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

[mortonfox.livejournal.com]

Neither. It's an interest.

[lupestripe.livejournal.com]

Fair does - like a hobby then?

[mortonfox.livejournal.com]

Yes, a hobby. I don't spend enough time on furry for it to be a lifestyle. Fetish has sexual connotations, which is not really the case for me either.

[lupestripe.livejournal.com]

Cools - I would say I am probably a lifestyler as it does dominate most aspects of my life. Not that I ever intended it to, it just happened like that.