/fur/ - Furry★

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>>97316

No, I've been here for a solid half-year, seen scat, cub, vore, micro, macro, cheese grater, feral, paws, maws, inflation, you name it.

I'm pretty confident I'm only interested in the ass-boobs-pussy combination with no funny business. Plus I have absolutely no clue how to RP and the idea just seems weird.

Why am I like this?

Why am I not autistic and autistic at the same time?

To answer the question in the OP almost everyone who goes to a furcon goes with friends. So it's recommended you have furry friends who want to go to a con first.

>>97319

>No, I've been here for a solid half-year

That's new anon lmao

>Why am I not autistic and autistic at the same time?

Because you're one foot in and one foot out. Get some furry friends they'll convert you

OP, I can offer my personal experience, from my going to furry (and other) cons for close to twenty years. Mine is that furcons are generally fun for everyone except, perhaps, very shy, introverted people (and I think the notion that much of the fandom is of that type seems to be wrong). You can absolutely have lots of fun without porn or drugs.

>Want to get laid

They're not meet markets. You can get laid, but most people aren't focused on that alone.

>Like doing drugs

You'll find some drug use, weed, and MDMA in the dance, but not by far are the majority doing that.

>Have a fursuit

Seems to me that around 20-25% of congoers have a fursuit. You'll have plenty of fun without one. But by all means see the suit parade, where you can marvel at the artistry of good suits, which can really be amazing... and snicker at the ones that look like the owner made them over the weekend in his garage, with a pound of hot glue and 500 zip-ties.

>Without the things above is there anything to do there basically?

Besides panels? Lots and lots and lots of socializing. Blows the stereotype out of the water. You'll find people sitting and chatting in parts of the lobby, and wherever people go to smoke outside, lots of non-smokers will congregate there. Walk up, ask a question about someone's badge or outfit or something, and slide into the group.

I haven't been to UK furcons, but at least in the US-- a kid can go, accompanied by a parent, but it's quite rare-- public lewdness is kept down by staff. You'll likely find the same thing there. X-rated stuff must be kept covered in the dealers' room, and staff will put the kibosh on anyone wearing skimpy clothes or getting too handsy in the lobby areas (including those areas where one must have a badge to enter), though both of those do seem to be uncommon.

At night, there are usually social gatherings in people's hotel rooms. There's usually alcohol, but nobody minds if you don't drink. People chat, talk about art and the fandom and other things, and just be chatty. Depending on the con's, and the hotel's, rules, some gatherings may put a sign on the door-- you can knock to get in-- or even leave the door open. I'm really into room parties, and I end up in a lot of private, closed-door ones; in 19 years and maybe a few hundred of these, I've seen sex twice ("Oh, someone's getting a BJ in the corner") and random nudity an additional once.

I have one big, all-important piece of advice for having fun at a con: as best as you can, toss all your preconceived notions (drugs, must have a fursuit, public lewdness, etc.) out the fuckin' window, go in with as open a mind as possible, and relax. Those preconceived notions can prevent you from having fun, if you're convinced that, because of those factors, you won't and can't. If you go in thinking everything will be shitty, you absolutely will not have any fun, because you already 'know' you won't. Similarly, going in with a pin-point focus-- something I hear occasionally-- is just as troublesome; if you don't get what you came for, no matter how much fun you had, it'll seem as though everything sucked.

P.S. There are straight furries without kinks. Might be uncommon, but they certainly exist. But I think cons aren't the place to hunt for that.

>>97314 (OP)

You forgot one key group, OP: consumers

If you're into anime/comic conventions, there's a lot of ~exclusive merch~ you can pick up at a furry convention-- not to mention getting artwork commissioned. Of course, things do get kind of messy when you see what kind of crazy nutter is doing the drawing (verses only knowing them from behind a computer screen).

Other than that, no, the typical /fur/ user probably would not enjoy a convention if they're going alone and don't want any of the three things you listed.

>>97340

And, OP, there will be many artists there who'd be happy to draw non-porn. In fact, I think nearly all would. Those who draw mostly or entirely porn usually do so just because that's what commissioners ask for.

>>97341

I, too, want to hear this story. I've yet to deal with an artist who wasn't just fine. Well, no, I had one experience, but it wasn't at a furcon and it wasn't over a commission; a guy I knew of asked to draw in the sketchbook I was carrying, made a tiny sketch (about 2" tall) and signed his name, then sharply demanded payment, and got angry when I seemed taken aback. That was at the San Diego Comic Con one year. There, too, people were friendly; I was glad to find that some of my favorite artists at various cons were friendly and welcoming.

>>97340

>don't want any of the three things you listed

Have you genuinely been to a fair few cons, and found them to be all about drug use, hooking up, and elitism over fursuit ownership...!?

>>97314 (OP)

The only thing they have possibly going for them is like >>97340 said otherwise (this is disregarding stereotypes) they aren't worth it from what I've found.

>>97316

>>97333

Fuck off Slannesh.

>>97319

>Why am I like this?

You have standards like a healthy well adjusted person should, which is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of.

Something "people" like Slannesh up there will never have being left to perpetually chase after the newest turbo degenerate flavor of the week behavior.

>>97347

More furries have standards than people on the internet think. Cons are a good way to actually see what actual furries are actually like.

>Furcon

>Con isn't short for convention

It's a sham, even for furries.

I heard every furcon will ban people from attending if those people express even the slightest dislike of loli/shota/cub/real cp

>>97359

No bigots allowed!!!

>>97346

I've been to a modest amount of conventions, big and small, furry and non. Perhaps it is just the crowd that I was hanging with, but there was a significant amount of drug use, and definitely a high amount of boozing.

I'm not saying that's all that they're about, but it's certainly a significant portion of it. Sure, there are other components like socializing, gaming, and panels, but I feel like the majority of /fur/s view themselves to a "higher" standard than the average furry, and probably wouldn't get much enjoyment out of the other things.

My experience: If you are going to a furry convention without any friends, you're not going to have a good time. You can mitigate by volunteering at con, most are pressed to have extra hands running around, or by starting conversations with people in lines or at the gaming room. Just note that you're probably gonna end up talkin' to a sperg no matter what if you try cold-calling conversations. Or they'll start talking to you.

TL;DR: No, furcons aren't completely about drugs, drinking, dicking and doofuses. But the parts that remain are chatting with random aspies, playing video games with smelly nerds, or buying furry tat that you'll never wear except at the next convention no, hyena agenda isn't subtle furry apparel.

>>97365

>I'm not saying that's all that they're about

Of course not! Every furry convention is G-rated! Fun for the whole family! Drug users and partying is just a loud minority, less than 2% of the attendees!!

>>97359

Boy, you just can't shut up, can you? By now, you're just parodying yourself.

>>97365

>Perhaps it is just the crowd that I was hanging with

>I'm not saying that's all that they're about, but it's certainly a significant portion of it

Yes, it varies by group. It's easy to find groups who aren't focused on those.

>If you are going to a furry convention without any friends, you're not going to have a good time

And that's your experience. I go without friends and I have fun. Ours are both equally valid. OP, Your Mileage May Vary. But go anyway, because YOU won't know what it'll be like for YOU until YOU experience it.

I rarely run into "spergs," they do exist but the few I've run into weren't annoying. The annoying ones are probably able to be spotted at a distance.

>>97387

Partying is a big part of most all fan cons, furry and otherwise. Alcohol is widespread. Drug use is definitely around, but it's neither the vast majority nor a tiny minority. Sex and porn are around, but avoidable. You talk as if "almost everyone" and "a tiny minority" are the only options. I AM a party person and I see what's going on.

>>97356

>Con isn't short for convention

WAT

>>97359

That's all we need, a parody of our resident crusader.

>someone states a fact about how shit cons are run and the fact anti-pedos have been banned from attending them

>poster gets banned for "off topic" even though it's valid, pedos cry over it even though they know it's a fact because someone said mean things about their mental illness

This place is a pedo hugbox and the staff need their PCs confiscated by the FBI.

>>97537

There are no furcons which ask you at reg if you're into cub pr0n and, if you say "no," refuse to sell you a badge. That includes the late RainFurrest, which I attended from "year zero" onward. Cons will ID you at registration. If you're a teen and you try to reg as an adult, they will catch you and refuse you.

For those wondering about parties, I don't see the wildest parties at furcons. The biggest party atmosphere is usually at sci-fi/fantasy cons, especially at very large, long-established ones. Even at Further Confusion, at any of their hotels, I don't see a lot of open-door parties, and the few that exist are typically low-key. I did see one really packed, alcohol-heavy party one year at RainFurrest, when they were at the Marriott, but even so, it was mostly a bunch of people standing around talking. It's at sci-fi/fantasy cons where I've seen alive DJ, a huge buffet and big, loaded custom bars in hotel rooms, and people really getting shitfaced.

>>97537

Do you really need to bring that into every thread?

>>97559

Responding to people who derail makes you part of the problem.

>>97561

>anti-pedo gets banned

>pro-pedo roams free

the only problem are the pedos in who keep defending racists and homophobes like milo and trump.

you're day will come, don't cry to me when your in jail for being a racist anti-mexican pedo

I, for one, am glad mods are keeping the off-topic stuff, at the very least, to a minimum. At some boards, every topic gets derailed into the same drama and arguments. If that's what some users like, there are plenty of places to find it.

>>97314 (OP)

>Normal people

>Fursuit

Sorry anon, you were never normal to begin with.

>>97562

>don't cry to me when your in jail for being a racist anti-mexican pedo

But you can't be racist against subhumans, /CIA/.

Also it's you're, not your.

> Want to get laid

No. In fact it's a terrible idea since no con is doing anything about the people intentionally spreading AIDs.

> Like doing drugs

No. You're going to get robbed or thrown out by convention/hotel staff.

> Have a fursuit

Only if you want to show off your fursuit and be an attention whore.

If you want to go to a furcon, be prepared for disappointment and an empty wallet. None of the popular furries will live up to your expectations since most of them are genuinely shitty people. And the best thing to be there for is to get some art commissioned.

Furry conventions don't go by the standard convention rules either, you're not there to network since everyone there either are trash for networking or degenerate manchildren with no social media presence aside from artists they follow.

If you're going to a furcon, buy a decent sketchbook, something easy to draw in, save up a fat wad of dough, and prepare to talk to people around you while you wait on getting that sketchbook filled. You'll find some decent people around you while you're waiting on sketches since they're the ones who actually have something going on in their life since they can afford this, or they're pathetic manchildren here with mommy's allowance. It'll be a coinflip.

Don't share a room with a furfag, especially if it's someone you found on FA, you're not going to enjoy it a single bit and you might end up with a fair bit of your stuff stolen. Not saying my stuff was stolen, but I had a friend who had his money taken, his roomate played innocent, then came back with more shit than he could afford.

If you're going there for sex you're going to have a very bad time. Most of the people there are going to be gross unwashed virgins, very few are going to be alright, but there's also a group that's going to try to intentionally infect you with AIDs. Either way, the only people you should be going there to fuck are people you've known for years since the risks are way too high.

Bottom line, furry conventions are not going to be fun, especially if you're still in the "entry" phases of the fandom. Give it a few years and decide if you REALLY want to go. Better option is to just go to normal cons since you can still get some decent furry shit from a few. Personal recommendation is Magfest since they know their shit and don't tolerate fuckups when they happen, you've got tons of arcade games to play, tons upon tons of panels, TRPG going on, very nice and reputable merch/dealer shops, indie devs you can talk to and get product codes if you're networking, you've got a bunch of the big time YouTube/Twitch affiliates in one spot and if you're paying attention and talk yourself up you can get into one of their parties.

Either way, much more beneficial than a furcon.

>>97598

The only person who's intentionally trying to spread AIDS is Sibe, and he's banned from most of the major conventions. And even then it's not so much "intentionally spreading" but more "intentionally trying to bareback because I'm undetectable".

Plenty of people do drugs at conventions, you only hear about the people getting robbed and thrown out because they're the ones who can't handle said drugs.

If you have a fursuit you're going to be an attention whore, or a wall-flower creeper. And obviously you should want to show off your 1000 dollar plus vanity costume in the few times you've got reason to do so-- unless you want them running through charity programs of all things.

Also it's AIDS, not AIDs. It's not plural, the S stands for "syndrome", like in "Down Syndrome", which you have.

>>97598

>no con is doing anything about the people intentionally spreading AIDs

There's still no proof that this is happening besides that illustrated chart-- which itself has no proof beyond "This person's on the chart, see?" and has been well-debunked already. If you think you have evidence beyond that picture, post it. Otherwise, you're blowing smoke.

>>97640

Correct, Sibe is THE typhoid marty. At RF, though, he did bareback with one person and then tell them he has HIV. If I know Sibe, he thinks that's a riot. Supposedly (I admit this is only a rumor) his pre-STD fetish was dropping a deuce on whoever he had staying the night, while they were sleeping. I've met him once, and there was an incident where he proved quite openly that he enjoys fucking with people in ways he wants to be shocking. That was at a furmeet at a mall, and amusingly, although he got security involved, it ended with him and some buddy he had with him getting banned from property!

There ARE some folks who have organized sex parties, with or without murrsuits, at furcons. They all require attendees to show up-to-date STD test papers and, as far as I know, use protection too.

>you only hear about the people getting robbed and thrown out because they're the ones who can't handle said drugs

Right. And it's not, as another poster suggested, staff robbing them, is it? It's some shitty congoer. EVERY fan con of every kind has a few shitty people at it. I go to a big everything-con each year, and it certainly has a few on occasion. RF had two major drug incidents, neither of which involved robbery-- just dumbshits who thought it'd be fun to drop a whole bunch of stuff, get wasted drunk and... well, I think we all know what tends to happen next.

The everything-con I mentioned has a HUGE party scene, and surely quite a bit of sex, and has much more craziness than I've ever seen come from a furry con. I've WITNESSED much more craziness, not counting all the stuff that goes around the con grapevine. I've seen elevators overloaded until they break down between floors. I've seen a drunk dumbass try to use a parking kiosk's gate arm as a hurdle and trip on it, face-planting on asphalt and snapping off the arm. "Drunken Frogger" as drunks try to cross the busy road to Denny's and the overflow hotel-- there's never been an accident, but there are some close near-misses. Seen jello wrestling in a kiddy pool in a hotel room. One guy, who was 19 and couldn't get into any parties (they all card you at the door) snuck in a bottle, got wasted, and ended up puking on the shoes of a visiting cop-- he got banned. Furries have nothing on those guys!

Oh, and you expect you'll see lots of "spandex is a privilege, not a right" eye-bleach-requiring stuff? Not at furcons. Comic cons, FUCK YES. I attended the San Diego mega-con 2000-2007, and saw tons of that.

In close to two decades of furry cons, I've personally seen only five awful things, compared with countless bizarre incidents at the sci-fi/fantasy and comic cons.

>>97667

I can’t believe the name Sibe still has meaning in the fandom. He’s been rustling jimmies since before jimmies existed. You gotta give him some props for that. Also didn’t know he was HIV+ but probably nobody knows that for sure.

He’s gotta be the ultimate furry troll at this point.

>>97347

Based slannesh slayer

>>97702

He's always been the ultimate furry troll. But these days, he tends to fail at it. His parents (both have quite a bit of money) got him out of his legal battles for years. But they've given up, so if he gets in trouble now, he gets in actual trouble. That's actually been the case for a while.

As for HIV status, he at least tells people he has it (including ones he's not fucking). LOL, his WikiFur article has his Oregon booking photo. '05, that was when his parents gave up and he actually got in trouble. He then skipped probation, moved to WA where I was living at the time, tried to fuck with a local furmeet (and got banned from the mall), took over another local meet, and finally, for reasons I wish I knew, moved back to Oregon ad promptly got arrested for skipping his probation.

He was at RainFurrest a few times, and every time I saw him, he was high as a kite on I have no idea what. As said, he got in some shit at RF for convincing a guy to have unprotected sex with him and then saying "I have aids LOL, you fucked up."

>>97789

>As said, he got in some shit at RF for convincing a guy to have unprotected sex with him and then saying "I have aids LOL, you fucked up."

>God I wish that were me.jpg

But seriously, wasn't he the one who'd like, sleep with someone in their hotel room / apartment, strip them naked and break glass around the bed?

Not really, its just going to your standard furry discord server just irl. The erping, the uh ilegal stuff everything just turned on to irl mode

oh and the drama, a fuck ton of that considering its IRL, foreskin can cause drama at a con I swear.

>>97819

>foreskin can cause drama at a con I swear.

So what horror story did this originate from? Or is it a furfag version of that part of the old testament where a village gets circumcised and then slaughtered?

>>97820

Drama kicked off because some dudes on our server (one was the type to sleep around) where planning on meeting at AC. One a britbong and one a yank. The yank broke up the entire server because he was that angered over foreskin,expecting the britbong to get circumcised for him out of the blue. Well that was what it actually fell too, his words where "oh he was so abusive to me, he promised sex and he hated me while having it" nah in reality he just didn't like British foreskin. Inside story, but its some great laughs sharing that one.

>>97821

I'm not sure whether to be relieved or disappointed that it wasn't as bad as I was expecting.

>>97822

I mean, if it was worse the dude would have been forcefully circumcised at the con.

>wanting sex before marriage

you're already a degenerate OP, might as well embrace it

If you have a group of friends that you can go with, you don't really need to be interested in the sex or drugs or whatever. If you're alone and don't want that stuff, it'll probably be pretty boring, but having a group of friends to roam around with can vastly improve the experience.

>>97813

Correct, that was the incident he got arrested for in Oregon. Stole their clothes and shoes, took the phones, and surrounded the bed with broken glass. The victim, I think, stood on the bed and hammered on the ceiling until the upstairs neighbors came down. In the past, as said, his thing was:

>Find some fur with low self-esteem

>Butter them up and talk them into coming over for sex

>Fuck

>Make them sleep on the couch

>Drop a turd on them while they're asleep

>In the morning, verbally destroy them and laugh them out the door

This was, after all, the guy who first became known for pirating, but did it under the banner of, "These people want to make money? I'm going to try to throw a wrench into those plans, because it's funny to utterly destroy someone."

>>97826

But you definitely can meet new friends at a con.