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there is no one single definition of what a furry is. even within the furry fandom, people cannot always agree on just what makes a person a furry or not.

some would argue that to be a furry, you must think and talk like one (i.e. use furry specific words and phrases). even if you go to conventions, wear a fursuit, draw the art, writes the stories etc but don’t talk using furry lingo, you’re not a furry. basically, someone that may walk the walk but doesn’t talk the talk.

others would argue that even liking anthropomorphic creatures makes you a furry. you may have no idea the furry fandom exists or have ever heard of a furry convention, let alone any of the websites; simply liking ‘anthro’ critters makes you a furry.

the way i see it, if or if you don’t consider yourself a furry is a matter of personal opinion.

as with any hobby, most furries are normal people just like anyone you’ll meet at work/school or going to/from work/school or anywhere. then there is the small percent that are hard core fans and have taken what for most is a hobby and perverted it (sometimes in an all to literal sense).

as is with so many other things in life, the few that take it too far tend to be the loudest. the silent majority are often forced into silence by the loud majority for fear that people will label them as being in the same cl-ss as the minority that have perverted it.

one unfortunate side effect of the internet and the relative anonymity that some sites grant their users is people are able to engage in activities (even if only on a virtual level) that they would never even consider doing in real life. an example of this is trolls of message boards that say things to people they’d never say to them in person. i think a lot of the stereotypes -ssociated with furries are because of this.

in conclusion, as with any hobby, there are some furries that have taken it too far and/or perverted what for many is a fun harmless hobby.
if only the silent majority were not so silent, people would realise there is more to furries then perversion.

red wolf fursuit

the exxon tiger is a furry.

good example of furry art.
possibly the strangest sub-culture in all of geekdom. furries range from being harmless fans fascinated by anthropomorphic characters and animals, to immensely withdrawn or self-abosrbed persons who actually believe, or want to believe, they’re eagle-winged fox-like versions of themselves with giant gentalia who wouldn’t dare be anything else that could be considered mundane. furries defy any coventional or unifying definition.
jody’s favorite book is redwall. she must be a furry.
ok, an attempt at a balanced definition. i am not a furry but both sides hear me out before reaching for that thumbs down.

furries are a relatively recent phenomenon which has been catapulted into near-mainstreamness almost solely because of the internet. it is obvious furries are very much victims of tarring the majority with the brush of an “unappealing” minority.

in the simplest sense furries are fans of anthropromorphic animals. that is, animals with human like features or tendencies (fox mccloud, sonic the hedgehog… etc) pretty much all furries will create their own character or “fursona” for use as an art model and roleplaying, the designs of which vary wildly dependant on the artists skill and eye for contrasting colours (you get both amazing and appalling furry artists, and a wide skill range between these two) some furries can work wonders when it comes to creating a character on second life

the above paragraph is an apt description of your standard “furry”, however there is a small but very vocal minority of the “yiff yiff” kind of division. even though this sort of furry probably only takes up 1/10th of the fandom this is by far the type you hear about most often from anti-furry biased sources.

furry p-rn is dangerously close to b-st–lity. sorry to anyone who likes it, but it is… however the ones who like it seem to be in a minority, with the ones liking the odd fetishes like “vore” and “macro” a very small minority indeed.

furries get a lot of cr-p thrown at them on the internet in relation to the activities of the minority of their fanbase. they have a reputation to reacting to this in an over the top manner (such as comparing their treatment to the holocaust), which realy doesn’t do them many favours.

however on the whole they are just a group of people who are fans of a single concept, seem to know how to have fun, and are doing alright for themselves in terms of publicity.
furries: do you wanna see my new cat character?
n., adj. in the broadest definition, someone who finds the idea of anthropomorphic (humanlike) animals, in art, fiction, cartoons, costume, or other media, to be an appealing one. furries are an extremely diverse group and no one furry may possess all, or any, of the traits typically -ssociated with the group; furries can range from people who are fans of old warner bros. and disney cartoons; people who enjoy portraying anthropomorphic animals in art; people who enjoy imagining what a future, past or alternative world might be like if humans were replaced with or accompanied by anthropomorphic animals; and people who like wearing costume tails, ears and/or animal mascot costumes, to those who feel spiritual connections to animals or to the animal form; those who admire the beauty, power, speed or grace of of the animal form; those who believe they have empathy with or can communicate with animals, for example people who work with them; people who have a great deal of respect for animal welfare; and people who find the concept of anthropomorphic animals enjoyable in a s-xual way. (amongst many, many other things.)

those who do enjoy the erotic/adult side of furry are, like those who partic-p-te in any other s-xual fetish or behaviour, almost always harmless in their indulgence of their fantasies, which usually involves erotic art and roleplay, and may involve consenting activities with fellow adults while in costume. why people get uptight about what is such a cute, silly and affectionate expression of pleasure between two (or more) consenting adults when there’s much worse out there to get worked up about such as child abuse, i’ll never understand.

it’s about fun, people. try it sometime.
n. furries often attend conventions.

adj. furry art incoroprates many diverse forms of media.
1. adjective.: having or coated in fur.
2. adjective.: being related to the ‘furry’ community, such as artwork, stories.
3. mistake.: a misspelling of fury =p
4. noun.:
a. one who shows interest in things that can be described with the ‘furry’ adjective.
b. one who prefers to imagine themself as more animalistic than they are.

other related definitions:
stereotype-furry:
derogatory generalization of how many ‘furry-haters’ see the noun form of ‘furries’ as, usually portrayed as pitiful h-m-s-xual men who dress up as the animal they like or ‘want to f-ck’ the most, and have s-x with their animals. this is in fact not what 99% of ‘furries’ are like, however, being the most widely publicized, it is also the most widely criticized.

furry-hater:
one who takes it upon themselves to be prejudice against the noun form of ‘furries’, usually -ssuming that all ‘furries’ are ‘stereotypical furries’, needlessly persuing some sort of apparent need to let everyone know that they hate ‘furries’

99% of all furries:
some draw, some write, some read, some listen to stories, most keep to themselves because of ‘furry-haters’
just like everyone else, some are male, some are female, and just like everyone else, some are gay, some are straight, and just like everyone else, most go to school or have a job.
personally i consider myself a furry, i have an online persona of myself with ears and a fox tail, i am male, i’m straight, i don’t draw a lot of furry art because i’m not that good at it, i don’t write stories for the same reason. i do read other peoples’ stories and look at their art, i have no s-xual interest in actual animals (see zoophiles and b-st–lity folks)
i go to college, and have a job, i’m not fat either.
i’m just a furry
-wags his tail happily-
and any furry-hater who doesn’t like me because of it, too bad, it’s who i am.
simply – one who has an interest (small or large) of anthropomorphic animals (animals who have a human qualities be it simply talking or having a human-like body).

one who has an interest in anthropomorphic animals. does not mean wanting to have s-x with them.
let’s go check out the family-friendly art at the .
a subgroup of science fiction and fantasy fans who focus on cartoon animals, anthropomorphic animals, or human-animal hybrids.

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