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Thread: Furries in the playground
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2014-10-21, 03:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Furries in the playground
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2014-10-21, 03:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Furries in the playground
Anecdotally, I've both been interested in furry stuff and tried out being a vegetarian for a year or two? But I see no particular pattern connecting the two in my associates.
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2014-10-21, 04:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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Actually, if we are to avoid bias, we need a researcher which is completely indifferent toward the entire concept of "furry" and all that is included in it. People conducting research on the same group as they consider themselves members of are always running the risk of positive bias.
That said, I wouldn't be suprised if there actually is a correlation between being vegetarian and a furry, but even then, I think they wouldn't as much be dependent on one another as other psychological (or possibly sociological) factors.Clouddreamer Teddy by me, high above the world, far beyond its matters...
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2014-10-21, 06:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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You know what few furry communities I've been part of, this is the first place I've come across where "people who consider themselves to be or have an affinity with x" was the dominant definition. Of course the only two I ever had much participation in were Yerf, and Weasyl one of which is long dead, and the other of which is fairly new, and only grows when folks jump ship from furraffinity.
It's only personal experience, but I'm really hard pressed to believe that furries in general are more likely to be vegan or vegetarian than anyone else. There's too much variety in the sorts of folks who get involved in the furry community overal. I for example don't consider myself to be an animal (although I often use a fox as my avatar, and I think foxes are quite cool, I do not however consider myself to be a fox). I like to draw anthros, and prefer media that have more animal-like characters, and I enjoy learning about and working with animals. And that's what makes me a furry.
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2014-10-21, 07:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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Oh, just because I forgot to mention this relevant detail, being a goat means being relatively vegetarian. I've been served meat (like chicken and beef*) my whole life and it's not something I can or even want to try to cut completely out of my diet (that'd be nigh impossible for me in my current situation), but the idea of eating deer, lamb and goat meat will legitimately make me feel sick to my stomach and put me in a cold sweat. Even seeing other people do it. I can't handle it.
SpoilerIt feels like cannibalism, almost.SpoilerI don't see myself as otherkin, really, but I do identify as a goat-person-lady-thing. Think in the baphometic sense (basically just an anthropomorphic goat minus the direct link to "actual goats"), only not the sum of the multiverse.
And no, the above isn't an invitation to make jokes about venison or chevon or whatever. I've had to deal with that enough already.
*I don't know why beef doesn't make me feel gross. Cows and goats/sheep are pretty different, I guess would be the main reason.vape naesh
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2014-10-21, 08:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Jaycemonde, if it's any consolation, it makes sense to me.
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2014-10-22, 05:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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Yeah, I can see that. Don't goats eat almost anything anyway? Or is that slander and stereotyping?
Ohh, a wiki. Does anyone know if it's any good?Avatar by CoffeeIncluded
Oooh, and that's a bad miss.
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2014-10-22, 05:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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Such jokes would be insensitive and uncalled for if you ask me.
Homework. Clothes... But goats are cool, so you have to forgive them.
I've come across that wiki a couple of times and haven't seen anything too bad. I can't say I've read much of it though.I go by they/them/their or he/him/his pronouns
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2014-10-22, 02:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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WikiFur is bullcrap. It's run by like four people, tops, and they don't take kindly to their personal ships and headcanons (that's the best way I can describe the **** I see there) about other artists and other peoples' characters being corrected, especially by said artists or character owners. They IP banned Squeedgemonster when she corrected an entry about her own character so that it read "Kaiju" instead of "purple T-Rex".
SpoilerYup. People seem to get off to being edgy and needling me (and other "prey" character owners/artists) about it when we dare show offense. One time somebody actually said that there wasn't any way I could even try identifying the way I do because (on top of irrelevant political crap that supposedly invalidated my gender issues) I can't eat literally anything, and goats supposedly can and do.
Of course, it turns out that goats are actually very picky eaters. They just like to try everything. I like trying new things. Just not by putting them in my mouth. But hey, as long as nobody nitpicks wolfaboos joking about eating other people, all's good, right?
I kinda got ranty there.Last edited by Jaycemonde; 2014-10-22 at 02:49 PM.
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2014-10-23, 01:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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On the subject of vegetarianism - Nope. But that's probably because I identify as predator. I also have some apparently-disturbing views on the acceptability off eating babies. Life lives at the expense of life. And fried chicken is delicious.
Bleached wood pulp and dense plant fibers. Yup. Goats love that stuff. They also love poison ivy. They're great for clearing overgrown fields and pastures, as long as there's no Poison Hemlock.
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2014-10-23, 01:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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As opposed to non poison hemlock? Is that a thing?
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2014-10-23, 01:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Wikipedia lists several definitions of Hemlock, some of which are poisonous but others which are not. So it is a thing, but only if you are - like me - a nitpicker.
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2014-10-24, 10:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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I am...complicated. I go through days with nothing but a handful of veggies, then other days(like today) I have nothing but veggies(with a few slivers of fish). I blame the composite soul(s).
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2014-10-31, 04:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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A moment of silence for all the fursuiters out there who are going to wind up needing to steam clean their 'suits thanks to grabby kids (and adults) with greasy hands this Hallowe'en.
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2014-10-31, 11:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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I'm jumping in as a fellow forumite and furry. Mostly for the subscription. How are y'all?
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2014-10-31, 04:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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2014-10-31, 07:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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Och, aye. Gonna be a gross night for some...
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2014-11-10, 01:05 AM (ISO 8601)
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I am surviving, as always. Still homeless, but that's old news.
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2014-11-10, 07:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes. (W.Whitman)
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2014-11-10, 09:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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2014-11-10, 01:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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I'll try to elaborate. Let's imagine that i see your furry suit, and i say something ala "cool! it was your costume for Mardi Gras, right?"
Only, it's not a funny costume, it's an important part of your life, and I'm dismitting it as a folcloristic and not serious dress.
It happened something similar to me... not with a furry suit, but with something else, that to me was important and was treated as a joke.Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes. (W.Whitman)
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2014-11-10, 02:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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I appreciate your respect in the matter, but you're implying that all furries own fursuits, and furthermore that we all see those suits as some kind of important formal wear or integral part to our daily lives. Only a few people wear them every single day, because that gets really expensive and they're hard to keep clean and in good repair. Most furries don't even own suits because the only times they'd be able to use them would be at conventions, and that doesn't justify the rough $800 price tag.
That being said, yeah. The very cost alone and the fact they represent personal characters makes them pretty important to the people that own them, even if they only wear them once or twice a year. So while somebody asking "is that your Halloween costume?" isn't a big deal, when people start touching the suits and **** it gets really unpleasant for everybody. Especially in the infamous "Furry fights back and beats up drunk man" YT vid incidents.vape naesh
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2014-11-10, 03:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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2014-11-10, 09:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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... Fursuits are not something that can be considered cultural appropriation...
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2014-11-10, 10:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Earlier in this thread, I tried to post a video of one of my favorite fursuiting moments. I was videotaping my friends Digeri Dingo and Corn Husky as they went for a romp at the local Farmer's Market. Here is a sweet little video of Corn Husky dancing with one of the kids there. Apparently Corn and Digeri do this every Memorial Day weekend and are quite the hit with the regulars at the market.
I've adjusted the privacy settings so that others can see it. I hope it works this time!
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2014-11-10, 10:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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Oh my. That's news to me, actually. I hope you still have your good job? I remember that provided some measure of boarding.
I get the idea, but I think furries are well enough aware is their minority status that it isn't quite seen in that light. Although I just had that discussion with someone about fetishes, so who knows? Perhaps for some this is a big issue and it's worth discussing.
And yet this is not carte Blanche to hide behind ridiculousness. Some things are worth taking seriously, by perspective or situation. Life as a joke is no excuse take nothing seriously.
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2014-11-10, 10:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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You're right. They can't be considered cultural appropriation. Nobody said that at any point. Moving on.
gonna laugh like every joke's my best i'm gonna be the one to come out laughing(that's more furry music! Not gonna comment on the actual notion itself, though.)
That's awesome!
I think it's much preferable to not get into a huge debate with people who can't relate about just how important an issue may or may not be.Last edited by Jaycemonde; 2014-11-10 at 10:18 PM.
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2014-11-10, 10:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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Actually, it's exactly what Killer Angel was saying
But, yes, moving on
"This is why it hurts the way it hurts.
You have too many words in your head.
There are too many ways to describe the way you feel.
You will never have the luxury of a dull ache.
You must suffer through the intricacy of feeling too much"
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2014-11-11, 01:05 AM (ISO 8601)
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2014-11-11, 02:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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