The need to define furry is so you know what you are talking about. If we don't mean the same thing when we say furry then there is even more possibility for conflict. You also can't say you like furry or are a furry when you can't even tell someone what furry is. I haven't tried to restrict furry, I've tried to define it and neaten up the blurry edges.
In the absence of an authority we have to convince people that a certain definition is more useful than the others. Whether you admit it or not the definition of furry is important. That's why when you go to anthrocon or an FAQ on various furry sites one of the first things they talk about is 'What is furry?'
"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~
The need to define furry is so you know what you are talking about. If we don't mean the same thing when we say furry then there is even more possibility for conflict. You also can't say you like furry or are a furry when you can't even tell someone what furry is. I haven't tried to restrict furry, I've tried to define it and neaten up the blurry edges.
In the absence of an authority we have to convince people that a certain definition is more useful than the others. Whether you admit it or not the definition of furry is important. That's why when you go to anthrocon or an FAQ on various furry sites one of the first things they talk about is 'What is furry?'
"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~