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* [[Cats Are Mean]] / [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]] and similar tropes vs. settings with less [[Fantastic Racism]]. Sometimes these tropes end up applied to other species just because of [[Author Appeal]] (i.e. The author likes cats and/or reptiles and thus makes one the star of the comic, therefore we're ''supposed'' to like them), so pay attention.
* [[Feather Fingers]] - Sometimes it's just easier to give your characters extra hands rather than invoke this trope.
* [[Lions and Tigers And Humans, Oh My!]] - Are there humans among the furry characters? Is it a 50/50 split, or more like a [[Token Minority]]?
* [[Little Bit Beastly]] - For when your characters are almost all the way human anyway, save for a few "cute" traits like ears and tails.
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WITHIN the furry aspects, though...
* [[Lions and Tigers And Humans, Oh My!]] - Very few plots have humans living side-by-side with furries, and when humans have been shoehorned in later on to otherwise all-furry casts (see [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Chris Thorndyke]]), it can feel very unnerving. Putting the two together from the start can make for a satisfying contrast between characters, as well as a way to explore/parody the differences between furries and humans (How many humans do you know that have to worry about where their tails go when they sit?)
* [[Feather Fingers]] - Even if you've avoided this by giving your avians extra hands / limbs, at some point you're going to have to worry about the fact your characters may not always have the same four fingers that humans do. How they go about compensating for this can be an entertaining twist.
* [[Carnivore Confusion]] - If you can come up with a fresh twist to what's already listed here (or even a new approach entirely), go for it.
* [[Small Taxonomy Pools]] - Having cats, dogs, or foxes as the main characters is one thing. But if you have a [[Seldom
And hell, almost every webcomic approach to [[Furry Fandom]] (i.e. fans like you, who like to draw the stuff and sometimes wear mascot suits) has been negative, consisting of ubergeeks at best and sex freaks at worst. If you can do a comic about [[Furry Fandom]] without falling prey to the usual pitfalls and stereotypes, more power to you.
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