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[–] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It might be different for others but I've been around furries, have had furry friends, and it still on some deep level that I can't control makes me a bit uncomfortable. Like I do not judge, and I fully support consenting adults doing whatever they want, but if someone in a fur suit sat next to me on a train, I would be a tad bit uneasy. For me, I think it's the sexualizing animals that gets me. I'm not saying furries do anything bad to real animals, just that the way I view animals is something incompatible with any form of sexualization.

That being said, I fully support furries doing whatever they want as long as it isn't forced on me. All the furry friends I've had over the years have been wonderful and creative people, and have never made me feel uncomfortable.

For me, I think it’s the sexualizing animals that gets me. I’m not saying furries do anything bad to real animals

if it makes you feel any better, it's not animals directly, it's animal attributes. There is a very very specific dividing line between "furry" and "animal"