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Thu Nov 5, 2009, 6:20 PM
As someone who stands on the sidelines of the "furry community" I find myself fascinated by the psychology of the various players invlolved. There are so many people who wander around the FA site who vehemently oppose the culture while simultaneously embracing the art. And they're dicks about it. Sniping passive agressively at whoever wanders into view, or trolling outright. I'm drawn to it like a moth to flame. I studied psychology for a while, but stopped when I realized that I can't spell the word correctly with conistancy.

DA is not a community in the same way. It has so much less focus that it's more like several blocks in a city. Each section populated with its own little gang. I like to imagin something akin to the gangs in The Warriors. Theme gangs. All opposed to one another, but mantaining an uneasy peace. All wearing imaginative outfits.

On FA there are still factions, but they all have a through line. Kind of like a single gang that has fractured. The infighting slowly tearing the group apart.

There is so much human psychology in these places just waiting to have grant money thrown at it.

No one has been able to tell me at what point a person actually becomes a 'furry'. I've decided that it's when you build, or buy, yourself a suit and start 'living the dream'. Anyone outside of that is just a poser. Perhaps an enthusiast, but not fully comitted to the idea of being a 5 foot tall timberwolf centaur with purple fur and a 2 foot long cock.


Also, my subscription is expiring again soon. I offer up the same deal as before. If you want to pay for a new one I'll make you an art. I think the magic DA faries will tell me if you do. The what I won't draw rules will apply to whatever you might want, so keep that in mind.

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I agree with the Grant idea. you could totally make a bundle, just studying the furry psychology!

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"in this life you have to be Oh-so-smart, or Oh-so-pleasant...now I've tried smart, I recommend pleasant." -Edward P. Dowd, Harvey

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:iconmanekochan:
I love your choice, there... a giant timberwolf taur with purple fur and a 2 foot cock...

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I love that it didn't spring, fully formed, from my imagiation. XD No one's pinning that on me.

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I'm totally going to be a Final Fantasy Tactics Advance style judge. Riding a giant bird, covered in cool armor, and a little gay. [link]
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Now I wish I'd stayed in school. :<

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I'm totally going to be a Final Fantasy Tactics Advance style judge. Riding a giant bird, covered in cool armor, and a little gay. [link]
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Being a Furry, just like anything else, has levels.

Enjoying the cartoon Tiny Toons for the character designs = Mild

Going to Sporting Events for the Mascott = Extreme

Trying to imagine your dog with boobs. = Crazy

Teaching you dog to walk on two legs and speak english = Crazy Awesome.


This doesn't cover everything but you get the idea.

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I'm on the site but I don't actually have a fursona or anything that represents me, nor do I have furry characters beyond playing White Wolf's Werewolf games. I do, however, very much enjoy drawing animals and I like doing pictures of other peoples' fursonas. I'm also probably one of the few people on there who does purely clean artwork. ^__^

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~lisa~
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Like the extremes of anything really, extreme furries earn my ire. They are, however, a rather interesting group to analyze for sure. I'm a big fan of anthro art tho, so who am I to judge?
Also, how much does yon subscriptions usually cost? I'm pretty poor myself :C but I figured I might as well ask. Some art would be nice :)
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These are some good findings.

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I'm totally going to be a Final Fantasy Tactics Advance style judge. Riding a giant bird, covered in cool armor, and a little gay. [link]
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I used to draw anthro stuff all the time when I was a kid, before the internet. Only recently have I gone back to it. I'm old enough now that I just can't be botheed as much about what people think of me. XD

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I'm totally going to be a Final Fantasy Tactics Advance style judge. Riding a giant bird, covered in cool armor, and a little gay. [link]

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