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FurHouse Chat looking for new friends and lovers! (18+ only please)

Furry Reddit - Tue 27 Aug 2013 - 13:42

Hi there! We have a small community chatroom used for roleplaying (both sexual and nonsexual) and are looking for new members! Our room can be found here!

We are hoping to find members who want to make friends and have fun without starting drama. We are looking for members of all fur/scale types, genders, and orientations although our female, scaley, and sergal rosters are pretty light.

Our population is, as yet, fairly small. We consist of 30-35 regular visitors however our visiting hours are staggered so that there's generally only a small handful of people online at the same time during "off peak" hours. The fandom being what it is, we have many gamers in our ranks. We also have a few musicians and writers as well as graphic artists.

Our room is available to all users, although with the content being sexual in nature we request that only users ages 18 and over join up. We have a small team of moderators who enforce our sparing list of rules.

These rules are:

  1. Please be respectful of your fellow housemates. Don't be a douchebag. If you're being a douchebag you may be warned either in private or public by a moderator. If the 'bagginess does not desist you will be silenced or removed.

  2. You may only have one character in this chat at a time.

As an aside- If you are engaging in yiff or a discussion/argument that is disruptive to the group as a whole you may be asked to enter a seperate room.

As with any sexual setting there are always acts or fetishes that are "looked down" upon but our team of moderators is intent on keeping a fair and level playing ground for all members.

Asking you to move to another room is not meant as a sign of disrespect or personal issue, just a measure to keep the room as a fun place for everyone.

So please stop by and give us a visit sometime! Thanks for reading - Soledad

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Fluffy tails are the best~

Furry Reddit - Tue 27 Aug 2013 - 12:19
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TMI Tuesday. Panda AmA

Furry Reddit - Tue 27 Aug 2013 - 11:28
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Expressing Oneself through One's Fursona

Ask Papabear - Tue 27 Aug 2013 - 10:45
Dear Papabear,

I would like to start by saying I am 26 and have only recently started immersing myself in the fandom, just wanted to put that out there up front. :)

Only a week or two ago, I ended up having a long talk with a boy in an online game that I have gamed with pretty much daily for the last couple months. He had, since joining my group (along with another friend of his from FA), made comments about being a furry at times. Obviously, I had heard the term before (usually in a very bad context~~much as I hear people using the term "faggot" >.< ) but had never talked with anyone labeling themselves as such. Being the curious person I am, and generally liking the guy, I had to dig deeper and ask some questions. Needless to say, I ended up making an account on FA, and doing a lot of reading and browsing around—eager to be part of what seems to be the most accepting and affectionate community I have had the chance to learn about.

Having been an avid role player since I was in my mid teens, I immediately started working on fashioning myself a fursona that I could relate to (which is an ongoing project). While I tend to get along really well with most people in real life, I am very introverted (although it may not seem that way to people). I have a hard time forging friendships that I feel are meaningful. I tend to read very deeply into what people say and how they act around me, often noticing things that make me lose interest in them. I know it is a horrible way to be, but I just do not want to waste my time with insincere friendships or being used. So I have very few, but very dear friends that I keep close to my heart. But through the years, role playing has allowed me to express myself in ways I have not been comfortable with, and to experience things from a different perspective. 

Well, my question really is: is it okay for me to identify strongly enough with my sona that it feels natural for me to express love and physical intimacy through him? I am just really nervous about this aspect, because I don't want to portray myself as some sort of fetishist or pervert (especially being new to the community). Sorry if this seems like a dumb question...

V/R,
BB

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Dear BB,

No, it’s not a dumb question; it’s an excellent question, actually. You’re asking is it okay for you to assume the character of your fursona and to have relationships with other people as your fursona.

This depends on how you answer The Big Question: are my actions while in fursona deceitful or honest? If you are acting honestly as you are in character, then you are fine. If you are using your fursona to try to trick someone into doing something, anything, that they otherwise would not do, then that’s not fine.

An extreme example of “not fine” would be a man who stalks young girls on the Internet, telling them he is things he’s not in order to get her to meet with him privately and then raping or abducting her. You could imagine something like that happening as someone assuming a fursona, too, although I have never heard of a furry behaving so badly as that. Perhaps a guy pretending he is a furry approaching a girl furry. That’s simply wrong and, in extreme cases like above, illegal and immoral.

The above, again, is just my exaggerating the worst-case scenario. I’m sure you’re not talking about anything like that, but I’m just putting it out there for the sake of my readers.

On the other paw is when you use your fursona to more freely express yourself, to help you shed some of your inhibitions so that you aren’t actually being less honest but more honest. I find that, as my bear self, I am more easily able to express affection for other people, especially furries. You comment in your letter how you are rather introverted and have a hard time making friends. That can actually be a good thing in that you are being very discriminating and the friends you do make are real friends, not fair-weather friends.

But perhaps you feel a need to be a bit more friendly and your fursona can serve as a tool for making that happen. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this. I have made a number of good friends because they were first attracted to my bear fursona. Later, as we got to know each other, they also came to know my human side and we became even closer friends. So, I guess you could look at it as your fursona being a kind of ice breaker. Something to lessen the tension of a first meeting and to help introduce yourself.

Your fursona can also be more than just a tool in this sense. You mention how you are identifying strongly with your fursona; I do as well. That’s okay too, and it makes sense because you have created your fursona based upon your own likes and dislikes. So, naturally, your fursona is strongly reflective of who you actually are. In a way, it is an enhanced, new and improved you.

Don’t buy into all the hype and crap you see on the Internet that is obviously making you think that you are being a pervert because you assume a fursona and have some interpersonal (possibly erotic) exchanges. You are exploring a side of you that will help you learn more about yourself, and that is perfectly fine. Remember, don’t let society define you; define yourself. That’s the key in how to do it because usually society is wrong and puts unnecessary boundaries and shackles on us in order to control and subjugate us beneath the power elite—in order to smash square pegs into round holes.

Becoming your fursona is simply one way—one very imaginative and creative way—of discovering your true self.

Hugs,

Papabear

One Large Leap for Plushies

Furries In The Media - Tue 27 Aug 2013 - 09:43
Giant leap for Pi-powered teddy bear

A soft toy controlled by a Raspberry Pi computer has recreated Felix Baumgartner's record-breaking skydive.

Mr Baumgartner made the furthest freefall in October 2012, from a balloon almost 39km (24 miles) high.

A bear called Babbage has now leapt from a similar height after ascending beneath a hydrogen-filled balloon.

The Raspberry Pi low-cost micro-computer inside Babbage transmitted his position and shot stills and video throughout the flight and descent.......

Read the rest of the story here
Video of the jump


I been following Dave for a while because I think of doing my own High Altitude Balloon mission one day using the Raspberry Pi.
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Philosophy: Traditional animation vs. CGI animation

Furry News Network - Tue 27 Aug 2013 - 05:38
Author: Fred Amid?Amidi?of?the?Cartoon?Brew?uses?this?new?GEICO?commercial?to?ask,?what?is?an?animated?cartoon?and?what?is?reality,?anyway??–?a?meaningful?question?for?anthropomorphic?fans?today. Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought Creative Commons: Full post may be available under a free license.
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I'm surprised No One Has Linked This... Miley Cyrus at the VMAs

Furries In The Media - Tue 27 Aug 2013 - 05:18
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...How 'bout dem bear suits?

Full video here:
http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/942064/we-cant-stop-blurred-lines-give-it-2-u-medley.jhtml#id=1712039

They all look like they could be related to PJ Berri from PaRappa the Rapper.

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The Last 'Smile' You'll Ever See

Furry Reddit - Tue 27 Aug 2013 - 01:46
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Want some fun?

Furry Reddit - Mon 26 Aug 2013 - 23:38
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Wisconsin furry convention ‘Fur Squared’ opens registration

Furry News Network - Mon 26 Aug 2013 - 23:38
Author: xandertheblue New furry convention Fur Squared is to take place from February 28 to March 2 at the Sheraton in Brookfield, Wisconsin, near Milwaukee. Guests of Honor include artist & fursuit maker Crazy Corgi; and Sema Jayhawk, who will be co-hosting “Whose Lion is it Anyway?” with con chair, Alkali Bismuth. Alkali, Pandez and Xander […]
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My very first commission (Badge)

Furry Reddit - Mon 26 Aug 2013 - 22:36
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Somebody is opening all the threads in r/furry and downvoting everyone's posts...

Furry Reddit - Mon 26 Aug 2013 - 20:23

Does anybody know what's going on?

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Furry Villains Attack!

In-Fur-Nation - Mon 26 Aug 2013 - 19:12

As part of their massive world-shifting story-arch known as The New 52, DC Comics have created a mini-arch known as Forever Evil. What would happen if all the world’s superheroes one day simply… vanished? Answer: The super villains would take over! Among those villains, of course, are several well known anthropomorphic ones, including Gorilla Grodd (who often goes up against The Flash) and the Cheetah (sworn enemy of Wonder Woman). Each villain will be getting their own issue to shine in as part of this big comic book extravaganza. Look for them at your local store starting in September. (Specifically, Gorilla Grodd in The Flash #23.1, written by Brian Buccellato with art by Chris Batista; and the Cheetah in Wonder Woman #23.1, written by John Ostrander with art by Victor Ibanez. Also look for Detective Comics #23.4 (by Frank Tieri, Scot Eaton, and Jaime Mendoza) featuring the Man-Bat!)

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Confused non-fur. Can someone help?

Furry Reddit - Mon 26 Aug 2013 - 18:43

My friend thinks they might be a furry and wants to talk to someone about it. She doesn't have reddit and wants to message someone over Skype or kik. Both are hbcrumpler.

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Another sona drawing thread! I need practice too :3

Furry Reddit - Mon 26 Aug 2013 - 17:08

So just post a reference pic and/or a description, also write a little bit about your sona! Ill probably just be drawing them but I might of a few digital. Ill get as many done as I can, there's really no limit as long as you don't mind waiting!

EDIT: I've actually decided I want to do the picture digitally so it will take a bit longer, and between work and spending time with the family I don't have too much time to draw but I still want to try to get them all done! I'll also make an album of all the pictures together once they're all finished.

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TigerTails Radio Season 7 Episode 41

TigerTails Radio - Mon 26 Aug 2013 - 16:29
TigerTails Radio Season 7 Episode 41
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