Why Are Furries Misunderstood?

Check Out America Outdoors Understory on  @PBS  :    • The Fossil Hunter Uncovering Florida’s Pas...   The furry fandom is a subculture of people who are fascinated by anthropomorphic animals. Audio description is available for this video. Go to Settings - Audio Track - English Descriptive. In the Furry fandom, you get to create the character you play, rather than being the identity you were given at birth. But furries are stigmatized by the public, and have historically been misunderstood by the media. So how do furries protect each other? In this episode of Subcultured, host Josef Lorenzo meets with furries in New York and virtual reality, to find out what it means to be a furry. Later we talk to Dr. Sharon Roberts from the Furscience project to better understand how furries protect each other. A previous version of this video contained a graph with incorrect demographic data. The video has been updated to reflect the accurate percentages. ***** PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateVoices ***** 00:00 What is a furry? 01:08 Meet BoogieDownFur The Tiktoker representing furries 02:01 Background on fursonas and fursuits 03:04 Exploring my own fursona 05:07 The furry fandom is a safe space for many 06:17 Furry culture has grown thanks to the internet and VR spaces 07:00 There's less adult content than most think 07:50 Where dies furry misconceptions come from? 08:15 Furries are regularly harrassed 08:48 Furries work to protect each other 10:50 The furry fandom is growing SUBCULTURED is an original documentary series from PBS that explores lesser-known communities and cultures and their major impacts on the mainstream. Subscribe so you never miss an episode! https://bit.ly/PBSVoices Subcultured is a part of PBS Digital Studios. Keep up with us! Facebook:   / pbsdigitalst.  . Twitter:   / pbsds   Instagram:   / pbsds   #SubculturedPBS #Furry #Documentary descriptive audio audio description documentary