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ActFur S4 Ep08 – Dreams - This episode we're delving into your MIIIIIIINDS~! Well, actually we discuss the mystery of dreams and sleep! We're also still in shock from news of a potential BACON SHORTAGE, sip not-so-radio-active bear and wag our tails in
The only thing more common than the unpleasent furry; the person whining about said furry. And perhaps more of a problem. Thoughts?
Every single day, I check /r/furry, I check FurAffinity, and maybe a couple other sites. Every single day, there's a journal or post sitting there whining about other furries. Every single day, I read that post, and, every single day, I go "Wait, who did what now? I've never seen that".
This leads to my thought: Perhaps I have incredible luck in avoiding the unpleasant people, or perhaps the problem is not as bad as we think. Not to say that these people do not exist, but that perhaps we're creating an echo chamber here, and instilling the false belief that a large percentage of furries are these 'horror stories' we hear. Which (reaching a bit here) is reinforced on the rare chance that we actually see one, or, at least, what we assume to be one.
When, in reality, it's a few bad eggs, and a lot of people smearing those eggs over everything, and making the whole place stink.
So, yeah, just a theory. I certainly haven't met everyone in the fandom, but from my point of view, we're just pointlessly messing up our own image with all our bitching and moaning at each other about how much other furries suck. Could be completely wrong, but that's why I posted it here, so I can see what y'all think.
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Furry fantasy adventure "Chevalier: The Queen's Mouseketeer" returns in the fall
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and great artwork. It garnered great praise and fanfare during it's year
long run that culminated in a publishing deal with an independent book
publisher. And then in 2011 it suffered through a tumultuous year where
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Episode 196 - Binders Full Of Foxes
Episode 62 – Hang In There
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‘Heat 9? interview: contributors Whyte Yote and Alastair Wildfire
If I used to hump and ejaculate on many of my stuffed animals as a young man, does that make me a furry lover?
I stopped about 17 when I started banging a little fattie chcik around the corner. But I look back on those days fondly
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Paying bills through design, drugs and drawing
http://www.westernfrontonline.net/features/article_f71f71d4-1d51-11e2-a6bb-001a4bcf6878.html
It discusses "unconventional" ways some students have made money to make ends meet. One of those methods is... drawing porn on Fur Affinity...
Drawing porn
Mitchell Abston, a Western junior, sits down to his computer and logs on to a website he is almost too embarrassed to admit he is a part of.
“It’s a really stupid website,” Abston said.
He opens his ‘Notes’ page on the site and browses through the different artwork requests: a dragon devouring a little person, a man with female genitalia in a scandalous position and a scantily clad human with animal features. Smirking to himself at the absurdity of the requests, he opens up his Japanese design software and gets to work creating X-rated images for his clients.
“You really have to have no respect whatsoever to do this,” Abston said.
The website, Fur Affinity, is an online gallery for fans of anthropomorphic art, a fetish involving fictional human characters with animal-like features. People interested in it are often referred to as “furries.” The website hosts the largest “furry” community with more than 750,000 users, according to Fur Affinity’s Twitter. Users are encouraged to post their artwork on the site, and individuals can request artists to do commissions.
Abston is one of those artists.
He said he has casually drawn fan art for video games before, and started doing commissions when his friend got involved in the site and told him about the potential to earn extra cash.
Abston was skeptical that he could get business with his limited drawing abilities.
“Who in their right mind would pay me for my crappy drawings?” Abston said.
He took a chance and had his first commissioned piece posted on the website last summer. Within one week, his 15-slot request list was full and people were backlogging him for art.
“This is something specific to this fandom. You don’t see this in any other fetish,” Abston said. “People get so embroiled in this lifestyle and they need more and more images.”
Abston said he charges $10 for a line drawing and $20 for a full-color piece, which is cheap compared to other artists on the site. The most expensive piece he saw was $400.
While Abston doesn’t consider himself a part of the furry community, he finds the financial incentive keeps him coming back.
“I am not attracted to it whatsoever," Abston said. " I just do it for the money”
Sometimes people on the site request drawings an artist is uncomfortable with. Abston charges a 'Fetish Charge' if a request is out of his comfort zone. Most of the time the $10 increase in price makes the requester tame their inquiry.
Abston’s full course load keeps him busy late at night and he finds drawing porn is an easy way to make money that works with his schedule. Drawing is Abston’s only current form of income and he uses the extra cash for spending money. Instead of playing video games in his free time, he will sit down and work on a piece. Abston does an average of one to two pieces a week, each one takes an average of 3-5 hours. He started last summer, Abston has made more than $200.
While he thinks most people on the site are too peculiar for his taste, he enjoys stepping into strangers’ worlds.
“It’s like a window looking into people’s weirdest desires,” Abston said.
Opinion: Why the furry experience hits home so deeply
So why your fursona?
There has to be some deep and spiritual meaning to why you're wolf. Or maybe you just think foxes are cute. Could it just be you but with fur?
From what I get from foxes in lore. My personality just fits with foxes. Loners. Small and fast. Loves to mess with people. Always keeps promises. And I'm also shy as hell but will fight back if I need to. Cornered beast? Still, I just think of fursonas as a symbol that represents you. Nothing beyond that. Still hot though.
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F@#k it, I'll see you guys on FA.
I never know if I actually like something until I get into it for 2 weeks or so. If I keep beating around the bush, I'll just become some kind of repressed closet furry. There's no point in trying to fight an interest with no real downsides, it's like having some kind of existential crisis about liking train-watching. If I like it, I'll stay. If I don't, who cares. See you around.
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(Not So) New To The Fandom, Decided To Introduce Myself
Posted a couple of things, Commented on some stuff, decided to post something yet again.
Welp, My name is Ryan, but I usually (try to) go by Dev. I was introduced to the fandom accidentally about two years back when I was browsing about YouTube. I came upon some nice speedpaints, and I was intrigued, but I paid them no mind. I went back to those same videos about 6-8 months ago, and actually looked up the fandom. I've been active within the fandom ever since.
The internet is a dangerous, yet wonderful place, and I have experienced both of those examples firsthand. I have made plenty of friends in the fandom, but, because I have Asperger Syndrome, I can easily put myself into harm's way without knowing it.
Finally, A couple of just general things about myself. I am 14 years of age, My Fursona is A Renamon (I know, a bit overused), and I have made friends, plenty of them, because of both reddit, and the fandom.
Thank you for letting me take up some of your time ~Dev
EDIT: I wrote this when I was half-asleep. I knew there was bound to be an error. My fursona is a Renamon/Skunk hybrid.
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Key West, FL. Anyone down here for Fantasy Fest?
Fantasy Fest is rocking and so far it has been an utter blast! Any furries down here? It would be awesome if we could have an impromptu furmeet this week to get to know some new faces and enjoy the craziness that is Fantasy Fest!
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Hey guys, I'm a 15 year old furry and I would like to know where I could find other furries of my age
Because you know, I don't think furries are that common under 18. Anyone know where I could find others.
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