ur becoming so insufferable

@olivia-rr4nm

Жыл бұрын

i so agree

@venomviper618

Жыл бұрын

me to is so agree

@axolotlsareverycool

Жыл бұрын

Nice move pinning this kurtis. Respect

@fooled0NE

Жыл бұрын

So true

@yomnamostafa8962

Жыл бұрын

So we are

reminder: ALL fandoms have cringy/sexual parts. It’s not just furries 🤝

@ABC-sz7rd

Жыл бұрын

and they can all k word themselves too

@damienearl8302

Жыл бұрын

Like, does no one remember the days they likely spent in the Undertale fandom?

@Ghostly3011

Жыл бұрын

@@damienearl8302 Half of them became furries, the other half hate furries.

@wednesdaybell3062

Жыл бұрын

Yup! And speaking as a former Starbucks barista, it's definitely not just furries that are being assholes to minimum wage workers for the sake of online content either.

@ducky.doodles

Жыл бұрын

Ikr I can never join a fandom with out being grouped with the weirder people (I DON'T LIKE SPAMTON AND I'M NOT A STAN)

“Don’t make fun of the furry community. If they can afford a 5,000 dollar suit then they can afford a 5 dollar pipe bomb” -Master Chief

@ceresofthestars

Жыл бұрын

some suits can cost $15,000 lmao thats an actual hitman right there

@doobledoodoobityboop4482

Жыл бұрын

Thats not one pipebomb,its multiple

@bigdadddyd123

Жыл бұрын

Make fun of them

@ugabuga9729

Жыл бұрын

what the fuck

@SageGilbert191

Жыл бұрын

@@bigdadddyd123 don’t do it Your life isn’t worth it!

I used to be a fur suit performer for Disney world and universal and I openly told people I was paid to be a full time furry.

@elicarson6134

7 ай бұрын

that must’ve been so warm 😭😭

@jumpobumpo

7 ай бұрын

@@elicarson6134imagine being in a heavy ass fluffy suit crowded amusement park in florida. A lot of fursuiters pass out just being in inside, ventilated conventions. Imagine that in florida sun 😭

@comrademartinofrappuccino

7 ай бұрын

you were, but why you stopped?

@JohnWall-lj1mx

7 ай бұрын

⁠@@comrademartinofrappuccinobecause his costume probably stunk of sweat and would have given him heat stroke

@MoonTideTheOneAndONLY

7 ай бұрын

Are you sure you’re still alive?? Like- you didn’t experience heat stroke?

Though I’m not a furry myself, I’ve always found the absolute disdain for them weird as hell. Anthro animals are EVERYWHERE! Cereal mascots, Disney characters, children’s book illustrations, this isn’t a new phenomenon. But make them more colorful and create a community around them and n o w it’s weird? Honestly it looks like fun! Who doesn’t like colorful art and costumes and cute animals?

@A_A610

8 ай бұрын

It also heavily appeals to a lot of marginalized communities, and much of the rhetoric around it generally gives people shit over it on those fronts: -Geek subculture ("haha nerd") -Overwhelmingly queer ("haha gay") -Disproportionately neurodiverse ("haha autism")

@plutoandpolaris

8 ай бұрын

@@A_A610 yeah, I hear you. That’s honestly true crux of 99% of cringe culture, it’s all just making fun of stuff marginalized people like. It’s an excuse to make fun of those communities without getting shit for being bigoted, because “I’m not making fun of their identity!” But that’s just a cop out and everybody knows it

@pinkseonghwa

7 ай бұрын

I’ve only met furries at conventions, but for me there’s something about them being brought into 3D, being live and walking, that tips into the uncanny valley territory. Other than that, furries are lovely!

@hunny_bon_20

5 ай бұрын

It’s like, if it’s a famous character that your dressing up as as a job, it’s fine. But if it’s an oc and it’s just a hobby, it’s bad and sexual.

@dogeclanleader1

5 ай бұрын

“The difference being one is a job and the other is mental sickness”

I used to just shrug at furry hate and go along with the jokes. Then a furry convention got literally bombed and everyone made a joke out of it. That snapped me out of it. Wtf kind of hobby could possibly make bombing innocent people funny?

@fastcrasher

Жыл бұрын

Just like the 9/11 jokes. A horrible event happens, and people seem use it as a punchline.

@Lucy-fn9rj

Жыл бұрын

this comment led me to read more about the bombing and oh my god i have learned so much about furries. i had no idea there’s full blown furry hate groups, or that members of those hate groups have carried out multiple attacks on furry conventions???? including a chemical weapons attack????? like holy shit maybe ignoring furries because they’re “cringe” is a bigger problem than i thought

@v_eye_let_17

Жыл бұрын

There’s actually a huge p*dophilia & bestiality problem in that community.

@v_eye_let_17

Жыл бұрын

@@Lucy-fn9rj it’s not because they’re cringe.

@Lady_stargold

Жыл бұрын

@@v_eye_let_17 .....so that means its okay to bomb them?? 😭😭

the person who drew Kurtis as a furry is probably having the best day of their life right now

@theoanderson2042

Жыл бұрын

Are you the guy who drew the picture

@abandoned_account_6712

Жыл бұрын

@@theoanderson2042 they probably arent

@n6h6

Жыл бұрын

@@theoanderson2042 I wish lmao, I'm not very good at art

@CrimeCastInc.

Жыл бұрын

@@n6h6 I can tell bro

@nglidk

Жыл бұрын

@@CrimeCastInc. oooh

There was this one time at our local con where a bunch of young adults threatened with a knife a 12YO LITTLE GIRL just because she was dressed in an animal costume... I'm not even kidding

@RockySlays

7 ай бұрын

That's fucked up

@SweetiieHeartZzz

5 ай бұрын

Wth

@idlegameplayer3756

5 ай бұрын

that's a straight up crime did they get in trouble

@xCaptainChloex

5 ай бұрын

@@idlegameplayer3756 I don't think they did :c

@zesty_wesley_

4 ай бұрын

i saw a video of a person chasing two young furs who were no more then 13 or 14 with a knife trying to stab and possibly kill them and people were siding with the stabber

the fact that kurtis genuinely made me change my mind about furries because of this video

@_.-Midnight-._

5 ай бұрын

I watched it and waited a couple of months before I watched it again, and now I'm starting to accept them.

@mewowow

4 ай бұрын

Im not a furry but this makes me happy tbh, like finally more people are not hating on certain harmless communities who are just having fun

@emoclowngirl

3 ай бұрын

somehow people are still being annoying after watching it, some people are really just hateful to their core, i’m happy that’s not the case w everyone tho

@AlqhemyA

2 ай бұрын

@@emoclowngirlimo its probably queerphobia or something similar, and thats coming from a gay furry

@MaryamMaqdisi

2 ай бұрын

Same and same, we're all weirdos deep down anyway, why shame anyone who's just having harmless fun

Love how the majority of the internet did a full 180 in the past years and said "Hey, maybe cringe culture is actually just bullying people for enjoying harmless things you personally don't like" and I'm all here for it

@reneedailey1696

Жыл бұрын

It really is lovely seeing people progress.

@rainbowlack

Жыл бұрын

Haven't seen the majority do it sadly, but there is definitely progress being made, which I appreciate especially as someone who's autistic and Not Cisgender

@FeministCatwoman

Жыл бұрын

Taking way too fukn long if you ask me. Sometimes being a decent person means waiting around for years for everyone else to catch up.

@Lenlon703

Жыл бұрын

I guess it's more than half in 'safe' communities like kurtis' but it's still a minority in others. Very very tiny minority if you go into a low tolerance and low awareness of neurodivergence country's internet. Edit : changed opinion on the amounts

@lid2966

Жыл бұрын

So true

A friend of mine passed away in February and she was a hardcore furry. She got bullied for it a lot and when I first met her I thought it was weird but I’m glad I met her. It made me realize that i literally can just mind my own business and not judge others. She definitely made me a less judgy person and I thank her for that. I bet she would have loved this video and the open mindedness you had towards it. This video reminded me of her and made me very happy, cool video Kurtis

@sunnyandthechlo

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for your loss. I agree though, when you stop judging people you get to see what really makes them happy and seeing someone talk excitedly about something they love is so fun!

@liloaintresting

Жыл бұрын

rip for her and i hope she's in a better place

@mjc.bughao7441

Жыл бұрын

That's a really nice story, RIP to your friend and Condolences to you and her love ones 🙏🏽💕

@hamilcross

Жыл бұрын

@vixenrin

Жыл бұрын

@@sunnyandthechlo absolutely! I love when people can be passionate about things bc of it. It’s pure joy.

Gotta love the fact that he actually took the time to research this topic, instead of just watching cringe compilations and laughing or something, mad respect bro. I feel bad that furries are bullied so much over a hobby.

@-----_-----------_-------_----

6 ай бұрын

Ye man he's critically thinking and doing research it's a good trait but sadly it's a dying one that's why people look at something and be like lol cringe

@Its_Plexus

6 ай бұрын

@@-----_-----------_-------_---- Sad but true 😔

@Gonzas97

Ай бұрын

Because a lot of them do weird stuff, and a lot of them are into zoo..., Even furrues themselves admit that their own fandom does a lot of bad stuff

@williamsencer2040

24 күн бұрын

@@Gonzas97 we’re all weird, and, probably an 1/50th of the community is, every community has a slice of nut jobs

@williamsencer2040

24 күн бұрын

Minus the “an” lmao

im not a furry but i am someone who overstimulates easily and i struggle to get through school days without these small, almost invisible hearing-blocks i put in my ears, which for some reason is seen as weird or cringe by *some* neurotypicals at my school. long story short, no matter what we do, neurodivergent people will never be fully accepted as non-cringe while still being comfortable, so do whatever u wanna do! live ya life yk

@blackqweenmars

4 ай бұрын

As long as it doesn’t hurt anyone and as long as it’s not causing any sort of disturbance or breaking any laws

@doe4003

3 ай бұрын

Mood, I'm easily overstimulated by noises so I wear earplugs *everywhere* and for the first year or so there was a lot of "what are those" and "take those out of your ears!!!" etc. It's mostly calmed down now since it's been like 4-5 years of wearing them nearly daily but lord, people can be weird about the smallest things.

@buffer_brain1917

3 ай бұрын

I have the kind of autism where it’s really hard for me to feel genuinely shame. When people would get on to me about my stimming or covering my ears, I used to openly mock them for having lives that are so boring that me just doing some hand flapping was so mind blowing. When I say mock I don’t mean a sneer, I mean I would fully openly laugh hard as hell at them and ask shit like- if they also get excited when they see a slightly different squirrel. Pretty sure it didn’t do a single thing for my reputation, but they stopped trying to openly tease me about it after the 4th time I hard laughed in their face

@dragong33k

2 ай бұрын

I too have sensory issues, and i will never understand why whenever neurotypicals notice a soundblocker they just refuse to continue talking, like we were in a coherent conversation for 15 minutes until you saw them, and suddenly I am deaf? what is the issue?

@hatcher365

2 ай бұрын

stage 1: denial

The fact that most cringe compilations are people that sit on reddit 16 hours a day, making fun of people just trying to enjoy themselves is pretty telling

@pebbly2513

Жыл бұрын

sweat stains on their discord mod shirts

@co1n_eater

Жыл бұрын

Based patterrzz as always

@perplexed1783

Жыл бұрын

The irony

@user-xv1cs9mm9d

Жыл бұрын

The opposing side just spend their 16hrs on Twitter.

@kittzqwr

Жыл бұрын

@Deadpool × wolverine cry

Kurtis you’d be surprised how much so called “cringe” is actually just people dunking on autistic people

@sxkratis

Жыл бұрын

FR

@zubidubi792

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/dW16y9iyibPIado.html

@BerserksEclipse

Жыл бұрын

Autistic people, children just existing, and autistic children existing. It’s so disheartening to see. I remember a “homestuck” cringe compilation that was just kids in costumes hanging out at a con. They were just hanging out with their friends…and yet somehow it’s “cringe”.

@scout_427

Жыл бұрын

Fr

@wiggletonthewise2141

Жыл бұрын

True!

I can’t thank you enough for not making fun of furry’s but instead helping others understand them! :D thank you!!!

@Noah12672

10 ай бұрын

BE A CITIZEN OF KURTISTOWN😈😈😈

@galacticgamercat6637

10 ай бұрын

@@Noah12672I beat you too it lol

@judispriest

8 ай бұрын

Uh... deez? Cat cringe. L ratio.

@galacticgamercat6637

8 ай бұрын

@@judispriest what??? Are you 8 or something?

@galacticgamercat6637

8 ай бұрын

@@judispriest I take it back your content is kinda good

“Interestingly, Furries claim the sexual component is small, but a quick search for ‘furry porn’ almost immediately disproves this” “Interestingly, the car community claims the sexual component is small, but a quick search for ‘car porn’ almost immediately disproves this”

@ishid.anfarded

16 күн бұрын

dont act like there isnt way more furry porn out there though

@FBI-sr2eg

16 күн бұрын

@@ishid.anfarded well yeah, it’s an art community. There’s a shit ton of anime porn out there, doesn’t mean anime is a porn focused community

@ishid.anfarded

16 күн бұрын

@@FBI-sr2eg i mean...

I remember talking to a furry, I asked them about the whole erotic scene and they were just like 'Bro. Do you know how much these suits cost? I'm not trying to get ANY bodily fluids anywhere near this thing'

@wildfirefox1

Жыл бұрын

That's so fucking funny though

@cherrysoda.

Жыл бұрын

ngl amazing answer to those questions that are like “do you screw animals in ur suit”

@lioedevon4275

Жыл бұрын

Yea Murrsuiters baffle me because I don’t get how you could spend THAT much money to have *ahem* fun times in it

@monicarenee7949

Жыл бұрын

I first was exposed to furries in college around 2005-2006. There was a group of students who ran around with parts of their (suits? I don’t want to use the wrong word) but some would just wear tails, and idk what they wore inside. I just heard rumors that they all had orgies together in their suits and that’s honestly all I knew of furries. Interesting to see a new perspective.

@KassieR329

Жыл бұрын

fr. my bf is a furry, and I knew before we started dating and he told me the other day "look, idk if you're into furry stuff or not, at least sexually, but when I get a fur suit, I am NOT having sex in that thing. not risking ANYTHING" I just laughed cause I didn't want to do that anyways lmao

Could you imagine being a sick-ass baller furry walking down the street then some guy in a flaming tour bus sticks his head out the window and gawks at you?

@nuulcoolpro

Жыл бұрын

@Deadpool × wolverine consider getting your account back

@voxalice1

Жыл бұрын

@yes Isn't It Ironic

@Java_Protogen

2 ай бұрын

@@voxalice1 it's almost like rain on a wedding day

kid at my school called me a slur for being a furry 💀

@abbledy

14 күн бұрын

What the hell that's horrible 💀😭

@jupiterfox7683

8 күн бұрын

Some people are just stupid. You can laugh in silence, knowing that their incapability for tolerance will not get them far in life.

As a furry, i don’t enjoy having people telling me to kms online an in real life just because i like wearing an animal mask. I was out in my fur suit head and someone literally hit me when I was trick or treating with my 9 year old brother

@ImternetExplorer

4 ай бұрын

It's especially crazy that they did that ON HALLOWEEN. That's just insane.

@mukilandhinesh3931

4 ай бұрын

ON HALLOWEEN? even normally thats fucked up but like halloween is literally the day you dress up to walk around the neighborhood

@otto_onpawziess

4 ай бұрын

@@mukilandhinesh3931 they didn't hit me hard they just kinda shoved me off the sidewalk. I'm not sure if it was on purpose, because the sidewalk was a bit crowded, but still

@Bumble._.Jellybottom

2 ай бұрын

someone threatened me with their fake gun he was with his friends and im pretty sure they were kinda fed up when he did that lol

Y'know what's WAY worse than someone who's into something taboo or "cringe"? Someone who becomes obsessed with harassing those kinds of people instead of just ignoring it. Comes across as far more cringe.

@deaddan2148

Жыл бұрын

You just defined 4Chan!

@zerotwo6814

Жыл бұрын

It's something that's a lot more common than people admit, especially in us Western countries. When people hate something these days, they tend to obsessively hate it, showing said hatred any time it comes up in any regard. An example could be if someone's father said something about a coworker treating them poorly that day, and their mother takes such offense to it that she gets upset and says the pettiest things whenever that coworker is brought up in the future...And yes, I am speaking from experience for this one.

@Aimela136

Жыл бұрын

I mean, if that taboo causes any sort of harm to anyone(or animals) then that shouldn't just be ignored. But yeah, I get what you mean.

@harryballshd

Жыл бұрын

cringe

@frickenpluto

Жыл бұрын

@@harryballshd this comment is the cringiest one in the replies lmao

When Kurtis came out as a Furry to Jenna in his fursuit, I fell to my knees in tears. It was such a beautiful moment in the video, thank you for being so brave

@kathyhenderson824

Жыл бұрын

Furry pride

@ludovicatirone4304

Жыл бұрын

My favourite part was when kurtis got up and yelled "its furry time" that was so good

@strawberrylemlime4447

Жыл бұрын

@@ludovicatirone4304 It made me respect even more. Not just because he’s so brave, being a cis, white man, but because he’s a furry

@hexhollows

Жыл бұрын

i thought that said JERMA

@sharty3

Жыл бұрын

@andrew tate hi andy

As a furry, I appreciate these kind of videos covering the fandom and making sure that people understand that the furry fandom isn’t only about the intercourse and sexual stuff. I’ve been in the fandom since I was 12 years old and I only joined because I have an interest in acting and art. Thank you Kurtis! Love from the fandom!

@otto_onpawziess

5 ай бұрын

boots! hi! (sorry if it annoys you when people do this) but i totally agree with your comment

@Nonbeanary_sibling

4 ай бұрын

OMG HI BOOTS! Luv your videos, and yeah when I first heard about furries I never thought "ew wtf" I was just "yo that's sick" and then about a year or some months later I joined the Fandom ❤

@Faunadoodlez

4 ай бұрын

HI BOOTS

@c1d3r-t4bby-p4ws

4 ай бұрын

BOOTS ILYSSM

@Echo_8054

3 ай бұрын

I joined when I was 14 because I thought the characters look cute

As a neurodivergent person I have been a furry since I was 12. Actually I blame those cringe comps of furries for making me a furry. I always enjoyed animals and making animal characters. Plus having nerdy supportive parents set me on this path

@Valuepak

3 ай бұрын

I've always been very "weird" to others, and been interested in the furry fandom for a while, only recently realized I was neurodivergent after diagnosed at 16 lol

@CryonImous

3 ай бұрын

shut up

@MaryamMaqdisi

2 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with you, bless you

Cringe culture is like- a way too socially acceptable way to make fun of neurodivergent people, and it pisses me off because it ruined my self esteem as a kid

@JewelWildmoon

Жыл бұрын

Fr. I never really said it directly to them but anytime someone would say furries are cringe because they're all autistic, I'd just be thinking "So you were looking for a socially acceptable way to harass neurodivergent children-?"

@zirconium2014

Жыл бұрын

Lol is it though but not always, take the cringy dude emotionally thirst trapping, like thats not neurodivergance is it? Also neurodivergent people can be pretty cringe and weird and this comes from a person with ASD. I've only ever been able to truely mingle with those people. I've done funny weird cringe shit before because I'm a tard. Thats normal to look at people doing cringe shit and think that's weird and messed up. Because it's not right. Its not just because it's "socially acceptable" its just fact of life dude. You're the weird boyfriend/girlfriend thats taken to parties being silently laughed at, being judged because your shoes match your unmatched neon outfit terribly and you're screaming like a banshee. Get to know it. It sucks but it's true. Everyday I had battle what was once my awful undiagnosed artard crap and it was not quirky or cute and you know what? It was insane cringe for everyone who knew me because it affects everyone, not just the individual who may or may not be blind to their behaviour. Also it's actually really nice to not be looked at as a weirdo as much anymore 😊

@joemama-zm4de

Жыл бұрын

@@zirconium2014 buddy you have GOT to go to therapy and work on that internalized hatred. it is not normal to look at neurodivergent people and think they're weird and messed up, and that you have to make fun of them. if you're getting laughed at or judged at parties, those are not parties you should be going to, because those people are fucking awful. seriously. therapy works.

@songofthesea6353

Жыл бұрын

Shocker, our society has norms and rules that when you break you face scorn.

@joemama-zm4de

Жыл бұрын

@@songofthesea6353 good job bethany, you've stated the obvious

kurtis is a delightfully nontoxic man. like a crayola marker

@kurapikakurta1997

Жыл бұрын

Would he taste like one too?

@FernclawProductions

Жыл бұрын

that is SUCH a funny way to say that. thank you so much that will be burned into my brain forever now

@luxill0s

Жыл бұрын

playdoh

@peepoopeepo0

Жыл бұрын

BARS

@babyspice67

Жыл бұрын

LMAO

I struggle with sensory issues and the way you described it was so well. Not to mention that a mask blocks bright lights and muffs loud sounds which helps a ton. You're also not expected to speak with it on. Plus it's soft sometimes. It's the ultimate form of comfort.

KURTIS I FUCKING LOVE YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT AUTISTIC PEOPLE BEING OFTEN TIMES TIED TO CRINGE CULTURE I LOVE YOUUU BRO IVE VEEN SAYING THIS YOURE AWESOME

@poopyfartlover313

6 ай бұрын

if it isn’t obvious i am autistic

@FBI-sr2eg

2 ай бұрын

Some neurotypicals will virtue signal all day everyday about “mental health matters” until someone has a mental health issue that isn’t aesthetic enough for them

I worked at a Subway for awhile and it was very minimum wage and fucking annoying. Anyway, a girl who was a furry used to come in a lot. Her name was Karina. (She got an Buffalo chicken with every vegetable and extra sauce.) she was in her early twenties and she wore fox ears and a tail every time she came in. One day she came in with her full fur suit, though she took off the head so we could hear her, which was very nice. She explained that she was going to a convention that I was also planning on going to the next day. No one else was in line so we talked about how excited we were for it for a couple minutes. She was the nicest customer I have ever served in any job I’ve had. She also put five dollars in the tip jar as well as putting a 20% tip on her card every single time. She was lovely and I really hope she’s doing well.

@crashh-course

Жыл бұрын

karina seems great :( i love when people talk about things they're excited about! (yes ive got a drop of the tism lmao)

@SaturnHunter_

Жыл бұрын

@@crashh-course I too have a ‘drop of the tism’ and I loved hearing her talk about what she loved. I sadly never saw her at the con and quit my job shortly after that for other reasons.

@missmaia6839

Жыл бұрын

aww bless karina

@ajayakennedy5239

Жыл бұрын

i like that you told us her order lol

@SaturnHunter_

Жыл бұрын

@@ajayakennedy5239 I feel like it’s important to understand her as a person. Impeccable taste

Fun fact: One of the leading researchers in the COVID vaccine is a furry. They recently won a prestigious award for their work.

@justrandomotaku

Жыл бұрын

Really!! Source please I wanna know who this person is

@gatorayds

Жыл бұрын

Yeah and I am one of the leading researchers of the Furry Vaccine. (Very Important)

@heehoopeenut2579

Жыл бұрын

honestly most people dont realize how big of an affect furries have in their day to day lives. a pretty good amount of furries are nerds and go into tech and sciences. edit; the furry scientist goes by Chise/sailorrooscout for anyone wondering

@foxinabox5103

Жыл бұрын

@@heehoopeenut2579 that's how they afford their art collection! And furries run the internet, I'll tell you that! You piss em off and the internet that you know will cease to exist/j

@ayla5909

Жыл бұрын

I'm not gonna do my research into this at all and believe you whole heartedly because that is amazing

I’m a furry myself and on the spectrum, and I appreciate the research you put into this and your respectful perspective on furry culture. Awesome video.

Furry haters look up "Furry cringe" and scroll through images and are basically like "Bro all this stuff is cringe so that must mean all furries are cringe"

@Irrationalitys

10 ай бұрын

fr. they only care to look at the bad side of the community rather than both

@LivingBeingOfNature

9 ай бұрын

Not all. But most. Still is a letdown.

@NotInsane.JustSilly

8 ай бұрын

Honestly, stuff like that has ruined my view of furries. I still think that they arent all bad but like i still have a more negative view of them

@crazylemon7938

5 ай бұрын

Furries are fine, but some of them are just... I mean how can you do anything but laugh?

@Apathy.Apathy.

4 ай бұрын

A lot of furries say that but never give examples of these not insufferable furries

I should start calling sports mascots "professional furries"

@sunelfking9640

Жыл бұрын

FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT

@rowanh9110

Жыл бұрын

proFURsional if you will

@Mostly_Roblox

Жыл бұрын

@@rowanh9110 Good one, I FURsonally like that pun

@soho-lx1vx

Жыл бұрын

nah

@soho-lx1vx

Жыл бұрын

@Pro-Fur Insurgent W

reject cringe culture, embrace doing things because theyre fun

@Jack_Saint_Archive

Жыл бұрын

based and fun

@ddjsoyenby

Жыл бұрын

i can't deny myself.........I LIKE VTUBERS AND WRITE FANFICTION ABOUT THEM AND MY OC A LIVING BODY PILLOW, I LOVE BEING CRINGE!

@simppythesimp1370

Жыл бұрын

@@ddjsoyenby 👍

@c1nnamodoll

Жыл бұрын

@@ddjsoyenby LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK !!! LIVE UR TRUTH 🗣

@chromaduckie5907

Жыл бұрын

@@ddjsoyenby IT’S NOT HURTING ANYONE AND YOU’RE HAVING FUN !!!! LET’S GOOOOO !!!!!!!!!

Finally a title that's not saying "all furries are stupid haha" As someone who isnt a furry. I appreciate Kurtis saying its cringe culture and not all furries

OMGGG I remember the furry episode of 1000 Ways to Die SO VIVIDLY!! That episode traumatized me as a child, it was so absurd to me. (... I'm also a furry now, ironically, how the turn tables). Also, amazing video, thank you for this!! Furries are genuinely so overhated, it's low hanging fruit. Thank you for doing the proper research, it genuinely was validating to watch!

@Babysharkboss2

9 ай бұрын

I had to google the clip after this vid, I regret it.

@gerragotheallidile

12 күн бұрын

"Low hanging fruit"? More like "Beating a dead horse" if you ask me.

One time my sibling and I went to a convention and someone thought it'd be funny to pull the fire alarm. The whole building had to evacuate and it was mid November Cold. The cosplayers in revealing costumes started huddling, my sibby and I, along with other fully clothed cosplayers huddled around them. And then the outer ring of the huddle was a wall of furries forming a barrier around us. It was awesome, and they kept us all warm until we could go inside again.

@nowherels64

Жыл бұрын

That's so wholesome!

@Nazzeroid

Жыл бұрын

YOU DARE APPROACH THE RING OF FIRE ????? (OR FURRY)

@deonx262

Жыл бұрын

you sure were a menace

@derekderekplaymaker1898

Жыл бұрын

The worst internet culture sucks 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

@juliannaelwell

Жыл бұрын

that is so wholesome omg

kurtis talking about furries while wearing a donkey kong shirt is actually really funny

@kendramerc7438

Жыл бұрын

Why tf are so many links lmao

@skyevans7746

Жыл бұрын

@Deadpool. why are we all just trolls he owns so many trolls

@kendramerc7438

Жыл бұрын

@Deadpool. shut up

@zubidubi792

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/dW16y9iyibPIado.html

@ReptilianTeaDrinker

Жыл бұрын

@@kendramerc7438 Those are all bot comments. Sadly, YT has a bot problem and it isn't being fixed. :(

Thank you Kurtis. I’m a furry and autistic and I was scared to watch this bc I thought you’d be hating and honestly it means a lot that you’re open minded

I've always had the mindset if people don't hurt others or themselves, they should just do whatever they want. But I've not really understood the furry community. I never had anything against them but I never understood what it was about. This video cleared up a lot of things that I wouldn't known otherwise. And I must say, reading about how so many was scared to even watch this just broke my heart. Been crying while reading through the comments and I feel bad for not doing more for the community, even if i'm not a part of it.

I had a student who had selective mutism because of parental issues. She felt more comfortable saying small sentences in the suit and liked sewing them. She’d always show me her art. Changed my perspective entirely.

@danialrafid

Жыл бұрын

Being a furry is a way for autists to have an excuse for being weird.

@lordlandcandlestick3010

Жыл бұрын

that’s so sweet :'0

@uwuLikesEyebrowsuwu

Жыл бұрын

Growing up I had selective mutism too. I wasn’t a furry at the time but I did pretend to be an animal (ik it’s like the most stereotypically cringe thing) which helped me to communicate in at least some form. I think it’s great that your student was able to find a work around for her selective mutism like that too, and I’m sure it felt great for her to be able to communicate as well :)

@phoebej2695

Жыл бұрын

it's nice to hear somebody mention selective mutism, most people don't know what it is.

@bubbleeclorn1231

Жыл бұрын

I was diagnosed with SM when I was 11, I always felt more confident in fursuits and I liked the positivity people gave me, it’s unfortunate people associate a lot of us with z00s and stuff

i’m not a furry, but i am autistic, and i really appreciate kurtis mentioning autistic people and how they tie in to discussions of “cringe culture” lots of the behaviors people consider ‘cringe’ can be traced back to normal autistic behavior, and it can be really upsetting to watch. this is just my opinion and if any autistic people disagree that’s totally fine and valid but i just wanted to say thank you, kurtis :)

@wormfigure

Жыл бұрын

same !!! i really wasnt expecting thiz video n itz making me really happy how someone a lot of people look up to is talking abt something so important :D

@Alansaurus

Жыл бұрын

I am a furry, and im very neurodivergent, and yeah, that is so true. There are a lot of neurodivergent people in the fandom, and people definitely are super ableist and honestly just horrible towards us for just trying to have fun 😭

@funtimeplushcreations8720

Жыл бұрын

I agree (I’m also autistic) it’s kinda concerning how often that happens

@aleisterlilywhite1109

Жыл бұрын

Also autistic and not a furry and I agree with you 🙃

@thenavybluewolf5648

Жыл бұрын

Same!!! When cringe culture was more popular I used to feel crushed when I saw someone calling my interests cringe. It still effects me to this day, because I am obsessively hiding my interests from my peers in college, because I worry that they won't take me seriously once we get into our careers.

As a kid, I also believed color didn't exist in the past bc of old movies being black and white lmao. The fact that Kurtis had this same belief makes me feel so validated bc every time I mentioned this to someone they just didn't get why I'd think that.

As a furry and a Therian, I have had to move across 3 schools in order of bullying, I am 15 years old and it started when I was 13. I began my exploring and artwork of furries at 12, Becoming one when I turned 13. I told my friends who I had been friends with for 5 years at the time turned me down immediately the second I “came out” as a furry. I do not wear a suit, wear paws, bark, run around on all fours, use litter boxes or call myself an Animal. I know I’m human and all I do is draw animals with the physics features of a human. (Limbs, heads and voices.) I create comics for myself and find it as a way to express myself. I did this in my free time at school and people came past saying “Ew.” “Furry.” It didn’t bother me as I knew I wasn’t the only one who had these things said to them throughout the world. But, at home things started to go down hill with my family. (I will not be sharing.) I gained anxiety and depression and eventually having 1 attempt. Having three friends (who didn’t really care if I was a furry, but still hated them.) at school ifk how they found out I had attempted, But people started yelling things like “go die, try again, show me ur barcodes” and more. It really hurt me and tightened my heart whenever I heard it. I began moving schools and school after school the same things occurred. I am in a mind state right now which I feel much better in, knowing I have new friends who understand me and support my artwork. This went slightly down hill at some point when I broke my wrist and a student pulled on my arm, Yelling “Furry” at the same time. It was recorded and the student was suspended, not expelled.

@DoppelTaken

13 күн бұрын

the most messed up shit in the world. you deserve a lot better

People constantly labeling things they don't understand as a "sexual thing" is so tiresome

@TitaniusAnglesmith

Жыл бұрын

Straight up. Imma be honest, I can't stand furries, but just because I don't vibe with it. It's not like I hate them or anything. But my dad legit thinks furries are some mentally ill kids who think they're animals and attracted to them... Like bruh, stop listining to boomer Fox news talking points.

@calebday6988

Жыл бұрын

ur cringe

@Tigersox24

Жыл бұрын

agreed. another example of this is age regression. (not ddlg or ageplay, which are actual k!nks) age regression can be a symptom of severe ptsd or childhood trauma, or just be a lifestyle. it’s always strange to me how people look at an adult in a onesie with a stuffed animal and immediately sexualize it? like kurtis said, i almost think it says more about the person who automatically assumes something is sexual.

@AshaSara

Жыл бұрын

Literally

@lunaponta594

Жыл бұрын

I DONT UNDERSTAND YOU, YOU'RE SEXY AS HELL wait

As a non-furry autistic, I really really appreciated the edit he added in when he mentioned neurodivergent people. Props for really doing some research

@spookeymo

Жыл бұрын

same

@g.r.e..g

Жыл бұрын

i am a furry autistic 💪💪💪

@charzelo4244

Жыл бұрын

@John Doe wait question, no judgement but are you a sociopath?

@CheeseChud

Жыл бұрын

As a non furry autistic. I find clarification of it to be cringe. Kind of cringe kurtis but I do appreciate you doing it for others!

@hinachan70

Жыл бұрын

Yep same here for the being autistic part. Except there's really no reason to just go out there and scream "neurodivergent' unless you're in psychology or some shit. I just wake up and know I think differently, that's it. Not really sure why people love a shout out online of a fancy term. Does it make ya feel special or somethin?

All I want to say is that furry’s don’t think they are that a animal, that is a therein and I want to thank kurtis for making this video! You are loved by many people. ❤️

@_gorillazfreakinc._2

3 ай бұрын

Therians don't believe they're animals, they believe they were animals in a past life. I know this because my sibling is a therian.

@_gorillazfreakinc._2

3 ай бұрын

And if someone truly believes they're an animal, we call that zoanthropy. Which is a mental illness.

2:27 “I don’t even know how to do a smooth transition in my editing software”

my least favorite thing about people harassing furries is how stubborn their views are, being a furry does NOT equal being attracted to real life animals, not every furry runs around in a fursuit 24/7, and really, they’re people with their own unique interests just like us, no need to harass them for having interests you’re not used to

@thulitesguide

Жыл бұрын

chiyoko kubozono you're so right... thank you for your wisdom

@Norithedawgg

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, and not all of them are obsessed with sex in general, actually a lot of people in the community are minors, so it's a really harmful stereotype

@toontownvioletbunny

Жыл бұрын

@@Norithedawgg A lot of people in the community are asexual as well

@Norithedawgg

Жыл бұрын

@@toontownvioletbunny yeah absolutely, kinda sucks to see that being such a side spread stereotype when in most cases it's not even true

@audreyumstead5966

Жыл бұрын

exactly, it’s like there’s a whole other term to people being attracted to ACTUAL animals sexually.. there’s a difference between being a furry versus being a zoophile

"a cringe man will always think he is based, but a based man is truthful to his cringe self" - lao tzu

@big_sea

Жыл бұрын

yes

I've never understood why furries get so much hate for dressing up as a character they enjoy and made themselves or paid for yet cosplaying another form of character is seen more as universally acceptable to people. Ain't it just the same thing really at the end of the day, a way to feel more confident and comfortable within yourself. To clarify I ain't a furry but I do like dressing somewhat unique for lack of better terminology.

@Alex-bm5de

8 ай бұрын

like genuinely it's so cool

@Hhssishbrjdksskw

4 ай бұрын

Probably because the workers are there to entertain children and some adults. They also mostly likely don’t want to be there and are just doing it for the cash, while furries do it in their spare time.

@yurisei6732

4 ай бұрын

Cosplay is cringe though too, and so is being a unique dresser. End of the day, these are all things that make you stick out, but some things make you stick out more than others. Usually when someone sticks out, it's because they lack self-awareness, so to cringe is a natural response - you're feeling bad that they've accidentally done something that some people are going to judge them for doing.

@flynntlocke5730

4 ай бұрын

@yurisei6732 To judge someone for being unique or differnt however is how you get racism, fascism, etc. Hate is hate and to get pissed off or judge someone for being thierselve regardless of whether they can help it or not is how we get a society children are scared to grow up in or that put people off bringing kids up in a world full of it. A joke is a joke at the end of the day there is plenty people who don't see it that way however and would rather send people to their grave just for being different. Yes transgender, races, religions etc can all change theirselve technically it doesn't mean they should, just because a dickhead can't get over a new idea. I am aware that racism is worse than the way someone dresses my point was that there is plenty moments where people have been attacked just for wearing something abnormal much like being a different race or religion

@lenalouwho4100

3 ай бұрын

@@yurisei6732no you’re just a asshole. If never seen a cosplayer or furry and felt bad or cringed. You have some underlying hatred and distaste your need to work out

I'm now making a playlist on what to show anti furries when I meet more... Overall, amazing video, tops on doing your research and covering mostly every part of the fandom!

@SkibidiBitch

Ай бұрын

Kurtis is just cool like that. Welcome to Kurtistown lil Bro. 🫡

@Kia_v4mp

Ай бұрын

@@SkibidiBitch thx!

dude. FACTS. I’m not a furry or neurodivergent but I DO have a head on my shoulders and I can understand that when someone’s interest isn’t harming anyone it’s none of my damn business

@_Featch_

Жыл бұрын

That should be a general moral law imho.

@Cynical_Crow

Жыл бұрын

As someone who is both of those, thank you for being a decent person.

@mikefarrell6766

Жыл бұрын

except it is. its a massive predatory culture, it takes advantage of weak-minded individuals, and has higher rates of mental illness than average populations. this is a disease, it capitulates others, our children could fall victim to this. it is harmful, for these individuals and others, and everyone here should seek help and assistance.

@KatieBee3139

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, like I don’t agree with it. But in the end, it’s not harming anyone. So you just have to let people be happy yk.

@mikefarrell6766

Жыл бұрын

@@KatieBee3139 i do not know because i literally just explained how its harmful and you said i didnt. thats like cnn saying take your vaccine you wont get sick.

In all seriousness it's nice seeing someone shed light on who furries actually are when most of the time they're harmless people just doing what they enjoy

@jawaela

Жыл бұрын

@RobotBlue It’s weird. Period. Why you have to make furries have curves like humans and make them all ”sexy”?? It’s an animal??!

@senritsujumpsuit6021

Жыл бұрын

@RobotBlue am kinda a Furry I don't own a suit but I love Furry artwork theirs one of a little fluffy dude trying to keep the Squid in the oven since he used a spell book instead of a cook book oopsie lol

@quackmasterson5128

Жыл бұрын

@@jawaela calm down anna

@nomoretwitterhandles

Жыл бұрын

@@jawaela Hey Anna! I bet you're a racist. You're a racist, right? I know for a fact you claim certain people behave a certain way based on their skin color. I can just feel it! Don't bother trying to defend yourself; you've already outed your inner prejudices. Bye!

@lou-cidmire3065

Жыл бұрын

@@jawaela You are 100% either under the age of 10, or over the age of 60.

As someone who is a furry, furries get so much hate for “being an animal” and they are fine with anthropomorphic animals in movies and mascot costumes. Im pretty used to it

@muzammiljafari9158

2 ай бұрын

Damn bro this was a really original comment

As a member of the furry fandom, I cannot express how happy this analysis makes me. It is quite possibly one of the happiest feelings to be (although not personally) accepted by one of your favorite people.

I'd rather be authentically cringe than fake being based.

@mocha_claws

Жыл бұрын

Same

@maleahj308

Жыл бұрын

Even if they aren't cringe, I have never heard of a normal furry

@bugzta236

Жыл бұрын

wdym

@winonarose7488

Жыл бұрын

@@maleahj308 i’ve never heard of a normal person

@genesisosuna

Жыл бұрын

​@@winonarose7488 because you are a furry.

The fact that so many furries who are fans of Kurtis were reluctant to watch this because they thought it was gonna be a big KZreadr hating on the furry community again just goes to show how commonly they are hated on, and how bad it is.

@FurretAnimationsIsEpic

Жыл бұрын

that’s the reality of it folks

@anonuser3491

11 ай бұрын

womp womp

@JackalTheProto

11 ай бұрын

​@@Snake3417ironic

@No.1RatedSalesman

10 ай бұрын

​​@@Snake3417nobody is crying lol

@wheelbox

10 ай бұрын

Honestly yea I was super scared of watching it because I didn't wanna find out my favorite KZreadr was kinda mean But then he actually Did research He didn't hate on the community Kurtis is genuinely amazing

As someone who was a furry. Just like everywhere you go, people will be weird, people will be gross and creepy. But theres also so so many people and KIDS just having fun and enjoying anthropomorphic animals while not disturbing/hurting others.

Looking back on years of school, the thing I remember most is getting bullied for wearing panda ears and liking pandas. Tbh, who doesn’t like pandas?

All of us kurtistownians are so grateful for the safe environment you are curating. It's so sick seeing a creator value their fan base first. All the people that say they are unsubscribing: good honestly, I don't need them in my neighborhood.

@callmeqt1269

Жыл бұрын

*kurtistownonians/kurtistownhallmember kurtistownian is unacceptable, improve.

@dorkchops

Жыл бұрын

ye!! keep the streets of Kurtistown free of scum

@Boing2699

Жыл бұрын

@@callmeqt1269 Kurtistownonian makes less sense than kurtistownian I feel like tbh. I think kurtistowner or kurtistownie would work well.

@cicilg

Жыл бұрын

@@callmeqt1269 no Kurtistownian is definitely better then those. Lol

@ainescanlan872

Жыл бұрын

facts

mad respect to kurtis for mentioning the aspect of being queer and being neurodivergent while also being a furry. shows he really did his research and i appreciate that as a queer neurodivergent furry :]

@clownfromclowntown

Жыл бұрын

Omg same! I’m a queer neurodivergent furry too :DD

@nyxx7813

Жыл бұрын

WHAT. WHAT WHAT DO YOU MEAN. ISNT THAT A PRETTY VOCAL FUCKING MINORITY???? ALL ANYONE HEERES ABOUT ARE THAT BRRED. I HAVENT SEEN A PURELY STRAIGHT CIS NON NON DIVERGENT ?WHATs Not auttisic? Cuase normals fucked up. Buit like bro. What? Thats like the second build option for a furry? Wdym? It doesnt take a fucking degree. Its literally one twitter thread ever. LIke genuinely bro. I get what you mean. But jsut really think about it. Yeah im not in the furry discord trenches (thank god) but what? Theres only like two images of those nazi furries? So you are makingit hard for me to believe that youreally think your in some wild minoirty. What do you mena shows he did his research. This is teh same as doing a book report on teh a singular magic tree house. like i respect you bro. I hate that youve gone through life feeling uneuqal just cause your brain has different gears. But use those fluffy gears furry friend. Think a ltitle.

@snipnnip3269

Жыл бұрын

memento mori :)

@adorablepandaring1975

Жыл бұрын

yeah, i have a good amount of autistic friends who are furries and like i get it my neurodivergence might not manifest through a fursona but i’m super into vocaloid and cosplay, which is another thing people don’t always get

@idkwhathomestuckisijustlik3439

Жыл бұрын

I'm bisexual and autistic and have a fursona I draw sometimes. I hate how people are like "Ew furries are GAY and AUTISTIC" because in my case it's true lol. Most of the fandom is nice though and idk I just like drawing a funky hyena girl character. :) She's fluffy!

Dude this video is fire Like his tour bus

I think furries are weird as fuck, but thats why I support them. I LOVE weird shit.

@AIDENALMIGHTYY

Ай бұрын

You love weird stuff? Look up Daniel Larson

@RandoComandoStudios

Ай бұрын

based

Never before has a non-furry been so well researched, have such a good take, and still manage to have not a hint that they might be a furry themselves

@sundalosketch4769

Жыл бұрын

You could easily say there were quite a number of possible "hints/signs" that he'd be a furry in denial. /j

@valdemarbjork1193

Жыл бұрын

@@sundalosketch4769 nothing in comparison with kwite

@sundalosketch4769

Жыл бұрын

@@valdemarbjork1193 Oh absolutely, *wink*

@RG-rm6ih

Жыл бұрын

@Varnist Media Nazi

@aydenator2770

Жыл бұрын

@Varnist Media politics moment

this brings up a good point about neurodivergency and cringe culture, a lot of things people find cringe are literally just neurodivergent traits

@BigGirthyRod

Жыл бұрын

Haha, good point, I spent years avoiding getting called cringe by my brother and it left me with no personality.

@marnenotmarnie259

Жыл бұрын

i get what you're saying, but "neurodivergent traits" don't exist. it really bothers me that people use ND as a synonym for autism/adhd. it literally just means a difference in how a person's brain works. you can make your point more accurately by just saying the specific types of neurodivergence that you mean

@WillTuliv

Жыл бұрын

@@marnenotmarnie259 I use ND to describe myself because I have ADHD and haven't been able to get assessed for autism due to money and other issues taking precedent. I'm def not alone in that. Also autism has such a massive amount of stigma that it can be a lot more comfortable to just tell people you're neurodivergent.

@bunblebie

Жыл бұрын

@@marnenotmarnie259 I believe traits mainly means “behavior” in this case. hyperfixation is something mainly autistic ppl or ppl with adhd do. stimming usually happens with autistic people. it’s a behavior or trait they share. so.. they are real. 😄 nothing bad with nd traits. if people wanna call symptoms or behavior that, let em! at the end of the day, it’s not rlly harmful to the community. and yes, I am ND, so I’m not just talking about something I don’t experience and stuff !

@sawyerbass4661

Жыл бұрын

This is such a non-point dude.

Imagine if a furry got hired at Jim Hensen or at Crawly Creatures (the animatronics company that helped make one of my fav dinosaur documentaries, BBC’s “Walking With Dinosaurs”), they’d make a killing off of it Especially since many of them are great with making full suits &/or puppets If I were a movie director or producer or whatever, I’d definitely hire them as a costume designer

Its nice to see how most peopels opinions are changing on furries.

Making fursuits paid for my car and most of my student loans. The furry community is loadeddddddddd

@G0bl1n_067

Жыл бұрын

dam i gotta get the glue gun

@tuxtitan780

Жыл бұрын

I've heard this so many times and I 100% believe it. The amount of furrys that I've just seen either irl or online that were going to college or planning to go to college to he something like an engineer or doctor, or who already are doctors, engineers, etc is incredible. It's absolutely insane the overlap between the furry community and people who have well paying jobs and a good amount of money. I've never seem anything like it before

@ckorp666

Жыл бұрын

tbf, you just havent interacted with the broke furs bc we don't have suit money lmfao its still true tho, glad you got those Furry Industrial Complex checks

@gameb9oy

Жыл бұрын

I like to think it’s more that furries just really appreciate art and overall get why it ends up expensive. Most of them aren’t loaded, but if they have money they don’t try to get a deal from an artist

@ZackShark1

Жыл бұрын

Art commisions also work if your skill aint that good

In September i went to a Lil Nas X concert and furries tried to enter the venue in their fursuits, they were turned away by security but after they tweeted at lil nas x, he made sure they could come in and actually apologized for security acting the way they did. It was heartwarming actually!

@batwingzzzz

Жыл бұрын

I saw that! Lil Nas X actually tweeted he wanted to see furries at his concerts and thats what prompted those furries to go :)

@mal0gen

Жыл бұрын

that’s really wholesome. Lil Nas X has my respect

@yeetmcgeeting

Жыл бұрын

Aww

@Chewi_

Жыл бұрын

It's kinda a security concern though. So I see why they turned away. And like Kurtis said it's distracting. Imagine going to show and trying to see over 2 furry ears, especially after paying hundreds of dollars for tickets.

@letsthrowapartyfornoreason1976

Жыл бұрын

How’d they not die of heat exhaustion 😭

kurtis i put the subtitles font to comic sans because i feel like you're just that type of guy

I used to really want to make one of the fursuits as i loved animals...and i thought it was very cool to have an entirely different aesthetic/appearance. Realized in highschool that there's a huge stigma, never pursued anything with it, and now I still hold back on mentioning that interest of mine in friend groups when they bring up furries bc its almost always "Burn the heretic" "Ew" "Kinky freaks" Like brother... theres so much effort and art that goes into those costumes. Not only art but engineering and design to make them comfortable and functional.

the way kurtis is ALWAYS there to support and empathize with minimum wage workers. god what a king

@jihyosspicytoenail9921

Жыл бұрын

He used to work at Starbucks and McDonald's, so I'm sure he knows our pain 😔

@my_youtubechannel1717

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure Kurtis used to be a barista so he can relate to the minimum wage workers to an extent

@imsotiredofthiscrap2341

Жыл бұрын

if I see one more “Fr” or “Here is the full clip : “ in this comment section imma snap istg

@THICCTHICCTHICC

Жыл бұрын

I mean.... Don't go and grope the guy working the checkout

@afiakhalil3877

Жыл бұрын

ma'am, bare minimum

Cringe is actually just a facet of empathy. Not always positive empathy, but still empathy.

@derekderekplaymaker1898

Жыл бұрын

The worst internet culture sucks 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

@flowflower2816

Жыл бұрын

@@MatthewMS. yeah apparently, empathy is putting yourself in the other person's place and sympathising, e.g someone broke their leg and you thought 'that must be painful', cringe is seeing someone do something embarrassing and putting yourself in their place you think, 'that must be painful' but you make fun of them after

@flowflower2816

Жыл бұрын

@@MatthewMS. Aw thanks

@mcphersonellie

Жыл бұрын

never considered negative empathy before. interesting.

@ittybittynautilus2468

Жыл бұрын

wait this actually makes so much sense. cringe really is secondhand embarrassment, and all secondhand embarrassment is is you thinking how uncomfortable and ridiculous it would be to be in that position. cringe culture comes in when people then follow that feeling up with rebuking/mocking the person for making the decision to do what they did, which often comes with a moral condemnation of some sort. the moral condemnation isn't strictly a bad or wrong thing, it's just that the situations in which it's called for vary from person to person because, you know, everyone has different moral codes.

I went to a furcon the other day, and I am now working on my own suit. It was so positive and sweet! Everyone there was so cute, and kind, and just complementing each other and telling each other how cool their fursonas were. they're excited and happy to be there. It's so cute, and sweet and everyone there was absolutely so nice! There was older people encouraging the younger kids, it was all amazing. Not to mention their outfits are so elaborate and cool! (Not to mention the full suits cost almost as much as cars)

1000 ways to die traumatized me into believing i could die from the most random things. There was one where this model decided to binge eat in her hotel room and died and I had a fear of eating too much for YEARS

i know this isn’t about furries but it is about cringe culture and i just want to say that i’m so happy that you’re not pro-cringe culture bc that was the exact main thing that kept me in the closet (trans) for way too long. the fear of “being cringe” is a real thing and it is so harmful to people, especially those in marginalized groups

@damienearl8302

Жыл бұрын

Eyyy, trans sib! But for the rest of your comment...thankfully, I live in a place where it's mostly just old people who don't care much about all that, but it kinda makes me think of the Jellybean drama, where this kid was harassed, threatened, doxxed, all over content that people just...didn't think was funny Not really offensive or anything, just childish...well, there was also that trend that they accidentally started, and were unable to stop, but people probably wouldn't care if it wasn't for the former...I swear, it's a crazy world

@damienearl8302

Жыл бұрын

Though...now that I think about it, I remember one of many reasons why I was afraid to come out was because I was worried that people would accuse me of "following internet trends" and not actually having serious gender dysmorphia (couldn't even take any showers at some point, but that's besides the point for now-), so...yeah, internet culture is scary

@junglejin3096

Жыл бұрын

cringe culture also mainly targets neurodivergent people which sucks

@kebbobebop

Жыл бұрын

Same here! And even trans people calling other trans ppl “transtrenders” and making cringe comps of ppl “not passing” basically. Those kept me in the closet and hating how I was experiencing transness

@damienearl8302

Жыл бұрын

​@@kebbobebop Is it weird that I feel like calling trans people "transgenders", gay people "gays", and stuff like that almost feels like...the og n word for queer people? For reference, that's mostly because I realized that the word was and is just Spanish for "black", and the people who used it were...Spanish, so I always saw it as similar in that way-

im not a furry but i am neurodivergent and i rlly appreciate your view on cringe culture. i grew up getting made fun of for my special interests and when i did get the chance to talk abt that stuff, i was just smacked with “what are you, autistic?” and it felt embarrassing, like being autistic would be bad thing. im finally getting comfortable with expressing my interests and being myself and rejecting cringe culture🤗 edit: if u have special interests, feel free to share them in the replies! i’d love to talk abt special interests if anyone wants to :) safe space for us neurodivergent people

@NJ.Magpie

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! What are your special interests? I am also autistic and while I haven't really experienced much discrimination because of it, I still feel like I have to limit how much I talk about my special interests because people don't want to hear about them.

@NeoCambria06

Жыл бұрын

@@NJ.Magpie as of now im getting into vocaloid and renaissance art and some special interests are danganronpa (though i’ve never actually played the games😅), Hunter x Hunter, SK8♾️, Saiki K, Gravity Falls, Monster High, and a story im currently writing :) most of my current special interests are anime tbh😂 what about you?

@nix.i

Жыл бұрын

@@NJ.Magpie One of my special interests is Shakespeare‘s plays. Which is great because they‘re insanely detailed and full of intent AND it opens up possible careers in teaching and acting BUT nobody wants to listen to me about how fascinating old Billy‘s use of incorrect pentameter and chaotic metrical feet of the words in Richard Gloster‘s lines in Richard III Act 3 Scene 7 to show his well he is pretending to be anxious, meek, easily manipulated and overly pious when I do really want to talk about it because it‘s fascinating. Shakespeare plays are a disliked subject by many which is sad because they‘re really really fun even on surface level, listening to the poetry and reading the words without delving in incredibly deep is still quite the experience (especially if you go to a theatre. I had the chance to see Richard III in Stratford last Monday and how the last Act was acted and how the ghosts played the part in the crowning of Henry VII will always be burned into my mind it was glorious). Well, I have my books to annotate and a friend who got into Macbeth through GCSE work so I‘ll have them to talk to if they want to listen but if I just want to talk about something randomly like comparisons between Richard II and Hamlet (how they both show off Shakespeare‘s existentialism in full force) and my friend isn‘t abalone (edit: fuck, avaliable) then I will not be able to because nobody really cares about Shakespeare in most of the discord servers I‘m in and I can only describe it as frustrating. So I can relate when you say nobody really wants to hear about your special interests.

@NJ.Magpie

Жыл бұрын

@whaaa t Dude, stop, you're just spamming at this point

@NJ.Magpie

Жыл бұрын

@@NeoCambria06 Omg! I love Sk8 the infinity, Monster high and writing too! I have seen the first season of saiki k and I enjoyed it

Props to you for being way more respectful and understanding than most KZreadrs when reacting to this topic (=

My girlfriend and i broke up but my ride wasnt coming for another hour so we sat in silence and watched this and i tried not to cry😊

kurtis needs to make merch that says “My tour bus caught fire”

@katescosmos

Жыл бұрын

I would buy everything

@dracuIascoffin

Жыл бұрын

PLEASEE i would buy that so quick

@sadiethecatlady-1989TV

Жыл бұрын

@@dracuIascoffin SAMEE

@z33na

8 ай бұрын

Plsss Kurtis make the merch

@SatanicGhostCat

8 ай бұрын

No but I’d wear that

It has always been like this: 1: A part of a certain group does awful, problematic shit. 2: People start to criticize them. 3. People on the internet take it to the extreme and turn it into a circlejerk by spamming obnoxious comments. 4. Then you got underage teenagers jumping on the hate bandwagon because they think being angsty is a sign of maturity.

@EliasMorals

Жыл бұрын

1 can also be "people take things out of context" or "people don't understand what's going on fully"

@alexandreluiz4923

Жыл бұрын

5. There's a chance that the certain group will hire hitmans to erase that part from the very group 6. People on the internet will cheer to the hitmans "destroy the whole group"

@a_plastic_bag

Жыл бұрын

@@bigmanliam I ain’t a furry, but I’m curious on your reasoning behind why they’re “weird and cringe”. Just because they don’t conform to your concept of social norms?

@pheonity

Жыл бұрын

@@EliasMorals Then don't talk shit until you know what you're dealing with.

@catdownthestreet

Жыл бұрын

@@bigmanliam fun fact: people who have a higher IQ tend to be social outcasts… such as furries and neurodivergent folk 😀

10:20 adorable

Just wanna say great video man. I have generally been probably a bit too harsh towards furries and you've changed my mind. As long as they aren't hurting anybody they're just doin what makes em happy and that's awesome

as someone who is a furry and is autistic, i appreciate the mention of how cringe culture and being neurodivergent connect!! most people gloss over the fact that they are connected. and yes, fursuits are very helpful for my sensitivities to touch :D

@noobier9790

Жыл бұрын

yooo renard queenston pfp :3

@toothfairy10133

Жыл бұрын

hey thats cool as fuck, i always assumed they'd be awful for touch sensitivity

@g.r.e..g

Жыл бұрын

heyhey omgee me too

@hjaylee6583

Жыл бұрын

Same!! I’m really happy that he brought it up :)

@mal3068

Жыл бұрын

not to mention that fursuiting is just really fun!

love this take, I work with autistic children and one of my clients is a furry & cosplayer and it's helped open my mind to the fandom. I think we are so conditioned to hate on things we don't understand, but once I saw first hand how happy and peaceful dressing up makes her, it all changed. so much of cringe culture is just people bullying neurodivergent and autistic individuals and it's really sick

@skweexer

Жыл бұрын

so much of “cringe culture” is just autistic people having fun!!!

@kittysoftpaws3677

Жыл бұрын

Not even just neurodivergent people just normal people who happen to have a hobby

@icantcomeupwithaclevername2500

Жыл бұрын

as an autistic girl, I've noticed a lot of other neurodivergent, esp autistic people are furries (although fursuiters are a minority due to cost and if someone actually wants to fursuit.) slowly becoming convinced most of cringe culture is just bullying us as you said. even if someone isn't neurodivergent, it's still just as cruel.

@pennysantana247

Жыл бұрын

As more people are becoming open to the existence of autism/neurodivergency and LGBT people, people in general are going out and doing research and looking into themselves to find out if they may be ND or LGBT. In the case of being ND, more people are getting diagnoses, and it's starting to become more obvious why people who are considered "weird" because of these things act the way they do. Cringe culture has always been just looking at these kinds of people and making fun of them for having fun with their interests and/or being "different". You can see it with how most "cringe compilations", how a lot of them just fill their videos with kids having (usually) harmless fun with their favorite show or book, gay people being open with their presentation and identity, and of course, furries.

@scoobydoobydoo811

Жыл бұрын

THIS EXACTLY THIS! I love this conversation. We need to just let people do what makes them happy as long as it's not hurting themselves or others.

I am so glad that someone made a video about this since most people just assume stuff about furries and hate on them. As a furry I've heard tons of negative things from haters, and a lot of phrases I didn't even know existed, yet most of them hadn't done any research at all. They go out and watch compilations, or they read some random news story and then make a generalization, which the same can be said about lgbtq people as well, especially recently. I just discovered your videos today and I love them so much, keep up the amazing content its like drugs to me

This is an AWESOME video! I always try to be supportive of things even if I don't understand it well, but I will (not proudly) admit that I was somewhat judgmental of furry culture before watching this video. After learning more about them, I can now see that not only is furry culture a fun interest, it actually can be a helpful avenue for some neurodivergent people?? Physically and mentally?? That's literally amazing! This is a good lesson that you should always do your research before creating any uneducated judgments. I'm really glad Kurtis made this video as I'm definitely going with this approach for everything moving forward. Yay!!

Baby Kurtis : M....m.. His parents : He’s going to say mama! Baby Kurtis : My tour bus caught on fire

@jameswilson5248

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@sh4rky466

Жыл бұрын

Bots bro 💀💀

Kurtis is finally going to confess he’s a Brony. I’m here for it.

@zestysword

Жыл бұрын

If he does that I will shit my pants

@Minto8384

Жыл бұрын

Instead of an extra greeting subscribers get a brohoof

@PinguPango

Жыл бұрын

@@Minto8384 lmfaooooo

@milktea6676

Жыл бұрын

First furry

@BobbySacamano

Жыл бұрын

I hope not

Bro I gave you my subscription out of fear and now you're coming after me!!! You were really nice thank you

you did so well in this, most ppl that cover furries only do 5 minutes of research and dont understand what they are, you actually did thorough research, you covered everything, you acknowledged the bad stuff, but understood that not everyone was like that, you were so respectful, tysm

so much of cringe culture - regardless of what is being cringed at - is just "ew look at this person having fun and being happy"

@quandaredevil

Жыл бұрын

yeah, that and making fun of little kids for doing silly stuff even though everyone does silly stuff as a kid

@furballscave4431

Жыл бұрын

yeah exactly its like they think theres a specific way to be happy and being happy in any other way is.. malicious? somehow? lmao its weird

@HeortirtheWoodwarden

Жыл бұрын

Not really, it's about entertaining thyself with socially inept and bizarre people.

@crypticshadows

Жыл бұрын

and a lot of times it tends to be stuff that minorities/discriminated groups enjoy- such as nerodivergent people, gay people, teen girls, etc.. I’m so sick of it, let’s make fun of middle aged white ppl things more idk

@HeortirtheWoodwarden

Жыл бұрын

@@quandaredevil And how do you think kids stop doing silly stuff? By being repeatedly told that it's silly and not socially acceptable. That's why nowadays you see so many people never growing up and continuing to act like a silly kid well into adulthood.

Honestly, these recent videos of you delving into “cringe” topics are approached in such a polite and open minded way, especially compared to your commentary counterparts on this site. I really appreciate it.

love how kurtis is wearing an iowa hawkeyes shirt (im totally not from iowa)

i never understood the furry hatred cause i was a greek mythology kid and half of those guys are some kind of human/animal combo. you're telling me you can accept a horse with a human head and a fish with human boobs but someone dressing up in a costume is too much for you to handle? bffr

as a neurodivergent furry, i wanted to say that I love this video. you were so respectful and well researched, and I appreciate that so much. videos like these make me happy to be a citizen of kurtistown : )

@steampunk-llama

Жыл бұрын

Same!!

@milesperhour2286

Жыл бұрын

I understand the want of being a furry. It’s probably a similar feeling to wanting to be like a Jedi or something. You’ve got my respect as an autistic dude.

@zubidubi792

Жыл бұрын

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@draven_my_beloved3390

Жыл бұрын

Same! I was really happy that he researched the topic.

@YehShuhu

Жыл бұрын

I used to think the furry community was cringe just because others said it was but in all honesty, I love it so much. And I have drawn my own ocs and I wish I had the resources and money to have my own fursuit tbh. I'm also neurodivergent and I know a lot of people in the community are.

thank you for mentioning the overlap of cringe culture and ableism. i’m neurodivergent and so are a lot of my friends, and many of us have “unusual” interests-i kind of consider myself a furry, even. there’s also a huge overlap between being queer, neurodivergent, and a part of an unconventional subculture all at the same time. great video mr kurt

@jonnnnniej

Жыл бұрын

Both my brothers have autism (I have adhd) and got really into LARPing in their teens. Eventually they gathered a whole group of neurodivergent who would put on costumes and played out whole storylines like real life d&d (they both know how to sew and one of them made a real chainmail vest, over 100 hours of just pulling ring through ring through ring, while the other got lessons from a Hammersmith and made his own weapons) I always had the best time hanging out with the whole group, such interesting lovely people! For me it's not that different from Furries. And it takes balls, it really bettered their social skills, gave them a lot more confidence and a chance to explore their creativity with a group of like minded people. Don't we all want that? :)

@badartxd

Жыл бұрын

I’m kind of a low key furry too, and autistic, and so are a lot of other furries I know. It’s definitely nice to see someone who’s chill with it.

@WattoXtreme

Жыл бұрын

I have autism and I really, really hope furries don’t become a stereotype associated with it. Im not hating on you specially, I just really dislike your hobby.

@skullsckull

Жыл бұрын

@@WattoXtreme yea

@grandarsonist7960

Жыл бұрын

@@WattoXtreme skill issue furries are funnier than most modern standup comedians

This video is how I found your channel and it instantly made me respect you for being open minded and supportive while also still making respectful jokes.