# Furries: why do so many dress as foxes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 13, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198 "2008-05-13T20:08:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198/81 "2008-05-15T16:27:23Z")
[QUOTE=Mojo Pin] At least in Korean high schools, they _are_. And they kind of are. [/QUOTE] Hey, I was a otaku in my early teenage years. 😛 Korean culture is a lot more forgiving of otaku than American culture is, IME. Reading manga, for example, is something that everyone does, not just otaku. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198/82 "2008-05-15T16:28:26Z")
[QUOTE=devilsknew] Speaking of sub-genres, what about “rutting sex”. Sex in menses seems to be a favorite of some anthros, from what I have heard. Bloody and primal. [/QUOTE] I’ve never seen that, but it wouldn’t surprise me. I have on the other hand _written_ that for one of my fanfics but it grossed me out. > [@leaper](#): > > Well, from the way the Wikipedia entry describes it, you might want to think of it more like a religion - a sort of fusion of extant pagan, New Age, and Native American beliefs. That may be why it’s taken so seriously, and why you don’t. After all, does any religion’s fervor make much sense to those on the outside? Yeah, that sounds about right - for some furries. The ones that describe themselves as lifestylers rather than fans. There are also some that insist they’re persecuted like homosexuals were/are, which I find to be rather an extreme reaction. Although I do tend to be surprised any time furries AREN’T described as perverts. (but that’s not the same at all) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198/83 "2008-05-15T17:09:52Z")
[QUOTE=Silver Tyger Girl] I do tend to be surprised any time furries AREN’T described as perverts. [/QUOTE] The proper term, of course, is “furvert”. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198/84 "2008-05-15T17:21:29Z")
[QUOTE=Lute Skywatcher] The proper term, of course, is “furvert”. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Don’t joke man. That’s one of the things that drove me nuts. You’re not a ‘furson’ dammit! You’re a person. You don’t have to stick ‘fur’ into every word you can! It’s as bad as the damn womyn bs. And it makes me feel like I’m living in a Saturday morning cartoon, minus the cool gadgets. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198/85 "2008-05-15T17:38:27Z")
[QUOTE=Silver Tyger Girl] You’re not a ‘furson’ dammit! You’re a person. You don’t have to stick ‘fur’ into every word you can! [/QUOTE] Damn right. “Furvert” is useful for separating those who are into the sexual aspect from us fans, though. I like looking at boobs and don’t care if they belong to a human or a fur-covered anthromorph. ---
**Author:** ![Artiewhitefox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@Artiewhitefox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artiewhitefox)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198/86 "2013-07-07T17:49:22Z")
Kamino Neko Dear furry friend: sexual is not bad at all. The enemy of sexual is against he that made sexual. The enemy of sexual wants to give guilt regarding sexual. That makes people hide when they have sex for fear of being seen. The devil wants to drown people in fear. That fear is connected to condom use too. To have heath better than you thought possible. UCS chiropractors on upcspine or upper cervical health centers, put in your zip code. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198/87 "2013-07-07T18:04:28Z")
Funny…but reported. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198/88 "2013-07-07T18:20:50Z")
I’m not sure what that chiropractic comment means, but I don’t think it’s spam. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198/89 "2013-07-08T16:54:43Z")
> [@Artiewhitefox](#): > > Kamino Neko > Dear furry friend: sexual is not bad at all. The enemy of sexual is against he that made sexual. The enemy of sexual wants to give guilt regarding sexual. That makes people hide when they have sex for fear of being seen. The devil wants to drown people in fear. That fear is connected to condom use too. To have heath better than you thought possible. UCS chiropractors on upcspine or upper cervical health centers, put in your zip code. Can anybody translate this? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198/90 "2013-07-08T17:39:12Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > Can anybody translate this? I think Google Translate already did, and that’s what we ended up with. It looks like a crappily-done “something-to-English” spambot attempt with a try at posting a URL to a chiropractor referral site. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198/91 "2013-07-08T17:45:55Z")
Thus was born… fur cube! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198/92 "2013-07-08T22:17:28Z")
What do you get when you cross a ZOMBIE with a FURRIE? A Furbie? A ZomFurbie? (or something infinitely more clever?) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198/93 "2013-07-08T23:21:42Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > What do you get when you cross a ZOMBIE with a FURRIE? [Furby](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furby). ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198/94 "2013-07-08T23:47:34Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > What do you get when you cross a ZOMBIE with a FURRIE? [Fluffy, the Zombie Werewolf](https://d.facdn.net/art/themenagerie/1286500059.themenagerie_fluffy.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198/95 "2013-07-09T01:32:04Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > What do you get when you cross a ZOMBIE with a FURRIE? > > A Furbie? A ZomFurbie? (or something infinitely more clever?) Meet [Sherri](http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1393.php). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furries-why-do-so-many-dress-as-foxes/449198.md?page=4)