity of their intentions or actions (these bad actors), please ensure that (as with any community) you stay safe and use common sense to avoid certain situations from occurring.
Might've something to do with the fact that people are just, kind of forced to. Otherwise they'll get a whole lot of furries trying to cancel 'em, calling 'em 12 year olds, etc.
honestly its nice the the general reception to furries has warmed up a bit over time! C: hopefully it stays as an upward trend! for a lot of people its just a fun way to express yourself and escape from the grindy mundane that's all around us~
I’ve interacted with furies multiple times online, heck…me and my friend went to Furality, which is an online furry convention (it was super fun btw). And we both know for certain that most furrys are super chill and kind people. Sure, there are a few bad apples in there, but every fandom has that. Just ignore the small minority, and focus on the majority. Because mostly furrys, are chill. I’d honestly love to go to an IRL convention someday, and get my own fursuit (I just don’t have the money for it, sadly)
@@Jadg.pz.kpfw.CC64-2M-JumboA group with a lot of adults is going to naturally have people that like adult things There's several other things I could bring up that have the same thing There's nothing wrong with this as long as it's safely kept away from minors.
I hope it's not overly self-serving of me, but I honestly feel that the release of The Fandom movie (during the pandemic) helped to shed a lot of light on Furry Fandom reality. I know the makers strived very hard to do just that.
Im feel a lot better that i don't have the fact I'm a furry as much tho still gonna be mindful who i tell because you still never know but overall knowing this toke a lot of my stress and worries away
So uh I got a question. Idk if you will come to this comment but considering the war with the furry community and the anti furry community do you think it will end soon? Considering if the anti furry communities investigation branch. They going to report information about the whole repairing thing. Now for me am in the investigation branch to. But the investigation side of the anti furry community are the more chll people instead of just hating like we don’t hate. We just want to know more about the community and stuff. Then report back to more people in the anti furry community to see if we can switch over there opinions on furrys or not idk. But you get what am trying to say here. If this keeps up then high chance the furry and anti furry war will end. But who knows when that will happen but this is just my thoughts on things right now.
I don’t really see any war going on, only some people who aren’t educated on a group, may see a few bad actors or events, generalise a whole group under those events and then spread misinformation based on how they perceive the group (in this case, the furry fandom). I have actually made a video researching the anti-furry community a few months ago if you want to take a look at that and correct any errors I may have made as you are part of that community and may have information that I was unaware of. If the anti-furry community has evolved to what you are describing it as with an “investigation branch”, I strongly suggest informing everybody as soon as possible on the true nature of the furry fandom and doing intense research to ensure that your points are backed by as many strong (or undeniable) sources / arguments as you can. Of course, don’t only focus on the positives or negatives of the fandom. A neutral argument is always best whenever possible.
There isn't a "war", antis are mostly composed of young people who are too disorganized to actually do something of meaningful severity, there isn't a proper structure that amounts to anything It's like the Furries vs Gamers thing from a few years back, that never really went anywhere, neither do these
Whatever it is, too little, too late. The overwhelming toxicity towards it already pushed me years ago to take a completely road from where the furry one was going. I’m something that resists easy categorization and I’ve come to revel in that. I can pursue higher ontological goals only because I’m like this. The damage is done, but I have no regrets.
literally yesterday I answered a few questions and said "as a furry" and right away someone told me I was fatherless and I should die in hell 😭 but hopefully this title is true!!
literally answering the title without watching the video rn: my guess is basically 'exposure therapy' update: eh kinda right, but my answer wasn't as in depth as the video was. It seems that the reason furries are more accepted is because of the disproving of misinformation about the fandom, and the wider spread reach the fandom has now because of social media. so yes with the decades of exposure everyone has had to furries, the collective internet has given the community a massive shrug of indifference to their existence.
I live in Mississippi and in high school now and everyone has become less judgmental than they were in middle school. I personal am kind of a furry but not really. To be honest there is this girl I've known for 5 years that I like that is one and she draws really well and sits with this other girl that's on the bus. I'm just scared to talk to her because I'm afraid of being judged and getting asked that mean question "WAS I TALKING TO YOU".
I love furrys they’re super cool and usually pretty chill people however I can’t help but find furry porn or furry kinks insanely weird and generally not ok
@@skyksyt Just saying that I've seen a LOT of that hate in threads about the hack everywhere. The hate is there, but it's now less "out in the open" type hate. Now furry hate is reserved for basement dwellers with now lives.
Pretty much everyone is a furry these days. They have my respect now why? They were the laughing stocks for a long long time but look at them now they are stronger than ever and are not bad people either. Also anthromorpic characters has been a thing for a long long time i know some 1990 furry cartoons. Also if you are not whitelisted in furrys eyes expect a PIPEBOMB in your mailbox( not fr) anyway furrys are ok they just chill they dont hurt anyone so why should anyone hate it?
I think at least the part of the UK I live in is a bit behind on furries Most of my friends accept it but one has multiple times told me to do awful things but I'm strong enough to not do that I still get some stuff about it but within the nearly 2 years since joining it has definitely declined in hate
Videos like these are extremely important, even I used to think that furries were weird, now I am one and it’s amazing, been here for 2 years and I Havnt done much(no sona) but that’s fine.
I'm telling you, its due to the fact that society does not have any social cohesion, that used to exist...or something.....if I was writing a paper for some physiology degree I would, but since I'm not, I'm not.
I have always liked furries ever since I discovered them. They make life more unique and interesting. I love seeing the amazing art they make so much that I wanted to make my own art, and also wanted to be part of the community, however, I never felt like I was part of it. I felt more like someone watching from afar. Maybe I'm the problem because I tend to get very shy and nervous around them because I'm scared to accidentally say something that could offend them. Anyway, that's just how I feel at the moment.
The negative views started mainly with the CSI episode about furries, along with the dr phil episode where he interviewed a furry and her mother and he basically tore her apart for liking things like that, but because of the episode Fur and loathing on CSI, alot of people who saw that episode or heard of it, etc. put two and two together and saw furries as a bad thing
One of the reasons why furries are more accepted is the fact that people are pushed to accept all these groups. If not then they are labeled as "hater, bigot, racist" or something to that extent.
I'm 15 and , i still don't like furries at all , i just...idk , there's just something weird that provokes me about them , maybe it's the weirdly made fursuits and ocs , maybe it's the weird way they behave , or maybe it's just something else that i don't know of , they've always been a weird part of society that i never want to deal with, and the fact that more and more people nowadays are accepting them into our world scares me alot , and idk what to about it , won't be surprised if we get protection laws or something weird like that for furries someday soon tbh , society has always been in a downwards spiral and this is one of the most damming pieces of evidence for that...
The chances are high that according to your explanation, you don’t like furries because some other people you know don’t like furries and you don’t want to be judged. Although I don’t blame you because many people are like this (I was too), I strongly suggest doing research into the furry fandom so that at the very least you have a good understanding of what the fandom is about and why you dislike it or have neutral opinions about it. FurScience is quite a good source for unbiased information if you want to start there. @thepaperunicorn09
@@skyksyt actually this isn't the case at all , everyone around me seems to be ok with furries , my best friends , friends on discord, general people around me irl , it's just me that stands out like a sore thumb and idk why
I think the majority of people who are extremely vocal about hating furries are around that age bracket but there are more that are above. I created a video called “The real reason anti furry communities hate the furry fandom” if you want to hear my findings, but it was during the time where I didn’t edit videos so well so it may be a little boring to watch. Still very interesting information I found out though! 😁 @Loading…2740.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Also, sure if you want to but please beware that some people are still not educated on the furry fandom and may ask a lot of questions.
The background footage is fursuiters participating in events put together by the convention they’re attending. They’re just having fun and showing off their fursuit, which is a one of a kind piece of wearable art. If you’re talking about the times where furries may act like they are the species that their fursona, it is no more than playing a role. In fact, it could be directly compared to comic conventions where people play the role of their favourite character.
everything will be like that, people just can’t accepting new generation stuff yet but overtime they will eventually accepting it i’m still not accepting the new brain rot content though, i’d rather watching memes than that stuff