Can someone ELI5 me the whole furry thing? Is this a community, is this a sexual thing? Is it an American thing?
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re “is it an american thing,” someone else will have to field the rest of your question
Compare with a GDP per capita map. I'm not an economist, but it appears furries are wealth 📈
We need some data on the poor furries who can’t afford cons. Back in high school it was just a matter of sticking a fluffy tail to the back of your pants
from the stories I hear about commissions for art and suits, I'd agree. but then again, it's probably also like mountaineering, either you live like a bum out of your van, or you organize expesive ass trips to far away mountains
Am not a furry, and would also love an explanation. I mean, I ain't knocking whatever it is that gets someone through this world. It can be a very hard, very cruel place, and it dressing up as a electric blue armadillo makes someone happy, and allows them to find people they vibe with, I'm super happy for them. But dagnabbit, I'd really love to understand it. Haha
Also, I know 2 Australian furries and 1 swiss furry, so I'm guessing not an American thing.
There are explanations now btw
Thank you!
💜 np
Is this a community
Yes. Though you can do it yourself, a lot of furries go to conventions, frequent social media forums and bulletin boards. Just like you would with any other hobby or lifestyle.
is this a sexual thing
Sometimes but not always. The sexual part is a subculture that is part of the larger furry culture.
I don't know if there's any statistics on how large that subculture is either in raw numbers or percentage of all furries, but as an outsider who's picked up info here and there, my guesstimate would be that it's probably a small minority 🤷
Is it an American thing?
Already answered by someone else, but may as well include it here: nope. It's a worldwide thing.
Being openly a furry is probably much more prevalent in culturally liberal (in the original sense of the word rather than the political one) countries than ones that strictly enforce specific cultural norms. And Japan, probably 🤷
Nothing changed for me except the prevalence of masks. Everyone I worked with got stuffed into an off-site office instead of working from home, and I'm still bitter about it. Nothing we did required anything other than a computer and maybe a phone. Fully remote helpdesk.
I joined the furry fandom quite a bit after the pandemic lockdown was lifted.