BERKELEY, Calif. — Early this week, RSO ‘Furries at Berkeley’ grabbed the attention of students and faculty alike as a member removed his fursuit’s headpiece on Sproul, revealing an incredibly attractive man underneath. Spectators were initially frustrated and disturbed by the discovery.
“It’s definitely disappointing to learn that I’ve been making fun of a hot person this whole time,” admitted Irina Dubrow, a witness to the event and experienced furry-hater. “I really try to commit to only bullying 4’s and below, but here we are.”
When approached for comment, the furry himself requested he be referred to only as ‘Shadow the Wolf’ for the duration of the interview.
“I’m glad people think I’m hot, I guess? I don’t really care about being seen as attractive. A lot of people hate on furries because they think we’re dressing up as animals for sexual reasons, but that isn’t accurate,” Shadow the Wolf elaborated while pretending to sniff the interviewer’s hair. “We all have different reasons for wearing fursuits! I mostly just wear mine because I’m wanted by UCPD for stealing a bunch of fruit from the campus store, and they have my photo.”
Shadow the Wolf also pointed out that ‘fur-mophobia,’ as he called it, is alive and well on campus. In the past week, however, it seems the incident has sparked a community-wide uptick in pro-furry activism, consisting largely of attempts to rectify longstanding prejudices held towards the furry community. Junior Ricky Jones was involved in said activism, and expressed his own remorse.
“I really think we got off on the wrong foot- paw?” remarked Jones, stepping away from his Sather Gate blockade. “Whatever. I just wish they had told us that they had hot people earlier, and we could have avoided this whole mess. At the end of the day, I suppose I respect a man who has a hobby.”
Following these comments, Jones suggested the interviewer join the movement, handing them a cardboard sign reading: ‘WE SUPPORT FURRIES! (only the hot ones, though)’.