What exactly is a furry? Is anyone here one?

[HeartsForTheClueless]

Mind explaining to me what it is? I know what it refers to but I'm unsure specifically what it means.

It's a group of people who like..? What does it specifically refer to? Liking animals? Liking sapient animals?

I've heard a few people say it refers to people who just like reading about animals more then humans. Don't really all children, and adults, like hearing about animals? Why else would so many movies, books, etc be written about animals?

It apparently has something to do with liking anthropomorphic animals. As in sapient ones, not just humanfied animals.

But I've heard people who like non-sapient animals say they're furry, and who don't like the sapient ones. Ala, really most Disney animal-themed movies/shows or Warrior Cats type of characters.

Can an animal/monster gijinka fan be a furry?

[KingKivuli]

its hard to put down into a single term what one is. ask 1000 furs you my find you have 1000 answers. it anything from a simple liking of animals to a full life style and even religious belief. myself i believe it is spiritual. however one thing that MOST (not all for some reason) agree that the most common among everyone is the liking of anthropomorphic animals and the creation of someones own fursona, as i said though this is my basic opinion on what makes a fur others may disagree

[KopsTheTerminator]

[quote="HeartsForTheClueless"]
Can an animal/monster gijinka fan be a furry?[/quote]

Me thinks so.

Well, my definition of furry is when someone is attracted to animals, anthropomorphic or not. And I'm not really a furry, lol.

[Panda-chan]

I think we're all more or less furries at heart because as you said almost everyone likes animals, and TLK is one movies that many furries are known to obsess over. As for myself, I don't think I am much of a furry at all... Sure I like animals and I think anthros are cool but I'm not really in love with them lol. Maybe like 20% of me is genuinely furry x]
So really I guess it's up to you to decide whether you're a fur or not. =)

[Mike]

Yup, pretty much what other people here have said =) There are many aspects to it, and its' up to you to decide whether you fit them or not.

[SnowyCheetah]

I'm a furry ^^ and I consider myself one because I'm really into certain animals, and I do have my own fursona :3

http://fanart.lionking.org/Artists/Snow ... NewRef.jpg

[Eyolf]

Im a furry and hav been for like... 5 or something years and i love it. yes it is hard to explain what a proper definition is because there are so many different theories and opinions about who or what a furry is. i know furries who are in th fandom jus for the sexual content and i also know furries who try their best to make it their life style and again others believe that there is a spiritual side to it like they hav a soul or mind of an animal, the latter two is mainly me.
for me also it was a great chance for a new start and make some great friends, some of which are the best tht i hav ever had. also i have found myself, before the fandom i was a chav....ish (for those who dont know wot a chav is.... ur lucky), i was in a rite state, i was straight for starters, i use to drink, smoke but never did drugs... but thankfully i found th fandom, im now straight edge, means no smoking-no drugs and no drinkin, im aceing college and lookin to go to uni, so it also shows that the fandom is a life saver as well (srry for th life story)

[FloraTheDarkFaerie]

I'm a furry. have been for some time. some would say a Furry is someone who believe they are an animal in human form. at least thats one definition. Hence the fursona, an animal personality for said person. Take my fursona for example: not a cat or something like that, but a BEAR, becuase i believe thats what suits me at heart.

[AustralianChaos]

I was only recently told that I could possibly be what many of you describe here as a "spiritual furry". I'm seriously convinced I was born into the wrong species, and have been for some time.

I'm not terribly into anthropomorphics...more just your straight "I like my animals and I believe a have an animal's soul" kind.

It's just been nice to know that I'm not the only one out there who feels this way these last few days.

[Mike]

That's one thing about furries ^.^ They like to get together =3 So if you enjoy hanging out here there's probably a little bit of furry in you =3