HAHAHAHA. CNN sent a reporter to the anthrocon (furry/plushie convention) in Pittsburgh. The resulting report uses defensive language, but never comes out and says what it is the convention's leaders are trying to stop being associated with:
Speaking of furries, where is that furry documentary that's been "in progress" for four years?
Well, I guess we're not gonna hear anything from this one.
Posted by: cranB | July 05, 2009 at 03:46 PM
Lindsay I was downtown (Pittsburgh) the day this was happening and saw a man sprint across a crosswalk, seemingly normal, except for the FURRY TAIL protruding from the back of his pants. I thought to myself, "There is no way that has to do with Furries, and yet, it probably has to do with Furries." When I later heard about the Furry convention I thought of you, as well as "That's a thing??"
P.S. Miss you! Vgum is not the same without you! Literally! Nothing even works!
Posted by: Carrie | July 05, 2009 at 09:21 PM
yea - videogum is on the fritz.
but these furries are all having sexy with mascot heads on. that's what no one wanted to say.
and they (not-so-)secretly want to screw animals.
there. the furry cat's out the bag.
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Posted by: becca | July 06, 2009 at 10:37 AM
ahahaha i love how the girl in a blue dog costume with an orange mane is telling us about how it is a place to be yourself.
Posted by: Elliot | July 06, 2009 at 01:21 PM
Soo, Carrie, since you obviously know about it, I'd like to know how?
If you were in close enough to know it's happening (i.e. watch), then what were you doing there? I'm betting not sitting around doing nothing.
Sorry, I just think it's funny how everyone who isn't a fur HAPPENS to know everything about what goes down there. Nobody ever points out that to be able to SEE what they're claiming happened, they were obviously involved, or don't really know.
Secondly, every group has fringe members. it gets tiring being stereotyped for what two or three guys who aren't the majority do.
Posted by: Kyr | July 06, 2009 at 01:49 PM
Are there avian furries, or are they a separate thing, because of the feathers? Foghorn Leghorn needs love, too.
Posted by: Andy | July 07, 2009 at 05:48 PM
It was a blast! Most people don't get it but there are so many different things to do at anthro, there is something for about anyone.
They are only showing fursuiters in the video but only about 10% of the conventioneers do the fursuit thing... the rest just have fursuit envy.
Posted by: Jeef | July 08, 2009 at 02:48 PM
To Andy:
Yes, there are avian furries. We have a fair number of griffins, as well. This year, you could spot a tern, a shoebill, eagles, griffins, and an archaeopteryx, among others.
Posted by: Tyrrlin | July 08, 2009 at 05:55 PM
Looks like that situation was getting pretty hairy (sorry).
Posted by: I PEE GOLD | July 08, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Furry rap:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fueBYZD2_ao
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Posted by: iamsosorry | July 09, 2009 at 09:06 AM