Anthropomorphism is enough to distinguish between the two. Bestiality concerns real animals which are not anthropomorphic by definition. People do anthropomorphise their pets but that doesn't make them anthropomorphic in the sense that they have human-characteristics. Furry concerns characters that are not real and have been given attributes that they do not have in reality. If they did have those attributes then they wouldn't be anthropomorphised. They are not the same thing, although the interests may overlap, and there is a very real difference between fantasy and reality, such as between shota art and child pornography.
The disabled and children is they have diminished mental abilities compared to what would be considered normal.
Sex with children has serious psychological effects, so harms the child, and the child has not yet fully developed to a point where they are ready to make such decisions for themselves. They need to be protected until that time, at least from adults. Often while it is illegal to have sex with children under a certain age it is still legal if both participants are within two years of each other's age or so.
The situation is more complicated with the mentally disabled because they can have a variety of levels of mental health and that can differ for different areas in their life. They do need to be protected from being taken advantage of but I don't think that it should always be illegal to have sex with someone who is mentally disabled, particularly if they like it. If there is no one taking advantage and no harm being done to the individual then it is probably okay. That's why I disagreed with the cases in the UK a few weeks or months ago over a retarded man and his lover. There was also a second case but I can't remember the details there.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
Anthropomorphism is enough to distinguish between the two. Bestiality concerns real animals which are not anthropomorphic by definition. People do anthropomorphise their pets but that doesn't make them anthropomorphic in the sense that they have human-characteristics. Furry concerns characters that are not real and have been given attributes that they do not have in reality. If they did have those attributes then they wouldn't be anthropomorphised. They are not the same thing, although the interests may overlap, and there is a very real difference between fantasy and reality, such as between shota art and child pornography.
The disabled and children is they have diminished mental abilities compared to what would be considered normal.
Sex with children has serious psychological effects, so harms the child, and the child has not yet fully developed to a point where they are ready to make such decisions for themselves. They need to be protected until that time, at least from adults. Often while it is illegal to have sex with children under a certain age it is still legal if both participants are within two years of each other's age or so.
The situation is more complicated with the mentally disabled because they can have a variety of levels of mental health and that can differ for different areas in their life. They do need to be protected from being taken advantage of but I don't think that it should always be illegal to have sex with someone who is mentally disabled, particularly if they like it. If there is no one taking advantage and no harm being done to the individual then it is probably okay. That's why I disagreed with the cases in the UK a few weeks or months ago over a retarded man and his lover. There was also a second case but I can't remember the details there.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~