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Doug Fontaine is a writer, ployglot, and generally talkative otter. Read more at his SoFurry account.

This article will touch upon the reason having a fursona is so essential for many members of our community. Whether we have a spiritual or a more down-to-earth relationship between our normal and furry selves, the fandom accentuates what is otherwise a purely personal fantasy.

Art, literature, music, blogs, videos, and more; they all serve to express common interests within their respective communities. Through drawings, stories, and even this article, we portray our fascination of anthropomorphic animals, similar to other subcultures and their main interests. We have sites dedicated to furry artwork, podcasts with furry hosts, even famous musicians and authors who consider themselves furries (such as Fox Amoore or Kyell Gold). We hold numerous gatherings throughout the globe. In 2013, Anthrocon (currently the largest fur con) was estimated to have generated $6.2 million in direct spending (ref) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA.

However, an interesting phenomenon has occurred in the furry fandom that separates the subculture from “the norm”.

The foundation of our community has been overtaken by original fan-made content. Okay, maybe my last statement needs some explanation and examples. By “foundation”, I mean the source, the spark from which the furry subculture emerged. Fred Patten—a historian and writer—identified the first usage of the term “furry” as occurring in 1980, (the question originated during a debate regarding anthropomorphic beings at the NorEasCon II World Science Fiction Convention in Boston) (ref). The fandom has grown exponentially, inspired and nourished by animated and illustrated media featuring creatures with humanoid characteristics, such as SWAT Cats, Robin Hood, The Lion King, Looney Toons, etc. along with novels that draw our attentions to talking feral animals.

We have come a long and perhaps, sometimes tedious, way from Albedo Anthropomorphics by Gallacci to social websites dedicated to our own furry creations such as Fur Affinity, SoFurry, etc. Through three decades, the fandom seemingly lost (not completely) its interest in Watership Down, Redwall, Kimba: the White Lion, and Disney’s Adventure of the Gummi Bears. Instead our focus has been directed, now more than ever, at our own creations; stories, artwork of fursonas, fursuiters…

Beloved characters and popular fursonas such as Sea Salt, November, Buddy, Lupin Assassin, difFURently, and Fender (just to name a few) are maybe more likely to ring a bell than Kimba, Mattimeo or Matthias the Mouse, and Bigwig. We are valuing our fans and their works more than what made us admirers in the first place. That is not a criticism, quite the opposite, but rather an acknowledgement of an impressive feat. Our fandom has become an internet Ouroboros, if you catch my drift. It doesn’t rely on external factors/contributors anymore to survive, to create new content – Fursonas!

Commissioners fuel the artistic side of the furry subculture with drawings of their characters. Numerous of artwork depict the individual furs, you! Writers blog and compose tales in which their own or fictional anthropomorphic characters thrive. Kyell Gold, a fellow fur is a prime example of how our fandom can create stable careers in furry literature. Roleplayers actively participate within the community to engage others with their own fursonas. At the majority of conventions, “Fursuit Parades” are held as fursuiters animate their fursonas with hugs and muzzle boops and murr sui-…you get the idea.

A fursona isn’t a mere description of who you are, or just a drawing of your furry self within the furry community. It initiates for many their participation to the subculture, entrance fee if you want. Our fursonas are as much part of the fandom as the fandom is a part of our fuzzy or scaly alter egos.

To misquote Karl Marx via George Orwell: “Animals of the world, Unite!” Whether you see your character to be your totem animal, a personification of your inner self, or a better version of who you see yourself to be, be proud to show the fandom what you’ve got! Without individual characters and fursonas all over the world, our community would be solely devoted to artists/artisans/authors/etc. rather than being the welcoming family, cherishing every single contribution you want to offer.

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I have a faux fur scarf with paws at the end, it's white so if anything were to splash onto it, it would be extremely noticeable. I wear it at school so my cynical self is expecting that some random asshole is going to splash something on it "accidentally".

What's the best way to clean them? I found that running a comb through it occasionally makes it look better, but what about a stain? Would the washer destroy it?

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I have some math homework I need to do online, so while I'm sitting on my lil Wolfdragon fuzzbutt at my desk, show me your sona's/characters and let me sketch them real quick for you? :D

If I get a lot of requests and can't finish them all today, I'll get them done another day as well :3c

Edit: ALSO: for anyone wanting to follow me on FurAffnity, here's my account! https://www.furaffinity.net/user/kayno/

Edit 2: After halfway through drawing my 3rd request, my tablet died :/ or so apparently it did. I think I fixed it though but I need to make sure everything is updated. Thanks for having patience :3

Edit 3: WOW!!! Look at all those requests!!! You guys are awesome, I'm so glad you like my stuff <333 :')

Edit 4: For any of those wondering, im going down the list. :D

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WHY ARE ALL YOU SO DAMN CUTE AND FUZZY!

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Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Huvek, by James L. Steele Dallas, TX, FurPlanet Productions, July 2014, trade paperback $19.95 (247 pages). (Publisher’s advisory): This is a mature content book.  Please ensure that you are of legal age to purchase this material in your region. “Loy emptied his clip, ejected it and crouched […]

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I want to get a bust of my fursona (or maybe full art with background). I don't have the ref sheet just yet, but I can give you really detailed text description of every detail of my 'sona. Thanks in advance :D

EDIT: I made this post because... Well, I don't know any artists, or the ones I know are closed for commissions

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looking at furrymap.net there seem to be a buncha dutch furries, yet I never seem to meet any in games/online. Any dutch furries in this subreddit?

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I rediscovered this show a few days ago and wanted to share it with you all.

Here is the complete series on Youtube!

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If you haven’t caught it yet, word is spreading fast that Disney TV Animation plans to bring back 90’s cartoon favorite Duck Tales in a whole new series on Disney XD, starting in 2017. We first heard about it over at Oh My Disney: “When Marc Buhaj—Senior Vice President, Programming and General Manager, Disney XD—made the announcement, he said, ‘DuckTales has a special place in Disney’s TV animation history, it drew its inspiration from Disney Legend Carl Barks’ comic books and through its storytelling and artistic showmanship, set an enduring standard for animated entertainment that connects with both kids and adults. Our new series will bring that same energy and adventurous spirit to a new generation.’  The new series will star the same beloved characters as the old: Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Launchpad McQuack, Donald Duck, Duckworth, Gyro Gearloose, Flintheart Glomgold, Magica DeSpell, Poe, Ma Beagle, the Beagle Boys, Mrs. Beakley, and Webbigail Vanderquack.” Nothing more precise from Disney regarding a premier date yet, but Disney XD is starting to sound more and more interesting for animation.

image c. 2015 Disney TV Animation