Now, for those who dont know, I've been doing some searching on the fandom, in terms of what it revolves around, what it does, etc. I have read a lot of survey's, i have even went on a few cons, to see why do people hate the furry fandom. And from what i've gained, combined with talking to most of the popular members of the fandom, i have came to a conclusion, that the furry fandom isn't bad.
First off, i would like to begin with the base idea of the furry fandom. The furry fandom is revolved around the idea of animals having human characteristics. For examples we can take fictional characters like Mickey Mouse, Nick Wilde, etc.
Second, is the activities in the fandom. The furry fandom contains a lot of art, literature, and roleplaying. Having characters (or fursonas, as the fandom calls them) is the main thing which holds the fandom, given the fact that it doesnt have some kind of a franchise, or anything related to follow(like cartoons, or video games), compared to almost all fandoms.
The furry fandom lives off only its members, and nothing else. Another thing which the furry fandom does is roleplaying. Ya know, these people who are dressed in fursuits, guess what, they're roleplaying a character they have created. Sadly, some of these activities do infact have a bad side, such as nsfw fiction, like art and literature, even as far as irl sex toys, by companies like bad dragon, and mursuits (which are different, compared to fursuits).
Thankfully, the bad part of the fandom isnt that popular. I have read a lot of survey's, talked to members of the fandom, and from what I've found, the fandom's bad side isnt so powerful. Infact, its getting lower and lower, due to the fandoms measures it has started to take (which will be explained later). Number 3, the members of the furry fandom. One of the features which the furry fandom has, is that its too accepting. That specific feature has nowadays backfired (but it will be explained later), but it has also helped out alot too.
The fandom has all sorts of members. One of the things is the age variation. The fandom can have members from 13 to 60 years old. Another good thing about the fandom, is that it likes to support not only its member, but so do other people. For an example lets take the lgbt. The fandom is very friendly toward that specific group, and has even helped out furries(lets call the members of the fandom like this, for now), who are also in the lgbt to come out and not be afraid from who they really are. Even in one of the latest cons that happened this year, there were special tags for people to show their pronoun, so that others do not confuse them.
But, even with all this positivity, there are also a bad side. One of the popular members of the fandom was found out to be a pedophile, others were extremely racist, and even nazis were exposed, believe it or not. But thankfully, the good side of the fandom has indeed taken action, by protesting againts these kinds of people. And how did they do it? Well, in one of the latest cons, there were the so called "Fuck off nazi fur" bandges, which members of the fandom would wear at cons, and even type said quote on online profiles, and so much more.
The fandom has indeed tried to improve itself lately, which has lead into a great improvements in its structure. Now, am i expecting to change something with the thread i have just made? No. However, what i wanted to do was to show you why the furry fandom, and its members, isnt as a bad as other have told you. I will be very thankful if you have reached this place, if there was something i have not explained right, or have made a mistake, please tell me what it is. I would love to fix it. Anyways, thanks you fot reading this, and i hope you have a great day.
EDIT: Why do i have the feeling that no one has noticed my "1 hour spend on typing" wall of virtual text?
