Are Furries Doomed?

by Pixeleen Mistral on 21/07/07 at 1:28 pm

Fallout from enforcing bans on “Broadly Offensive” behavior may threaten furry avatars

by Cinnamon Twist, spicy reporter

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Can furries yiff without being offensive?

Great Britain had many rules on the books for many years that it didn’t enforce in the American colonies. They were there, sure, but they were largely ignored. When Britain started to enforce rules in order to make the colonies more profitable, the colonists rebelled. Is this the fate of Second Life’s residents with regard to the notorious “broadly offensive” clause in the TOS?

In a recent article by the Herald’s award winning syndicated advice columnist Heartun Breaker, a reader asked Where do I find animals in Second Life who want to play animals… and play with me as I am?

The answer brings us to a string of even more interesting questions – some not which could be not safe for work.

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Where do I find animals in Second Life who want to play animals… and play with me as I am?

The answer to that is, of course, everywhere one looks in Second Life. As the Lindens look to clean up the “broadly offensive” behavior that has been allowed to grow and develop unchecked since 2003, one of the many questions that will surely be raised involves the line between Furries and bestiality.

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mounting evidence of virtual bestiality?

Most Furries in Second Life have adopted the classic “anthropomorphic” animal, like a cartoon animal. The Lindens even offer such an avatar as one of the basic shapes you can choose when you are born in Second Life. If one uses such an avatar, and one has sexual congress with another avatar, either human or furry, is that bestiality?

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straw poll indicates some SL players will cross species boundaries

More to the point of the original question posed, what if someone looks for an avatar that looks less like a cartoon and more like a real animal? With some shopping, one can find avatars that will turn one into an anatomically correct dog or horse. Having sex with one of these creatures for real in many US states and foreign countries is a crime. Certainly many people find the idea of coupling with a dog or horse to be offensive. Will these avatars soon be banned? Can we logically assume that if the realistic animal costumes are banned then a case can be made to ban all furries in order to avoid the “gray area” that would ensue should the Lindens choose to ban “realistic” animal avatars?

In many shops, people are able to buy animal props, with poses and animations, that allow them to simulate sex with dogs and horses. These “animals,” though they look realistic enough, are merely sexual props; no more real than a ‘dildo’ or a sexual pose ball. Having sex with animals, or appearing to have sex with animals, however, is far more offensive than using traditional sex toys, so do they need to be banned? If so, how do we differentiate them from the other sex toys?

Where will the community draw the line with regard to “broadly offensive”? Will dildos, sexgen beds and Furries soon be a thing of the past?

264 Responses to “Are Furries Doomed?”

  1. Senban Babii

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    Weird coincidence but this was the very first Herald article I ever read, way back in proto history. You’d think I would have learned from that experience ~8V

  2. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    When the one who made all that we did not make including eternity,and all the life in eternity comes back in glory will burn all things that die, and all things that man has made. Appliances don’t have a soul, sorry about that. Calculators will melt with fervent heat,and will be turned tack to the basic elements,and all things will be made new,and we will shine with light as a covering like we were means to shine,and give glory to God forever for saving us. God is in the furry,and those that are persecuted . Poor basement cat, he needs to have sunlight, bring him out of the basement. Evidence of man is what he makes,and evidence of God is what he made,and man cannot make,and what man cannot make is infinite,and what God has made is infinite because God is infinite. The destruction of all things man made,and what dies is perceived by the wicked as being the wrath of God. The wrath of God is only perceived as such by the ones who refused his love by not showing his love to others. Not showing that love to others means his protective spirit is not in whoever to protect the spirit of whoever from the light that will shine.What we know of as hateful trolls,and humans who kill, steal,and are drunkards,and compulsive liars will not be in the kingdom of God,and I think you can see why. God has refrained from shining his light because of the deplorable condition of man fighting, and killing each other,Judging each other as in the legal system that humans have doing to each other what humans did to Jesus putting him on the cross. God wants to save as many as he can,and show Satan that lightless beings that kill life, and crush life with their solid bodies with blood in it can love like he loves.

  3. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    You were brought to this article by the still small voice the impressions on the mind who is God who inhabits eternity. Humans must glorify-our maker by not hurting humans anymore.Then the maker of all will be in our soul giving life to our soul.

  4. had enough

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    Line all the fur-fag paedophiles up and skin them.

  5. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    had enough You are not Christian. You would not want the same thing done to you human who kills all the good gifts God gives your corruptible body that dies, and makes a good for nothing smelly substance. Judge yourself,and you will not be condemned forbidden to go a place of eternal peace,and joy. Do bad to others,and only expect to having the agony of knowing your body,and soul will n be reduced to ashes where life has no power.

  6. Yep

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    lol a holy roller. Go getem Tiger :P

  7. Pappy Enoch

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    @Jonathan, I is a Gawd-fearin’ feller fo’ good reason, as Herald readers knows, and I knows where I are bound: the Hot Place. Ol’ Jonathan called it like it am for poor me: “humans who kill, steal,and are drunkards,and compulsive liars will not be in the kingdom of God.”

    I reckons ol’ Billyzbug needs him a Shiner down there to make rotgut for all them other drunkards. And all the fun folks will be there anysohow.

    I do recollect they were one page left in the Enoch Famberly Bible that did not get used up in the out-house:

    “Judge not if’n you don’t want to be judged.”

    Well, since I are judged all the time, mostly (and correct-like) as a dumb-ass, I reckons I kin judge you:

    You am a holy-rollin’ moron and stay the hell out from in front o’ my pickemup truck less’n you wants to meet God rite fast, you rascal.

    Well, that felt good. Back to drinkin’, fornycatin’, and bein’ a dumb ass.

  8. Pappy Enoch

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    PS: This am an old story. Does you still git mo’ action wif human gals if’n you puts on that-there fur suit?

    I needs some trick to git them fake gals to shag wif me. I reckon I’d make a rite handsum hound-dawg.

  9. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    You are funny talking like a Southerner^^You have a good humble spirit,and will not go to dust body, and soul for that is hell for the one who does not love like Jesus loves.

    Hell is not a place anyone should want to go to,and in heaven no one will be stumbling around constantly apologizing for doing stupid things being inebriated. Can you see something like that in a perfect heaven?
    We should at least try,and not to be. God is after all the discerner of the heart,and have a good heart,and the life giver will be in you anyway.

    There is righteous judgment that Judges the heart,and that judgment edifys,and lifts humans up,and does no harm to humans at all.

    You would not run anyone over.
    Ultimately God is the one that judges,and the ones safe is the one with the spirit of Jesus in whoever looking out of the eyes of whoever.

    Things must be boring for you where you are.I don’t drink at all.

    Maybe I just don’t know the attraction to alcohol is. I was never a drinker of it., and I am 55. I see no reason for it personally. Some thing that might help is going to http://www.upcspine.com,and find a U,C,S, chiropractic practitioner. They are the good kind.

  10. Nelson Jenkins

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    All of it is bullshit. Complete bullshit.

    Prove me wrong.

  11. Pappy Enoch

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    @Jonathan,

    “You would not run anyone over.”

    That am true. I’d shoot yo’ holier-than-any-feller butt, THEN run you down, back up over yo’ sad carcass, then repeat until I had me a good road-pizza.

    @Nelson: take over, ‘ol Son. I gots to drink some more.

  12. Senban Babii

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    @Jonathan Hughes
    ” Calculators will melt with fervent heat,and will be turned tack to the basic elements,and all things will be made new,”

    You mean….calculators just die?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyBx1Hh4-IY

  13. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    Calculators were never alive. Sorry about the typo, I meant back.

  14. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    Nelson Jenkins I don’;t give what comes out of the backside of all living things, including you. Don’t defile yourself with what comes out of your mouth.

    What you think negatively about love? Is that it?

    Be more specific.

  15. Nelson Jenkins

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    @ Jonathan Hughes

    Religion (and the bastardized version of Christianity that oozes out of your own mouth) is bullshit. I think love is great, but whatever you’re trying to prove isn’t something I’m interested in (which I doubt anyone else has understood so far either, since your posts seem to be written by someone with a severe mental disorder).

  16. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    Pappy Enoch ,I guess you are proving what a drunkard will do,and that is a stupid thing that would not want to be done to you.

    Consider what I said. Humans like you are the reason Jesus came to die for you so you would love like he does.

    Wanting to harm is not like Jesus. Do you want life eternal where all love all?

  17. Senban Babii

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    @Jonathan Hughes
    “Humans like you are the reason Jesus came to die for you so you would love like he does”

    Prove it. I can prove the existence of Basement Cat. You provide me with one tiny scrap of evidence to show Jesus even existed as an actual physical person.

    Over to you cupcake <3

  18. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    I am not a persecutor, I am a defender of the furry,and all the sexualities. You do not understand what you are saying.

  19. Nelson Jenkins

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    @ Jonathan Hughes

    It’s not that I don’t understand what I’m saying, it’s that nobody understands what you’re saying. Are you running your posts through Bad Translator first?

  20. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    You are here,and this planet,and without Jesus that life you see would not be here,and had Jesus been worshiped instead of a flag this nation would be peaceful,and not a warmongering nation like it is now calling its self a nation under God. Jesus is love,and hatred is the devil in humans that are called trolls. Simply, put we make dead things,and will be apposed to the one who made living things,and that is the basses for your negativity. toward Jesus.

    I know one thing for sure have humans not safe for eternity going on on on like this,and the sun that warms the earth will vaporize everyone.

    We all had better love like Jesus loved having him in us so he can come back in glory or our our end will be predictable for the human race. What is your choice take the gamble; that love is eternal,and save your soul or continue thinking the wide road of destruction is good preventing Christs return because he does not see humans safe to live in peace forever,and end in creation doomed to die in a burnt out sun?

  21. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    You are here,and this planet,and without Jesus the life you see would not be here,and had Jesus been worshiped instead of a flag this nation would be peaceful,and not a warmongering nation like it is now calling its self a nation under God. Jesus is love,and hatred is of the devil in humans that are called trolls. Simply, put we make dead things,and will be apposed to the one who made living things,and that is the basses for your negativity. toward Jesus.

    I know one thing for sure have humans not safe for eternity going on on on like this,and the sun that warms the earth will vaporize everyone.

    We all had better love like Jesus loved having him in us so he can come back in glory or our our end will be predictable for the human race. What is your choice take the gamble; that love is eternal,and save your soul or continue thinking the wide road of destruction is good preventing Christs return because he does not see humans safe to live in peace forever,and end in creation doomed to die in a burnt out sun?

  22. Senban Babii

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    So you can’t prove Jesus existed then?

    Oh and I’m not negative towards Jesus. How can I be negative towards someone or something that never existed? It’s just a bogeyman story to scare kids into doing as they’re told. “Eat all your vegetables or Jesus won’t let you into Heaven”.

    The only thing that can be proven is the existence of Basement Cat.

  23. Nelson Jenkins

    Mar 22nd, 2011

    @ Jonathan Hughes

    So my landscaper (whose name is Jesus) is the reason life exists. Additionally, had he been worshiped instead of the sovereignty and pride of the nation we live in, world peace would manifest itself out of thin air. He’s also love (even though it’s questionable as to whether or not he has ever made love) and trolls are actually humans with tiny demons inside of them, who manufacture and package hatred. However, we are supposed to make life (which we do, at a very rapid rate which is literally suffocating the human race) but instead, we are making death (at a relatively slow pace, which doesn’t balance out the overpopulation problem we have) – and because of all of this, we hate my landscaper.

    He does shit work, anyways. The only miracle here is that he’s not fired yet.

    Anyhow, yes, the sun will eventually explode once its core runs out of fuel, but we have a couple of years before that happens (something around 5 billion).

    But if we all love my landscaper, despite his terrible work, he will return to my backyard to save the human race in an entirely predictable event, of which we don’t actually know the specifics nor the date and time. Far more predictable than the sun developing into a red giant due to running out of hydrogen, thus enveloping the earth in a ball of flaming gas in approximately 5 billion years.

    Sure thing, Jon.

  24. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 23rd, 2011

    Jesus is 100% love,and not against any of the sexualities at all so you can relax about that.When he is in a human in spirit that is what you will get.There are humans that think Christianity is in the established organized religions,and they are wrong for they do not teach of Christ,and had they war,and terrorists would be unknown.

    Your stories are a lie from the ones preaching in the E,O,R,.Hell is a favorite topic of devils.Heaven, and eternal Joy is for those that love all,and Jesus in you does it all so therefore no worries.

    hell is for those that ought you the lie,and do not repent. Hell will be the end of the soul where life has no power. Love all doing good to whoever,and have no worries what so ever. He will never leave or forsake you.

    Love all ,and Jesus will be in you looking out of you no matter what you say.

  25. Miss Petunia Courtney Amaryllis Taliaferro

    Mar 23rd, 2011

    Fie, fie, you brood of vipers! Though I pen this missive from the jailhouse-hell into which I was unjustly thrown by the rough and corrupt winds of earthy justice, the Lord God will have his retribution upon you purveyors of smut and wantonness in Second Life.

    Oh, woe and despair!

    Hold true to the star to which you have hitched your wagon, young Jonathan! These heathens will learn the true meaning of repentance on the Day of Reckoning, when they shall be cast naked and burned to a crisp into the smoldering Belly of The Prince of Lies!

    Oh, on that blessed day, when the Lord God skewers them with his flaming sword, pokes out their eyes with divine cocktail-forks, marinades them in the sauce of bitter tears, and broils them as unclean kebabs over the Charcoal That Never Goes Out, how they ALL shall be punished for their vile laughter, their fornication, and, verily, their bad taste in decor!

    I do hope, my Brother in the Living God, Jonatan, that you can help a poor unfortunate lamb who has been imprisoned, aye, imprisoned for crimes she did not commit! I will send you additional information on paying for my legal appeals if you will be reach out to me. I will accept cash, cheques, PayPal, or lines of credit for meeting the outstanding and future fees of my barrister, Tertullian Blatherskate.

    Do not send Linden Dollars, for the foul hands of the Evil One are upon them.

  26. Nelson Jenkins

    Mar 23rd, 2011

    @ Jonathan Hughes

    You still haven’t proven Jesus’ existence. I mean, shit, I believe the guy existed, but he wasn’t a savior by any stretch of the imagination. All you do is spew religious bullshit about how Jesus Saves.

    I could get your sentiment from a bumper sticker.

    Stop clogging my inbox with your pointless vocal diarrhea. You’re not converting anyone to your dying, bullshit religion. Go pray to your almighty savior and leave us in peace.

  27. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 23rd, 2011

    and the body you have. Howbeit it does not shine with a light covering like it used to,and that is why humans have a compulsion to cover up have guilt. Humans have guilt for a very good reason because we fell from grace willingly.

    through men.

    with negative words.,and unbelievably the one speaking the negative words think they are doing a good thing.

  28. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 23rd, 2011

    and the body you have not shining with a light.. Humans have guilt because we fell from grace willingly. The furries have the love of in them. It is the devil working through men or it is the Jesus working through men.

  29. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 23rd, 2011

    The Miracles are all the things man could never make,and a loving heart beyond understanding.with humans blindly going on, and on the way they are endlessly that time will go by really fast considering galactic time. Satan tried to make it a certainty ,and God prevented the tree of life by placing an angel to protect the tree on four sides. had he not our planet would be far more populated than it is now with no one dying,and ultimately freezing in the cold of deep space forever.

  30. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 23rd, 2011

    The Miracles are all the things man could never make,and a loving heart beyond understanding.with humans blindly going on, and on the way they are endlessly that time will go by really fast considering galactic time. Satan tried to make it a certainty ,and God protected the tree of life by placing an angel to protect the tree on four sides. had he not our planet would be far more populated than it is now with no one dying,and ultimately freezing in the cold of deep space forever.

  31. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 23rd, 2011

    Jesus is for all of the sexualities,and nudity,and all the parts on furry suits too.

  32. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 23rd, 2011

    Jesus is not offended by anything. It is a myth that he is. The ones against the sex are the devils.The devils want division,and Jesus wants us to be one in love,and the furries,and sexualities want to be one in love doing exactly what God wants.

  33. Nelson Jenkins

    Mar 23rd, 2011

    STOP POSTING

    NOBODY CARES

    PEOPLE SUBSCRIBED TO THIS ARTICLE GET AN EMAIL EVERY TIME YOU GO ON ABOUT YOUR SHIT

    GO YELL TO SOMEONE ELSE

  34. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 23rd, 2011

    I am not yelling at you . You it may not believe this, but I love you. please love me back. will you?

  35. Nelson Jenkins

    Mar 23rd, 2011

    I’ll never love you as long as you keep spamming my inbox with your bilge. Go post elsewhere. Your comments are not wanted here.

  36. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 23rd, 2011

    I love you more that you know. Please show your furriness to me,and love, ,and have patience, OK?

  37. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 23rd, 2011

    A Furry does not have conditional love,not the last time I checked. I only have good things for you,and not the things hateful trolls have. I have supported the furry tirelessly for a long time,and in fact I am one.I have a white fox furry head,and tail.

  38. Kure Zeveer

    Mar 23rd, 2011

    Mmk then… ANYWAYS, some one else take it from here –>

  39. Kure Zeveer

    Mar 24th, 2011

    No posts for a whole day o.O sumthings up, or every one is quiet, thus i say this,

  40. Nelson Jenkins

    Mar 24th, 2011

    SSHHHHHHHHHHHHH

  41. had enough

    Mar 24th, 2011

    Fur-fags

  42. Kure Zeveer

    Mar 25th, 2011

    I see a troll :P

  43. Jonathan Hughes

    Mar 25th, 2011

    Yea,sigh,.. so do I. When will hatred realize hatred is not good?

  44. Kure Zeveer

    Mar 30th, 2011

    Around the time when there are no more humans, or any thing elese for that matter…

  45. Dalie_winterwolf

    Jul 18th, 2011

    let me just put it this way, if they ban furrys they lose second life. im a furry i put 100USD a month into the game. i know many other furrys that put 400+ USD into the game. remove furrys, second life gets shut down. ether that, or LL will be bombed, everyone inside dead. so lets put it this way LL wont do shit, aslong as they are still making money.

  46. a different furry.

    Jul 18th, 2011

    I would like to point out that the above poster should not be taken as representing any other person or persons other then himself.
    Putting that much money into SL is concidered retarded even by the kind of people who spend thousands of dollars on a fursuit. (Who are, in turn, thought of as retarded by the non fursuiting furries.)

    He can’t even spell the name right. Single : furry. Plural : furries.

    Also… bomb threats? Seriously?

  47. israel bonilla

    Apr 22nd, 2012

    Okay.Here’s the F@*#$n deal! If someone’s a furry good for them^-^. If someone hate’s furries big F@*#n whoop! But just cause you don’t like a person because of they’re hobbies’ or interest’s doesn’t mean you F@*#n say you’ll mutilate someone! If i know anything,all you mother f@*#$n trolls need a F@*#n LIFE!OKAY! If someone’s really into god good for them! If you doen’t still good for you, ALSO doen’t F@*#n complain about this shit! IF you don’t like someone here’s a hint F@*#n IGNORE THEM! It’s apparently worked before! as a matter of fact “I’M” F@*#n complaining! Okay half you people commenting on here should be spending your time doing oh, i don’t know?EARNING A F@*#N LIVING! I’M 15 AND I’M ALREADY MAKING MORE SCENCE THEN HALF OF YOU! HELL I’m a furry,i’m also a christian, But God help some of you stupid people! Atleast the REALLY preachy guy is makeing some scence! And that’s not giveing a shit if someone hate’s you! as always! sempir fi silent_sniper-_- of furaffinity.net

  48. hobo_kelly

    Apr 23rd, 2012

    furfag

  49. Dontspill McGinnis

    Apr 23rd, 2012

    I wonder if he drew breath during that rant?
    There’s a neat trick with a paper bag you might try.

    I was listening to everything you said up to the point that you said you were religious, then your whole argument fell apart.

    Mind you, I guess we shouldn’t be surprised at a furry who turns the other cheek.

  50. LOL

    Apr 23rd, 2012

    Thoes Photos alone have Doomed the furries.

    Is that what ya call a LulCat Pic?

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