Talk:Furry

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Branch?

What is the deal with Furry/Temp1 ? Can we kill it? Fplay 10:13, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Seems appropriate. Last non-bot edit was 5 months ago. Ekevu (talk) 15:26, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Disambiguating

Most of What links here refers to the furry fandom and I think the appropriate links should be redirected to that page. It's a well-written article and the other meanings listed on this disambiguation page are narrower--anyone who wants to talk about fursuiting specifically will probably link to fursuiting herself.

Links that refer to cartoon characters as furry should probably be redirected to funny animal. Obviously, links that refer to ordinary animals as being furry should be disambiguated to fur. See Disambiguation pages with links project page. --The Famous Movie Director 02:38, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia article titles are supposed to be nouns according to WP:NC, so this page really shouldn't be here at all. Any page that does link here ought to be fixed, and then this page should be deleted or perhaps redirected to "fur". --Russ Blau (talk) 11:56, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

"Furry" is a noun. Each of the items in this article is a furry. This article is for disambiguation between the items. "Fur" is not the same thing as "furry", and is already addressed in the article. Coyoty 16:03, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Furries and "furfags"

Is there any truth to the Internet rumor that furries have sex with nonhuman animals? And where did the slur "furfag" come from? — Rickyrab | Talk 16:09, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes (2%, according to Rust's survey audience) and 4chan. Octane ^{[improve me]} 06.08.07 0945 (UTC)

You'll find that a far larger number of people who are not furrys are animal-botherers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.101.111.170 (talk) 19:50, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Good Sir you are incorrect, the survey found that 2% of furries DONT have sex with nonhuman animals. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.212.249.159 (talk)

172.212.249.159, the language is very clear, as is the data, unless you want to invoke the conspiracy argument. 68.101.111.170, that was not part of the question raised. Octane ^{[improve me]} 04.10.07 1812 (UTC)

Note that those 2% only self-identified as zoophiles, which doesn't necessarily mean they have sex with non-human animals (gays don't necessarily have sex with the same gender, pedophiles don't necessarily have sex with children, etc). A minor point. -kotra (talk) 18:34, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

"Non-human animals"

I can't resist pointing this out: There is no such thing as "non-human animals". Last I checked, all animals are NOT humans. I dare you to say otherwise. (not signing comment) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.121.23.5 (talk) 14:30, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Colloquially, you are somewhat correct: the term "animal" is often used to describe members of Animalia that aren't humans. But biologically, humans are animals as well. See Animal#Etymology or any dictionary definition of "animal". Since both are valid, I'm ok with either "non-human animals" or "animals" in this article. -kotra (talk) 18:26, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

XKCD

How exactly does the type of furry mentioned in xkcd fit in here? I have known a dude who always wore a tail, and a few girls who always wore cat ears. Are such pieces of fashion a big enough trend to have earned a nickname? Karl Dickman ^talk 05:32, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

There's no particular name for it. I suspect the choice was done for visual communication - "Hey, it's a furry!" - rather than to highlight a particular type of furry fan. Accessorizing as an expression of identity or affiliation is broad-ranging across the fandom (think goths), though perhaps the younger, more community-oriented fans tend to be slightly more enthusiastic about it. A wide variety of tails and ears are made, sold and worn at furry conventions - see here for an example of two people wearing tails at AC '07. Learning how to do so can even be an item of con programming. Hats (with ears), and backpacks are also popular. They may be treated as an alternative to full or partial fursuits, both for the 80% of people who don't bring one to the con, and for those that do but don't want to be wearing their suits all the time. You can't sit at a dealer's table for hours with a suit on - you'd melt - but if you have a hat that identifies your personal character, then people can pick you out of a crowd. Tails are typically only worn to conventions or furry gatherings (house parties/bowling/etc.), although there's been the occasional report of students walking around university campuses, diners or shopping malls with them. GreenReaper (talk) 09:05, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

I saw a guy with a tail at a local arcade in Portland, OR (where there are reportedly a lot of furries). But back to the original question, I don't think there's a word for it, though some might consider them "fursuiters" (usually reserved for full-body suits, but not always).

That xkcd cartoon is interesting in that it defends furries and reinforces their negative stereotypes at the same time. -kotra (talk) 19:47, 3 September 2008 (UTC)