#furry in denial

[coupleofwackjobs]

how long can shaw survive the 2010s-2020s. (Specially with all these furries walking around)

my bet is 0.5 seconds before he flips out.

Well. I’m gonna be completely honest with you, I don’t think he’d be *as* phased as one thinks.

Furries have existed for wayy longer than 2010. But Shaw definitely has no knowledge of that anyway. But if he happened to encounter one while away from Timberline for some reason..

Let me just say this. He..technically has his own fursuit. That he wears and pretended to be a werewolf in. He also watches sports, and i’m pretty damn sure he’s seen a mascot before. Which are just normalized fursonas.

Him seeing a full suited furry would be a split second of complete disbelief and horror. He’d honestly think it was an actual animal walking..like a man..for a second. But then would realize that tigers don’t have purple stripes or some shit and would just be kind of confused on why some random ‘mascot’ is walking around.

Maybe a little disgusted even that someone would choose to dress like an animal (slightly hypocritical). But i don’t think he’d flip out on a furry. More like a “What in the name of Uncle Sam’s striped pajamas!?” moment. Maybe snap a picture. (We all know he actually likes that little camera.)

He’d tell Gordy alllll about it. Like in an ‘i told ya so’ way.

Therians however. That’s a different story. Unlike furries (from what i’ve seen) they actually walk around and (sometimes) make noises and act like animals. now THAT would horrify Shaw. It’d be just like his worst nightmare. People being controlled / manipulated by animals. People acting like animals. A total reversal of the natural order.

He’d stop and stare and freak out to himself.

Now, MOST therians i’ve seen are children. So if Shaw approached them i’m gonna be honest with you his ass might be handed to him by an angry father. Or mother. Might take both parents.

Back to jail he goes.

If he decided NOT to approach one, he’d probably be inclined to take pictures for “evidence” of the animal uprising happening and spreading outside of Timberline. He will DEFINITELY be at the next PTA meeting showing everyone this new, groundbreaking information. And the truth…will be revealed.

So would he survive this day in age? Yes. But he’s still a batshit conspiracist. So, as things get more accepting and modern outside of Timberline, the more trouble he’d definitely have with this type of stuff.

Not like he’d ever leave Timberline for too long anyways.

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Note that i have absolutely nothing against furries (i literally have my own fursona, lol) or therians. This is just how i believe Shaw would behave with them.

And for therians, don’t take my word for how they act. I just know that they believe they’re animals. And i’ve seen quite a few online.

Hope you liked this. If anyone has anything to add i’d love to hear!

[verfego]

it's been a long-running gag amongst every group of friends i've ever had that i'm a furry in denial - and so the very clear comedic escalation to this Bit is that i should. Become Furry.

the problem has begun to arise that most furries are very nice people... and i am friends with multiple furry artists... and they have jumped on this immediately...

so now i have a dilemma. because i am enjoying myself as part of this Bit. i think the only thing that could have been funnier than me becoming a furry For The Bit has happened.

i'm becoming a furry

Unironically.

and now all of these people who jokingly called me a furry get the collective "i told you so" of me getting so deep into a Bit it's no longer a Bit anymore.

[grepevine]

I'm not a furry, but

[nattikay]

was trying to explain to my dad why a Na'vi character wouldn’t be considered a fursona, here’s how I think of the distinction for anyone who cares lol

A fursona is a furry character used to represent oneself in some way shape or form. Furry, in this context, is an umbrella term to describe anthropomorphized animal characters (and/or people who enjoy the concept of such characters).

Anthropomorphism exists on a scale of course, it can be as simple as giving a regular animal more humanized thoughts and feelings, or it can go all the way up to “this is basically a human, walking talking wearing clothes having a job etc, but with fur”.

But anyways, a furry character is an animal that has been given human characteristics that its species does not usually have (in other words, anthropomorphized). A talking cat, a wolf that walks on two legs, a lizard with a day job, etc. Granted, I suppose this line can get a bit blurred with fictional species—for example, are dragons innately sapient? idk it depends on the setting—but generally if the species is considered an animal by default, then it can qualify as furry.

The Na'vi—like other fantasy humanoids such as elves, dwarves, trolls, etc.—are not animals. They speak and walk upright and wear clothes etc. not because we’ve anthropomorphized/humanized them, but because that’s just how their species innately is. There is no regular “feral” version of the Na'vi who walk on four paws, can’t use language, aren’t sapient*, etc. like there would be with a regular cat or wolf. Therefore a Na'vi is not a furry, and therefore cannot be a fursona. There’s certainly an argument to consider them furry-adjacent given their feline-esque features, but they don’t fall under the direct category of furry.

Now, you can absolutely have a Na'vi character that represents you of course!! A Na'vi-sona, if you will. I have one! It just wouldn’t be a “fursona” by definition.

*reminder before someone objects here that sapience is not the same thing as sentience. Sentience is simply an awareness of oneself; most animals are sentient. Sapience, on the other hand, is human-level intelligence and, with it, the capacity for morality. Humans are the only known real-world sapient species; in fiction there are of course several more

[generalconceptofacat]

My life recently

[brynsdoodles]

Late entry for nofna week fourth day! Finding the raven playing :)

[toothpastewolf]

whatever *draws furry jmart*

[somnolentdipso]

Pleasant Porker

Admire the glint from the glazing of the donuts as they cool down in front of you. Smelling the aromas meld those lovely scents to gather to bring a real hogs true intentions out. Feel your gut rumbling in the presence of what you would call morsels yet others call it a grand feast.

Chowing down the meals and stacking the plates so high just for me to come back and serve you some more. Seeing you chow down and even expanding as the days go by… ha you’ll be a blue ribbon pig in no time haha

[floaties-for-arsene]

back to my roots

[vanillayoteart]

New Collar

Next you are going to say I'm growing horns and claws!  Something for honkjuice from my weekly streams!

[grimmcheems]

Idk lmao. This was originally a drawing of Kaiba wearing the skull of a blue eyes like a medieval au or something, very much was inspired by Cubone but it didn’t look right with the proportions and was ugly lmao. So then I used the same canvas and made this instead, which I somewhat like better, but I still got to include my og idea as a lil doodle with him in an outfit instead. Also meatball Yugi who👁️😂

Also I added those nails in last minute bc I thought it’d be funny but like they actually slay?!!?!😔🩵💙or maybe I’m delusional.

[mouseparker]

coping

[paprikkamspaint]

[OC'S]

Obligatory Jalowin Post 🎃🧛 👨🌕🐺

((I may don't celebrate it))

((But I can dream ☝️ ))

[bumblevoid]

hey guess who decided to animate that bust i drew on a whim

me lol. look niven can move!! this took ten hours and is 31 frames

[guaxinimraccoon]

"I am not a furry" - Inim, Guax, 2024

Never have I, in the year of our lord 2024, seen such wicked lies. The signs are clear, you have a fursona, you like animation (which I can guarantee 99.9% of furries also do), you breathe oxygen, and most important of all: you are an animal, and thus, a furry.

I am disappointed to see you tell such dastardly lies so openly, I shall even take an hour of my day entirely dedicated to cry myself to sleep due to such horrid actions.

My disappointment is beyond immeasurable, and my day is ruined thoroughly. I can't believe you've done this.

(Seriously tho Guax isn't a furry. She does technically have a fursona though, change my mind)

[neontapirguts]

a commission for @/seventyowls over on twitter. Ex adventurer, now a fat noble, still has it, even after all these years >3c