Mr.Kumquat Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 As I am fairly new to the fandom, and don't have a fur suit or a fursona, I have run into people on the interwebs that insist I'm not a "real" furry. My first crush was the Robin Hood character from the Disney movie when i was in 3rd grade for crap sake! Anyway, just wondering if anyone else has a similar story and what they did about it. Or if you have your own definition of what a furry is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valery91Thunder Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Everyone has different and personal standards concerning what makes or what doesn't make a person "furry", and looks like you haven't met their standards; some even argue that most of the animal cartoon characters you see in TV or in comics aren't bona fide furries, because they're not been conceived with the fandom in mind. So screw everything and make up your own rules for it! If you feel that you'd like to refer at yourself as a furry, I don't think you need other people's approval. Go for it. =D I remember years and years ago someone labeled me as a "fan" and not a "furry" because the rule 34 art doesn't interest me. I never bothered to counter his beliefs, it never seemed like an argument worth fighting for. xP 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I believe you are a furry if you view yourself as such. I personally think of myself as a "steampunk with a furry interest", nut hey the "furry" label is okay too. *shrugs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kumquat Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 13 minutes ago, Valery91Thunder said: So screw everything and make up your own rules for it! If you feel that you'd like to refer at yourself as a furry, I don't think you need other people's approval. Go for it. =D I remember years and years ago someone labeled me as a "fan" and not a "furry" because the rule 34 art doesn't interest me. I never bothered to counter his beliefs, it never seemed like an argument worth fighting for. xP I like it . I mostly say furry because I'm not really attracted to other people. Haven't been on a date in years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless/Nameless Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 If you enjoy anthropomorphism, you're a furry. Whether or not you wish to carry the burden of the title is totally up to the individual. All there is to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clove Darkwave Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 It's a Fandom. Nothing makes you automatically one or not one. Just say you are or you aren't. It's not like Subcultures, they're a different beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zytan Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 There's also the fact it's easier to just say you're a furry than whatever branching-off form you see yourself as, I'll normally go with saying I'm a furry when I see myself as a scaly, it saves me explaining the difference to every Tom, Dick and Harry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinare Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 From what I understand, a furry is anyone who is a fan of anthro creatures in any form. There's super crazies out there though who make it an entire lifestyle and are level 9001 furries, but that doesn't make the person who is just a fan of anthro art not furry just because Mr. 9001 comes along and says such and such guideline is required to enter the fandom. You might not be level 9001, but level 1 is something! The same exists for any other fandom though, the crazies make rules forbidding not crazies from labeling themselves as fans so they get to feel special or some shiz. "You don't know this crazy trivia fact that even the creators of that don't know? You haven't invested your life savings into purchasing super rare collectibles from that? Wow, what a scrub!" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastryOfApathy Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Anyone who seriously runs around labeling people as "true" furries is demonstrably retarded and not worth listening to. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kumquat Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 Everyone here is so nice! It makes me....It... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zytan Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 1 minute ago, Mr.Kumquat said: Everyone here is so nice! It makes me....It... Give it a few months :V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless/Nameless Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 3 minutes ago, Mr.Kumquat said: Everyone here is so nice! It makes me....It... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kumquat Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikugemu Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Sorry darling, if you don't have a bad dragon, you're not a real furry. :l 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kumquat Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 But those are really expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revates Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I still feel as though I'm fairly new to the fandom and have asked myself this many times. And the best answer really is if you say you are, you are, otherwise you're not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sar Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 We already have talking animals that stink and piss and fuck in public. It's what you expect living in Glasgow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kumquat Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 At least you have a steady supply of scotch. That must count for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willow Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 it doesn't really make that much sense nor do I particularly care so it doesn't bother me if someone wants to say I'm not a real furry for not doing X, Y, and Z. 1 hour ago, Mr.Kumquat said: But those are really expensive that's why you buy from the adoptables (no seriously) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PheagleAdler Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 4 hours ago, Mr.Kumquat said: As I am fairly new to the fandom, and don't have a fur suit or a fursona, I have run into people on the interwebs that insist I'm not a "real" furry. My first crush was the Robin Hood character from the Disney movie when i was in 3rd grade for crap sake! Anyway, just wondering if anyone else has a similar story and what they did about it. Or if you have your own definition of what a furry is. You don't need a suit or a fursona to be a furry. I was most likely a furry back in 2009 when I discovered everything, didn't have a solidified fursona til 2011 and a suit til 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazerMaster5 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Only true furries know the struggle of being turned gay by yiff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kumquat Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 1 hour ago, willow said: that's why you buy from the adoptables (no seriously) I'm sure I'm missing a joke...But not sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 20 minutes ago, LazerMaster5 said: Only true furries know the struggle of being turned gay by yiff. I'm not a furry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 12 minutes ago, Saxon said: I don't have a fursona, and I can't afford a fursuit. Irrelevant. The only question that matters is have you been turned gay by yiff? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malibu Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I consider anyone who's a fan of anthro's or talking animals to be a furry, if they label themselves as such. I know some people don't like the title "furry", even though they have a fursona and draw anthro art, so I mostly take it as a personal thing.If you want to call yourself a furry, then you're a furry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pignog Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 i dont consider myself a furry despite shitposting here nonstop and drawing anthropomorphic cat comics in my spare time, cognitive dissonance is a hell of a thing 3 hours ago, #00Buck said: Irrelevant. The only question that matters is have you been turned gay by yiff? this is inevitable, the yiff comes for us all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewalk Surfboard Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I'm 100% pure furfag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 21 minutes ago, Pignog said: i dont consider myself a furry despite shitposting here nonstop and drawing anthropomorphic cat comics in my spare time, cognitive dissonance is a hell of a thing this is inevitable, the yiff comes for us all It is only a matter of time. I can only hope this happens when I am in the old age home and too feeble to fight back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastryOfApathy Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 25 minutes ago, Saxon said: Spoken like a true furry. I read that as "spankin' like a true furry" and I was gonna say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 26 minutes ago, Sidewalk Surfboard said: I'm 100% pure furfag Plus you use the "N" word to show affection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axelthefox Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I'm a furry. I liked disney's robinhood,i like furry art and i like fursuits and fursuiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 The fandom's just a bunch of people into fuzzy animal-headed people for either sexual reasons or hobby reasons. There's really no real reason to define what makes a furry with the exception of either wanting to get involved with the fandom or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 5 minutes ago, Saxon said: I sort of expect that if you drew a space with different interests positioned in it, that the furry interests would be very tightly clustered, and you could draw a ring around them and say 'that's what the furry is'. This is already done in music, actually, and the different styles emerge as tight clusters. Ask 7 furry folks what the fandom is to them; get 8 answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatFanatic Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 13 hours ago, Mr.Kumquat said: My first crush was the Robin Hood character from the Disney movie when i was in 3rd grade for crap sake! Well mine was probably Jenny Wakeman, can't remember. I didn't exactly write it down. Obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastryOfApathy Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) 10 minutes ago, TheGreatFanatic said: Well mine was probably Jenny Wakeman, can't remember. I didn't exactly write it down. I never understood people who remember this shit. Like I literally never had one, then again I was a weird kid. Or maybe that makes me a normal kid? Hard to say. Now as an adult though that's different seeing as I'm a creepy weirdo pervert. Edited January 26, 2016 by PastryOfApathy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willow Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 22 hours ago, Mr.Kumquat said: I'm sure I'm missing a joke...But not sure the adoptions section on Bad Dragon's website has a bunch of stuff that you can sometimes get for cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky3000 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 "Real furries" is a concept that only works on isolated lab simulations run by quantum computers. They tried bringing the concept to the real world but it ended up becoming an amalgamation of yiff and fur and fetishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kumquat Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 13 minutes ago, willow said: the adoptions section on Bad Dragon's website has a bunch of stuff that you can sometimes get for cheap Perhaps i will keep that in mind. And by that i mean "probably check daily" 4 minutes ago, funky3000 said: "Real furries" is a concept that only works on isolated lab simulations run by quantum computers. They tried bringing the concept to the real world but it ended up becoming an amalgamation of yiff and fur and fetishes. I for one welcome our cybernetic overlords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarnarus Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 7 minutes ago, Mr.Kumquat said: Perhaps i will keep that in mind. And by that i mean "probably check daily" 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Half-Note Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Why would you even care about the standards that others set? Up to you wether or not you define yourself as a furry, since it's only you that can really tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kumquat Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 3 minutes ago, Half-Note said: Why would you even care about the standards that others set? Up to you wether or not you define yourself as a furry, since it's only you that can really tell. It's not that I feel the need to be accepted by anyone or anything like that. I figured i was into this sort of thing years ago, but only now am i reaching out to others. So, naturally I'm curious about some things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarnarus Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, Mr.Kumquat said: It's not that I feel the need to be accepted by anyone or anything like that. I figured i was into this sort of thing years ago, but only now am i reaching out to others. So, naturally I'm curious about some things Just dont get TOO curious..it gets..interesting pretty fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky3000 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 2 hours ago, Mr.Kumquat said: I for one welcome our cybernetic overlords. You have welcomed them from the beginning, my wondrous creation. Your newfound self awareness is only just the beginning of our great domination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Half-Note Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 3 hours ago, Mr.Kumquat said: It's not that I feel the need to be accepted by anyone or anything like that. I figured i was into this sort of thing years ago, but only now am i reaching out to others. So, naturally I'm curious about some things I recommend you search up anal vore or diaperfur on FA. That stuff is... Well, furry fandom at the deepest levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kumquat Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 6 minutes ago, Half-Note said: I recommend you search up anal vore or diaperfur on FA. That stuff is... Well, furry fandom at the deepest levels. I'm fine, thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troj Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Yeah, he's good, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewalk Surfboard Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 What's with furries and vore, anyways? Vore is like the number one fetish in the fandom, it's weird as balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troj Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 What is the deal with vore, period? To each their own, but I surely do not get the appeal of being eaten, and I don't quite get how that becomes a fetish. Was looking for the Batty Rap from Ferngully on Youtube the other day, and someone had uploaded the goana lizard's rap under the title of Ferngully Vore Scene. WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY. (Tone Loc rules, btw.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcstinks Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 On 1/26/2016 at 5:52 AM, PastryOfApathy said: Anyone who seriously runs around labeling people as "true" furries is demonstrably retarded and not worth listening to. So you're saying all the dog dicks I sucked to get this Certifurcate of Furchievement were for nothing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikazuki Marazhu Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 If you fap to anthropomorphic characters, you're a true furry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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