Furrys: Das macht die Community aus | reporter

Flo is a furry: He's interested in animals that possess human characteristics. He's created his own fursona, a character he enjoys embodying. For this, he had an expensive fursuit, a full-body costume made of plush, custom-made. As part of the furry fandom, Flo attends Eurofurence, Europe's largest furry convention, held in Berlin. The funk format "reporter" ended on December 31, 2023. We have therefore disabled the comment function for further comments. If you have any feedback or suggestions for us, please feel free to contact us via our contact form: https://www.funk.net/kontakt 🎶 Music: Cousn - Fluffy Teddy Bear Home - Resonance Dapayk Solo - Follow the Light (Borneo Remix) Lewis OfMan - Attitude Grand Soleil - Round Round Round Törsh - Thai Take Away HUGO - The City Kid Francescoli - I Don't Know How (French 79 Remix) 🤓 The most important things about furries: Furries are interested in anthropomorphic animal representations, that is, depictions of animals with human characteristics. Part of the fandom originated in the fantasy and science fiction communities. There are only estimates of how many people are part of the furry community – in Germany, the figure is around 15,000 members, and in the USA, more than 100,000. Artistic expression plays a particularly important role for furries within the community, for example, through drawing, fantasy role-playing, costume making, acting, music, or animation. 📖 Furry Glossary Fandom = General term for fan communities and the furry community Fursona = Character created by furries Fursuit = Full-body costume (usually made of plush) that furries use to embody their fursona. 🐻 Eurofurence (EF) has been around for more than 20 years. This year, according to the organizers, it had around 3,600 attendees from over 40 countries. This makes it the largest furry convention in Europe. There are even larger conventions for furries worldwide, such as Midwest FurFest in the USA with approximately 10,000 attendees. Eurofurence takes place each year under a different theme. Here's the link to the Eurofurence website: https://www.eurofurence.org/EF27/ 🔎 More information about the furry fandom can be found here: https://de.wikifur.com/wiki/WikiFur_L... 📆 Click here for an overview of current furry events: https://furryevents.eu 🎞️ Team: Alex Baur, Mareen Janssen, Jonas Mohr, Jakob Gross, Julius Dommer, Andreas Josef, Miriam von Przewoski, Lea Brockmann 👉 You can also find us here: Twitter:   / reporter   Facebook:   / reporter.offiziell   Instagram:   / reporter.offiziell   Snapchat:   / 3246991136   👉 #reporter is part of #funk: YouTube:    / funkofficial   Instagram:   / funk   TikTok:   / funk   Website: http://go.funk.net Experience real stories with us. Up close. Critical. Unfiltered. 💙 A new topic every week 🎥 ✌️ Hi, I'm Alex! I've been working for reporter since 2022. I grew up near Augsburg before moving to Vienna for my Bachelor's degree (Theater, Film & Media). For my Master's in Journalism, I traded Wiener Schnitzel for Hamburg fish sandwiches – and have really settled in here in the north! 🦦 But what I love most is being out and about where I can discover exciting people and stories. Find more from me on Instagram   / metaphern   and on Twitter   / metaphernst   This reporter is produced by the Current Affairs department of WDR for funk. funk is a joint offering of the Association of Public Broadcasting Corporations in the Federal Republic of Germany (ARD) and the Second German Television (ZDF). http://go.funk.net/impressum