Hrm. While the basic idea doesnt bother me much, it’s stuff like this that causes a double take.
I’ve seen a lot of things on the internet, this is one of the few I wish I had never seen.
There’s no way I’m clicking on that link, no matter where it leads.
In other news, am I the only person in the world who doesn’t not only know what a furry is, but also doesn’t know what “fandom” means?
Something Awful and memepool both had links leading to what I think is a disturbing subsection IMHO of the furry genre- the vores, or vorarephiles.
Vores enjoy eating or being eaten- with sexual overtones. I’m not talking about oral sex, these are fantasies (at least as physics allows) about being swallowed whole and digested, or expelled. And I won’t even go into “unbirthing”.
Not my cup of tea, it makes me shiver. I guess it takes all kinds…
Just because I cherish the random moments when I can say something, and, incase you might of thought otherwise, Vores aren’t a subsection of the furry genre, they’re kind of another group that conveniently fits very well with them, just a little different.
Also, eh, what I think about them? I guess whatever makes them happy, right? Besides, there are plenty more confusing sexual things many people (especially this board, yeesh .) ) can come up with I’m sure.
These people will be perfectly positioned to rise to power when the Man-Kzin wars begin.
(OK, so not everyone likes Larry Niven…)
As a former member of the furry fandom, I’ll say that the “normal” folks who simply liked the look/idea of anthropromorphics are vastly outnumbered by the number of folks who were into it for the sexual kinks. I knew I had to get out of the fandom when I went to a convention and 3/4ths of the sales floor was pushing stuff related to softcore porn and S&M/B&D. And don’t get me started on the “adults only” areas… :eek:
Not all furries are weird, but the weird ones appear to be in the majority.
Whenever this subject arises, I can’t help but remember the episode of ER when an incident at a Furry convention sends a couple people to the hospital.
ISTR that one gentleman in a possum suit got a little, hmm, how shall we say… adventurous? by exploring the “contents” of the pouch in another man’s kangaroo suit. A possum-kangaroo boxing match broke out, sending both to the eponymous ER.
In another story thread, a patient bestows upon Dr. Weaver the original “Mister Whiskers” kitten puppet that she remembers with great fondness from a “Mr. Rogers” type television show during her girlhood. She entrusts Mr. Whiskers to the safety of the front desk.
At the end of the episode, these two threads are tied together when Mr. Whiskers comes up missing, and then Dr. Weaver walks into an exam room where the Possum Suit patient is using the puppet to have intimate relations with himself while making purring sounds. She exclaims, “Mister Whiskers!!!” and stands at the door otherwise speechless, looking like she’s going to faint.
That whole season was chock full of internet cliche freaks like that… I loved every minute of it.
Aha… with a little Google research, I’ve found a rather illustrative page on the episode.
I don’t find Furry fans that odd. However, my perception of people who are into them are that there is a bigger chunk of the porn version furries than the non-porn enthusiasts let on. I find that a little odd and more along the lines of the furry porn people like to at least roleplay beastiality if not more.
There seems to be some intense feeling here. Is that what they call fandom pain?
Super Gnat, thanks for the link, but no, that wasn’t my first encounter with the term. There was a rant about it before then, something mocking people who dress up as furry animals and yet feel the need to explain to everyone that they don’t do it for sex and in fact despise those others who do as not being proper furries…
I think it’s funny. If you do it I also think that’s your right, and that consenting adults in private can do whatever they want.
What, are we talking about the “furries” who are sexually aroused exclusively by anthropomorphic art and cosplay; the “furries” who are just fans of anthropomorphic art (like someone else might be a fan of Rembrandt, or Gary Larson); or both? “Both” is lumping things together a little too much to make any fair and sweeping statements about the whole fandom.
And anyway, like Jefferson said, “It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.” As long as you’re not hurting anybody, do whatever makes you happy. I have no quarrel with it.
…and, for the record, Mrs. Brisby was hot.
If we’re talking people who just like the idea of being anthropomorphic, no big deal.
Plushies, however…shudder
I lived with two furries, and oh, the humanity.
The cut up fur scraps, the geekfests of other furries talking loudly about stuff that I could hardly imagine ever being into.
Oh, and the whole convention-going crowd was apparently so sexualized and so gay that one of them made a point of writing “straight as they come” on his convention badge.
My SO is tangentally into the furry thing. Not in the dressing up sense, but in the “hey, anthropomorphic cartoon animals are nifty and kinda sexy” and “I do a furry RPG” way. Doesn’t bother me a bit. If he dressed up, though, I’d tease him mercilessly. . .but that’s my job ;).
Dude. What the fuck?
Pedophilia in action: Non-consensual or coerced sexual activity with young children that causes them life-long emotional trauma.
Furries who have sex in possum suits: A bunch of consensual adults doing something that, while not appealing to most of us, appeals to them and gives them pleasure. This hurts noone, really.
These are just people who are into some really weird stuff. Thinking about what they do creeps the fuck out of me, but that’s just my hormones. Leave 'em alone.
Buncha weirdos.
Yea, yea, you can appeal to my logical side and give me arguments til you turn blue…
Still a buncha weirdos.
I have two friends who are into it. One of them told me about it very gingerly, afraid, I suppose, that I would think they were too weird. I don’t. I’m not interested in furry fandom myself, but if my friends like to pretend they are furry critters, let 'em. I like these people for other aspects of their personalities, and I don’t have to participate in everything they do to remain their friend. Some people like to pretend they are Captain Kirk or Mr. Spock. So what?
In a previous Pit Thread I noted that the author of that webcomic misportrays me, and that he will be the first tortured/eaten when The Stars Are Right and I rise from the depths.
So, what do “furries” think of The Shining?