FFXI Furry Community, Who Are You?

Mithra +1 lol

Please keep this thread serious/clean. ^^;

people hate furries so much D: i try to stay away from it but its still so cute lol Dx i used to know a kid on 11 who had a fur suit xD haha we almost met up once :P

Aye, furries have it worse than LGBT.

Was he cute, chuuuuu? :'p

Also, I'd like to extend an invitation to our resident furies to post on our LGBTetc thread!
I'm sure well be accepting. :'p

LIES!

lol he was a blue puppy :P he was very innocent and happy all the time lol then he stopped playing 11 D:

Not a lie at all!
You have the body! xD

All the good people stop playing XI. ;~;

yeah D: including me xP

The haet originates from the multiple levels on the "furry" spectrum. >_> Then there's the people who won't even stand up to the idea that they are furries due to the connotation of the word.

...Which is about as cool as being like, "D: NO, I'M NOT FROM AMERICA! I'm not like those fat guys. Naaaah. NOT ME. I just live in Maine."

YOU CANNOT AVOID THE SOCIAL STIGMA. You must break the mold!

How furry am I? About this furry:

omgs thats so cuteee Dx im a closet furry cuz of the stigma lol

People who play mithra or hang out in the my little pony forum cant really say anything negative about furrys :X its still anthro, there is no escape

It's self induced stigma though.

And the Anime had cool art.

Ehhh, depending upon what exactly they're saying...

I'm always interested in the news coverage that Pittsburgh does for AC, but they always find the weirdos...

I think there's a big difference between folks who enjoy anthropomorphic characters or drawing animals or somethin'... and folks who do this.



Nuts to the human race, my fursona is a pansexual helicopter.

The weird ones always end up on tv :(

Number 26.

'If' is the optimal word.

What the ***.

If you have nothing good to say, keep it to yourself.

People has said that about everything in the past.

I am not asking you to change. Just keep your mouth shut and move along if you are to be so harsh to your fellow man.

Self-induced how? The collective group known as "furries" has multiple levels of interest. I suppose you could compare it to anime. >_> Imagine: Enjoying anime in the slightest gives you a certain label. There are people who watch it occasionally, people who devote a lot of time and money into it (fanatics/otakus/what-have-you), and then those who are in some area between. And that's just based on dedication. There are different genres and everything. The same kind of goes for furries. Treating them all the same based on any level or area of involvement isn't really fair, don't you think?

I have a furry character. I don't buy art to supplement this. I also attend college and have an active normal social life.

I don't parade my furry "status" around, but due to some crazies within the widely accepting group of commonly misunderstood people, it's become like a second coming-out.

But, mere interest in anthropomorphics doesn't really dictate much in my life, so I don't feel it's necessary to divulge such details often at all. It's just interesting to meet other people who feel similarly.

The group of "furry" is very accepting, and it leads to a large stratification within the group. There are many who are socially awkward, but also plenty who are functional members of society who you wouldn't think are furries. ...Just those weird ones who put "Proud to be a Furry" bumper stickers on their cars make me shudder.

I am proud of you, Kerokun! :')

Why? Because I have Masamune? YEAH I KNOW I'M PRETTY RAD

I have lots to say but I'll leave it for another thread.

Aww, I am so jealous!!!
I wish I had me one of those! D:

<insert naive response to provocation here>

Calm down there, big boy. :'p

What animal are you?

Also, thank you, Flion~

Resisting urge to post in this thread... failed. Potentially saying goodbye to my rep from those people who take it badly. xD

Honestly, I think it's awesome that people are willing to just be out there. I'm not talking about "rub it in your faces" out there like what annoys me with some homosexuals today (I'm gay, therefore I want a parade in honor of my sexuality, etc), but it's nice to see people aren't afraid to be... well, themselves.

I actually have a wolf-sona personally, and though I'm not as "out-there" as some people get, I'm actually quite comfortable with my choice of lifestyle. I don't parade it and go "oh god everyone, look at me I'm a furry! Isn't that just awesome!?" No, instead I keep it to myself, personal life is personal. With other furries (the few in my area) I generally tend to be relaxed, but again we don't go around parading it 'cept for the occasional tail for the fun and laughs at people's reactions.

The thing is, people tend to take "furry" really badly. Out of all the reactions I've gotten from people, the two most common are "wait, like those people who have sex in costumes from Tyra Banks?" (this was a day of rage for most of the fandom) or some mention of that stupid CSI episode. Truth is, this is a common misconception, and people always seem to make the assumption that a group's deviants apply to the whole. Just like every man isn't a pedo just because some men are, most furries aren't into fursuit sex. >_> It's actually one of the less socially accepted groups to the point of people hating to be associated with them. I know I do.

Plus there's people like that pic posted above. The "hardcore" furries are just as annoying. Most of us are relatively normal people. I use the word "relatively" on purpose. xD

Honestly, the suiting itself isn't bad. It's a fun way to get into character and mess around, like cosplaying. Not to mention that with suits you generally tend to get a bit of anonymity so it's fun to just let loose even if you're a little embarrassed or shy. I'm saving up for one right now, though it's going to be a long time. The average-quality full suits are like... over $1k. Then you've got to get a fan so you don't overheat after an hour of messing around... oi.

But overall, this thread should live more. =( I need to make a few more furry friends in-game. I only know two on Valefor and one doesn't play much! D: