Well, the way I see it, furry is the love of anthropomorphics and the
feeling that we are not completely human.
Now, that could stem from alot of things, for me, I was brought up in
a house full of animals when I was very young and I took after them,
so being a furry comes almost naturally to me.
The art, well, I just love furry art, regardless of the porn. It is
something that I find enjoyable.
With plushies, I have always liked stuffed animals. I have over 200
beanie babies but they are all packed away, the only ones I keep out
are my 2 skunk plushies and my Cream the rabbit plush from sonic.
There is alot of drama in the fandom these days, and you're right it
makes it seem like a high-school soap opera, but that it going to
happen with any community regardless of what it is about.
~Mew the Skunk~
~Writes alot when he talks about the fandom...~
--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Take a wild, friggin guess"
<a_change_of_plans_at_...> wrote:
>
> --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "longtom2222"
> <bigverybadtom_at_> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Um, forgive a stupid question from a silly old reactionary like me,
> but
> > I do get the impression that you object to the idea of having your
> > Skunk Girls made into plush dolls with the idea of people having sex
> > with said dolls. I admit I'm totally at a loss to determine why you
> > object to such a practice, since your Skunk Girls are supposed to be
> > such total sexpots?
>
>
> Well, I think I'm going to be walking on eggshells here for this
> answer. I suppose it comes down to the simple fact that I honestly
> can't seem to wrap my mind around such a thing. I'm certainly not
> blasting anyone who's into such a practice. You know, whatever floats
> your boat and all that. But personally, I just don't "get it".
>
> Maybe this stems from the fact that the only thing I'm really active
> in (in terms of the anthropomorphic genre) is the artwork. I don't
> collect or watch cartoons, I don't collect figurines or stuffed toys,
> I don't have a LJ, FA account or DA account, I do not pretend or
> roleplay online (or even play any kind on online games), nor do I
> fantasize about Rule 34ing any recent cartoon characters. For the
> most part, all my friends are either bikers or mechanics. I spend
> relatively little time online and thusly, do not have long-winded
> chats with e-friends over the internet. The only connection I have is
> my artwork. And don't get me wrong, I enjoy drawing anthro stuff far
> more than the mainstream art (less restrictions, y'know).
>
> But maybe I'm also thinking of the fandom the way it was back when I
> first got involved with it. These days, the market is overrun by
> copycat artists, art pirates, and internet kiddies who obviously have
> no business being on adult boards or groups. It seems almost to be an
> extension of some high-school soap opera, in that there is far too
> much pointless drama. And since when did "furry" become a lifestyle,
> culture or fetish? Last time I checked (okay, it was in the mid-
> nineties, but still), it was just an enjoyment of anthropomorphic
> characters and situations. But somewhere along the line, every fetish
> freak ever banished from all the other fandoms/groups seemed to
> migrate over here, and have thus infiltrated the fandom, changing it
> into something which no longer resembles what it originally was.
>
> So maybe I'm limited in my scope, but I've always only seen this
> genre as an enjoyment of anthro characters and the books or movies
> they are in. Everything else after that, I just don't quite
> comprehend. Therefore, it seems to be a lack of range on my part.
>
> And I think my initial concern with the doll was that it would
> become more widespread, that several folks would want to
> have "anatomically correct" dolls made, and to be honest, it really
> kinda creeped me out a little.
>
> But just a little. After all, I'm a creepy guy myself. ;P
>
> --JMH, and holy fuck was that a long-winded reply...
>
Received on Sun Jan 27 2008 - 20:37:59 CST