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Anonymous
I'm writing a paper on this, so I'll contribute a li'l.
'Furries' are a broad classification of a group of people who like the idea of anthropomorphism, attributing human characteristics to non-human objects. A furry is not necessarily one type of person, as there are artists, collectors, fursuiters, spiritualists (sometimes native americans fall under this category), people who deem it part of their sexuality, and sometimes it's just considered a haven group for the ridiculed and misunderstood.
Because of this last category (and even the last two categories), it attracts a lot of attention they normally wouldn't want. Someone who hates them for being gay, as an example, would also now attribute that hatred to being a furry, or 'furfag'. Because of that, the fandom in its entirety is often hated for the members within, much like one might hate a race for an individual's actions. However, this does not make being 'furry' a race, any more than it makes being 'gay' a race.
Simply put, some people only half-grew-up, so wish to enjoy their humanoid character cartoons and their porn at the same time. Plenty folk can make fun of that. After all, we're all free to hate. :P
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