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BlueFolf

2024-03-25T01:24:40Z

ProfessorDoctorUnimpressive: A bit more restoration, I guess

[[File:BlueFolf Holding A BlueFolf Plushie.jpeg|thumb|right|BlueFolf holding a plushie of her fursona]]
'''BlueFolf''' (alternate spellings '''Bluefolf'''/'''Blue Folf'''), is a [[transgender]] [[female]] [[fursuiter]] and [[YouTuber|YouTuber influencer]] from [[W:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, Georgia]], USA.<ref>[https://twitter.com/bluefolf BlueFolf's profile] on [[X (social media)|X]]. Retrieved February 25, 2024.</ref>

== Fandom involvement ==

BlueFolf is a furry [[W:Transgender rights movement|transgender activist]] best known for promoting [[LGBTQIA+]] inclusivity, specifically on her [[W:Social media|social media]] app, [[X (social media)|X]], with a following of about 103,000 followers.

She has also collaborated with [[furry YouTuber]] [[Nos Hyena]].{{clarify}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7HQnrKatks ''Are STRAIGHTS Okay?! w/ BlueFolf, SkyeTuft & Nos''] video on [[Nos Hyena]]'s [[YouTube]] account. Retrieved February 21, 2024.</ref>

=== Fursona ===

BlueFolf’s fursona is a blue [[Folf]], a [[fox]]/[[wolf]] [[hybrid]], which she had a [[plushie]] of her made by ''[[BuildAFur]]'' in 2022.<ref>[https://twitter.com/BuildAFur/status/1558181498209058816 ''Please help us fund these cuties!''] post on [[BuildAFur]]'s X's account. Retrieved February 23, 2024.</ref>

=== Fursuit ===

BlueFolf [[W:Live streaming|live stream]]ed her [[fursuit]] [[W:Unboxing|unboxing]] on [[YouTube]] on July 24, 2020, which was created by ''[[Omega Suit Studios]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoEZBg-qReY ''Blue's Fursuit Unboxing!!!''] video on BlueFolf's YouTube account. Retrieved February 21, 2024.</ref>

=== Convention attendance ===

* [[Anthro New England]] - 2024
* [[Anthrocon]] - 2023
* [[DenFur]] - 2023
* [[Furpocalypse]] - 2022, 2023
* [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] - 2023
* [[Midwest FurFest]] - 2022, 2023

== Controversy ==

Due to being a transgender activist, BlueFolf has been the target of various anti-LGBTQIA+ attacks, especially by [[ValidLs]], a (now suspended since November 15, 2023) [[W:transphobe|transphobic]] [[W:Gimmick account|gimmick account]] account on '''X''' who used to target transgenders, activists, and [[W:Straight ally|allies]].

These attacks from ValidLs included calling her a [[W:Sexual grooming|child groomer]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230424175938/https://twitter.com/ValidLs/status/1650518848724934656 ''"Valid" people taking L's''] post on [[ValidLs]]' X's account. Retrieved February 21, 2024.</ref> [[W:Doxxing|doxxing]] her,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231017013219/https://twitter.com/bluefolf/status/1650695558095425536 ''I got this text message tonight. Someone sent my dad the fake screenshot and believes it. Whoever did this is truly fucking EVIL''] post on BlueFolf's X's account. Retrieved February 21, 2024.</ref> and [[W:Stalking|stalking]] her,<ref>[https://www.dailydot.com/news/youtuber-bluefolf-threatened-by-dox-website/ 'I've been watching you for several years': Website offers bounty for private information about female YouTube influencer] article on [[W:The Daily Dot|The Daily Dot]]. Retrieved February 21, 2024.</ref>

She denied the accusations,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230426033348/https://twitter.com/BlueFolf/status/1650598972195479561 ''i mean yeah, that yes, but i don't agree that validls post is true in any way, it's clearly fake''] post on BlueFolf's X's account. Retrieved February 21, 2024.</ref> and on April 28, 2023, BlueFolf posted that:
{{q|I’m going to be suing ValidLs, not just for myself, but for all the people they’ve hurt.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230430163334/https://twitter.com/BlueFolf/status/1652046987733114885 ''I'm going to be suing ValidLs, not just for myself, but for all the people they've hurt.''] post on BlueFolf's X's account. Retrieved February 21, 2024.</ref>}}
Which she followed on May 10, 2023, by posting a video announcing the lawsuit against him/her/them for [[W:Defamation|defamation]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231017013325/https://twitter.com/bluefolf/status/1656361219328991233 ''The ValidLs lawsuit is happening''] post on BlueFolf's X's account. Retrieved February 21, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/validls-lawsuit ''ValidLs Lawsuit''] [[W:meme|meme]] entry on the [[W:Known Your Meme|Known Your Meme]] website. Retrieved February 25, 2024.</ref>

She started a [[W:GoFundMe|GoFundMe]] to defray the expenses of the endeavor,<ref name="GoFundMe">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230516070152/https://twitter.com/BlueFolf/status/1656786062113472514 ''I wanna make something clear with this because some people are spreading misinformation(...)''] post on BlueFolf's X's account. Retrieved February 21, 2024.</ref> but it was met with accusations{{cn}} of BlueFolf stealing money from it, which she denied, posting:
{{q|I’m not using any of the money for anything else other than the lawsuit / If this lawsuit doesn’t work out, and things don’t go properly it will be refunded!!! / I wouldnt [sic] steal money.<ref name="GoFundMe"/>}}

Despite this, the fundraiser and lawsuit were canceled on May 16, 2023, with all donations refunded, citing "stress and the difficulty of pursuing a defamation lawsuit".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230518180849/https://twitter.com/bluefolf/status/1658328823602073602 ''I'm not strong enough to handle the ValidLs lawsuit so I'm canceling it. It's too much fucking pressure, & it wasn't a good idea.''] post on BlueFolf's X's account. Retrieved February 21, 2024.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://twitter.com/BlueFolf/ BlueFolf] on [[X (social media)|X]]
* [https://www.tiktok.com/@bluefolf/ BlueFolf] on [[TikTok]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@BlueFolf/ BlueFolf] on [[YouTube]]

=== Media ===

* [https://www.dailydot.com/news/youtuber-bluefolf-threatened-by-dox-website/ '''I've been watching you for several years': Website offers bounty for private information about female YouTube influencer''] article on [[W:The Daily Dot|The Daily Dot]]

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Scalie

2022-08-04T17:05:45Z

ProfessorDoctorUnimpressive: Note: The Usenet posts all say "scalie" and not "scaly" because I don't feel like scrolling through the 60,000 search results that "scaly" brings up. Sorry if the references are bad in some way.

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'''Scalies''' (singular: '''scaly'''/'''scalie''')<ref>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scalie Definition of scalie] on the [[Wiktionary]]. Retrived October 27, 2020.</ref> is a [[furspeech]] term used to describe both [[anthropomorphic]] [[creature]]s of the [[reptile]] and [[amphibian]] variety, and [[furries]] that identify themselves as such or prefer the concept of such beings over [[fur|furred]] [[character]]s. It is also a self-moniker for the users of [[alt.fan.dragons]], a [[Usenet]] discussion group for all things [[draconid]].{{cn}}

== Origin ==
The term ''scaly'' existed before its usage as a furspeech term, being used to describe animals or other entities with scales. It is made from the adjective-making suffix -y, which can give a subject the quality of a root, and the root scale. The usage of ''scalie'' as a term for anthropomorphic reptiles and their fans started sometime in or before the year 1997, as Usenet posts from the year 1997<ref>A fan of the Transformers franchise and its character Dinobot [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.fan.furry/c/9qIciAh6JMs/m/Fz2HjcoCZ44J describes themselves as a scalie] on [[Usenet]]. Retrieved August 8th, 2022.</ref><ref>A [[Usenet]] user believes that [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.fan.furry/c/Sgve06__V5Q/m/1S_Uec-P27oJ there aren't enough good plushes for scalies.] Retrieved August 8th, 2022.</ref><ref>[[Usenet]] user "Farlo" describes themselves as an [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.lifestyle.furry/c/geHIdUWSRQI/m/MNId6Xuu0VUJ "Urban Faerie Dragon Scalie"] in their signature. Retrieved August 8th, 2022.</ref> show usage of the word to describe fans of reptilian characters.
== Description ==

As creations, [[scale|scaly]] [[character]]s tend to have a coating of scales much like the [[animal]]s they represent. However, some scalies, such as [[amphibians]], lack scales, instead having bare and/moist skin, and some others, like some [[dragon]]s and (very few) [[dinosaur]]s, have very light or no true scales, but a [[flesh]]y hide similar to the skin of a [[human]] (in the case of dinosaurs, feathers are also common).

== Media ==

Some well known scaly [[artist]]s include [[AmberScale]], [[Fossil]], [[Chris Sawyer]], [[Lizardbeth]], [[Kaa Bakensobek]] and [[Yusky]], Richi aka Vitheo among others.

== References ==
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==See also==

*[[Herp]]
*[[Herpetophile]]

== External links ==

* [https://www.deviantart.com/tag/scalies Scalie search results] on [[DeviantArt]]
* [https://aminoapps.com/c/furry-amino/page/item/scalies/ERqa_5k3uLIL6n0ZBd4mWaRZXEnLgJgz6n Scalies] on [[Furry Animo]]
* [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Scalies Scaly/scalies] definition on the [[Urban Dictionary]]

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Timeline of fiction coverage

2022-07-30T20:13:47Z

ProfessorDoctorUnimpressive: Changed the non-functioning link in 2011 to a functioning web.archive.org one.

'''Timeline of fiction coverage''' of [[furry fandom]] including references in comics and novels.

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== 2000 ==
* [[File:SilkIcon-book.png]] Novel ''[[Chronic Thought Suppression: An Idiodicy]]''

== 2001 ==

== 2002 ==

;April
* ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' strip "Things We Hate: Volume One"

;September
* ''[[PvP]]'' comic strip "Fur Is Bad".
* [[Player vs. Player]] comic

;October
* ''[[PvP]]'' comic strips "Rebuttal" and "Panda".

== 2003 ==

;March
* ''[[Something Positive]]'' comic strips related to furry.

== 2004 ==

== 2005 ==

;March
* Webcomic ''[[Commissioned]]'' [http://www.commissionedcomic.com/?p=202 introduced a character whose roleplay character was a [[were]][[tiger]]].

;July
* Webomic [[Sinfest]] "Bunny-Man"

== 2006 ==

;July
* [[Dork Tower]]

;October
* [[wikia:yugioh:Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series|Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series]] episode 12 involves Joey learning that he's "secretly a furry". This is the beginning of a running joke involving his "[[fetish]] for [[fursuit|dressing up like animals]]".

== 2007 ==

*[[Diesel Sweeties]] [http://www.dieselsweeties.com/archive/1682 Fursona Non Grata]

* [[File:SilkIcon-book.png]] ''[[Obsession, Deceit, and Really Dark Chocolate]]''

;March
* [[Dandy & Company]] "All I know is that right now, every "furry" on the 'Net is twitching in a glee-induced seizure."

;June
* [[Over The Hedge (comic)|Over The Hedge]] "I shaved my dog and made an RJ suit out of his fur! Furries rule!"

== 2008 ==

;March
* ''[[VGCats]]'' has a [[Wikipedia:Sony|Sony]] representative instructing PS3 users to avoid [[yiffing]] on [[Wikipedia:PlayStation Home|PlayStation Home]]

;September
* [[Slow Wave]] comic strip "Furry Alibi".
* Over The Hedge "Furries are an interest group?"

;November
* [[Rooster Teeth Comics]]

== 2009 ==

* [[File:SilkIcon-book.png]] [[Fursuit#"Furzooter"|"Furzooter"]] in novel ''The Year of the Flood'' by Margaret Atwood

== 2010 ==

== 2011 ==

;February
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110307031207/http://syacartoonist.com/things-i-will-never-understand So...You're A Cartoonist?] comic, listing things the artist would "never understand", furries were mentioned, with an image of [[Bugs Bunny]] saying, "I'm not one!"

== 2012 ==

== 2013 ==

;May
* [[The Other Coast]] "did you know there are people who dress up as animals?"
* [[Dilbert]] "Carol, why did you send me a link about people who like to dress in animal costumes?"

== Unknown or undated ==

* ''Animals Have Problems Too'' features a "Wolf With An Image Ruined By Furries". The wolf in question exclaims: "No more sexy posing! I'm sick of it!" [http://web.archive.org/web/20100318002736/http://animalshaveproblemstoo.com/view.php?id=039 Page at Internet Archive Wayback]

* Flash series [[Bonus Stage]]{{cn}}

* Jason Yungbluth's comic ''Deep Fried'' main characters, Beepo and Roadkill, visiting a furry convention. While Beepo went off to meet a girl he met online, Roadkill, a cat, harrassed one of the vendors.{{cn}}

* [[Jane's World]]

* [[Questionable Content]]

* [http://speakwithmonsters.badgods.com/comics/gnoll Gnoll] strip of ''Speak with Monsters'' features "mannies", [[gnoll]]s who are fans of human-headed (anthro-cranial) gnoll characters.

* [[xkcd]]

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Shark

2022-05-25T17:31:56Z

ProfessorDoctorUnimpressive: While this isn't comprehensive yet, it is better than it was before.

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[[File:Streetsharks.jpg|thumb|right|Ribster, Jab, Streex and Big Slammu, fictional sharks from ''[[Street Sharks]]''.]]
'''Sharks''' include many [[species]] of cartilaginous [[fish]]es. They belong to the class [[wikipedia:Chondrichthyes|Chondrichthyes]], which also includes rays and skates. Sharks are among the most feared [[predator]]s on [[wikipedia:Earth|Earth]], frequently referred to{{who}} as 'mindless killing machines'. They have been featured in movies like ''[[wikipedia:Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Deep Blue Sea|Deep Blue Sea]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Open Water (film)|Open Water]]''. Shark faces lack expression, and they can't be petted. Brushing up against that sand-paper skin, with its minute dermal denticles, results in a rug-burn.

Sharks are swift, strong, silent and very well adapted to their lifestyle, remaining unchanged since the time of the [[dinosaur]]s. [[wikipedia:Shamanism|Shamanism]] attributes the shark with many fine qualities, including remorselessness and [[shapeshifting]]. They take the role of protector and savior. Sharks are gods of the sea and guardians of family, with the ability to move constantly, a connection to past knowledge, the ability to defend themselves and to never be caught off guard.

Kamohoali'i was the king shark god of Oahu and the elder brother of Pele. Each island of Hawaii has their own shark god, and many families have personal shark guardians, or ''aumakuas''

==Anthropomorphization==
The apparent lack of distinct limbs on a shark can make it hard for some to imagine an anthropomorphic shark character. However, many still manage to overcome this limitation by giving their anthropomorphic shark characters limbs anyway. Anthropomorphic shark characters are also often given distinct, elongated snouts (like those of anthropomorphic caniforms or dragons), possibly to emphasize their jaws or to replicate the head shape of a non-anthropomorphic shark. Speaking of jaws, anthropomorphic sharks may sometimes have very sharp teeth, kind of like their non-anthropomorphic counterparts. Anthropomorphic shark tails can vary, but many sharks have large caudal fins on the end of their tail. Sometimes, anthropomorphic sharks will have additional fins on their tails before the terminal caudal fin. In truth, anthropomorphic sharks can have fins in many places, including the back of their head, their limbs, and their back.

While sharks may be an uncommon choice for fursonas or other characters compared to species such as cats, they are still rather popular. For example, some furries (or you) may recognize the character [[Ren Queenston#Fandom aliases|Mayhem]] and their music, made and released by Emma Essex or Halley Labs/LapFox Trax. The once-a-year week-long television sensation [[:wikipedia:Shark Week|Shark Week]] often gives many furries a chance to show off shark characters or the idea to [[Transformation|turn pre-existing non-shark characters into sharks.]]
==Species==
*The '''great white shark''' (''Carcharodon carcharias'') or '''white pointer''' is one of the most popular/famous species of sharks, likely due to its decently high number of recorded biting incidents (As of 2012, 272 in total) and its usage in the previously mentioned Jaws series. It is found in many bodies of water near the equator, but it can still be found in more northern and southern waters as well. Its famed predatorial behavior makes it a popular candidate for anthropomorphization.
**While the great white shark is by far the most famous lamniform/mackerel shark, it is not the only one present in furry communities. The '''goblin shark''' (''Mitsukurina owstoni'') is notable for its almost horn-like elongated snout and its extensible jaws, possibly making it a stand-out character from other kinds of sharks, anthropomorphic or not. The '''shortfin''' and '''longfin mako sharks''' (''Isurus oxyrinchus'' and ''paucus'' respectively), or '''blue pointers,''' are rather similar to the great white in body shape, but show a more vivid blue in their coloration.
*The '''great hammerhead shark''' (''Sphyrna mokarran'') is found in all tropical waters, in both the open ocean and costal areas. Normally 12 to 18 feet in length, these sharks are easily recognized by their strange, 'hammer' shaped heads. These are used as an advanced [[:wikipedia:electroreceptory|electroreceptory]] organ and for rapid turns. The hammerhead's usual hunting behavior is to slide just above the seabed and detect living prey underneath much like a metal detector. Modern research suggests that the 'hammer' may have been a spontaneous mutation, since the [[:wikipedia:Basal (phylogenetics)|basal]] species has the largest hammer of all. Additionally, unlike other species of hammerhead in family Sphyrnidae, the great hammerhead is solitary and dangerous to [[human]]s. They feed on rays, smaller sharks and many species of bony fishes.
**Great hammerhead shark is one of the three hammerhead shark species suggested for [[Rokea]] characters ([[were]]sharks of [[World of Darkness]] RPG). They get a bonus on sight-based rolls and Social rolls with other Rokea (the system grants this bonus to all hammerhead species).
==Fictional shark characters==
*Sharks (''[[Street Sharks]]'')
**Ripster
**Jab
**Streex
**Big Slammu
*Lenny (''[[Shark Tale]]'')
*Sharkanians (''The Little Mermaid'' TV series)
*Razor the Shark (''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie)|Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog]]'')
*Prince Sidon (Legend Of Zelda Series)

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Shark characters|Shark characters]]
* [[Wikipedia:Shark|Shark]] on Wikipedia

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