Hey everyone.
This is going to be a bit more of a serious post. I'm not in the best mood right now, seeing as I just woke up to find a post made by a friend of mine on this site saying they don't like furries and that they are weird. As a furry, I was very hurt by this. I will keep the person's identity a secret as to not cause drama, but I just felt I needed to explain something. To this person: No, I am not angry at you, and I don't really care that you find us weird, but I just wanted to explain the real definition of a furry for you.
Furries are people who are fascinated by anthropomorphic animals. Think of Mickey Mouse or Hello Kitty. Both are anthropomorphic animals, aka furries. The internet has made up so many lies and rumors and has made it so that 99% of people hate us for simply existing. Now, the community does have some weirdos, but doesn't every community? Every community has some people who are weird and not welcome. Its no different with the furry fandom.
Some furries make costumes for fun and to show off at cons. Its the same as cosplaying, except we cosplay animals. We dont do anything gross or adult, we don't bark at people, we don't do it because we 'like animals' or because 'we think we are animals', and we certainly don't do it because we are weird or mentally sick.
Furries get sent unalive threats every day. Some of us even take our lives because the hate we get is so bad. All we do is exist. I could go on and on about the hate I've received, but I wont.
Either way, if you hate or dislike something, keep it to yourself. You don't have to like furries. If you don't, that's 100% okay, just don't go around hating on us and sending us rude messages. You never know how much that can hurt someone.
Thank you all for reading :)
- Dino/Wil/Wilbur (he/they/xe)
