furry fandom facts
A common topic that seems to be brought up in here people "coming out" as a furry to their friends and family. This is a really bad idea. Here's why:
-Furry is not a sexuality.We can debate until the end of time about whether or not furry is a hobby or lifestyle. However, it is certainly not a sexuality. As a result, there is no need to treat it as such. It only makes things weird.
-You will not be disowned for being a furry.
People seem to act like being a furry is this massive taboo that will get you disowned, like being homosexual in a homophobic family. However, this is not the case. Not only do the majority of people not even know what a furry is, nobody really cares.
-It will only make things awkward.
If you're worried your parents or friends will think you're a weirdo because you're a furry and its negative stereotypes, then coming out will only make it worse. That just makes it seem like you have something to hide, and that furry is a bigger deal than it really is.
In closing, just calm down and relax. The fandom isn't a big deal. Your parents are not going to throw a bible at you and toss you on the streets because you asked to go to Anthrocon. You'll be fine, I promise.
On the topic of "You will not be disowned" I feel it worth a mention, some people do come from families who are anti-everything that doesn't fit into some narrow view of what is "normal" and therefore acceptable. I have met furries who come from such families, but they are often in an extreme minority. The real truth here is that if your family isn't going to be okay with you being furry, they probably will have issues with you being anything else, such as into anime, science fiction, etc.
Generally speaking if you treat something like it's nothing to hide, and you act appropriately and responsibly even very narrow mined families can find it within themselves to just not care.
-Furry is not a sexuality.We can debate until the end of time about whether or not furry is a hobby or lifestyle. However, it is certainly not a sexuality. As a result, there is no need to treat it as such. It only makes things weird.
-You will not be disowned for being a furry.
People seem to act like being a furry is this massive taboo that will get you disowned, like being homosexual in a homophobic family. However, this is not the case. Not only do the majority of people not even know what a furry is, nobody really cares.
-It will only make things awkward.
If you're worried your parents or friends will think you're a weirdo because you're a furry and its negative stereotypes, then coming out will only make it worse. That just makes it seem like you have something to hide, and that furry is a bigger deal than it really is.
In closing, just calm down and relax. The fandom isn't a big deal. Your parents are not going to throw a bible at you and toss you on the streets because you asked to go to Anthrocon. You'll be fine, I promise.
On the topic of "You will not be disowned" I feel it worth a mention, some people do come from families who are anti-everything that doesn't fit into some narrow view of what is "normal" and therefore acceptable. I have met furries who come from such families, but they are often in an extreme minority. The real truth here is that if your family isn't going to be okay with you being furry, they probably will have issues with you being anything else, such as into anime, science fiction, etc.
Generally speaking if you treat something like it's nothing to hide, and you act appropriately and responsibly even very narrow mined families can find it within themselves to just not care.
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