Interestingly enough, the minds behind the very first furry gathering, ConFurence, aren’t such big fans of fursuits. Purists considered the colorful suits distracting from the art, many never donning a suit in their whole lives. For certain furry aficionados, their furry persona, or fursona (yes, that’s really what they call it), exists only as a sketch, thumbnail image, or as a vague idea in their head. Most attach no sexual component to their hobby whatsoever. Long before the furry movement embraced nitrous-fueled dry humping and public defecation in the 2010s, attendees were more interested in the fan magazines.
Organizers of these gatherings usually attempt to maintain an apolitical, child-friendly atmosphere. It clearly ain’t working out too well, having to contend with political opportunists trying to co-opt the fur lifestyle, inevitable perverts, and a few would-be fur messiahs. Furry culture attracts all sorts. Each offshoot branches off into more niche divisions, which only further splinters into numerous subcultures and distinct socio-political philosophies. No, it isn’t always about sex; sometimes, it’s about Nazi apologia.
How the tables turn. The once clean-cut, underdog furries were more or less driven away from mainstream sci-fi conventions. Trekkies dominated the scene like a street gang, abusing invited writers in what escalated into sci-fi-tinged-struggle sessions, shamelessly selling bootleg merchandise, and tossing pies at William Shatner. Paying customers behaved like boors, though the organizers often were considerably worse, embezzling cash. Star Trek nerds were fighting a turf war against the entirety of the sci-fi fandom, and they weren’t taking prisoners. The bitterness is palpable in Shatner’s contemptuous 1986 Saturday Night Live appearance.
Deranged Trekkies And Anti-Commie Propaganda: The Birth of Furry Culture
Source: Pinoy Daily News
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