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Furries celebrate Fursuit Friday by sharing photos of their unique costumes (Original Post) IcyPeas Sep 2021 OP
Looks hot under there Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #1
That's why they do it. They think other Furries are hot. Kablooie Sep 2021 #2
Not as much as you would think I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2021 #13
Most wear these just to be silly. Archae Sep 2021 #3
See my post above I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2021 #14
Oh, I know that. Archae Sep 2021 #23
Archaeopteryrex's I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2021 #25
Shawntae Howard drew my "feathersona" several years ago. Archae Sep 2021 #27
He is beautiful I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2021 #28
Thanks, I like yours too. Archae Sep 2021 #30
I only like the white wolf. All the rest are cartoonish. sinkingfeeling Sep 2021 #4
Hard for me to believe that this is a 'thing'. trof Sep 2021 #5
Furries are everywhere I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2021 #7
Wow, you made that mask? IcyPeas Sep 2021 #20
Yep wore it to my very first pride when I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2021 #26
Social media fuels and exacerbates this sort of histrionic narcissism Ron Obvious Sep 2021 #6
Some furries are narcissists I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2021 #8
As long as you know you're not really a feline or expect me to acknowledge you as one Ron Obvious Sep 2021 #10
I have a feline soul I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2021 #11
Cats Rule! IcyPeas Sep 2021 #21
I think they are bizarre Skittles Sep 2021 #9
Yeah I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2021 #12
I don't find them any more bizarre than Sc Fi fans who dress up as storm troopers csziggy Sep 2021 #15
yes, I find all those folk bizarre Skittles Sep 2021 #16
I agree. It's not my kink. But if it brings joy without causing sorrow, power to them. Aristus Sep 2021 #18
Not a kink thing I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2021 #22
An unusual but harmless hobby. Ocelot II Sep 2021 #17
Cool costumes MustLoveBeagles Sep 2021 #19
Idk why people make a huge deal about furries vercetti2021 Sep 2021 #24
Wow! They have really upped their game. Earth-shine Sep 2021 #29

Archae

(46,314 posts)
23. Oh, I know that.
Fri Sep 3, 2021, 10:24 PM
Sep 2021

I go for the pin-up type art, myself.

I do have a "feathersona," as opposed to "fursona."

"Archae," an anthro archaeopteryx.

But I don't have any costume, just a lot of good furry artwork.

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,463 posts)
7. Furries are everywhere
Fri Sep 3, 2021, 07:29 PM
Sep 2021

I'm a furry.

Here's my fursona.



This is my leather mask.


Can't afford to make a fursuit. I tend to like realistic style. Just not realistic colors.

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
6. Social media fuels and exacerbates this sort of histrionic narcissism
Fri Sep 3, 2021, 07:25 PM
Sep 2021

Everyone's free to do as they please, but don't expect me to acknowledge, play along with, or celebrate it.

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,463 posts)
8. Some furries are narcissists
Fri Sep 3, 2021, 07:40 PM
Sep 2021

But a lot of furries I know are not narcissists or histrionic.

I identified as a feline soul long before the web existed. I am 55.

In elementary school
I wore a furry jacket everyday and I wore shirts with cat pictures on them a lot.

When my cousin and I would play together I was a rainbow lion.

In middle school I would wear a furry hood with cat ears.
I also made and wore a cat tail.bought new tails for Halloween.

To this day I wear cat stuff. I have a small collection.

Bullies got in my shit over it in school. But they got in my shit for every damn thing .

I learned very early to tell them to fuck off and if nessesary I could cause them pain in a fight if started.

When I go out catted up , I get compliments people seem to respect the creative and fun aspect of it.

I adore cats. I relate to cats better than people.





 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
10. As long as you know you're not really a feline or expect me to acknowledge you as one
Fri Sep 3, 2021, 07:45 PM
Sep 2021

I have no issues. I like cats.

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,463 posts)
11. I have a feline soul
Fri Sep 3, 2021, 07:47 PM
Sep 2021

I'm not physically a cat. Wish I could be one though. If I could be feline I would jump at the chance so fast you would hear a Sonic boom.

Skittles

(153,141 posts)
9. I think they are bizarre
Fri Sep 3, 2021, 07:44 PM
Sep 2021

but I think the world would be so boring if no one ever got their freak on. So, CARRY ON!!

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,463 posts)
12. Yeah
Fri Sep 3, 2021, 07:50 PM
Sep 2021

Sadly there are anti furry bigots on DU.
Wish they'd try harder to get over it. Same thing with having a lot of tattoos.
Some people got a cob up thier ass about it.

csziggy

(34,135 posts)
15. I don't find them any more bizarre than Sc Fi fans who dress up as storm troopers
Fri Sep 3, 2021, 08:53 PM
Sep 2021

Or historic recreationists who recreate anything from Romans, to Middle Age personas, or American Civil War, or any other of the groups that like to dress up in funny costumes and have gatherings with people of like mind.

There are much worse things people could do, like storming the US Capitol to stop the functioning of our government.

I agree with you, the world would be so boring if no one ever got their freak on.

** Note: In my past I was a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism in which the members create personas that could have existed between 500 and 1500 AD. We'd dress up in funny costumes, have mock battles, and grand feasts. The group keeps getting larger and the costumes more elaborate and authentic. I also made a killer Gandalf costume for my husband to wear to DragonCon years ago (my husband's big bragging point is that he was introduced by George Takei!). So I have some sympathy for this sort of role playing concept.

Skittles

(153,141 posts)
16. yes, I find all those folk bizarre
Fri Sep 3, 2021, 08:57 PM
Sep 2021

but none of them are as fucked up as people who cannot get over a war they lost over 150 years ago

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,463 posts)
22. Not a kink thing
Fri Sep 3, 2021, 10:22 PM
Sep 2021

With me it is identity and what my spirit is.

Alot of furries have no kink but see themselves as I do.

It's called being Otherkin.

Ocelot II

(115,661 posts)
17. An unusual but harmless hobby.
Fri Sep 3, 2021, 08:59 PM
Sep 2021

Those costumes look awfully hot, though. Maybe the best time and location for a convention would be Reykjavík in January.

vercetti2021

(10,156 posts)
24. Idk why people make a huge deal about furries
Fri Sep 3, 2021, 10:36 PM
Sep 2021

Live and let live. If they like dressing up as anthropomorphic animals. Let em. They aren't harming anyone.

Earth-shine

(3,974 posts)
29. Wow! They have really upped their game.
Sat Sep 4, 2021, 12:49 AM
Sep 2021

Not my thing.

I try not to judge. I still own a Star Trek uniform and gratefully, can still fit in it. Halloween, here I come.

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