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[kglaser]

Yeah, how are asari furries??

[Addai]

GodWood wrote...

I'll admit I don't know how most people define the term "furry" but I have always used it to describe someone who has an attraction to a fictional anthropomorphic animal type character or characters.
So by that definition people who are attracted to someone like Garrus, Thane or Tali are furry fans and there is nothing inherently wrong with that.
I don't know why people take such offense to the term.

Numerous people in this thread have said that the alien aspects of the characters are beside the point.  So at the very least your characterization isn't accurate.  At least some of the fans of those LIs are interested in a character because of their writing and voice acting- the personality, not lusting after talons and scales.

Miranda's romance might come down to the T & A for some people, but that doesn't have to translate to the other LIs.

[GodWood]

leonia42 wrote...
Would you consider a twi'lek to be a furry?

Nah, not really.
They're just humans with funny hats.

I really don't think you can treat alien races to animals at all. Even ones that have fur.

I'm not saying they are animals, I'm saying they look like animals.
Turians - raptors, Drell - frogs, Quarians - bucket chicken things, Rachni - lobster cockroaches etc.
Just like how from an alien's perspective humans would look like weird hairless chimps.

[Leonia]

They have *some* qualities in common with animals, as we know them. That doesn't mean they completely embody an animal's appearance (the way a furry does). You really can't use that term to describe them, any more than you would use it to describe alien races in any other franchise. And since the word comes with so many negative connotations (regardless if it should or shouldn't be perceived that way), is it worth throwing it around?

[kglaser]

Some people I know remind me of animals, too (i.e., people who look like their pets; I'm sure we've all seen the pictures of those). By this logic, we should call them furries, as well.

[Chignon]

kglaser wrote...

I remember how ticked off I get in ME1 when I went to the Citadel with Ashley and she remarked, "I can't tell the aliens from the animals", or something like that.  Really, Ash?  Really?? <_<

You do realise that this is a bug, yes? She was only supposed to say this in close vicinity of a keeper.

[GodWood]

Addai67 wrote...
Numerous people in this thread have said that the alien aspects of the characters are beside the point.  So at the very least your characterization isn't accurate.

Not true, because no where in my characterization did I say the attraction has to exist because of the alien features.

I feel I should mention I one of those people who advocated Garrus be a romance option after ME1.

kglaser wrote...
Some people I know remind me of animals, too (i.e., people who look like their pets; I'm sure we've all seen the pictures of those). By this logic, we should call them furries, as well.

Evidently you believe being attracted to alien raptor-humanoid creature doesn't make one a furry (nor is the creature a furry).
So by your standards what exactly is a furry?

[kglaser]

Chignon wrote...

kglaser wrote...

I remember how ticked off I get in ME1 when I went to the Citadel with Ashley and she remarked, "I can't tell the aliens from the animals", or something like that.  Really, Ash?  Really?? <_<

You do realise that this is a bug, yes? She was only supposed to say this in close vicinity of a keeper.

No, I didn't know that.  Thanks, that's interesting..
But even considering that, I feel that it's an inappropriate comment.  Like there are a bunch of animals running all over the Citadel, or something.  This is simply my opinion, of course.

[kglaser]

[quote]GodWood wrote...
Some people I know remind me of animals, too (i.e., people who look like their pets; I'm sure we've all seen the pictures of those). By this logic, we should call them furries, as well.[/quote]Evidently you believe being attracted to alien raptor-humanoid creature doesn't make one a furry (nor is the creature a furry).
So by your standards what exactly is a furry?[/quote]

To be honest, I've never really thought about it before.  Maybe I'm a furry, maybe I'm not.  Very frankly, I really don't care what my label says; it doesn't bother me.  What did stop me long enough to engage in this discourse was your broad comparison of the ME aliens to animals, which, personally, I find to be at best disingenuous and not wholly accurate, and at worst, insulting to aliens.
As with all my posts, this is, of course, MHO.

[GodWood]

"Human or alien, we're all animals"



~ Ashley Williams.

[Chignon]

kglaser wrote...

No, I didn't know that.  Thanks, that's interesting..
But even considering that, I feel that it's an inappropriate comment.  Like there are a bunch of animals running all over the Citadel, or something.  This is simply my opinion, of course.

It fits her character - she isn't appropriate all the time.

She has a very foot-in-mouth personality at times - just look at her interaction with Shepard and Kaidan overlooking the Citadel. Combine that with her family history, her being stationed mostly groundside, and lack of experience in dealing and working with other races, and you'll get the picture. Ashley isn't xenophobic - she even dismisses the Terra Firma party as xenophobic "jackals" who are filled with anti-alien paranoia.

[kglaser]

Fair enough.

I'm willing to listen to her conversations again, and judge for myself.

BW characters are quite complex, after all.

I will *always* hate that comment, though.

[Chignon]

kglaser wrote...

I'm willing to listen to her conversations again, and judge for myself.

It's good to hear that you're willing to give Ash a chance.

[kglaser]

Chignon wrote...

kglaser wrote...

I'm willing to listen to her conversations again, and judge for myself.

It's good to hear that you're willing to give Ash a chance.

I'm willing to give everyone a chance.  I don't get all the closed-minded hate on the general forums, I really don't.

[Reptilian Rob]

kglaser wrote...

Chignon wrote...

kglaser wrote...

I'm willing to listen to her conversations again, and judge for myself.

It's good to hear that you're willing to give Ash a chance.

I'm willing to give everyone a chance.  I don't get all the closed-minded hate on the general forums, I really don't.

It stems from people not being open to new things or ideas, personally I'm open to anything and everything. <3

[ciaweth]

Personality > looks.



Fun > realism.

[kglaser]

Yes.

And fun > the Seriouscat tone some of these threads end up adapting. Maybe it's time for a reality check.

My favorite character is a talented VO, a bunch of polygons, and some awesome BW writing. How about everyone else's?

[Leonia]

Hear, hear kglaser!

[Eradyn]

kglaser wrote...

Yes.
And fun > the Seriouscat tone some of these threads end up adapting. Maybe it's time for a reality check.
My favorite character is a talented VO, a bunch of polygons, and some awesome BW writing. How about everyone else's?

Waaaait a minute...



...Are you implying Garrus isn't real?

[Fiery Phoenix]

This thread is literally going nowhere.

[Reptilian Rob]

Eradyn wrote...

kglaser wrote...

Yes.
And fun > the Seriouscat tone some of these threads end up adapting. Maybe it's time for a reality check.
My favorite character is a talented VO, a bunch of polygons, and some awesome BW writing. How about everyone else's?

Waaaait a minute...



...Are you implying Garrus isn't real?

It's ok Eradyn, I told KG to knock it off. haha <3

[kglaser]

Eradyn wrote...

kglaser wrote...

Yes.
And fun > the Seriouscat tone some of these threads end up adapting. Maybe it's time for a reality check.
My favorite character is a talented VO, a bunch of polygons, and some awesome BW writing. How about everyone else's?

Waaaait a minute...



...Are you implying Garrus isn't real?

Of course he is! I have him tied up, in my room!
I meant my second-favorite, Mordin!  HE isn't real!  Yeah...that's it!!
XD

[Reptilian Rob]

kglaser wrote...

Eradyn wrote...

kglaser wrote...

Yes.
And fun > the Seriouscat tone some of these threads end up adapting. Maybe it's time for a reality check.
My favorite character is a talented VO, a bunch of polygons, and some awesome BW writing. How about everyone else's?

Waaaait a minute...



...Are you implying Garrus isn't real?

Of course he is! I have him tied up, in my room!
I meant my second-favorite, Mordin!  HE isn't real!  Yeah...that's it!!
XD

Don't tell Xsause that. haha

[mellifera]

FieryPhoenix7 wrote...

This thread is literally going nowhere.

Aren't all threads literally going nowhere?

[J4N3_M3]

YAY I'm a furry *looks proud* I love Garrus because he has fur...somewhere...I guess. Not that I have seen it yet but that doesn't mean it's not there, right? RIGHT? *snickers* Oh and Thane has this awesome invisible chest fur. God, it's so sexy. I wanna bury my face in it. And how can you say asari aren't furries? Come on, we all know they have Rapunzel hair underneath all those fringe-things on their heads. psh, seriously people, you are all too blind to see it

*snickers*