I'm so tired of trying to explain to people how being a furry, or being attracted to fake, fictional drawings does not mean I want to fiddle animals. I can't take being called a fucking zoophile anymore and being lumped into a group of horrible degenerates. It makes me hate myself for liking what I do. I wish I'd never found this stupid fandom

Haters gonna hate, no matter how logical or full of common sense your arguments are. You'll never convince them. They don't care about the truth, just that they can make you miserable. The best course of action is just to stop caring about them and their opinions.

clawstripe said:
Haters gonna hate, no matter how logical or full of common sense your arguments are. You'll never convince them. They don't care about the truth, just that they can make you miserable. The best course of action is just to stop caring about them and their opinions.

I can't just ignore it. Knowing that virtually anyone would hate me if they knew what I was into because of their own misunderstanding is too much. I was groomed into this fandom when I was like 12 or 13 by some horny 18 year old, and now that I'm 28 all it's done is lose me my wife, my friends and any self esteem I once had. I'm just deleting everything before I go and hopefully off myself. Fuck people, fuck furries. Just fuck everything

I've dealt with this kind of thing before (although not to the nearest level as OP has) and I haven't thought of a good comeback to this either.. if they're ignorant but open minded, you can convince them it's the art based subculture it really is. But if they're wilfully ignorant (stubborn), these are the most fustrating kinds of people.. still havent found a way to get through to them..

Also, just saw the last reply. Wait until the next day and you have a clearer head. then decide if you're gonna delete. That's my advice.

pyke said:
I can't just ignore it. Knowing that virtually anyone would hate me if they knew what I was into because of their own misunderstanding is too much. I was groomed into this fandom when I was like 12 or 13 by some horny 18 year old, and now that I'm 28 all it's done is lose me my wife, my friends and any self esteem I once had. I'm just deleting everything before I go and hopefully off myself. Fuck people, fuck furries. Just fuck everything

Assuming that something happened recently and everyone is already gone, you can try to meet new people that don't have the same disdain for furries that the people you once had in your life did. I don't know your situation, but what's done is done and if there's no fixing it there's no reason not to move forward instead.

pyke said:
I can't just ignore it. Knowing that virtually anyone would hate me if they knew what I was into because of their own misunderstanding is too much. I was groomed into this fandom when I was like 12 or 13 by some horny 18 year old, and now that I'm 28 all it's done is lose me my wife, my friends and any self esteem I once had. I'm just deleting everything before I go and hopefully off myself. Fuck people, fuck furries. Just fuck everything

Sounds like you should talk with a therapist
or maybe a support group for people with some of the similar issues. Like a support group for divorced people, sexually abused, or depression. I'm just spitballing.

You just can't keep hitting yourself mentally in an obviously unhealthy way, on the behalf of how other people mistreat you.