(Katzun) [skit] Okay, I just want to remind you that you are currently under oath and have to tell the truth! (Maaz) *chuckles* Yeah, okay buddy, go for it.
(Katzun) Maaz, are you a furry? (Maaz) Wait, what?
(Katzun) Answer the question, Mr. Maaz! Are you a furry? (Maaz) [inaudible] Yeah. No, no. I'm not, I'm not. *nervous chuckling* (Katzun) *sighs* Your Honor, I present to you Evidence A. (Maaz) Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait, wait, wait, what?
(Katzun) A Blu-ray edition... (Maaz) No, no! Hold on, hold on! (Katzun) ... of Zootopia!
(Maaz) Stop the video, stop the video! [present] I think of myself as a pretty open-minded person. Whenever a friend of mine tells me something different about themselves, I pretty much accepted wholeheartedly. Now whilst (while) you can tell me something, that doesn't mean I understand everything. You can walk up to me and say like,
(Katzun) "Hey Maaz, I identify it's cotton candy!" (Maaz) ... and I'd be like, "Oh my gosh. That's awesome.[deep voice] I could eat you right now and nobody would ever know." (Katzun) "Wait, what?"
(Maaz) *chuckles* "Ah, nothing! You do you boo!" *kisses* (Katzun) *screams* (Maaz) ... and that's how I am with a majority of things. I'll support you, unless it's like, super illegal or sociopathic, but as a regular dude, sometimes I just don't understand. I won't ever shame people though because they're usually pretty cool to talk to, and at the very least deserve respect... ...unless you like pineapple on pizza. You're disgusting. So one day, I was sitting in class talking about (with) your mates (friends) having a good time, and she casually mentions, (Katzun) "Yeah, I'm really, really, into cats." *attempts joke rimshot sound*
(Maaz) To which I jokingly replied, "Well, what are you, a furry?" She didn't really use the internet that much so she was like,
(Katzun) "What's a furry?" (Maaz) *inhales* *exhales* "Where do I begin?" I didn't actually know the definition back then, so I think I said something along the lines of, "Oh, yeah. It's when you're like, into animals, and you dress up as them or something?"
(Katzun) "Oh." "That's pretty weird." *echoing phrase* *echoing phrase*
*car driving* *echoing phrase*
*water hitting floor* *echoing phrase*
(Maaz) *crying* (Katzun) "That's pretty weird." (Maaz) "Is it weird?" ...because at that point, I've been on the internet for like, what... ten years, and I've just accepted that furries exist. Like, I knew about the negative stigma, and I didn't go out of my way to like, hate on them, but I didn't really try to understand what they were either. All I did was like, casually roast my furry friends, but a few weeks ago, I had a poll on Twitter and the community tab of my Youtube channel. "Please hit the notification bell; YouTube isn't showing my videos through the sub box." ... and I wrote, "HEY FAM, are you a furry?" to which a large percent of you wrote, "Ew gross" or "What are furries?" Dude, why do people love hating on furries? *sigh* [Steve Irvin voice] Let's all get together and explore what furries together. *laughs* [normal voice] I sound like Steve Irvin. [Steve Irvin voice] Crikey. [normal voice] ... and to truly understand the furries, I'm gonna have to go all in. *mystical sound* *action build-up music* *fart sound* Finally, I get to reveal my duck-sona.
(Katzun) Shouldn't you be a kangaroo because you're Australian? *laughs* *gunshot* *music* ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (Maaz) What exactly are furries?
(Katzun) In my opinion, a furry is someone who likes anthropomorphic animals...
(Maaz) Right.
(Katzun) ...and identifies as a furry.
(Maaz) Okay. I like that because it does answer my own question. If you wear a Sonic costume, are you a furry? No, unless you identify as one. Next up with my research was the Internet. Major props to these channels: boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, (MysticalRedFox, Rainy Chaos, and Fjord Frost) because they clarified it way better than Urban Dictionary and Wikipedia did. (Urban Dictionary) Furry: noun, adjective. In the broadest definition, someone who finds the idea of anthropomorphic human-like animals in the art, fiction, cartoons...
(Maaz) Like, what the- who- who cares? What are you on about? So furries are actually the shortening of the term, "Furry Fandom". What are they a fan of? Well, they're actually a fan of anthro-m-m... anthro, anthro-m... (Computer) Anthropomorphic. (Maaz) That means that they enjoy human-like animals like Robin Hood, or Judy Hopps. It was hard for me to grasp at first, but it's kind of like... you know when you're watching a show or reading a comic book and you develop a... ...love for a certain series, like how you adore some of the characters of Steven Universe, Shrek, or Sonic Forces. *laughs* I'm kidding, nobody is a fan of Sonic Forces. (Kid) What if you identify as mayonnaise?
(Maaz) Ah, then that means you're an instrument, kid. Now translate that same kind of giddiness to human-like animals, and you can understand where they're coming from, and in every single fandom, what do the really dedicated minority do to express their love?
(Katzun) They write erotic fanfic! (Maaz) No- we- d- Well yes, but that's not what I'm- the-they cosplay. They also cosplay, and that's the exact same principle for the furry fandom. Only a minority of them actually own fur suits because they're actually really expensive. Others just have ,like, ears or a hat to show their love. It's all about you being you. I think that people view furries in a bad light because of two main reasons. Firstly, it's probably because of all the non advertiser-friendly things that's made, which is stupid to judge because every fandom has that. I've... ...I've seen some things... Secondly, it may be due to the fursonas. For some of us, they're kind of like alter egos or personalities. Furries tend to be more on the introverted side, so something like that helps them be a bit more confident, you know, but it's when you add a fursuit, that people begin judging, so the general public look on with disgust, judging the fully-grown adults wearing costumes.
(Monocle Guy) Oh, how disgusting. Come Hither, Caitlyn. Let us return to cosplaying Teen Titans Go.
(Maaz) Now, after learning all about the furry fandom, I've gotta say the large majority of them seem pretty harmless. For them it's just fun and it helps them express themselves, you know. They're just normal people who enjoy human-like animals. Ain't nothing wrong with that, because if I'm gonna be honest, I may have had a furry experience. *crowd jeering* Now, now listen. What did we just talk about? All right, so I was at the cinemas one day with a bunch of mates (friends) to watch the movie Zootopia, and near the end after like an hour of holding in, I was just like, "Ay, that bunny's kinda thicc, boi! *laughs* I'm kidding, I'm kidding. It was like halfway through the movie. Zootopia is a great movie, but um, it may lead to some unintended side effects, because when the movie ends, there's a dance sequence to the song, "Try Everything" Now the gazelle who was Shakira, her hips didn't lie, but the backup tiger dancers: man, I don't know what it is, but they were... they were beckoning me, you know, and the way they look into my eyes and just... mmph. Wait, wait-wait, what am I doing? Wait, Ex-ex-excuse me Disney. Why all the tigers gyrating like that? Why are they so visually appealing? Why are you doing this to me, Disney?! (Uganda Mickey) *mickey chuckle* ...and I'm gonna be honest, I genuinely re-watched the dance sequence, not only for the song, but also for the dancing tigers, but, like, when I was watching the dance, I was actually enjoying it! *laughs* It was a dance, okay. I was only interested in the dance, not because of their tiger bodies, and their tight, tiger clothes. All right, beside that, I'm pretty sure I'm not a furry, and even if I was, does it really matter? There's a lot of anger around it, but I think a lot of us (are) just people bandwagoning their hate for furries, like, you don't have to attack people just because they enjoy watching a few sexy tigers, which, I mean, who can blame them? There's nothing that's really harmful about people being a furry. They're just having fun, so if you feel good about having a fursona, and enjoy human-like animals, go wild. *chuckles* All right, there you go, you wonderful furries. I accept you all. Except you James. *nyah*
(Kid) Wait, Maaz, I'm mayonnaise kin, but everything that I wear just gets melted off. (Maaz) Oh you silly little bugger, It's because your clothes aren't mayo proof. For that, you needed one of my certified shirts... bam! That's right, Martians, I'm testing out merch for a limited time, so this shirt will only be available for the next two weeks. It will end by this date (May 6th). If you want to get one, the link's in bio. I think it's a pretty cool shirt and I'd love it if you got one to show that you truly are, MaYo ProOf... Terms of conditions apply, is not actually protective against mayonnaise. Please do not smear any condiments including mayonnaise on this shirt as it will ruin it. [outro] If you don't wanna get a shirt, but wanna support me by other means I do have a Patreon and Ko-Fi as well, the links in the description. All right, so I mentioned this in the video, but apparently my live streams and videos aren't showing up on people's subscription boxes, so I'd really appreciate it if you not only subscribe, but also hit the notification bell icon next to it as well. Thanks for watching. Please get a mayo proof shirt and stay AMaazing everybody. *door creaks* (Katzun) M-Maaz? *suspenseful music* *screams*
