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Corriandra [2019-03-19 07:35:20 +0000 UTC]
I think furries get misunderstood. It's no different than people who like roleplay communities and make other original characters. Like any other thing out there, it's the weird stuff that gets all the attention. You don't have to be a furry to like animal OC characters. I have an interest in anthros from a fantasy genre perspective.
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Meepin-Snek In reply to Corriandra [2019-03-21 05:16:41 +0000 UTC]
Okay ^^ A little part of me is hesitant to use the word furry on myself. I keep making animals based off of me, so I wasn't sure if that was enough to make me one. Fursuits are cool, but even if I wanted one I don't have the money anyway. The mouse was based off of the idea that if I were another species it would possibly be a mouse, which seems like something a furry would do too. I've always been interested in this type of thing (learning about my "animal form", spirit animal, birth year animal, etc.) but I know I'm human.
People seem to think furries think they're not really human or not meant to be human, and will often associate fursuiting with something sexual, but I don't think that when I observe them myself. Interesting how something seen as not normal can be taken to such dark places.
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Corriandra In reply to Meepin-Snek [2019-03-23 09:15:12 +0000 UTC]
Yeah. Anyone who's been friends with furries knows that they're basically just like cosplayers, and quite a lot are D&D fans. Tons of nerds with various career paths. They happen to have a big heart for animals. I guess it's no different than considering an animal their spirit animal, or empathizing with one.
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