Adult Art in the Fandom

[Samurai Kai]

I am not really a big fan of them and if I see them posted all the time from a FA user I will unfollow them, I'm just weird that way. I don't like seeing it in my face all the time lol, I know people like it and can't complain but I'm not really all for it like a lot of people are.

[ppakky]

Are you referring to the Toyota Car? The Tercel?

They're cute. :gay: :gay: :gay:


WeerA.jpg  :roll: that file name.  ;D

[Fuzzy Wizard]

I appreciate it when it is indeed art. There are sexualized animal paintings from as far back as 5000BC during the Babylonian empire. I don't like porn per-se I find it somewhat vulgar. Erotic artwork however is different as it generally has self respect for itself as art first and foremost. I also include written works with this which are so often forgotten.

[Neox]

I am not really a big fan of them and if I see them posted all the time from a FA user I will unfollow them, I'm just weird that way. I don't like seeing it in my face all the time lol, I know people like it and can't complain but I'm not really all for it like a lot of people are.

You can set FA and SF to SFW mode, and it will filter out anything that's rated adult content. Seems a shame to unfollow an artist you enjoy just because they upload adult stuff. o.=.O

I love adult furry art and I don't really see why people get so bent out of shape about it. Porn exists in every facet of the human mind to people who enjoy getting aroused. Most of the people I know who dislike porn usually aren't big fans of sex in the first place. Not everyone is wired with a high sex drive and that's totally okay for them. Pretty much every fandom has its adult content regardless of what it is. Rule 34 exists for a reason.

Most of the people I know who really enjoy their furry porn aren't even as perverted as you'd think. I actually treat smutty artwork the same way I treat regular artwork: it's something cool to look at, just a little more risque and taboo, that's fun to share with like-minded people who enjoy the same thing. It's kinda like a secret trophy collection that I don't let everyone see.

As an artist, drawing it is way more fun than drawing clean art, to me. I can't really explain why. Some of the poses and expressions can be really creative that you don't otherwise find in clean art. It's also about creating something more intimate than regular artwork. And again, it's just that taboo feeling that you're creating something that not everybody is going to get to view. It's kindof a chance to explore alternative interests without having to feel secluded and isolated. There are a lot of fetishes out there that can be viewed as completely outlandish, and outright shunned by some groups of people. You can explore things without actually having to act out on them physically, and decide for yourself whether or not you think you'd enjoy it. And if you don't have a great imagination, getting someone else to draw it for you is a great way to materialize it.

There is a stupid stigma with the furry community where everyone thinks it's all about sex. Guess what? FOR SOME PEOPLE, IT IS. You're not going to be able to get around the fact that some people are simply here for the eroticism and that's their prerogative. Most everyone else got here through more innocent channels and discovered it later on and found they liked it. Others remain completely free of it altogether. We're all human beings. Everyone is different. Lots of folks are quick to arouse and furry porn just happens to be their jam. Others like it but it's not the reason they're here. What's important is that this community is chock-full of creativity that you'd be challenged to discover in any one place other than here. You can't beat the fact that we have a MASSIVE amount of imagination for such a budding community and it sucks that people have to separate it into good-side/bad-side/WTF-side.

[Samurai Kai]

You can set FA and SF to SFW mode, and it will filter out anything that's rated adult content. Seems a shame to unfollow an artist you enjoy just because they upload adult stuff. o.=.O

I love adult furry art and I don't really see why people get so bent out of shape about it. Porn exists in every facet of the human mind to people who enjoy getting aroused. Most of the people I know who dislike porn usually aren't big fans of sex in the first place. Not everyone is wired with a high sex drive and that's totally okay for them. Pretty much every fandom has its adult content regardless of what it is. Rule 34 exists for a reason.

Most of the people I know who really enjoy their furry porn aren't even as perverted as you'd think. I actually treat smutty artwork the same way I treat regular artwork: it's something cool to look at, just a little more risque and taboo, that's fun to share with like-minded people who enjoy the same thing. It's kinda like a secret trophy collection that I don't let everyone see.

As an artist, drawing it is way more fun than drawing clean art, to me. I can't really explain why. Some of the poses and expressions can be really creative that you don't otherwise find in clean art. It's also about creating something more intimate than regular artwork. And again, it's just that taboo feeling that you're creating something that not everybody is going to get to view. It's kindof a chance to explore alternative interests without having to feel secluded and isolated. There are a lot of fetishes out there that can be viewed as completely outlandish, and outright shunned by some groups of people. You can explore things without actually having to act out on them physically, and decide for yourself whether or not you think you'd enjoy it. And if you don't have a great imagination, getting someone else to draw it for you is a great way to materialize it.

There is a stupid stigma with the furry community where everyone thinks it's all about sex. Guess what? FOR SOME PEOPLE, IT IS. You're not going to be able to get around the fact that some people are simply here for the eroticism and that's their prerogative. Most everyone else got here through more innocent channels and discovered it later on and found they liked it. Others remain completely free of it altogether. We're all human beings. Everyone is different. Lots of folks are quick to arouse and furry porn just happens to be their jam. Others like it but it's not the reason they're here. What's important is that this community is chock-full of creativity that you'd be challenged to discover in any one place other than here. You can't beat the fact that we have a MASSIVE amount of imagination for such a budding community and it sucks that people have to separate it into good-side/bad-side/WTF-side.

I'm aware, I just don't fancy that sort of thing.

[Neox]

I'm aware, I just don't fancy that sort of thing.

Sorry. Only the first line was meant for you; the rest of my response was to the topic in general. :P

[ChapterAquila92]

To each their own. There are pieces of adult art that I can appreciate in the same way that one can appreciate the many nude paintings and statues done by various Renaissance artists. At the same time, there are also pieces of adult art that leave me tempted to ask "Why does this exist?" or "What is wrong with you?", if not soliciting a NOPE before I move on. This isn't necessarily an argument against such artists, who may have been commissioned to do the piece instead of doing their own, but if there's any sort of consistency to the matter it's that people tend to be... creative when it comes to the topic of reproduction, logic and reasoning be damned.

Nothing saying that this can't lead to fridge brilliance though, and I can think of at least one fetish that does so.

[Neox]

To each their own. There are pieces of adult art that I can appreciate in the same way that one can appreciate the many nude paintings and statues done by various Renaissance artists. At the same time, there are also pieces of adult art that leave me tempted to ask "Why does this exist?" or "What is wrong with you?", if not soliciting a NOPE before I move on. This isn't necessarily an argument against such artists, who may have been commissioned to do the piece instead of doing their own, but if there's any sort of consistency to the matter it's that people tend to be... creative when it comes to the topic of reproduction, logic and reasoning be damned.

Nothing saying that this can't lead to fridge brilliance though, and I can think of at least one fetish that does so.

One of the things I've learned that has made me more tolerant to the world in-general is this:

You have no control over determining the things you enjoy and the things you don't.

A lot of stuff you see in furry art is way... WAY out there. I'm not just talking left-field; I'm talking completely out of the ball park and several blocks over at the lawn bowling pitch. For many people, sexual arousal no longer has a single iota to do with reproduction, logic or reasoning. For our species, sex has become more about hedonistic impulses instead of reproductive instincts. Much of the "WTF" art you see is only there because the person who drew or commissioned it decided to open themselves up to it rather than try to hide it. To put it into perspective: I'm sure there are a lot of people here who can sympathize with knowing what it's like coming to grips with realizing they are homosexual. It's an identity they probably didn't want to admit to themselves in the beginning, much less tell anyone else about it. These unorthodox fetishes manifest within people is much the same way.

But you hit the nail on the head in your first sentence. "To each their own."  :)

[ChapterAquila92]

One of the things I've learned that has made me more tolerant to the world in-general is this:

You have no control over determining the things you enjoy and the things you don't.

True, provided that you have sufficient interest in it to find out. Whether or not you can find interest is a different story altogether.

A lot of stuff you see in furry art is way... WAY out there. I'm not just talking left-field; I'm talking completely out of the ball park and several blocks over at the lawn bowling pitch. For many people, sexual arousal no longer has a single iota to do with reproduction, logic or reasoning. For our species, sex has become more about hedonistic impulses instead of reproductive instincts. Much of the "WTF" art you see is only there because the person who drew or commissioned it decided to open themselves up to it rather than try to hide it. To put it into perspective: I'm sure there are a lot of people here who can sympathize with knowing what it's like coming to grips with realizing they are homosexual. It's an identity they probably didn't want to admit to themselves in the beginning, much less tell anyone else about it. These unorthodox fetishes manifest within people is much the same way.

The thing is that hedonism stems from both primal instinct - particularly the four Fs (Fighting, Fleeing, Feeding, and F***ing) - and an aptitude for invention as a means of maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain (at least, in those who aren't sadists or masochists). It just happens that reproduction in humans is a function of that last F, which is why I make that association even though sex can also serve as a means of social bonding or asserting dominance.

My comment about logic and reason was more about needing not apply in circumstances involving fetishes. But hey, some people are wired differently.

As for any closet issues involved, we're back to the "To each their own" mantra, perhaps with a little bit of "Don't ask, don't tell" and a few others depending on the circumstance, and that goes with any life experience. How this applies specifically to fetishes is superficial at best however - fetishes don't normally change a person or their outlook on life.

[Kit]

while I love looking it makes me rather depressed because its not real, but I want it, I want a relationship like some of the furs in the art have and as such, while I do still look at it from time to time, I don't go out of my way to do so