The
2010 Furry Weekend was held at the Hilton in Atlanta. (Much to the
surprise, I imagine, of the guests who just happened to book a stay
there that weekend). There was a full schedule of activities including
classes on fursuit construction, a panel on "Why Anthromorphics?" and,
oddly, "DJing 101." There were also sessions of the card game Furoticon,
which combines D&D with furry fandom, thus making it the
nerdiest game of all time.
Now, I am down with whatever people want to do sexually. It's all good, really. And I'm not trying to judge, even thought one could argue that I totally am judging. But I love exploring fetishes that seem super foreign to me.
This particular fetish is fascinating to me because I so don't get it. Fursuits, to me, are the antithesis of sexy. I mean, the big, goofy cartoon heads, the googley eyes--and surely those suits must smell horrendous. But again that's just me. If the idea of wearing a sexy squirrel costume makes you hot, go to it, man.
And,
by the way, if you happened to be at Furry Weekend Atlanta and left
something behind, please check this (actual) list from the Lost and
Found which includes:
--one white cat tail
--a fursuit eye
--a hacky sack
--a rat
--matted fur
--a bag of knobs
Meanwhile, I will remain fixated on the perplexing questions this list brings up, including: WTF?...a bag of knobs? Exactly how minuscule is the sub-culture of furries who also play hacky sack? How much matted fur was there to qualify as a "lost and found item" rather than "something to sweep up"?
xoxo
jill
note: revised in 2016 in attempt to not write such heteronormative CIS BS. Perhaps successfully, perhaps not.
