Why Are We Furries? (Please Add Your Own Opinion On The Subject)

[George]

Humans domesticated animals only to torture them for amusement.

In layman's terms, Teiko...

[Peanut B. Rawket]

Locality has nothing to do with it. I am considering human beings as a whole. Humans domesticated animals only to torture them for amusement. We love violence and kill eachother. Humans as a whole are extremely irresponsible, selfish, stupid, stubborn, etc. We will enter relationships and cheat on eachother. We will use other people.

Then you look at a dog. That dog just loves you unconditionally. A dog is loyal, friendly, would never hurt or betray you. Innocent.

I would argue that anyone who thinks highly of humans have not been exposed to anything outside of their neighborhood.

Going to disprove! With ANCIENT HISTORY!


Humans adopted dogs not just "To torture them for amusement" Way back in the ice-age days, we formed a symbiotic relationship with wolves. The wolves noted that humans have food, and hung around humans for scraps. After a while of scrap-feeding the wolves, humans domesticated them, and taught them that hunting for us = food. So it was a bit of a win/win relationship with both. No torture involved there.


There ARE people that do abuse animals, however, they, 99 times out of 100, have a mental issue.


Oh and on the "Everything except humans are innocent! " issue, Lifeforms are programmed to do one task- Prolong the living of their race in the most efficient way possible. How do dogs/cats/ect do this? They hang around with us. We give them a cozy place to live, food, and all the other necessities. It's not just humans who are " Irresponsible, Selfish, Stupid, Stubborn, ect. " It's literally every living being that has come to existence. EVER. It is natural instinct to want to get ahead in any way possible. Example- Parasites are scumbags, aren't they? Humans may be the most empathetic of animals due to the fact that they have a more complex brain structure and realize " Hey, if we help a bro out, we might end up helping all of us in the end! "


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Okay now that i got that out of my system, the main reason i'm a fur is because of the community, so many awesome peoples to meet! That and furries are adorable, ain't they?

[Teiko]

Billy has an unfair advantage, because If I post a single picture of animal abuse, it will be deleted.

Also, that's another reason animals are better companions than people. They don't tell you to go **censor** yourself when you're already feeling down.

Post Merge: July 04, 2015, 07:56:11 AMI could argue and argue and argue but I've argued with human-apologists to the point I've wanted to commit suicide before.

There was a quote I read the other day that goes something like, "If people treat you like a criminal for exposing a crime, then you are ruled by criminals".

[George]

0n subject of the thread, though, I'd say it's because it's nice to be on the recieving end of the benefits of animal domestication. I can be as kitty as I want without suffering the insecure food supply that results from being a predator. I can get petted, and hugged, and purrrrr and it's really nice. I used to curl up in my friends' laps and get petted while I waited for my school bus, but this was back in winter, not to mention I don't ride the bus anymore. Either way, it's great having the benefits of feral animals and humans.

[Teiko]

I have no idea what you said Billy

[George]

I said it's nice being a cat without having to hunt for my food and sleep on the ground and stuff.

[Drakeyboy]

Yeah I'm not going to bother arguing with Teiko. You are just focusing on the negatives that the media feeds you. The world is filled with different shades of grey because there is no pure saint or pure evil. And i can't find that report  so there's that too. But ah well see you guys around.

[HollowOfHaze]

Please keep the thread on-topic. Think of the children. Or something like that.

[Teiko]

"When you are treated as a criminal for exposing criminals, then you live in a world ruled by criminals".

[Cheza]

So much euphoria in this thread<3


Anyways, these days I'm a furry because it makes me happy.
I get to do something I like and meet lots of awesome people while doing that.


It's an active choice I made, I don't think I was "born this way" or anything, I've just always had a strong liking for RP/theatre/costumes/animals, and what could possibly be better than "combining" them all?
The reason why I became a furry and why I still am a furry are quite different, but then again I've grown a lot since then.
It's kinda funny xP

[lissathedragontr]

Like the famous furry and anthrocon runner, Uncle Kage says, "We are creators. We are inventors, costumers, performers, artists, but each one of us is a creator." I am a furry because I can be creative and have fun and because I personally just love being a furry! It's fun to dream and then share those dreams with others, and sometimes, like I have done by making my partial(Cookie the Bunny Deer), make those dreams real.

[RiverTheKitty]

I became a furry becuase I was shy, I was so tired of being afraid to be myself. And now, I have a way to be me. River is me, or, the me I am in my mind. River is the side of me that is brave, the side of me that isn't afraid to stand up for herself. The me who doesn't take shit from anyone. The side that doesn't constantly worry, the side that isn't afraid of anything. I always used to live through my daydreams, becuase reality was just too boring. Then I had an outlet for that. Almost like a superhero thing; there was normal me, and super me. At least, that's how I looked at it 

[Wolxikin]

I just accidentally deleted my 2 paragraph comment about the science behind why furries exist  ;-;

I'm gonna go cry in a corner now

[Obey138 (Matthew "Fluffy")]

I just accidentally deleted my 2 paragraph comment about the science behind why furries exist  ;-;

I'm gonna go cry in a corner now

CTRL + Z
but it's too late now.

[Wolxikin]

I just accidentally deleted my 2 paragraph comment about the science behind why furries exist  ;-;

I'm gonna go cry in a corner now

CTRL + Z
but it's too late now.

Yeah... If only they had that on mobile. My computers at best buy because it got a virus, I've been using my tablet