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Aaron

@helligbird @jerry I flat out do not understand it. Even what it is. But I'm so hesitant to ask because I'd hate to come off as judgmental or closed-minded when I'm really just completely ignorant and confused.

11 Jul 2023 at 14:53 | Wall-to-wall | Open on techhub.social
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Mike M.

@hosford42 @helligbird @jerry
Furries are people who identify with animals, I think, to the point of unironically dressing in animal suits sometimes. I used to think it was a relatively new phenomenon, enabled by the internet existing; now I think it probably taps into something ancient and primal, and maybe even spiritual. I'm no expert though.
Podcast about furries vs fascists:
iheart.com/podcast/1119-worst-

Furbies though -- no clue what the fuck that shit's about. Looks scary and weird AF.

@hosford42 @helligbird @jerry
Furries are people who identify with animals, I think, to the point of unironically dressing in animal suits sometimes. I used to think it was a relatively new phenomenon, enabled by the internet existing; now I think it probably taps into something ancient and primal, and maybe even spiritual. I'm no expert though.
Podcast about furries vs fascists:
iheart.com/podcast/1119-worst-

11 Jul 2023 at 16:34 | Open on mastodon.world
Aaron

@mmlvx @helligbird @jerry That's it? And here I was believing the rumors from "normal" people that it was about sex.

11 Jul 2023 at 17:45 | Open on techhub.social
Aaron

@mmlvx @helligbird @jerry And yeah, people have been identifying with/dressing as animals since prehistory.

11 Jul 2023 at 17:46 | Open on techhub.social
Mike M.

@hosford42 @helligbird @jerry
I guess for some people in the furry fandom, as I think it's called, there's a sexy element; but despite Rule 34, I think that's not the dominant thrust (as it were). But my exposure to furries has been pretty limited -- Ive only met one, afaik. (Seemed like a nice guy. Not strong at Baduk though -- I was able to beat him, and I suck.) It's not really an interest of mine, but I am livid that fascists are attacking furries and trans folks.

11 Jul 2023 at 18:42 | Open on mastodon.world
Aaron

@mmlvx @helligbird @jerry I didn't know they were out to get furries too. But I guess it should come as no surprise, considering how everybody who isn't exactly like them eventually gets a turn. #FuckYouFascists

11 Jul 2023 at 19:16 | Open on techhub.social
Mike M.

@hosford42 @helligbird @jerry
Yeah. Historically, they go after the *most* marginalized first. Transgender people (and furries -- and I gather that there's some overlap, maybe) are the proverbial canaries in the coal mine.

11 Jul 2023 at 20:33 | Open on mastodon.world
SBird

@mmlvx @hosford42 @jerry Check a video by Anthony Padilla on YouTube called "I spent a day with furries." It's a very light-hearted convo with very cute people and good sense of humor. They explain what it is to be a furry and talk about their fursuits, their activities, and gender identities.

11 Jul 2023 at 17:49 | Open on gamepad.club
Mike M.

@helligbird @hosford42 @jerry
Found it.
youtu.be/vvXMtU5rs30
(12 minutes) Light-hearted and informative. Never heard of Anthony Padilla; good stuff. Thank you.

I also saw his 'spent a day with otherkin' (16 minutes), which I'd not heard of before.
youtu.be/YrgN2Y4Towo

Also, cosplay (13 minutes):
youtu.be/iX2jixDUlTE

LARPing (31 minutes, but it had some unexpectedly 'real' moments):
youtu.be/Lyx6Av8iIus

I feel like these have something in common. Makes me feel like a farmer.

@helligbird @hosford42 @jerry
Found it.
youtu.be/vvXMtU5rs30
(12 minutes) Light-hearted and informative. Never heard of Anthony Padilla; good stuff. Thank you.

I also saw his 'spent a day with otherkin' (16 minutes), which I'd not heard of before.
youtu.be/YrgN2Y4Towo

Also, cosplay (13 minutes):
youtu.be/iX2jixDUlTE

12 Jul 2023 at 9:59 | Open on mastodon.world
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