And your definition is so wide as to be completely useless. "Anthropomorphic animal" is not a genre; it's a story device. A very common story device with many levels and effects, some of them very contradictory.
Perhaps the problem here is use of the word furry; it may have too much emotional baggage to have any practical use in and of itself right now. I think the best solution to the problem here is simply to rename the genre (the one I am describing) as, well, let's just call it "new funny animal" for now. I'll think of something clever later.
Perhaps the word should only be used in connection with the fandom.
And your definition is so wide as to be completely useless. "Anthropomorphic animal" is not a genre; it's a story device. A very common story device with many levels and effects, some of them very contradictory.
Perhaps the problem here is use of the word furry; it may have too much emotional baggage to have any practical use in and of itself right now. I think the best solution to the problem here is simply to rename the genre (the one I am describing) as, well, let's just call it "new funny animal" for now. I'll think of something clever later.
Perhaps the word should only be used in connection with the fandom.
That makes me strangely sad.