Furry: A Lifestyle Or A Fetish

[lupestripe]

I think the furry fandom blurs the distinction between fetish and lifestyle. I guess the two aren't mutually exclusive but some consider furry as being purely a fetish whereas others consider it a lifestyle. If you consider other fandoms - anime, Star Wars, cosplay etc - is the difference between sexuality and lifestyle so clearly marked there? I am not so sure.

So ultimately, what is furry for you - a fetish or a lifestyle? Or perhaps it's a little from both. When something is spiritual, is there a real distinction between lifestyle and sex anyway?

Comments

[rabid-wolfen.livejournal.com]

Neither here, though I'd be leaning more towards lifestyle...Furry is just a fandom for me really, I like cartoon animals. However, a lot of my friends are furry, my boyfriend's furry and I take commissions for furry art. Yet I don't base my life around furry, but it seems furry intergrates itself there XD

As for the fetish side, furry itself isn't a fetish for me, however some of my kinks intergrate with it well.

[lupestripe.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of kinks integrate with it well and the open-minded nature of people in the fandom allows this to be so. I think one can precipitate the other in many respects so although furry isn't all about kinks, it does form a significant part of the Fandom.

Speaking of commissions, how are mine coming along? I think I still need to tell you my second idea, don't I?

[rabid-wolfen.livejournal.com]

I've got the linework doneon your first, I was hanging back on colouring it since I thought Lupe was being redesigned, and yeah, still need to know what you want for the second :)

[lupestripe.livejournal.com]

Do you have an email address I can send you the details to? I don't think the redesign of Lupe is going to happen for a while now so stick with the old colourings :)