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LuckyAlbatross -> RE: Furry? (2/10/2006 10:58:57 AM)
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There's actually a LOT of "kinks" that don't fall into "BDSM"
Furry is its own sub-culture in itself. I'm not a furry so I'm not going to try and give a precise definition, but one of my partners is and I know other people in the scene who are.
Furry Info Page
"1.1) What is a furry?
Furry is a word which has probably been asked to do a little
too much work. It has numerous meanings, and it's not particularly
easy to find two people who agree on the precise definition for any of
them. The original two definitions we supplied in the first version of
the FAQ are:
1. an anthropomorphic animal character. i.e. an animal with human
characteristics.
2. a human who relates strongly, in whatever way, to the idea of the
characters outlined in the previous definition. This may involve
anything from a person who simply enjoys viewing furry fanzines or
films, to someone who actually desires to be a 'real' furry, or
believe that they are literally a non-human trapped within a human
form.
But not all ALF regulars are interested in anthropomorphics.
Some are largely unaware of the 'furry fandom,' or are simply
uninterested in it for a variety of reasons. Most of us who created
ALF were 'fans' of one kind or another, and this coloured our view-
point perhaps more than we realised.
So, after much discussion, we'd like to add a third
definition, one that tries to include everyone who has made ALF a
home.
3. a person with an important emotional/spiritual connection with an
animal or animals, real, fictional or symbolic.
We would recommend reading the FAQ for alt.fan.furry, which
provides much more thorough descriptions of and information about
furries in general. This can be found, along with a great deal of
other furry-relayed stuff, at PeterCat's page at
http://www.tigerden.com/infopage/furry/"
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