Furry Fandom and Drama General

[BT 075]

It still blows my mind that furries think that they're discriminated against. Furries are no less oppressed than a girl on the internet whining about the patriarchy. Teasing =/= discrimination.

I don't know what they think, all I know is they clearly like the attention. If they didn't like being the center of (negative) attention, they would not dress up and act like complete retards they way they do. I say the main motivation for furries to act the way they do, is to get attention from people. One would have to be a bit of a special individual on the side too, to actually honestly believe they are being persecuted or oppressed.

They reason people kick them out of stores isn't because they are furries: it's because they are creepy and they freak out customers. They are also unrecognizable, and stores tend to not want people around who cover their faces entirely the same way a ski mask (typical burglar wear) would. It makes people uncomfortable, and rightfully so.

 

[Night Terror]

I don't know what they think, all I know is they clearly like the attention. If they didn't like being the center of (negative) attention, they would not dress up and act like complete retards they way they do. I say the main motivation for furries to act the way they do, is to get attention from people. One would have to be a bit of a special individual on the side too, to actually honestly believe they are being persecuted or oppressed.

They reason people kick them out of stores isn't because they are furries: it's because they are creepy and they freak out customers. They are also unrecognizable, and stores tend to not want people around who cover their faces entirely the same way a ski mask (typical burglar wear) would. It makes people uncomfortable, and rightfully so.

I don't know about that. Furry, like I said a while ago, is an escapist fantasy. People who use escapist fantasies tend to be very sensitive people who can't cope well with reality. I think they react the way they do because they're over-sensitive. Maybe a few are attention whores, but most just can't handle being made fun of and crack. It's quite unfortunate, really. But, you know, 'not all furries are like that!' Which is true (I mean, I'm pretty thick skinned). It's just the majority.
And I agree. A full head covering is suspicious. I mean, a brightly coloured cartoon animal isn't going to be difficult to track down by the authorities, but it's still suspicious. You can't cover your face in a shop.

 

[A-№1]

"You're looking ravishing in that hat today, my dear."

Damn. Just damn.

I always thought Terry Gilliam invented that ridiculous shoe hat for the movie Brazil.

They are also unrecognizable, and stores tend to not want people around who cover their faces entirely the same way a ski mask (typical burglar wear) would.

Not to mention all the laws in various places against wearing face masks in public (because KKK).

I mean, a brightly coloured cartoon animal isn't going to be difficult to track down by the authorities, but it's still suspicious. You can't cover your face in a shop.

Thing is, the suit might be easily recognizable, but what about when they turn a corner and take it off? How would they be recognizable then?

Anyone wearing a suit like that in a shop could be up to something. Clearly they aren't there just to buy. And it's the store's prerogative to deny access to anyone on reasonable grounds like that. Just look how Best Buy responded to people who showed up there in blue shirts and khakis.

 

[c-no]

They reason people kick them out of stores isn't because they are furries: it's because they are creepy and they freak out customers. They are also unrecognizable, and stores tend to not want people around who cover their faces entirely the same way a ski mask (typical burglar wear) would. It makes people uncomfortable, and rightfully so.

This does have truth in it. The costumes can freak out customers, especially children. Add to that the fact the helmets conceal identities and one can see why Target, Wal-Mart, or any other store wouldn't want a furry walking around.

 

[Axiom]

Random: I remember hearing a story about some full fursuit-wearing furry trying to buy alcohol and attempting to use his collar/tag as ID. And then not wanting to take his head off so he could be properly ID'd to buy his booze.

Dunno if it's true or not, but it certainly could be.

 

[c-no]

Random: I remember hearing a story about some full fursuit-wearing furry trying to buy alcohol and attempting to use his collar/tag as ID. And then not wanting to take his head off so he could be properly ID'd to buy his booze.

Dunno if it's true or not, but it certainly could be.

If it is, then the furry made a rather dumb move unless it was suppose to be some joke. Even then, I wonder how furries would react if someone broke the law in a fur suit, doing something such as a robbery or vandalism.

 

[Axiom]

If it is, then the furry made a rather dumb move unless it was suppose to be some joke. Even then, I wonder how furries would react if someone broke the law in a fur suit, doing something such as a robbery or vandalism.

Resort to a 'No True Scotsman' defense. Or claim further oppression by insisting the perpetrator isn't REALLY a furry and was just wearing the fur suit in order to pin the crime on the furry community in order to make them look bad. Not that they don't already look crazy enough as it is.

 

[CatParty]

Why do furries and bronies claim that they should be lumped in with the lgbt crowd? It makes no sense whatsoever. It isn't like they were born that way.

 

[exball]

Why do furries and bronies claim that they should be lumped in with the lgbt crowd? It makes no sense whatsoever. It isn't like they were born that way.

Crippling autism.

 

[Colress]

Now, here's my take on the situation.
There are two types of furries that are the most common: the types who enjoy wearing fursuits because they're actually quite well crafted and beautiful sometimes, and those whose sex lives have merged with their normal lives. I'm way too tired to get into it and I'm only awake for dinner so I'll elaborate some other time.

 

[c-no]

Why do furries and bronies claim that they should be lumped in with the lgbt crowd? It makes no sense whatsoever. It isn't like they were born that way.

Because they think any form of criticism is one the same level as hating a homosexual, bisexual, or transsexual. Because after all, a brony being told MLP:FiM is inferior to another cartoon and a furry being told to leave a store due to the identity obscuring costume is just as bad as beating a homosexual. It's not like furries and bronies are just being stupid with this persecution stuff. Seriously, sure it sucks getting criticized and all but seriously, the individuals of these two groups have some kind of persecution complex, especially when they get together and say "BAAAWWW, WE'RE BEING OPPRESSED!!!111". Seriously, this is why both groups and/or the individuals can be seen as lol-cows.

 

[Coldgrip]

Bumping this thread since Molay screams about "FURSECUTION", and found a video:

Furries protesting against fursecution, or stores discriminating against furries. One sign even shows that they want to gain rights as people too. (Sounds familiar?)

Spoiler

 

[José Mourinho]

Furries at a playground. Look how friendly the parents and children are to them.

 

[c-no]

Furries at a playground. Look how friendly the parents and children are to them.

Although the sound is disabled on the PC I use (Typing this from college computer lab), I'm sure this video might sound cringeworthy. Also, furries at a playground. It's not like that is creepy, I mean really, it's not like they might be freaking out the parents or children or anything. It's not like, oh I don't know, a cop could come in and tell them they are creeping out the parents and children.

Why do furries and bronies claim that they should be lumped in with the lgbt crowd? It makes no sense whatsoever. It isn't like they were born that way.

Although I already replied to this, I feel one more thing should be mentioned: Perhaps some furries and bronies do feel like that they are, on the inside, anthromorphic animals and ponies. Why else could they want to be lumped in with the lgbt crowd. Speaking of them wanting to be lumped with said lgbt crowd.

Spoiler

Perhaps Tinkle Poop is why some want to be lumped with said crowd. Also, while the brony image may be a joke, I'm sure there are those who take it seriously. Why else would they be seen as lol-cows?

 

[CatParty]

Although I already replied to this, I feel one more thing should be mentioned: Perhaps some furries and bronies do feel like that they are, on the inside, anthromorphic animals and ponies.
[/SPOILER]

if someone believes they are anthromorphic animals and/or ponies, the only crowd they belong in is a mental hospital

 

[FifthColumn]

I think what all this could be is just very lonely, introverted people who gravitate toward cartoon animals. Like adults with childish sensibilities, who get hooked on robin hood, or sonic or Disney animals and just run with it. It seems a fair number are also gay or bisexual. Yet I wonder how truly "gay" many of them are. Could it be that they are naturally straight but just go "gay" for other lonely curries, since they have such a tough time getting a date?

 

[c-no]

if someone believes they are anthromorphic animals and/or ponies, the only crowd they belong in is a mental hospital

What if the mental hospital doesn't want them? If so, where should we send them to?

 

[Coldgrip]

Furries at a playground. Look how friendly the parents and children are to them.

Where the fuck is that kids parents? Two people in brightly colored fur suits playing on kids toys with children, I'm surprised nobody called the cops.

What if the mental hospital doesn't want them? If so, where should we send them to?

Concentration camps? No wait, I'm sorry, I mean "re-education" camps. Where they'll be taught through the latest enhanced teaching methods practiced at Gitmo how not to be a furry.

 

[c-no]

Where the fuck is that kids parents? Two people in brightly colored fur suits playing on kids toys with children, I'm surprised nobody called the cops.


Concentration camps? No wait, I'm sorry, I mean "re-education" camps. Where they'll be taught through the latest enhanced teaching methods practiced at Gitmo how not to be a furry.

That is a good question, where are the parents? Even then, imagine if one of said parents was a plain clothes officer. As for sending them, maybe send them out into the wild where they can be with the animal they identify. It's not like they would realize how terrible it is or anything.

 

[DeagleDad420]

Resort to a 'No True Scotsman' defense. Or claim further oppression by insisting the perpetrator isn't REALLY a furry and was just wearing the fur suit in order to pin the crime on the furry community in order to make them look bad. Not that they don't already look crazy enough as it is.

Most of the furries I've talked to that weren't obvious lolcows (like 10% of them) pretty much use the "No True Scotsman" like it's punctuation. "Well I'm not like THOSE kind of-" I know a friend who's into SWJ shit that does the same thing whenever anyone brings up any problems with the SWJ community.

It reeks of bullshit to me. You either identify with a group or you don't. You cannot have your cake and eat it too. A general rule of thumb is that if you identify with a group but feel the need to preface it with "but I'm not like THAT kind of furry" then you're doing something wrong and you need to re-evaluate your shit. Either accept that most of your community is insane and you will be therefore viewed as insane, or just stop going around proclaiming yourself a member of that community.

If it is, then the furry made a rather dumb move unless it was suppose to be some joke. Even then, I wonder how furries would react if someone broke the law in a fur suit, doing something such as a robbery or vandalism.

That would be the best episode of Cops ever. And that's saying something.

Why do furries and bronies claim that they should be lumped in with the lgbt crowd? It makes no sense whatsoever. It isn't like they were born that way.

People don't universally agree that the LGBT people were "born that way" either. There's not really a consensus on that, as controversial as that is. I can totally see though that furries are deliberately trying to butt their way into the "born that way" classification because that makes it sacred and therefore unquestionable in culture because hey, they can't help it. Of course, this hasn't worked and nobody is buying it, which is the reason for the backlash.

This has been said a million times before but Jesus, if they would shut the fuck up and just do their thing, I really don't think anyone would care or make fun of them any more than any other weirdo fetish-lifestyle group. Nobody really makes fun of the BDSM community because they fully understand that it's weird and they keep it behind closed doors, and they don't go around in gimp suits proclaiming they were "born that way".