Comments on: The Fursuit of Happiness

By: Yresim Demus

Yresim Demus — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 07:20:00 +0000

Because, in the past, media reporting has been extremely one-sided. Media will go to the furry conventions, take hundreds of interviews, and only publish the ones that make us look bad. This leads to a lot of suspicion directed at the press, particularly when the press doesn’t get media badges. I thought you treated us pretty fairly in this article, at least for an outsider who doesn’t understand. Although starting off with the vagina thing was probably not the most reasonable thing, it does make sense coming from Penthouse. I’m actually surprised you didn’t focus MORE on the sexual aspects, considering where you’re coming from.nnThe only thing I would say is that you have completely wrong wrong is the connection to real animals. The majority of those dogs at the conventions are service animals, who are let out of their normal attire for the convention (it is hot, and making a dog wear clothes in those conditions borders on cruelty). Plus, the fursuiters can be confusing for the dog, and allowing him to explore them can help with that confusion. Most furries do like animals, but there’s a big difference between liking animals and wanting to have sex with animals. Even those who like sexual anthropomorphic art are generally turned off by anything depicting a real animal in that situation.nnTo say that it doesn’t happen would be lying. But it is rare (something like 2%), which is actually LOWER than it is in the mainstream population (Kinsey reported it as 3.6% and 8% for women and men, respectively). And the people who do it are rejected by the majority of furries, just as they are by mainstream society. That limit you were talking about? Bestiality is past it.

By: Billcosiroth

Billcosiroth — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Grade A reporting much lulz where made here

By: Aurastar Taijiya

Aurastar Taijiya — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:25:21 +0000

At least they didn’t try to tell people that all furries yiff in fursuits, etc..
All it is is liking Mickey Mouse’s kin. What’s wrong with that?

By: Bloodfoot

Bloodfoot — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:20:04 +0000

Pretty funny article! And a good lesson to the furries; Stop being so guilty and shadowy about what you’re about because not only will people not get it, but they’ll infiltrate your conventions and write as negative a review about the experience as possible after getting kicked out of it! Awesome!

By: Infiltrating The World of Furries At The Annual FurCon Convention - Harmon Leon - The Infiltrator - True/Slant

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:06:40 +0000

[...] Last year I went undercover and infiltrated FurCon and the wonderful world of furries as part of the story for Penthouse [...]

By: j.a

j.a — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:03:12 +0000

granted its not the most biased article on the fandom but it still irks me that the majority of it is emphasised on the sexual aspect of the fandom..granted their are furries who are solely in for the sex and that but youll find that in any form of culture nowadays, like trekkies, s&m placs, goths…anything really when you think about it…and yet people only seem to pay attention to when furries do it…why?…what is so different about us from say trekkies…they dress up as aliens, have entire launguages devoted to it, culture, and even towns in the states where its the only law there, and dont tell me you think they dont have sex in their suits and that…and yet were the ones getting the bad press?

ive being to a few cons, mainly in europe, and most of my friends have covered the state side ones, and weve barely seen anything openly sexual amonsgt the majority of con-goers…their not all groping, and making out and humping in dark corners…most are just there for the same reasons people go to cosplay, or anime cons…not so they can frollock in public.

and i happen to agree alot with many of the top comments, especially foxtracks, in the fact many furries are being ersecuted because of their interest in the fandom, mainly because of the press making them appear to be nothing more thn sex craved freaks…you dont hear any reports of peoplr beating up anyone dressed in leather and with hooks on their body, or dressed up like a orion slave girl or cortana…if you really want to make a formed and unbiased articule actually study the other fandoms and then you can judge us…and also be open about it…dont sneak into them and try to twist what goes on there…otherwise you wont be tolerated because..well..why should you judge us when we dont know you?

By: Some Furry Bastich

Some Furry Bastich — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:28:38 +0000

Seems a lot less biased than most articles on the fandom, of course, I can understand why some people could get pissed at the part at the end, but they need to relax. Furries getting weird looks is all too common, and to not expect a bias from people who aren’t (or are new) in the fandom is kinda silly. Definitely an interesting article, even if it focuses heavily on the sexual aspects of the fandom, which is really something to expect from a pornographic magazine.

By: Brongaar

Brongaar — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:41:44 +0000

Oh.. that last question was a ‘Trick question’ to throw off folks… But the furries are a fairly tight knit group, open enrollment though as long an open mind is maintained…

Fair for the magazine, though,

By: Grape Ape

Grape Ape — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:44:35 +0000

I guess an example of how freaky furries can get is to read any comment above.
Slander against people in animal costumes!??!!!

By: Fursonality

Fursonality — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:42:04 +0000

It’s kind of sexy when Anime characters get together. It’s a different story when animal mascot characters get together.
Crazy comments on this page.

By: Xiongmao Simba

Xiongmao Simba — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:49:44 +0000

I agree with a lot of what has been said in defense of the Furry Community. I wholly agree with Reality Check who said about Anime Cons and how they are worse porn-wise than the Furry Fandom.
I’ve seen videos on YouTube of “Yaoi Fanservice” providers. People, mostly males, who make out and practically have sex right in the open in front of all and sundry, just so fangrils/boys can get a kick out of seeing their favourite characters get together.
Perhaps PENTHOUSE could send reporters off to a few of the upcoming Anime Cons to have a look at what goes on there, then post an article.
I for one would be interested in what such an article would contain.
Though because the attendees are dressed as humans and not animals, the article would be less derogatory or offensive.

By: Duamutef

Duamutef — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:50:47 +0000

“Also complaints of going to a furry convention and trying to be someone you are not. Isn’t that exactly what furries do while taking on a persona and being in costume?”

Exactly that is the point. Most of us furries feel, that we are what we pretend to be. By wearing a fursuit or role-playing we reflect our real character.
It is furthermore our every days life, where we have to “put on a mask” to not being harassed for what we are.
As long as society is ruled by homophobia and other kinds of intolerance furries will be looked at as freaks.

I don’t claim acceptance for furries. I claim a general change of the society away from intolerance and inacceptance for a better future.

This is what the fandom initially was intended for. Fighting intolerance. You will barely find a furry harassing other people for their sexual orientation.

There is really positive thing that was pointed out by the article and is mostly ignored here.
The article points out that the participants at this convention had FUN. And if life isn’t about having fun..
well then I don’t know why humans should live any longer.

And I think it is way better when people have the possibility to live out their desires in “moderate” ways than sealing these desires under society’s pressure until they form a wicked mind that may act out causing severely harm.

“Unfortunately, furries are never going to get out of the shadow of their pornographic ways. And even more unfortunately, it’s their own fault for it, because most furries are arrogant and stupid.”

I see no comment here where a furry tires to deny the pornographic side of furriness.
Furries are aware of what they and their fandom are and it is a sign of firmness of character, not of arrogance, that they don’t deny it, but try to put it in a neutral light.

Oh, and who could be more arrogant than a person who calls other people stupid?

A annotation to the comment of JohnDoe. I guess his statement was of satiric nature, exaggerating the image that media has of us furries to show its rediciulousness.