Why am I a Furry? :/?

Question

I think I get the award for the stupidest question but it's not like I have any dignity to sell anyway.

I use to think that furries were a fandom, that you get interested in it almost like reading a new book or discovering a new artist. But there is a problem with that.

I grew up in a family who never even knew about furries and once we did we all mutually hated them(me included).

But now that I look back there are thousands of clues that I was a furry before I even knew what they were. Like as a kid, a had a crush on almost every animal female in a movie that I had watched. I had just guessed that everyone does. I also write and before I even knew who furries were I wrote what seems like the screenplay to The Cats(I literally called it The Cats). Looking back I have no idea why I did and what my siblings would think about it.

Now I am hesitant to call myself a furry. I am not a fan of The Cats, I hate fursuits. I still am massively interested in this phenomenon. I recently found the trailer to an upcoming feature film called The Sega of Rex, about a cute fox who gets abducted by aliens(not even aimed at furry audience) and I loved it so much it scares me. The book was already out and I can't help but refreshing my library website every hour to see when the book is available. And the crazy part is I HATE BOOKS, reading is something that is VERY difficult for me. 

What I would like as answers some sort of professional explanation of this. 

Thanks!

And(5FBA)? Yes... :/

Answer 1

You're speaking of being a furry as if it's some kind of affliction you had no control over.  Being a furry is just an interest and hobby, and yes the furry fandom IS a fandom.  A person who is a fan of anthropomorphic animal characters (and the amazing artists who make them) wherever they find them in cartoons, animation, artwork, literature, performance, puppetry, costumes, and so on is a furry.  But "furry" is nothing more than a descriptive label.  There are people in the furry fandom, even on staff of furry conventions, who don't consider themselves to be furries, and/or who don't have fursonas for themselves.  While fursuits are a common factor of the furry fandom, only about 20% of furries have them.





You are harboring a lot of hate.  You "hate books"; you "hate fursuits"; you and your family "all mutually hated" furries.  You need to get a handle on all your hatred and remove it from your mindset.





However, I'm having a hard time believing your story.  The anonymity you're hiding behind is the first red flag.  Second, you claim to be writing a book, yet at the same time you claim reading is "very difficult" for you.  People who have great difficulty reading don't usually get into writing.





If there is any truth to your story, you need to (1) get over all this hate you have, (2) stop defining yourself and what you are interested in based on what your family thinks or what their opinions about furries or whatever else are, and (3) look more into the furry fandom, even meet and get to know some furries, to get a better understanding of what furries and the fandom are all about before rejecting it as something you don't want people to think you are a part of.  Finally, you are not obligated to tell your family what your interests and hobbies are; if they're childish idiots who reject the furry fandom with hate, then don't tell them you're a furry or interested in (or attracted to) furry characters or write furry fiction.  It's none of their business so don't let it become their business.

Answer 2

As a furry it sounds like you are. It's something you enjoy. It's no more harmful than any other hobby. I'm very sexually attracted to mostly Dragons and Felkins. Probably because humans have treated me so bad and I want nothing to do with them, contempt, used, mistrust. Humans caused it not me. I have no control over what im attracted to nor can I force myself to believe in a god either. It will never change. It develops over time when I hit puberty. Years later I still can't explain it. It just chose me. I didn't know wtf was going on. I didn't even hear of a furry till I did research. I wish I could go back to being innocent again. Realizing I wasn't the only one with these feelings blew my fking mind! I always wish normies could feel what I feel. It is so strong. It would blow your mind.

Answer 3

It’s a kind of infantilism.  You want to be 3 again.

Answer 4

I'm not sure from your write-up that you are A "Furry" or if you just have an interest in some aspects that the Furry community has also adopted.

Answer 5

So why do you share everything with your parents and friends? Having a private life is key to happiness. Stop spreading around info that they find disturbing.

Answer 6

There's nothing wrong with being a furry! You don't have to be a fursuiter or anything major like that. Furries are simply people who are fans of anthropomorphized animals. It's fairly common, though most people only apply the "furry" label to those who dress up in fursuits. And yes, many furries do develop a "fursona" and cosplay or fursuit, but that can be an expensive hobby.