Why does Reddit hate furries so much?

[H0R53]

I made a few posts across reddit, some that had furry content, like a Fallout NV screenshot with the Vulpine race installed, or a Fallout 4 screenshot with the Khajiit from Skyrim converted.

 

I got attacked simply for being a furry.

 

I got death threats (which were reported), people made remarks about my sexuality, and went so far as to include comments about bestiality. A lot of people were flat out rude and plain mean about it.

 

What the fresh fuck is wrong with people? The LTT forums don't act like this because if they did 50% of our members would be instabanned.

 

I get that Reddit is a larger place but damn, don't people have common decency?

[Guest]

44 minutes ago, H0R53 said:

don't people have common decency?

Nope. A ton of people are assholes, this manifests on the internet where they're anonymous. Besides, Reddit is not a good place for a lot of things, it's echo chambers upon echo chambers.

[TheRandomness]

Basically, everyone assumes the wrong thing from the title. Just don't make the... well, I guess you can call it a status, publicly known  Especially on a place such as Reddit and/or similar message boards. People tend to jump to conclusions, and with furries, they do so a lot more.

 

[SeriouslyMikey]

I don't know? Maybe because there's furry porn, there's freaks who wear nappies and call it crinkling, and more disturbing things. You have events like Rainfurrest, and the community as a whole doesn't seem to condemn the activities taking place, so of course you're going to get shit online, especially on a place like Reddit just for even falling under the same banner as these people. Sure, it's generalising, but stereotypes have a basis in reality. 

 

If you didn't know about the furry community and you watched this, wouldn't you think the same as the community as a whole? 

 

 

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, SeriouslyMikey said:

I don't know? Maybe because there's furry porn, there's freaks who wear nappies and call it crinkling, and more disturbing things. You have events like Rainfurrest, and the community as a whole doesn't seem to condemn the activities taking place, so of course you're going to get shit online, especially on a place like Reddit just for even falling under the same banner as these people. Sure, it's generalising, but stereotypes have a basis in reality. 

 

If you didn't know about the furry community and you watched this, wouldn't you think the same as the community as a whole?

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It's funny because the furries who didn't attend that event and knew what was going on have the same idea as everyone else. Pretty much everyone hated what they did there, and they just added to the bad reputation that the community already had.

[Nuluvius]

1 hour ago, H0R53 said:

I made a few posts across reddit, some that had furry content, like a Fallout NV screenshot with the Vulpine race installed, or a Fallout 4 screenshot with the Khajiit from Skyrim converted.

 

I got attacked simply for being a furry.

 

I got death threats (which were reported), people made remarks about my sexuality, and went so far as to include comments about bestiality. A lot of people were flat out rude and plain mean about it.

 

What the fresh fuck is wrong with people? The LTT forums don't act like this because if they did 50% of our members would be instabanned.

 

I get that Reddit is a larger place but damn, don't people have common decen

Unfortunately that's simply how the world works; it is fundamental human nature to dislike and even attack that which is considered to be 'different'. Just another reason that I don't like or trust people.

 

Honestly though, life is far too short to be pissed away worrying about what other people think of you... They are just not that important and therefore don't really matter. Leave them to their small lives and their constrained horizons.

[H0R53]

7 hours ago, SeriouslyMikey said:

I don't know? Maybe because there's furry porn, there's freaks who wear nappies and call it crinkling, and more disturbing things. You have events like Rainfurrest, and the community as a whole doesn't seem to condemn the activities taking place, so of course you're going to get shit online, especially on a place like Reddit just for even falling under the same banner as these people. Sure, it's generalising, but stereotypes have a basis in reality. 

 

If you didn't know about the furry community and you watched this, wouldn't you think the same as the community as a whole? 

 

 

I've seen your avatar on e621.net...oh jeez...Oouna's a good artist though.

Edit: May not be Oouna, but someone with a similar art style.

 

6 hours ago, Nuluvius said:

Unfortunately that's simply how the world works; it is fundamental human nature to dislike and even attack that which is considered to be 'different'. Just another reason that I don't like or trust people.

 

Honestly though, life is far too short to be pissed away worrying about what other people think of you... They are just not that important and therefore don't really matter. Leave them to their small lives and their constrained horizons.

One of my friends always says "if they don't put food on the table or pay the bills, ignore them." That's generally how i live but I haven't seen hate like this in a long time...

[minibois]

They have the room to be salty, and people on plebbit try to be all edgy and cool like those guys on 4chan, but just fall flat on their face while trying and look like a worse version of the YouTube comments.

[Nuluvius]

4 minutes ago, H0R53 said:

I haven't seen hate like this in a long time...

It's more like disappointment really. Disappointment in the human species... Based on a lifetime of first hand experience. We should be able to do better.

[RevoltTrain]

95% of the internet hates furries

 

Not just Reddit

[H0R53]

12 minutes ago, Nuluvius said:

It's more like disappointment really. Disappointment in the human species... Based on a lifetime of first hand experience. We should be able to do better.

Disappointment about what? That people take creative liberties with expressing themselves?

2 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

95% of the internet hates furries

 

Not just Reddit

Considering the Internet is about 35% furries that statement is statistically inaccurate.

[minibois]

12 minutes ago, H0R53 said:

Considering the Internet is about 35% furries that statement is statistically inaccurate.

Seeing the, seemingly large, amount of people online with depression who hate themselves... I support that number.

[TheUncannyScrub]

11 minutes ago, H0R53 said:

 

Considering the Internet is about 35% furries that statement is statistically inaccurate.

 

15 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

95% of the internet hates furries

 

Not just Reddit

 

 

I'm going to need both of you to show where you got those number from.  

[YedZed]

13 minutes ago, H0R53 said:

Considering the Internet is about 35% furries that statement is statistically inaccurate.

what do you define as a "furry"?

[SpaceNugget]

13 minutes ago, H0R53 said:

Disappointment about what? That people take creative liberties with expressing themselves?

Considering the Internet is about 35% furries that statement is statistically inaccurate.

Not even remotely true. over 45% of the people in the world have working access to the internet, that would make 16% of the entire world "furries."

 

Also, it's because you people do very weird things... how is that not self apparent?

[Bananasplit_00]

lots, and lots, of people dislike furries. i dont LIKE them, but i dont hate them either. i see it as stupid generally but i can accept it as a thing that happens, like religion. most of the internet hate them because they find it stupid beyond belif. Most people dont see any good in it at all and find it extremely strange, most to a stronger degree then me. 

[H0R53]

24 minutes ago, Minibois said:

Seeing the, seemingly large, amount of people online with depression who hate themselves... I support that number.

I don't have depression and I don't hate myself.

 

24 minutes ago, YedZed said:

what do you define as a "furry"?

The furry fandom is a subculture interested in fictional anthropomorphic animal characters with human personalities and characteristics. Examples of anthropomorphic attributes include exhibiting human intelligence and facial expressions, the ability to speak, walk on two legs, and wear clothes.

19 minutes ago, SpaceNugget said:

Not even remotely true. over 45% of the people in the world have working access to the internet, that would make 16% of the entire world "furries."

 

Also, it's because you people do very weird things... how is that not self apparent?

"You people"

The "you people" you're referring to are a very small part of the furry population.

18 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

lots, and lots, of people dislike furries. i dont LIKE them, but i dont hate them either. i see it as stupid generally but i can accept it as a thing that happens, like religion. most of the internet hate them because they find it stupid beyond belif. Most people dont see any good in it at all and find it extremely strange, most to a stronger degree then me. 

"Stupid beyond belief"

 

Disney made most of their profits from the idea of furries (talking animals etc.)

[SeriouslyMikey]

55 minutes ago, H0R53 said:

I've seen your avatar on e621.net...oh jeez...Oouna's a good artist though.

Edit: May not be Oouna, but someone with a similar art style.

 

One of my friends always says "if they don't put food on the table or pay the bills, ignore them." That's generally how i live but I haven't seen hate like this in a long time...

Kenket is the artist.

 

Personally, I just don't care about what people say to me about it, but I rarely make it public unless I know some others are in whatever group I'm in e.g Discord. I use this picture on here because it's subtle and just looks like traditional art that everyone can enjoy without realise that it comes from that community. Plus, it looks snarky and I like either being snarky or snarky things. 

[minibois]

Just now, H0R53 said:

I don't have depression and I don't hate myself.

Wasn't talking about you, was just trying to 'joke'. But you see this with a lot of fandoms and such, people hating on it (from the 'outside'), because hating on a specific thing is the norm and being part of that group is socially not accepted.

[System Error Message]

the majority of humans are judgemental, they are racist, greedy  and selfish. We may not think it us but all of us are like that. So race, religion and various other differences are capitalised on as much as possible. The fact that trump got elected and that the FCC is trying to confuse others in order to get rid of net neutrality is simply proof of that.

 

So reddit being an open discussion also shows how people are mostly.

 

I think furries make good house pets  . No reason to hate them.

[H0R53]

2 minutes ago, SeriouslyMikey said:

Kenket is the artist.

 

Personally, I just don't care about what people say to me about it, but I rarely make it public unless I know some others are in whatever group I'm in e.g Discord. I use this picture on here because it's subtle and just looks like traditional art that everyone can enjoy without realise that it comes from that community. Plus, it looks snarky and I like either being snarky or snarky things. 

Yep, Kenket's pretty good too.

 

I change my avatar every now and then.

 

I wouldn't exactly say I'm "proud" to be a furry but it's a fandom I enjoy with tons of creative outlets.

 

The part of the fandom that @SpaceNugget was referring to is a part that most of the general fandom despises, they tarnish the fandom's image. These are the people who dress up and have sex, those who draw excessive amounts of pornography, and the cringy "nuzzles XD" people.

1 minute ago, System Error Message said:

I think furries make good house pets  

Kinky.

[Nuluvius]

50 minutes ago, H0R53 said:

Disappointment about what? That people take creative liberties with expressing themselves?

No you've totally missed the point I am afraid. The target of the disappointment is directed at human nature - the nature to hate what's different or the minority. I was attempting to sympathise with you but it appears that you are simply angry and frustrated. Moreover you seem to be venting this anger and frustration at anything or anyone in your path.

 

It's easy to see why you were targeted now.

[H0R53]

1 minute ago, Nuluvius said:

It's easy to see why you were targeted now.

Excuse me?

[Bananasplit_00]

4 minutes ago, H0R53 said:

"Stupid beyond belief"

 

Disney made most of their profits from the idea of furries (talking animals etc.)

animated, talking animals. big diffrace to people running around in fursuits, haveing sex with other people in fursuits and so on. the art is then connected to that culture and therefor hated aswell. its quite diffrent from disneys animation style aswell, being close to manga/anime with its big eyes and exadurated character

[Nuluvius]

Just now, H0R53 said:

Excuse me?

Exactly what I said, I tend to play devils advocate I am afraid thus I am calling you out as a troll.