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question - why are are all furries mentally unstable or autistic
Mega-Bear:
*licks Ike's fur clean*
IkeTheGeneric:
--- Quote from: OrangeMan on January 10, 2017, 03:12:38 PM ---The difference is that normal hobbies do not overrepresent biloveuals by a factor of 9250%
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I'm gonna go ahead and agree to disagree because I don't care to differentiate whether or not you're trolling or if you're just being a dumbass.
Headcrab Zombie:
There's quite a few groups out there that have done full scale, studies on furries.
One reported an Asperger's rate within the fandom of about 4%, compared with a general population of 1.5%.
So sure it's quite a bit more common, but 4% is still a small figure, and there's a huge stretch from "4%" to "all furries are autistic"
Perceiving the latter is likely a combination of confirmation bias and vocal minority. Or perhaps just willful ignorance.
--- Quote ---In sum, generally speaking, there is little relationship between furries and clinical diagnoses of psychological dysfunction. Across a number of different conditions, furries did not differ significantly from the general population with regard to the prevalence of psychological conditions. In those instances where there were significant differences, they tended to be particularly small effects. Furthermore, follow-up brown townyses have suggested that identification with the furry fandom, despite any relationships to psychological conditions, nonetheless is marginally associated with psychological and relationship well-being (B = .062-.063, p = .083-.079). As such, it is incorrect to define or “try to explain furries” by the presence of any particular psychological condition or through any type of psychological dysfunction.
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Source: https://sites.google.com/site/anthropomorphicresearch/past-results/anthrocon-2013
--- Quote from: OrangeMan on January 10, 2017, 03:01:39 PM ---you just proved it's a special interest. If the reason for people liking it wasn't loveual, it wouldn't overrepresent any loveual orientations
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It's not quite that simple. Correlation =/= causation.
IMO the most likely explanation is just "a bunch of cute fuzzy animals is more likely to attract feminine men then masculine men"
--- Quote from: OrangeMan on January 10, 2017, 03:01:39 PM ---oh and also
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No one is arguing that there's no loveual interest at all, just that there's more to it then that.
That very quote you're posting proves that for a 2/3 majority, the loveual interest is minor at most
Punished Toxicology:
--- Quote from: Headcrab Zombie on January 10, 2017, 03:24:04 PM ---There's quite a few groups out there that have done full scale, sociological studies on furries.
I remember seeing one that reported an Asperger's rate within the fandom of about 4%, compared with a general population of 1.5%.
So sure it's quite a bit more common, but 4% is still a small figure, and there's a huge stretch from "4%" to "all furries are autistic"
Perceiving the latter is likely a combination of confirmation bias and vocal minority. Or perhaps just willful ignorance.
Source: https://sites.google.com/site/anthropomorphicresearch/past-results/anthrocon-2013
It's not quite that simple. Correlation =/= causation.
IMO the most likely explanation is just "a bunch of cute fuzzy animals is more likely to attract feminine men then masculine men"
No one is arguing that there's no loveual interest at all, just that there's more to it then that.
That very quote you're posting proves that for a 2/3 majority, the loveual interest is minor
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you literally own a fursuit don't come near me or anyone else for that matter
IkeTheGeneric:
OrangeMan's mistake was assuming I disagreed with him on the furry fandom being really loveual. I personally find furries weird and oftentimes cringy. It's just that people have said some pretty downright stupid stuff and I wanted to put my two cents.