yay855:brunhiddensmusings:not-a-space-alien:raygirlramblings:desuu-ka:sprightlyvigilante:spicybuttho
yay855:brunhiddensmusings:not-a-space-alien:raygirlramblings:desuu-ka:sprightlyvigilante:spicybuttholeclub:shuckl:oh no……………THIS IS NOT A DOG IT IS A FURRY!i’ve seen this picture a lot lately, and usually with really negative remarks, so i wanted to clarify some things.this is a picture from a charity fundraiser for a children’s hospital that furries had raised $3,000 dollars for.. and in 2013 numerous furry conventions raised $189,820 for charities like Therapy Pets, NARF (a native american rights fund), and many wildlife preserve funds and shelters.so yeah this person is dressed in an anthropomorphic suit and they’re being pet by a little kid, but there’s nothing inherent sexually about this (which is what im assuming most people have concerns about). cosplayers know that people and kids approach you for pictures all the time, and honestly this isn’t that different. this is just a kid who thought they were seeing a giant stuffed animal walking around and probably got excited. chill out you guys its not like the furry is getting ready to whip out a massive animal dong and slap people with it.THIS IS MY FAVORITE THING. FURRIES ARE THE BEST PEOPLE EVER AND GET NO CREDIT FOR IT OMGAlso like to point out that just this week the Texas Furry Fiesta convention 2015 raised $16,000 for the Centre for Animal Research and Education.A bunch of people in animal costumes raised all that money to help care for big cats raised in captivity, many of whom had been abandoned, abused and illegally bred. Thanks to the furries those animals can continue to live peacefully with medical care, food and companionship for the rest of their natural lives.I just felt it was an interesting piece of recent news to share on the subject :)Furries are a-ok in my book. Always have been. Sure there are some psychos and creeps but if I judged every fandom by the psychos I’ve met in them I’d hate EVERYTHING. Generally speaking all the furries I’ve ever encountered at cons or in the real world in general have been moderate, fun and HUGELY kind.So, yeah. don’t be so quick to paint all furries with the same brush.The biggest furry convention (anthrocon) raised $30,000 for the national aviary last year. Charity seems to be something furries are good at. But of course we don’t hear about that because People In Costumes Weirdi for one support our fuzzy saviorsLet’s also not forget that furries are one of the biggest groups of art patrons on the internet, and are often responsible for artists being able to live off of their passion via furry commissions.It’s true that some of them are creeps, but the same can be said of any broad group of people tied together by a single mutual interest. Most of them just enjoy dressing up in costumes. -- source link