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One key differentiation for the furry fandom is that Furries usually have their own made up characters instead of other fandoms where roleplay/cosplay/avatars a

by kayfox 6y ago

One key differentiation for the furry fandom is that Furries usually have their own made up characters instead of other fandoms where roleplay/cosplay/avatars are typically of characters from media.

NikolaeVarius 6y ago
Should be careful with calling them "made up characters". I know a significant percentage of furries where their fursona is considered a real second personality.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 6y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder >Dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder (MPD),[7] is a mental disorder characterized by the maintenance of at least two distinct and relatively enduring personality states. Why the downvotes?
  - saagarjha 6y ago
    Because you've brought up mental disorder in a discussion about furries.
    - 2OEH8eoCRo0 6y ago
      Not saying furries have mental disorders but that having multiple personalities is a disorder.
      - reverite 6y ago
        Not always: https://meltingasphalt.com/neurons-gone-wild/ https://meltingasphalt.com/neurons-gone-wild/ though that’s going a bit off-topic. And, I believe that the distinction with what was mentioned is akin to, say, an actor on stage embracing or embodying the role of a character they are about to perform.
        2OEH8eoCRo0 6y ago
        That's a good link I've bookmarked for later. Looks interesting. The person I was replying to stated: >I know a significant percentage of furries where their fursona is considered a real second personality. That's what I was referring to, not furries as a whole but the people they know.
      - mst 6y ago
        The lines between registers of interaction (e.g. who you are at work, who you are at home, who you are down the pub), stage personas, and multiple personalities are extremely blurry. Also "having multiple personalities" is not in and of itself sufficient for a dissociative identity disorder diagnosis. So you're approaching fractally wrong here in a way that's really quite offensive to a lot of people, and I'm afraid negative reactions are largely going to be inevitable as a result.
      - toomanybeersies 6y ago
        Having multiple personalities or identities is not, per se, a disorder in itself. It requires dissociation and a lack of control of your personality to be a disorder.
        proverbialbunny 6y ago
        Technically, to qualify as a psychological disorder it must cause a disadvantage to the sufferer. So, eg, if DID causes memory compartmentalization, that is a disadvantage so that alone can qualify DID as a disorder.
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  - proverbialbunny 6y ago
    >Why the downvotes? DID is believing you have multiple people living inside of their system (their mind). Furries do not believe there is a cartoon character living inside of them. The closest bridge between furry and DID is the tulpa community, which is more of an anime community generally.
    - 2OEH8eoCRo0 6y ago
      Are you not reading who I was replying to? I'm specifically referring to: >I know a significant percentage of furries where their fursona is considered a real second personality. >Furries do not believe there is a cartoon character living inside of them. Heavens no. That would be absurd.
      - proverbialbunny 6y ago
        >>Furries do not believe there is a cartoon character living inside of them. >Heavens no. That would be absurd. Absurd or not that's what DID is. DID used to be called Multiple Personality Disorder, but got renamed. A furry doesn't have multiple people living inside of them. They might RP as a character or characters, but if that is DID so is Dungeons and Dragons. It's easy to misunderstand psychological disorders from a description, so I don't blame the confusion.
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- proverbialbunny 6y ago
  That doesn't make them not made up. Even a primary personality is made up.

by kayfox 6y ago

One key differentiation for the furry fandom is that Furries usually have their own made up characters instead of other fandoms where roleplay/cosplay/avatars are typically of characters from media.

NikolaeVarius 6y ago

Should be careful with calling them "made up characters". I know a significant percentage of furries where their fursona is considered a real second personality.

2OEH8eoCRo0 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder >Dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder (MPD),[7] is a mental disorder characterized by the maintenance of at least two distinct and relatively enduring personality states. Why the downvotes?
- saagarjha 6y ago
  Because you've brought up mental disorder in a discussion about furries.
  - 2OEH8eoCRo0 6y ago
    Not saying furries have mental disorders but that having multiple personalities is a disorder.
    - reverite 6y ago
      Not always: https://meltingasphalt.com/neurons-gone-wild/ https://meltingasphalt.com/neurons-gone-wild/ though that’s going a bit off-topic. And, I believe that the distinction with what was mentioned is akin to, say, an actor on stage embracing or embodying the role of a character they are about to perform.
      - 2OEH8eoCRo0 6y ago
        That's a good link I've bookmarked for later. Looks interesting. The person I was replying to stated: >I know a significant percentage of furries where their fursona is considered a real second personality. That's what I was referring to, not furries as a whole but the people they know.
    - mst 6y ago
      The lines between registers of interaction (e.g. who you are at work, who you are at home, who you are down the pub), stage personas, and multiple personalities are extremely blurry. Also "having multiple personalities" is not in and of itself sufficient for a dissociative identity disorder diagnosis. So you're approaching fractally wrong here in a way that's really quite offensive to a lot of people, and I'm afraid negative reactions are largely going to be inevitable as a result.
    - toomanybeersies 6y ago
      Having multiple personalities or identities is not, per se, a disorder in itself. It requires dissociation and a lack of control of your personality to be a disorder.
      - proverbialbunny 6y ago
        Technically, to qualify as a psychological disorder it must cause a disadvantage to the sufferer. So, eg, if DID causes memory compartmentalization, that is a disadvantage so that alone can qualify DID as a disorder.
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- proverbialbunny 6y ago
  >Why the downvotes? DID is believing you have multiple people living inside of their system (their mind). Furries do not believe there is a cartoon character living inside of them. The closest bridge between furry and DID is the tulpa community, which is more of an anime community generally.
  - 2OEH8eoCRo0 6y ago
    Are you not reading who I was replying to? I'm specifically referring to: >I know a significant percentage of furries where their fursona is considered a real second personality. >Furries do not believe there is a cartoon character living inside of them. Heavens no. That would be absurd.
    - proverbialbunny 6y ago
      >>Furries do not believe there is a cartoon character living inside of them. >Heavens no. That would be absurd. Absurd or not that's what DID is. DID used to be called Multiple Personality Disorder, but got renamed. A furry doesn't have multiple people living inside of them. They might RP as a character or characters, but if that is DID so is Dungeons and Dragons. It's easy to misunderstand psychological disorders from a description, so I don't blame the confusion.
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proverbialbunny 6y ago
That doesn't make them not made up. Even a primary personality is made up.