Furry

There is no concrete definition of a furry, but generally, a furry is someone who likes art of anthropomorphic animals. Some furries are sexually attracted to the art (which is sometimes pornographic), some dress up in costumes known as "fursuits", and others have sex with each other in those fursuits. (This act is called "yiffing".) Most commonly, a furry will simply be attracted to the art, whether sexually or aesthetically. Furries also commonly make up an alternate animal persona for themselves, which they call fursonas, and base characters, art, and fursuits on them. An otherkin is a furry who believes he/she is an animal trapped in the body of a human. While not exclusive to Current Events, some of its users are known furries, such as Dead Guy Hubbin, ThermitePwns, Lamenting_Fox, and EltoniaX.

A common misconception some people have about furries is that they're into bestiality, which is an attraction to real animals. This is not the case. The main difference between anthros and real animals is that the anthros in the art have human-shaped bodies and human-level intelligence (meaning if they were real, they'd be able to consent). However, about 2% of furries are in fact into bestiality.

The furry fandom is one of the most hated groups on the Internet, sometimes due to the misconception above. Another possible reason a hater may have is that they feel furries whore their fandom everywhere, like having furry art in their sigs. Some haters may also claim that furries are ruining their childhood because of fanart of their favorite cartoon characters. A commonly used insult directed at furries is "Yiff in hell". Furry haters are known in the furry fandom as "anti-furries", and people who aren't furries but don't hate them are known as "nonfurs".

Some furries (or nonfurs defending them) might compare anti-furries to homophobes due to the fact that they both use "illogical" arguments against the respective hated group. This comparison is usually shot down because discrimination against furries isn't nearly as bad as discrimination against gays, but it can also be argued that the person making the comparison didn't mean the former is as bad as the latter.

Links

 * The official furry wiki
 * Wikipedia on furries
 * TVTropes on furries, and some examples of characters furries may have crushes on