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Everyone around downtown Atlanta is familiar the hordes of T-shirt clad convention-goers lined up for Hard Rock Café and the Coke museum. Drawing all types of pilgrims, Atlanta has always been a convention town. A new breed of convention, still in its infancy, took Atlanta by storm this past weekend.
Steeped in the tradition of Freaknik, Pride Weekend, and the Summer Olympic Games, comes Furry Weekend Atlanta. A “Furry”—or Anthropomorphic as defined by FWA—is one who endows human characteristics to non-human things. Furries are said to date all the way back to the beginning of mankind…to the days of cave drawings. Anthropomorphics from all over the southeast come to Furry Weekend Atlanta to attend discussion panels on costume maintenance and mixers where Furries can kick back, take their heads off, and commingle with others who want to be cartoon animals.
Where better than the Capitol of the New South to dawn a 105 degree furry animal costume and dryhump your fellow Furry enthusiast? Its all about dancing, having fun and humping someone you just met while safely in the confines of your giant sweaty bear suit. I for one am glad to hear that there is a forum where overly affectionate men and women can come together and simulate mascot sex, regardless of age, race, or sexual orientation. They’re doing it plush-style just like they always dreamed of and practiced in the basements of their homes, away from the prying eyes of their mothers.
And unlike most of Atlanta’s other gatherings of heavy furry beasts with bad breath, Furry Weekend Atlanta is not about the money. Now with its third year successfully under its belt, Furry Weekend Atlanta Inc., the non-profit group responsible for Furry Weekend Atlanta, has the tools to spread awareness of the Anthropomorphic way of life. This is an understanding that Furrists feel is long overdue.