Advice: Telling others about being furry

[Puncia]

"Look, oh man she's gorgeous!"
"Eh, more into guys really."
"Really?"
"Yeah, I think I'm gay but I'm not completely sure yet. But don't worry, you're not my type." (Still looking at the girl or what you're doing, as if it's almost boring.)

Works the exact same way. Now, it might be hard to pretend it's no big deal, but making it a big thing won't help.

I'm not saying it's the perfect way. You never know how the other(s) will react to this. Like what Inja has said earlier, their reaction can be less than preferable.

[Cifero Windtail]

All righty, then.

[ArcticSkyWolf]

Has anyone tried my approach to it?

It's the exact same way I treat sexuality; Pretend like everyone already knows without making a deal out of it. That is - don't search for a reason to mention it but don't fret if it fits in the conversation. Example:

"Yeah I've thought about posing my drawings online but I hear you get a lot of flamers and trolls..."
"Not really, I've posted some stuff on FA without a problem."

At some point, somebody will wonder what you're talking about or not be able to follow you. In which case you explain it as if you're explaining anything else unimportant.

"What's FA?"
"FurAffinity. It's like DeviantArt, only more furry related."

And you answer their questions from there. With this, you make it less important, less tense and a lot easier to process for the other part.

Very useful, but I would say that it's like DeaviantArt but a lot more friendly.

[Alison Marie]

i think that my parents know im a furry cuz i have it save in my favorites. and they like to go threw my computer.

[Puncia]

Very useful, but I would say that it's like DeaviantArt but a lot more friendly.

Well I wouldn't know a whole lot about DeviantArt because I've only used it to search for and upload things.

[Cifero Windtail]

Rea-hea-hea-hea-HEAAAAAAAlly?
Alllll-righty, then.

[ArcticSkyWolf]

Just kinda let them find out, hopefully they wouldn't say garbage...

[Sagastrina]

i think that my parents know im a furry cuz i have it save in my favorites. and they like to go threw my computer.

my parents do that too... but.. my mother was open minded, and tell me, probably she will join the community too. in the and, she never do that but the idea scared me a little.
Once my mates parents finded out that i'm furry (searching in the computers history, what i used).... well, that story ended more dramatically. They Threatened me, and i was afraid to go outside.


I'm in collage now, and my roommates knows, that i make suits... I can't hide it !:D i do the sewing in front of them ! Yesterday  one of them questioned me, why i make that gloves. I give her answers, like its not a big deal. It worked... She thinks now i'm cool

[Reiko Wulf]

Just recently I was outted by sister, to my dad that I'm pansexual. He was very excepting and all like, I still love you but don't tell your mom.     But then I told him that I was a furry and his face fell and was like "I know what those are.." And it was like, I have worried so long to tell them I was "gay" and he is all worried about me being a furry. Like seriously dad, I don't do it to dress up and yiff everyone. I think he would have rather I said I was doing drugs. He quickly changed the subject and I havn't discussed it with him since. How should I go about setting him straight?

[Cifero Windtail]

Well, I kinda told a girl at school who's in the GSA...
 
But I think that I've gotta keep working on it.
 
Maybe in front of the entire GSA...

[Alison Marie]

i started wearing my collar to school again along with my hat that i shaped like a tigers head anb people keep asking me why i wear the collar. it was then that i realized how hard it is to explain to someone what a furry is when they dont know what an anthropomorphic is. so i tell them to look up what anthropomorphic means and then when they do look up the deffinitoin for a furry. afterwards they like to think that i wasnt to be a dog.
 
 
just out of curiosity what is the gsa?
 

[Tatter]

may i add this result to my earlier premis i posted on here: I came out as bi/furry online, just told everyone about it, now i'm in a happy gay relationship with another fur! i know its difficult telling people beceause of the stupid taboo of thinking furry is some kind of sex cult, but so far the good has outdone the bad, all you have to do to the naysayers is tell them as it is, and if they have their heads sstuck up their butts, thats really to bad for them

[Cifero Windtail]

Gay Straight Alliance.

[ArcticSkyWolf]

i started wearing my collar to school again along with my hat that i shaped like a tigers head anb people keep asking me why i wear the collar. it was then that i realized how hard it is to explain to someone what a furry is when they dont know what an anthropomorphic is. so i tell them to look up what anthropomorphic means and then when they do look up the deffinitoin for a furry. afterwards they like to think that i wasnt to be a dog.
 
 
just out of curiosity what is the gsa?

I thought of wearing my collar to school one day, wel Halloween is in 30 days, I would wear it then. It would be a good excuse, 'becuz itz haloween'' and then theyw ould ask what I was suppose to be, either that or they jump to conclusions and stuff. Or I can wear it during the dance at night, no one would see it then . I would totally wear it when trick or treating, assuming that I can go by myself.

A lot of costumes I've seen on flyers for Halloween has a collar of some sort. But almost all of then are like female costumes like witches, etc.

btw, got a blue nylon collar for fun. /Off-topic


Post Merge: October 03, 2011, 01:47:35 AM

Gay Straight Alliance.

I have that at my school, what does GSA do anyways? Talk aboit issues on homosexuality, stuff like that?

Please stay on topic. Take it to PMs.
WingedZephyr

[Kodachi Devil]

People now know I'm a furry! (unintentional)
i decided to wear these tiger paws I comissioned to school for a surprise 'Bo Peep Bo Peep' dance in the hall, and it just happened xD