possibilities and implications of having fur

[[Sov]]

You won't get very far in life with that kind of attitude, whitewolf. Being a rebel is fun and all, but it doesn't make you able to afford to live.

In this thread both the medical and social implications of having fur have been discussed, and my only thought is: It's not really turning you 'into a furry' it's more giving yourself fur, and still looking like a human, just a super hairy one. Of course there have been people (or at least on person that I know of) who have altered their image to become more animal-like. The case of The Lizardman, and do you know what he calls himself? How he makes his living? He's a self-proclaimed walking freak show. That's what people think of him, he's viewed as a freak, and that's how he makes his living. That's how anyone who gets fur would make their living in the world we live in, because we don't live in a world that it's socially acceptable to severely alter your image in any way. People with lots of piercings, or tattoos get judged. It's just how it is.

[kivabunny]

true but im a visionary(or at least i thionk i am)
i want to change peoples views on people that are different.
 

[Puncia]

This whole notion of humans with furry skin makes me think of this guy:

This is Robert Downey Jr. playing Lionel Sweeney in the movie Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus. It's a very good movie, mind you. But this is what I imagine we'd look like if we started to grow fur all over.

[kivabunny]

welli wouldnt want it long like that....lol funny thought...imagine a trip to get a haircut 

[Otebon Albrecht]

That may be the point... we really have gotten off topic...


That is a terrifying picture by the way...

[Puncia]

I wouldn't say it's off topic, as it shows and brings forth some of the downsides of having furred skin as a human.

we were all discusing how it would be possible to have fur grafted on or have your body geneticly re-engineered to have fur,and the consequences/benefits

[kivabunny]

whats your opinion puncia?
 

[Sne]

Hey now, everyone would look bad if not hairdressers and barbers That guy is no exception. Make it shorter on the face, leave the beard and mustache of course, and give him a nice haircut et voilà. The skin patches around eyes do look kinda terrifying though.

[Puncia]

My opinion is that scientists should be allowed to experiment with it and develop what they want, hopefully making new discoveries as they go along. We are already growing huge patches of skin in labs after all and maybe it would lead to a discovery with organ transplants?

As to the people that might do it to themselves, I wish them the best of luck and hope they're not stupid. It will probably be dangerous and could kill them. It will also make them a freakshow and lessen their chances of having a normal life. It's their choice.

[darryldemented]

provided the procedure was research and made very safe and somewhat affordable i guess it would be ok but you would as others have said be called a freak not to mention not be able to get a real job and people would laugh at you but that's the same with anything new even piercings and tattoos were considered stupid at first and now everybody and their brother has one. you would just have to get enough people interested in it (wonder which celebrity would be for it first haha) maybe a member of congress the dahli llama (can spell that sorry)

but at the rate science is advancing id say in another 20 years or more it might even be possible
(my boyfriend would kill me if i did so haha)