Noemi loves youJul 24, 2023
What is a furry? A fetish or lifestyle? What is the draw? I have a basic idea, but I've heard high schoolers talk about that scene in very unfavorable light.
I'm genX so it's new to me. I've only heard about that hotel pizza story from years back.
Any Furry in here that can help me understand? TY
#furry
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@SophiaHayter
It's a fetish, a lifestyle, a collection of aesthetics, a community, and a subculture.

There's a lot of variation in what draws people to #Furry. For me personally, it was a space where I could explore my gender and sexuality without worrying about being judged for being weird. Didn't hurt that I was fascinated with centaurs at the time too. =3

Jul 24, 2023 at 8:57pmWeb
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@SophiaHayter
There's essentially just one unifying thread linking all the disparate ways for people to be furry, and that's the adoption of an anthropomorphic character (one's furry persona, or "fursona") as an avatar with which one interacts with other furries.
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@SophiaHayter
For some, the appeal is spiritual. "Therians" are a subset of furries who see themselves as having non-human souls and thus identify strongly with another species.

For others, the appeal is pornographic. There is a /lot/ of overlap between the furry and kink communities.

For most, at least part of the appeal is the community itself. For furries, going to a furry convention induces such a feeling of belonging that "post-con depression" is a very common experience.

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@SophiaHayter
Seriously, I never knew what "coming home" really felt like until I walked into a hotel lobby full of "my people" for the first time.

Having to leave that and go back to a life where I spend most of my time masking myself as a "totally normal human" feels like going back into the closet.