• @[email protected]
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    -693 months ago

    I’m not equating furries to pedophiles here, as I have absolutely no problems with them what so ever…

    But this is the equivalent of saying people hate pedophiles, but love children. It’s pretty obvious that the sexualization is the difference.

    • @can
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      393 months ago

      What point are you trying to make?

      • @[email protected]
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        As I said in another post, I was under the incorrect impression that it was primarily/exclusively a sexual fetish.

        I still stand by my point because according to wikipedia it seems like sexualization is, at least, a major subculture within it, if not an outright majority.

        To be clear about my point, two consenting adults can do whatever they want with each other as far as I’m concerned, and if they aren’t hurting anyone, they are alright with me. But the reason people are weird about furries and not a mascot is the sexualization attached to furries, whether justified or not, while anthropomorphized animal mascots are not about sexualizing anything.

    • Queue
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      142 months ago

      Bro is onto fucking nothing with this one, like what are you even saying with this

    • KillingTimeItself
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      123 months ago

      i mean yeah, i would hope most people loved children, otherwise the entirety of the human race would be fucking extinct.

    • Zyratoxx
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      102 months ago

      Just in case I get you right. I think you are confusing being a Furry with practising sodomy. As a Furry I can assure you, that this accounts for a very small subgroup that - at least I - tend to avoid. Sex is nice as long as everyone consents and is mentally able to consent.

      If I got you wrong please clarify what you meant. I don’t want to accuse you of anything ^-^

      • @[email protected]
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        02 months ago

        I think you are confusing being a Furry with practising sodomy.

        Nah, I was under the incorrect impression that it was primarily/exclusively a sexual fetish. I still stand by my point because according to wikipedia it seems like sexualization is, at least, a major subculture within it, if not an outright majority.

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          I do see your point (I think). On the other hand yiff has a wide range from humans with animal features (catgirls, cowgirls, …) up to the more hardcore furry porn. I for example would also say that I have “a minor sexual interest” but that interest does not include the real hardcore stuff.

          And with Furry content showing strongly humanified animals it is arguable how bad/harmful said fetish is. But I have to admit that I have too found myself questioning if a bit of yiff I had just seen was a bit too much, but where to draw the line is ultimately highly subjective.

          I still wouldn’t compare them to people that sexualize underage (anime) kids just from the matter of fact that kids exist irl whilst humanified beasts are just a product of imagination.

          • @[email protected]
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            02 months ago

            This is not a fetish that I think is bad at all. Seems completely harmless to me, assuming it’s all consenting adults.

            I’m just pointing out that this is why I believe people view furries differently than mascots.