I'm going to get a lot of hate for this, but for the majority of furries, their fandom is at least party sexual in nature with over 70% of furries reporting they they view furry porn. Personally, I find that disgusting and I feel that the furry community's constant need for validation detracts from the seriousness of LGBT issues at large. I may be wrong in my judgements, but the claim that furries are just people with a hobby is an attempt to sweep an inconvenient truth under the rug.
I may be wrong in my judgements
The issue is that you're conflating "furry sexuality" with beastiality when they come from very different places with very different outcomes and moral implications.
The short story is that humans at ~10yrs old start learning and coding for what features they find sexually attractive which happens to co-incide with the target audience for many anthropomorphic films/cartoons/etc. and so some small percentage start developing an aesthetic and/or sexual preference for animorphism which then creates a subculture that feeds back onto itself.
It's not "beastiality" it's "mickey mouse-iality". It's not a sexual attraction to animals, it does not result in harm to animals, it does not result in rape or consent violations from those unable to give consent. It's as close to beastiality as anime girls are.
It’s as close to beastiality as anime girls are.
that seems to bring up another issue, which is the overtly-cute, cartoon nature that seems to be very attractive to children. I also find anime girls problematic as so much of that porn blurs the line between adults and children, which gets into some strange differences - apparently in japan, they don't consider depiction of minors as problematic as we do. I think it's outrageously creepy.
so interesting thing to bring up, because some will find ALL OF THIS very off putting, and for good reason.
Yeah, if I'm honest I probably chose anime girls as my comparison point for that reason and because I also find it all a bit unappealing.
However, if someone was running around and saying anyone with an anime profile is a pedophile my response would be the same. Anime girls ultimately harm no-one.
I understand the mechanics of it. I'm not conflating furry sexuality with bestiality. I am still repulsed by the attraction to anthropomorphic animals just as much as I am to the attraction to real animals - especially the furry art featuring non-human genitals. It's gross, it's weird, and it's a perversion of childhood themes that I would prefer not to be so public.
https://www.addictionhelp.com/porn/statistics/
Online use: Approximately 69% of American men and 40% of American women view online porn each year.
Other people view porn too. Do you now find everyone disgusting? Also, what's the source of you claim that over 70% of furries view furry porn? And how does it matter? They're individuals, and can make choices on their own.
Other people view porn too. Do you now find everyone disgusting?
No. I don't find porn in general disgusting. I find furry porn disgusting because it borders on bestiality. You obviously know that's what I meant. Don't be obtuse.
Also, what's the source of you claim that over 70% of furries view furry porn?
https://furscience.com/research-findings/sex-relationships-pornography/5-4-frequency-of-porn-use/
And how does it matter? They're individuals, and can make choices on their own.
They are individuals and can make choices on their own. However, I have already expressed why I think it matters. I personally believe the furry community is harmful toward the LGBT movement. Regardless, it matters simply because it's the truth and there is a major misconception that being a furry isn't a kink because it isn't inherently sexual, despite the fact that it is a kink for the majority of furries.
I personally believe the furry community is harmful toward the LGBT movement.
The same logic is used by transmedicalists to call non-binary people harmful to LGBT because they are "weird". The rest was perfectly explained by @damnedfurry@lemmy.world.
Not a furry either but I really appreciate just the sheer amount of effort these people put into the costumes. must take a lot of time and money to do but these people love what they do and go to these conventions where they have tons of fun. props to them!! 👍
Its one of those niche communities that makes me smile - a lot of creativity there. They're my kind of critters (absolute geeks and nerds).
To be clear: I harbor no resentment against furries. They have a right to do their thing, I just don't want to be involved.
If furry porn didn't exist, then I might have less of a prejudice against furries and furry content. But as it stands, I will actively avoid anything with the furry aesthetic, because the porn is too weird for me to stomach. You will never be able to remove that association; the damage is done. When I see video games that I might otherwise like, but the art is furry art, I think, "ah, that's a shame. Won't be playing that."
Idk, I can enjoy a good set of bunny ears or tail
...every furry i've known has been a cool person: i'm not saying it's universal but the fandom tends to attract geeky fun-loving personalities and those are my favorite kind of people to play with...
...as for furry sexuality (which of course isn't strictly synonymous with the fandom): well, it may not be my jam but neither are men, so i don't feel any differently about it than i do corset-rippers or gay erotica; as long folks keep their kinks tastefully discreet, go with the gods...
^(really^ ^the^ ^only^ ^kink^ ^which^ ^gets^ ^under^ ^my^ ^skin^ ^is^ ^objectification^ ^/^ ^degredation^ ^/^ ^humiliation^ ^/^ ^exploitation,^ ^and^ ^that's^ ^sexuality-agnostic)^
I can respect that they deserve to be treated a humans and still find it gross. because it's gross.
I don't care for furries, but I actually dislike the common art style that Western furries use. They always have this aesthetic that make them look like knock-off DreamWorks characters. Not sure if they count as furries but I find animal-based characters in anime much cuter. Also, I'm not a huge fan of their R-18 stuff popping up on my feed.
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