How can I go about becoming a furry?

T4pasBelongsToKaka0 2021-05-10 20:11:51 UTC #1

I know there's some furries in this forum, but I'm clueless about the fandom, and I may be into anthro characters (I really like Zootopia, Beastars, Brand New Animal, and Aggretsuko) I'm not really sure if I'm a furry or just like funny animals, anyways, pls help

DarkChibiShadow 2021-05-10 20:20:43 UTC #2

There's no one, right or wrong way to be a furry, and there's no guard at the door giving you a test for if you can or can't be a furry, lol.
If you wanna be a furry, then go right ahead! Or, if you just like cute, anthro characters, then you just like cute anthro characters. It's all your decision, it's a fandom, not an identity.

From my experience, stuff like Zootopia, Beastars, Brand New Animal, and Aggrestuko, are all stuff that many non-furries like, and they're consideedr pretty mainstream and popular right now so again, I really don't think they reflect on you as someone who is or isn't a furry. (Again, that's something you decide, not something the shows you watch decide.)

Like, do you wanna pursue original work with anthro characters? Is something boring if the characters aren't animals? Do you wanna make a fursona? Would you ever want a fursuit? Would you ever wanna go to a furry convention?

These are questions I think you'd wanna consider answering about yourself that would help you decide if you wanna enter the fandom at large. Otherwise, I think you just happen to like stuff that's popular right now, lol.
Hope this helps! Good luck!

ar-ninetysix 2021-05-10 20:25:07 UTC #3

Where did you get this idea that watching these makes you a furry???

Crusoe 2021-05-10 20:44:39 UTC #4

Honestly, whether you want to be one is your own choice.
I was one for a little while: I had a fursona, love all the properties you talk about (still) and I really enjoyed having many furry characters. I made a few friends in the community, but it's not something for me anymore.

If you want to know more about the fandom, I highly recommend videos by Pocari! She has a great deal of videos on introducing the fandom.

skyfarron 2021-05-10 21:59:18 UTC #5

just play pokemon, honestly

ar-ninetysix 2021-05-10 22:09:52 UTC #6

That is absolutely not at all how that works, I-

thecrystalrook 2021-05-10 22:18:02 UTC #8

oh, you sweet innocent summer child

Tanako 2021-05-10 22:35:30 UTC #9

Wow had no idea this was even a thing. Well off to go research 🧐

T4pasBelongsToKaka0 2021-05-10 23:02:23 UTC #10

I like some furry webtoons, and a few anthro comic books, I don't care if the characters are human, or not, but animals / monsters make it more interesting I guess, specially in fantasy scenarios, I don't wanna make a fursona, but I wouldn't mind one either, I don't want a fursuit ever, I feel like a furry convention would be almost the same as an anime convention, so I don't mind... =| thanks for the help~

T4pasBelongsToKaka0 2021-05-10 23:03:22 UTC #11

Weebs say this all the time lol xD

T4pasBelongsToKaka0 2021-05-10 23:05:01 UTC #12

Thank you very much

T4pasBelongsToKaka0 2021-05-10 23:05:45 UTC #13

Wow! the furry fandom is huge then. xD

Kura 2021-05-10 23:13:37 UTC #14

I know yahoo answers is gone but tapas forums is probably not a suitable replacement.

Jokes aside, consuming or even making media with anthro characters doesn't really make you a furry, but that also doesn't mean that 'you have to do more than that' to want to be one.

As stated before it's also not really a gatekept fandom and you can just jump in at anytime. No secret code, furry level system or furry quiz you need to pass. Just find some other furs, make friends and join the community, it's really more just a social group than anything. (at least this is what I understand from an outside perspective)

Try making a thread asking for something like "Hey are there any other furries here? Got any furry webcomic recs?" admit (or not, it depend on how private you want to be) that you're new to the fandom and just really want more media, and not only will you find furries looking to socialize but you'll get some furry comic recs too

djourner 2021-05-10 23:23:05 UTC #15

I think what I could say has been covered by a lot of people, so i'll just say.
Be yourself.

Want to have an anthro character represent you, great! (or maybe even a feral!)
Make it however you please, bright neon collors or natural fur collors,
Research facts on your animal so you can make them accurate, or don't,
You like the beastars style more? The BNA more? Maybe you like the more animal like think that zootopia got in it, thats dope too.
You like them anime syled? Maybe american cartoon styled? Or maybe you have your style... All is cool!
Want to roleplay them with you friends? If they are cool with it, you can do whatever you want.
So again... Be yourself, and everything else fits in place as you move along.

It's how I got into the fandom, and I don't regret it one bit.
Just know like any fandom there are good apples and bad apples... And you may need time to tell them apart.

ar-ninetysix 2021-05-10 23:33:03 UTC #16

Honestly, it's just a meme lol anyone saying that sincerely is just wildly misinformed on both ends lmao they're treating it basically as a form of some elaborate furry conversion scheme- like, bruh. Y'all getting heated over talking cartoon animals, it's not that serious

TAMAnnoying 2021-05-10 23:38:14 UTC #17

This is one of those things where only you can really say if you are one or not.

there are people who like furry stuff and do not identify as furriers, there are people who have their furrydom as a full on fetish. Its really all you and how you want to identify yourself.

I do furry art for people for example and enjoy some furry media but I would not classify myself as a furry as I dont care much for the community and its not much of a kink for me personally. As such i don't identity as one. But anyone can if you think of yourself as one.

indagold 2021-05-11 02:50:07 UTC #18

Only way to become a real furry is RP 24/7, obsess over your fursona, and never be able to read the room ever. Or just look at nsfw content since that's what 99% of the people do anyway. That's what i've learned hanging out in furry groups when I look for commissions. Then you'll earn your furry card

Also don't be surprised when you join a furry group and someone dms you nsfw content it happens... constantly

T4pasBelongsToKaka0 2021-05-11 03:22:31 UTC #19

Lol, I just watched a few videos that talked about the fandom for beginners like me, and a bunch of them emphasized how much money pr0n furry artists make, you're probably loaded then. xD

impossiblesoul 2021-05-11 03:26:34 UTC #20

"Wow had no idea this was even a thing. Well off to go research"

Here Lies Tanako
5/10/2021
Rest In Peace

Tragically lost to the rabbithole of the furry fandom.

djourner 2021-05-11 03:36:48 UTC #21

The furry fandom is definetly one of those things I think people should ease into... Specifically for that reason.

I actually love the sex positivity of the fandom, it helped me connect with that side of me when I was waaaaay too repressed.
but if a person is not ready they will see certain things that won't sit well with them, and that is why I often don't mention to people IRL that i'm a furry.

If you are an artist though, particularly if you are willing to 'get your hands dirty' so to speak... You can make serious money in the fandom.
But I don't think explaining more than that is appropriate for tapas xD