My poll

silverpaw · Post by **silverpaw** » Thu May 25, 2006 8:11 pm

MY curiosity finally got the better of me.

So yeah pretty much im just wondering how many peoples here are furries and/or therian. So yeah, lol vote away and such.

Sorry if this seems a mindless poll, but meh

Lukas · Post by **Lukas** » Thu May 25, 2006 8:25 pm

last option

silverpaw · Post by **silverpaw** » Thu May 25, 2006 8:33 pm

hehe, well then i'll drag up some info

Ok heres just a wiki page on furry - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furry_fandom hopefully this will help

And heres on on therians - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therianthr ... guation%29
And some stuff, So yeah, thats pretty much it, hope you like reading

Anywho any questions and I shall try and answer them

Lukas · Post by **Lukas** » Thu May 25, 2006 8:44 pm

okey because i knew what a furry was but i didnt know what the secound one was thx

Terastas · Post by **Terastas** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:21 pm

Furry here.

Vuldari · Post by **Vuldari** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:57 pm

Option 4- Neither

I share 90% of the common interests of "Furries", and I deeply empathise with the feelings of "Therians", considering both to be kindred groups to myself, but I choose not to idetify myself as either.

I am an eccentric man who considers himself a member of the animal kingdom, and is struck by both inspiration and envy by and of his fellow creatures of the wild. ...and I have a bit of a Transformation obsession...

...so perhaps a more accurate answer would be;

Option 6- "OTHER"

silverpaw · Post by **silverpaw** » Thu May 25, 2006 10:00 pm

Whoops,...I forgot to addd that

Lukas · Post by **Lukas** » Thu May 25, 2006 10:01 pm

, your a good man in my opinon of the world and its commen sense subject

forsaken_wolf · Post by **forsaken_wolf** » Fri May 26, 2006 12:47 am

I just voted furry cause Usagi Yojimbo kicks a$$

Hearth · Post by **Hearth** » Fri May 26, 2006 5:57 am

Meh, I'm a mere mortal.

Lupin · Post by **Lupin** » Fri May 26, 2006 1:01 pm

Might also want to see the results of this poll:
http://calypso-blue.com/werewolf/viewtopic.php?t=2087

Lukas · Post by **Lukas** » Fri May 26, 2006 4:14 pm

i noticed no one voted otherkin

Scott Gardener · Post by **Scott Gardener** » Fri May 26, 2006 10:31 pm

Wouldn't being both therian and furry really screw up attempts at defining the two categories?

Vuldari · Post by **Vuldari** » Fri May 26, 2006 11:58 pm

Scott Gardener wrote:Wouldn't being both therian and furry really screw up attempts at defining the two categories?

No.

...well...it does keep the line blurry...but while being one does not neccesitate being the other...niether does it forbid it.

...I know that a great deal of Therians are deeply rooted into the "Furry" subculture as well. This, unfortunately, makes things very frustrating for those Therians who are NOT Furries...as the two are so commonly seen together that it sometimes almost appears that they are two sides of the same coin, when they are not.

...so, I guess then the answer would be YES after all.

It screws things up royally for Therian, Non-Furries...but it is sadly unavoidable, and is a legitimate option/answer.

(My Two Cents)

Machine-Whisperer · Post by **Machine-Whisperer** » Sat May 27, 2006 12:07 am

I cannot Identify myself as either a furry, nor a therian, Since I'm neither into the fandom, nor am I a believer that I have AN animal spirit.

But I am spiritual in a sense that I am no different to an animal, that My conciance is the same as that of a dog or a bird or an insect. with the only difference being the varying physical capabilites.

Vuldari · Post by **Vuldari** » Sat May 27, 2006 12:30 am

Machine-Whisperer wrote:But I am spiritual in a sense that I am no different to an animal, that My conciance is the same as that of a dog or a bird or an insect. with the only difference being the varying physical capabilites.

Indeed...

I explored the possibility of myself being a therian at one time...but I left that idea behind when I realised that I really don't believe that there is any difference between a Human Spirit, and that of a Wolf, or a Bird, or a Fish.

...therfore...I could not have an animal spirit, or have connection to one within myself, because in my own eyes, there is no distinction. My spirit is like water. It is the same as any other water in all the universe, and is distinguished only by it's container.

Take a drop of water from a river, and we call it River Water.

Place that same drop into the sea and it becomes Sea Water.

River...Sea...

Wolf...Human...

Deep down, it is all the same thing...just in a different container.

That is why I can not call myself a "Therian"...but I think I understand where they are comming from.

Set · Post by **Set** » Sat May 27, 2006 5:18 pm

Furry and otakukin here, thankyouverymuch.

http://otakukin.atspace.com

I rather like the article I dug up on Uncyclopedia. Sadly, this part is a little too true:

The Otherkin, however, are a vicious, emotionally cannibalistic community who thrive on the pain and doubt of their own members while calling anyone who believes something slightly different from themselves “deranged’ or “moronic’.

Read the rest here. http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Otakukin

strykeriuswolf · Post by **strykeriuswolf** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:27 pm

Furry and Artic Wolf along with Siberian Tiger...so i guess that im a hybrid

outwarddoodles · Post by **outwarddoodles** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:33 am

Neither,

Or, "other."

I, like many others, have tried exploring the posibilities of therianthropy. And I will admit I also adore a lot of great artists that are considered "furry" or "anthromorph." But I resist to identify myself with either, now.

I'm me. And that's my favorite label of all.

FireStorm · Post by **FireStorm** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:51 pm

I chose other because I am a Sanguinarian.

Merrypaws · Post by **Merrypaws** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 2:55 pm

I voted for therian.

Though depending on your definition of furry, yes, you could describe me as one of those, too. Generally though, 'furry' carries more negative package than 'therian', and I find more solace in the latter term, so theri it is.

Renorei · Post by **Renorei** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:31 pm

Furry here.

Vuldari wrote:
Scott Gardener wrote:Wouldn't being both therian and furry really screw up attempts at defining the two categories?
No.

...well...it does keep the line blurry...but while being one does not neccesitate being the other...niether does it forbid it.

...I know that a great deal of Therians are deeply rooted into the "Furry" subculture as well. This, unfortunately, makes things very frustrating for those Therians who are NOT Furries...as the two are so commonly seen together that it sometimes almost appears that they are two sides of the same coin, when they are not.

...so, I guess then the answer would be YES after all.

It screws things up royally for Therian, Non-Furries...but it is sadly unavoidable, and is a legitimate option/answer.

(My Two Cents)

Don't forget that it screws things up royally for furry, non-therians as well. I hate when people who are vaguely familiar with both groups but not entirely sure of the differences say something like "Furries are people who believe that they have the souls of animals". No thank you! That would be therians. I have a very human soul, thankyouverymuch.

When people associate therian beliefs with furries, it makes the furry fandom lose even more credibility...which is not something it needs at all.

Vuldari · Post by **Vuldari** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:23 pm

Renorei wrote:Don't forget that it screws things up royally for furry, non-therians as well. I hate when people who are vaguely familiar with both groups but not entirely sure of the differences say something like "Furries are people who believe that they have the souls of animals". No thank you! That would be therians. I have a very human soul, thankyouverymuch.

When people associate therian beliefs with furries, it makes the furry fandom lose even more credibility...which is not something it needs at all.

True...very true...

Night Rain · Post by **Night Rain** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:33 pm

I have no soul...

I chose other because I am a Sanguinarian.

I could be way off but that sounds like . . . living on blood or something. Sounds like an interesting if short way to live.

FireStorm · Post by **FireStorm** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:11 pm

*Smiles* I dont live on it but I do need it....

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