Make furries make sense to me...

[urquell]

somebody? anybody? Why would anyone do this? What is the benefit? I must not be seeing something because to me it just looks pointless and utterly ridiculous.

 

[skarsga]

Different *strokes* for different folks

pick your own wildest, weirdest kink and try explaining it to someone that doesn't get it.

 

[urquell]

Different *strokes* for different folks

pick your own wildest, weirdest kink and try explaining it to someone that doesn't get it.

my (admittedly limited) understanding is that it isn't a kink at all and is generally a non-sexual practice, so not sure your analogy fits, but again I admit to ignorance and am perfectly happy to be corrected by anyone more knowledgeable if that's the case.

 

[curiouslr1]

If you're truly curious and not just trying to shit on them, you can listen to this podcast:

As someone who knew nothing about it and who knows nobody that's even a little bit into furry, it was interesting episode.