My point is that if you can apply that same logic to bronies, and yet they have a 9000+ page thread, I don't see why furries can't be allowed to have a thread to keep discussions regarding the subject in.
when people think furries, they think of animal research (generalised, of course)
when people think of bronies, they think of men wearing shirts with cutie marks watching a tv show (generalised, of course)
when people think of furries, they think of furcons with fursuits (generalised but may be true)
when people think of ponycon, they think of men wearing shirts with cutie marks who enjoy watching a tv show (generalised but may be true)
people have higher tolerance of bronies because they don't give a stuff what others think
furries on the other hand wear suits and draw up fursonas
EDIT: forgot to mention but it higher tolerance to bronies because they don't hide themselves behind stuff
just my theory
please place in your two cents to further make sense