she finally did it guys... a furry convention 😭 peak swell amen

@olivia7438

11 ай бұрын

i’m low-key surprised it took her so long 😂😂

@kenon6968

11 ай бұрын

Our girl will go anywhere, as long as you say it's a convention

@erikgomez9132

11 ай бұрын

16:25 she finally admits it and the skies parted

@danielo9141

11 ай бұрын

A golden age of swell... A Swolden Age

@sir.smartass731

11 ай бұрын

idk why but i thought she already did this before lol

I totally believe that the furry convention is one of the better run conventions. When your group gets the most harassment from the internet, you need to have the highest standards to avoid further ridicule.

@jays903

11 ай бұрын

You realize the only reason it ran well, is because the last attempt at it they were having orgies and throwing shifty diapers on cars and destroying hot tubs stuffing shifty diapers in them.

@gggthsb

11 ай бұрын

Especially with a history of Rainfurrest 😅 also furry cons are around for a while now so they know what's needed to make everyone feel safe and still have fun.

@mxandrew

11 ай бұрын

also look into failed furry conventions, there’s deep dive videos, it’s…. amazing

@MaxTrash01

11 ай бұрын

They’re honestly probably well run because they HAVE to be Furry conventions are known for catastrophe

@PsRohrbaugh

11 ай бұрын

I don't know if it's true, but I saw on reddit that furries tend to be older, higher educated, and wealthier than many other fandoms. Lots of engineers and tech people. So it'd make sense their con would be well run.

As a furry it is such a breath of fresh air to hear our community talked about in a neutral manner from someone who isn't a furry

@maxnum1sgameclub263

11 ай бұрын

Its quite hard to say the furry fandom is a good fandom. They have the biggest percent of drama over the horrible things like rl animal stuff and kiddie stuff. I dont hate the furry community (altough i find them very very strange) but we do see the most horrible people coming from this fandom and other human like animal fandoms. Its not hard to hate this community, not saying its justified just saying its very easy.

@usernameisallfull

11 ай бұрын

@@maxnum1sgameclub263 I'd say it's just because of the sheer size of the fandom. It's unavoidable that stupid drama happens within the community (literally anyone can join, it's a very simple and off limit concept), it's just that the stupid drama gets way more attention than the actual cool stuff most of the fandom does, so people think that's all the fandom is. It's depressing, really. The whole fandom is literally chill people who like the idea of cartoon animals.

@FukaiKokoro

11 ай бұрын

@notville_ you're a troll / bot. Please seek a safe and trusted adult to talk to. If I'm correct you're the same child who was making Colleen Ballenger videos defaming Adam

@Omnihilo

11 ай бұрын

​@@FukaiKokoro One of my top wishes for this website would be that the bots/scammers/terminal trolls, and people like you who feed them, would all lose your channels and your IP's permanently banned from the platform.

@ravenanne1734

11 ай бұрын

​@@maxnum1sgameclub263 it's very easy because the people in the community tend to be autistic, gay, and/or trans. The people doing terrible things exist in every community in the same numbers, people just don't *care* that they're fans of "normal" things. Someone does a horrible thing and you don't go "yeah they were a resident evil fan" you go "oh they were a furry". It's entirely based in confirmation bias. People hate furries because they're social outliers, so they get extra scrutiny, bad things happen, the bias is confirmed, people feel justified in their hatred, and it continues. You're saying you aren't justifying it, but you're also continuing this prejudice just because of your anecdotal evidence based on your own biased outside perspective.

Not a furry, but as a wheelchair user, it sounds more accessible than most events due to the extra space 😂

@seichethebobcat

11 ай бұрын

oh it absolutely is! they have elevator priority systems at furcons, fursuiters & disabled people always get first priority before everyone that can safely use stairs

@PeeperSnail

11 ай бұрын

It is in most furcons! This is due mostly due to the fact that people in fursuits tend to have very big, bulky costumes and limited visibility, so to avoid accidents conventions are spacious and have priority systems like Seiche mentioned. The furry community is also very welcoming to disabled people (pretty much any marginalized group), so the measures to keep fursuiters safe got easily adapted to encourage disabled folk to go to furcons and have a good time.

@zombiezed4927

11 ай бұрын

Furry and a wheelchair user here, I experienced a lot more accessibility at the furcon I went to last weekend than I have anywhere else. The only issues I experienced were due to how the hotel itself was but otherwise, none at all, and they would hold the elevator door for me which I appreciated so much.

@mxpants4884

11 ай бұрын

​@@zombiezed4927I can't get my head around the idea that people holding the elevator door is something worth specific mention. I feel like that should be an obvious thing that people just do by default? Is this just a Midwest expectation?

@zombiezed4927

11 ай бұрын

@@mxpants4884 I don't really know, last year there were people (who I don't think were furcon goers) who let the elevator doors just shut before my friend and I could get to them. I had my walker and my friend had a cane as we are both disabled, we had a hard time getting an elevator ride due to various reasons, and we eventually had to take the stairs at one point. Three to four flights of stairs, it messed my walker up pretty bad, and it caused my friend and I a lot of pain.

Furries are some of the truest “patrons” of actual artists in the modern era. Even in an online world where art can be ripped so easily, they seem to heavily value commissioned art and really encourage people of all skill levels.

@nyastalgiakitten

11 ай бұрын

Furries are completely fantasy, anthropomorphic animals don't exist in reality so it's no wonder we're so committed to art because it's the only way to bring our characters to life in a sense

@crayonzii

11 ай бұрын

Yes and I’m happy there are so many artists in our community. I really appreciate art

@Daisythepage

9 ай бұрын

YES It’s what the fandom is built upon Also a random artist I I was watching a tutorial by literally said ‘If you want to learn anatomy look at furry art, I’m not even joking’ And showed a picture of an absolutely ripped tiger on screen It was so funny idk where the video is I wanna find it again so badly

@oliearts8074

6 ай бұрын

@@Daisythepagehey man, furries take their ripped tigers very seriously

@rellianthebonemeowster3450

5 ай бұрын

Not just of the arts, I'm fairly certain that I can unironically and truthfully say that we are, effectively, our own reasonably sized economic bubble.

"I'm not a furry, I'm a voyeur." -Amanda, making a lateral move

@marocat4749

11 ай бұрын

Give her time :P

As the frontman for the Fleabags, thank you so much for coming to our set and mentioning us 🥹

@yerinbaekscandlelight

11 ай бұрын

I liked the joke you made, it made me laugh out loud 😂

I made a relatively famous “sexy mascot” that was on the front page of Reddit during the last election. I had a lot of people reaching out asking about commissions, and let me tell you, the amount of money furry’s were ballpark offering absolutely eclipsed the amount legitimate brands were offering me.

@nibblitman

7 ай бұрын

Yeah they are a group some well set up folks. I know several artists and they have nothing but good things to say about furrys. Pay well pay on time and are just about always kind is what I have been told.

I love that they carded you for 18+ stuff! That's a great way to keep minors safe and preserve their innocence 😊

@y2ksurvivor

11 ай бұрын

Well yeah, they're not going to openly victimize kids. They reserve that for their discord servers.

@anusername8350

11 ай бұрын

@@y2ksurvivoryou gonna comment on every comment “furry bad”? Bit sad innit.

@KingOfGaymes

11 ай бұрын

@@y2ksurvivorbro got nothing better to do than whine about furries 🤡

@Marukanitel

11 ай бұрын

And my sanity!

@Marukanitel

11 ай бұрын

​​@@y2ksurvivor they do being going crazy on Discord tho

Definitely go to anthrocon. The entire city becomes a furry convention. I went to PA while it was happening by accident and was absolutely fascinated

@vaehtay

11 ай бұрын

Dude I live right by Pittsburg and it is WILD to see this every year (don’t consider myself a furry but the artistic aspect of fursuits has tempted me to make my own before LMFAO)

@YellaBellaReno

11 ай бұрын

But why is it in JULY?!?!? 😂 My sister moved to Pittsburg this year, and I am totally going to visit her next July. She says the whole city gets into it.

@maddiedoesntkno

11 ай бұрын

Oh anthrocon is WILD.

@fatcatboo

11 ай бұрын

Denver and Pittsburgh have the best convention...very well run and well received by the host cities...cannot wait for 2024!!

@scarfy189

11 ай бұрын

i truly thought she went to anthrocon when i read the video title

it is hard to tell apart minors in fursuits from adults in fursuits because of all the faux fur and foam, so it is a relief to see denfur asking see id cards instead of just checking wristbands.

@rokidokirockstar

6 ай бұрын

Yeah! While I'm all for giving hugs in fullsuit and stuff, I feel more comfortable only giving half-hugs to kids just because I am a strange adult, so its nice to be able to see if its an adult who I can gently squish in a full hug, or a kid who I would be better off 'disney hugging'

Free mom hugs was at SF pride, i was wearing a shirt that read "i survived conversion therapy" and one of the lovely people just came up and asked to give me a hug, it was the sweetest interaction and made my day at pride!

@serronserron1320

11 ай бұрын

Wait is it that dangerous? I mean there's a chance of risk with any operation but extremely minimal. How deadly is it?

@jamesdennison7290

11 ай бұрын

@@serronserron1320 Yes, it's dangerous. No, it's not an operation. Yes, it can be deadly.

@storageheater

11 ай бұрын

@@serronserron1320 Conversion therapy these days is more like brainwashing, but confusing it with surgery is a fair question with the history of experimental lobotomy and chemical castrations that used to be performed on gay people. The recorded fatality rate of the lobotomies was 14%, with one man being responsible for at least 481 deaths.

@ZiddersRooFurry

11 ай бұрын

@@serronserron1320 Conversion therapy isn't an operation. It's basically religious types attempting to torture and brainwash you into believing or acting like you're not really trans. It's terrible.

@bleepbloop101010101

11 ай бұрын

It's not an operation, it's forced pseudoscientific 'therapy' that has been proven to not do what it sets out to and can cause long lasting harm which can be severe. The most commonly known form is 'gay conversion therapy' which is normally forced on young gay people by their hyper religious families and communities in an attempt to 'cure' something that is innate and cannot be changed.@@serronserron1320

Never understood the hype behind being a furry but most furries I've ran into have been chill asf

@ShadowPhoenix82

11 ай бұрын

Hype behind it? I think most people look down on it, sadly. Not really hyping it up.

@musicinmymind623

11 ай бұрын

I consider myself a furry just because I really love the aesthetics of anthropomorphic characters and their designs, but I’m not big into the whole scene. The two things I know that get hyped up in the fandom are 1) The community is so inclusive and really feels like a community which from what I know is super true! 2) Like Swell said, the parties are known to be pretty wild

@prodashibe

11 ай бұрын

the hype could be many things! :) personally, in a fursuit i can be myself and talk to people. i have severe social anxiety and being at a furry convention helps alot!

@sethmachetedemeter

11 ай бұрын

I remember watching a Kurtis Conner video covering the topic of Furries. From what I remember, the furry community includes a significant number of people who fall under the umbrella of neurodivergency (including those with autism, ADHD, ADD, and similar neurodevelopmental conditions). So the normal community is very chill and accepting of others with similar conditions and allows people to step outside their identity of “just this one condition” and into something they choose to be, which is very cool tbh. It’s nice to see a community that comes together and is accepting of people with these conditions. Plus the fact that furries tend to do big fundraisers for charities and hospitals, which is always a plus. The weird part of the furry fandom tho, they’re just the loudest and most obnoxious, so most people see them and use them as a blanket statement for the entire community, from what I know, even the Furry community tends to disavow those types of people.

@meowJACK

11 ай бұрын

-Love of animals (they're cute and fluffy) -connection with a vast community of people of varying sexualities, gender identities, neurodivergence, and mental health -ability to interact with other people through the image (and possibly fursuit) of a character rather than your actual face

I’m an artist and I do occasionally take (SFW) furry commissions. The amount of creativity that goes into these designs are crazy. They also love their characters a lot. I’ll have people send reference sheets who’s art is INFINITELY better than mine, and they’ll still buy commissions from me just because they want said character in different art styles.

@MegaChadAnakin

11 ай бұрын

that's my favorite thing about the furry community, the love for the art and creativity

@snugglemuffins762

11 ай бұрын

My sister’s a furry artist and the furry art community is so great and sweet they always pay artists so well and it’s great to see

@monopolisticfox

11 ай бұрын

I absolutely love getting art of my fursona and love the different styles. For me, and a lot of other furries, it's honestly creativity and quality, if you have both is those, no matter how much you charge for your art, someone will buy. I literally just spent $200 on some art a few weeks ago

@DieAlteistwiederda

11 ай бұрын

A friend of mine financed half her uni degree by furry commissions and she absolutely loved them as her clients. Uni is mostly free here in Germany but of course there are still a lot of other expenses and furries tend to happily pay what art is actually worth. My friend also did some NSFW art eventually for some repeat clients. Nothing but my utmost respect to anyone who participates in that community in some way. Being into cosplay I've also got to talk to some who are fursuiters and they are a good bunch of people for the most part.

@jakespacepiratee3740

11 ай бұрын

i love how you have to specify you do SFW art as if doing the other one is something wrong.

As someone who has an interest in costuming, I find furries and their dedication to the technical skill behind some of their suits utterly FASCINATING. LED Lights, moving jaws and tails, some even have wings. Hell, I've seen videos of a fursuit with speakers in it. A lot of fursuits are walking masterpieces and due to the handicrafted nature of them, no two are truly alike!

@krose6451

11 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@IronWangCreates

11 ай бұрын

I worked as a freelance costume maker, who then did prop making, and has made a full furred mascot suit. If you can get into making fursuits, do it. DO IT. I have never been tempted by anything as much as becoming a professional fursuit maker. The furry community is pretty notorious for compensating artists well (they generally respect artist rates), tipping well on top of that, and just generally being great clients. They’ll send you like 30 reference images, a full 360 turnaround, colour codes etc, everything you could want. I genuinely think the furry economy is the most stable economy in the western world.

@delusion5867

10 ай бұрын

@@IronWangCreates A lot of furries make bank. From rumours I've heard, they are literally the backbone of the entire IT industry

@choro-cosplay

9 ай бұрын

​@@IronWangCreatesI recently made my first and only fursuit and even though it definitely is not perfect, I absolutely agree

@leinadreign3510

9 ай бұрын

This is true. Or the displays for eyes to depict emotions! They have ideas! Even if I dont like the overall cartoony style of the majority (big huge head out of proportion, with big huge eyes..), they look like giant teddy bears or something to me ^^ Im sure there is a lot of potential. But also I have no idea about that fandom. So I guess the cartoony style is their "thing" ^^ And Im not hating them at all. It is the same with cosplayers : )

Heeeeey I'm the cheese Monger from the panel!!! Thank you so so much for coming it means the absolute world to me!! :D

Being a furry in this heat? Thats dedication

@charlestonjew7587

11 ай бұрын

Furries in heat kinda goes with the territory.

@jetillian

11 ай бұрын

As someone who has done it at Anthrocon and trying to "keep the magic," it's tough. You need to plan your routes, and have a handler (a person who is your second set of eyes because doing ANYTHING in them is a challenge--especially from preventing mishaps of people looking for a hug from outside your field of vision). There are cooling rooms where people can put their suit heads into cooling/drying machines, and tons of water to rehydrate. It's a process, and luckily most of it is done inside a cooled convention space. While large, it doesn't hit numbers like Anime conventions; you can still walk around, and experience the air conditioner, lol.

@juliannapaul6553

11 ай бұрын

Fr having a furry con in the summer in general is a choice!!! Idk how they do it

@Bunnidove

11 ай бұрын

​@@charlestonjew7587bruh Lmao!

@dooderscoot2900

11 ай бұрын

Thank God for the pool party lol

i too have accidentally dated a furry before, and honestly? one of the more healthy relationships i’ve had in my life

@lambybunny7173

11 ай бұрын

Something I've noticed is a majority of furries are very very high alert when it comes to boundaries, more so than most people.

@BreMue

11 ай бұрын

​@@lambybunny7173that and they're probably more open to self expression and aren't repressing their feelings and making themselves miserable in the process

@madisonevans7950

11 ай бұрын

Ngl most furries are chill af, but then you hear about all the sub-categories involved like the "littles" shit, and the one that ACTUALLY fuck dogs and cats and its easy to file em all under the same umbrella. Ive known a couple furries in my life and they were absolute sweethearts, really shows that in ANY fandom, there will be some ick people.

@matt6223

11 ай бұрын

How's the feline AIDS?

@Frappe3621

11 ай бұрын

@@matt6223there’s always one I guess

I'm really glad you talked about how furs protect minors in the community. It's easy to say that we have a lot broader of a range of "age appropriateness" than other fandoms so we are very protective of our kiddos.

@rainfox2490

11 ай бұрын

@aellyks a large portion of the fandom are children

@chronostoad3291

11 ай бұрын

@@rainfox2490 It’s as if we don’t want the next generation to be exposed to the same things we were. It’s why our sites and events have so many age-locks. Obviously they’ve never seen what we do to furs that hurt children and animals.

@rainfox2490

11 ай бұрын

@@chronostoad3291 yeah exactly! A load of people think we’re creepy ped0s but we actually ain’t… we actually care about their safety

@mitchelltague3674

11 ай бұрын

@aellyks Okay, we'll make sure to keep the minors away from Christianity, thanks for the heads up!

@brendonross5774

11 ай бұрын

Pretty sure the Catholic Church and the Boy Scouts claimed to look out for children. The funny thing about pedos is they tend not to be open about it, so you might just be assuming your hobby is problem free.

I accidentally ended up at a furry meet up in Hokkaido, Japan, like 3 years ago That was genuinely some of the nicest people ever, we took pictures and everything, the costumes were also so creative I am jot a furry and did not become one, but I love the positive vibe that I felt there 💕

@beck7326

11 ай бұрын

I'm going to Hokkaido next year for 留学! Any chance you remember the name of the meet?

@julies3837

11 ай бұрын

I decided to try a furry app to meet new people and made a great friend on there. We have dinner a few times a month now and it’s been a great experience.

@peiithos

11 ай бұрын

genuinely! furries are some of the kindest people ive ever had the pleasure to talk to :)

@brimstonesulfur5013

6 ай бұрын

Honestly, Furries are not so weird compared to some of the stuff you see in Tokyo

Free Mom Hugs is the most wholesome organization I've ever heard of. I love it.

@Slowplaymae

11 ай бұрын

I definitely didn’t cry into my sandwich at this point in the video🤞🏽

@hades_town

11 ай бұрын

i saw them at St Louis pride one year! they were lovely

@carolinatorres7575

11 ай бұрын

Love that she said they go to gay pride, they're probably the people that need mom hugs the most.😢

@thetiniestpirate

11 ай бұрын

I saw a similar dad hugs group at a pride event, got me good there too.

furry cons are almost always extremely well organized. When they aren't it is usually very quickly known for it and avoided. I think the rest of the con organizers out there need to take notes

@ConvincingPeople

11 ай бұрын

There are certain cons which have certainly had their names live on in infamy, but they're a pretty small minority. I have my issues with the fandom as a furry myself, but "not being able to run a convention properly" is not one of them.

@willowpate7076

11 ай бұрын

@@ConvincingPeople I think it's BECAUSE the furry cons are run so well that the bad ones stand out so much

@berobero686

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, furry fandom attracts some questionable people, and if its cons not heavily moderated and organized they turn in to disaster faster then milk spoils on summer day.

@gameb9oy

11 ай бұрын

Isn’t that why Rainfurrest is so infamous… that and it’s where every bad egg that considers themselves part of the fandom went

@pptenshi3900

11 ай бұрын

rainfurrest 2015 flashbacks

love that they offered ear plugs! more music venues need to do this!

@krose6451

11 ай бұрын

Agreed

I'm not a furry, but I am a circus performer who has worked the SE US con circuit. This year, I performed for Furry Weekend Atlanta's 18+ Moonlight Festival, and it was my favorite con experience. The staff was so kind, the attendees so generous, and the creativity I got to see was incredible. I have performed at all major ATL cons and multiple out of state ones, but FWA was my favorite!

@TheWhiteFoxTruth

11 ай бұрын

You were fantastic! Thanks for coming.

My daughter is a furry and I am always amazed at the suits she makes.

@gggthsb

11 ай бұрын

This might sound stupid but: thank you for accepting and encouraging her. I am not a furry myself but one of my close friends is and he is ridiculed by basically his whole family, his grandma doesn't even talk to him anymore because they think he does horrendous things 😕 So I am always happy to see parents/family who accept their children/relatives 😊

@nathanearl2586

11 ай бұрын

@@gggthsb Thanks :) The "rule" for our kids was always if it doesn't hurt you and doesn't hurt others, do what makes you happy. She wore a cat tail tied to her pants for all her high school years and it was never a big deal.

@Cloudsurfer69

11 ай бұрын

@@nathanearl2586you seem like great parents. If everyone had that simple but flawless philosophy the world would be so different 🥰

@buttondowndingo

11 ай бұрын

Do you think your daughter would ever do comms, I have been loking in to getting a spare pair of feetpaws (If she does them) for my upcomming suit.

@nathanearl2586

11 ай бұрын

@@buttondowndingo I can always ask her, will let you know what I find out.

from what i have learned about the furry fandom is that a lot of them are queer and/or disabled and that they are super respectful of each other and outsiders. it seems like a great community to be part of and i wish other fandoms would take notes.

@lethaldream50

11 ай бұрын

furry community is one of the most accepting niche communities of disabled, LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent people. there are bad eggs in every community but i would feel 100x safer at a well-run furry con (which is most of them, although theres a few infamous disasters...) than even the nicest anime conventions ive been to. sadly because i am EXTREMELY disabled now, im not sure if i will ever be able to go to a furcon as ive been in hospital or bedbound for years now, but before that i was an avid con goer and i really regret never going to a furcon.

@unknownentity7964

11 ай бұрын

​@@lethaldream50I hope that you do not find this too odd or unwanted but I wanted to ask if you would be interested in becoming friends or making contact? I am autistic and severely physically disabled so I have no friends and struggle to find anybody in a similar situation to me. Being nearly entirely bed or hospital bound for my life since childhood has limited my social skills as well as my autism so I apologise if you find my message incorrect

I'm an area leader with Free Mom Hugs Pennsylvania. It's such an amazing organization and I'm so proud to be a part of it! Thank you for featuring our hugger on your video!

@Feverm00n

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for what you do, seriously.

Dinomasks are definitely a trend fandom-wide! they honestly are a really great way for kids & teens in the fandom to be able to make and wear a character, most people advise against youth going for a fursuit because they're either expensive or a ton of effort on your own, and making one that you'll grow out of at some point would be a frustrating experience.

My 9 yr old daughter wanted a whole outfit when I told her how expensive it was I did order the dinosaur head and painted it and made giant fir bendable ears and it came out so cute !

@shauntoler9216

11 ай бұрын

That's so cute

@gremlinfriend6956

11 ай бұрын

That’s so cool! I wish my parents were that supportive of my interests.

@cogsandglimmers

11 ай бұрын

You sound like a fantastic mom! Still working to help your kid explore their interests, but in a way that's both affordable and hands on! I imagine that helps her see the value in these costumes for far in the future.

@tabithalacouture6042

11 ай бұрын

@@cogsandglimmers thanks 😁

@ivoryphoenix7

11 ай бұрын

Also kids grow! If you’re buying something that expensive, you want it to last. It sounds like you found a good alternative for her.

I swear the furry’s community’s rep should not be as bad as it is. They have a far better normal-to-creep ratio than other internet-based communities.

@ladyinsect6444

11 ай бұрын

This supposed better ratio is based on…? 🤨

@ConvincingPeople

11 ай бұрын

Certain people will make the strangest assumptions about you based on the kind of art you like and how nerdy or esoteric your interests are.

@notshardain

11 ай бұрын

furries try really hard to kick out the creeps, generally. Especially because a lot of the community is from marginalized groups (I forget the numbers but over half the community is LGBT+), so they know that if you let assholes/nazis/creeps in the community, it makes others inherently unsafe.

@FukaiKokoro

11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately there's some very famous furries who have done heinous things. Like that one that Shane Dawson had on his channel that one time.. Allegedly he was engaging with his dog. Like in the gross way. And had friends who would foster puppies and SA them allegedly His friend was in Cuba or Puerto Rico or something. Again Alot of well known furries have cast this bad reputation on the entire community.

@marocat4749

11 ай бұрын

It a big , very big community. And pretty sure most furries hate zoophiles the more. The one withthe most problems with furriy community, re furries,like literally any really big community. @@FukaiKokoro

I'm not a furry, but I get an overwhelming sense of joy and pride seeing people enjoying their lives and embracing their passions. Seeing the parade and the wealth of people in such a wide array of experience levels actually made me really emotional. It's clear that everyone can truly be themselves in a world where they may not get accepted for who they are. Long live the furry community.

@NUISANCE_ANIMAL

6 ай бұрын

but then i take in the same kind of energy and it makes me physically uncomfortable. why is that??????

i’m a furry and i went to anthrocon this year, it was the largest furry convention in the world with over 13,000 attendees. the fursuit parade alone had over 3,000 fursuiters. it was so much fun and i would love to see you come next year. side note: this is the first video of yours i’ve seen and i love your vibes, thanks for being so respectful of the community, keep it up! omw to subscribe now :-)

@AlRubyx

11 ай бұрын

I was one of em!

@ShardX

11 ай бұрын

I was going to suggest Anthrocon also! Also first time I've seen this channel! Denfur looks a lot like Anthrocon when it was in Philadelphia. It's now held in Pittsburgh. I'm not a furry, a couple of my friends are and they needed help paying for a room, and I was curious. Of course one of the first questions were "....is this like a sex thing??" Ask all the questions, everyone is there to have a great time and I think it's impossible to offend a furry (unless you're a "not c" looking to stir up trouble). My experience: it was always a good time, lots of fun, and incredible creativity! I think it was 2015 last time I went, but everything was great and kept going back until life caught up with me. So many interesting panels, from comedy shows, dance competitions, creative writing, Q&A panels (I think they had the author from The Last Unicorn there), various arts and craft panels, and even it's location has lots of places within walking distance. Only complaint was housekeeping kicking us out so they could clean (late evenings and getting booted out early with no caffeine readily available and convention not open yet kinda forces you to go out for breakfast, and being in The Westin we'd get stuff at the Penn City Grill and try to wake tf up). But even then always a fantastic time!!!

Trust me, as a fursuit dancer who has been in like a dozen dance comps, it's way different from floor wars. A lot of us are still self taught and it's a ton of fun!

@KingOfGaymes

11 ай бұрын

How do you not die from dancing in a fursuit, that seems exhausting 😩

@No1fan15

11 ай бұрын

@@KingOfGaymes it's very exhausting, I make sure to take lots of breaks during practice and during the actual comp they have water backstage for us. I've also been doing it for a decade now and I know my personal limits in suit ( which can change depending on which suit I'm dancing in.) On average a high energy routine is fine so long as I don't go past two minutes. My second place finish at FE 2023 was a choreo I made with plenty of pauses and slower moments to let myself breathe. I love doing big moments and acrobatic things but remembering to recognize your body's limits is key.

@vendetta2444

11 ай бұрын

@@No1fan15see dance fe it was great.

@No1fan15

11 ай бұрын

@@vendetta2444 yee it was! I got second this year and participated every year since 2014 for FE's comp

@vendetta2444

11 ай бұрын

@@No1fan15 be go fe as well look forward get in dance competition butt I would like see fe bring floor war fe think only furry convention Canada do have it.

The raptor masks are absolutely a trend in the fandom, i personally love to see it! A lot of newfurs getting into fursuiting via easily accessible masks.

I was selling in the artist alley at this convention (Second year doing so, you can actually see the table when she pans over between 21:15 to about 21:20) and I was so confused and worried when I saw twitter exploding after this convention, so its really nice seeing a perspective from someone outside the fandom. That outside perspective is really refreshing, especially considering how the fandom (especially younger/newer furs) like to exaggerate some of the mistakes that cons will make. Hearing about your whole experience makes me feel a lot less stressed about selling at this convention now

I know there's tons of other comments like this but another "thank you" from a furry that randomly came across this video: it really is so refreshing to see someone outside the fandom come in and be so kind and respectful! I really enjoyed the video and hearing your thoughts and experience

This video got spread around the community and the Denfur Group today. Thank you so much for your positivity and openness and please come back for more shenanigans next year! P.s. Wikifur has a whole list of conventions that are regional if you were curious to see what's in your area.

Furry conventions are typically very well run events. And just really damn fun.

@alexn5743

11 ай бұрын

I was actually in town for this one being a voayer at the hotel bar. It was definitely well ran based on other attendees comments

A little bit of info: There's always problems with the hotels at these cons. Rooms sell out almost immediately as soon as they are available. Often times, we need to reach out to others and even room with people we may have never met. There was also some kind of issue with the hotel staff this year according to a few people who went. DenFur also has a pretty weird reputation in the fandom, and while it's pretty big, it's had problems for a few years. I would suggest if you were to do this again, possibly Midwest FurFest. The moms are amazing folks BTW, many furries being queer, they often are abandoned by families, so these moms took it on themselves to be the moms of people who need it, even if it's just for a day.

@Croz89

8 ай бұрын

I think one of the big differences between furry cons and many other cons is the ratio between 1-2 day tickets and full convention tickets. Furries are far more likely to attend for the entire convention and therefore need a hotel room for several days, many even arrive a day early and leave a day late. That's the reason the hotels fill up so quickly.

Hi, furry here! The fursuit head removal thing is actually such a well-documented phenomenon that we have an entire phrase for it: "ruining the magic". Best avoided if you can, but if you need to hydrate, you need to hydrate.

@Croz89

8 ай бұрын

Also "poodling" for wearing just head, paws and feet of the suit.

@BlueProphet7

7 ай бұрын

Honest question. The constant thing I hear from furries is that the just dress up because they like to and there isn't any kind of weird species confusion involved. If that's the case, why would there be some kind of immersion breaking taboo about taking off headpieces? This does seem to indicate there is a certain level of desire to believe members are actually anthropomorphic animals. No hate, furries rub me the wrong way (no pun intended), but I have no legitimate arguments against it. Just trying to understand better.

@jonleibow3604

7 ай бұрын

From experience at cons, 95% of suiters don't care about that anymore, they walk around with their heads off all the time.

There's a reason they refer to removing the head as "decapitation".

@thedracologist2852

11 ай бұрын

I always heard it referred to as "breaking the magic", similar sentiment there

@msjkramey

11 ай бұрын

​@@thedracologist2852isn't that a Disney term?

@ulawan5

11 ай бұрын

​@msjkramey It originated with Disney cast members, yup! The term just bled out into the whole "mascot" performance art form

@elith6930

11 ай бұрын

@@thedracologist2852”poodling,” apparently.

@OreoThePanda

11 ай бұрын

Poodling is more something along the lines of when you have your head and hands but like skin is showing, so you're wearing like a short sleeved shirt and stuff, it used to have a huge stigma in the fandom because of the whole breaking the magic, but thats kind of an oldhead way of thinking because you know, like people also realize that if you have a heat stroke, the EMTs are not going to take your fursuit off gingerly, they're gonna get your 2000.00+ carpet off@@elith6930

I'm a cartoony artist who enjoys drawing animals and have had an artist table at a couple of furry conventions. At the time I also had young children and seemed like a stereotypical stay-at-home preschool mom. Last time I went MLP was super big, and I was enjoying it, so when I came across a couple of MLP suiters I asked if I could get a photo with them and posted it to my Facebook. One of my 'mom friends' was HORRIFIED and thought I was at some animal-themed public orgy. I believe this was around the time of the furry Law and Order episode, so yeah, awkward.

@iamjustkiwi

11 ай бұрын

Whenever law and order tries to portray like, anything modern or popular, they bungle it in the worst way imaginable. Massive cringe watching a lot of the episodes.

@CainXVII

11 ай бұрын

That's still a very weird conclusion to draw...

the rabbit hole of fursuit head (and body) construction goes far deeper than you'd imagine. so much thought and care and artistry and sometimes engineering goes into it and the variety is really astounding

Supportive furry parents are just the best- I sometimes sell my art at anime/game based cons, and I had a parent come up and look at my work, then immediately launch into how he's excited to be here with his son, and his son has come up with a character called a "fur-so-na" and it's a wolf and really cool hahah. Gosh, thinking of that proud and enthusiastic dad just makes my day (to be clear I don't even make furry art, I think this dad was just hyped to support his kid haha)

I'm sorry William, I fully support her choice of conventions.

@bas.artistry

11 ай бұрын

😂

14:31 things like this furries call “breaking the magic”! This also applies a bit to people showing skin in general (aka Poodling). It used to be a thing quite frowned upon to do but furries have gotten more relaxed about it, mainly because the limited vision, ventilation and the constant heat of basically being covered in a colorful carpet can be dangerous. Sometimes you just have to take it off, if not to save yourself, to save your suit from having to be literally cut off of you by paramedics.

@YellaBellaReno

11 ай бұрын

Poodling?!? 😂 Oh man, that’s great! I have learned so many excellent furry terms from this comment section.

@phoenixfritzinger9185

11 ай бұрын

But what if your Fursona is a poodle?

@elith6930

11 ай бұрын

The fact it was ever frowned upon is insane, but oh well

As a furry myself, SWELL WE LOVE YOU! Your kindness and just pure curiosity of our fandom means so much to us. Thank you for being so polite to us in our safe space.

I was writing something so my attention got divided for a minute, and I came back to "Non-furry parents and their furry children " and it felt like a parallel universe for a second 😂

my first college roommate last year was actually a fursuit maker! he's extremely epic and worked on some foam head bases in the dorm. we formed a little friend group with 2 more friends, and all 4 of us will be moving in together next week! he has also helped all of us make fursonas so. he transformed us all into furries as well, and I'm not complaining.

Furry con is one of the best run conventions because the furries are mostly responsible and caring at least based off of my experiences, the bad stuff you usually see on the internet is like the 0.80%

@Eirwyn

11 ай бұрын

What about Rainfurrest 2015?

@fluffyrat4440

11 ай бұрын

@@Eirwyn Happened 8 years ago and shut down LMAO

@y2ksurvivor

11 ай бұрын

I'm sure this isn't a naìve take at all.

@anusername8350

11 ай бұрын

@@Eirwynas a furry, we do not talk about Rainfurrest 2015. God what a clusterfuck.

@ox0cherrybomb0xo

11 ай бұрын

They learned from the tragedy of Rainfurrest

The amazing thing about the furry fandom that not many outsiders understand is that, YES even without a fursuit, you are still a furry. I've been apart of the fandom ever since middle school, and I'm in my early 20's now. And while I would love to have a fursuit, it's a luxury that only a small portion of us can afford. So I'm glad you highlighted the dino masks, as they're an affordable way to engage with the fandom. There are a few fursuit makers that even build full fursuit heads off of these dino masks.

@jonleibow3604

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for mentioning that, I wish more furries felt the same as you. I've been in furry since the 90s and I feel increasingly marginalized without a suit.

I'm not a furry, but I think it's adorable. Very creative work they do.

It makes me sad to hear you're burning out, but i'm also totally not surprised. You do so much! I hope you can take a break and get some good relaxation time in, take a break from making content for however long you need. Your audience will still be here waiting for you :)

I love seeing more yters who aren't furries giving positive representation of furries. It's such a sweet and welcoming and inclusive community that gets such a bad, bad rap! I've just never seen another community not only be so welcoming, but also so responsible and mindful of the spaces they're in as a whole. Sidenote swell, I feel like you'd have a deersona. Just saying, you give deer vibes :)

@Fiyeroification

11 ай бұрын

Definite deer vibes

@kieransky

11 ай бұрын

I 3rd the deer vibes

@marocat4749

11 ай бұрын

Hmmm, gracefulbut also hit back,yeah. Thinkof louis from beastars,that deer vibes but less toxic?! suris the scepti is pretty good through, buthe dons a cargirl vtuber avatar nor and , yeah. hannah reloaded isfurry ajecent tooand , i dont think her on streamhaving a catmaid reward makes her nessary. ok she is good weird too. But major i guess,should be.

Designing for more space has the unintentional affect of being more welcoming to wheelchair users. I've been to conventions in a chair before and basically been crotch height with a bunch of people trapped in a narrow alley way where they basically fall into my lap or have to leap over me to escape the crowd.

@lambybunny7173

11 ай бұрын

Good to know in the future... my legs have been getting worse, so I may have to avoid some cons if I become an ambulatory wheelchair user

I have spent the last few months helping my Grandaughter with painting one of those dino masks. We added ears and I made paws and a tail. She is so excited to wear it to Comiccon next month.

i helped staff this and saw you there! this is so wild, i saw you talking to another fan at the elevator lmao edit: we also filled 4 hotels and had just over 4200 attendees edit2: yeah the tower situation was bad just a super confusing hotel edit3: we actually did have 18+ wristbands! very helpful for fursuits actually, it just wasnt clear that we had them but it was my job to card and hand them out edit4: also as a note, aeiou is an entirely volunteer run non profit group :3 so it was attendee run edit5: omg how did i forget ot mention i also got engaged here, right after closing ceremonies

@Slowplaymae

11 ай бұрын

Congrats on your engagement!!!

@melinavalencia8894

11 ай бұрын

Congrats on the engagement!!!

@DancingInDreamWorld

11 ай бұрын

Congratulations on the engagement!

@phoenixgirl70

11 ай бұрын

Oh congratulations! How cool you have a really fun weekend and to end it in such a special way!❤

@eat_pray_porg8450

11 ай бұрын

Hey, congratulations!

“I’m not a furry, just nosy.” Same lol.

as a furry myself, it's so nice seeing such a positive take from someone outside the fandom, because the furry fandom is genuinely one of the most positive and accepting and loving communities ive ever been in 💚💚💚this community means so much to me, it's honestly such a breath or fresh air to see the appreciation for it!

As someone who lives in Denver, in the first 30 seconds, my confusion from last weekend was all cleared up. I saw a bunch of people dressed up but had no idea there was a whole convention.

I'd love to clarify a few things. You don't need a fursuit to be a furry as it's a self identifier. You just have to say you're a furry. Also, the leather masks are "pup hoods" and are more related to the pup play kink. Furry and pup play can sometimes overlap. :)

@dinosaysrawr

11 ай бұрын

In fact, only about 25% of the furry fandom owns a fursuit! You just have to identify as a furry to be a furry. :)

@marocat4749

11 ай бұрын

And wellmade suits are worth the price, but cost. And made by furries usually too.Bit artistic and tech community.

Furry Fun Fact: The slang for people attending a furry con who are under the age of 18 are called "red badges". One of the older cons had I think a red boarder around the minor's badges and that's where the slang comes form. Also, it was one of the best run cons because furries have been doing this based solely on community and not on profit or polar media franchises since 1989! I'm glad you had a good time, Swell. Most of the furry community is really cool, it's always fun to go somewhere that's a safe space to let your freak flag fly.

@jeshirekitenkatt1212

11 ай бұрын

i have never heard this slang before in my life. are you sure it's actually that widespread? ^^; i just call them kids. i think if i'd been called a "red badge" as a kid I'd have been very irritated about it, even insulted lmao.

@Topknot

11 ай бұрын

Not sure how wide spread it was, but it is an older slang term I haven't heard used much in the last 15 years. I should have said, "It used to be a popular slang term." And fair enough, I'm sure all the 30 year getting called grey muzzles by kids back then felt about the same! XD @@jeshirekitenkatt1212

@badkittyamy

11 ай бұрын

​@@jeshirekitenkatt1212lol same I've been going to furry cons since 07 and never heard this used

@CainXVII

11 ай бұрын

They should be red badgers

I’m so happy that people are starting to do research about the fandom in a non biased way, and get to know the goods and bads of the community

As a furry, I’m so glad you went to a furry con and noticed how well run they are! Our con staff (at least here in Texas) are always very organized and helpful! The cons I’ve gone to are all very fun, and have something for literally anyone! Con before last I went to a LPS panel, a furby meet and greet, and an Owl House panel as well

I'm not a furry but I do support them, because all the furries I've ever met have been so cool and lovely. It was really nice to see Free Mom Hugs there and hear about parents there with their furry kids.

@iamjustkiwi

11 ай бұрын

Agreed. It's one of the most wholesome "fandoms" out there even though there's also a lot of sexuality involved in the community. Hearing how well their events are run and the care they put into making safe times and spaces for young members of the community is admirable. I'd definitely prefer to attend a furry con than an anime con from the stories I've heard.

@darienb1127

4 ай бұрын

​@@iamjustkiwi I also wanna add that the large majority of the sexual side are very kind and understanding people.

The free mom hugs thing is amazing. I love how people are willing to be there for others who might need someone like that

I don’t like furry stuff but damn… why was this video so wholesome??? That’s amazing, thanks for giving me a different perspective on this group…. It’s genuinely nice to see someone present a different viewpoint without being a part of the community. Still not a furry, but came out of this with a lot of respect for how the community protected everyone.

@cccreaturefeature

11 ай бұрын

I'm just gonna be real, your unwillingness to listen to members inside of communities you dislike is an issue. I hope you dig deeper into that.

@Jsizzlet

11 ай бұрын

Most furries who are describing things about the community aren't trying to convert others into being furries. They're merely trying to explain how the fandom works. You're not going to get a nuanced and informative view of any community if you don't listen to what the people is said community have to say. It's fine not to like a fandom or not understand it, but you're going to say something about to then being a little more informed goes a long way.

@SHEIFFY

11 ай бұрын

Kinda sad if it takes someone not in the community talking about it for you to open up and be willing to learn. It honestly sounds like you plug your ears when someone in the community talks but the moment someone on the outside makes fun of them you are all ears. Hope you work on that.

@aquariussolaris2492

11 ай бұрын

Idk whats hard to get. I find being a furry natural and normal. Like did you not watch any cartoons as a child. No books.

@Feverm00n

9 ай бұрын

⁠@@cccreaturefeature cue the “like pancakes hate waffles” logical fallacy that you’ve exemplified perfectly… they never even implied that they are “unwilling to listen” to community members.

Technically every person I've ever dated has "accidentally dated a furry" 😏 Just told my mom about the free hug charity- had never heard of this group- she's pumped to join so thanks for featuring them! There is already a con in Las Vegas (Las Vegas Furcon) and one in Reno called Biggest Little Furcon. Cons tend to stay local to specific states and cities so ppl can travel around and see their friends that live in these locations. It's less about if its a party town or not. If you'd like to go to another I'd say the most famous are Anthrocon in Pittsburgh, MidWest Furfest in Chicago, and Furry Weekend Atlanta. Ive mostly been to Florida cons. Those tourists love approaching furries if they're at the same hotel as a con, prob due to the more family based tourism there. Plus they're already primed to meet mascots at the theme parks. I wonder if the Denfur normies were mostly there for business? The description of them refusing to acknowledge the giant animal people as if they were hallucinating is too funny. Never experienced that.

@alexn5743

10 ай бұрын

Happy to report that as a normie who happened to be in the area... I decided to embrace it and make friends at the hotel bar! Also some airline has a standing block of hotel rooms *year round* for its pilots and flight attendants at the Sheraton so it was interesting to see thier reactions when checking in.

As an artist I have so much love for the furry community, in general they are more than willing to pay artist their worth and are so respectful and creative. Every artist friend I have who has done anything with the community feels the same. No community is perfect, but they have since sucked me in to explore the fandom more myself and I plan to go to my first furry con next year!

@hel117

11 ай бұрын

same, I honestly wish I was better at drawing furries rather than specializing in anime girls, because furries are usually the most supportive and respectful people to make art for. Also really understanding about mental health issues and disability, which back when I took commissions more often was a big problem for me; even though I clearly stated my expected turn around and why it was so long, some people got really rude and entitled about it.

@MissShembre

11 ай бұрын

@@hel117 You should totally keep practicing your furry drawing skills, though! And agreed. MOST commissioners are cool. The rare one will ask for updates weekly or stalk your progress update site-- and then ask for a tweak to the art at every single step of the process.

Remember to thank a furry for keeping the internet running!

@UltravioletNomad

11 ай бұрын

And sometimes doctors, astrophysist, the Covid vaccine... you gotta pay for this shiz somehow.

@KitOkunari

11 ай бұрын

I know 2 furries that are software programmers, I have found out that one of them actually works for an IT company that I use their program. 😅

@dantefox6556

11 ай бұрын

@@UltravioletNomad don’t forget the mechanical, aerospace, chemical, and software engineers!

@Reverend_Salem

11 ай бұрын

​@@UltravioletNomad and one of the people responsible for the heart rate sensor on smart watches

@marocat4749

11 ай бұрын

True,they are also the good equivalent to tech bros in being on the front of innovation.

When I started working at a hotel a few years ago, everybody who trained me was super bummed that I had just missed working during the furry convention they had just had. Apparently the guests were the nicest and most considerate guests that they'd had at an event all year (this is in Australia)

@Talkshowhorse_Echna

9 ай бұрын

I can see that. Just visited the biggest con in germany and the new location was happy about many things with us furries. They openly siad its great we have our own security, medics, helping desks and more. They where also surprised how simpel lines for events formed by themselfs and how we left space for people with handicaps.

I'm not a active member of the furry community but my ex was, I used to help her make fur suits and accompany her to cons. Just like any Fandom there's bad apples and weirdos but generally it's a really wholesome and loving community .and those suits have so so so much condensed foam. Like couch foam. It's heavy and hot for sure

shoutout to the person at 21:20 who needed two extra people just to hold their tail

14:40 of oh thats an actual thing! so, in the community it's referred to as "Breaking The Magic" like. exactly like when mickey and co's heads get knocked off. in an attempt to help suiters who care for that, there are rooms with large fans they can go into to cool down and dehead. called the headless lounge. theres usually signs around the con pointing to the closest one though usually theres only 1 or 2? also uh. puphoods are at best furry adjacent its a whole different thing. like a decent number of Pups are furries but its akin to how fat hairy gay guys are called bears but arent furries its. a whole thing that can have cross over but isnt a pup = furry deal. but yeah every pup at a con is a furry. sorry if this is kinda unneeded/unwarranted, its really cool seeing this and your experience!

It would be nuts if you went to Anthrocon someday, the whole city turns into just a festival for Anthrocon every year and it is INSANE. It's seriously so crazy what they do for it

14:38 there are actually rooms called ‘headless rooms) that have a bunch of fans where fursuiters can sit and cool down Taking off your fursuit head in main rooms is called ‘breaking the magic’ some people frown upon it but for me who has asthma I don’t think I’d be able to get to a room quickly enough to take my inhaler if it gets hard to breath so I think it’s better for people to break character than suffocate or have a miserable time in their fursuit Especially with how active and animated people in suit often are expected to be

I love that this event was so well organized and considerate, I’m not a furry and neither is my wife but the common trait of acceptance and friendliness makes the community feel like a safe space to me!

14:55 I love how you’re so non judgmental that the sole reason you’re bothered by fursuits is how they look when you take the head off 🤣🤣🤣

Furry conventions have to be very high quality and security. If they’re not, it’s too easy for people to come off the streets and start harassing and/or attacking us (as has happened before). This also means that cons that don’t have high security, quality, etc. get noticed very quickly and avoided, as it’s a safety hazard. And yes, raptor masks are mostly used and worn by minors/kids and new furs because it’s way cheaper than buying or making an actual suit :) Also omg yes, one of my favorite parts of going to furry conventions is seeing the people who are just at the hotel, not the con. Just people trying to get to the pool or something like that 😂

dino masks are AWESOME. theyre such a creative and low entry way for younger furries to be able to make their ocs and so much goes into it. i dont have one personally but its so cool

I’ve never seen such nice coverage of such a thing. The variety of different costumes is mind-boggling. *It’s …… Swell !*

Furry con review at last! A lot of drama goes down at any con, DenFur not being an exception ofc, but overall they tend to be very fun events

I've been to a furry convention as well as a non-furry, since my friend who is one wanted to go for their birthday. It's such a accepting and positive place. It wasn't my cup of tea, but I thought it was sweet to see a community having so much fun 💜

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for being so kind! I am an artist who just found your channel yesterday and quickly have been gobbling up content in the background while I sew merch for Midwest Furfest! (I make those big fuzzy costumes!!!) The fandom has been a fantastic space for me as someone who has social anxiety, CPTSD, and as someone neurodivergent! Before I made my first fursuit I couldn't look people in the eye or even comment to people online because I was terrified. I needed therapy but couldn't afford it. Putting on the 10 pounds of fur and going to conventions (mostly non-furry conventions at first, it counted as 'cosplay') gave me a chance to interact with people in a safe and often wholesome way. I got to practice making eye contact as I felt comfortable, I got to practice talking to people without judgment, and long story short it led to me passing interviews and eventually running panels and events of my own. And now talking to people all weekend is how I make my living! I make the things that gave me my freedom and joy! I met my partner in the fandom and many of my friends as well, and it helped me discover myself as a disabled person I am so grateful I found a place where I am not just surviving, I can thrive! There are so many amazing people in this fandom who call it home. It's not all sunshine and rainbows but it still deserves kindness and way less judgment than it gets! To answer a few of your questions as someone who makes a living going to furry conventions and has in the past staffed a few. What you described with folks taking off their heads is kind of a meme in the fandom It is called 'breaking the magic' There is some debate and drama about it, way less than in the past but there used to be some public shaming around taking off your head outside of the fursuit lounge. There are still many furries who do have a 'this is Disneyworld' approach to things. I actually get motion sickness from suiting sometimes, I usually pop a Dramamine and go dance but still, I will break the magic as I see fit personally! The shaming has led to people not feeling like they could take their heads off when they really should take their heads off. This is a hobby we are not paid performers. BREATH! The fursuit lounge would not have food. It's usually very sweaty people surrounded by fans and fan towers to hang your sweaty heads or paws. Water water water and sometimes very long straws and some towels. This space is for suiters and handlers only, for the most part, some cons are less strict than others. But in the fandom, there are some people who have their own following, and sometimes a lounge can be a place to get away from fans with sometimes not the best social skills. Or also a place where you can break the magic if no one has seen your real face. Photos aren't allowed in most fursuit lounges. So not all pups are furries and pupheads aren't always fursuit-lite edition. Pups do have their own communities and sometimes will go to furry cons but they also have their own pup events that are usually kink related but not always. They have dog shows and events and rewards etc. I am not a pup but a few of my friends are furries who are also into that. There is a lot of overlap as well. Pup heads at furry cons especially during the daytime is actually a newer trend. In the past, it was frowned upon because of the 'furries are freaks who *insert BS here*' we had to present a very squeaky clean image to the public to get the level of acceptance we have now. At some cons even putting on a collar or harness while in a dog suit was seen as too much into 'kink'.... instead of just being another accessory to express your character. Some fursuit heads have fans that point at the mouth, and some suits have things like cheek fans, ear vents/fans, fans pointing out the mouth, etc. Many suits don't have fans at all though, many people buy those little hand fans from like Walmart and use that sometimes. Many furry conventions are run as nonprofits or not-for-profits and when you start hotel negotiations many contacts include the expectation of not only meeting certain room bookings but also restaurant/food sales being met. If they aren't it will be up to the con to cover up to that amount. This so often leads to a lack of many food options especially affordable ones. I love when a con has food trucks but it is pretty rare for a furry convention to have those, if there are many food options it's usually a pop-up like a hotel did with that bar, and usually very expensive and/or have a quota attached. Some things that are easy for a for profit con to snag can be a hurdle for a not-for-profit. (lack of food has been a big frustrating point for me at many a furry con especially now that undereating is a new migraine trigger I am navigating) You should probably go to Anthrocon. It's a con that had a lot of influence on how other furry cons are run. It also has a great relationship with the city but it didn't always have that. It's come a long way and it's also reflective of how far the fandom has come as well. By the way, there is a Vegas furry convention. It's called Las Vegas Fur Con. It's pretty new but there is much potential there! Anyway, thank you for being so kind and open to our furry weirdness! There is so much creativity (most people made their sona characters) and kindness here! It really is a space that is accepting to many weirdos who can't find a place anywhere else! Much of the fandom is LGBT+ and it can be a very diverse space we try to make our spaces fit many people with many different needs and I think we are made better for it! Id love to one day be that vendor running up to you like 'omg swell?!? I made these paws while watching you'!

I’m so proud of you. I love your so open to trying all the events. These are my favorite videos. I think it’s cause you are so considerate of others. You never share faces, or minors and never pass harsh criticism to the public.

Aww, I love the Free Mom Hugs initiative!

As an outsider observer, I'd say your fursona would be a bird of some sort!! Maybe an owl? I'm glad you had such fun at the furcon, the only one I've been to so far is FWA, very fun both times I went! The dance comps are awesome, I always LOVE seeing the improv skills that come out in floor wars ♡☆♡

Oh my god that’s me at 18:40 haha! Actual jumpscare holy cow, been watching your vids for a while I did not expect that 😭

Every event you go to makes me think maybe this should be something we all do lol just “con in town? Yeah I’ve got $100 let’s go”

@coops9597

11 ай бұрын

Honestly I should start going to LA events since I'm so close, I'm inspired lol (maybe after Eris calms down)

this makes me want to go to a furry convention as a non-furry so badly :''

@tempcan666

11 ай бұрын

in my experience furries love when (friendly) non-furries come to cons! if you make some new friends there tho be prepared to leave with a fully fleshed out community-appointed fursona

@technocheese1102

11 ай бұрын

Do it!!! You'll have so much fun!

@whossoul

11 ай бұрын

They're a lot of fun! When I was younger and went to raves a lot of my raver friends were furries. They insisted I come to a con with them so I went and was surprised how much fun I had! Never saw anything weird, though I specifically avoided the 18+ area of the artist alley, and everyone was really nice even though I wasn't a furry!

@machinismus

11 ай бұрын

me too! I’m kind of furry adjacent ‘cause I’m not too involved but I do have a bat fursona.

@notshardain

11 ай бұрын

You definitely should! You don't have to be a furry to go, furries love to share the fun with non-furries. Also, it's just really fun to appreciate all the neat art people make, fursuits included!

I'm glad this con you went to was so focused on protecting minors. That's definitely something that anime cons are missing but need. I see way too many hentai and ecchi art in vendor halls and artist alleys where children are roaming. It's gross. We need more well-defined adult only spaces in general.

I use to sell adult content at furry conventions. The only convention I didn’t have to worry about minors seeing our content was at the Reno convention, which had ID stop. But at most cons, minor’s Con Badges had a highlighted names. The reason I no longer go to furry conventions is because there are known child predators that are allowed at these cons. One being an adult vendor called Inked Fur. Growly, a SoCal fur, is friends with allot of California convention runners. He’s been charged for child diddling, yet is still allowed at these cons! Although I’m all for adults being adults, such as pup masks and kink gear, conventions at that point should not be all ages.

@j.elizabeth4621

11 ай бұрын

Don’t they have a very large ban list and that’s why Rainfurrest Fest was such a bomb: because they allowed all the banned people?

@MissShembre

11 ай бұрын

Agreed. CP is a problem in the community unfortunately.

@MarvinHartmann452

11 ай бұрын

I thought the whole point of these events was to attract kids...

@BryanLu0

9 ай бұрын

​@@MarvinHartmann452It's a problem of any fandom of large size. It's the law of large numbers

Speaking of performing in fursuits, the lead singer of Car Seat Headrest did a show in a full suit during their last tour which was insane and I’m surprised he didn’t pass out

Hearing about the parents with their furry kids is so cute I hope they had a good time

i realize that there are a lotttttt of bad eggs in furry spaces, but come on, a dragon talking about cheeses for an hour? i’d fucking watch

as a furry, its so nice to see a unbiased/matter of fact approach to this. normally you just see cases of people going around harassing people n stuff- kinda going in with a negative attitude and trying to seem hard done by when they get thrown out etc

I gotta comment again to note- I feel the signage problem is an issue with most furry cons TBH. I've attended Furnal Equinox in Toronto every year since 2014, and almost every year i get lost or need to give directions to new attendees

ive been having crazy mood swings this past few weeks and the free mom hug people literally put me into tears. thats just so sweet of them

great video! The reason there are no food vendors inside locations liek these is often because the location itself holds all rights to sell food and they do not allow competitors inside the venue because of competition. A lot of cons have this problem. If you see a con with a special venue like a good hotel or castle ect, chances are the venue owner will not allow food vendor competors inside their location just so they can sell their own food more. Source: lifecong con goer and volunteer and vendor at cons.

Thank you so much for making this wonderful and honest video. I am one of thy directors of the con, so I can only say so much but it seems like overall you had a good time, and I love seeing anime con regulars coming to check our cons out too!