Don't be obvious, but ask them their opinions on furries. If they ask why you ask, you say, “I'm just curious, I don't know what I think about all of it”. Be smooth about it, if they don't seem to be cool with it, then you should avoid telling them.
Should I be worried that my child is a furry? Based on our research, we find no more reason to be concerned that your child is a furry than you would be if they were in the Star Wars fandom or the Sherlock Holmes fandom. Fandoms often have in common things like discussion groups, costumes, and public events.
You don't really need to “come out”, to be honest. Just be yourself. Do the things you enjoy doing. People who are interested will ask and then you can say, “Oh, I'm a furry,” and if they have no idea what that means, you can proceed to explain.
According to fandom historian Fred Patten, the concept of furry originated at a science fiction convention in 1980, when a character drawing from Steve Gallacci's Albedo Anthropomorphics started a discussion of anthropomorphic characters in science fiction novels.
Youth come to the Furry fandom as a means of finding their way and their people. This fandom becomes a safe harbor to explore who they are and what they want. The support they receive in the fandom allows them to grow in new ways.
What forms of ID do you accept? – A Proof-of-Age Card (18+ Card) issued by your Australian state or territory of residence.
Becoming a furry tends to start in the teen years, people aren't usually known for growing out of it so it's not uncommon to find furries in their 30s, 40s, or older who had been in the fandom for years. As for fursuit making, those tend to be in their late 20s or 30s. Most fursuit makers are somewhere around 30.
Sure ? All ages are welcome in the fandom. If you're a fan of furry art and you feel comfortable calling yourself a furry, then congratulations: you meet my definition of one.
The decision to become a furry is completely up to you! Whether you've been interested in furry-related things for a while or you're totally new to the community, feel free to proclaim yourself a furry whenever and however you'd like.
While some factors were more common (e.g., the internet, a feeling inside, exposure to artwork) or far less common (e.g., having a pet, another fandom), it seems that there are a myriad of forces that spark furries' interests, and that no one factor “causes” furries to be furries.
It's not legal to discriminate against furries based on whether they are male or are female, but being a furry is itself a protected class.
Being Furry is not a disorder or a mental illness.
According to the Anthropomorphic Research Project, the most common fursona species are wolves, foxes, dogs, red pandas, mustelids, marsupials, big cats, and dragons. Less common are rodents, rabbits, reptiles, birds, cows, goats, cetaceans and horses. Furries rarely identify with nonhuman primates.
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Topher is a twin-tailed kitsune. He stands at 6'4" tall (over 7 foot if you count the ears.)
We asked furries to choose from a list of estimates about the size of the furry fandom (ranging from 1 in 1 million people to 1 in 10 people). On average, furries estimated that the prevalence of furries in the population was between 1 in 2,500 and 1 in 5,000 people, or about 1.4 – 2.8 million furries worldwide.
Under regulation 4W of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (Cth), the importation into Australia of cat or dog fur is prohibited unless the importer is authorised by the Minister for Immigration and Boarder Protection.
Australia has officially become … the first country to have furry art on legal tender.
At present, there is an absence of federal or state laws in Australia on the use and sale of fur.
Like most trends, the popularity of the fandom can largely be attributed to digital culture; the mainstreaming of so-called geek culture also may play a role. The anime fandom, for instance, has some overlap with the furry community, and many stumble on the fandom by searching for fan art in general.
Average = 28.30 years (SD: 8.65) – As we've found in prior studies, furries tend to be fairly young as a group (with the usual caveat that we are unable to study participants under the age of 18).
The furry fandom was created in the late 1980's and is a hobby that people worldwide have in common; there is even a community of them here in Sacramento.