You cast “furries” in a bad light.
Whatever your research indicated, “furries” and “furry fandom” arose out
of a love for anthropomorphized (i.e., talking) animals, anything from Yogi
Bear to Disney’s Robin Hood to Planet of the Apes. Just about every major
science-fiction convention used to have a “furry” party, where people of like
interest could watch G-rated furry videos, trade sketches of furry characters,
and talk about their fan interests.
Of course, sex has always been an aspect of furry fandom. Some of the early
sketches were sexy, erotic, or pornographic. And of course, the best known (and
critically acclaimed) comic of the time, Omaha the Cat Dancer, featured
sex among its furry cast. As a result, some aspects of “furry” got a bad name.
But the vast majority of furs have no interest in fursuit sex or having sex
with stuffed animals, as you stated in your column.
Fed up Rabbit...