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A large group of fursuit owners at a furry convention. The furry fandom is a subculture interested in anthropomorphic animal characters. [1] [2] [3] Some examples of anthropomorphic attributes include exhibiting human intelligence and facial expressions, speaking, walking on two legs, and wearing clothes.
Anthropomorphism in literature and other media led to a sub-culture known as furry fandom, which promotes and creates stories and artwork involving anthropomorphic animals, and the examination and interpretation of humanity through anthropomorphism. This can often be shortened in searches as "anthro", used by some as an alternative term to "furry".
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The topic came up recently when an Oklahoma lawmaker filed a bill targeting the subculture in Oklahoma schools.
The concept of the furry originated at a science fiction convention in 1980, [19] when a drawing of a character from Steve Gallacci's Albedo Anthropomorphics initiated a discussion of anthropomorphic characters in science fiction novels, which in turn initiated a discussion group that met at science fiction and comics conventions.
Some of these, however, are "fly-by-night" operations or make suits of sub-par quality, leading to the proliferation of fursuit review sites to weed them out. [2] There is heavy turnover of these smaller makers, with only a third of them able to stay afloat, due to suit-making being labor-intensive, and requiring a unique style and a following. [2]
The term "fursona" is a portmanteau of the words "furry" and "persona". [1] The term was first used in 1997. [2]According to Fred Patten, it was common for attendants to use their real names or nicknames at ConFurence (world's first furry convention) in 1989.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. Formal gathering of members of the furry fandom The Dealers Den and fursuit parade at Anthrocon 2006 A furry convention (also furry con or fur con) is a formal gathering of members of the furry fandom – people who are interested in the concept of fictional non-human animal characters ...