Nice eight year old quote, bro. Would you like something more recent?
by today's standards furries are utterly harmless.
In the grand scheme of things though, people liking things that I don't seems completely irrelevant to me now.
Fun fact: Badspot said this in direct response to someone posting that very image.
how i'd assume a regular person looks at furries is like seeing someone wear an old nasty shirt
it's gross, the person wearing it by extension becomes gross, and even though the average joe doesn't like it nor do they want to see it, it doesn't cause harm to them
i have nothing against furries personally but i can't say i like the idea of thinking you're actually a dog-man and also for my aforementioned reasons
Most "regular people" don't care.
These days there's been enough information by actual reputable sources about what furries are, that most people either realize a lot of the stuff out their about furries is either false, or they just don't care. These days, your average person who hates them are denizens of the internet hiding behind anonymity; either trolls, or the type of people who just have to have something to hate.
As a staff photographer for multiple conventions, and my state's (fairly large) local furry community group, I've witnessed plenty of interactions between fursuiters and the general public. Capturing these interactions is a large part of my role as a staff photographer
If online interactions are anything to make assumptions off, you would think there would be a lot of people approaching us, screaming "WEIRDO" "FREAK" or just generally causing trouble. And yet in the....probably 30-40 separate events I've been to,
not once have I seen such a thing happen. Instead what happens is people are thrilled to see us.
- We wander around parks or even downtown Minneapolis, and people come up to us to take photos of/with the fursuiters/get their kids to come up and interact
- A local pet store is thrilled to have us coming back every winter and spring to help with their fundraiser for an animal shelter. Store employees/management take pictures with us
- Our local non-profit zoo loves having us every Halloween for their kid-friendly Halloween fundraiser
- Local bowling alleys have asked me to take a photo of the fursuiters standing by their logo, and send them the photo so they can post it
- Convention hotel staff love to watch main stage events, or even participate by throwing on something like an animal ear headband
And before somebody can say otherwise, yes these people know what furries are. The pet store and zoo employees refer to us as such. Hotel staff at conventions sure as stuff know what we are, there's no way to doub that. And from the general public, I've heard comments like (in an excited tone) "OMG FURRIES!" and "full suited furries are the cutest thing ever"
Nobody (well, almost nobody) "thinks they're actually a dog-man". It's just fun to play a character occasionally.
Sure, it's pretty weird, I'll be the first to admit that. But your "average joe" doesn't connect "pretty weird" to be deserving of all the hate that furries get
you cant delete accounts -__-
Admins can.
Badspot doesn't do it anymore, but if you look bat at
very old threads, occasionally you'll see a post with "Guest" under the person's name. That's an account that has been deleted
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