Studies and surveys show that furries are mostly male and white, and likely to not be straight. Strike pointed out that only a small minority of furries even dress up as their fursonas. The furry community is constantly fending off misperceptions, though. “Similarly, furries might attend a furry convention, local meet-up, or simply connect with like-others online, but they return to everyday life on Monday - just like everyone else.” “Approximately 25% of furries have fursuits (they are prohibitively expensive) that might be worn for specific occasions, such as a furry convention or parade,” Roberts told The Post. “ cosplays as Captain Kirk is unlikely to show up for work on Monday and demand that their phone be replaced with a Star Fleet Communicator,” she said. She gave the example of a far-more mainstream Star Trek convention. “Furries - like so many others who have hobbies - engage in limited fantasy,” Roberts said. Still, the untrue gossip is quite hurtful. “They may not realize they’re actually doing a favor in the long run,” Strike said of those behind the rumor. The kitty litter story was quickly found to be “total nonsense” but may have had more staying viral power in reaching many people who’d never before heard of the alternative lifestyle - some of whom may find they relate to it, said Strike, who dresses up as a suave Komodo dragon named Komos. “I think that, in the long run, this kind of attention will help us,” Joe Strike, who identifies as a furry and penned the 2017 book “Furry Nation” told The Post. School district denies litter boxes for students identifying as ‘furries’ Roberts, associate professor at the University of Waterloo and a co-founder of the International Anthropomorphic Research Project, told The Post.Īt the same time, furries such as Joe Strike are taking the high road, and believe that, over time, the community will benefit the increasingly de-stigmatized and mainstream subculture. “It is a shame that the furry community still endures (some) negative media portrayals and public misperception as deviants because the truth of this remarkable and resilient community is far more interesting,” Dr. At least 250,000 Americans identify as “furries,” and though a subset of the group say they’re into it for sexual reasons, more often it’s nothing more than fan-driven escape.īut while the school bathroom claim was quickly debunked, furries say it’s disappointing to see their community ostracized. Members of the “furries” fantasy subculture tell The Post they’re not wild about this week’s viral rumor that a Michigan school put a litter box in one of its bathrooms for “the kids that identify as cats,” as one harried parent put it.įar from merely identifying as felines, furries are an anthropomorphic community whose members sometimes dress up as a variety of animals at conventions, or who have a special “fursona” with whom they connect. Gen Z is dressing like mermaids to escape reality - ‘It makes me feel alive’ I ‘sued’ my parents for having me without my permission - now I have kids I tried Botox - now my eyebrows look like Nike swooshes I’m your typical pretty girl until I stand up: ‘OMG muscle mommy!’
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