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Cyber620#wQh3/XNrY2 at 16 Dec 2005: 19:37

In my last thread posting the definition of a "Furry" came up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furry

So whats your definition of a "Furry"?

I've been into garfield and sabrina-online and golddigger for a long time
before I aaa...came over to the dark side.

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Dragoneer#ZwUtbaILG. at 16 Dec 2005: 20:15

Anybody who likes primarily anthro-related characters as more than just a passing interest.

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at 16 Dec 2005: 20:49

I think the contents of these image boards attest to what a furry is.

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TripcodeSoElitesWontBitch#FjOpeTE2Ts at 16 Dec 2005: 21:07

Answer: Drama. :P

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Random Viewer at 17 Dec 2005: 00:30

Unfortunately, the definition of the word furry depends on its connotation.

Furry: 1) a Fur, fuz, or shorthair body cover 2) An anthropomorphic animal, which displays sapient intelligence and/or human characteristics 3) Fan of said Anthro idea 4) As stated in 3, but are emotionally unstable person that looks to the "odd and different" in their interest as a way of cooping.

But hey, that's a rough definition I can make off the top of my head.

>>4 (referring to the name)
Are you still upset about what I said about anons before the site went down?!

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at 17 Dec 2005: 12:45

Multiple definitions besides the dictionary def.:
1. Someone who likes the porn
2. Someone who likes the porn... and more
3. The characters in the porn

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>>5 at 17 Dec 2005: 14:26

>>5
>>Are you still upset about what I said about anons before the site went down?!

Not really. I'm just annoyed how you always disregard someone's opinion and imply it's worthless just because they didn't use a tripcode. Like that one SexyFur topic.

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>>5 part 2 at 17 Dec 2005: 14:31

BUT I'll state a real answer anyway, even if I do believe furry are drama-prone (*cough*PennyArcade*cough). I think "Furry" is anyone who likes anthromorphic animal characters WAY more than they... "should." You know... those fetishes in Alt. The fursuit thing. Bashing of humans just because they're humans and not some anthro horse with a 50-foot dick. "Otherkin" or whatever the hell it's called. That sort of thing.

It's sad that anyone who happens to like (a) funny animal(s) and nothing more, or simply prefers to tamer anthro art, has to be associated with... the people in the first paragraph.

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LimeyKat#S99r0xktr. at 17 Dec 2005: 15:41

I got one!

Fandom - A group of fans into a specific topic, which is chock full of FANATICALS who take the everything too far, confuse it for lifestyle/real life, turn crazy if you don't like and accept it,  try to make everyone understand that they aren't as weird as they are, and will sooner than later make a really REALLY strange sexual fetish to go along with it that will make a laughing stock out of everyone, including people who are ordinary fans and do none of the above strangeness.

There. :D  Pick a fandom, any fandom, it happens in all of them.

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at 17 Dec 2005: 16:42

A yellow or possibly green apricot

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cyber620#wQh3/XNrY2 at 17 Dec 2005: 19:40

>>4
Hey at least it's not all drama.  example this thread.
Glad the replys are meaningfull and thought provoking.
>>8
I don't like the majority of alt.  not into sonic/tailspin porn.
>>10
Nice. :)

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at 17 Dec 2005: 21:08

Do we need to define furry? I don't think we do...

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at 17 Dec 2005: 21:37

I agree with >>9, every social circle has their retards.
The Anime circles, the sci-fi circles, the goth circles.
All of them have that ONE guy who's just a total douche.
Ours unfortunately seems to have the most vocal douches.

The Church can't even agree on what Christianity is.
That's prolly why they have 6-million denominations.

How can anyone agree on what dictates who is/isn't furry?
To become a "True Furry" must I renounce all of humanity?
Must I read every single page of Werewolf The Apocalypse?
Do I hafta like poop art, or hate pornography altogether?
How about: f-ck anybody else, I'll march to my own drum??

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GuyFrom>>4,7,8 at 17 Dec 2005: 22:22

>>9

Yeah, you're right. Every fandom has retards. There's those fansub-only elitists in the anime fandom or those fangirls who went apeshit in Book 6 of Harry Potter because their favorite couple didn't get together. Just to name a couple. But unfortunately, like >>13 said, there seems to be way more morons, or at least loud morons, in the furry fandom than most. It's also possibly the only fandom where you'd see EVERY fetish, plus ones that seem almost exclusive to furry fandom (e.g. scat, vore).

I think I'm upset because I've wanted to write an original fiction involving anthromorphic animals, and the thought I'd be labelled as "Furry" because of it. And I really would not want to be associated with folks who think they truly are fox-wolf-dragon hybrids, or have gay sex in furry costumes, or like seeing people eat fecal matter, or invade and troll forums just because a comic teased them in one episode.

As you can see I am venting a lot of frustration here.

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>>15 at 18 Dec 2005: 00:16

>>5
Dear Random Viewer,
I'm in general agreement with >>7, but what bugs me specifically is how you constantly have to talk about yourself.  Even here, it's "oh, they must be talking about/to me and if not what can I say to make that happen?"  And obviously you've succeeded; here I am talking about you, to you.  I'm not really concerned about stoking your ego; somebody else will if I don't.  But I have to try to get through.  Please, quit trying to draw attention to yourself.  You're really starting to hinder my enjoyment of fchan in general.  I don't normally concentrate on names before I read a post, but when somebody starts preening, I usually glance up at the name to see who's being such a narcissist, and as often as not it's you again.  And, as evidenced by the fact that I'm taking the time to write this post, it's really getting to me.  I understand that you may not always be able to control your need to be noticed, and I don't hold you in ill regard for what you can't control.  But if you have to talk about yourself constantly, maybe you could at least do it anon instead.  You'll still know it was you, and when people reply, you'll still know they're talking to you, but the rest of us won't have to smell your markings.  Please, at least consider it, for this anon's sake.  Anyway, I'm probably not going to bring this up again, because if I'm not getting through tonight then I guess there's no point in taking the time to appeal to you further.
Good night and happy holidays,
>>15

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at 18 Dec 2005: 00:43

>>13
Regarding Christianity... it's hard to agree on what it should be when the entire premise, the person of Jesus, was just made up anyway.  Every possible arbitrary interpretation of Christianity is equally valid... that is to say, entirely invalid.
http://jesuspuzzle.org/
http://thegodmovie.com/

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bfk at 18 Dec 2005: 01:32

>>15 *"I don't wanna be associated w/ppl who truly think they're animals."*

Personally, I just like the pornography.
I am drawn to the cute and cudddly.
I don't worship Furry Jesus™
Furry is not my religion.

*"Or have gay sex in furry costumes."*

Nuttin wrong with the gay sex or the fursuits.
I guess it wouldn't be any different from plushophilia.
Though just cuz I think its ok doesn't mean all furs do it.

*"Or like seeing people eat fecal matter."*

Yeah... now that kinda stuff's a lil umm... ick.
Though if people like that, they can, I guess.
But it doesn't mean that I hafta like it though.


*"Or invade and troll forums just because they got teased."*

Meh, I'm a furry and I crack on my own kind.
There honestly are ALOT of very ignorant furs.
Self depricating humor is by far the best kind.
Making fun of yourself is the easiest way to
prove you don't take yourself too seriously.

>>16
I was just making a comparison between the two.
Its funny how some furries bitch about churchies,
but yet they seem to have lots of similar attitudes.

"Be exactly like us, or GET THE F- OUT!"
"My dictation of furry is the TRUE one!"
"Oh my god, we're being persecuted!!!!1"

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Dracos Blackwing at 18 Dec 2005: 03:01

OK, seems we got a bit off topic here...

What is a furry? Hmmm...

I'd have to say it's someone who is openly interested in anthropomorphics in general. The way that they express that interest, be it fetishes, personal beliefs, drama, etc, doesn't really matter.

A lot of people who posted about specifics seem to forget that most of the stuff that furries do... 'normal' people do to. It's just that fewer people pay attention to that cause it's 'normal'. (note the quotes; being a furry, to me, is just as normal as some of the other non-furry things I've seen... more so than some. ^..^)

I hope that other people who post here can stick more to the subject; I'd like to get an idea what people actually *think*, not what parts of being a furry they notice most or do or don't like.

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at 18 Dec 2005: 03:16

>>9 "...plus ones that seem almost exclusive to furry fandom (e.g. scat, vore)."

Never read Kinsey, did you (or Sader-Masoch, for the matter)? Sorry, that ain't so. Do some research before confusing opinions with facts.

Now on with the show!

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AnonFrom>>9 at 18 Dec 2005: 22:30

>>19

Well, that's how I feel. It's probably because anime hentai sites actually bother to label what goes where -- most anime 'chan boards have much more different boards of different fetishes, making it easier to avoid them. Therefore I know not to go to that particular part of the site. But most furry sites don't bother to label anything from the surfing I've done.

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LimeyKat#S99r0xktr. at 18 Dec 2005: 23:50

>>19
Just for corrections sake, you meant >>8, not my >>9.

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Random Viewer at 19 Dec 2005: 01:57

>>18
I'd like to help you with what 'normal' furries do... but apparently, I've got a fan club going here.  I'm going to have to wait a while before actually saying what I want to say without some label being attached to it.

The irony...

Disregard that this post is crap... (I warned you)
<way off topic>
>>7  "Not really. I'm just..."
uh... I'll take that as a yes considering what you said after "Not really. "

I don't "ALWAYS" disregard someone's opinion and imply it's worthless for lack of a code.  Heck, I've disregarded comments regardless if the person had a tripcode or not!  Most of the time I never took codes into account, come to think of it...

Rarely do I, or anyone, "always" does any one thing.  I "sometimes" make dumb-ass mistakes (like that one post), but *always*? Me?  You're not seeing the whole picture here.  Actually, who ever does?!  It's HUGE!  No one can ever see it all.  Unless they are God or something...

>>15
Someone else will stroke MY Ego?! AHHH! Don't touch me there... It's my ego and I'll do whatever I like to it. (btw... that's another one of my bad joke for the clueless.)

Anyway, what's with ppl thinking that I "always, " or I "constantly, " or whatever the hell you ppl think "I" consistently do?  I guess "I" shouldn't post anonymously anymore and "I" should stop using this name just for stereotypical jokes.  "I" wanted, for a short while, to have this name be a scapegoat for ppl, because I thought it would be funny.  Well, "I" guess I got my wish, without trying ironically.

A while ago "I" stopped using my tripcode.  Hell, when "I" renounced being a habitual tripcode elitist (which I did poke fun at along with anons) I said "Take this name, do whatever the HELL you want with it!"  But no one did...  I could have sworn there was more ppl who would have taken it and run with it.  Not even OneChan /f/ board took it, which I find insulting.  "I" actually STOPPED trying to act smart, or to get the last word in, or to do some dumb-ass one-upmanship.  But NOW ppl are bitching about it when I'm not actually trying.  HA, "I" didn't see that coming. (WARNING: jokes and brain killing statments in paragraph!)

"I" think that you need to take what "I" say less seriously.  "I" may have a point when I post, but sometimes... "I" don't!  Also, pointing out jokes to ppl really kills the fun.

Speaking of which, I'm sorry if I killed your enjoyment of the site... really, no joke.  I like this site and I'd hate to somehow curse the place with my presence or somethting.  However, you are starting to sound just like me, actually the "bad old" version of me.  Lighten up... plz.

Here's the joke ppl... Random Viewer, as lovable has he maybe, has practically turned into the epitome of everyday human flaws.  I say some smart things, but I screw up on this board... a lot, many times, countless times!  Do I feel bad about it... hell yes lol.  Do I get over it?  Uh, does laughing about it count?

Now that YOU'VE killed what little 'enjoyment' I had built up, "I'm" going to head back to the image boards and download some cool-ass pics.
</way off topic>

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=^.^= at 19 Dec 2005: 05:32

>>22
wow... You're right, that post is crap (too much ranting >.<)!  If you only spent that much work on the original question, this thing would have been solved by now lol.

Why don't we all just cut the drama here and just get back on topic?  I'm not going to name names here, but some ppl... you know who, shouldn't fight over things when you've got something better to do on this site.

Speaking of better things, I'm actually very proud of everyone posting so much that some of the boards have practically exploded with pics... new pics too :3.

>>4
plz don't say that... ppl might believe you :(.

Definition of a furry?  Isn't furry what you make of it?  I mean, not just the definition but how you go about it.  Also saying someone is a "furry" is as specific as saying that someone is an artist, or a contractor, or a teacher, or law enforcer.  We all have ideas and pictures about each type of person, but they too vary widely.

Artists in what? Drawings, paintings, CG, metalwork... A teacher in what?  Primary school, secondary, college, in physics, math, only about poetry?

Furry is semi-mainstream, but it still has a way to go.  There are anthro characters all over the place, but when you mention the word furry in a cretin way in public, it's almost like a taboo.  And that's not right, it's just another double standard that ppl are too scared not to follow.

I believe that being a fan of furrys is just an affinity to animal anthropomorphic ideas, and what's wrong with that?  If it's an unhealthy affinity, then that's your problem and yours alone.  Furry characters aren't going to somehow corrupt you if you look at them.  No more so than most video games.  If you feel you will lose control of your actions for some silly reason, then guess what, you will, because YOU believe it will.

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at 19 Dec 2005: 06:49

>>23
Amen.

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Random Viewer at 20 Dec 2005: 19:40

huh... yea... crap, you beat me to the punch and with fineness too.

I was going to say that honest!  It was just that "some ppl" just couldn't keep old drama out of the picture and I needed time to think straight.... (sigh) I just HAD to ask (>>5) didn't I?!

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sage at 20 Dec 2005: 22:28

>>20
Yes, anime 'chan boards have separate boards for fetishes. renchan.org has 19 categories of lolicon (under-age anime girls). And iichan.net has a separate board for consensual sex – it's called "Happy Sex" and it's in the "Adult-Niche" section. Because rape goes on the main hentai board, but consensual-sex is considered a fetish. And we think we have problems?

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Pori at 21 Dec 2005: 00:04

Furry... I would use three seconds to say "it's something between humans and animals", and would use three days to explain the sentence.
I thought of writing an article about furry, but it's still too difficult with something like this (three-day stuff)...
[Furry / Kemono / Anthro-Animals] can be a fictional character or a person's psychological projection (avantar). The appearance consists human structures and animal (not necessarily existing) features.
Talking about 18+. In the world of "Furry" ("Furry Fandom", mainly the U.S. and Euro.), there are /f/, /m/, /a/, specialized on nature the mate. In the world of "Kemono" (Japan), there are kemololi, kemoshota, yuri, yaoi, specialized on the age of mates. Hm... Looks like Japan has more /mem/ and /t/, and here with more /h/ and /a/. Cultural difference. (Not proved anyway.)

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AnonFrom>>20 at 20 Dec 2005: 18:18

>>26
>>"Yes, anime 'chan boards have separate boards for fetishes. renchan.org has 19 categories of lolicon (under-age anime girls). And iichan.net has a separate board for consensual sex – it's called "Happy Sex" and it's in the "Adult-Niche" section. Because rape goes on the main hentai board, but consensual-sex is considered a fetish. And we think we have problems?"

...Y'know, I've been to that site and I haven't even thought of that! That IS strange.

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Deven Lupos at 21 Dec 2005: 20:28

Furry is an interest in anthro art in any of its forms, fursuits roe any reason, or anthro rp in any form, as anything from a hobby to a lifestyle. Thats my def of furry, but thats just mine, yall need to realise that each person has there own def for every thing. Asking the def fo furry is just like asking the def of loce, there is a dif anser for each person becaus there is such a brod range of furrs out there. I'm not wanting to sound preachy or anything but thats how it is. each of us has there own def of it and to get along we must respect that. I agree that some furrs out there do things that I don't like or that I think bring down our image as a group, but i ignore it and live my life.

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at 23 Dec 2005: 10:04

>>14
I am actually writing a novel with anthro characters myself.  Im also afraid of how people will see my "furry" characters, though Im not going to be discouraged from writing my novel because of some ignorant people.

And as for the definition for furry...   I think its hard to lump the fandom into one definition.  There are way too many diffrent kinds of people in the fandom to give a good definition other then someone who finds interest in furry art.

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