foxbird22 Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 This poll might be too controversial, so if it is, feel free to lock it. Yes, the big debate of the furry subculture: Are you a furry, anthro, or were? Or, do you think that there's no difference or preference, and think that it's only one subculture? Explain your reasoning with your vote. I'm an anthro, because I don't like the closely humanized characters and pop culture references in the furry community, but I'm not a hardcore were with spiritual connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Inari Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 I'm gonna have to say Anthro also. I'm not afraid to refer to myself as a fox, but I don't think I'm a fox in a human body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuffNStuff Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 I am Human. I am proud to be a part of the most intelligent species on earth. Even in RP, I would be human. IMO The human instinct to kill is far stronger and more... vicious than their anthro/furry/were counterpart. The killer instinct in humans is to kill to end the life. Not to just survive. In the furry world i have seen themselves portrayed as greater than humans. Well physically they have claws, feathers, big ears, muzzles, fur, and even a tail. Humans have evolved beyond the need for any of these things. These "natural tools/weapons" like claws would be useless in a war where technoligy and tactics rule the lives of the soldiers that fight. The human is the pinicule of what a sentient being would look like when it has evolved beyond their natural surroundings. All things change when the human element is added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbird22 Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 So you'd be anti-were, then. You're against people who spirititually believe they're an animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Krystal Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Were is definately different from furry, they focus on humans turning into weres. Anthro is a new term created by Foxbird the other day. Furry only means that you have an interest in anthropomorphic characters. You don't have to believe you're an animal or have a costume. *voted furry* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-eyed Vulpine Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I voted furry because it just sounds cooler than anthro. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Inari Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I think the real question is "Furry Fan, Furry Lifestyler, or Lycanthrope?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol-Ratcht Saporro Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Yeah, I would be a "furry" or a "furry fan" as Gene put it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Krystal Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I think the real question is "Furry Fan, Furry Lifestyler, or Lycanthrope?" Excellent! Only problem is I don't think were is specific to just wolves. Lycanthrope - Translation: A werewolf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Inari Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Excellent! Only problem is I don't think were is specific to just wolves. Lycanthrope - Translation: A werewolf. Well I'm all ears for a more general term, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Krystal Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Well I'm all ears for a more general term, thank you. 30 seconds on Wikipedia and... Therianthropy - The general term of metamorphasis from human to animal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therianthropy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbird22 Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 It's always Wikipedia... In case anyone hasn't heard of it, WikiFur is a good place to learn more about furry terms. I've used it myself to better understand the subculture...it's also responsible for my decision to be an anthro. I suppose Dwight's got a pretty good point that anthro and furry are basically the same thing, but I believe there are subtle differences between the two. Furries: Furry characters closely resemble humans. Their hands and feet are more humanized than animalistic. They wear human clothes and engage in typical pop culture things, such as driving cars, going to movies, and playing video games. Furry fursonas are essentially human in every right, save for the fact that they're either vulpines, lupines, avians, etc., in skin. There are also inappropriate characteristics that I'll not get into for obvious reasons. Anthro: Anthro characters share closer resemblance to actual animals than humans. They have hand-paws (human-like hands with pawpads and claws rather than fingernails and skin) or regular animal paws instead of human hands. This term is considered digitigrade, namely for foot-paws, as digitigrade anthros walk on toes just like animals. Anthros normally don't exist around pop culture, and anthro characters usually live in natural or fantastical settings. Dragons and (yay) gryphons are an excellent example of this. I think one of the best visual examples of anthro is Myenia's work on DeviantArt. She's even had a piece of artwork spurring this very debate, saying "Anthro, Not Furry". Check out her gallery, and you'll see what I mean above. http://myenia.deviantart.com So there, I did define it, Dwight! Also, I have a rant about the Star Fox characters, yet another example of the difference between furries and anthros. Render of Fox and Krystal from Star Fox Adventures: http://files.dwightdesign.com/ka/images/officialRenders/images/krystalFoxTricky1.jpg Look at Fox's hands and Krystal's hand-paws. I purposefully chose the difference between hand and hand-paw. Do you see it? Fox has hands pathetically close to a human's. Krystal's hand-paws are slender and have claws instead of fingernails. That's a really good example of the big difference between the two. Yes, I might be hardcore here, but I believe it's very important. Another thing to notice is Krystal's foot-paws. She has three toes and claws, rather than the humanized five. Even though she walks plantigrade (flat-footed, not on toes), she looks digitigrade (animal-like, or in this case, vixen-like). So yeah, end rant. I just wanted to clarify the difference I personally feel between furry and anthro. EDIT: Dwight made me redirect the Adventures render...he's evil. Try this link instead, and click on the image for full size: http://krystalarchive.dwightdesign.com/images/officialrenders/krystalfoxtricky1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Krystal Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 EDIT: Dwight made me redirect the Adventures render...he's evil. Gots to protect ma bandwidthz! Actually, in the htaccess file, SFO is already allowed to hotlink to the KA files, but for some reason "forum.starfox-online.net" doesn't count as "starfox-online.net". Oh well, it's fixed now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott_Wolf Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 I'd say furry fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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