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diadem
eet bugz
posted 12-31-2003 03:09:19 PM
I know about the stereotypes of furries. This is a question for the furries themselves. Please don’t take it as an insult, as I honestly want to know. What exactly goes on at furry conventions? Is it a bunch of people trying to act druidic and get in touch with nature, people trying to escape to a whiney-the-poo style fantasy world, a bunch of sexual deviants who masturbate to animals, or what? There seems to be a stereotype that you all are honestly sexually turned on by animals. Is this simply a stereotype, or is it a fetish and the major theme of furry conventions? Please keep this thread serious, as I want an honest answer.
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Captain Hagrid Starcrust III
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posted 12-31-2003 03:10:25 PM
They aren't aroused by animals, they're aroused by people in animal suits, which explains why so many of them are tailored with butt panels.
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    posted 12-31-2003 03:12:46 PM
    quote:
    Chief Durkin had this to say about Duck Tales:
    They aren't aroused by animals, they're aroused by people in animal suits, which explains why so many of them are tailored with butt panels.

    While I tend to agree... explain furry art

    King Parcelan
    Chicken of the Sea
    posted 12-31-2003 03:13:33 PM
    Furries are fucking whack, yo.
    diadem
    eet bugz
    posted 12-31-2003 03:15:24 PM
    If you aren't a furry, please don't speak for them.
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    Sean
    posted 12-31-2003 03:16:18 PM
    quote:
    diadem had this to say about Cuba:
    If you aren't a furry, please don't speak for them.

    They're speaking about them.

    A Kansas City Shuffle is when everybody looks right, you go left.

    It's not something people hear about.

    diadem
    eet bugz
    posted 12-31-2003 03:19:41 PM
    The point of this thread was to hear a furry's responce to the question. I ask this question all the time, and I never got an answer from an actul furry. This is why I'm asking a furry to speak for their own practices. I want to know what goes on at a furry convention from people who where actully there. If you are not a furry, please do not respond to this.

    I just asked this question on another forum. I got only one reply from a real furry so far

    [ 12-31-2003: Message edited by: diadem ]

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    Katrinity
    Cookie Goddess!
    posted 12-31-2003 03:24:08 PM
    Never been to a convetion, not one to get dressed up in fursuits, not even a real furry, but I'd think the same stuff would go on as any convention. People who enjoy a genre, sharing RP, art, mingling, etc.

    No different than Ren Fairs, Star Trek Conventions, Anime Conventions, etc.

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    Pancake
    posted 12-31-2003 03:25:35 PM
    quote:
    Pesco attempted to be funny by writing:
    While I tend to agree... explain furry art

    I did - furry art is not drawings of animals, it is drawings of people in extremely detailed animal suits, which explains why they have human genitals, two breasts, and are bipedal.

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    posted 12-31-2003 03:26:35 PM
    quote:
    Katrinity had this to say about the Spice Girls:
    Never been to a convetion, not one to get dressed up in fursuits, not even a real furry, but I'd think the same stuff would go on as any convention. People who enjoy a genre, sharing RP, art, mingling, etc.

    No different than Ren Fairs, Star Trek Conventions, Anime Conventions, etc.



    Anime conventions are scary. Fat men in sailormoon costumes.. ._.;

    Delphi Aegis
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    posted 12-31-2003 03:27:09 PM
    Dunno about the Ren faires you go to, but mine's mainly for tourists and crap. Shops everywhere, blah blah. Storyline and all that. It's not like a swap meet for medeival dressers, heh.

    But I still agree with you on the furry convention part.

    diadem
    eet bugz
    posted 12-31-2003 03:27:45 PM
    Maradon, please stop responding to this thread. This goes for others who only have assumptions of what happens at the conventions as well. You are free to make your own threads, but I want an answer from someone who actually attended a furry convention. I there are know some on these forums that have. I want to them to post what actully goes on there without fear of being attacked for it so i can get an honest answer from someone who went.

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    Katrinity
    Cookie Goddess!
    posted 12-31-2003 03:27:46 PM
    quote:
    Chief Durkin had this to say about dark elf butts:
    I did - furry art is not drawings of animals, it is drawings of people in extremely detailed animal suits, which explains why they have human genitals, two breasts, and are bipedal.

    Furry art is no different than others looking at elves, faeries, vampires, etc etc.

    None of them are real either, and all are partially human and partially beastial in appearance.

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    posted 12-31-2003 03:28:10 PM
    quote:
    A sleep deprived Chief Durkin stammered:
    I did - furry art is not drawings of animals, it is drawings of people in extremely detailed animal suits, which explains why they have human genitals, two breasts, and are bipedal.

    There are a few on that CD you gave me that have more then two breasts.

    Naimah
    In a Fire
    posted 12-31-2003 03:36:16 PM
    quote:
    Delphi Aegis obviously shouldn't have said:
    There are a few on that CD you gave me that have more then two breasts.

    Did not need to get that mental image.

    Mortious
    Gluttonous Overlard
    posted 12-31-2003 03:37:35 PM
    I've spoken with several people who have been to furry conventions, so I know a little about them. I'd never go to one myself, I'm not a furry and you couldn't pay me to wear a fursuit.

    A whole lot happens there. Art trading, meeting, scritching (when you meet a stranger in a fursuit, it's customary to scritch them... apparently), and yes, yiff parties are real and they do happen a LOT. A good 40% of furries that attend conventions are there purely for the yiffing.

    Snoota
    Now I am become Death, shatterer of worlds
    posted 12-31-2003 03:38:04 PM
    quote:
    diadem had this to say about (_|_):
    If you aren't a furry, please don't speak for them.

    I watch CSI; I'm an expert.

    "Look, I need you guys to stop yiffing."

    ^^^ Greatest line in television history!

    Delphi Aegis
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    posted 12-31-2003 03:38:14 PM
    quote:
    This insanity brought to you by Mortious:
    I've spoken with several people who have been to furry conventions, so I know a little about them. I'd never go to one myself, I'm not a furry and you couldn't pay me to wear a fursuit.

    A whole lot happens there. Art trading, meeting, scritching (when you meet a stranger in a fursuit, it's customary to scritch them... apparently), and yes, yiff parties are real and they do happen a LOT. A good 40% of furries that attend conventions are there purely for the yiffing.


    That's very disturbing.

    Pesco
    Is a copyright of Peachis. Don't underestimate his pants, either.
    posted 12-31-2003 03:40:06 PM
    Basically the answer is "People goto the conventions for different reasons". I've been to Ren Fest a few times and an EQ Fan Faire, from what I've seen, everyone has a common interest but a different reason to be there. My personal reason for going to the EQ Fan Faire was to talk about EQ and meet EC'ers, the whole "Faces to Names" thing. Some went to RP, some went as a reason to party, and so on. I'm fairly certain not everyone ust goes to E3 for the games. ( Yay for Booth Babes! ) So on and so forth. I'm sure the same applies for furry conventions. So basically, everything you listed is valid.

    My personal reasoning behind the bad rep about being sexual deviants is because they seem to be more open with that sort of thing then other genres are.

    diadem
    eet bugz
    posted 12-31-2003 03:40:07 PM
    Thanks mort. That's the first constructive answer in this thread. What exactly is "scritching?"
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    Mortious
    Gluttonous Overlard
    posted 12-31-2003 03:42:07 PM
    quote:
    diadem said:
    What exactly is "scritching?"

    The act of scratching someone who's in a fursuit, which has more meaning if you're also in one. Usually behind the ears. See grooming.

    Captain Hagrid Starcrust III
    Pancake
    posted 12-31-2003 03:42:28 PM
    I AM a furry.
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  • diadem
    eet bugz
    posted 12-31-2003 03:46:30 PM
    Yiff partys, forgive the vulgarity of my assumption but are those are simply orgies with people in suits or are there actually animals involved?
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    Katrinity
    Cookie Goddess!
    posted 12-31-2003 03:48:16 PM
    quote:
    Pesco obviously shouldn't have said:
    My personal reasoning behind the bad rep about being sexual deviants is because they seem to be more open with that sort of thing then other genres are.

    This is helped that a large percent of the furry community is gay or bi. Its probably a great relief not to have to be so restricted when in the presence of many who share your sexuality/lifestyle.

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    posted 12-31-2003 03:48:56 PM
    quote:
    Chief Durkin thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
    I AM a furry.

    So THATS why my leg had rugburns on it when I woke up.

    Bad dog.

    Aury
    My hair is a deadly weapon
    posted 12-31-2003 03:49:39 PM
    Furcons? Basically, they're a whole bunch of people getting together to hang out. Think a gaming con or a scifi con. There's panels, massive amounts of gaming happening, people EVERYWHERE drawing stuff, and a dance every night. it's more like a mini-rave, but not quite as fun. There's a dealers room, a veritable mall of furry-type and gaming and various goods, weapons excepted.
    Katrinity
    Cookie Goddess!
    posted 12-31-2003 03:49:58 PM
    quote:
    diadem's account was hax0red to write:
    Yiff partys, forgive the vulgarity of my assumption but are those are simply orgies with people in suits or are there actually animals involved?

    I've never heard of real animals involved, but who knows what goes on behind closed doors. The furry community is a great place for a closet zoophile to hide his/her lifestyle behind.

    Cookie Goddess Supreme
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    Mortious
    Gluttonous Overlard
    posted 12-31-2003 03:50:15 PM
    quote:
    diadem said:
    Yiff partys, forgive the vulgarity of my assumption but are those are simply orgies with people in suits or are there actually animals involved?

    Just furries.

    Most people who are sexually aroused by furries (myself including, I admit that) are only aroused by the anthropomorphic characteristics. People who find real life animals arousing, and those who will willingly have sex with them, make me projectile vomit.

    Aury
    My hair is a deadly weapon
    posted 12-31-2003 03:51:09 PM
    quote:
    Mortious had this to say about Captain Planet:
    A whole lot happens there. Art trading, meeting, scritching (when you meet a stranger in a fursuit, it's customary to scritch them... apparently), and yes, yiff parties are real and they do happen a LOT. A good 40% of furries that attend conventions are there purely for the yiffing.

    Yes. Yes they do. And they're usually invite-only. I've been to a couple.. Didn't participate. I was there for the drugs and booze.

    Ares
    posted 12-31-2003 03:51:25 PM
    quote:
    Mortious stumbled drunkenly to the keyboard and typed:
    Just furries.

    Most people who are sexually aroused by furries (myself including, I admit that) are only aroused by the anthropomorphic characteristics. People who find real life animals arousing, and those who will willingly have sex with them, make me projectile vomit.


    I know a girl who's into animals. X_X;; And she also reads fics about necrophilia.. It's creepy.

    Mortious
    Gluttonous Overlard
    posted 12-31-2003 03:52:07 PM
    quote:
    Katrinity said:
    I've never heard of real animals involved, but who knows what goes on behind closed doors. The furry community is a great place for a closet zoophile to hide his/her lifestyle behind.

    Here's another little fact.

    99% of draconic furries are gay or bi.

    Captain Hagrid Starcrust III
    Pancake
    posted 12-31-2003 04:00:33 PM
    quote:
    And I was all like 'Oh yeah?' and Ares was all like:
    I know a girl who's into animals. X_X;; And she also reads fics about necrophilia.. It's creepy.

    Does she use AIM?

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    posted 12-31-2003 04:48:09 PM
    Can't speak for fur-cons, but in the anime cons I've dealt with (and yes, cons of most any kind do attract a certain percent of furries) most of them seem to just enjoy the company and a common interest. Of course with any con you have people who are there just to get laid (there have been several 'parties' broken up at the cons I've worked) but from the events and actions I've personally observed, I don't think there's anything more 'unusual' than with any other cluster of con-groupies.

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    posted 12-31-2003 05:11:35 PM
    I thought they just had roleplay cyber sex orgies or something :\

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    posted 12-31-2003 05:27:42 PM
    If wanting to have sex with one of those fox-human things is one step away from wanting to have sex with a fox, is it then fair to say wanting to have sex with a human is one step away from wanting to have sex with a monkey?

    I mean, I love monkeys, but I don't love monkeys.

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    posted 12-31-2003 05:30:14 PM
    quote:
    Verily, El Imán Grande! doth proclaim:
    If wanting to have sex with one of those fox-human things is one step away from wanting to have sex with a fox, is it then fair to say wanting to have sex with a human is one step away from wanting to have sex with a monkey?

    I mean, I love monkeys, but I don't love monkeys.


    I guess it would depend on your thoughts on the Evolution of Humans.

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    Gunslinger Moogle
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    posted 12-31-2003 05:35:18 PM
    quote:
    El Imán Grande! sent this coded message via a team of nanites:
    If wanting to have sex with one of those fox-human things is one step away from wanting to have sex with a fox, is it then fair to say wanting to have sex with a human is one step away from wanting to have sex with a monkey?

    Which gets you thinking about Star Trek conventions...if you see a hot women dressed up as an alien and you want to have sex with her, does that mean it's one step away from wanting to have sex with...um...a monkey with pointy ears, blue fur and a bunch of ridges on its forehead?




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    Aury
    My hair is a deadly weapon
    posted 12-31-2003 05:52:05 PM
    quote:
    Cookies & Cream! had this to say about Knight Rider:
    I thought they just had roleplay cyber sex orgies or something :\

    Most furries are surprisingly normal.


    Most.

    Leopold
    Porn maniac
    posted 12-31-2003 05:57:29 PM
    I agree with the general sentiment among the furries here; I myself do the furry thing (Simon Apelles on Furcadia, if anyone's around), and much as there's a difference between people who play tennis for fun and people who live, eat and breathe tennis as a lifestyle, there's a definite line in the sand between furry types.

    On the more sexual side of it, I enjoy furry--but much the same as Mort, I don't think I'll ever quite understand the fursuit business. They're by no means mutually inclusive.

    As to "yiff parties," from the rather disturbing stories I've heard, "orgy" about sums it up.

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    posted 12-31-2003 05:59:25 PM
    quote:
    Aury had this to say about Captain Planet:
    Most furries are surprisingly normal.


    Most.


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