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[–] [email protected] 44 points 8 months ago (2 children)

This is a case of knowing your audience. This article was written by a furry and I got about zero idea what the hell they're talking about.

He’s a Steve!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children)

I understood all the lingo except Steve. I don’t know that one.

Edit: Apparently it’s another name for non-furries.

Fleshies / Smoothies: Outsiders to the fandom. Furries often make fun of them as “Steve” or “Steves”.

- https://dogpatch.press/2016/11/07/guide-to-furry-terms/

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

This is the kind of quality education I come to this place for.

[–] DumbAceDragon 10 points 8 months ago

I've never heard that term. Most furries I know use the more universal "normie".

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I love that nickname. It’s both gentle and brutal, and must make every furry named Steve feel so awkward.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm willing to bet it has to do with the default Minecraft skin.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

That makes sense. I assumed it was because it’s a name you just know someone’s parents gave them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Steve is the default name for any otter.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

What's your opinion on this @notsteve_

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Same here! It was all just words with no meaning for me but I'm glad those crazy kids are having fun. You do you Furry Fandom.. Furdom.. Furrydom??? Idk someone's going to have to enlighten me on this one.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Finally, an onion article that is pretty easy to determine it was written by the Onion.

The world has gone so much to shite that this isn't a given anymore.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

I had to check to see if it was The Onoin.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's always a mindfuck when I think it is an article from TheOnion but then I read NotTheOnion.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm curious about the furry demographic. Are there many conservative furries? Furries for Trump?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

not many, but they exist.

the only furcon that took a political stance was free fur all, a furcon that boasts having free speech.

its attendance was quite small. Some furry youtubers that make videos on furry drama sorta poked fun at the con and the people attending for the first year, but that fizzled out by the second year and is likely to be less covered as time goes on.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago