Curious about the furry fandom - An Outsider

[Rooster Man]

Hey everyone, I'm gonna ask a lot of questions about the whole furry thing, so let's start.


1.Why and how you join the fandom?
2.How big is the "other" side of the fandom?
3.How is it like being an furry?
4.Have people like me done stuff like this before?
5.How you guys came out of the furry closet? As at all, and why?
6.What's your thoughts on the other-kin?
7.Why do some people RP?


I'll probably add more questions in the future, it's a bit late now.
See ya guys down there!

[nickdweber20]

I'm a brand new furry

1. A: I just started to watch videos on how to make furries and watch the fandoms on them and liked it and went and decided to creat my own character :-)

2. A: I herd that the fandom is pretty big :-)

3. A: I won't know till I'm done making him and he probably won't be done till Halloween

4. A: people have done this before as what I saw in public and on video :-)

5. A: I came out as a furry by saying I'm making a furry costume for Halloween and my family asked if I was into it and I said yeah I don't mind it I like it and they don't mind me being a furry my friends know I'm into it

[HollowOfHaze]

1. My first experience with all of this was from Twokinds, a webcomic by Tom Fischbach, the brother of Markiplier. I was young, and failed to see the massive amount of suggestive content, so after several years I moved away from it and started reading the mythological webcomic Skin Deep by Kory Bing. In March of this year I became a participant in the community by coming here. During my time here I have met many people, and I expect to see more of the amazingly creative and accepting community found here.


2. Probably 80 to 90% of furry art is suggestive. Google would have no problem validating that.


3. I am normal as could be for a person of my age. I have made friends who I value greatly through this site, and we have normal discussions like anybody else would in another situation.


4. Yes they have. In fact, one of my non-furry friends is making use of the forums, and hopes to join an RP just for the writing experience. He gets along fine with the people here, and is now another part of the group I chat with regularly.


5. I don't "come out of the closet" about all this. At least, not to people I know in real life. There is no reason, and the general impression of furries is very corrupted by the internet. Rumors spread, and the toxicity of people can become a liability.


6. I don't get otherkins. That's just me. If you feel that you have a spiritual connection to an animal, defined as Therianism, fine by me. However, I have a mixed opinion about people who actually consider themselves to be animals.


7. I RP sometimes, mainly treating it as a writing prompt. I enjoy writing in a variety of scenarios, as well as the feeling of freedom allowed by not only being able to decide apparel and the typical traits found in literature, but also the species of a character that allows another level of creativity. I guess that goes into why people have fursonas, which I would be willing to go in-depth at your request.


If you have any more questions, I would be glad to answer them.

[Obey138 (Matthew "Fluffy")]

1: There's no way you join. You just become it.
2. Explain "other side"
3. Varies from person to person.
5. Varies. Some do, to find new friends. Some do, to make themselves unique. But mostly it's about expressing yourself. Also some people hide this fact, due to negative opinion on the fandom (caused by 4chan obviously).
6. We have anthros, they have mythicals. No big deal. Same with MLP.
7. Unexplainable.

[nickdweber20]

Obey138(Fluffy)

[nickdweber20]

How do you create a name for your furry

[Obey138 (Matthew "Fluffy")]

Obey138(Fluffy)

How do you create a name for your furry

You mean fursona?

Varies. Some people use their's IRL name. Some use the name they'd like to have. Some comes from characteristics. Some have sentimenthic value over their's IRL animals/pets.

Mine fursona's nickname comes from how I called my first plush cat.

[nickdweber20]

[nickdweber20]

That's mine this is my first

[Rooster Man]

1: There's no way you join. You just become it.
2. Explain "other side"
3. Varies from person to person.
5. Varies. Some do, to find new friends. Some do, to make themselves unique. But mostly it's about expressing yourself. Also some people hide this fact, due to negative opinion on the fandom (caused by 4chan obviously).
6. We have anthros, they have mythicals. No big deal. Same with MLP.
7. Unexplainable.

when I mean by the "other side" is the part where it's all nsfw and stuff
You forget to put four.
While I do think 4chan have something to do with the furry fandom having a bad rep, I think it goes far more than that.

[★Amethyst★]

1. I've known about the furry fandom for years, and I've been drawing anthros for even longer. Neopets and Redwall probably planted the seeds. But I've always liked the artistic and creative sides to it and after doing research and learning about the fandom I figured why not be a part of it too?
2.By other side do you mean...the really weird stuff? I'm not sure of any real estimates but afaik only a small minority of the fandom partakes in the more...scandalous stereotypes the internet seems to portray. There are strange people all over the internet so it's no surprise if there are some in the furry fandom too. Same thing with yiff/rule 34. It's not exclusive to furries ^^'
3. To me, not any different than anyone else. I may have a fursona, but I'm just a human being. I'm not a furry "lifestyler", rather it's another form of art I can partake in and a unique community I can hang out with.
4. I haven't been around long enough to know, honestly.
5. To me, I see no real reason to unless it comes up. If someone asks or sees my sketches I'll say so. It's the same with my sexuality; if people react bbadly to it then that's their problem, not mine.
6. I...to be honest I find them to be very, very silly. Even if you were an animal in a past life or spiritually somehow, you're 100% human now and you should get used to that if you want to live your life. Imagination is fun and creative, but on the other side delusion can be harmful.
7. I don't, but RP is common all over the internet. I think it can be fun to create a story with other people, or enact things you could not normally do in real life.

[Obey138 (Matthew "Fluffy")]

You can go to monosodium glutamate dot com and see for yourself.

[Rooster Man]

1. My first experience with all of this was from Twokinds, a webcomic by Tom Fischabach, the brother of Markiplier. I was young, and failed to see the massive amount of suggestive content, so after several years I moved away from it and started reading the mythological webcomic Skin Deep by Kory Bing. In March of this year I became a participant in the community by coming here. During my time here I have met many people, and I expect to see more of the amazingly creative and accepting community found here.


2. Probably 80 to 90% of furry art is suggestive. Google would have no problem validating that.


3. I am normal as could be for a person of my age. I have made friends who I value greatly through this site, and we have normal discussions like anybody else would in another situation.


4. Yes they have. In fact, one of my non-furry friends is making use of the forums, and hopes to join an RP just for the writing experience. He gets along fine with the people here, and is now another part of the group I chat with regularly.


5. I don't "come out of the closet" about all this. At least, not to people I know in real life. There is no reason, and the general impression of furries is very corrupted by the internet. Rumors spread, and the toxicity of people can become a liability.


6. I don't get otherkins. That's just me. If you feel that you have a spiritual connection to an animal, defined as Therianism, fine by me. However, I have a mixed opinion about people who actually consider themselves to be animals.


7. I RP sometimes, mainly treating it as a writing prompt. I enjoy writing in a variety of scenarios, as well as the feeling of freedom allowed by not only being able to decide apparel and the typical traits found in literature, but also the species of a character that allows another level of creativity. I guess that goes into why people have fursonas, which I would be willing to go in-depth at your request.


If you have any more questions, I would be glad to answer them.

Mark has a brother that does suggestive furry work? Never known that before. I kinda want to know how Mark feels about that
My view on otherkin is that it is damaging to think that you're an wolf and a human being, that can
bring in some unwanted heat and could hurt said person.
Do you know of Springtrap in FNAF?
There's some guy whose thinks his/she's Springtrap.
Otherkin are weird.

[HollowOfHaze]

I would imagine he prefers to keep a bit of distance just to preserve his reputation. While Twokinds has a unique art style, the amount of fanservice has grown rampant. And so, Skin Deep. No sexual stuff, great characters, in-depth universe, and a story worth the nine-year runtime. You don't have to be a furry to enjoy it honestly. I recommend it.

[Obey138 (Matthew "Fluffy")]

1. My first experience with all of this was from Twokinds, a webcomic by Tom Fischabach, the brother of Markiplier. I was young, and failed to see the massive amount of suggestive content, so after several years I moved away from it and started reading the mythological webcomic Skin Deep by Kory Bing. In March of this year I became a participant in the community by coming here. During my time here I have met many people, and I expect to see more of the amazingly creative and accepting community found here.


2. Probably 80 to 90% of furry art is suggestive. Google would have no problem validating that.


3. I am normal as could be for a person of my age. I have made friends who I value greatly through this site, and we have normal discussions like anybody else would in another situation.


4. Yes they have. In fact, one of my non-furry friends is making use of the forums, and hopes to join an RP just for the writing experience. He gets along fine with the people here, and is now another part of the group I chat with regularly.


5. I don't "come out of the closet" about all this. At least, not to people I know in real life. There is no reason, and the general impression of furries is very corrupted by the internet. Rumors spread, and the toxicity of people can become a liability.


6. I don't get otherkins. That's just me. If you feel that you have a spiritual connection to an animal, defined as Therianism, fine by me. However, I have a mixed opinion about people who actually consider themselves to be animals.


7. I RP sometimes, mainly treating it as a writing prompt. I enjoy writing in a variety of scenarios, as well as the feeling of freedom allowed by not only being able to decide apparel and the typical traits found in literature, but also the species of a character that allows another level of creativity. I guess that goes into why people have fursonas, which I would be willing to go in-depth at your request.


If you have any more questions, I would be glad to answer them.

Mark has a brother that does suggestive furry work? Never known that before. I kinda want to know how Mark feels about that
My view on otherkin is that it is damaging to think that you're an wolf and a human being, that can
bring in some unwanted heat and could hurt said person.
Do you know of Springtrap in FNAF?
There's some guy whose thinks his/she's Springtrap.
Otherkin are weird.

Now you mean not only otherkins, but also therians.