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I am sorry if this comes off as offensive to anyone, I'm not trying to be.
I don't get furries.
I also don't have to completely understand their ins and outs and complexities to know they're people who are worthy of respect for being other living people. (or non-people if they identify as non-people? Again I don't understand them as much as I probably should).
Regardless, shout out to all the furries out there who struggle with things I can't even imagine.
Same. Y'all do you, but I've blocked every mention of "yiffy" around here. Not my jam.
Funny story! Went to a Halloween charity ball where you either dressed formal or wore a costume. Went in the men's room and this dude is grunting like he's seriously jacking himself. It was alarming, like, bro, you OK?
Giant fat man stumbles out of the stall. He'd been wrestling with his spandex to take a piss.
Friends and neighbors, that's dedication!
I also don't have to completely understand their ins and outs and complexities to know they're people who are worthy of respect for being other living people.
💜 Big true.
I don't get them either.
What I do know, however, is that most of the ones I've met seen like great people. The community seems extremely friendly and welcoming. They also seem to be intelligent and willing to step up to help.
Ultimately, if it makes them happy, and doesn't hurt anyone, have fun! I'm sure others look at me similarly, for my weird hobbies.
"Cool" is taking it a bit far.
The furry community is one of the most accepting and open minded communities because they understand what it's like to be treated as outcasts and to be chastised for liking something that's completely harmless just because it's out of the norm. Most of the time it's not even a sexual thing for them, it's just something they like or something that makes them feel more comfortable out in public. It's a way to make their exterior to be exactly what they want it to be. So in that way I think they're pretty cool as a whole.
In general that may be true, but not all furries are benevolent. Every community to have ever existed in history eventually gets some bad apples and gatekeepers when it gets to a certain size.
https://www.avclub.com/the-insane-story-of-a-furry-convention-undone-by-its-de-1798264086
Obviously, there are bad people in everything everywhere. That's why I said as a whole not ALL of them EVERYWHERE, like come on man, no offense meant, but use some context clues
My guy, you've literally just described the human race. "Not all of [insert community here] is benevolent" rings true everywhere, not just furries.
Yeah and Blaire White & Caitlin Jenner exist as trans people but most of us are pretty chill. What's your point?
I was kinda upset to find out that a furry blogger I used to read and listen to back in high school, Two the Ranting Gryphon, turned out to be a pedophile and went to prison for CP. They also turned into a neo-nazi. 😔
He was associated with the guy who was basically the reason there was no Califur in 2018.
Honestly, it's the exact opposite. Furries are pretty hot.
Yanno, because of all the fur.
I'm perfectly comfortable with taking it as far as "so long as it's all consenting adults, it's none of my fucking business, and I wish them all well."
If it's not my thing, no big deal. Some people like feet, and it's not my thing, so no big deal.
Even if I find it personally gross, again, consenting adults, no big deal. Some people are into watersports, but hey, so long as they're not leaving a mess or hurting each other, no big deal.
We've got enough trouble in the world without also trying to police what adults are doing in their goddamn personal lives. I yearn for a day in which more people could accept the "it's none of my fucking business" ethos.
Yeah, I agree with all that. Doesn't make anyone "cool" based on their sexual preference.
It's not a sexual preference, it's an artistic style and subject preference.
Yeah those fursuits look really hot to wear
Furries are an important indicator species for online spaces. They are a sign of a healthy platform.
Look, you want the guy I know to fix your computer? Maybe deal with the wolf costume?
I can respect that they deserve to be treated a humans and still find it gross. because it's gross.
A certified furry classic uwu
Its one of those niche communities that makes me smile - a lot of creativity there. They're my kind of critters (absolute geeks and nerds).
Same I’ve been to so many furcons and it’s a fandom full of geeks and nerds. The creativity of the community is awesome and it’s something you don’t see in any other fandoms. Them fursuits do be crazy expensive too and it’s really just a form of cosplay which is what people don’t understand.
The community is so awesome. I have never felt like I truly belong in anything but the fandom.
I've blocked every furry community that hits my screen - not my cup of tea - but I also see quality posts from you all the time in the corners of Lemmy that I do frequent. You 100% belong here, to Lemmy at large and not just the furry subsets of it. 👊
i'm not a furry
i don't f/w spaces if i don't see furries around & welcomed
for one i want to know its a place people don't have to pass to feel safe
To be clear: I harbor no resentment against furries. They have a right to do their thing, I just don't want to be involved.
If furry porn didn't exist, then I might have less of a prejudice against furries and furry content. But as it stands, I will actively avoid anything with the furry aesthetic, because the porn is too weird for me to stomach. You will never be able to remove that association; the damage is done. When I see video games that I might otherwise like, but the art is furry art, I think, "ah, that's a shame. Won't be playing that."
...every furry i've known has been a cool person: i'm not saying it's universal but the fandom tends to attract geeky fun-loving personalities and those are my favorite kind of people to play with...
...as for furry sexuality (which of course isn't strictly synonymous with the fandom): well, it may not be my jam but neither are men, so i don't feel any differently about it than i do corset-rippers or gay erotica; as long folks keep their kinks tastefully discreet, go with the gods...
^(really^ ^the^ ^only^ ^kink^ ^which^ ^gets^ ^under^ ^my^ ^skin^ ^is^ ^objectification^ ^/^ ^degredation^ ^/^ ^humiliation^ ^/^ ^exploitation,^ ^and^ ^that's^ ^sexuality-agnostic)^
I don't care for furries, but I actually dislike the common art style that Western furries use. They always have this aesthetic that make them look like knock-off DreamWorks characters. Not sure if they count as furries but I find animal-based characters in anime much cuter. Also, I'm not a huge fan of their R-18 stuff popping up on my feed.