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Instead of Explaining Furries, Maybe We Should Show Them

8/22/2016

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Dear Papabear,
 

I'm a 14-year-old boy that is a major furry. I love the whole fandom. I was worried to tell my friends; when I told them they were okay with it, but they didn't get it. When I was riding with one of my friends in her car, I told her about being a furry. This was the first thing she asked me: "Are u gonna yiff when you get older?" I told her no.

W
hen I told my mom, she knew the bad stuff about the fandom. My dad didn't know what furries are, and he is gonna research it. My question is, "What should I do to help them get the furry community?"

With Many Love, 
Just turned 14
Tundra

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Hi, Tundra,

I've explained furries many times on my website, of course. Sometimes, though, pictures work better than words. Here are some furry videos that really show the heart of furry. Feel free to share; perhaps they will help:
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  • Furries giving hugs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id4KwyA8usk 
  • Furries and charity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUm3HRU9dvI 
  • A story about Anthrocon from NBC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHZ9SwTk2UE

The above emphasize fursuiting too much, of course. There is a LOT more about furries than that, including art, writing, and music:
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  • Furry artists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s_YEQS7cRk 
  • Furry authors: Visit furry fiction critic Fred Patten's website http://www.kayshapero.net/FredPatten/fred.html for great material 
  • EZWolf and furry music and movies: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheEZwolf 
  • Amahdia: http://www.amadhia.com/
  • Oh! And one Papabear's favorite sites: https://furry.today/ which is constantly updated with furry-related videos.

The problem with mundanes is that they only have one view of the fandom. Try and give them a more well-rounded perspective of what we are about and feel free to share these links and others with them.

Bear Hugs,
Papabear
5 Comments
Lego Man
8/22/2016 12:29:14 pm

Who are "mundanes"?

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Papabear
8/22/2016 01:01:19 pm

My apologies. "Mundane" is a term used by some furries (I sometimes lapse into that vernacular) that refers to everyone who is not a furry.

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Lego Man
8/22/2016 02:46:34 pm

I meant no offense. I just am not familiar with the term, that's all.

Thanks.

Papabear
8/24/2016 11:16:46 am

I was not at all offended. Not sure why you think I was?

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Lego Man
8/24/2016 01:07:49 pm

Because you are a furry. No offense.

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