What is this thing?

It's an anthropomorphic squid. It's what I've become comfortable relating myself with. I even talk about my tentacles on the forums from time to time. Now here's the kicker:
Why is this separate from all the carnage of furry-drama? Why is being a squid coolsauce, and being practically anything that doesn't live in the ocean bad? THIS IS CURIOSITY SPOUTING FROM ME, AND I DEMAND AN EXPLANATION!
P.S.
If this becomes an internet fight, I will lock this thread and hide the key in the depths of the cosmos.
P.P.S.
It probably will.
P.P.P.S.
I have tentacles.