Greymuzzle
A Greymuzzle, or Graymuzzle (variant spelling "GreyMuzzle"/"GrayMuzzle"), is a furspeech term used to normally describe an older furry person within the furry fandom. It's generally meant as a term of respect rather than an insult.
History and terminology[edit]
Originally, greymuzzles meant pre-internet furries,[citation needed] but there are a growing number of decade-long BBS, FurryMUCK, and/or alt.fan.furry users who would easily qualify as greymuzzles by the term's standards.
The term may be a reference[citation needed] to some breeds of domestic canines (such as the Labrador Retriever) which develop grey fur on their muzzles as they reach old age.
Overview[edit]
Depending on who one asks, a greymuzzle may be:[1][2]
- Any person involved in the furry fandom before 1991;
- Any furry who is over a certain age (30, 40, 45, or 50, depending on whom you ask);
- Any person who has been in the fandom for a certain period (5, 10, 15 years);
- Any person who had to use raw telnet to access furry MU*, before the advent of modern instant messaging/chat clients or W:Social mediasocial media apps.
In some related fandom groups, a greymuzzle may only have been involved for a few years, depending on how young they are.
Some furries choose to reject the term entirely, believing that it is an unnecessary additional label, or in some rare cases, it being ageist.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
- Greymuzzle on the Wiktionary
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.1 Age and Ageism page on the FurScience's website. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ↑ Greymuzzles on Furscience: A Decade of Psychological Research on the Furry Fandom book. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
External links[edit]
- GreyMuzzless on Fur Affinity (30+ only)
- Greymuzzle search results in DeviantArt
- Greymuzzle search results in Fur Affinity
- Greymuzzles on Furry Amino
- Greymuzzle on the Therian wiki
- Greymuzzle on the Otherkin wiki
- The Greymuzzle Archives podcast on Acast
- Greymuzzles on Facebook (30+ only)
- GreyMuzzless on X (30+ only)
- GreyMuzzle's Journal - GreyMuzzles on LiveJournal
- Greymuzzles on the Urban Dictionary
Media[edit]
- Disgraced Connecticut councilman resigns after 'Gray Muzzle' furry profile revealed article on Raw Story
- MAD Magazine and the "Lighter" (?) Side of Furries article on Dogpatch Press
- He's Concerned He's Too Old to Be Furry article on Ask Papabear
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