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{{quote|''"One thing most furries agree on is this: They aren't sex freaks."''|'''Melissa Meinzer''', [http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid{{=}}oid%3A28606 "Animal Passions"]}}▼
A ''furry'' is, at the base, a fan of anthropomorphic animal characters (frequently and somewhat ironically abbreviated as simply ''anthro''). Exactly where on the [[Sliding Scale of Anthropomorphism]] these characters are doesn't matter, but most of them fall under [[Petting Zoo People]] and [[Funny Animal
▲{{quote|''"One thing most furries agree on is this: They aren't sex freaks."''|'''Melissa Meinzer''', [http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A28606 "Animal Passions"]}}
The majority of the fandom consists of people who enjoy fiction and art centered around furry characters. They may simply take part in what others create, or they may be creators themselves. Many, but not all, also have a ''fursona'',<ref>short for Furry Persona</ref>
▲A ''furry'' is, at the base, a fan of anthropomorphic animal characters (frequently and somewhat ironically abbreviated as simply ''anthro''). Exactly where on the [[Sliding Scale of Anthropomorphism]] these characters are doesn't matter, but most of them fall under [[Petting Zoo People]] and [[Funny Animal|Funny Animals]], and they're not on either extreme end. The characters may in some instances also be shapeshifters, transforming from fully human form to some kind of animal.
▲The majority of the fandom consists of people who enjoy fiction and art centered around furry characters. They may simply take part in what others create, or they may be creators themselves. Many, but not all, also have a ''fursona''<ref>short for Furry Persona</ref>, which is a furry character representing the individual.
On the deeper end of the fandom, which is a minority, there are people with anthropomorphic animal fetishes, and a minority of ''them'' are erotic cosplayers. Despite the small size of this group, they have gathered the most attention in the fandom, much thanks to ''[[CSI]]'', ''[[ER]]'', ''[[MTV]]'', ''[[American Dad]]'', ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'', ''[[Vanity Fair]]'', ''Maxim'' and ''[[Something Awful]]''.
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Also, meet [http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Kathy_Gerbasi Dr. Kathy Gerbasi], social psychologist to the furs.
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* [[Aerith and Bob]]: Inevitable; since everyone's fursona isn't part of the same storyline, and there isn't even a real consensus on why furries would come to exist, there certainly won't be a consensus on what their names should sound like. At a furry con, you might see 4 furs standing right next to each other named Joe, PierogiWolf, Jalloway the Alchemist, and Redpiranhawolfdragonyellowbelliedsapsuckertalontoenailblade Darkreavercrownslayersmashmunchstompdicepureeblendreapersong the Eructative. It's compounded by the fact that most furs that have been in the fandom since the 80s don't have a fursona and go by their mundane names all the time, which really sticks out these days.
* [[Amazing Technicolor Wildlife]]: [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|Blue markings are particularly popular]]. Tattoos that are somehow visible ''on top'' of the fur are also popular.
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* [[But You Screw One Goat!]]: People who hate the fandom for its [[Yiff|sexual side]] tend to have this as their reason more often than not.
* [[Catgirl]]: The war-torn border of furrydom and often a very big target for haters, depending on the amount of cat features on the person (or the other way around).
* [[
* [[Darker and Edgier]], [[Hotter and Sexier]]: The fandom as we know it basically kicked off with a bunch of independent writers and artists and their fans giving the finger to the [[Animation Age Ghetto]].
* [[Daydream Believer]]: Otherkin and Therians fall into this category, sometimes even refusing to be called by their human names. Some even go as far as to claim ''all'' [[Humans Are the Real Monsters|Humans Are Bastards]]. It's not easy to have a normal conversation with those few.
* [[Deconstruction]]: The fiction ''[http://www.sofurry.com/page/16447 I Wish I Was Furry]'' (link is text-NSFW) and the ''The Problems With Cross-Breeding'' comics.
* [[Dead Horse Trope]]: "All furries are wolves, foxes and cats". There's a lot of furry art featuring other species out there, even the "[[
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: Some people believe that the more perverted elements of the fandom are a new development, whereas in reality, decades ago furry porn was being published in [[Underground Comics]] with names like "Bizarre Sex". For that matter, most people who assume sex is the focal point of the fandom have clearly never been on ArtSpots or Yerf.
* [[Esoteric Happy Ending]]: In many transformation comics and fiction.
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** Ever since the debut and popularity surge of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', a high number of furries have created alternate pony characters for themselves.
* [[Freaky Is Cool]]: Obviously quite common in the fandom.
* [[Funny Animal
* [[Furries Are Easier to Draw]]: Or maybe just more fun. Many an artist has straight-up admitted one or the other.
* [[Furry Comic]]: Well, duh.
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* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: Duh.
** [[Mix-and-Match Critters]], [[Heinz Hybrid]], & [[Interspecies Romance]]: Furry "species" seem to be more analogous to human races than actual biological species, seeing as they're able to mate, interbreed, and even have viable children.
* [[Humans Are
* [[Humans Are Ugly]]: Stated by a huge number of furs with varying degrees of seriousness [[Does Not Understand Sarcasm|which other furs inevitably fail to notice]]. By definition, though, you have to at least think there's some appeal to the idea of not being completely human.
* [[Hypocritical Fandom]]: Most trolling done to the Furry Fandom is done by other furries. Also, as this is the ''Internet'', [[GIFT|perfectly nice people are turned into perpetually angry sociopaths because they don't suffer consequences]].
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* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: Most furry artists depict "themselves" as furry characters, known as "fursonas", either due to the awkwardness of inserting human characters into a furry universe or [[Rule of Cool|just because they want to]]. Some are deliberately drawn to strongly resemble their creators.
* [[Internet Backlash]]: Openly identifying as a furry is ''loaded''. Although acceptance seems to be spreading, and even [[Something Awful]] tolerates open furries if they're civil, i.e. not an [[Attention Whore]] or complete nutcase, those are banned once they stop being entertaining. However, a good deal of the more civil sites seem to accept or ignore furries these days. It seems it's fairly safe to be a furry nowadays so long as you don't [[A Worldwide Punomenon|walk into the lion's den]].
* [[Male-to-Female Universal Adaptor]]: Sometimes played straight in porn with animals that should work differently. Yes, this can and does proceed to its [il]logical conclusions, in the form of [[Interspecies Romance
* [[Mix-and-Match Critters]]: Some furries just can't make up their damn minds. Convoluted family trees and [[Improbable Species Compatibility]] are usually used as a [[Hand Wave]].
* [[Money, Dear Boy]]: Even if you don't really identify with the fandom there's a pretty good amount of money to be made if you're a remotely talented artist willing to draw other people's fursonas. The more you're willing and able to contribute to draw [[Filth|naughty stuff]], the more money to be made.
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* [[Stop Being Stereotypical]]: For every furry acting outrageously and/or inappropriately, you can be sure that there are perhaps a dozen that [[Face Palm]] (Face Paw?) to the extent that a number of furries keep their 'furriness' a complete secret, for fear of comparison. See [[Vocal Minority]] below.
* [[Stripperiffic]]: Frequently, though far from universally. Sometimes [[Justified]] though that some designs wouldn't allow for some clothing anyway.
* [[Tabletop Games]]: ''[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Ironclaw Ironclaw]'', ''[http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Furry_Pirates Furry Pirates]'', ''Lands Of Luste'', and ''[http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Albedo:_The_Role-Playing_Game Albedo]''. Not to mention that houseruled furry races are fairly common in ''[[Dungeons
* [[Talking Animal
* [[Transformation Comic]]: You see some that get rather adult; but there are plenty of G-rated ones. You just [[Vocal Minority|never hear about them]].
* [[Troll]]: To an extreme. The trolling of the furry fandom on common web-sites has gone ''well'' beyond [[Acceptable Targets]] into rather horrific [[Memetic Mutation]]. Look at ''any'' video in [[YouTube]] featuring furries in any
* [[Uncanny Valley]]: This can happen to some people, although a lot of the more "toony" or stylized art doesn't tend to be that Uncanny. Realistic Art can be rather uncanny, but the ''most'' Uncanny art are photomorphs, especially because most people don't seem to realize that you can't just slap random animal features on humans to make 'em look like a furry and hope it looks decent.
* [[Unusual Euphemism]]: All over the place, in both the traditional "awkward topics" sense and in more innocent things. Hands will be paws, feet will be footpaws, spouses will be mates, and some furries even prefer sillier euphemisms like "headfur" for hair.
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