Furries In The Media

cute commercial...

http://vimeo.com/28551385

Uhmmm....

The National Geographic Channel will be doing a segment on furries and the furry fandom on an episode of "Taboo," 1/3/12 at 9PM PDT.

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/national-geographic-channel/shows/taboo-1/ngc-furries.html

Sometimes, stuff like this makes me want to step OUT of the famdom....
Maybe I am getting too old for this?
-J

Just found out that the episode of NatGeo's Taboo that will feature a fursuiter will air on January 3rd at 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific and according the my local listing (Comcast Knoxville) at tvguide.com, will air again 3 hours later.

picture urls:
http://www.jelonka.com/news,single,photos,article,33041,p,5
http://www.jelonka.com/news,single,photos,article,33041,p,4

Raw:
http://www.jelonka.com/news,single,photos,article,33041,p,5

Google Translated:
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jelonka.com%2Fnews%2Csingle%2Cinit%2Carticle%2C33041&act=url



White wolf, husky and sympathetic snow leopard prowled Square yesterday after walking costumes Piast intrigues, behavior and mainly positive "animal" energy.

Hotel owner Robert Futerhendler Caspar was very surprised when it turned out that score so unconventional lovers of "furry", ie those referring to disguise and animal behavior.

The term "furry" is derived from English and means the furry and "futrzasto??". Specifies the person or community that is interested in and it takes creativity associated with the so-called. the art of "furry" as well as their behavior is trying to make the way of being an animal. Sometimes it also refers to the form of combining human and animal features, occurring in several forms. Persons belonging to the furry fandom are called the "furry" or called "furry".

Futrzasto?? as a lifestyle can be defined by a create equitable in character, behavior or appearance of the so-called. fursony, or animal form. A person who is "furry" may take different personality traits considered characteristic of the species of the animal, which has as its object to follow.

Some first discovered in the animal realm, others first learned about associations furry. In Poland, about 50 people involved in this peculiar hobby, but only eight have full dress your pet. At gatherings of world meet at about a thousand fans, of which 300 is sometimes dressed up. The cost of professional costumes ranging from a thousand dollars or more. Furry lovers dress up as cats, lions, horses, bears, birds and even ... snakes, even though neither the birds nor snakes have fur.

- Some people regard this as a hobby others as a lifestyle. Present yourself as an anthropomorphic animal in the flesh. We feel the characteristics of specific animals and for them to we change. I dressed as a snow leopard, because I like to move, I like to swim. It is a quiet animal, seems almost sounds merely growls, it flies very well and jumps on top of the mountain, is very agile and quick. I started my first fascination with the wolf, and a half years ago I went to the snow leopard, because I thought that the more I reflect - Kamil confessed Stachyra from Slupsk.

This fascination is not only the dressing in the form of animal, but also with the deepening of knowledge about them and collect a variety of gadgets such as figures, pictures or mascots. To Jelenia Gora arrived as tourists, together with two colleagues. One comes from Katowice, the other from Switzerland. We went to the streets in disguise and had fun together. Passers-by were delighted and made us a picture - he added.

"Fursona" is a furry character that can play different roles: the story of an ordinary hero or model, to the inner, more animal alter-ego or the object to follow for a person belonging to the furry community. Often, furry feel a very deep bond with his character. Sometimes even to the extent that they consider it as their own source of spiritual inspiration. Some even believe that in the human body is a real animal trapped soul.
"Felines" have promised that this year will return to Jelenia Gora.

A cute commercial I saw on TV that I thought I'd share. It features a cute animatronic bear suit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ503Ro-qkQ

The Taboo team have been looking to do a show on furries since before this year's Anthrocon - it looks like they got enough footage to put an episode together.

Cue a mix of exuberant fursuiters paired with the usual 'concerned' scientific commentators - who are careful never to give their own opinions, just discuss the ones which the show wishes to hear.

On the bright side . . . at least nobody's eating couch cushions like last time. That was just unhealthy.

Two radio announcers visited MWFF to find out what this whole "furry" thing was about. I found this a very well-rounded and positive radio segment! It's only about 8 minutes long, so give it a listen if you have the chance. :)

http://www.wbez.org/episode-segments/2011-12-14/making-fuzzy-friends-midwest-furfest-94888

Quote from The Year of the Flood, authored by Margaret Atwood (as a sidenote it's a sequel to Oryx and Crake and it mostly takes place on a post apocalyptic Earth).

The below quote takes place early in the novel and doesn't have a lot to do with the plot, another reference or two to "furzoots" appear later in the novel but the one below is the first and takes place in chapter 7:

"Toby got a job as a furzooter: cheap day labour, no identity required. The furzooters put on fake-fur animal suits with cartoon heads and hung advertising signs around their necks, and worked the higher-end malls and boutique retail streets. But it was hot and humid inside the furzoots, and the range of vision was limited. In the first week she suffered three attacks by fetishists who knocked her over, twisted the big head around so she was blinded, and rubbed their pelvises against her fur, making strange noises, of which the meows were the most recognizable. It wasn't rape - no part of her actual body was touched - but it was creepy. Also it was distasteful dressing up as bears and tigers and lions and other endangered species she could hear being slaughtered on the floor below her. So she stopped doing that."

Furries Shine Strange Light Into the Darkness at Frolic Nightclub:
Sherilyn Connelly in the SFWeekly Blogs writes about her visit to last Saturday's furry "Frolic" event at The Stud nightclub.

In the light of a recent event, please allow me just five suggestions:

1. If you get approached by a reporter, please inform yourself about what they are usually writing and for whom.
2. If you do not have any experience in public relations management, please do yourself and the fandom the favor and politely decline the request.
3. If you are unsure, please ask those in the fandom for advice who do have experience handling the media. The media liaisons of larger conventions, for example. Or those in the fandom who work as journalists.
4. Don't talk about issues you aren't involved with.
5. And for heaven's sake, don't make a drama out of every provocation. The press will blow it up to the proportions of a scandal when they find out about it.

I'm not linking the article triggering this notice, and may I ask you to not link it as well, because lots of links are exactly what the publisher wants.

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/panda-researchers-dress-cubs-15043921

Panda Researchers dress up in Fursuits!

Hi guys,

My name is LE, and the production company I work for is currently looking for Furries to interview on "Check it Out!," the cable show we're currently producing. As members of the community who are interested in how Furry fandom is represented in the media, I thought I might find an ideal candidate here.

This would be a fairly brief interview, and we'd of course compensate you for your time. You don't have to be an actor or performer... just someone who's willing to talk about the Furry community in an honest, straightforward way.

Please email me if you're local to LA, and you might be interested! I'll be happy to answer any questions you have. My email address is [email protected].

Thanks very much.

PETA attacks Nintendo over fur-wearing Mario

They think the tanuki costumes that magically appear for him to wear are made from real animals.

(its the second story in the video, starts around 1:08)
http://oddnews.yahoo.com/video-odd-news-26411321

I'm really surprised to see yahoo do furry coverage, have they ever actually done that befoe???. I know this is sorta old, from EF, but I never saw it posted here and I am highly amused and grateful for the sense of total neutrality on the subject of furries the bit seems to take, not making it a spectacle as usual. Its like they announced a comic book convention or something.

"festival of fur" that shit made me loool though, why doesn't everyone get that its about anthro animals, not just fursuits. I mean, furries ain't rocket science people XD

--------
also, on a completely different side note. is there, and if there isn't there should be a furry documentary made in the style of a "day at the convention". I think a furry should film something that shows what a "typical/neutral" furry does at a convention. Like first he'd wait in line, crack jokes about how long it took, get his badge, then he would meet up with friends, socialize, interact with fursuiters, go look around the dealers den and have a talk with an artist or two, buy something cute like a plush or something, then go out to a couple of panels about stuff like art, or spirituality, or fursuiting, or the wild animal panel, something like that. Then they go out to eat come back, go to the dance and then bed down for another day of furry convention fun.
I think the problem with a lot of furry documentary's is they never let it talk for itself. Its always a voice of of someone just listing off facts about furries that are pretty well known by now "they like anthro animals" "some dress in fursuits" "there is art and panels". I wish there could just be a doc that lets the con experience speak for itself in a simple "how to enjoy your first furry con" kind of style.
idk, it would be cool. LOL, sorry about the extreme tangent, someone should just...make that lol. Or I'll try? :p

Take a look at 21 Awful Comedy Premises We'll Probably See Next on Cracked.com. Not one of their funnier features overall in my opinion, but do check out #13.

From The Enchanted Duplicator, the classic allegory of "True Fandom":

http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Enchanted_Duplicator/Enchanted-11.html


"Well, you see," said Dedwood awkwardly, "it's to impress the Public. They wouldn't be impressed by Trufandom, so some of us thought we'd erect this City of Serious Constructivism to give them a better idea of our importance . . ."

"But surely the Public never come into Fandom?" protested Jophan.

"Well, no," admitted Dedwood, "but they sometimes send a representative in, usually a Mr Press."

He seemed to have difficulty in meeting Jophan's gaze, and the reflection from Jophan's Shield of Umor seemed to be hurting his eyes, so that while he was talking he glanced sideways up and down the street.

Abruptly he broke off with a cry of excitement. "Why, there he is now!" he exclaimed. "This is a great day . . ."

The rest of his words were lost as he ran helter-skelter down the street to where a little man with a notebook had appeared as if from nowhere, accompanied by another little man with an easel under his arm.

Jophan followed more slowly and found Dedwood already talking volubly to the stranger, while the other little man set up his easel and began to make sketches. At great length Dedwood expatiated on the glories of the City, on the Magnificent Work that was being accomplished there, on the grandeur of its buildings, on the intelligence and forethought of the inhabitants, on their sobriety of deportment and the importance of their work to Humanity, on the various functions and important duties they performed, and on the contributions he himself made to these mighty achievements. Jophan noticed, however, that the little man was writing very little of all this down in his notebook, and as Dedwood drew to the close of his impressive oration he sidled behind Mr Press and looked over his shoulder. The page was perfectly blank except for one cryptic sentence which Jophan could not understand. He knew only that it bore no relationship whatever to what Dedwood had been saying. It read, simply, "Gosh-wow-oh-boy-oh-boy'. Puzzled, Jophan moved behind the artist, who had already completed several sketches. Jophan noted that they were all recognisable caricatures of Dedwood, but that for some reason the artist had in each case shown him as wearing a peculiarly shaped headgear which incorporated a small propeller.

Completely baffled by these quite extraordinary phenomena, Jophan withdrew and waited quietly until Dedwood had finished talking. Mr Press and his assistant thanked Dedwood effusively, promised to give the Public a full and accurate report of all that he had told them, and said goodbye. Their shoulders were shaking as they walked off, but Dedwood did not seem to notice. Becoming once more conscious of Jophan's existence, he turned to him with pride. "There!" he said smugly, "I flatter myself that this time the Public will learn the truth about us."



The above was written in 1954.

http://www.flayrah.com/3721/review-bitter-lake

"The clincher that irrevocably destroyed any remaining hope of salvaging the movie is the final 'climactic' death. What makes this one any different from the others? Nothing...except for a particularly trite stock sound effect that many folks ought to recognize by now. That single effect transformed this movie from 'a good concept with potential' into 'a pathetic waste of time.'"

Would that be the Wilhelm scream?



http://www.cinexcellence.com/2011/05/complete-list-of-wilhelm-screams/

Webcomic Eat That Toast! has a furry reference in today's comic :P

Funny animation with a hint at fursuit sex.