Another 50 per cent of furries own furry paraphernalia - a furry T-shirt, ears, collar or tail - that communicates their furry interests to others. Some fursuits are phenomenally engineered with fans, cooling packs and LED lights built into them.įursuits are usually worn on special occasions - a parade, meet-up or convention. While many furries have no interest in acquiring a fursuit at all, they can also be prohibitively expensive. Having a fursona doesn’t mean that a furry owns a fursuit (a mascot-like outfit), and only 15 to 25 per cent of furries have them. In the same way that cosplayers typically don’t believe they are actually Spiderman, furries don’t think they are their fursonas. But that’s not quite right.įurries don’t identify as animals they identify with animals. Some believe they dress that way all the time. Many people think that furries dress up as animals. Fursuitsįor many furries, the fandom is a way to build social connections with others. Research also indicates that a fursona can help facilitate interactions with others and result in more social confidence. The product of deep reflection, fursonas can represent idealized versions of the self that are imbued with positive characteristics, like being sociable, funny and less anxious.įursonas can be a safe, functional way for furries to explore who they are as people, including their gender identity and sexual orientation. What’s a Fursona?Ībout 95 per cent of furries develop their own unique avatar-like character called a fursona. In its most distilled form, furries are a group of people who formed a community - or fandom - because they have a common interest in anthropomorphic media, friendships and social inclusion. Furries do a similar thing, but with a twist.įurries are people who have an interest in anthropomorphism, which specifically refers to giving human characteristics to animals. Have you heard of cosplay, where people costume as characters? They might dress up as a storm trooper or superhero and attend a comic book convention to have fun with friends. (Furscience), Author provided The basics: What’s a furry? Fursonas can be a safe, functional way for furries to explore who they are as people.
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