There seem to be some people on Lemmy who genuinely believe that they are an animal. They say they are an “unperson” or discuss conversing with “animals” who “happen to be born in human bodies”. They see their struggle as on par with the struggle for trans people, and their right to be recognized as animals as a part of a broader societal struggle for queer acceptance.
Well, this is fucking stupid.
First of all, comparing “I’m a puppy uWu” to gender dysphoria trivializes what trans people go through. Furries are not struggling like trans people. They are simply mocking trans people (whether that mockery is intentional or not is besides the point).
Second of all, you’re not a fucking animal bro ffs. Being an animal isn’t a state of mind. It isn’t a vibe. It isn’t a social construct. It isn’t something you’re assigned at birth. It’s about DNA. You have 50% of DNA from a human mom, and 50% of your DNA from a human dad, so you have 100% human DNA (granted maybe you have like 0.1% Neanderthal DNA but whatever). So you’re a human. This shouldn’t be a hard concept to grasp.
If you can speak a human language, and have the mental wherewithal required to use the internet, then you have a HUMAN MIND. And if you “just so happen to be born in a human body” then you have a HUMAN BODY. HUMAN MIND + HUMAN BODY = HUMAN. IT’S ALL HUMAN. YOU ARE HUMAN. Just because you have a bestiality fetish does not make you a fucking bobcat ffs
I don’t think this could be considered an unpopular opinion. This is basically what the whole world thinks, minus a minuscule outlying group.
You might be right in that it’s popular, but that doesn’t stop it from being ignorant.
The reason for my comment is because the name of this community is “Unpopular Opinion”, not “Ignorant Opinion”. I was pointing out that it didn’t fit the community’s entire reason for being.
its probably secretly popular but i think a lot of people would be scared to say it because they dont want to be labelled a bigot
You think furry hate is secretly popular?
Ask 10 randos on the street what they think about furries. I really doubt they’re going to keep it a secret.
This probably varies depending on your location and social circles
I bet I’d get at least one “What the fuck is a furry?”
Don’t tell them about the furry-hater to furry bottom pipeline.
Its a tale as old as time.
LMAO thank god there are brave truth tellers like yourself willing to say the things everyone else is just to scared to say. No one has ever expressed a negative opinion of furries before.
lol