First off, I come as a visitor with no interest in art or animals in genera. Pardon my intrusion; I understand that the furry culture is a more open and tolerant one. So in advance, thank you for you for reading and providing insight. From what I understand, this is a tight community so maybe the subject of my frustration is currently a participating member of this forum.
I recently reconnected with a friend from high school after two years with little contact. My friend an I are both twenty years old. In school, he was an outcast because of his quote-unquote "poor" social skills and quite nature. I was friends with him almost despite his dedication to schoolwork, reading, and study of computer skills way above my head.
After graduation I left to pursue my current career in the US Army. My friend went on to study computers and business in college. I respect him as a quietly motivated individual who is going places in life, and I'd like to stay in contact with the guy. We may have different interests and aspirations, but we share a common circle of friends and he's helped me out more than once.
Recently he sent me a youtube clip of a Danish cartoon. It was pretty embarrassingly depicting two animals singing and dancing, and in my mind, almost obviously ready to get it on. My initial reaction changed from, "A cartoon? Funny..." to "Are they...? Holy stinky diapers." fairly quickly. Later he sent me a web cartoon I recognized as furry. It wasn't sexually explicit but nonetheless it creeped me out. After thinking about it, I remembered seeing him read fantasy books and online material that was probably furry in origin. The last thing he sent was a drawing of a humanoid female fox with a more or less full rack. I appreciate the humor of the offering, but beyond that....I'd actually like to erase it from my memory now.
I'd like to think I am more understanding and have a stronger stomach than most people. My training as a soldier and in emergency trauma medicine seem to attest to that. I grew up watching Disney and humanoid animals don't bother me...but this furry stuff often crosses into territory that doesn't sit well with me. So I'm in conflict.
On one hand, none of this really matters. Friendship is friendship, and I've come to terms with having gay friends, atheist friends, Mormon friends, cold hearted killer friends...you name it. But almost every email my friend sends me involves some sort of furry ********** and he doesn't seem to understand when I hint or outright tell him that it creeps me the yiff out. The more I see the more my imagination runs wild with it, and if he is THIS into it, does all the sexual stuff follow?
Like I said, for all I know he could be a member of this forum. In any case, I'd like some insight.
Watch your language. Please read all the rules before you make anymore posts.
Jesse
