this is one of those rare videos that actually went out of their way to ask and de research and have a more positive tone. massive kudos to the production!
@@Shadow82311 I believe it has mostly to do with how much NSFW stuff you can find of them on the internet. Same reason why some people dislike Anime, even if in both cases it makes up a small percent of the community :P
@@dfprod. That is kinda what I meant! -Like the study done by Furscience in 2016 (notably mentioned by Ruben Sim in that situation) was mostly seen by the internet side of the fandom and leans more toward the fandom being very sexual. While studies done at irl places like furcons show the opposite, and have a larger sample size.- For now I'm hoping that the Project FURI can solve this debate as to what the truth is, no matter if the outcome is more positive or negative for the fandom. Edit: Called the sample size smaller. It was the opposite! Edit 2: Just watch the Pt. 0 of Project FURI I'm stupid.
It seems the algorithm has blessed me with a video full of good vibes today. Having been online for a couple of decades now, one thing I've realized about furries that I find really cool is that they're unlike most other fandoms in that they're largely centered around original content instead of an external media. They're all about self expression, a sense of community, and creating cool stuff - the kind of vibes that old school art groups like the Impressionists were about, but on a cultural scale that stuff like access to the internet brings and the same urge to anthropomorphize animals that made the Egyptians give their gods animal heads. If the Egyptians could've commissioned fursuits, they absolutely would have.
i became a furry after watching the mff rave(2019) on a tiktok live, i didn't know it was a furry for about a half hour because i was to busy having fun with the music. That only got me into thinking they were alright though but i liked the music(i spent months finding music like what they played so when i was busy trying to find where and what mff was i ended up watching others and kept getting recommended furry content and now i am here.
I did NOT expect something this good when I saw it in my recommendations. Also, I'm not a furry, but I'm so glad to see this community be represented in a positive light, cause the assumptions many people make about furries and what they stand for can be actually disgusting.
I love the respect and affectionate joy from this video, it looks like you guys had a great time with the fandom! It's honestly one of the friendliest communities out there (depending on which part you're in lol), and I'm happy to see the way you approached about learning it, compared to others on the internet. Kudos to you, Loved the video :))
this is how you make a video about furries as a non furry. just talking to us and listening to what we say and actually being inquisitive, open minded and willing to, even seeking out to disprove stereotypes about the fandom. another video thats respectful in this way is Kurtis Conners vid about how his understanding of furries evolved as he delved deeper into understanding what we actually are.
I think most of the hate furries get is from those old "cringe compilations" that were just attacking (probably) autistic people; i dont know how someone has the possibility to see it outside of just a big hobby
Very true statement. I have a friend I've never told I was a furry, but eventually some day he started ranting about them and telling lies about how they'd identify as animals. He said that he got his informations (and ofc hatred) from cringe compilations that he likes to watch (Caseoh was one of them). If he'd only knew one of his best friends were a furry too all along... But that is actually how many get to hate them, because out of the 98% of videos were furries are wholesome, only the 2% cringey ones are shown in these videos. I hate cringe compilations because they're all about making fun of other people.
Little kids and autistic people; yep! There are also those sad, insecure people who have a "cringe" response in response to pretty much anything that might cause a person to stand out, because they're horrified and terrified by the prospect of standing out themselves.
@@Boricosa It isn't weird, so much so it's actually incredibly normal as cringe culture is all about making fun of people who are different to some regard. It's the same reason why it also has overlaps with transphobia, homophobia, etc. It sucks, but it's always been apart of the online, neckbeard COD gamers who unironically think cringe culture is funny, and I think it's about time we call them out for what they truly are. Weirdos.
refreshing seeing people genuinely curious about furries being super chill and listening to members of the community and making a nice video out of it :)
Videos like this give me such a warm feeling about the process. Playing around with certain aspects but still keeping respect for everything. It left me with a big smile from ear to ear. Great video :D
As a furry myself, I will admit there is a lot of weird and gross stuff in the fandom. A lot of us though, dare I say even the majority of furries aren't into that stuff and work hard to distance themselves from that and want the fandom to be wholesome and kind.
this is such an a cool video!! :3c i absolutely love interviews with furs that aren't malicious... soooooo many youtube videos about 'furries' these days, are cast in a bad light. it is always refreshing to see people do these types of videos with an open mind, and a mostly non-biased view of it all. being a 'furry' was, (and still is, i guess) a huge part of my life. as a few people have said... the community these days is... strange. the fandom something i grew up _learning_ , and now there are so many people that watch one tiktok with a fursuit, and immediately buy one, and now they are "a furry", but know nothing about the community at all. i could talk for hours about that last part i mentioned... but i'm already ranting a bit, so i'll stop. again. cool video! I really appreciate this perspective for videos.
I love this video and your guys' open mindedness to see the other side of things for what they truly are! We are never like, "ew, normies," we appreciate when people outside of the community show interest! The editing of the video is immaculate too! Especially at 4:44 that joke SENT me, lol! I hope to see this channel grow and expand in the future, sooner rather than later!
As a gay man, I have noticed the statements and judgments I make about furries bare lots of similarity to the things many heterosexuals say and think about homosexuals. That being said, I don’t think I won’t ever not find it strange. I have a fear of anthropomorphic suits. Long story short: I was traumatized by the Chuck E Cheese tuxedo rat in the the 90s. Something about the bulging eyes and frozen expression terrified me. Anyway, the persistence of furries for sure must have something to do with how children’s programming is plagued by talking animals. Nonetheless, so long as they hurt no one or themselves-live and let live 🤷🏻♂️
this is how being a furry starts, you hear about it for years, think its weird, then decide 'ok but what if actually theyre just people' and thats how you get sucked in, i hope yall enjoy your new fursonas and support plenty of artists getting art drawn of them ;3
I'm very open about being a furry at university (and public in general) wearing merch, pins, backgrounds, putting stickers onto everything I own obviously including my car X3. What surprises me most is generally how little people know about the existence of the fandom. I think throughout the past 5 years or so, I can only remember a single negative encounter which remained quite mild (as in, a quick "did I ask?" ended the conversation). Other people are curious, find it a bit weird after an honest explanation but never really judged. A rare few goes do their own research and ask some followup questions, then leave it at that. I'm not really aware of there being any other furries at my uni. I wish it would be a bit more popular of a fandom where I live so there's a group of people in the area to meet up with. Who knows how many closeted ones may walk around but are scared of being judged :-/. People in the real world tend to be much nicer than the ones on the internet. On the internet you can hate on anything without consequences and stay anonymous but in public literally almost nobody cares about what you do and how you present yourself :-). Besides, if someone disagrees with the fandom, or is willing to drop an entire friendship over it, in my eyes it works as a good filter, you dodged a bullet :P
fantastic documentary! nice balance between serious and unseriousness lol! background music choice is on point. also love the interviews from both sides of the point of views
its so halarious when normies interact with furries of course theres the actually decent people who are respectful or indifferent but when people are repelled or they realize their expectations were wrong, its so funny to me
For real ... I had some very interesting conversations at BLFC with people in red hats, and once they realized that I'm a totally reasonable person who happens to have ears and a tail on and that their mental model of what we are is wrong, they made me feel weirdly accepted. Really it's not any more complicated than someone cosplaying an anime character, except we cosplay our own original characters that frequently also represent us (though fursonas can be alternate identities instead of an anthropomorphic adaptation of ourselves... but me and everyone I know in the video are the latter).
Seeing how chill everyone in the vid was (Seriously, the guy presenting his slides was such a vibe), the furry community feels like an art genre physically manifested. They’re just geeks through and through, and boy, can I relate to that!
This video was pretty good actually, just giving good vibes and enjoying with the community, btw I need to see that fursona power point, it honestly looks like it has ancient and pretty good advice on fursonas and reference sheets
I’ve been aware of the furry fandom for a while, and was somewhat a part of it when I was younger (I was a very chronically online kid), and while I’m not personally a furry now, it was nice to see a positive view on the community. 10:30 that song.
Really good video, thanks for posting this... it's genuinely good to see more people showing others that there's more to the fandom than what everyone sees at a glance
I kinda comemnted this as a reply already, but I felt this was important enough. Furrys are intently just people with a hobby. However, many bad actors like zoophiles or child predators have stepped into the limelight, which the media tents to highlight, giving people bad views. Also, a lot of people are repulsed by the sexual part of the fandom.
There's definitely weird aspects of the fandom but at it's core it's dressing up / creating / or just enjoying anthro character design. It's looking at a character like mickey mouse, Blaidd (from Elden Ring), Death (From Puss in Boots) and just thinking 'that character is cool as hell I want to make my own'. We are surrounded by 'furry' characters in media and don't blink an eye at them, it's only when someone creates their own that suddenly we identify this as 'furry' and attach all these stigmas and preconceived notions to them. That isn't to say furry isn't weird, one of the best parts of the fandom is it being home to an incredibly diverse group of people, with hobbies and interests in every facet of life, and some of the most creative people and artists around. And you'll definitely find things you lift an eyebrow at or find weird as hell but that's a part of the fandom, not the entire thing. I love how weird furry is and enjoy exploring it, it's led me to new hobbies and interests and led me to meeting people that went on to become my best friends. But there are many furries who don't engage with it at all and are just furries because they wanted a cool anthro character. Like with most things when you just talk to people you realize 'oh that's really all it is' at it's core it's people dressing up in a design they made and hanging out. Thank you for approaching this with an open mind and a willingness to have an honest conversation with people. That is something that is sorely lacking these days and it's a real breath of fresh air to see.
I love how the majority of hate towards furries comes from the internet or the US in real life people are actually chill whit us existing I've never been attacked irl for being one but idk maybe I've just been Lucky 🤷
This was so wholesome! Love to see some furry representation and have folks looking to learn about a community without letting their prior biases affect their perspective.
Just wanted to say that this was an awesome video. Well done CalTV! Hoping this comment boosts the algorithm, always good to see well-intentioned media coverage of us!
This is so cute! Also I think it’s worth briefly mentioning the reason the sexual deviancy narrative is so popular is because like 80-90% of us are queer in some sort of way It’s always nice to see non furs interact with the community because furries are some of the sweetest people I’ve met, like I brought a friend to a con and she had a panic attack so I took her aside to help calm her down. A vendor noticed and gave me a free sticker as thanks ;w;
It's closer to 50/50 queer/straight, but you're still not wrong. I heard someone say that making fun of furries is one of the last socially-acceptable forms of homophobia, and honestly they aren't wrong.
The narrative has nothing to do with queers, that's a shield used to defend your degenerate fandom from due insults. Queer or straight, nothing will detract from the fact that you and your kind are a bunch of weird little shits who will take any chance to drag and indoctrinate people into your outlandish fetish.
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whoever chose the music for the video needs a raise
for real
Getting a summoning salt, we're finally landing jumpscare on a non gaming video sure is something
Why would he need a raise? You don't even know his pay
I wanna know every song used in the video!
@@vickypedia1308sommening salt goes so hard
this is one of those rare videos that actually went out of their way to ask and de research and have a more positive tone. massive kudos to the production!
I feel like I have seen you before in other comment section
@maxinea.sakaki4151 you indeed have! Its you again!
Especially after the whole thing with anthpo, this is really good to see! 😅..
You know damn well why furries have a bad reputation.
@@MyThoughtsImJustSaying having creeps in our fandom and people assuming it’s the entire fandom? Yeah we know.
always love a "nah they actually pretty chill", especially given the public view of the fandom isn't always the best
Why isn’t always the best
@@Shadow82311 I believe it has mostly to do with how much NSFW stuff you can find of them on the internet. Same reason why some people dislike Anime, even if in both cases it makes up a small percent of the community :P
@@1KiloDepartmentno its definitely a majority
internet-only furries are mostly gooners, mostly-irl furries are usually good people though
@@dfprod. That is kinda what I meant!
-Like the study done by Furscience in 2016 (notably mentioned by Ruben Sim in that situation) was mostly seen by the internet side of the fandom and leans more toward the fandom being very sexual. While studies done at irl places like furcons show the opposite, and have a larger sample size.-
For now I'm hoping that the Project FURI can solve this debate as to what the truth is, no matter if the outcome is more positive or negative for the fandom.
Edit: Called the sample size smaller. It was the opposite!
Edit 2: Just watch the Pt. 0 of Project FURI I'm stupid.
@@1KiloDepartment The "small minority" argument is pure shit. It's a convenient excuse to defend a community of sexual deviants and lunatics.
6:19 why was he actually so good at assigning fursona species 💀💀 I loved this video!! So positive and entertaining.
He is a professional
@@hectormanuel8360 profurrsional*
He's the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon quiz but as a person
@@chocodono2146 purrfesional*
and the girls reaction at 8:25 showed he was spot on with the dragon - all of their reactions were great
this is the kind of unserious but respectful and informative media that i crave
local california man finds out that most colleges have furries
11:12 daaaaaang I remember seeing you guys at Chicken! I'm honored to be in the video! Keep up the good work :D
bro i love ur fursuit so much i’ve never seen one with like curly fur
@@mochaXX16 dawww thank you! my proto is a bit temperamental rn cuz electronics be weird so im slowly rebuilding him :P
This is a fantastic video discussing and exploring the furry fandom. No unnecessary questions and interactions. We need more videos like this.
It was a pleasant surprise to see a positive furry interview. Thank you for this. :)
okay #1 i did not expect him to interview furries OUT of their suits and #2 WHY ARE THEY HOT???
don't search for e621 on google
animal
animal
@@KaelthecrowI've never seen a lime green fox outside of the Fandom so I really don't get the connection your trying to make
@@amberharmsen2497 ... My guy... I was making something called a joke... Chillax
“as long as they dont bug me…or badger me… i dont really give a rats ass”
It seems the algorithm has blessed me with a video full of good vibes today.
Having been online for a couple of decades now, one thing I've realized about furries that I find really cool is that they're unlike most other fandoms in that they're largely centered around original content instead of an external media. They're all about self expression, a sense of community, and creating cool stuff - the kind of vibes that old school art groups like the Impressionists were about, but on a cultural scale that stuff like access to the internet brings and the same urge to anthropomorphize animals that made the Egyptians give their gods animal heads. If the Egyptians could've commissioned fursuits, they absolutely would have.
i became a furry after watching the mff rave(2019) on a tiktok live, i didn't know it was a furry for about a half hour because i was to busy having fun with the music. That only got me into thinking they were alright though but i liked the music(i spent months finding music like what they played so when i was busy trying to find where and what mff was i ended up watching others and kept getting recommended furry content and now i am here.
I thought this was going to be something negative, but this was actually a pretty good video into furries and what it's like.
it was really nice seeing an interview of furries that actually paints us as human :3
no we are above human understanding
Yeah, finally
Yeah its great
you like animals too much
@@maadv7237 wdym?
The bit where everyones sitting around for a flash point presentation on fursonas was great 😂
I did NOT expect something this good when I saw it in my recommendations.
Also, I'm not a furry, but I'm so glad to see this community be represented in a positive light, cause the assumptions many people make about furries and what they stand for can be actually disgusting.
I love the respect and affectionate joy from this video, it looks like you guys had a great time with the fandom! It's honestly one of the friendliest communities out there (depending on which part you're in lol), and I'm happy to see the way you approached about learning it, compared to others on the internet. Kudos to you, Loved the video :))
this is how you make a video about furries as a non furry. just talking to us and listening to what we say and actually being inquisitive, open minded and willing to, even seeking out to disprove stereotypes about the fandom. another video thats respectful in this way is Kurtis Conners vid about how his understanding of furries evolved as he delved deeper into understanding what we actually are.
0:20 This is what all furries have been trying to say about the hobby, it just makes us happy
Reset fabric settings 😊
I think most of the hate furries get is from those old "cringe compilations" that were just attacking (probably) autistic people; i dont know how someone has the possibility to see it outside of just a big hobby
Very true statement. I have a friend I've never told I was a furry, but eventually some day he started ranting about them and telling lies about how they'd identify as animals. He said that he got his informations (and ofc hatred) from cringe compilations that he likes to watch (Caseoh was one of them). If he'd only knew one of his best friends were a furry too all along... But that is actually how many get to hate them, because out of the 98% of videos were furries are wholesome, only the 2% cringey ones are shown in these videos. I hate cringe compilations because they're all about making fun of other people.
Little kids and autistic people; yep!
There are also those sad, insecure people who have a "cringe" response in response to pretty much anything that might cause a person to stand out, because they're horrified and terrified by the prospect of standing out themselves.
Cringe culture has a very weird overlapping with ableism
@@Boricosa unfortunately that's how it works. a lot of what people find cringe are autistic or adhd behaviours, something we can't control.
@@Boricosa It isn't weird, so much so it's actually incredibly normal as cringe culture is all about making fun of people who are different to some regard. It's the same reason why it also has overlaps with transphobia, homophobia, etc. It sucks, but it's always been apart of the online, neckbeard COD gamers who unironically think cringe culture is funny, and I think it's about time we call them out for what they truly are. Weirdos.
refreshing seeing people genuinely curious about furries being super chill and listening to members of the community and making a nice video out of it :)
the part where they're finding out their fursona species was hilarious...
catch me at 10:20 doing a terrible muscle man impression
10/10 i laughed
amazing impression, couldnt be any better (because it is already the best)
you know who elses does a terrible muscle man impression?
@@Nanuks_Fun_Zone MY MOM!!! 😂
Unironically i need access to that PowerPoint presentation, it looks awesome.
This video is absolutely amazing content wise, her just sitting there for 2 seconds at 9:25 absolutely killed me 🤣
Kinda funny that the dude called Hunter is a deer
Videos like this give me such a warm feeling about the process. Playing around with certain aspects but still keeping respect for everything. It left me with a big smile from ear to ear. Great video :D
the editing is peak lmfao
As a furry myself, I will admit there is a lot of weird and gross stuff in the fandom. A lot of us though, dare I say even the majority of furries aren't into that stuff and work hard to distance themselves from that and want the fandom to be wholesome and kind.
my friend is a therian and a furry and she’s not like that but some people still don’t like her
this is such an a cool video!! :3c
i absolutely love interviews with furs that aren't malicious... soooooo many youtube videos about 'furries' these days, are cast in a bad light. it is always refreshing to see people do these types of videos with an open mind, and a mostly non-biased view of it all.
being a 'furry' was, (and still is, i guess) a huge part of my life.
as a few people have said... the community these days is... strange. the fandom something i grew up _learning_ , and now there are so many people that watch one tiktok with a fursuit, and immediately buy one, and now they are "a furry", but know nothing about the community at all. i could talk for hours about that last part i mentioned... but i'm already ranting a bit, so i'll stop.
again. cool video! I really appreciate this perspective for videos.
I love this video and your guys' open mindedness to see the other side of things for what they truly are! We are never like, "ew, normies," we appreciate when people outside of the community show interest! The editing of the video is immaculate too! Especially at 4:44 that joke SENT me, lol! I hope to see this channel grow and expand in the future, sooner rather than later!
As a gay man, I have noticed the statements and judgments I make about furries bare lots of similarity to the things many heterosexuals say and think about homosexuals. That being said, I don’t think I won’t ever not find it strange. I have a fear of anthropomorphic suits. Long story short: I was traumatized by the Chuck E Cheese tuxedo rat in the the 90s. Something about the bulging eyes and frozen expression terrified me. Anyway, the persistence of furries for sure must have something to do with how children’s programming is plagued by talking animals. Nonetheless, so long as they hurt no one or themselves-live and let live 🤷🏻♂️
Just wow! What an awesome and open-minded portayal of this community 😍
this is how being a furry starts, you hear about it for years, think its weird, then decide 'ok but what if actually theyre just people'
and thats how you get sucked in, i hope yall enjoy your new fursonas and support plenty of artists getting art drawn of them ;3
what a delusional statement from you
literally me
@@newblesrunsyouno? lmao
This video is SO WHOLESOME.
This is amazing. Beautiful.
Dude the fursona assignments were so clever!! I’m so glad to be getting back into this community, so many cool and talented people
This video ROCKS!!! Actually really enjoyed this. Thanks for making it!!
I need you people to know how much appreciation we have from the fandom. We get looked down upon often and its amazing to see good attention!
I'm very open about being a furry at university (and public in general) wearing merch, pins, backgrounds, putting stickers onto everything I own obviously including my car X3. What surprises me most is generally how little people know about the existence of the fandom. I think throughout the past 5 years or so, I can only remember a single negative encounter which remained quite mild (as in, a quick "did I ask?" ended the conversation). Other people are curious, find it a bit weird after an honest explanation but never really judged. A rare few goes do their own research and ask some followup questions, then leave it at that.
I'm not really aware of there being any other furries at my uni. I wish it would be a bit more popular of a fandom where I live so there's a group of people in the area to meet up with. Who knows how many closeted ones may walk around but are scared of being judged :-/. People in the real world tend to be much nicer than the ones on the internet. On the internet you can hate on anything without consequences and stay anonymous but in public literally almost nobody cares about what you do and how you present yourself :-).
Besides, if someone disagrees with the fandom, or is willing to drop an entire friendship over it, in my eyes it works as a good filter, you dodged a bullet :P
whoever picked the music props to you
This is seriously an amazing interview. Great job with this video!
fantastic documentary! nice balance between serious and unseriousness lol!
background music choice is on point.
also love the interviews from both sides of the point of views
12:34 BRO WHAT I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO SEE ME BRO
which one are you
its so halarious when normies interact with furries
of course theres the actually decent people who are respectful or indifferent
but when people are repelled or they realize their expectations were wrong, its so funny to me
The Normie interviewing Furries and then becoming a furry pipeline is so real though, isn't it?
For real ... I had some very interesting conversations at BLFC with people in red hats, and once they realized that I'm a totally reasonable person who happens to have ears and a tail on and that their mental model of what we are is wrong, they made me feel weirdly accepted.
Really it's not any more complicated than someone cosplaying an anime character, except we cosplay our own original characters that frequently also represent us (though fursonas can be alternate identities instead of an anthropomorphic adaptation of ourselves... but me and everyone I know in the video are the latter).
A good interview about furries without it being hate driven and is pure?!?!?
My favourite flavor of horoscope is furry species
This comment goes so fucking hard
I love the personality of this video, I hope this crew makes more stuff!
Honestly, one of the best videos ive ever seen, and criminally underrated
8:28 LMAO THIS IS SO REAL IM A DOG AND MY FRIENDS ALWAYS CALL ME A STUPID ASS DOG
sipping straight wok inna taco bell cup
awesome video! I live nowhere near Cali so it's really reaching the furry audience
me in sweden :3
Watching this from Brazil rn
Finland🇫🇮
America :/
Russia of all places
this is the unbiassed press we need more of. Thanks for this.
Y'all got artists to do free art. This is an accomplishment.
Great edit, great idea, and great people. That gets you a great video. Good work !!!
I’m actually so glad for a positive video on us for once, thank you lol
Finally, some decent opinions on us!
sheesh it is a pleasant suprise to see videos like this, loved the chill atmosphere
this video is actually so good, even the music is flawless that frickin morshu beatbox made me die
This is sooo fire. The fact you guys saw someone I knew as well is utterly hilarious.
honestly a actual good furry video.
I love furries so much dude (no bias here surely)
"border collie" dude hes a total tiger what are you saying
Seeing how chill everyone in the vid was (Seriously, the guy presenting his slides was such a vibe), the furry community feels like an art genre physically manifested. They’re just geeks through and through, and boy, can I relate to that!
yooo some of my friends are in this! awesome stuff
joining furry fandom is a stress releaver for me
This video was pretty good actually, just giving good vibes and enjoying with the community, btw I need to see that fursona power point, it honestly looks like it has ancient and pretty good advice on fursonas and reference sheets
I’ve been aware of the furry fandom for a while, and was somewhat a part of it when I was younger (I was a very chronically online kid), and while I’m not personally a furry now, it was nice to see a positive view on the community.
10:30 that song.
Really good video, thanks for posting this... it's genuinely good to see more people showing others that there's more to the fandom than what everyone sees at a glance
Berkeley has a furry club, this is so cool.
Love the fact you guys went in with an open mind!
Not a furry but friends with way more than the average person. It’s intriguing seeing how people who never were around furries explore the culture
Great video! I'm glad the Berkeley furry community has gotten so much bigger. I'm an alum and I loved seeing this.
Thanks for putting in the time and effort to make an open-minded and informed video! Hope you had fun :3
hehe there’s me 12:49 . I was the big camera man >:3
finally someone made a really good video about furries. I really hope more people watch this movie and stop stereotyping furries :D thanks!
8:25 she won the furry lottery LOL
This looks like a blast to be apart of! >w< Very well-made and shines a very joyous light on the community and getting to know them UwU
Random note: Music taste is amazing. Tyler on top!
But yea thanks for the video, one of the very few videos that are actually chill about furries.
I'm talking about 10:08 :)
Playing MF Doom on this video is such a power move
I will never hear the song “We’re Finally Landing” by HOME without thinking of summoning salt
I think of one of Appabend's old videos outros.
Got so scared about this video for a bit there, I’m glad you’re giving the community a chance.
how did that guy match her up with a western dragon 😭🙏
Im not anything close to a furry, but this video was really fun to watch and the music choice was on point. 👌
I kinda comemnted this as a reply already, but I felt this was important enough. Furrys are intently just people with a hobby. However, many bad actors like zoophiles or child predators have stepped into the limelight, which the media tents to highlight, giving people bad views. Also, a lot of people are repulsed by the sexual part of the fandom.
There's definitely weird aspects of the fandom but at it's core it's dressing up / creating / or just enjoying anthro character design. It's looking at a character like mickey mouse, Blaidd (from Elden Ring), Death (From Puss in Boots) and just thinking 'that character is cool as hell I want to make my own'.
We are surrounded by 'furry' characters in media and don't blink an eye at them, it's only when someone creates their own that suddenly we identify this as 'furry' and attach all these stigmas and preconceived notions to them.
That isn't to say furry isn't weird, one of the best parts of the fandom is it being home to an incredibly diverse group of people, with hobbies and interests in every facet of life, and some of the most creative people and artists around. And you'll definitely find things you lift an eyebrow at or find weird as hell but that's a part of the fandom, not the entire thing.
I love how weird furry is and enjoy exploring it, it's led me to new hobbies and interests and led me to meeting people that went on to become my best friends.
But there are many furries who don't engage with it at all and are just furries because they wanted a cool anthro character. Like with most things when you just talk to people you realize 'oh that's really all it is' at it's core it's people dressing up in a design they made and hanging out.
Thank you for approaching this with an open mind and a willingness to have an honest conversation with people. That is something that is sorely lacking these days and it's a real breath of fresh air to see.
i think yiff should be illegal
i was thinking lion but western dragon was a move
I love how the majority of hate towards furries comes from the internet or the US in real life people are actually chill whit us existing I've never been attacked irl for being one but idk maybe I've just been Lucky 🤷
This was so wholesome! Love to see some furry representation and have folks looking to learn about a community without letting their prior biases affect their perspective.
Oh my god the summoning salt music
Love the positivity going around here!
Just wanted to say that this was an awesome video. Well done CalTV! Hoping this comment boosts the algorithm, always good to see well-intentioned media coverage of us!
13:08 where dragon?
the “stay down” has me reeling hahahhaha
Amazing editing techniques and scenes. Big thanks for keeping it unbiased!!
Much love for our Furry Execs! Yall looked amazing on camera! 👏👏
This is so cute! Also I think it’s worth briefly mentioning the reason the sexual deviancy narrative is so popular is because like 80-90% of us are queer in some sort of way
It’s always nice to see non furs interact with the community because furries are some of the sweetest people I’ve met, like I brought a friend to a con and she had a panic attack so I took her aside to help calm her down. A vendor noticed and gave me a free sticker as thanks ;w;
It's closer to 50/50 queer/straight, but you're still not wrong. I heard someone say that making fun of furries is one of the last socially-acceptable forms of homophobia, and honestly they aren't wrong.
The narrative has nothing to do with queers, that's a shield used to defend your degenerate fandom from due insults. Queer or straight, nothing will detract from the fact that you and your kind are a bunch of weird little shits who will take any chance to drag and indoctrinate people into your outlandish fetish.
This was so well done and amazing to watch:)))
This video is wholesome af, love it
my fursona is an old chinese man smoking a cigarette in the light rain on a summer night