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Portz and Sasha welcome Fossil (of dinosaur erotica fame) and grill him with many questions, discuss art, wax poetic about Akira and stray as far away from talking about penises as humanly possible. 06 - FOSSILLLLL!!! - Guest: Fossil

Portz and Sasha welcome Fossil (of dinosaur erotica fame) and grill him with many questions, discuss art, wax poetic about Akira and stray as far away from talking about penises as humanly possible. 06 - FOSSILLLLL!!! - Guest: Fossil

Portz and Sasha welcome Fossil (of dinosaur erotica fame) and grill him with many questions, discuss art, wax poetic about Akira and stray as far away from talking about penises as humanly possible. 06 - FOSSILLLLL!!! - Portz and Sasha welcome Fossil (of dinosaur erotica fame) and grill him with many questions, discuss art, wax poetic about Akira and stray as far away from talking about penises as humanly possible.

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The video could be described as offensive to use, but I found it pretty funny.

The title (of the post, idk what the video was called) was something along the lines of: How people see furries vs how furries see themselves.

It had a guy walking along a mountain path and he sees this dancing chick wearing ears and a tail.

Anyone know where I can find this? My google-fu is letting me down.

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Author: Vox We bring Voice back in and a new guest. Come take a listen and enjoy!   http://www.unfurled.net/episodes/UnFurled_-_Episode_48.mp3 Find the full article here: UnFurled » Podcast UnFurled: Episode 48 – Stuff and Things

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Once again Foxamoore and Alectorfencer do a great celeb for the “Myre” comic giving pleasure to our ears.  Titled “Journey’s Dawn”  and like all the other songs they have done this is just as amazing. If you remember the last Foxamoore I posted was celeb with Colson in a music video which you can check here! Here is the original post.

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Just wondering what artists you guys like to follow. Could be on the fur of affinity, the deviants art. or some indie website that gets visited by only you and some man from Nepal.

A couple that stood out for me:

phantomkittens

fickle / ricket

Seffa

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Dear Papabear,

Why is it that furries seem to get flack for stuff that anime has, while anime seems to get a pass?

I've been persecuted a lot online for being a furry on the basis of it being adult orientated, when anime has the same stuff. Why do people persecute us furries for stuff what other fandoms have?

--Foxyfluf

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Dear Foxyfluf,

I’ll bet you’re familiar with Rule 34: if it exists, there is porn for it.  As you pointed out, there is Anime porn. There is also Star Trek porn, Disney porn, Lord of the Rings porn, etc. etc. As the song goes on the stage musical Avenue Q, the Internet is for porn! Apparently so. But not even just the Internet. Anime porn is available in full-length movie form far and above anything available in the way of furporn. Some of the anime stuff is quite shocking, too, involving... er, “Death by Snoo Snoo,” as they say on Futurama, as well as disturbing scenes from Hell. (Yeah, Papabear has seen it).

Which brings us back to your question: If anime has the same stuff as things you see on furry sites, why do we furs get all the flack?

Shocking revelation alert! Papabear has a theory :-P. The furry community does not produce their material through major movie studios or other corporations. We are a purely amateur-run art, flash, and, sometimes, filmmaking society of people. This makes it easier for people outside the fandom to attack us, just like a wolf pack attacking a weak, young bison. We have no big bucks behind us to fight back (this might change in the future, but in the meantime it holds true).

Another reason for this persecution is that, frankly, furporn is too easy to find online. You might note that anime porn is often placed in adults-only areas where a visitor has to verify his or her age or, even more, pay for a subscription to the adult materials inside. On the other hand, if you go to FurAffinity.net, e621.net, or even sofurry.com, you can easily access free porn. If Papabear had any say in the matter, he would recommend to these and other sites that they set up an adults only section. I believe this could go a long way toward dispelling the impression that furries are all about porn.

Thirdly, furries have simply gotten more bad press than anime or other types of specialized porn. This is a subject that has been addressed in this and other furry sites many times, so Papabear feels no need to elaborate upon it.

I hope this answers your question, Foxyfluf!

And, as always, Papabear welcomes comments on this topic and encourages his readers to present their thoughts and theories. I’m sure some of you have unique insights on this.

Hugs,

Papabear 

Papabear,

I'm not sure what to consider myself, or what it takes to "properly" be a member of the furry world. I've enjoyed kemonomimi (anime-styled humans with animal ears and/or tails) for a long time. I've enjoyed furry art from time to time if I find the style particularly to my liking.

I also realized tonight that I actually feel somewhat incomplete without a tail. If I had the money, and the implant/prosthetic technology were available, I'd get one. No question. Yet I have no fursona I am aware of. I don't know what animal I would be, or how I would identify within the furry world. Is tailed human an option?

Am I a furry? Should I try to find an animal to identify with? What would you recommend? Thank you for your help and for considering my question.

--Fur-curious

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Dear Fur-curious,

Good question, and thank you for it! There seems to be an ongoing debate among furries as to what “qualifies” people to be furry. Unfortunately, some furries have set themselves up as judges of the community as a whole, pronouncing sentences on people and declaring some as furry worthy and some as not. Nothing could be more absurd.

There is only one qualification for being a furry: do you like art, stories, etc. that involve anthropomorphic characters? If the answer is “Yes,” then you’re a furry.

Now, I can see the confusion here. When one mentions “anthropomorphic animal,” one usually thinks of a character that displays mostly animalistic features—fur, muzzle, tail, paws, etc.—while just having a few human characteristics, such as the ability to speak a human language, walk upright, and so on.

Kemonomimi characters are much more human than animal, usually sporting only furry ears, maybe a tail, maybe whiskers, but they definitely appear very human. However, there is still a very definite blending of animal and human features in kemonomimi, and, therefore, in Papabear’s mind it falls into the furry world. It is definitely a subset of furry, but it is still furry.

Now, bear in mind that Papabear is not the spokesfur for the community and my opinions have no weight. I’m sure there may be those who disagree with me and that is their right. But, again, if you ask this ol’ bear, you are a furry who is interested in kemonomimi.

One last note: Fur-curious, do not let other people try and define who you are. Only YOU can do that. If trolls and popufurs get on your case and say you are not a furry, that is their opinion, but if in your heart you are a furry, then you are a furry. If they give you more grief, you can respond like this Frenchman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OzIMHowtL8.

Bear Hugs!

Papabear

Hey papa bear. 

My parents are both the kind of people that happen to hate the furry fandom, and I am and have been a furry since before I even knew what a furry was, let alone about the fandom.

Every time they find anything even remotely furry related, renamon wallpapers, pokemon wallpapers, what have you, they force me to delete them...I can't even have furry rave videos, and those make me happy to watch...

Even all of my fellow furry/non furry friends find this strange.

Do you have any tips that I could possibly try to make my situation less like walking on egg shells with the things I like??

To put it slightly more into perspective, I'm not even allowed on deviantart due to the name, nor furaffinity...

To make things worse, I'm 20, but sadly still living with my parents durring college... Yes, they are paying for my college degree, sadly even with my two jobs, I don't make enough to do much even though I'm going to a community college, and sadly no I do not plan, nor can I move out any time in the near future.

What should/could I possibly do, if anything??


--Michael

* * * Hi, Michael:

What you describe is a typical parent/progeny problem. The parents may be well-meaning in their desire to keep you away from furries and other anthropomorphic entertainment, but what they are doing is denying you your free will. The problem here, of course, is that they are paying for your college, your shelter, and some food, I imagine, although you are definitely contributing by working two jobs.

Legally speaking, you are 20 years old and they have no legal right to prevent anything you do, what you read, what websites you surf, etc., as long as it is legal. That straight and logical fact does not resolve the emotional side of it, of course. These people are your parents, and you have an inborn urge to please them and be the good son, no doubt. So, the facts, as I understand them are this: 1) you like furries and being a furry and want to pursue that interest; 2) your parents won't let you; 3) your parents currently control your financial well being and your ability to get an education.

I'm not sure how they force you to not look at furry stuff. Do they threaten you? Do they cut off your Internet connection? Do they forbid you to go to cons, etc? Let's assume it's all of the above. Let's also assume you have tried to calm their fears and counter their arguments to no avail. 

I'm not going to tell you to move out of your parents' house. Given you're trying to finish school, and given the crappy economy, this is not a serviceable solution. I'm also not going to tell you to give up being furry. If you are a TRUE furry, and not just a poser (as some are) then you can't stop being a furry any more than a gay person can stop being gay. So, the third, rather unpleasant option, is to go underground with being furry. You will have to bide your time until your situation improves and you can support yourself, and then at that point you can tell your parents that you are still a furry, and if they don't like it, that might make you sad, but you can't change who you are.

I'm sorry you're stuck between a rock and a hard place, and I wish I had a better strategy for you, but, unfortunately, circumstances don't always allow us to be who we are completely. I'm not saying hide being furry from your parents forever. I'm saying now is an inopportune time, and you need to wait until you are in a position where you are free of financial ties. To that end, at this point in your life it is important for you to focus on school and getting a good job; put furry in the background for now.

When it comes time when you can talk to them eye to eye, be kind. Tell them you realize that they were trying to protect you, and you appreciate that, but being furry is something you are, and they will just have to accept it.

Good luck!

Papabear

Hi Papabear,

I just wanted to know if you could help me out with a problem I've been having. I've been a furry for about 8 months now, and I love it. It gave me inspiration for my art and some of the greatest friends I've ever had. But, here's the problem. My mate is not furry, and she is a little iffy on the topic as a whole. Some days, she seems to be fine and accepting of me being furry. And then other days, she wants nothing to do with any of it and acts like it's the weirdest thing ever. 

She knows she should be more accepting of it, and I've explained why it's not what she thinks it is. But still, she seems to want to hide the fact that I'm furry from everyone, when all I want is to be myself and not be judged. Honestly, it makes me feel like I'm being judged by her. And what makes it more confusing, is that she's the one that started calling me Wolfy before I was furry. So I chose my fursona based on that. She decided she was a fox and I call her foxy. She even had me draw a furry version of her and she liked the picture! She even owns a tails and ears. Is she just a closet furry?

I just don't know how to make her understand and she can't seem to figure out what it is that is bothering her about it. This is our only problem area. I'm head over paws for this girl and I know I don't want to leave her just because of this. Any advice you could give me on this would be great. 

--Confused Wolf

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Hi, Wolf,

Thanks for writing "Ask Papabear." The issue here is clearly not you but your mate. She is sending you mixed signals: is she a furry or isn't she? Is she accepting of you as a furry, too, or isn't she? Either way, at this point in time, she seems embarrassed by furries and so won't be furry in front of non-furries.

You mention you have only been a furry for eight months. That isn't very long, and perhaps she just needs some more time to warm up to the idea of furriness.  Instead of insisting she dive in head first into the engulfing waters of the fandom, perhaps what she needs to do is wade into the shallow end and slowly move into deeper waters. For now, I would suggest you and she do fun furry activities together in private or among other furries only.  Do so in small doses rather than inundating her in 100%, 24/7 furriness. Between your furry times together, go and share non-furry activities, such as going out dancing or to the movies with your non-furry friends.

Over time, depending on your sense of how she is doing and feeling about being furry, you can gradually increase your furry activities together. I can't give you a timeline on how to do this because so much depends on her and how she is warming up to being furry.  It's great that she is making the effort to do furry things together with you, and she clearly cares about you if she is doing so, just don't push it or insist that she accept furry 100% right now, all or nothing. Relationships are a process; they take work, they take time, but when they involve a person you care about, as you clearly care about your mate, they are well worth the effort.

Good luck!

Papabear

Greetings Papa Bear;

My fandom experience has taken somewhat of a left turn. Although I'm extremely pleased to be in such a large fandom, I'm also only sixteen, and it's hard for me to find opportunities to get in contact with other members!

I've tried places such as FurryMUCK, however, it was difficult because the people there already knew each other so well that it was almost impossible to start finding a way to join the conversation. I'm still sanguine about this one, though. Anything with RP and my name is plastered amongst it.

Furthermore, large websites like FurAffinity scare the beggeesus out of me! I'm not sure why, though, other than the fact that my experience on their forum was horrendous. (>:P)

Please teach me your ways, sensei! Teach me to be a prospering member of the fandom!

--Kandle

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Dear Kandle,

You don’t say whether you have gone to any furry meets or cons, so we will start by addressing your social networking online. There are many websites out there in the furry community, as you know, FurAffinity and FurryMUCK being only two of them. It sounds like you’re a little intimidated by large groups, so let’s start by thinking smaller. Here are a couple of strategies:

1) Have you looked into local furry groups? I belong to a couple here in southern California, including the Inland Empire Furries Association, SoCal Furs, and San Diego Furries. Instead of joining a large furry site (if that intimidates you) look for a smaller group and try and participate in local meets.

2) Start your own small group. Some sites, such as Furry4Life and Facebook, allow you to create your own group. It can be based on a personal interest, a geographical location, or any other standard you wish to create. This will give you a more limited number of furries to deal with and, since you created the group yourself, you won’t feel like you are joining something already in progress where relationships are already established and you think you’ll have a hard time joining in the dialog.

Online networking aside, I would, again, encourage you to try and meet other furries IRL at local meets or, perhaps, a small con.

Hope this helps, Kandle!

Big Bear Hugs!

Papabear