>"Take a wild, friggin guess" wrote:
>
>I'm looking to understand why there are events grouped
>together with the furry fandom which, in reality, have
>nothing to do with anthropomorphism.
Ah...But it does. Anthropomorphism is a "mask" folks use
to confront and explore these themes to their own being.
The thing is, there are many "masks" in the world folks
use to understand themselves and the world around them.
Music is a "mask". So are Words. Genre is itself a "mask".
Funny animals are a perfect tool to allow a person to
explore their inner desires. It's not suppose to make
sense...that's why people use the "mask", they are trying
to make sense of it (the mask), themselves, and the world.
Masks are tools, so is anthropomorphism; either in drawings
or in real situations like wearing a fursuit.
P.S. For Ex: Reed Waller used the funny animal tool, or
"mask", creating Omaha, to attack the "Blue Laws" the city
was trying to impose on the strip bars back in the '70s.
Received on Sun Jun 07 2009 - 00:07:18 CDT