wibeke wrote:Why would anyone really need to know that you're furry, though? 0.o
I mean, it's just a goofy subculture thingy, it's not like you're "coming out" or anything. Furries are people who like human-like animals and [some of them] dress up as animals. And people who obviously have a pretty bad reputation. Can somone please explain to me what's so incredibly important about it? I'm definately missing something here.
I mean, if you're going to get upset that people give you odd looks/make fun of you for it, you shouldn't have said anything in the first place. Same for how people always come here and whine that some kids laughed at them for wearing a tail. If you're going to flaunt it, be it a tail or telling everyone, don't be surprised when people don't automatically accept it.
I can't understand why you'd wear a tail to school anyways, seems like it would just get in the way. I plan on wearing my fox tail on Halloween since we're allowed to wear non-distracting "mini-costumes," as the principal calls the, but that's about it.
/rant [sorry, one thing I don't like about the fandom xD]
I agree. However, I will say that some members of the fandom are unable to, for example, travel to conventions and order/create artwork and fursuits without the aid of parents/carers and other family members. Therefore, they are required to inform their elders of why exactly they want to go buy couch foam and faux fur or whatever. ^^;
Then again, some might argue that if you are too young to take yourself to a convention or order art, then you shouldn't be doing it in the first place - but some will still want to do these things when they are underage, and so need a guardian to look after them, and thus know about the fandom and stuff.
..It can be avoided though. For example, when I wanted to buy a dog collar, I just said I liked them. That they're like chunky necklaces - which they are, to me. (I don't wear the collar, though. I didn't think about some of the other connotations when I bought it, and I don't want to wear something that can be interpreted in very.. wrong ways to how it's intended). My point being, you don't have to outright tell them, even if you need their help. Another example is "This costume is for Halloween!
lol and every other day of the year but you don't need to know about that"
Oh god I'm arguing with myself here. SORRY TO ANYONE WHO HAD TO READ ALL THAT
Of course, a lot of that wasn't aimed directly at you, Wibeke. I was just rambling and using the word 'you' in the general sense. C:
