People just don't understand furrys, so they condemn them...

[Archae]

I remember decades ago, when parents, a few teachers and school brass and preachers went all nutso about Dungeons and Dragons.
"They'll go into satanism! It'll cause drugs! Our kids might even get into *GASP* rock and roll!"

Suffice to say, all those wild stories turned out to be pure horse manure.

Now, a parent in Michigan who doesn't know anything about furrys makes this wild accusation, (which isn't mentioned in this news story but it did occur, the head of Michigan's GOP backs the parent up,) I mean, litterboxes in classrooms?

No evidence of this happening ANYWHERE, but some moron made this story up, and it gets spread on the Internet, mostly through social media.

https://www.wbay.com/2022/01/25/superintendent-debunks-claims-litter-boxes-schools-students-who-identify-cats/

[nebby70]

1. okay - are furrys 'a thing'....

... I know I'm old enough to be a genuine antique (although I rather be called vintage)
... but is there a furry 'thing'?? or is it fevered mind stuff....
... sometimes, it's good to be old - ya can just say ya don't give a damn and be thought of as cranky

[MineralMan]

3. Oh, they were a "thing" sort of. Some time ago.

The phenomenon appears to have faded though.

[Miguelito Loveless]

19. COVID has taken its toll on the cons

like Midwest Furfest and AnthroCon, which were HUGE events in furry fandom. I used to publish web comics in book form and discovered furry fandom after several books we put out got a following among furrydom (Kevin & Kell is still going strong).

[Archae]

4. It's a hobby, a few furrys like wearing suits that make them look like animals.

Others get into it sexually, while people like myself like good pin-up artwork.

https://www.furaffinity.net/

Furrys are quite common, it goes back to the half-human half-animal gods of ancient Egypt. Maybe further.

Cartoons have a lot of furrys in them like Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny.

They are imaginary creatures, animals with anthropomorphic tendencies.

[nebby70]

7. thanks for the update...

it's okay with me lately that I 'just don't get it' about some stuff....
... but sometimes I do get curious about things... usually to end up saying, "well, I just don't think that's important."

As I've said, I'm old

[Archae]

8. People do weird and not-so-weird things with their hobbies.

Easy example: Star Trek Conventions.

I was at one, back in1976 in Chicago.
It was crazy and overcrowded.
Saw William Shatner get hit with a cream pie.

Today, Star Trek conventions get really weird at times, with people in "Borg" costumes, Klingon warrior outfits, all sorts of strange and good stuff too.

[ProfessorGAC]

16. Borg Costumes!

I'm not much for dressing in a costume, but I always wanted to do a Borg thing.
Of course, I wouldn't cut my hair for it, so it wouldn't be authentic.
But, that would be a cool costume of a legendary bad guy.

[Earth-shine]

18. I got a Star Trek uniform. It's the big red type from the movies. It's good on Halloween.

I try not to judge furries.

But, if they come too close to me, I'll shoot with my phaser.

[OneGrassRoot]

20. lolol. n/t

[jcgoldie]

21. Oh no

The red ones don’t seem to work out so well!

[Earth-shine]

23. Not red shirt. Red uniform. These worked out pretty well.

[L. Coyote]

15. No litter boxes for furries in Midland public school restrooms

There have been a few threads about this:

No litter boxes for furries in Midland public school restrooms

Link to tweet

[MineralMan]

2. In reality, I haven't heard anything about furrys at all for a very long time.

Seems to me that the phenomenon has more or less faded away.

That some parent in Michigan has made up some story about litter boxes in classrooms does not mean much, it seems to me. It's a lot of crazy mofos out there these days.

[Archae]

5. Oh, we're still around, just not in big media like we were.

A couple TV shows did episodes where furrys were labeled as all "deviants."

[Volaris]

14. I'm never one to poke fun at another's hobbies or interest, but since you brought it up...

That CSI episode was BRILLIANTLY written lol...

Its whatever, and it takes ALL of us. Hugs and love, always!!

[Sympthsical]

11. It's still around as much as ever

It's just the novelty for the general public wore off. It got a lot of attention when people were, "Wait, they're doing what?"

Now it's just another group like cosplayers or fetishists (if it's the sexual variety).

They have gatherings and things. Fur Con. Lots of art and comics available online.

[VGNonly]

6. What is Goofy?

[Delphinus]

9. Gosh,

I enjoyed that movie so much! I remember taking off work and going to the movies to see it. Afternoon, not many people there, which made me feel a bit better about being by myself. Good memories.

[LuckyCharms]

10. Whatever people are into is ok with me...

as long as they are not hurting themselves or others.

If you enjoy something, and it's not hurting anyone, more power to you!

[LiberatedUSA]

12. Last time I even hear the term Furry...

…was on 1,000 Ways to Die for an unfortunate furry and real animal mixup.

[Klaralven]

13. Fur and Loathing

"Fur and Loathing" is the fifth episode in the fourth season of the television series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. It was broadcast on October 30, 2003.[1] The episode was influential in introducing many outsiders to the furry fandom and presented stereotypes about the community.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur_and_Loathing

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0534691/

[Archae]

17. One place furrys are still big...

Videogames.

Spyro the Dragon

Banjo and Kazootie

Conker's Bad Fur Day

And of course, "Krystal" from Starfox Adventures.

Many, many more.

[Act_of_Reparation]

22. The world is full of people pathologically incapable of minding their own fucking business.

I don't like IPA, but I don't fritter away the hours thinking about people who do.

[RandiFan1290]

24. I remember this incident at a convention in 2014