Who aaaare you?

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

Forgive the huge racial colour brush smeared across the poll for a moment and ask yourself this question. Who are furries?

I recently read a speech made about social networking sites and the use of them in interacting with the wider world. It took the example of Facebook vs Myspace in the USA and how they had unconsciously been defined by class, race and age.

Now I'm not saying anything about the furry community, but i would like to see what comes out of this little experiment.

Obviously this is hardly scientific. Taking data from only one site which has people from different countries, different societies, while also painting people as White, Black, Yellow, Brown and Other when the difference between a white brit, a white bulgarian and a white turk is quite clear.

But you cant plan for every factor, and I'm not willing to put in the work. Maybe someone else is, but I'm not that guy.

What I'm hoping is that these fursonas are what influences who we are more than anything else, but who knows?


Oh and if you want to read that Facebook vs Myspace thing, i'm linking it, but beware, it's long and the presentation is the very essence of bare bones.

http://www.danah.org/papers/talks/PDF2009.html

[Manual_automation]

I like what you're doing here, bravo =P

(If you want to gather additional info just ask lol)

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

Thanks

Wow I didnt expect this to be so lopsided... I wouldnt even call it lopsided, it's focused as if it's a rule that furries are white middle class, with one exception.

Hopefully that will change.

[¿ Jesse Pawman ?]

Neat idea. Although something like this has been done in the past. (not on the forums though)

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

Yeah I just checked the Furry Survey out just now and it seemed to go along lines i expected. strong white male presence focused heavily on image and creativity. Theres lots of support to other furries, and ofcourse the sex element means almost nothing to the furry fandom. It's a part of it but it is far from important.

As for this forum survey, more and more leaning to the white middle class. It's very interesting.

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

more and more white middle and upper class people. I'm really quite saddened by this. Not by the white extreme, since that's to be expected considering this is an english speaking site, but because of the class trends. I definitely expected more lower class people

[Manual_automation]

Well you gotta remember, most people are putting what their FAMILY'S class is, not theirs, I know for a fact I'm poor as dirt on my own, but my dad makes 90K a rear

[¿ Jesse Pawman ?]

 but my dad makes 90K a rear

A Rear? that's funny. =3

[Manual_automation]

AHAHAHAH!!! oh man, how'd I miss by 2 keys ah well, sure, he makes 90 grand per butt lol

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

True. I did my family's class (although, for younger people who can't work, they should put their family's class), I'd actually be white lower class if I was going by my so-called "earnings".

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

Well it would make more sense to put the class that you grew up in, since being a furry is most likely a bi-product of upbringing.

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

Well it doesnt look like any more people are going to be voting, so the results of my survey show that the furry fandom is a high class white society and that this site is completely and utterly white aside from me.

maybe this high class thing is why some furries over-exaggerate the oppression against us. It's because high class white people get very little persecution in general. But then this is from the opinion of a low class asian muslim. Thank God I'm not gay, I've already got enough to deal with

[WingedZephyr]

It's not quite as lopsided as you think. I know for a fact there's more diversity than that here. People just don't vote.

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

yeah i know, but they didnt vote so they dont count. but either way, unless there is a massive difference in the actual members of this site, the lopsidedness is substantial.

[SnowWolf]

Wow, Alot of White middle class have submited their votes?

I guess i come under that classification, either that or upper class?*shudders*