A cool website about Furries

[MooseHorns237]

In the thread I made 'Is the Litterbox in Schools Thing Real?' (of which the conclusion was no, that's a joke/hoax/prank to spread hate towards furries for the most part) I left some links for the website Furscience, which is a website that conducts studies on furries to get actual data and not just assumptions. Very interesting for me, as I love statistics, so here's some cool pages on the site:

Home page: Furscience, the real science behind furries and their fandom.

Research findings page: Research Findings - Furscience

Some others I found interesting:

1.3 Sex, Gender, and Gender Identity - Furscience

Sex, gender, and genderqueer demographics within the furry fandom

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2.8 Fursuits - Furscience

In popular culture (and sometimes in the furry community itself), furries are often reduced to “fursuiting,” with furries being defined as people who wear these anthropomorphic animal suits. It should be noted that fursuits are, for many furries, prohibitively expensive and require intensive...

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3.1 Species Popularity - Furscience

Creating a fursona is one of the most universal behaviours in the furry fandom. Defined as anthropomorphic animal representations of the self, furries interact with other members of the fandom through the use of these avatars, both in-person (e.g., badges at conventions) and online (e.g...

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5.7 Preference for Erotic Furry Media - Furscience

Given the prevalence with which furries look at furry-themed pornography, and given stereotypes about furries as a fetish group, one might expect furries to overwhelmingly prefer erotic furry content to non-erotic furry content. To test this hypothesis, participants in one study were asked to...

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7.1 Prevalence - Furscience

While the definition of therian may differ depending on who you ask, it can be loosely defined as people who identify as a non-human animal (see 7.2, Animal Identification for more on this). Knowing the prevalence and characteristics of therians is important in our research on furries, as...

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10.1 Disclosure - Furscience

Furries perceive a significant amount of stigma from the world around them. This, coupled with the fact that many furries work professional jobs or belong to families and communities where the fandom’s openness (e.g., toward homosexuality and transgender people) may lead to disapproval or...

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Let us use this information to stop furry prejudice!

 

[Bunny Lvr]

Dragon/Kangaroo???????

 

[zephyr]

Now I know where all the girls went.....

 

[Bunny Lvr]

Now I know where all the girls went.....

Where?

 

[FitzOblong]

they were actually at the nordic fuzz con. I won a furscienece hat at their table . They also conducted three surveys at the con. One before, one while and one after the convention. Certain interesting what they do, and I think a good thing.

 

[zephyr]

Where?

Somewhere other than here.

 

[Mambi]