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Hello Furries!
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Okay, let's just start
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It's well aware that the Furry fandom is
finally being noticed
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Our national media is slowly starting to
give some attention to our community
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And that, obviously, is something good
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Isn't it?
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Isn't it?
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sigh Depends...
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Everytime there's any article about this
type of Fandom or community
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It's more than normal that we get a
little suspicious
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And why?
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Here's simple why
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Our dear brazillian media
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Only truly seriously show what can
generate tons of money and audience
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However, when the subject is entertainment,
it turn a slightly more complicated task
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Because, generally, it's addressed in a
more superficial way
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And thanks to that, the true objective
and the true meaning of communities
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Like the Furry Fandom
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Can be easily distorted and show up
the wrong idea
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And end up showing ideas that aren't
more than a common stereotype
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Yes, it happened recently
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An example of something that broke up
with that concept are the E-Sports
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That were saw in a negative way
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Even today, it isn't accepted as
valid sports
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However, slowly they are getting know by
the national media and getting a really great audience
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And even making money for those who
believed in that new idea
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Now we got to the heart of the matter
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How to make the true essence and meaning
of that community
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Got treated correctly and faithfully way
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And how to avoid that articles made by
amateur journalists
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Show up the wrong idea
and strengthen stereotypes
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That's the objective of this video
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So, let's make clear as fast and simple
as possible
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#1 - What, exactly, means Furry?
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Furry, generally, refers to the idea of
anthropomorphic animals or creatures
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Even those who aren't in furry community
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Certainly saw and know Furry characters
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They were part of the childhood of most
of the people
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For example: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck,
Porky Pig, Sylvester, The Tasmanian Devil
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Droopy Dog, Tom, Jerry, Road Runner
and many others
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For sure, most of that characters born
way before the term Furry got the meaning
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It has today
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And even before the community
be as big as today
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Actually, it's not even necessary to
go too far
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Recently, the movie Zootopia was produced
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Which is completely focused in
the Furry theme
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#2 - What mean to be a Furry?
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In fact, anyone who is interested in
anthropomorphic creatures, characters or animals
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Can be part of the Furry Fandom
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Unlike many people thinks
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You don't need to be an artist
or has a Fursuit
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To be part of the community
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The main idea is at the common interest
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And not at specific activities
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As graphical content or composite songs
with the Furry theme
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There's many Websites, Forums, Galleries,
online games
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And even conventions, that are mainly
focused in the Furry Fandom
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At Brazil, nowadays, those events
still having some limitations
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And, at the most of cases, there's only
small meets between members of the community
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One the biggest there's in Brazil
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is Brasil Fur Fest, which had
it's first edition in 2016
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And, slowly, have been getting more
attention and helped to grow up the comminuty
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And get the attention of
the national media
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This event will happen again this year
between the August 25 and 27
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Where this one that speaks to you
will also be present
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Uhuu! /o/
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#3 - Which are the main interests
of a Furry?
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As already said, they main idea is around
anthropomorphic creatures and characters
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And those can be found in animated cartoon
and games
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The interests of a member
of the Furry Fandom
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However, aren't limited by games
and animations
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They, in fact, have no limits
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Any subject or interest can be, somehow
related or adapted to the Furry theme
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Even subjects related to spirituality,
like the beliefs in spirit animals
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As well as Mythology, Tribalism,
Paganism etc
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And those beliefs doesn't disqualify
any Furry
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The common manifestation of someone interest
in the Furry community
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Is through the creative ways
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As literature, graphical arts, the RP,
music and even game developing
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Focused in the Furry theme
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Those are, probably, the activities with
more relevance and influence in the community grown
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#4 - Fursonas
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It's very common between the members
of the Furry community
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The creation of a Fursona
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And that's the idea of the creation
of they own characters
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Which can, or not, reflect the personality
or even the physical shape of their owners
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When creating those characters
There's no limits and no rules
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The mix of species to elaborate
hybrid characters
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The use of all and any combination
of colors
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Physical shape, different personalities
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And even the elaboration of a history
that explain the origins of that character
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Are valid
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And directly related to the #4
we have the
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#5 - Fursuits
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Which are, probably, one of the biggest
manifestations of love for the community
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And the Furry theme
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Bring your character to life
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Almost like an acting, the Fursuits are
the physical manifestation
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Of the criative of a
community member
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And are really common in at the
big conventions
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After elaborate the personality
and physical shape of a character
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Many people decides to make it real
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And exactly that what the Fursuits are
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Costumes made based on the
character design created by its owner
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Or even by commissioned artist
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This design is, then, sent to someone
which can make that character real
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Unfortunately, here, at Brazil, the Fursuiting
isn't a common thing
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Both by the difficulty of production
and lack of material
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And by the high cost for our standards
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#6 - The expansion of the community
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Even thought the Furry community is huge
and have members in the entire world
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In countries as Brazil, it's extremely hard
to notice the Fandom expansion
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In comparison with other countries,
like USA, Germany, Australia and Canada
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Where are located the biggest conventions
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Like Anthrocon, Eurofurence, Confurgence
and Vancoufur
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The Furry Fandom's activities have
some limitations, here at Brazil
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And, because of that, are almost
restricted to the online ambient
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Recently, with the Brazil Fur Fest's event
in 2016
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And with the attention received
by the media
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Many member of the community
hope it boost its expansion in the country
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And results in meets and events
more and more frequents
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#7 - The biggest conventions
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Mostly of the biggest Furry conventions
are located at USA
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Between them, we have Anthrocon,
founded in 1997 in Albany, NY
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And moved to Philadelphia, PA
2 years later
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Anthrocon got 6389 participants in 2015
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And, nowadays, happens at
David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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Recurrently since 2016
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Other event, at USA, are
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At Germany, we have Euroforence,
at Berlin, founded in 1995
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This european convention happened at
Germany in 17 of its 20 years of existence
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Giving it some leadership status
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But, between the other countries already
hosted the convention
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Are Sweden, Netherlands and
Czech Republic
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At Canada, there's VancouFur, which happens
at Vancouver BC
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It's a exclusive Vancouver's convention
since 2012
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VancouFur had it 6th edtion in 2017 and rised
more than $3,000 for a local charity project
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The Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society
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Even, the 2016 edition got known by
share the executive hotel with Syrian refugees
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At Australia, occurs the ConFurgence
in Melbourne
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Started at 1999, this convention have
social events, bazaar, Fursuit Parade,
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Talent's show and many others activities
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In 2010, it got hundreds of participants
and rised $7771 for charity
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And is, at the moment, the biggest
Furry convention in Australia
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Every convention mentioned contributes
intensely with charity projects
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Which goes from Wildlife Rehabilitation
to fight against cancer
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Therefore, resuming
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Different of what is said by the less informed
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The Furries aren't different or
strange people
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As, sometimes, the media says at TV
or at posts and articles in the Internet
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They are only a group of people which
has a common interest
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And interact in a creative way
based on this interest
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It's a really friendly community, which,
through those conventions and activities
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Manage to help people and,
even, save lifes
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♫ You chose this path ♪
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