Be a Good Furry
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How can you make the fandom better? In this week’s episode we discuss how to be a better furry and, in turn, make the entire fandom better.
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Wolfin
The friendly wolf-dolphin hybrid will do you no harm. Unless you're a fish. In which case you're now a tasty meal!
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I see a lot of fandoms that turn into nothing but shipping/romance. It would be nice for someone on the edge to be able to go into the fandom without running across the steamy side of things first thing, especially the nasty art. I think that’s the thing that probably scares away a lot of people and gives the community a bad name.
I might not be a furry, but I have explained furry to a few people. With non-fandom people, I often say, “They’re sort of like Trekkies, but fluffier,” then explain being into anthro animals, if it goes farther than the first description. If I want to do more, I often link to a picture of Tycho since I figure he probably makes furry look the least weird to an outsider.
For a few friends who cosplay, I go more along the lines that furries are sort of like cosplayers, but with animal suits instead of movie characters. When you compare furry to something somewhat normal to the person, it helps lessen the shock, at least that’s my theory.
A lot of good thoughts here.
For telling people about all this I like to use umbrella statements which got touched on. I try to use as much language they are familiar with. If it’s an artsy person I try to swing it towards something new, interestingly complex to draw. If it’s a younger girl, I would say cause they’re cute animals and that makes all kinds of people happy (furs utters interacting with kids and imagination). If it’s old senile people, I play it off as some crazy fun thing that keeps people out of trouble.
Its been fun trying to relate it to other people. It’s been a little worrisome though. I’m afraid sometimes that they’ll go Google hopping. But to give a picture like Bugz Bunny or Over the Hedge seems to really quell the curiosity.
*correction:
I don’t mean senile, I mean wiry and clever
I guess a lots of those types describe themselves as that though haha