Furry Fandom



Further Confusion is one of the largest international traditions celebrating anthropomorphism in all of its guises. With an attendance of over 3,000 and growing, it is one of the premiere events of its kind. Further Confusion includes charitable benefits, educational conferences, art shows, panels and overall social activities. This was the first event sponsored by Anthropomorphic Arts and Education Inc. and has been its largest.

"Furry" is a colloquial term used to describe a particular category of fictional creature. A Furry monster is anthropomorphic, where animal and human characteristics are both present. It may be physical, psychological or both. They can be serious or funny. Usage of the term furry is restricted almost exclusively to members of Furry Fandom or other cultural groups aware of furry fandom. The term Furry is also sometimes used to refer to lovers of their anthropomorphic arts. Such arts range broadly and include animators, illustrators, filmmakers, costume designers and actors, celebrities, voice talent, literary writers and songwriters.

Within the accepted furry fandom usage of"furry", Roger Rabbit, Bugs Bunny, and Mickey Mouse are"funny animals:" they are anthropomorphic, largely act like humans, and can be considered the animation equivalent of character actors. On the other hand, Usagi Yojimbo, Omaha the Cat Dancer, and the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are furries (even though turtles don't have fur). They're usually more"realistic" in appearance compared to humorous animals and behave more like crosses between humans and animals. They're sapient and equally as much"individuals" as any fictional character, but they aren't presented as animals for laughs.

By way of instance, the rabbit characters in Richard Adams' novel Watership Down are sentient and talk to one another, but their psychology and behavior is very closely derived from that detected in real life rabbits. Other furries aren't so closely tied to their animal sides, but there's always some amount of critical consideration given for this. Andre Norton's Breed to Come, Brian Jacques' Redwall series, also Steven Boyett's The Architect of Sleep are different examples of novels featuring furries, as is Paul Kidd's Fangs of K'aath, that has been cited as a source of inspiration for lots of people to make miniature works.

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