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Furries in general have gotten a bad rap. Shows like CSI, The Man Show, and ER have depicted them as sexual fetishists, when in reality they are just normal people who obsess over fur. Not luxurious sable coats, but the kind that imitates cartoon characters. Nothing freaky about that. No, sir.
In essence, furries are big fans of anthropomorphic animals, which can be defined as animals with human characteristics. Like Bugs Bunny. Creating animal avatars is extremely common on web based RPGs. Where it gets really weird - and REALLY funny - is when it goes a step further and starts getting yiffy.
American Furry: Life, Liberty, and the Fursuit of Happiness. (courtesy of Boing Boing TV)
Terms you desperately need to know:
Plushie - a subgroup of furries, plushies have a strong - and usually sexual - attraction to stuffed animals. Some plushies have sex with their stuffed animals. I am not making this up.
Yiff - sex, yiffy is horny, and yiffing is the act of having sex.
Fursuit - full head to toe fur costume.
Furverts - people who are sexually attracted to mascots they like (professional furries?). I’m having a hard time commenting on furries who think other furries are perverted.
Skritch - Scratching or grooming each other. It’s a friendly gesture. Like a pat on the back, only, you know, not.
Sexually deviant furries represent only a small segment of the furry population. Most furries don’t indulge in fur piles, where a whole bunch of people in full fursuits roll around together. Fur suits can cost upwards of $800, so no furry in his right mind…wait, never mind. Many of them skritch, but not indiscriminately. That would be weird. The overwhelming majority of people who register at conventions like Anthrocon are men, but many fursuiters who indulge in pseudo sexual behaviors claim to be straight. Perhaps they are simply…confused.
CSI: - Grissom’s Greatest Moments ‘Fur and Loathing’ on Youtube.com
