why hide it?

[icy wolf]

why do some of us hide that we are a furry? i dont really see the point of having to hide it,  i dont hide that iam a furry.

[✡]

I hide it because A) I have social anxiety and go into panic attack when people look at me oddly and it's my life, I want to keep certain portions of it secret from the general pubic so they don't intrude on my freedom to lead a furry life.

[Kyriin]

Some places, furries are frowned upon. In some areas there's like... high ignorance, so for some furs, coming out of the fur-lined closed may cause a hell of a lot of problems just due to others. It doesn't mean they aren't 'proud' or anything of being a furry, but many people just have to keep it to themselves for their own well-being.

[NJMike]

I don't hide it either I treat it just like any of my other hobbies. But I would imagine people hide it because they are aware that some people don't find them too highly and don't want to hear their BS. I used to feel this way. But you have to understand that there really is nothing wrong with furries and you can't prove it.

[WhiteTiger89]

I hide it because I am a therian as well as a furry, and apart from my best friend, no one in my life would understand that. Sometimes I want to tell people that I'm a furry, but I don't currently see any benefit to doing so. Thus, I keep it a secret and come here when I want to relax and let the white tiger in me roam free.

[icy wolf]

most people i know here are cool with the furrys only two people i know are not my cousin(  he dosent bug me about it )  and my friends mom who is a troll. so i never really saw the point hiding it till i read some stuff about people hiding it but they where not   clear about it.

[✡]

I've been hiding stuff all my life, why change?

[Alexei]

In reality, there is a difference between hiding it and being obnoxious about it.
There are people who tell others just to get attention or simply because they think that it's too big a deal to hide.
I say it doesn't matter if people know or not, it's just another hobby to me so I'm going to treat it as such, you don't see people with a love for Video Games going around announcing to the world that they like gaming.
And for other reasons, like Kyriin said, the people around them may not be as welcoming for furries so I really don't see why you MUST tell other people around you.

[icy wolf]

true,  but if people ask i say yes.

[Alexei]

By all means, if they ask then that's fine as long as you aren't making a massive deal over it or anything.

[ArcticSkyWolf]

i hide it (right now) because ima wait till september till i wear my collar to school  

but i mean, if someone asks me, I would tell them that ima furry. I still go onto furryforums and irc when people are around...

then alt-tab my way out when someone sees the window...  :'(

meh, it's mainly social anxiety and im scared of what will happen after everyone knows. of course, it's when they know when it might really suck. ima end up telling hundreds of people what a furry is, not going to bother redirecting them to the internet since a lot can occur...

my school has a ton of trolls...........

[ƒyreblue ƒox]

I don't really hide it, but i don't flaunt it either. People who know are people that have noticed me on forums, or asked about my art or just wanted to know, but I don't tell any one. Pretty much a want-to-know basis

[icy wolf]

same here, thats how i show it .

[Schnutzy]

3 of my closet friends know, but other then that, no one does. it's not like im trying to hide it, (well maybe a little bit from specific people) but for the most part, i do not feel the need to shout it from the roof tops, that is just who i am.

[LyrilaFox]

i hide it partially because of the predidous people, only my girlfriend knows i am furry