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This presentation is filled with wonderful stories about the fandom. It had me listening carefully the whole time. Really beautiful.
New to furry
I've only recently gotten into the furry fandom. I have been to this subreddit a couple times and really enjoyed it. A little about me; I'm male and straight, the thing that set me up for getting into furry was the Playstation game Tail Concerto, and, though I'm unsure exactly what a "fursona" entails, I would align myself with a fox. Foxes are my favorite animal and the personality of a fox more often than not describes my own. So, I just wanted to say hello and I hope to learn as much as I can.
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Another free art post.
I'm lacking inspiration and really need some practice so I'm offering to take any requests from the public. I only have two examples a the moment: {X} and {X}
The first one isn't very complete and little sloppy but I promise a cleaner finished product :p I can draw just about whatever, however I can't do backgrounds at all really and my shading isn't that great. I can't promise anything quick either, shouldn't be any longer than two weeks though.
So anyways, yeah, throw any ideas at me and I'll try my best with 'em.
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New Furry Needs a Little Intro to the Fandom
I have just recently become interested in becoming a furry after hearing about them on [the television series] “Taboo.” I could hardly wait to find out more and become one myself!!:)
I am new too all of this and was wondering if you would tell me more about it.... How to become a furry? How to create my fursona? What is the best animal for me?.. (I have thought of a couple but still haven't decided) and what do furries do? I would love if you emailed me back and told me more about being a furry along with answers my questions. so I can become part of the furry community:)
--Rissa
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Dear Rissa,
Thank you for your letter, and welcome to the furry fandom (bear hugs). I am familiar with the episode of “Taboo” that drew your interest. Like many television shows that have talked about furries, it leaves a lot out. There is a lot more to it that fursuits and furry art and fiction. So much that I can’t really explain it all in one letter. To start, it would help you to read up a little on our history. Here are a couple of articles online you can peruse:
“An Informal History of Furry Fandom” at http://www.furrydolphin.net/2009_files/furry-history.html and
The Wikifur history article at http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/History. (Wikifur is an excellent place for you to browse and learn about the fandom in general).
You don’t have to really do anything to join the furry community. We are not formally organized in any way. If you love anthropomorphic beings in one form or another and have an interest in being part of the community, then you are a furry by default. You don’t have to be a fursuiter (only about 20% of us are), or an artist, or a writer, unless you wish to be. You can just be a fan.
In Papabear’s experience, though, there are basically two kinds of furries: those who simply enjoy the art and stories and games and such (hobbyists), and then there are those who have a more spiritual sense of furry (lifestylers)—who have more of a connection to animals and for whom there is much deeper personal, even religious meaning. The latter tend to be more picky about their fursonas than the former, and, indeed, having a fursona is not a requirement to be a furry, either. But if you DO wish to have a fursona and are having trouble figuring it out, you might want to read one of my earlier columns: http://www.askpapabear.com/1/post/2012/05/choosing-a-fursona.html. You can also read some of my other letters about being a furry on this website.
Because the fandom has grown so much and diversified since its modern roots in the 1980s, you will come across many opinionated furries who will try and tell you what a furry is and what a furry isn’t. Don’t listen to any of them; they are the negative side of the fandom. Furry is what you want it to be, whatever you make of it.
On the positive side (which is the majority), furries are an inclusive group: we welcome all races, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, nationalities, political opinions, etc. Everyone is welcome, as long as they are into anthropomorphic animals, which, to this bear’s mind, is the only fundamental requirement for being a furry. After all, if you din’t like anthros, you wouldn’t be here.
As to the question “What do furries do?” there are a number of things, including attending furcons and furmeets, creating art, fursuiting, participating in online communities, donating to charities (usually animal charities), mascoting (a number of furries are also professional mascots), producing radio shows and short films, performing in variety shows, going out in public and making goofs of ourselves, making friends, and just having fun!
As with any large and diverse group, I do have to warn you that you will run across some furries who are just plain jerks and drama queens. Some people “leave the fandom” in a hissy fit because they get annoyed by these people, which is sad because it’s not the fandom that is to blame, it is a minority of the individuals in it who can sometimes ruin it for people. Fortunately, these derps are easy to recognize, and, once you spot them, just run the other way. After all, “leaving the fandom” is not a solution to escaping derps—they are everywhere in the world.
Papabear loves the furry community because it has brought more friends into his life than he ever had before. It can be the same way for you, Rissa. There is much for you to explore! In addition to the Wikifur site I mentioned above, another good way to find out what is going on is the furry news sites Flayrah.com and FurryNewsNetwork.com, and you can also listen to such podcasts as FurWhatItsWorth.com and FurMedia (www.livestream.com/FurMedia/).
In addition, next year I am hoping to get the nonprofit organization the American Furry Association off the ground, part of which will focus on helping to introduce new furries like you to the fandom. Stay tuned about that!
I hope this helps, Rissa. Feel free to write any time if you have more questions.
Bear Hugs,
Papabear
Friend is offering "Pay what you want" commissions to help pay for future projects :D
What are your favourite online furry comics? (inspired by ThePiachu's question about printed comics)
Do any of you furry's RP
I'm trying to find a forum, or group, or something that I can RP in, I used to in FB but there are too many trolls. Any suggestions?
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Daily Show: October 25, 2012 - With age comes wisdom. With wisdom comes patience. With patience comes the ability to forgive. Join us as we talk about Proverbs 19:11. - Hosts: Levi, Tikaani, Wolfin Picture by: Silent Paw
With age comes wisdom. With wisdom comes patience. With patience comes the ability to forgive. Join us as we talk about Proverbs 19:11.
Hosts: Levi, Tikaani, Wolfin
Picture by: Silent Paw
AD Flash 028 - The Witching Hour - Jethric rode his horse quickly through the darkness, his heart beating faster, his mind racing. He looked up at the moon, so high in the night sky, and the cougar felt his nervousness growing. Cursing himself once again
Jethric rode his horse quickly through the darkness, his heart beating faster, his mind racing. He looked up at the moon, so high in the night sky, and the cougar felt his nervousness growing. Cursing himself once again for his mistake, he pushed onward. He knew must get there soon; there was no time to waste... If he got there too late, could he stop them? Could he hold back the ritual?
“The Witching Hour” by Will A. Sanborn
Read by Christopher Williams
Music cues by Infinity Squared
AD Flash 028 - The Witching Hour - Jethric rode his horse quickly through the darkness, his heart beating faster, his mind racing. He looked up at the moon, so high in the night sky, and the cougar felt his nervousness growing. Cursing himself once again for his mistake, he pushed...KnotCast: Episode 196 – Binders Full Of Foxes
New from India
Delhi Safari is a new full-length CGI animated feature from India, directed by Nikhil Advani and animated by Krayon Pictures. It tells the story of a group of rainforest animals in India, who find their forest is being destroyed and paved over by human encroachment and construction. They take it upon themselves to travel to Delhi, with the intention of using a “bilingual” parrot (he speaks both human and non-human languages) to voice their complaints about the destruction of their home. The film has been picked up for international distribution by Fantastic Films, and it recently opened for a limited engagement in North America. Filmed in Hindi, the English version of the film features the voices of Jason Alexander, Cary Elwes, Christopher Lloyd, Jane Lynch, Vanessa Williams, and Brad Garrett. Watch the international trailer on YouTube, or visit the Delhi Safari Facebook page.
image c. 2012 Krayon Pictures
iTunes listing!
Xiath: I just got an email hot off the press from iTunes! We are now on iTunes as FursonaPod! Our podcast should show up in the search on iTunes in the next couple of days. until then, you can follow this link to find us on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fursonapod/id573190747
If you search iTunes right now for fursonapod you will find the FURSONAPOD.COM listing which will no longer be current and will probably disappear in the coming days I’m guessing. Besides, that one is so messy. The new listing is nice and clean and is in order! And it has ALL of our episodes on it! Happy day!
Remember to send us listenermail!
~Xiath
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Success!!
Xiath: *fanfare music* It’s official, FursonaPod.com now has a new face as you can see! From now on this is roughly what you are going to see whenever you decide to visit fursonapod.com!! I may make minor changes here and there but it will basically be like this.
As of right now I’m currently waiting for iTunes to accept the new listing of fursonapod on iTunes. I have no idea how long this will take but I’m pretty sure it should be good to go by the time I post the next episode on the 1st. Fingers crossed! I’ll be sure to post a blog post here letting everyone know where you can find us on iTunes. I’m pretty sure it’s just going to be fursonapod or FursonaPod.
Remember to send us listenermail!
~Xiath