Submitted 2 weeks ago by NONE_dc@lemmy.world to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
“You see, there’s this thing we call «Furries», they’re anthropomorphic animals that-”
“But you humans are already animals. Are furries animals in the form of other animals?”
“… Technically, yes. but… It has its nuances. They have to go on two legs, have thumbs and-”
“Like other primates?”
“… Yes, but… Oh, they also have to do human things! Like use clothes, talk, work…”
“In that case… That SpongeBob you told me about… Is he a furry?”
“…”
What if aliens have no bones so they call humans bonies?
And they do an impression like “Oh look at human me… don’t think about biosphere collapse. Uhh, sure hope I don’t slip on solid water and break my bone legs in the tax-filing business parking-lot! (my body is not proficient at such recovery and I cannot afford access to medical machines)”
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When the wookies and ewoks come down the ramp, i highly doubt we’ll be considered the “furries.”
remon@ani.social 2 weeks ago
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits onto non-human entities. So in this context, we’re just talking about non-human animals.
thoughtfuldragon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
In some aspects this post anthropomorphizes aliens.
NONE_dc@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
So the aliens are Furries?
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Still applies to Spongebob, no?