Actually, I think you have a good point. Initially, Furries were fans of Funny Animals. That made for a lot of less confusing sentences. But eventually we decided we were fans of other things as well. So Funny Animals didn't cut it as a master term. Why we didn't just go with Anthropomorphic Animals is a mystery to me.
If we could get the fandom to agree with it, I'm fine with the term Furry being applied exclusively to fans, and phasing out the use of Furries for the object of the fandom. But, try getting a fandom to agree on a consensus for anything. You're looking at at least a 10 year transition just to get people out of the habit.
Actually, I think you have a good point. Initially, Furries were fans of Funny Animals. That made for a lot of less confusing sentences. But eventually we decided we were fans of other things as well. So Funny Animals didn't cut it as a master term. Why we didn't just go with Anthropomorphic Animals is a mystery to me.
If we could get the fandom to agree with it, I'm fine with the term Furry being applied exclusively to fans, and phasing out the use of Furries for the object of the fandom. But, try getting a fandom to agree on a consensus for anything. You're looking at at least a 10 year transition just to get people out of the habit.