Yes, furries are seen in a negative light. That's something I mention as well as being relevant for social identity theory (and Furries Among Us also has a really good essay describing the way furries are sometimes treated). But that doesn't make them more creative and a single quote is not hugely convincing, that one is especially not convincing.
It feels like you're trying too hard here. Furry wasn't always a specific fandom but the interest has been around for thousands of years. There have been many highly popular furry works, like The Jungle Book or the Dogs Playing Poker series. I think you're exaggerating the confusion as well. The furry fandom came from the funny animal fandom (a term Fred still uses occasionally) and that term comes from 1890. Yes, we later switched to using "furry" as a term but that came into use in 1986, three years before ConFurence 0. That was started by the same guys who started using the term "furry" so I don't think that it was as confused as you say. Of course one of those people is on Flayrah so maybe they would like to weigh in?
"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~
Yes, furries are seen in a negative light. That's something I mention as well as being relevant for social identity theory (and Furries Among Us also has a really good essay describing the way furries are sometimes treated). But that doesn't make them more creative and a single quote is not hugely convincing, that one is especially not convincing.
It feels like you're trying too hard here. Furry wasn't always a specific fandom but the interest has been around for thousands of years. There have been many highly popular furry works, like The Jungle Book or the Dogs Playing Poker series. I think you're exaggerating the confusion as well. The furry fandom came from the funny animal fandom (a term Fred still uses occasionally) and that term comes from 1890. Yes, we later switched to using "furry" as a term but that came into use in 1986, three years before ConFurence 0. That was started by the same guys who started using the term "furry" so I don't think that it was as confused as you say. Of course one of those people is on Flayrah so maybe they would like to weigh in?
"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~