I have always hated categorizing music into small genres that I get all confused with.. Now I also hate categorizing people. We are all the same so please stop this foolness.

Sorry if I gave that impression, I really don't. I know that bestiality is just as unacceptable to most furries as it it to other people, and that not all furries do have a sexual element, but you can't deny that some do, just look at the amount of furry art, you can't truthfully tell me that a lot of it isn't sexualised. Like I said earlier, I have no actual problem with furries, what people enjoy is their own business assuming it's not actually illegal, I just don't like how they some have to advertise that fact as much as they can (yes, I'm a /b/tard, interpret that as you wish). I really don't dislike furries for no reason though, I mean, I was surprised to learn there were some here, but it doesn't change my opinion of those people.

Yes, there are furries who are into bestiality - JUST AS MUCH as there are non-furries who are into bestiality.

It has nothing to do with each other - it's like saying all frenchmen are robbers, if you see one frenchman steal something.

I never did deny that there arent some people who are into drawing sexually when it comes to furry art. You would be suprised that a lot of furries don't think sexually when it comes to this fandom. Or maybe thats just all of Colorado.

*bangs head against desk several times*

Categorizing, stereotypes, judgement... things I dislike when looking at people. Everyones different, people are unique, people have different feelings towards things. We love Avatar, some love Jake, and some Neytiri (yay!) and I've been made fun of for it a lot. Just because I wear Kandi and go to raves means I do ecstasy and take acid and stuff right? Wrong! I've never done a drug in my life. Point is, people need to stop stereotyping and judging others on their looks. Hating furries isn't being loving like the Na'vi... thats just becoming like the rest of this selfish cruel world (not pointing fingers, just stating). Be loving and acceptant of others

THIS. THIS. THIS.

I agree COMPLETELY, very well said!

Agree. Run for President. :party:

Indeed.

Ironic, how many of Humankind's problems are pointed out viciously, and yet they are being expressed openly in this subject.

But I'm not going to keep mentioning Humans. I don't need a ToS civil war on my hands.

I like animals. And? Does that make me a furry? Does that make me part of a stereotype? Does that mean I do nothing but jack off all day while looking at pictures of adorable little kittens?

Many furries, or even just people who like certain animals, do not have fetishes. Even less have sexual attractions. And furries don't wave it in your face at all.

If anything, furry haters wave their beliefs in front of people's faces.
I could give several examples. Don't tempt me.

HNM, if you can find something that's never been sexualized in art, you will have defeated rule 34.

Volcanoes.

This thread's gone quiet.

Where's the bump in the night, hmm?

ITS ZORRO. Ooooo, I'm gonna look for a furry version of Zorro.

Categories are extremely useful, but one needs to know them first in order for them to be useful, otherwise they are just plain confusing.

And people are not all the same, aside from the fact that we are all human beings, but that's pretty much where the similarities end. If we were all the same, we wouldn't have any problems getting along with one another, but as it has been observed for countless of times, we don't get along.

You can't possibly know, or speak for, every single furry living in Colorado.. :P

I don't get why everyone is so quick to assume that those who hates furries are only doing so based on stereotypes. Maybe some people just don't want to hear about it. But then again, those same people can just as easily avoid the furry topics/threads, rather than post "DO NOT WANT" in them. Then again, no need to get all butthurt about it. So they don't like furries.. so what? It's being made into a bigger deal than need be.

Assuming you meant that in a non sexual way, who doesn't like animals?:D

If they are anthropomorphic.;)

Hahahaha. Dude, no one even implied that...

Oh stop talking about sexuality like it's a terrible thing. :P

No one's really getting up in anyone's face about anything; people are either stating their like or dislike for furries. :S

To Be Honest, I think this thread has shown the views of most members. Lock Please? Unless there's more to discuss on the matter?

Well this thread isn't entirely "Who hates furries or who loves them". I always thought it was just a thread of furry, if oyu know what I mean. :) So keep open please ;)

Thread will be kept open.

Even if there was nothing new to discuss at the time, that is no reason to lock the thread.

A thread is only locked if it violates the rules, or if the admins want to play dictators. *cough*

I thought a thread could be closed if it had come to a 'conclusion' on the subject, and there was nothing left to be said.

As a place general place for furry discussion there's no reason to close this. :)

Nope. I'd never lock a thread because of that. New people might arrive, some new questions might arise - there is no reason to lock the thread in those situations.

Hmm.

Fkeu, sexuality becomes bad when people base a group off it. Example: Furries.
Well, I wont post much more, because I honestly don't have much else to say.

And sure they didn't imply that. I did it for them. :P

Confirming, rule 34 had "done" volcanos.

"They sort of look like tits" doesn't count. ;)

Nope, actual 34...

So essentially you are saying that...

Damn it Advent, you have some sort of natural talent of saying things in cryptic manner, or you are seriously just trying to be confusing on purpose, or maybe I'm just a bit dense, I can't really tell either way.

I just don't understand.

That sounds absolutely ridonculous.

No Exceptions.

There are always exceptions - no exceptions.

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Maybe, if you were in his head, you would understand. :S lol

I think what Advent means is that it becomes bad when people only associate a group with one thing i.e when most people think of furries they think of us being very sexual/perverted people.

Exactly! Jesus on a platter!
.....

When people think of Furries, this is what occurs in their minds most of the time.

Furries.

Furries = Fetishes

Fetishes = Sexual Attraction

Sexual Attraction + Sexual Motives =

Ewwwwww.

This is what most think when 'Furry' pops up in their head. And it's getting annoying.

I'm so confused with how you are portraying your views advent.
Saying if a group is created over sexual preferences makes it a bad thing is just stupid and ignorant.
Oh my god! Lesbians and gays are bad! (Sarcasm,) (There are massive groups for these on the internet, I'm a member of some of them, as a fanfic writer.)
Oh My God! Furries are bad! Hey advent, I could easily say this site is just a neytiri loving ground, and that this community was made to simply ogle neytiri, it's the same thing. We Like movies etc that portray animals, and anthro characters, you like avatar which portrays aliens....

As a note, It is possible to fall in love with a drawn character, I watched a documentary on it :P (so you can't just say Furries lust after anthros, some actually do love them, and others just like the community itself, and don't even think of animals or anthros in a sexual way.

It really is closeminded though to judge someone badly just because they're part of a group. :(

However, there really is nothing that can be done about it.

Understand what?



Also, grammar nazi of the day, it's closed-minded as far as I know.

This person has it wrong.....

I don't care what other do in their free time, I don't care about their sexual orientation, and I don't care about who or what they think they are. All people create a mental image for themselves to some degree, and other people have different looking ones. Some people have anthropomorphic animals, others have dragons, robots, elves, Na'vi (hurr durr), and countless others. Heck, I'm working on drawing one I've had in my head for years and never gotten off my ass to actually draw.

What I don't like is how "Furries" represent this. I use DeviantArt a lot for referencing different art styles and to look at how I can improve my own artwork, and I cannot get away from the furries. They're everywhere. And I find the art style extremely obnoxious. It's like Looney Tunes/Disney meets Hentai. It's even worse when I'm trying to do an image/art search in a public area, and I stumble on a bunch of furry pics by accident (this happens a lot on DA) and I have to try and close the window or else get strange looks/laughs from random people.

TL;DR: It's fine that other people are into this sort of thing, but they do a very poor job of representing it. Keep the art in closed galleries that people can access if they want, and label the images as adult/mature.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Deviant art has a handy dandy filter that blocks the thumbnails on adult images unless you turn it off.


Problem solved.

Can I inquire which of my posts are you referring to, or are you referring to the quote I found, and what is it that I'm wrong about?

Wow, this debate is still going?
I'm a furry, and most of the people that just HATE on Furries for NO reason are usually /b/tards and 4Chan members.

Figures.

Not really, its usually people who've had bad experiences with self righteous furries who insist on mentioning that they're furries in every, single, thread.


Fortunately, most furries here are quite nice and don't feel the need to shout it out to the world in every thread.