Furries: Harmless fandom? Or dangerous deviants?
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We are hearing a lot about furries these days. There are stories about litter boxes in schools that have been debunked repeatedly, yet these stories keep surfacing. Is there, perhaps, some truth to them after all? Does anyone know? And does this possibility even have anything to do with furries?
Many within the “furry fandom” say being a furry is just a fun, creative, cosplay-type interest, and that it’s not inherently sexual. And yet, others would label it, not just sexual, but an entire sexual orientation!
Parents and teachers are observing that kids are calling themselves furries, and sometimes claiming animal genders at school. What is that about?
For this week’s open discussion, we encourage you to talk amongst yourselves about this issue. What are you seeing? How prevalent is this trend? How much is harmless fun, and how much is dangerous and deviant?
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