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2014-09-26, 08:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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Furries in the playground
Hi!
I hereby establish this topic for all the furries out here! We would talk about our own experiences, about furry artists and webcomics, about Anthrocon, Eurofurence etc. Just, you know... place for furries to come by and talk about furry stuff :D :D :DLGBTinP 🏳️*🌈, Furry 🐾, European 🇪🇺 & Schizophreniac ♿, possibly a Weirdo 😜
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This has the potential to either get a hard case of the trolls or turn out like the LGBTAI+ thread.
Anyway, I'm a goat.vape naesh
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2014-09-26, 09:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Furries in the playground
I believe it will be something like LGBT+ thread ;-)
Through you are right, the topic can get some trolls... :/ :/ :/LGBTinP 🏳️*🌈, Furry 🐾, European 🇪🇺 & Schizophreniac ♿, possibly a Weirdo 😜
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2014-09-26, 12:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Furries in the playground
Any topic can invite trolls. You could make a topic about how oatmeal is awesome, and you'd probably get trolls insisting that oatmeal must be eaten with cherries and butter.
That said, I don't think *this* topic will invite trolls. There aren't a whole lot of GiantITPers who seem to get a kick out of annoying or bothering people, and while I don't think this thread will end up as active as the LGBT+ thread, I honestly don't see this as being problematic either. Most people may still consider "furry" as being a freaky mark of shame, but GiantITP doesnt' seem to be composed of "most people". It's really progressive as far as forums go.
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2014-09-26, 12:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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I don't think I'm a furry, but I'm interested in all sorts of things so... what is a furry? Is there some definition most people who call themselves furries would agree on?
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2014-09-26, 01:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Furries in the playground
See, I think this is the problem. Furry can mean like half a dozen different things.
It can mean somebody who just likes cosplaying as animals.
It could mean somebody who would like certain animal features.
It could mean somebody who roleplays exclusively as animals.
It could mean somebody like Jaycemonde, who is a goat.
It could be somebody who wants to BE an animal.
And it could mean things that are probably not board safe.Last edited by Mystic Muse; 2014-09-26 at 01:40 PM.
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I doubt you could get a majority to agree on the definition of "queer" either...
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2014-09-26, 02:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Unlike queer, which can be understood as a high level term that also applies at more concrete levels as necessary, "Furry" is a term that has many meanings, and is used more to loosely group people together than it is to denote a single unifying trait. Everything from otherkin to fetishists fall under the label, and the only thing they all have in common is "they are called a furry".
That's why it invites trolls. It requires one to be accepting of a non-limiting definition, of the validity of many at times conflicting and occasionally mutually exclusive accounts, and a whibbly-wobbly set of borders. In a world defined by "logically" putting things into neat boxes, usually in an arbitrary binary structure, that causes a lot of friction.
... Actually, I think otherkin may bean over road misnomer; I do believe it would be limited to therianthropes? Dragon furry is a thing, but a vampire or demon or fairy isn't a furry. I assume.
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I don't think I'm a furry, but I'm interested in all sorts of things so... what is a furry? Is there some definition most people who call themselves furries would agree on?Last edited by Kaworu; 2014-09-27 at 04:26 AM.
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2014-09-27, 05:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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Fun to finally see a thread for this ^w^
Always seemed odd to me that there wasn't yet.Meow(Steam page)
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So Togath, you are a furry too? :D :D :D
Can I ask about your fursona? ;-)
(I do not have a fursona, I'm "just" into furries xD xD xD)LGBTinP 🏳️*🌈, Furry 🐾, European 🇪🇺 & Schizophreniac ♿, possibly a Weirdo 😜
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2014-09-27, 02:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Furries in the playground
Unless they're a dragon fairy. Or a vampire dragon. Or a demon dragon. Or a fairy/vampire/demon anything, really. Which honestly isn't uncommon. Most "otherkin" either aren't on the Internet or are on dA, though. They don't show up too often on purely furry art sites.
OH MY GOD THIS ISN'T A WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IT'S A ZOO
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It's got good admins and moderators. I'll say that much.
That's the majority of furries, in my experience. We're just like "lol I'm a dog deal with it now let's go play cawwa doody." Generally don't make a big fuss out of it. Unless wolfaboos get involved and start making jokes about eating the "prey" species characters or fursonas. Or someone takes offense at a character that's LGBTAI+. (Most of the G is left alone, of course.) Then, y'know, drama can flare up. But aside from that, we're just people who happen to be dogs and cats and whatever else, who draw porn, who play games and who spam memes on SecondLife. Not really the same thing as Otherkin.Last edited by Jaycemonde; 2014-09-27 at 02:23 PM.
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I think you have a very optimistic view of the accuracy of information obtained via Google. Am I likely to get good information if I Google? And how do I know if the information is good if I don't know anything (well, almost anything) about the subject? Have you really thought this through?
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I will see what I can learn by lurking, and not derail the thread further. Discussions about definitions are almost always boring.
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2014-09-28, 10:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Furries in the playground
I second Asta Kask. I am not a furry myself but I am interested as to what the furries here have to say and believe about themselves. Google can't tell me that. I went googling a particular financial personality last week and the first hundred results were from fanboys or his own paid advertisements. It took some *digging* to find anything remotely critical.
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Well, like I said here:
That pretty much sums 75% of the subculture up. Don't say fandom; that specifies one specific franchise or show/game/book, not a globally-shared artistic or personal affiliation that's got thousands of different interpretations. Like, Koul [very popular furry artist from Ukraine who does mostly STALKER fan-art] isn't the same thing as Strype [American who does Warhammer-esque power armor] or Squeedgemonster [Canadian-American who does Hallowe'en monsters and Godzilla and Kaiju in really cute pop-art fashion] or Thanshuai [Thai artist who does pretty much everything but gives all his characters an obscene amount of fluff and big eyes] or WolfJediSamuel [German who seemingly does nothing but crass, obscene movie poster parodies]. It'd be the same thing as saying that C.S. Lewis, Michael Crichton, Robert A. Heinlein, and Gary Gygax were all in the "science-fiction/fantasy fandom." They could not be any different from each other, the only similarity is that they all created work that fell into a common theme.vape naesh
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Hi everybody, I'm Masked LLama and I've been RP'ing an awakened llama on these boards since, what, 2007? Would that make me a furry? Its hard to say, depending on the person, to be honest. However the fact that I attend 2 furry conventions and staff at one are probably pretty good indicators that I am.
So..ummmm...what do we want to talk about?
Favorite fursuiter?
What's your fursona?
If you had a fursona, what would your's be like?
Why did you pick that fursona?
Best Con?
ooooh, not sure if this will work, but here is a video of my buddy doing some random fursuiting at the local Farmer's Market. I think its adorable and sums up all that is awesome about fursuiting.Last edited by Atreyu the Masked LLama; 2014-09-28 at 09:20 PM.
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I honestly don't have any real clue what a fursona is.
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Look at my icon. Now look at me. Now look back at my icon. Now look back at me. Is that just a random goat character, or is it me (or at least how I portray myself)? It's me. That's a fursona.
Honestly, it's just dumb furry slang for "persona" and it means the same thing. Some people don't have any particular reason for picking the one they do, some people do.
Yup, I'd say you are. I have no clue what "Awakened" means, though. Is that just a sentient llama, or does that mean you've got the whole anthro deal going on? Were-llama? That could be pretty cool.
So..ummmm...what do we want to talk about?
Favorite fursuiter?
What's your fursona?
Why did you pick that fursona?complete idiocyspontaneous energy and cuteness. Varied reputation based on the people being talked to; am I a symbol of justice and war (gun nut and FPS enthusiast), sensuality and happy funtime incarnate (self-explanatory), a productive worker that can be mostly depended upon (I don't really see it), or a baleful and hell-bound sinner? Who knows?
And also, hooves are awesome, and also also, horns are awesome, and and also also also, horizontal pupils. And and and also also also also, somewhat less overdone than, say, foxes and wolves.vape naesh
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I guess it has more to do with attitude than anything.
Jayce, hon, you've got some pent up ire against the canids. Care to talk about it?Last edited by Jaycemonde; 2014-09-30 at 11:49 PM. Reason: No point in keeping the rest of the middle section. Oh, and part of it got scrubbed. I erased the {{scrubbed}} thing by accident. Sorry.
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Just as with most fandoms, I haven't really managed to make myself a part of the subculture, so I haven't been to any cons or such, but I consider myself a furry. And as for a fursona, well, I've never really thought about it, but I do guess Teddy meets all the requirements...
What I do know, though, is that I really would like a pair of fluffy bear ears, but I've never gotten off my seat to find where I best can get such a pair commissioned...
Link doesn't work...
I think it needs to be made public.
There's also the D&D 3.5 PHB spell Awaken which awakens intelligence in an animal (or tree)...Clouddreamer Teddy by me, high above the world, far beyond its matters...
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That doesn't really clear a lot up. Are they basically just talking animals that still walk around on four legs?
(See the part about why the word "fandom" is incorrect in this case, above.)
I haven't been to a single con in my life, and honestly I don't really think I'd want to go to any. I'm too abrasive and introverted to really enjoy myself in that kind of environment. I still consider myself part of the subculture, though, despite not being particularly well-known.
Anyway, yeah. Teddy seems like he'd work, 'sona-wise. There aren't really any particular "requirements" out there, besides him being more or less a representation of yourself.
I need to get a partial goatsuit done that I can wear with my normal clothes. And have, like, heels that look like hooves. Cleft hooves, of course. Anyway, most decent partial suits start at around $400, and most full suits start at $800-$1000. Of course, additional features like cooling vests and those swank 3D "follow you everywhere" eyes cost extra, at least with most makers. With that in mind, just the ears probably cost a lot less for a good quality. I'd guess around $60.
Dang, I used to know someone who did great ears and tails. I can't remember who it was, though.Last edited by Jaycemonde; 2014-09-30 at 11:53 PM.
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Here's the reference
TL;DR - the animal gains human intelligence and the ability to speak one language, but is otherwise unchanged.Last edited by Asta Kask; 2014-10-01 at 05:11 AM.
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I did. The fandom part was in reference to what you probably would agree with me are fandoms. I have a few works and genres which I'm a huge fan of (especially a pair of webcomics), but for some reason never have gotten into the fandom of. And it's not because I have a trouble with people being near obnoxiously outspoken about what they like, which otherwise would be a readily available explanation. I just don't have the personality to enter unless someone leads me there...
I think I'd love to attend to a con properly, but I would need to go with a group of friends to be able to connect with other people and enjoy it properly. If I go alone, I tend to feel left out...
Hehehe, yeah, he's definitely an extension of myself, but with a few bonus traits I couldn't take in the physical world.
He's also a cloudwalker and the marshal of some vaguely unspecified air fleet...
Yeah, I can't really picture myself in a full fursuit. I could fancy a pair of paws and a tail beyond the ears, but, well, bears really don't have very impressive tails (which is sad, because I really like tails).Clouddreamer Teddy by me, high above the world, far beyond its matters...
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