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AVISIT TO WWW.FURRYFANS.COM REVEALS ALL the things, it seems, that practitioners of the furry "lifestyle" don't want you to think they are: Cartoon illustrations portray a giant, hairy-backed, oafish man in bunny ears and a diaper exposing his plumber's crack, riding a bicycle across a stage; an emaciated man in a jock strap and fox tail prancing about before an audience of jeering, cheering goons; a fat, boy-faced man in bunny ears sitting in front of his TV, drooling, eating popcorn, drinking a Big Schlup and whacking off; two vacant-looking cartoon characters, one with "SPH" (for strategically placed hole) scrawled across his groin, chasing one another back and forth across a stage.
These stereotypes apparently plague the furry subculture. Especially since MTV ran a special Sex2K segment several weeks ago that was dedicated to exploring the sexuality of furries, a unique cross-section of individuals who have a thing for, well ... fur.
The definition of what a furry is depends on whom you ask. But in the most general sense, a furry is a human who spiritually relates to anthropomorphic animals, especially anime- and cartoon-type animals--so much so that they may go to great measures to express their connections. Some furries enjoy viewing furry literature, art and film, devoting their creative talents to drawing their animal characters, or writing stories about them. Others may go so far as to actually believe that they are, literally, animals trapped in human bodies.
And some, like the furries portrayed on MTV, take...