2010s
Overview[edit]
The 2010s continue to see a proliferation of furry content on the internet, more new members of fandom and rise of social acceptance on fandom in media, despite the ongoing impact of the late-2000s recession. Attitude towards furries on the Internet has improved from the last decade.
By year[edit]
2010[edit]
Conventions[edit]
Anthrocon, the largest-attended furry convention in the world since the 1990s, counts over 4000 attendees for the first time.
Five new conventions are started in 2010, all in North America.
- NakamaCon - Madison, Wisconsin
- What the Fur - Montreal, Quebec
- Condition - London, Ontario
- IndyFurCon - Indianapolis, Indiana
- Furnal Equinox - Toronto, Ontario
Meanwhile, the 2010 iteration of AllFurFun, a Washington-based convention, is abruptly cancelled before taking place, and the convention is confirmed by staffers as ended the following year.
Media[edit]
The October 10 premiere of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic on US television network The Hub is followed by the unexpected burgeoning of popularity and Internet meme generation from well outside the series' intended age and gender demographic. The impact of MLP:FiM is also felt in furry fandom artwork and literature, with both discussion of cross-pollination between the furry fandom and the population of "bronies" (lit. "bro ponies") as well as Fur Affinity paying tribute to MLP:FiM with a themed header banner.
2011[edit]
Conventions[edit]
Eurofurence, the largest-attended furry convention in Europe (or anywhere outside of North America), counts over 1000 attendees for the first time.
The Czech Republic plays host to its second concurrently-running large-scale convention, ZodiaCon, beginning this year.
Media[edit]
The launch of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leads to the growth in fandom popularity of Argonian characters.
Websites[edit]
SoFurry 2.0 is officially launched with a newer interface.
2012[edit]
Websites[edit]
Non adult website, ArtSpots officially closes its doors.
2013[edit]
Conventions[edit]
The last iteration of Fur Fright occurred.
2014[edit]
Conventions[edit]
The Midwest Fur Fest in 2014 was disrupted by a chlorine gas attack at one of the hotels. No one was seriously injured, but this event led to an increase in media coverage.
Media[edit]
Five Nights at Freddy's gains popularity, thanks to Internet personalities such as Markiplier releasing "Let's Play" videos of the game.
2015[edit]
Media[edit]
Undertale gains popularity, thanks to Kickstater successful fund raising, And later released in Steam.
2016[edit]
Media[edit]
On January 26, Kellogg Company's Tony the Tiger's Twitter account began blocking the accounts of furries from interacting with the account after receiving unwanted sexual attention from some users.[1][2][3][4]
Zootopia released March 4, 2016. Some sources, such as Buzzfeed and Inverse, report a claim that the film was marketed directly to the furry fandom.[5][6]
2017[edit]
Conventions[edit]
Amid accusations of tax irregularities and Neo Nazi associations, Rocky Mountain Fur Con was cancelled.
2018[edit]
Conventions[edit]
Midwest Furfest 2018 became the first furry convention to break the 10,000 attendance mark.
2019[edit]
Websites[edit]
Fur Affinity unveiled its new interface on the last day of the year.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/28/chester-cheetah-welcomes-the-sexual-advances-of-furries-rejected-by-tony-the-tiger-5649410/
- ↑ http://www.inquisitr.com/2745706/tony-the-tiger-turns-the-tables-on-horny-twitter-furries/
- ↑ http://www.papermag.com/a-tale-of-two-mascots-how-furries-spurned-by-tony-the-tiger-are-being--1574536912.html
- ↑ http://uproxx.com/webculture/tony-the-tiger-furries-twitter/
- ↑ Disney Prepares to Cash In on the Furry Demographic with 'Zootopia'
- ↑ Proof Disney Is Actually Marketing “Zootopia” To Furries
- ↑ Fender's journal on Fur Affinity dated 2019/12/31 retrieved 2020/01/01
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