Furry fandom

Furry fandom is a subculture of the science fiction and fantasy fandoms. Members of the furry fandom, known as furry fans or simply furries, particularly enjoy media that involves anthropomorphic animals: that is, fictional animals with human traits (such as walking on two feet, talking, wearing clothes, living in houses, etc.). Such media includes popular animated cartoons, comic books, and stories and novels.

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Subculture - Science fiction - Fantasy - Fandom - Anthropomorphic - Animal - Fictional - Animated cartoons - Comic book - Stories and novels

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Since the mid-1980s, furry fans have referred to any such anthropomorphic animal character as a furry. Other terms for these types of characters are funny animal and talking animal, or kemono in Japan. Furry characters are usually portrayed as humanoids wearing clothing, talking, and acting like humans rather than animals. However, some fans consider any talking animal, humanoid or not, to be a furry. Some fans also believe that non-animalistic fantasy creatures such as dragons, orcs, and elves should also be considered furry.

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Funny animal - Talking animal - Kemono - Humanoid - Dragons - Orcs - Elves

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The furry fandom, as an umbrella subculture for various interests, has grown with the advent of the Internet. Content created by furry fans (visual art, stories, music, games, etc.) on the World Wide Web covers a wide range of interests including fantasies, philosophy, recipes, sex, politics, religion, and even personal lifestyle and identity.

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Subculture - Internet - World Wide Web - Personal lifestyle and identity

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