Well now, this is a question that we've all heard at least once in our lives and has probably been asked more on this site than I can count (which is considerably high). But I always found it to be an interesting subject and I'm a bit curious about what other people have to say about it. So the question is simple: "Who or what was your first furry crush growing up?" Most answers are probably going to come from cartoons, video games, and comics, I'd imagine. Still, I might as well answer my own question first.

So for me, it began slowly I suppose. Didn't even really notice it until I was around fifteen (maybe sixteen) when my parents took notice and shook their heads disapprovingly at me. Even took me to see therapists about it, not that it really made a difference except offending me. That said, the first character that I can remember looking for nude or lewd pictures and fanfics about was Rouge_the_Bat. Although I've more-or-less grown out of it and barely even consider her *ahem* assets as appealing as I once did. Since then, it's branched off into many forms of media and a variety of tastes. I also remember having "crushes" on characters like Sally_Acorn, braixen, Rainbow_Dash_(mlp), khajiit, and so on.

For the most part, I don't share my fetishes with others I know personally IRL, for obvious reasons. In fact, I'm reasonably certain that the only people who know or suspect it are my parents, my best friend since kindergarten, and a close family friend that's really laidback about that sort of stuff. It's even become sort of a joke between us. My parents still don't like it one bit, but my friends who know call me "furry" and "furfaggot" although I know those are mere ribbings and good-natured jokes not intended to be offensive. Plus, I don't feel like an outcast because of it. This site has really made me feel more comfortable and accepted about it. It's true, 4 good friends are much better than 100 meaningless ones.

So anyways, what about you guys? Any interesting stories or thoughts to share about it? I apologize if you've already responded to threads similar to this one, I just didn't feel like digging through the threads and resurrecting older posts.

The second I hit puberty and said "you know, all those female Disney characters I grew up with look really attractive for some reason..."

Corniscopic said:
The second I hit puberty and said "you know, all those female Disney characters I grew up with look really attractive for some reason..."

It always starts innocently, doesn't it? Mine started with simple shipfics with Rouge and Knuckles before it took a more serious turn. Any particular Disney character? Like daisy_duck or gadget_hackwrench?

I can vaguely remember back when I was like 6-7, and having "crushes" on characters like Marie from the aristocats, Miss Bianca from the rescuers, and Olivia from the great mouse detective, less because they were/I found them attractive, and more because they were cute (though not too long after I would find myself liking Olivia most of all, thanks to the abundance of knicker/pantyshots). Skip forward a few years to 9, and I'm watching "The Chipmunk Adventure" and... well, the combo of pantyshots and the outfits the chipettes wear halfway through the movie gave me that "funny feeling."

And that's the tale of how I became an assured degenerate~

As far as when I knew I liked animal characters? Technically 6-7, when I knew I was a "furry" by the internet's definition, I guess around 14 or 15, when I actually learned about the term.

SirBrownBear said:
I can vaguely remember back when I was like 6-7, and having "crushes" on characters like Marie from the aristocats, Miss Bianca from the rescuers, and Olivia from the great mouse detective, less because they were/I found them attractive, and more because they were cute (though not too long after I would find myself liking Olivia most of all, thanks to the abundance of knicker/pantyshots). Skip forward a few years to 9, and I'm watching "The Chipmunk Adventure" and... well, the combo of pantyshots and the outfits the chipettes wear halfway through the movie gave me that "funny feeling."

And that's the tale of how I became an assured degenerate~

As far as when I knew I liked animal characters? Technically 6-7, when I knew I was a "furry" by the internet's definition, I guess around 14 or 15, when I actually learned about the term.

We can always rely on Disney and their animators to corrupt our youth with sexually suggestive material, can't we? In all seriousness, I don't think we have much of Olivia do we? Wasted potential, if you ask me. Although, The Great Mouse Detective is one of those hidden Disney gems from the Dark Ages. I was lucky enough to have a VHS copy of it when I was growing up. Still stands as one of my favorites.

UnusualParadox said:
Any particular Disney character?

Roxanne from the Goofy movie and Maid Marian mainly. For ferals, Vixey from 'Fox and the Hound'.
It's not Disney but Fifi La Fume, Lola Bunny and Callie Briggs (Swat Kats) were favorites too.

Although, The Great Mouse Detective is one of those hidden Disney gems from the Dark Ages.

I forgot about Miss Kitty Mouse. I need to watch the classics again.

Corniscopic said:
Maid Marian

Presented to the world in 1973 and still relevant!

Corniscopic said:
She isn't furry but Jessica Rabbit WOOF WOOF!

Starring in a PG-rated movie... Ah yes, the days before PG-13 was invented. I'm sure many 8-to-10 year old boys always wondered why their pants felt smaller during scenes with her. Fun fact, in some versions of the movie, there a couple frames where we get a clear upskirt view of her. I remember playing that particular scene in slow motion when I was around 14 and finding that secret out for myself.

...

I should probably be ashamed of that, but I'm not.

Anyways, I think they removed it or at least altered it in more recent releases (such as blu-ray versions). Also, it's worth noting that Jessica herself is in the same boat as we are. She married an anthropomorphic rabbit after all. I guess animators really are all a bunch of perverts at heart.

Corniscopic said:
It's not Disney but Fifi La Fume, Lola Bunny and Callie Briggs (Swat Kats) were favorites too.

Nice. I think Lola Bunny was one of those characters that was intentionally sexualized even in her first appearance. *le sigh* Far gone are the days when we had the sexy, self-confident Lola from our youth. Today, we get a ditzy, shallow version of her, if she even appears at all. That thought makes me sad.

Ah, another "When did you know?" thread.
Refreshing.

Faux-Pa said:
Ah, another "When did you know?" thread.
Refreshing.

Is that sarcasm I detect? I think I feel a bit of snarkiness in that comment. LOL. It doesn't really matter and it makes me chuckle. Besides, I did say it's almost guaranteed to have been asked before, particularly in the forums already. I'm just interested and didn't feel like bringing a corpse back from the grave (so to speak).

People started referring to my birds as "harem chicks". At first I thought they were joking about the fact that the birds were the closest I had to friends, to the point that I could tell them apart at a glance. Then someone told me to look up furries. I found a lot of anthro stuff (Google wasn't even a year old yet, so I was able to not accidentally find porn). I realized I like the style. I didn't put two and two together that they were accusing me of bestiality until I was 15.

kamimatsu said:
People started referring to my birds as "harem chicks". At first I thought they were joking about the fact that the birds were the closest I had to friends, to the point that I could tell them apart at a glance. Then someone told me to look up furries. I found a lot of anthro stuff (Google wasn't even a year old yet, so I was able to not accidentally find porn). I realized I like the style. I didn't put two and two together that they were accusing me of bestiality until I was 15.

When was this? I can scarcely remember when Google wasn't a thing. My memory jumps from AOL and dial-up to Myspace and Yahoo! instant messenger to finally Windows 8 and google.

I never realised because I still don't consider myself a furry and I have never liked anthros.

I became a furry because of Star Fox Assault. That's soooooo unique.

But I became a fan of Krystal who hates most fanart for being out-of-character, so I believe renting that copy of Assault was a bad idea. I've never been truly happy.

But I never would've become an artist if I never got the game, so it's a bad decision that left me very conflicted.

UnusualParadox said:
When was this? I can scarcely remember when Google wasn't a thing. My memory jumps from AOL and dial-up to Myspace and Yahoo! instant messenger to finally Windows 8 and google.

It was 2004.

Hexdragon said:
I never realised because I still don't consider myself a furry and I have never liked anthros.

Judging by this site and its content, I'd imagine your here for some reason. So perhaps anthros don't do it for you, there are other forms on non-human characters to appreciate. Could be aliens, monsters, ferals, ponies, pokémon, whatever. Basically anything that falls outside of the "normal fetishes" according to "everybody else".

Chameloshi said:
I became a furry because of Star Fox Assault. That's soooooo unique.

But I became a fan of Krystal who hates most fanart for being out-of-character, so I believe renting that copy of Assault was a bad idea. I've never been truly happy.

But I never would've become an artist if I never got the game, so it's a bad decision that left me very conflicted.

Never did play Assault. I played the shit out of 64 and the original, even tried Command, but didn't like it. The other ones just never grabbed my attention, probably because they were so different from what I had grown up playing. As a result, I never developed a taste for the space vixen. Probably for the best too, considering what the fans seem to think her. I still don't really get why she's hated. It's not her fault that she got her premiere in crappy game, just like a certain silver hedgehog I'm sure we know. Anyways, at least some good came out of it, right? No regrets!

kamimatsu said:
It was 2004.

Ah, so I was a spry, ignorant eight or nine-years-old at the time. Jeez, seems so long ago now. I may have grown up listening to 90's music, playing 90's games, and watching 90's cartoons, but I could never pass for a 90's kid.

UnusualParadox said:
90's music, playing 90's games, and watching 90's cartoons

ah, good times. :)

as for me, i don't really remember the when or how anymore. i just know i've never been all that interested in my own species (humans). sexually anyway

treos said:
as for me, i don't really remember the when or how anymore. i just know i've never been all that interested in my own species (humans). sexually anyway

Human and child psychology, eh? What a friggin' mess, amirite?

Krystal, Lucario, Renamon.

Those were my "Gateway Furries".

UnusualParadox I still don't really get why she's hated. It's not her fault that she got her premiere in crappy game

Personally I like the character and game. I just think she was a good character who was never used enough. Especially since Fox went all protective in Command.

One night, I looked towards the sky and saw the harvest full moon. I felt something changing inside of me, transforming. It was then I realized my heritage as part of a tribe of semi-hairless apes known as the "Humans".

GameManiac said:
Krystal, Lucario, Renamon.

Those were my "Gateway Furries".

You, and 70% of the furry fandom. It's okay, though. Everyone starts somewhere.

kamimatsu said:
Personally I like the character and game. I just think she was a good character who was never used enough. Especially since Fox went all protective in Command.

I don't have anything against Krystal or Star Fox Adventures, I just hardly hear anything but bad things about it. I'd probably enjoy it if I could secure a decent copy at a fair price, but I still probably wouldn't consider it a "good Star Fox" game.

UnusualParadox said:

Never did play Assault. I played the shit out of 64 and the original, even tried Command, but didn't like it. The other ones just never grabbed my attention, probably because they were so different from what I had grown up playing. As a result, I never developed a taste for the space vixen. Probably for the best too, considering what the fans seem to think her. I still don't really get why she's hated. It's not her fault that she got her premiere in crappy game, just like a certain silver hedgehog I'm sure we know. Anyways, at least some good came out of it, right? No regrets!

All the regrets. I honestly think Assault was the best Star Fox game because it was a healthy change that mixed things up any gave me the freedom to play at my own pace as opposed to the rather stiff on-rails gameplay of 64, along with actual character development and the feeling of actually using that character as opposed to just using a vehicle. And despite being utter crap, Command feels like it actually had more effort and thought put into it than Zero, you can't remake an old game, add a couple new things, and call it thoughtful.

But Nintendo's ignorance to true potential and the fandom's complete disregard of what really defines the characters pretty much ruins what actual good came from those games because it makes me feel that the series and the characters don't really matter to anyone that isn't an authentic, dedicated fan (which is only a small fraction of the fan base as a whole).

Krystal is a genuinely good character with untold potential (the same with many other characters), and the Star Fox series has the capacity of a wonderful, well thought out, immersive, and enjoyable experience. Yet we'll never see that kind of stuff happen since Nintendo doesn't even want to put real effort into anything that isn't their most popular IPs, and it doesn't help that most of the fandom just wants to beat their meat to fan-fabricated lies that most believe is actually true.

I think I posted in another thread like this, I don't feel like writing it all out again so I'll just say always.

UnusualParadox said:
I don't have anything against Krystal or Star Fox Adventures, I just hardly hear anything but bad things about it. I'd probably enjoy it if I could secure a decent copy at a fair price, but I still probably wouldn't consider it a "good Star Fox" game.

To be fair, there was only one other Star Fox game before that, so there was really no traditional gameplay to stick to. It's the same defense I give Zelda II. I'd suggest getting it if you have free time. The bad reviews mean you'll get a low price, and it's actually well-made.

Star Fox Adventures did it for me back in 2002, yeah, when I saw Krystal, I uh, well, heh.

I've always drawn anthro animals. I didn't know about furries until I was about 14. Just kinda went "oh, that's what these are" and moved on.

Now I still draw anthro animals but know about furries, which makes me like posting less.

Oh well.

fox_whisper85 said:
Star Fox Adventures did it for me back in 2002, yeah, when I saw Krystal, I uh, well, heh.

The saxophone music probably didn't help.

kamimatsu said:
To be fair, there was only one other Star Fox game before that, so there was really no traditional gameplay to stick to. It's the same defense I give Zelda II. I'd suggest getting it if you have free time. The bad reviews mean you'll get a low price, and it's actually well-made.

That and the suggestion that Andross and Krystal have met before.

Actually, there were two. Star Fox for the Super Nintendo and Star Fox 64. Granted, Star Fox 64 was really just a remake of the original with improved graphics, a fully voiced cast, and additional bells-and-whistles. Fun fact: The original Star Fox was so advanced for its system that a special chip had to be manufactured just for it, which was called the FX Chip (as in, FoX). We could also consider the fact that a direct sequel for Star Fox was being made for the Super Nintendo called Star Fox 2 (imaginative, I know), which was going to be a mix between a classic rail shooter and real-time strategy. It was abandoned and never released due to the N64 coming out soon. Even so, playable ROM leaks are available online, so you could say that there were three games before Star Fox Adventures. Star Fox, Star Fox 2 (developed, but unreleased), and a Star Fox remake with a 64 after it.

Speaking of which, anyone notice how almost every N64 game had the number 64 in its title? Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Superman 64, Donkey Kong 64, Doom 64, Wave Race 64, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shard, Pilotwings 64, Bomberman 64, Bomberman 64: The Second Attack, Carmageddon 64, Dr. Mario 64, Harvest Moon 64, Duke Nukem 64, Mega Man 64, and the list goes on. They really wanted us to know that we were playing a game on the Nintendo 64, didn't they?

fox_whisper85 said:
Star Fox Adventures did it for me back in 2002, yeah, when I saw Krystal, I uh, well, heh.

Your avatar displays it finely. I wish some of the other Star Fox ladies would get some attention, though. Katt_monroe (248 posts), fara_phoenix (166 posts), miyu_lynx (147 posts), fay_spaniel (112 posts), lucy_hare (21 posts), and poor amanda_toad (5 posts). Krystal?... 3898 posts. Seems a little unfair.

BlueDingo said:
The saxophone music probably didn't help.

Probably not, but when she was leaning over, riding on dinosaur and seeing...well I'll leave it that *ahem* Yeah, that game did it for me.

UnusualParadox said:

Your avatar displays it finely. I wish some of the other Star Fox ladies would get some attention, though. Katt_monroe (248 posts), fara_phoenix (166 posts), miyu_lynx (147 posts), fay_spaniel (112 posts), lucy_hare (21 posts), and poor amanda_toad (5 posts). Krystal?... 3898 posts. Seems a little unfair.

It is unfair, Krystal is the most popular for better or for worse, Katt Monroe, Fara Phoenix, never heard of Amanda Toad though.

Ratte said:
I've always drawn anthro animals. I didn't know about furries until I was about 14. Just kinda went "oh, that's what these are" and moved on.

Now I still draw anthro animals but know about furries, which makes me like posting less.

Oh well.

And, yet, somehow, you wound up servicing a porn site dedicated to furries. For free no less. Seriously, though, I love what you guys do and how long you've managed to keep the site running. There will never be enough words for how thankful I am for guys/gals like you.

BlueDingo said:
The saxophone music probably didn't help.

There were other problems like no ranged weapons just a staff with limited range, an tedious pacing, and the whole "intelligent" dinosaurs bit. Pretty massive departure overall. Think about gimmicky Sonic games past and present and how poorly they were received like Sonic and the Black Knight, for example.

fox_whisper85 said:
never heard of Amanda Toad though.

Slippy's girlfriend from Star Fox Command. Both are kinda forgettable and pointless, really. So I don't blame you for overlooking that one.

UnusualParadox said:
There were other problems like no ranged weapons just a staff with limited range, an tedious pacing, and the whole "intelligent" dinosaurs bit. Pretty massive departure overall. Think about gimmicky Sonic games past and present and how poorly they were received like Sonic and the Black Knight, for example.

I was referring to the scene where Fox sees Krystal for the first time, suspended in the air. Eyes up, jaw down, boner somehow contained and porno sax playing throughout.

BlueDingo said:
I was referring to the scene where Fox sees Krystal for the first time, suspended in the air. Eyes up, jaw down, boner somehow contained and porno sax playing throughout.

I know, I've seen the scene. I appreciate the humor too.

UnusualParadox said:
There were other problems like no ranged weapons just a staff with limited range, an tedious pacing, and the whole "intelligent" dinosaurs bit.

Actually you had ranged abilities with the staff. You could even use it while locked on to shoot fire bolts instead of just hitting something with the staff. It was often quicker.

As for the "porn site" thing, I think this is more like a portal people just mostly use as porn. It's like a pineapple and yoyo that found another use.

I first learned about the fandom in 2007, when I picked up the latest GWR. At first glance I thought furries were just stage performers, then I looked them up on ye old YouTube and found an early 2000s documentary about them. It had all these crazy scenarios that most sane furries wouldn't routinely take part in, and there was even a shot of porn which the uploader thankfully censored. After that, I didn't think much of it.
Then I discovered ED and this site in high school. Found the porn for the first time and was initially disgusted. But I couldn't stop thinking about what I saw and kept coming back to look at more. I bet you know where this is going, so I won't explain further. But the fact that I watched so much classic Disney and Looney Tunes as a kid probably contributed to my interest in the topic.

ShawnaCallums said:
I first learned about the fandom in 2007, when I picked up the latest GWR. At first glance I thought furries were just stage performers, then I looked them up on ye old YouTube and found an early 2000s documentary about them. It had all these crazy scenarios that most sane furries wouldn't routinely take part in, and there was even a shot of porn which the uploader thankfully censored. After that, I didn't think much of it.
Then I discovered ED and this site in high school. Found the porn for the first time and was initially disgusted. But I couldn't stop thinking about what I saw and kept coming back to look at more. I bet you know where this is going, so I won't explain further. But the fact that I watched so much classic Disney and Looney Tunes as a kid probably contributed to my interest in the topic.

The best depiction of the furry fandom I've ever seen from an outsider's perspective came from a Youtuber called "Gnoggin". Here's a link if you want to see it.

When I first saw Mei from One Stormy Night when I was making YouTube Poops back in the day. How the fuck can this fucking goat be so fucking sexy?

That's also how I learned I was bi.

Oh goody, ANOTHER one of these threads.

Bref (as we say in French), I was searching one of my favourite TV shows, Reuglar Show, on Google for innocent purposes. A suggestion came up and I clicked on it, which led me here and also to FanFiction.net.

Let's just say, since 2012, my life has improved a lot.

I guess I'm an oddball, but here it goes, I heard some story (forgot where) about this woman who died because she had a deadly allergic reaction to dog semen, and I wondered what a dog/human child would look like. So I did "research".

when i saw lola bunny for the first time and i was like "i'd like to jam the space between her legs"

I had many cartoon books, when I discovered a stash of porn mags I thought it would bed a good idea to draw some of the "models" in more interesting posiltions.
For some reason I decided to use the cartoon books as reference, a guy with a horse head and hooves ploughing a woman or a woman with a cat's head.
Then I decided to make them more male add penises. There was a strip about a fellow and his giant snake, it was only natural to have him climbing into the snake, that made me realise vore. Actually, the seed of vore was planted when Jaws came out. I was about 8 or something, there felt to be something oddly moving about having a pair of giant jaws close over me, yes weird but its been there a long time!
I haven't drawn for a long time now.

rhyolite said:
I had many cartoon books, when I discovered a stash of porn mags I thought it would bed a good idea to draw some of the "models" in more interesting posiltions.
For some reason I decided to use the cartoon books as reference, a guy with a horse head and hooves ploughing a woman or a woman with a cat's head.
Then I decided to make them more male add penises.

^This escalated quickly^

Personally I had a crush on Fox in the "friends of farthing wood" later; mew from pokemon.

My inspiration was probably Jack London books. Call of the Wild struck a chord with me.

CuteCoughDeath said:
^This escalated quickly^

Personally I had a crush on Fox in the "friends of farthing wood" later; mew from pokemon.

Most people I know of saw something, read a book with anthropomorphic animals. I made it myself, no choice, no internet back then.

Some things that did take my imagination for a run were the Piers Anthony books with the unicorns, they came very close. And also the Harry Harrison novel West of Eden where there is a sex scene between a human and reptile.

Stephen Fry's novel, Hippopotamus, the horse scene.

rhyolite said:
Most people I know of saw something, read a book with anthropomorphic animals. I made it myself, no choice, no internet back then.

Some things that did take my imagination for a run were the Piers Anthony books with the unicorns, they came very close. And also the Harry Harrison novel West of Eden where there is a sex scene between a human and reptile.

Stephen Fry's novel, Hippopotamus, the horse scene.

Oh, Piers Anthony... Do you remember the lore behind the creation of the centaurs? Xanth is an awesome series that I loved back in high school, still do in fact. My favorite book is "Roc and a Hard Place". *Sigh* I used to read a lot when I was younger (is two to three years younger), but by the time I hit 19 books no longer held the appeal that they used to.

Anyways, about centaurs, they aren't native to Xanth. According to Anthony, centaurs were created with the use of a love spring. Three human men and their mares wandered into Xanth by accident and ended up drinking from one of the mystical springs. Anyone who knows much about the series knew what happened next. The cool thing is, since centaurs know about their heritage, they're considerably more relaxed about sexuality and nudity. Their woman don't cover their tops at all, which causes some discomfort amongst males of all races. Anthony, you're a goddamn genius.

UnusualParadox said:
Oh, Piers Anthony... Do you remember the lore behind the creation of the centaurs? Xanth is an awesome series that I loved back in high school, still do in fact. My favorite book is "Roc and a Hard Place". *Sigh* I used to read a lot when I was younger (is two to three years younger), but by the time I hit 19 books no longer held the appeal that they used to.

Anyways, about centaurs, they aren't native to Xanth. According to Anthony, centaurs were created with the use of a love spring. Three human men and their mares wandered into Xanth by accident and ended up drinking from one of the mystical springs. Anyone who knows much about the series knew what happened next. The cool thing is, since centaurs know about their heritage, they're considerably more relaxed about sexuality and nudity. Their woman don't cover their tops at all, which causes some discomfort amongst males of all races. Anthony, you're a goddamn genius.

I loved those books! Could not get enough of them.

I also remember Spellsinger, Mudge the otter, the Marxist dragon, what was his name? It was so long ago now.
Needs to be more art of those worlds.

rhyolite said:
I loved those books! Could not get enough of them.

I also remember Spellsinger, Mudge the otter, the Marxist dragon, what was his name? It was so long ago now.
Needs to be more art of those worlds.

Unfortunately, most of these great and imaginative worlds buried in niche fantasy novels tend to find their way into the bargain bins at secondhand bookstores. Great for people like us, but a damn shame they don't get the recognition they deserve.

While we're on the subject of books the Ringworld series is so full of literal furry sex I couldn't believe it. I remember the descriptions of some otter-like and bovine-like things.

vJdKaanv said:
While we're on the subject of books the Ringworld series is so full of literal furry sex I couldn't believe it. I remember the descriptions of some otter-like and bovine-like things.

Ringworld? I think I've heard of it somewhere, but I can't remember what it's about. Hold on, I'll see what the internet, specifically Wikipedia, has to say about it. And back. Looks like I'm going to have to look it up at a local bookstore. I've never been much for sci-fi, but this Ringworld seems promising actually. Also, a brief skim of the plot summary mentions a race of cat-like people called the "kzinti", which vaguely reminds me of the khajiit combined with klingons.

Of course, let's not forget other homages to human/anthro relationships like Planet of the Apes (which has a depressingly low amount of porn here), The Last Unicorn, and Twokinds by Tom Fischbach (Markiplier's older brother). I love this planet...

Yes, there's a whole lot of alien sex in science fiction, and a lot of it can be considered furry.

Such as some of the works of James Tiptree Jr. and Jack L. Chalker. The former often focused on alien sex, and the latter on transformation (with a lot of implied interspecies sex). Like in the Well World series, where the characters used to be humans but got randomly transformed into different species.

Another obscure example: The Merro Tree by Katie Waitman. It's full of implied consensual gay humanoid / feral snake sex. From what I heard, the original manuscript was considerably raunchier but the publisher wanted it toned down.

Quite a few years ago I asked mom to get me a snake for christmas. She refused to on the grounds of when my older brother had a snake, he didn't secure the top of its enclosure, it got loose and mom was the only one home when she made the discovery.

I had moved on to my next reptilian interest which was dragons after seeing the Eragon series. Thought they were interesting, magical creatures of myth and stories. It started out as casual picture searches, then (being 14 at the time) my curiosity got to me and I searched out more adult content.

My searches led me through a torrent of uninteresting content until I finally found something that appealed to me by slash0x (not from e6 but from a now defunct scalie image archive, it's from that community that I found e6). See the first image...

Then I couldn't help myself and searched for Saphira/Eragon and landed upon the second image. That there was when I knew I was a scalie/furry.

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Edit: Thanks mom, I probably couldn't stand cleaning up after a snake anyways seeing the struggle two ginny pigs proved to be. If she didn't say no, odds are I wouldn't be a furry denigrate, just an xbox denigrate.

I've never considered myself to be a furry / fur / w/e other label.

I was always interested in a wide variety of characters. There was no awakening, transition, or realization for me

I was having a convo with an internet friend 2 years ago about masturbating and we were talking about what we do the deed to. He said e621 because he was "furry trash" (Had no idea what that meant at the time). I checked out the website for any cartoon rule34 (as I would fap to that back then) and I came across some furry porn and I was interested in all honesty. Now I'm here :D

Mdf said:
Quite a few years ago I asked mom to get me a snake for christmas. She refused to on the grounds of when my older brother had a snake, he didn't secure the top of its enclosure, it got loose and mom was the only one home when she made the discovery.

I remember having a tarantula as a pet when I was exceedingly young, like six or seven. My experience with it was a bit like your brother's. Feeding it crickets and picking the dead carcasses always bothered me a bit (since, like most kids my age, I had mild arachnophobia) but I dutifully did that chore until my younger sister stupidly decided to leave the lid off of the terrarium. We never did find it. Of course, my parents decided perhaps I wasn't ready for a pet and didn't get another one until I was ten. Not another hairy spider, slippery snake, or anything like that, just a little kitten that I loved to death. Jeez, now that I think of it, my family has had a lot of different pets throughout my childhood. Let's see, three birds (a pair of lovebirds owned by my dad when I was too long to remember it clearly and a cockatiel during my eighth through tenth year again owned by my dad but considered my responsibility), a rat (again during my very early childhood), four dogs (a labrador retriever, a yorkshire terrier, one chihuahua, and, most recently, a golden retriever although I was already moved out by the time the last one showed up), like seven cats (three were my dad's, one was mine, two were adopted by my mom, and one for my younger sisters), two ferrets (a male and female together, aptly named Clyde and Bonnie respectively (although my dad wanted to call them Cheech and Chong)) countless numbers of fish (from your standard goldfish and bettas to ones like plecostomus and an oscar cichlid), and so on. I assume it's safe to say that I grew up very comfortable and familiar with a variety of animals. Perhaps that's what may have contributed to my interest in furries during puberty.

Mdf said:
I had moved on to my next reptilian interest which was dragons after seeing the Eragon series. Thought they were interesting, magical creatures of myth and stories. It started out as casual picture searches, then (being 14 at the time) my curiosity got to me and I searched out more adult content.

Are you talking about the Eragon movie or the books? The movie sucked balls and this is coming from an avid fan of fantasy franchises. I was extremely lucky and has read the books before seeing the movie. I will say this for Eragon, the books were pretty decent, considering the first one was written by a sixteen year old. The story and plot was kinda 'meh' to me, since I tend to prefer more epic fantasy in my literature like Lord of the Rings, the Sword of Truth series, and even Harry Potter (to a degree). However the culture and languages seem heavily inspired by Tolkien's works. Scarlet from Wizard's First Rule was my first encounter with a female dragon in literature and she fascinated me. I already knew about Smaug and learned of Saphira later, but neither one really grabbed my interest quite like Scarlet did.

Mdf said:
Edit: Thanks mom, I probably couldn't stand cleaning up after a snake anyways seeing the struggle two ginny pigs proved to be. If she didn't say no, odds are I wouldn't be a furry denigrate, just an xbox denigrate.

Do you mean "degenerate"?

FibS said:
I've never considered myself to be a furry / fur / w/e other label.

I was always interested in a wide variety of characters. There was no awakening, transition, or realization for me

To be fair, most of us grew up watching or playing anthropomorphic or otherwise furry creatures without realizing what we would be become. It's perfectly natural to be fascinated and somewhat fanatic about interesting characters when we're young (and even when we're older, although it's somewhat less accepted as you get older). Furry characters aren't just intriguing from a character standpoint, but they're also visually striking and easy to recognize. Why else have cartoons like Mickey Mouse and Looney Tunes endured so long in our culture, while franchises like He-Man and Betty Boop become more like products of their time? Because the design and appeal of furry characters are timeless and easily imprinted in our subconscious. I suppose what I'm trying to say is, most of us can still appreciate characters besides furry/anthropomorphic ones, but furry characters like Sonic have longer lasting appeal because they stand out in both design and personality. So perhaps everyone starts out as a furry, but some grow out of it while others don't.

FlyVyper said:
I was having a convo with an internet friend 2 years ago about masturbating and we were talking about what we do the deed to. He said e621 because he was "furry trash" (Had no idea what that meant at the time). I checked out the website for any cartoon rule34 (as I would fap to that back then) and I came across some furry porn and I was interested in all honesty. Now I'm here :D

Truly an example of the furry paradox. Of course, one can be gay, bi, pan, or a and still be a furry. Point is, (insert furry) is attractive to me, so I guess I'm a furry. It's all equal here.

UnusualParadox said:
[...] most of us can still appreciate characters besides furry/anthropomorphic ones, but furry characters like Sonic have longer lasting appeal because they stand out in both design and personality. So perhaps everyone starts out as a furry, but some grow out of it while others don't.

"Furry" is an adult concept that doesn't really apply to children until the teenage years, when they tend to think about such social labels and "identities".

Truly an example of the furry paradox.

I have zero interest in her but I am fine with many other furry females. Am I a paradox unto the paradox?

FibS said:
"Furry" is an adult concept that doesn't really apply to children until the teenage years, when they tend to think about such social labels and "identities".

I don't think it matters whether one realizes their sexual identity or not. Furries come in many forms there ones like me who appreciate the art style and also find certain ones particularly attractive and then you've got the artists and animators who like the style but don't bring sexuality into the mix, like Ratte for example. Is it any surprise that many forms of media targeted towards children tend to contain anthropomorphic characters? I'm not saying all do, but a significant portion does. I'm saying, children like furry characters even without understanding what a furry is or what it connotes. So, technically, they are furry without realizing it. Take the responses from this thread for example. Most people see a furry character and experience a plethora of emotions before they even know what a "furry" is.

FibS said:
I have zero interest in her but I am fine with many other furry females. Am I a paradox unto the paradox?

Not really. Krystal's just a stand in for any anthropomorphic character (or any other nonhuman entity). You could really stick any other image there with even vague hints of sexuality and the question still remains valid.

When I first saw Krystal.

HypnoBitch said:
When I first saw Krystal.

That escalated quickly...

I don't quite remember but I've always liked cats. I'd have to say when I first discovered antrho art on the Internet and realised there's a whole community of people who like that kind of art. Then I found the porn.

RogueLizard said:
I don't quite remember but I've always liked cats. I'd have to say when I first discovered antrho art on the Internet and realised there's a whole community of people who like that kind of art. Then I found the porn.

The internet has really connected all of us, hasn't it? It's a wondrous place for sure.

UnusualParadox said:
I don't think it matters whether one realizes their sexual identity or not [...] children like furry characters even without understanding what a furry is or what it connotes. So, technically, they are furry without realizing it. [...]

No, you don't get it. Children do not have an identity yet.

Not until they pick one. You don't decide someone else's identity (and immediately presuming furry must be a sexual identity is, frankly, repulsive.)

Furry is a considerably more complex beast than "I like fluffy characters =>". It is a culture that you choose or you don't. Stop trying to force people (children, no less) to adopt huge, wide-reaching major lifestyle labels because of something as trivial as liking a hairy character.

FibS said:
No, you don't get it. Children do not have an identity yet.

Not until they pick one. You don't decide someone else's identity (and immediately presuming furry must be a sexual identity is, frankly, repulsive.)

Furry is a considerably more complex beast than "I like fluffy characters =>". It is a culture that you choose or you don't. Stop trying to force people (children, no less) to adopt huge, wide-reaching major lifestyle labels because of something as trivial as liking a hairy character.

You seem to be misunderstanding me. I already said that a fair portion of so-called "furries" don't participate or even acknowledge the "sexual" side of it. And I'm not saying kids who enjoy Regular Show are "furries" any more than kids that enjoy My Little Pony are automatically "bronies". That's not true. I think your interpretation of the term "furry" is too narrow, though.

What I'm saying is, as kids we enjoy certain things. Sometimes, what we like as kids carries over into adulthood, like having a sweet tooth. Just as often, what once appealed to us as kids no longer hold interest to us as adults. Pokémon is good example for me. I loved it as a child, back when I got my first copy of Pokémon Silver and had VHSes of the anime along with a literal pile of trading cards. One might even say I was a pokéfanatic back in the day. It wasn't until the release of Pokémon X and Y that I came back to the series and grew a new love for the franchise again, with the same passion that I had as a child.

Do you get what I'm saying? Everything about ourselves starts when we are children. Everything that is exposed to us reveals a bit more about our personality and who we are as a person.

Another point. I don't identify as a "brony", but I do enjoy the show and have read several fanfics for it. To anyone else, I may as well be a brony, despite having little or no involvement with the community around it. However, if someone does call me a "brony" whether as a simple observation or as an insult, it wouldn't bother me because it doesn't reflect who I am as a person.

I'm sorry if I offended you or anything like that, I was sharing my opinion and thoughts on the matter.

FibS said:
No, you don't get it. Children do not have an identity yet.

Not until they pick one.

I personally always liked anthro styles more than humans, even as a kid. I thought it looked cool.

Not sure what you mean by picking one. I certainly haven't picked any of move, sexual or otherwise. I realized a few about myself, but it still existed, some of which I regret not knowing about at the time.

FibS said:
No, you don't get it. Children do not have an identity yet.

Not until they pick one. You don't decide someone else's identity (and immediately presuming furry must be a sexual identity is, frankly, repulsive.)

Furry is a considerably more complex beast than "I like fluffy characters =>". It is a culture that you choose or you don't. Stop trying to force people (children, no less) to adopt huge, wide-reaching major lifestyle labels because of something as trivial as liking a hairy character.

You make a good point. I like furries. I like furry porn. I have an original character that is anthropomorphic (Etrius). Does that make me a furry? No. The fact that I associate with the culture and I identify with them makes me a furry. Plenty of 8, 10, 12 year olds have STH OC's or Steven Universe characters that we could consider furries, but the absence of knowledge of the community and the lack of participation in the culture is what separates furries from non-furries.