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Here’s why ‘Furry and Proud’ is trending on Twitter

Furries around the world are coming together.

 

Siobhan Ball

IRL

Posted on Nov 22, 2019   Updated on May 19, 2021, 10:20 pm CDT

#FurryAndProud is trending on Twitter as furries around the world share their art, fur suits, and pride and love for their community.

https://twitter.com/CorsSmores/status/1194636220216889344

https://twitter.com/VarekWolf/status/1197915293852430336

https://twitter.com/schwxn/status/1197708277716574208

The tag has been around for years but seems to have been kicked into virality by a design team’s Kickstarter campaign for their line of LGBTQ+ furry-themed T-shirts.

https://twitter.com/entobird/status/1194352656048951296

And not everyone is happy about that, with Twitter user @xeebees railing against capitalism and astroturfing campaigns —a marketing technique that attempts to disguise advertising as a grass roots campaign the way that @artworktee has done here.

However, the tag has transcended its origins, with people focusing on celebrating the fandom and its people rather than the T-shirt line.

https://twitter.com/AquaFrostWolf/status/1197658220266950657

https://twitter.com/silveryote1/status/1197909645295325186

https://twitter.com/slavefoxie/status/1197910082664747009

Some of the stories are really touching, such as this one from @dixielioness. The furry fandom helped her get through medical issues.

There is still some nastiness aimed at the fandom, as furries are an easy and popular target.

https://twitter.com/WumboReturns/status/1197658500912029697

Even non-furries are feeling the love, cheered on by all the positivity in the tag.

https://twitter.com/KelsiKramer55/status/1197784717258452992

https://twitter.com/DK_Hennessy/status/1197658449712156672

And some are stepping in to defend their fur-suited brethren. People being kind to each other online, you love to see it.

https://twitter.com/crazyseandx/status/1197664947666345985

https://twitter.com/Britney1246/status/1197665539335892992

Of course, there was also the only kind of thread jacking that’s always welcome: people started posting photos of their pets.

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*First Published: Nov 22, 2019, 11:16 am CST