Furries in IKEA

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Am I the only one who thinks this isn’t appropriate? Surely it’s no more appropriate to be naked in public than to walk around dresses up for a sex game? Do IKEA have a responsibility to safeguard their young guests?

I was particularly taken aback by this paragraph ;
‘Although many think it is a sexual fetish more often than not dressing up like animals is a fun escape for a community of people who enjoy expressing themselves in this way.’
is this true? I’ve never heard of this being done in a non sexual manner

'It doesn’t really matter as long as long as it’s not aggressive, intimidating or demanding an active involvement from a stranger.'

They are forcing people to take an active part, actively being a bystander in their fantasy of walking through Ikea in fetish gear.

Ok, so what's wrong then with actually having sex in front of children? That is also not 'aggressive, intimidating or demanding an active involvement'.

I used to know one of these guys, he used to go around saying that this aspect of his life wasn't any more a kink than life in general is sexual. It took me way too long for the penny to drop: that for most people, life in general is not sexual ir kinky. Other people, consenting people, people who want to have sex with you, those parts of life are sexual. There is something deeply wrong with seeing the entire world as there for your sexual gratification.

Yes, we understand completely from your other posts that you have little knowledge or understanding of safeguarding for children or young people.

Your equivalence is also flawed from the beginning.

Exactly - every time anyone (man or woman) finds someone visually sexually desirable they are involving a stranger in their sexual feelings.

This is a case of exhibitionists using children and adults in their sexual fetish in a public place. If you are fine with being part of someone else's sexual fetish being publicly performed without consent, that says all anyone needs to know about your own sexual boundaries.

Are you also quite ok for a male to publicly masturbate through their clothes in front of everyone? If not, why do you think this is different?

It cannot be said often enough. I think it needs to pinned to the top of each page.

Setting yourself on fire while tap dancing wouldn’t get a raised eyebrow most of the time in Edinburgh. It’s probably what I’m most proud of in my hometown. Chuggers are like amateur hour.

but yeah they should have been asked to leave or dress more appropriately by staff while the members of the public carried on ignoring them. Unfortunately they are probably loving the article and this thread.

tediously prudish.

Of course ad homs are directed at anyone complaining about adult males wearing fetish gear out to a family restaurant. Another predictable red flag.

Have we had 'pearl clutching' yet?

The law has clear lines that shouldn't/can't be crossed

This is completely untrue as evidenced by the dildo but monkey at drag queen story time at a children's library.

Thats probably true isn't it. They aren't stupid they know exactly what it does and they get something from it.

There is something deeply wrong with seeing the entire world as there for your sexual gratification.

Yes. And getting off on non-consensual participation is particularly grim.

Apologies - I just skimmed early posts and didn't realise that you'd posted a link to that abomination.

If these men were walking around with visible erections, maybe. Or if they were wearing something that, say, was obviously sexual or which glamourised violence. But if they get some sort of enjoyment from dressing up stupidly and walking through a store I happen to be in, frankly I'm going to be unaware of it and it wouldn't occur to me to object, any more than I object if I walk through, say, a Christmas display and see someone dressed up as a polar bear. That may well be naive of me but so be it.

Define what you mean by “getting off”

But yes, @Helleofabore - significant that they are silent about this,

I don't like this "Drag Queen Story Time" stuff in libraries, either. Over-sexualised stereotypes of women (but at the same time obviously me), many of them in totally inappropriate clothing - it's just a way of taking down the safety wall brick by brick.

Give these weirdos a label "furries" etc and that's where the problems start in my opinion. It legitimises it almost and that's why we have people marrying duvets etc, They were all just known as weirdos when I was a kid ... and will continue to be

Oh leave off and get a fucking life will you. They harmed no one.

@Patineur what they were wearing was obviously sexual to those who are aware of its obviously sexual connotations, so there has to be an understanding that some people will be aware of it and uncomfortable?

Oh dear...

These guys are not furries!

Ok, then. It's actually good to get out in the open that you are fine with peadophiles. Helps contextualise your comments for those skimming.

I once went to an llegal warehouse rave. Everyone, including me, was very high on MDMA. On the dancefloor a furry who was in attendance unzipped their costume and a random stranger got inside it with them and it was zipped up again. Not sexual, just for fun. It was hilarious.

No he's not in a group. He doesn't socialise at all, he looks at stuff on YouTube. He asked to go to furry con but it was too far away and I was heavily pregnant at the time so we didn't go. He doesn't dress up or anything. He basically has an obsession with Lucario from pokemon and it stems from that.
He's told me that there's groups that are sexual but that he's not into that side of it. I find it a bit odd tbh but as long as it's not harming him or anyone else he's free to like what he likes.

Cool story bro

Yes a dare or as GS says "Consequences" so if you miss an open goal you get a "consequence" which is usually going out and doing something stupid.

I suppose it depends how your mind works.

If you can’t define the terms of your argument, you don’t have one.

You’re just dog whistling.

Quite gobsmacked they were allowed to. Id have had them removed immediately.