You are now in charge of the furry fandom, what do you change, what rules would you implement, etc.?

submitted by DerpDerp3001 from self.AskSaidIt

A furry is defined as anyone who is a fan of anthropomorphic animals. It is not defined as someone who has sex with animals (that's a zoophile, though they do overlap).

Rule to answering so I would not get lazy answers: Do not suggest to shut it down or anything similar because that is uncreative and lazy.

I don't care how different you make it from its original form (e.g. make it about drawings of non-anthropomorphic animals). The idea is to reform, not destroy. (Analogy: you do not fix a broken phone by smashing it with a hammer.) Be creative.

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[–]NastyWetSmear 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

No more gay people allowed.
Now the Furry fandom is empty!

[–]DerpDerp3001[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

~80% of furries are gay. So it would only reduce the fandom by 5. Nice try.

[–]passionflounder 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Establish a protective game preserve and keep them there. Strict rules apply- with no interference from the outside world in any way shape or form. Permit them to survive off the land in the way nature intended.

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

A furry is defined as anyone who is a fan of anthropomorphic animals. It is not defined as someone who has sex with animals

The word "furry" has no single definition. It is wrong to say it "is defined" as anything.

I think your definition is far too broad to be a useful one. By that definition, anyone who enjoyed Disney movies or Donkey Kong Jr. would be a furry. I think there has to be some erotic element in the mix.

Loving the 1996 film Space Jam doesn't make you a furry; it just makes you someone with questionable taste. Whereas loving Space Jam specifically because of how much you enjoy jerking off to Lola Bunny - well, that's a furry.

[–]DerpDerp3001[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I think there has to be some erotic element in the mix.

No, many servers prohibit any erotic content, especially the r/Furry server. Refer to r/furry for more information.

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

So it's your opinion that since I enjoy the game Spiritfarer, I'm a furry??

Do you just generally believe that 99% of the developed world are furries and the remaining 1% are Amish or something?

[–]DerpDerp3001[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

No, 99% of the population are not furries. It is more about people who have a facination with anthropomorphic animals, like they have a fursona, draw anatomy, and some weirdos even wear fursuits, and there are some horny people that draw porn and make diaper fetish art (that I am sick of seeing in Furraffinity as it is not rated as mature or adult content for whatever reason).

[–]DerpDerp3001[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

This is Google Bard's definition: "A furry is someone who has an interest in anthropomorphic animals, which are animals with human characteristics. This can include fictional creatures like werewolves and dragons as well as cartoon or comic book characters that resemble animals but have human traits like talking, standing on two legs, or dressing up.

Furries express their interest in anthropomorphic animals in a variety of ways, including:

Creating and enjoying art, literature, and other creative content featuring anthropomorphic animals. Roleplaying as anthropomorphic animals in online and offline communities. Wearing fursuits, which are elaborate costumes that depict anthropomorphic animals. Attending furry conventions, which are gatherings of furries where they can socialize, participate in activities, and purchase furry-related merchandise..." and the AI rambles on about some other stuff.

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's one of those weird gatekeeping problems, I think.

I'm a big fan of BoJack Horseman. I love BoJack Horseman. And I enjoy many of his friends, like Mr. Peanutbutter, and Hank Hippopopalous, and Wanda Pierce.

In fact, if you asked me to make a list of my top ten TV shows ever, I'd very likely put BoJack horseman on that list, maybe somewhere around #6.

So clearly I have an interest in anthropomorphic animals, right? Strongly warm feelings toward a show full of anthropomorphic animals? So I'm a furry?

This is basically the same problem feminism is running into when the definition of "woman" became "anyone who uses she/her pronouns." If a woman is everybody, a woman is nobody. If a furry is everybody, a furry is nobody.

[–]DerpDerp3001[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No, you are a fan of Bojack Horseman, not the concept of anthropomorphic animals themselves.

[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You have to wear a hair shirt underneath the costume.