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what got you into furries and is it a sexual thing of more of a mental thing were you wish you could have a different body ….. I don’t know a better way to ask sorry if I sound stupid never tried to put my thoughts about this into words.
for me it’s a little of both, one thing lead to another down the rabbit hole of the internet and anthro creatures in general are sexy , and then I have been looking all over to try build a fur suit or anything to replicate the ideas in my head
would love to hear your opinions thanks
I discovered Furry in my late high school and early college years, so it is impossible to separate the two motivations. Remember kids, there is a time and place for everything, and it’s called College.
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I think furry characters are often times quite attractive, and that’s not specifically in a sexual sense. There’s a lot more you can do for design when you have different fur patterns on the character. Often times, the pattern placement accentuates the natural beauty of the human form.
That’s one element. The other is more of a spiritual level, in line with Native American power animals, and self identify.
Might sound dumb, but hey, I was 13 at the time!
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I am still highly closeted about being a Fur because I only really see it from the negative social stigma. I find it really bizarre that there are active groups like this and fursuiting it totally OK. I want to be here though and be able to react and enjoy fursuits or talk of animals and etc with the fandom without the fear that it’s all about something sexual. Although, I’m in no hurry to tell my friends or family I’m in this community for fear of the same negative stigma that I first learned about.
I’m more willing to tell somebody I’m gay than to mention I even know what MNFurs is.
About a year or two ago in my early thirties I came out as gay, which was an incredibly challenging experience for me. While I was coming to terms with who I was and being more comfortable expressing who I was, I took up art. I loved drawing chipmunks, foxes, and wolves. I slowly began to identify more and more with wolves. I have always been drawn to them even as a child, for they were beautiful animals that were deeply emotional and loners while also part of a pack. In my journal entries while coming out I began to refer to myself as a wolf. That fit my emotional state very well and helped me stay strong. My friends online started to call me a wolf, and I liked it. When I finally started dating, my future boyfriend called me his fluffy wolf. I drew my fursona Tyrell and felt at ease while wearing a tail. I eventually got a wolf hood with ears that I wear everywhere, even at work. I was amazed at how many compliments I got!
To me, I came out as a furry more or less at the same time I came out as gay. I see embracing my furry side as I do embracing my sexuality- finally being able to be open to myself and to others about who I am and what makes me happy. I don’t like hiding who I am because there’s nothing wrong with me, and hiding brings shame. I’ve had a lifetime of it being bullied as a kid and being in the closet for my entire life, and I’m not going to be ashamed of who I am anymore. No matter what you do or who you are in life, someone will always look down on you. So I do my best not to care about those people and live my life openly and honestly. All of my good friends and family know I am gay, and they now know I am a furry, and they are simply happy that I am happy.
I’m 33, I love watching cartoons, I love drawing animals, I squeee like a little girl at anything cute, I’m gay, and I’m a furry too. When you are your authentic self, people will be drawn to you because of it. I’ve gained so much more than I have lost and most importantly I have gained a lot of self-respect for the first time too.
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