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Nitch · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:51 pm Post subject:

I see...

Another response I thought of was to pick some article of clothing or jewelry they have on and say something like "I dunno, what's with the hat?"

PrincessB · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:08 am Post subject:

That might put them on the defence and give a negative image of furries. What I usually tell people who ask about furry stuff is "I think that most human qualities are like qualities of various animals, such as your dog is known for loyalty, etc. I am the single most curious person I know, I can not stand not knowing something, and curiosity is known as a cat quality plus I have various other habits and qualities like a cat would. Also I have always loved tigers and feel very relaxed and comfortable around them. I just really like animals of most all types."

You can say, To me wearing a tail is like an accesory such as a ball cap or a necklace, just something that I enjoy wearing.

Thane · Registered User Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 275

I really have no opinion one way or the other... After all, I'm the guy who went to class dressed as a cell phone (carboard box, much ducting tape, and some creativity... some assembly required).

Yeah, if I saw someone else with a tail/ears/both, I'd think it odd, but not much more. I've seen/heard much weirder stuff. A three-foot-tall blue mohawk beats out fuzzy ears any day for strangeness. Heck, I get strange enough looks as it is... in this day, belt knives aren't that common. With a couple of my knives, I'd probably get fewer odd looks if the blade were indeed a tail.
And don't get me started on the looks I get while wearing a gun shirt...

No, I'd not wear ears/tail/both myself. That's what the cell phone costume's for. Razz

shroom · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:17 am Post subject:

No extras yet, but my response would be along the lines of "Why not? It's fun!" I mean, in the end, it's as much about enjoying yourself as making a statement or anything else, right?

There are the trekies who wear Spock ears, or attend the local Klingon Kareoke night in full costume (that's a real thing by the way, a local bar here does it..) There are the matrix fans who wear thier trench coats, and sun glasses. And then there are a lot of people who wear mickey mouse ears at disney land. So why not? It's a conversation starter. It's fun.