Author Topic: When did you turn Fur? (Read 2402 times)

Sugar · « **Reply #15 on:** February 23, 2008, 04:41:50 PM »

Quote from: Nee on February 23, 2008, 04:11:21 PM

I'm not sure what counts as a fur, really... I'm not sure if I really am one yet, if I'm in a stage of "transitioning" to it... I really don't know. I like growling though. :snicker:

Well there's a lot of things.. members of the fandom could even just like anthro art or the suits. Some just like to RP as an animal. Though I'm sure it's a given that you have to love animals. x3 Most have some strong connection to animals than they do to other humans. There's a lot that actually believe they're animals.. I wouldn't go so far into that myself.. because I can't deny my humanity. I can just deny that it's meant to be that way. xD Some feel like they were an animal in another life.. some feel that they have an animal soul, or are part animal or wild. Some see humans as just another animal species, and they embrace that aspect.. as in giving in to primal instincts and desires. There's a lot of ways you can be a furry, without giving into the general stereotypes that make us an outcast to society. Though I think anyone can be a furry.. even the ones who hate it so much. You don't need to grow up having that connection. I think it's when you give your heart to nature.. you start to feel like all creatures are equal and we're all just trying to survive. For me that line between animals and humanity was blurred, and all I see is life. So naturally seeing animals caged and such hurts me, because I imagine how I'd feel being caged my entire life like that. Though as I said, you don't need to have that connection to be a furry. You can just love animals or like the art. ^^

Raj_C_Wolf · « **Reply #16 on:** February 25, 2008, 02:57:00 AM »

For me I have always been a fur, I just never knew what it meant to be one. I grew up loving Disney movies and playing with plushes. I drew animals. it wasn't till I got my own computier when i was a teenager did I discovered furry art and the fringes of the furry communtiy. As a teen I also saw that legendary "Fur and Loathing' episode of CSI which was when I disovered fursuits and furries. I turely discovered my fursona and the commuity when I got to college this year and was able to surf the web with fear of my parents discovering my secret. So I guess you can say I truely became a fur when in college. But in my heart I have always been an animal of some sort.