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

I am afraid I see it as a kink and no amount of 'oh it's just a hobby like gardening' will convince me otherwise. It's bizarre behaviour from adults and, TBH, it's even weirder if it's not sexual.

In that case it's not really comparable.

Of course it's a kink - they're wearing LEATHER dog hoods, not cute disney dog cartoon masks: 'man dressed in normal clothing leads two men, both wearing leather dog masks with tails attached to their backs that appear to be wagging, through the cafe.'

Part of what they are getting off on is the exhibitionism/degradation of being in a public, family-orientated place dressed like this. Displaying kink in front of children and non-consenting adults is never ok.

I don't think I'd notice or care tbh, if they were just dressed as dogs rather than bondage gear. But I live in a city with a high student population and often see people in crazy outfits.

Well exactly, Torture Garden is not comparable to IKEA, hoodies and jeans are not the issue, obviously, it’s the fetish gear that’s the problem, and should be kept to places like TG. 🙄

I just told my mother this story and she replied that in her day they'd have been taken to the red brick. Which is what they called the asylum.

But it's clearly premeditated. It's not like they got lost on their way home from a leather club and wandered into IKEA is it? Three grown men actively discussed getting dressing up in leather pup play masks, getting in the car and parading themselves and their kink in front of the families at IKEA. That's not ok!

Nowhere did I say it was okay, or appropriate.

I was addressing the 'will nobody think of the children!' type comments. Children are unlikely to be aware of any sexual connotation to the way those specific people are dressed. If they are, there are much bigger issues going on in their life than seeing someone in a dog mask and tail.

I often put my Scoobydo outfit on when I want to peruse the Klippax and Mälm in IKEA.
( Which is actually a lie as I've never visited an IKEA )
No, I think it's wrong, people should keep certain aspects of their lives behind their own doors.

I thought Furries normally wore full fur suits not just masks and tails.

Gross.

But they're not furries.

Furries dress in big furry costumes.

Maybe it was Harry in disguise shopping for a new dog bowl.

It wouldn’t occur to me that it was anything to do with sec or a fetish. I would think they were trying to be funny or it was a dare or a bet.

If they're dressing up as animals and making it a fetish, then isn't that illegal? Sexualisation of animals.

From the image these were 'puppers' not furries. Yes it's a fetish that should not be performed in public, especially not anywhere near children.

No, it's not illegal to act like / dress up as / pretend to be an animal for sexual purposes.

Bestiality is illegal, because it involves abusing animals.

Your son is engaged with a community that contains a lot of men who take a sexual interest in children. Keep a very close eye on who he is talking to online.

Bit bizarre but not revealing. Kids really won't care either.

I don't get it but there's always people dressed up in animal outfits in our nearby city, apparently it's a "thing" with the students

If it's this sort of thing then there's no way it's anything other than a fetish.

Some people do it as escapism (like an extension of the girls who wear cat ears at school - ie. adults who should be more mature), but mostly it is kink-related. I don't agree with full face masks in any instance though, furry or otherwise. It's bizarre.

I’m early 20s and have never heard or come across this sexual fetish. If I saw this, I would think it’s weird but not paedophilic.

Where is the line drawn if you want ikea to do something about this to “protect young guests”? If ikea bans anyone from coming in dressed in costume-like attire, I can just imagine other people kicking off on this forum. “My neurodiverse child who can’t be without his dog costume or else he will panic was refused access to ikea!!!! I’m a single mum without childcare, should I sue ikea for being disability discriminatory?”

How do we tell the difference between the dressing up for fun and the dressing up for sexual kicks kinksters?

The tails are often connected to butt plugs. It's about sexual dominance, a fetishism.
They are also not furries.
Men getting their rocks off in public and being allowed to do so.

Lots of kids in Ikea!

Do you need to? Unless they're trying to speak to you or bothering you directly why wouldn't you just ignore them?

The IKEA video doesn't appear to show them interacting with anyone else so while I'd personally consider it inappropriate I'm not sure what actual impact it would have on anyone else.