Why are furries, y'know, furries?

Well at least you are optimistic about it X3

Seriously though, I barely feel comfortable with my sexuality when it comes to fetishes I'm completely uncomfortable with them, but also slightly addicted to them @.@

 

Well if you weren't addicted, it wouldn't be much of a fetish, amirite?

 

Is being a plushie a furry thing?

 

So wait, I've never heard of this as a term.. I mean, I've heard of it in theory, but there's an actual term? It kinda sounds like a bad thing to me because I see 'P' and the philia and I almost immediately jumped the gun o.o

Well I personally don't know how one would get past the whole stuffing thing, to me, that would probably feel hella weird on me, but if you wanna do that, I certainly won't stop you lol.

Oh yea, I was wondering what an 'object sexual' was.. Do you mind explaining it a bit more?

 

To condense a somewhat complex answer:

Projection is utilized on the object, or in this case a plush. It can be anything, say anything, do anything, and is really only limited by the individual's imagination/beliefs.

As for your curiosity about being 'object sexual':

Here is a thread BrokenRecord created about it.

 

Well, after reading that thread I have one kind of ignorant question.. How big is the doll you're talking about..? I mean, is it like a barbie size, a ventriloquist dummy size, Life size, what? I mean, I suppose it doesn't really matter, but I'm curious

 

Yeah I think coming to terms with my sheer unwavering furriness was actually a major turning point in my life. I internally considered myself a furry for many years but had a negative opinion of other furries and didn't want to associate with them in any way or be seen as one (for fear of never being taken seriously again). Conquering those hangups and putting myself out there in the community, which is actually a pretty cool community, was transformative. I made some great friends, got into some crazy situations that I never would've gotten into before. It helped me deal with my anxieties to a large extent as well.


I'm a lemur, by the way. I had a lizard sona for many years, but made the switch to lemurs last year, because I liked the real-life options for them more, and I felt they were underrated. I have ears, paws, and a gigantic lemur tail. I put the ears on a winter hat, and wear them around casually sometimes. The reception it gets is overwhelmingly positive. As for the tail, I took it to Animazement a couple times. Every girl there wanted to grab it. It was pretty awesome.

 

I'd agree, lemurs are vastly underrated, and you don't see many lemur fursonas about! Are you good at jumping IRL? I was watching a nature show about them (BBC with David Attenborough) and found them amazing. There's also this odd cat-like animal that preys on them, the Fossa...never knew such a creature existed, until then. So watch out for any Fossas, if ya go to a con...they might chase you!

Well, that's cool you've cultivated a lemur fursona...would make a really nice full suit.

I still wanna get a fursuit, to wear to cons, and just for fun...the trouble is the cost Yikes! That, and I'm horrible at sewing. Well, one day. It also took me a while to ease into this whole thing; I'm still a kinda odd furry, in that I'm pretty extroverted, not into video games/computers/tech stuff (le gasp!), and prefer the outdoors and reading gloomy literature. But there's quite a few other furs here and there who don't fit the stereotypes, I've found, and it is a very accepting group. I don't think I've ever seen a subculture/fandom as accepting of LGBT people as furries.

 

Interesting.. You mentioned that only your parents and your cousin (Us as well, but we won't tell ) know about your doll and its relationship to you. How do/did they react when you 'came out' to them, so to speak/act normally with your doll around them?

 

So, do you want to spend the rest of your life with Amy? What if someone else falls in your lap, so to speak. Is Amy just your end-all relationship unless something happens to her? Or is there a possibility that she'd have a fallout with you? This is all some pretty interesting stuff.

 

Furries kinda creep me out, or at least the fursuits do... Makes me think of this one time I got lost in an amusement park as a kid...

 

Wow, looking into this thread has made me realize I'm probably a furry myself! I've said in the past that I'm a 'house-furry' where I know many people are WAY more into it than I am, but maybe I'm a full-on furry anyway.

I hope this is relevant enough to the thread: I'm wondering, how did everyone find out what their fursona was? And is it possible to have more than one?

 

Don't think about the tropes. Just think of it as if you're writing with humans, but switch the characters to anthros. If you really want to be in-depth, you can think about some of the natural traits of the animals you're using and try to match the character personalities to the species.

If you're looking for ways to avoid some of the typical furry comic tropes, don't do anything weird or supernatural. That's the biggest thing with Concession. All of the supernatural stuff kind of takes away from the story itself because it's so damn confusing. Don't get me wrong, I like Concession, but I do think that is something that could be left out. The other thing that can help is keeping in mind some of the stereotypes of furries: for instance, there's the common stereotype that wolves are always dominant and foxes are always submissive. Even if you're not writing anything explicit, that's the kind of thing you might want to think about when you're writing if you want to avoid falling into any of those tropes.

And while I'm not familiar with Incontinent Student Bodies (which sounds like an unfortunate case of weak bladder), I do know of Associated Student Bodies, which I think is also pretty good, although it too includes some explicit scenes.

As for "why I'm a furry," that's a long story that I really don't feel like getting into. Suffice it to say that I was a furry before I realized what furries were.

 

I agree on the 'link your character species with personality' but I'd like to build on the thought and say 'contrast character species with personality' Try having a character who's personality is in direct conflict with the species. I think it'd make for some interesting situations.

Most important thing to keep in mind though is "Don't compromise your art" don't try and force anything into your story to appease someone or it will come through as clearly fake or forced and people won't be able to relate well to it.

 

I really don't think you have to worry about insulting us unless you start yelling "Furries are going to hell" or implying that we're all sluts or something like that. Honestly, it doesn't seem like what you're writing would cause any problems at all. I would like to think that there are not "politics" in the furry community, but I'm sure there are. For the most part, though, we're all just normal people. If you want someone to read over what you have and give you some insight, I'd be happy to do that! I love reading new stuff.