WikiFur - User contributions [en]

Furvert (term)

2006-10-11T05:15:13Z

71.10.238.159: Reinstating disambiguation entry

A '''furvert''' (a portmanteau of the words 'furry' and 'pervert') is someone who is sexually aroused by erotic [[furry art]]work, stories, or similar material. The term was coined in the earliest days of [[furry fandom]]. Nowadays, the term is often used with humorous or ironic intent by [[furries]] themselves, but has much more negative connotations outside of the fandom.

The earliest known regular usage of the term was in reference to the first open-membership furry [[amateur press association]] magazine, ''[[FurVersion]]'', which first published in May of 1987. [[Karl Maurer]], the magazine's publisher, is credited with starting the ongoing practice of using puns involving the word "fur" to indicate Furry activities (e.g., a comic called ''[[Furrlough]]'', a convention called [[ConFurence]], and so on).

==See also==
* [[Yiff]]
* [[Furspeak]]
* [[Furvert of Furrymuck]]

==External links==
*[http://www.pervscan.com/2006/03/13/furry/ Pervscan article on furry fandom]

[[Category:Mature terms]]

Furvert (FurryMUCK)

2006-10-11T05:14:37Z

71.10.238.159:

Furvert, a bipedal [[fox]] was a long time resident of [[FurryMuck]]. Originally created as a one-time gag, he became something of a satirical centerpiece, poking gentle fun at the foibles of the fandom through his representational persona of a stereotypical fox character as played by a stereotypical fan. Perhaps the height of this was his creation, Le Petite Artiste, a teddy bear loosely styled after the ascerbic personality of Paul Cézanne; a pull-string would prompt the bear to voice random sayings as "That's it! I quit the fandom!" "Did I say I quit? I'm back now!" and "Are you a fan? Pay me, pay me!"

After some twelve years existance he finally succumbed to an idle purge while his player was distracted by [[real life]], but his legacy lives on in The Studio de l'Artiste, a muck gathering space for artists created by [[Conrad Wong]] and inspired by Furvert's creation.

Furvert (FurryMUCK)

2006-10-11T05:13:26Z

71.10.238.159:

Furvert, a bipedal [[fox]] was a long time resident of [[FurryMuck]]. Originally created as a one-time gag, he became something of a satirical centerpiece, poking gentle fun at the foibles of the fandom through his representational persona of a stereotypical fox character as played by a stereotypical fan. Perhaps the height of this was his creation, Le Petite Artiste, a teddy bear loosely styled after the ascerbic personality of Paul Cézanne; a pull-string would prompt the bear to voice random sayings as "That's it! I quit the fandom!" "Did I say I quit? I'm back now!" and "Are you a fan? Pay me, pay me!"

After some twelve years existance he finally succumbed to an idle purge while his player was distracted by Real Life, but his legacy lives on in The Studio de l'Artiste, a muck gathering space for artists created by [[Conrad Wong]] and inspired by Furvert's creation.

Furvert (FurryMUCK)

2006-10-11T05:11:56Z

71.10.238.159: Disambiguation (furvert)

Furvert, a bipedal [[fox]]was a long time resident of [[FurryMuck]]. Originally created as a one-time gag, he became something of a satirical centerpiece, poking gentle fun at the foibles of the fandom through his representational persona of a stereotypical fox character as played by a stereotypical fan. Perhaps the height of this was his creation, Le Petite Artiste, a teddy bear loosely styled after the ascerbic personality of Paul Cézanne; a pull-string would prompt the bear to voice random sayings as "That's it! I quit the fandom!" "Did I say I quit? I'm back now!" and "Are you a fan? Pay me, pay me!"

After some twelve years existance he finally succumbed to an idle purge while his player was distracted by Real Life, but his legacy lives on in The Studio de l'Artiste, a muck gathering space for artists created by [[Lynx]] and inspired by Furvert's creation.

Points

2005-11-05T17:26:16Z

71.10.238.159:

Furvert (term)

2005-08-30T01:25:26Z

71.10.238.159:

<b>Furvert</b> (a neologism of 'furry' and 'pervert') has two distinct meanings: one originally negative, and one positive.

Originally, the term "furvert" was a contraction of 'fur' and 'convert,' meaning the act of creating a fur fan of someone previously unaware of furry. The association with people whose interest was primarily [[yiff]]y art and stories came about later, and was rather pejorative.

Later on, as the term became more popular, sex-positive furs began using it to describe themselves. This usage stepped up especially after the [[Burned Furs]] episode.

Nowadays, whichever shade of the term is used, it is much more neutral than it once was; while it can still be offensive to call someone a furvert, it can also be just a simple description.

==See also==
*[[Yiff]]
*[[Furvert of FurryMUCK]]

==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furvert "Furvert" at Wikipedia]

[[Category:Terms]]