Forum - View topicNEWS: Furtype #1 in Print
|
Goto page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Next Note: this is the discussion thread for this article |
| Author | Message | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Haiseikoh 1973
 Posts: 1590 Location: Waiting for the Japanese 1000 Gunieas. |
|
|||||
For the record, the person that made the short had a "agenda" against Gays and some of the footage of the cons actually violated copyright laws (It was taken from a video sold at that very con they showed that was copyrighted) according to a friend that's into Furries. MTV has never showed it again after the initial showing. As for the fandom itself, much like Anime and Manga, it has both it's good side and it's bad side. It can range from dressing up as an anthro animal just for fun (compare this to Cosplay in our Genre) to Vore (Fantasy of being eaten by another animal or monster, almost akin to Tentical Rape in Hentai.). Personally, seeing Furtype's website and the comapny behind it is revolting to this passing fan of Furries. Mostly the artwork is amaturish at best, in stark comparision to some other notable Furry Artists (I won't name names just in case some of you decide to google for them, plus I don't wanna violate TOS for linking to some sites that have Sexually Explicit Material.) Then again, personally, I find very few Furry Artists even stand up to being "acceptable" as most of the stuff I see is amaturish or "alternative." |
||||||
|
||||||
kusanagi-sama
 Posts: 1723 Location: Wichita Falls, TX |
|
|||||
|
You're right, the art is disgusting and distasteful. I've seen much better drawn furries that look almost professionally done. This website is just done by a person who has no eye for art.
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
Twage
Posts: 356 Location: North Bergen, NJ |
|
|||||
Last edited by Twage on Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:46 pm; edited 1 time in total |
||||||
|
||||||
TiredGamer
 Posts: 246 Location: Florida |
|
|||||
|
A cheap site with cheap art hosted on Geocities with Hotmail addresses for submissions and orders. Will it surprise anyone in a few months when the operator disappears along with the site and the money of any suc- subscribers?
Edit: BTW, click the link... the chart's gotten bigger. *g* |
||||||
|
||||||
|
s_j
Posts: 162 |
|
|||||
|
I don't think it's quite fair to characterize all furries/furry art as disgusting or sexually deviant. The mass media just has a tendency to focus on the more titillating aspects of any fandom...this was certainly true of anime/manga, and still is. Do we really need to put down other fandoms? =/
Furries may have no direct ties with anime fandom, but I do think there are a lot of parallels between furry fandom and the doujinshi scene in Japan...lots of furries are animation fans, self-publish fanzines and comics, hold conventions to sell them, and many are parodies of their favorite cartoons. And just like doujinshi, some are adult. There may not be 'furry anime' per say, but I'm sure Inu Yasha, Bagi, or Nuku Nuku are popular with a lot of furries, as are many Disney features. |
||||||
|
||||||
|
Zac
ANN Executive Editor
 Posts: 7912 Location: Anime News Network Technodrome |
|
|||||
This is so far the best response to this travesty. Furries go home. |
||||||
|
||||||
cyrax777
 Posts: 1825 Location: the desert |
|
|||||
|
||||||
|
||||||
Kagemusha
 Posts: 2783 Location: Boston |
|
|||||
Agreed. Oh, and your chart is missing Magic The Gathering fans 
Last edited by Kagemusha on Wed Nov 17, 2004 7:01 pm; edited 1 time in total |
||||||
|
||||||
|
Haiseikoh 1973
Posts: 1590 Location: Waiting for the Japanese 1000 Gunieas. |
|
|||||
Don't forget Felicia and Aisha Clan-Clan. |
||||||
|
||||||
Tempest
 I Run this place.ANN Publisher  Posts: 10420 Location: Do not message me for support. |
|
|||||
|
Wow, so much bashing....
Personally I would agree with s_j and Haiseikoh 1973 on this. There's no reason to look on another fandom with such a maligned point of view. Sure, there are some really sad and pathetic individuals in "furrydom," but I've met some really sad and pathetic anime fans over the years as well. What's the difference between someone who likes to dress up as a cat, and someone who likes to dress up as Digi Charat? Of course, there are furries that are in it for sexual excitement.... its a bit odd to me... but then, we have a large number of lolicom and Moe fanatics in anime.... I always loved that chart... -t |
||||||
|
||||||
ShellBullet
 Posts: 1051 Location: I hit things, with my fist. |
|
|||||
I beg to disagree with Zac, this (^) is by far the best response to this travesty. |
||||||
|
||||||
RZetlin
 Posts: 87 |
|
|||||
|
Oh why tempest did you post this article up? Is this newsworthy?
The website itself can bring eye cancer. |
||||||
|
||||||
Joe Mello
 Posts: 2255 Location: Online Terminal |
|
|||||
|
It really is the greatest chart ever, but I find myself in 3 different places. ^^;
I like furry things (e.g. plushies, real live pet aminals), but I don't think I could be considered a furry. However, I occasionally wear a tail from a low-end cat costume to anime club, but that's partly because I want to milk the thing for all its worth. |
||||||
|
||||||
|
kusanagi-sama
Posts: 1723 Location: Wichita Falls, TX |
|
|||||
|
In reference to my previous post, this is what I meant by saying I've seen furries that look almost professionally done:
http://www.short-media.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11654&postcount=64 http://www.short-media.com/forum/showpost.php?p=158940&postcount=87 http://www.short-media.com/forum/showpost.php?p=159068&postcount=88 http://www.short-media.com/forum/showpost.php?p=159453&postcount=104 http://www.short-media.com/forum/showpost.php?p=159454&postcount=105 BTW, my user name there is danball1976 |
||||||
|
||||||
Jadress
 Posts: 807 Location: Seattle. It purdy and nerdy! |
|
|||||
|
The art is well done in those links, but I don't care for the sexual-ness of it. I have always liked anthropomorphic characters since I was a kid, and I really like some of the good furry art out there, but the people who are dressed up or are otherwise convinced that they're an animal are beyond frightening to me. Though, I suppose there are worse fetishes, like freaky violent snuff stuff.
Kusanagi-sama, if you're interested in anthro art I'd really recommend artists Kyoht www.kyoht.com and Goldenwolfen www.goldenwolfen.com. Their styles are much more realistic than most fur stuff and neither of them do any sexual pictures. Beautiful work. Unlike the website of that zine thing which this post is about, which burned my eyes beyond compare. |
||||||
|
||||||
 |
All times are GMT - 5 Hours |
|
|
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group