FragilE^ said:
Barkley said:
I dunno, this looks pretty NSFW to me.
*pic*
But anyway, I have no idea what this whole furry thing is about. I mean the draws behind it. Is their a sexual element involved for all people who identify as a "furry" or a majority?
Is it mainly an artisic interest for some? If so I'm unsure of what the draw behind it is, I understand some of the images in this thread can be enjoyed from an artisitc perspective and are very well produced pieces of art, I however don't understand why someone would specifically enjoy looking at a multitude of different images of the same subject.
Then there's the dressing up as Animals... I don't really get that either.
This is all VERY confusing to me, I can understand getting off to some kinky furry hentai but I don't understand the appeal of being so heavily interested in just art of anthromorphic animals, or taking on the persona of an animal.
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Dressing up means becoming anonymous. Lots of socially awkward people who usually are very reserved turn into superextroverts in those suits. With mixed results :P Regardless, just think of it as cosplay. Fursonas are simply avatars online. You call yourself Barkley and have a pic of penguins. That's your "internet-sona" or something, haha. Yes, some people take it a lot further, but hey. Everyone's different.
*Edit* I spent a fucking hour on this? What? haha
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Thinking about it, I think me not being able to understand furries (or simply fans of anthromorphic characters/creative works) is a much more broad thing than just this particular subject. Honestly there are very VERY few things that interest me, you mention people liking looking at cars and I have a similair internal thought process to that as with this.
Other then games, movies and animals nothing really interests me at all, so yeah I guess thinking about it, it's not really about me not getting this specific subject. It's more an issue with my own lack of interest in the majority of topics. The point you raised about anonymity is something I didn't think about. As someone with Social Anxiety Disorder I can actually understand the appeal of that, though it wouldn't have to be an animal costume of course.
Sorry you spent a whole hour of your life writing that response! If it's any consolation I just spent the last 35 minutes writing and procrastinating over writing this short post whilst simulataneously failing to express anything of much value.
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