Feral Heart
Community => Introduction => Ask Me => Topic started by: Aberguine on April 19, 2012, 08:34:18 pm
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...to the best of my ability, anyways.
This may even be a redundant question on FeralHeart, but even if it is, maybe we can answer this question for everyone else through discussion: what does it mean to be a furry?
Feel free to ask anything about the furry fandom!
Fire away!
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I've actually no idea what a furry is. And for the sake of this thread, and my dignity, I refuse to Google it. So, Aberguine, what is a furry?
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To put it simply as I possibly can, a furry is a person who, for many of various possible reasons, feels a strong affinity towards a certain non-human animal species and usually that they are somewhat more animal than human. There are many extremes to this, but that's the simplest answer I can come up with.
Often, one who calls themself furry has a "fursona," a fictional representation of themself, most commonly an anthropomorphic (or human-like with animal qualities) character. I wouldn't necessarily go as far as to exclude those who tend towards a feral-sona, but in my mind, it's usually an anthro character.
It might be a good thing that you're somewhat hesitant about googling it; much of the outside view of furries isn't necessarily positive. (see the CSI episode (fur and loathing) to get what I mean)