PariahPoet wrote:I'm just tired of furry being synonymous with perverts. You aren't part of it, you don't know, so just bugger off and leave us alone.

There are perverts in every fandom and culture. It's just a shame that they are the most noticeable among the group. Back before Anime Otaku was mainstream, most fans were stereotyped to be weirdos obsessed with Hentai and... tentical sex. Furries are becomming mainstream rather quickly. Once they become as populated as other fandoms, there will be so many different kinds of people involved that a few stereotypes wont fit in even the slightest.
However, consider this. 80% of the "good" anthro art on the internet... is porn. (Good as in skillfully well drawn.) And over 50% of
that is gay porn. To the general observer, that speaks volumes. No, it doesn't mean tht 80% of the fandom has a fetish for anthros, but it can come across as such. Generalizations, if you will. Someone who knows nothing about the fandom can see this information and make their own misinformed judgement about furries. This is all too common with just about every little niche fandom out there.
Know that here, nobody connects you, Pariah, to that small population of perverted furries. I'm happy to say you are one of the creators of that 20% of good
clean antrho art that I enjoy viewing. If someone is generalizing about a particular type of person within the furry fandom, I see no reason why you should get upset since it has no relation to you. However, I can understand the frustration if that generalization is intended to cover the entire fandom, which is an unintelligent way to observe a culture.
Lurking softly, reading your posts, loving your ideas...
-Kaebora