Arg I say!

[Burning Sheep Productions]

Okay, just what is a furry!?<br>Is it a person who likes anthro art, is it anthro art, is it an anthro character I'm really confused here!!<br>Oh, and does surfing through Yerf looking for good art and complimenting the artists' when I come across them make me a fur? Or furry... or fuzzmutton.<br>Bleah!

[Softpaw]

Well, my understanding is that a "furry" can be a human who is a fan of anthropomorphic art or an anthropomorphised character, and "furry" can also be used as another term for anthropomorphic art.<br><br>In answer to your second question about Yerf.com, I would say that the activity you described does not necessarily make you a "furry".<br><br>For more information, a brief overview of the furry fandom and what it's all about can be found at <a href='http://www.anthrocon.org/info.cgi/about#furry' target='_blank'>http://www.anthrocon.org/info.cgi/about ... <br><br>If you have any questions that you don't want to put on the board, I'd be happy to try to answer them as best as I can, there's lots of contact info in my profile on here. Hope this helps!

[simon]

I always thought it was just another word for anthropomorphic.

[Muninn]

I thought it encompassed all the things Burning Sheep posed as a question.

[Dr. Dos]

For a crazy variety of definitions, check out Urban Dictionary.<br><br><a href='http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=furry' target='_blank'>http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.p ... br>There's three types of definitions there really, the extremely long ones that are obviously written by furries, the nice, simple, and to the point ones, which can be by anybody I guess, and the hilarious GRAWR FURREISAZ R TEH SUZXO0RZ ones.

[Phoxphyre]

I hate urbandictionary, someone actually defined me (uncle seffy). *pout* However, I did learn somewhat what "glomp" meant. <!--emo&:blink:--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' /><!--endemo--> Hurrah.

[Dr. Doog]

uncle seffy? do you like earthbound?

[Softpaw]

Y'all calling me long-winded up there? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... iggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->

[MidnightRealism]

<!--QuoteBegin-Dr. Dos+Dec 8 2003, 03:50 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Dr. Dos @ Dec 8 2003, 03:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <a href='http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=furry' target='_blank'>http://www.urbandictionary.com/</a><!-- ... tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>Oh my god. I have to create a term and get it in there. I HAVE A DREAM!

[ShadOtterdan]

As for what a furry is, it's someone who likes humanized animals. Don't listen to those fools who say it's all about sex, they are just looking at stereotypes.

[Softpaw]

Amen, brotha!

[Bendarr]

<!--QuoteBegin-ShadOtterdan+Dec 8 2003, 08:07 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (ShadOtterdan @ Dec 8 2003, 08:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> As for what a furry is, it's someone who likes humanized animals. Don't listen to those fools who say it's all about sex, they are just looking at stereotypes. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> As a furry who specializes in collecting artwork. I agree. Trying to define a Furry is like trying to define a SF fan. All are fans, there are just varying degrees. I for example collect artwork and attend Midwest Furfest on a reguler occasion. I can appreciate the amount of work that goes into a number of the fursuits but I have no desire to wear one. (Things are hot as all git go anyway). I attend certain panels, attend certain shows (Notably Uncle Kage, and 2 the Ranting Gryphon). While I consider myself a furry I do not fit the sterotype.<br><br>

[Burning Sheep Productions]

Hmm...<br>So there's furry-haters now are there?<br><br>Bunch of immature brats.<br><br>Well, thanks for the links, I sorta learned something... I think.

[Sabre]

pfft guess that makes me a furry...

[hdofu]

The deffinition of a furry I go by is someone who enjoys looking ar or drawing Anthromorphic Creatures or a descriptiopn for an anthromorphic creature. Others would say however, it it someone who has a fetish for dressing up in fur suits and on occasion yiffing, I will not discuss yiffing because of the nature of this bopar and how that would definitely not be appropriate.<br><br><!--QuoteBegin--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> </td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Hmm...<br>So there's furry-haters now are there?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br><br>Yes there are, <a href='http://www.eternalrain.org/text/EatAllFurries.html' target='_blank'>Eat All Furries comes to mind</a>, thier like the furry's equivalent of Hitler<br><br><!--QuoteBegin--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> </td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> As for what a furry is, it's someone who likes humanized animals. Don't listen to those fools who say it's all about sex, they are just looking at stereotypes.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br><br>That brings up a great quote<br><br><!--QuoteBegin-"Random Furry"+--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> ("Random Furry")</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> I'm afraid of non-furries, all they do is talk about fur-suit sex.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd-->