Sunday, October 19, 2025

The Strangely Inchoate No Kings Protests

A headline at Breitbart: Boomers Be Wildin’! Furries and Geriatrics Take Over D.C. During ‘No Kings’ Protest:

The “No Kings” protests have returned, and with that the Democrat geriatrics have as well, but this time with furries alongside in the trenches!

Then there's this tweet from Marion, NC: This story at Colorado Public Radio suggests the furries at the Portland protests have caught on with the public at large:

Thousands of Coloradans gathered in cities large and small on Saturday to voice their opposition to the Trump administration as part of a nationwide network of protests called “No Kings.” The name is in reference to what organizers say are the president’s authoritarian actions.

This was the second such protest this year. This time, however, many came out in droves with inflatable costumes, a tactic that started in Portland during recent immigration raids.

But here's part of the abstract of a medical article at the National Library of Medicine:

If some furries are sexually motivated, they may be motivated by an erotic target identity inversion (ETII): sexual arousal by the fantasy of being the same kinds of individuals to whom they are sexually attracted. Furries with ETIIs would experience both sexual attraction to anthropomorphic animals and sexual arousal by fantasizing about being anthropomorphic animals, because they often change their appearance and behavior to become more like anthropomorphic animals. We surveyed 334 male furries recruited from the Internet about their sexual orientation, sexual motivation, and sexual interests. A large majority of our sample reported non-heterosexual identities (84%) and some degree of sexual motivation for being furries (99%). Male furries also tended to report a pattern of sexual interests consistent with an ETII involving anthropomorphic animals. Both sexual attraction to anthropomorphic animals and sexual arousal by fantasizing about being anthropomorphic animals were nearly universal.

Not that there's anything wrong with that -- the abstract concludes,

This sexual motivation and these unusual sexual interests do not justify discrimination or stigmatization.

As I've noted here, the YouTube pop psychologist Dr Todd Grande has assured us that only a small subset of furries has sex with each other in animal suits -- but the size of this small subset, according to the study at the link, is maybe 99%. Oddly, the study focused on 334 male furries, among whom 84% appear to have identified as LGBTQ+. Er, are there any female furries? Seems like a good question, but the study doesn't answer. But I asked Chrome AI mode, "Are most furries male?" It answered,

Yes, available research shows that the furry fandom is predominantly male. Survey data from Furscience, the leading research group on the fandom, has consistently found a significant gender disparity, though the exact numbers vary slightly depending on the specific study and year.

. . . The most cited studies and surveys suggest that approximately two-thirds or more of the furry community identifies as male. For example, a 2020 Furscience study indicated 65.7% of respondents identified as male. Other surveys conducted over the years have reported figures ranging from 65% to over 80%.

A writer at Red State comments on the other major presence at the No Kings rallies, the Boomers:

I have become more and more convinced that for the Boomers, this is the replacement for the rock concerts they can no longer be a part of. It's kind of like when they said, Hey, remember Woodstock? I was there! Now they boast, You coming to the "No Kings" rally? Great! I'll meet you after at Denny's for the senior special!

But here's a crossover:
On the other hand, this commenter strongly suggests the seniors at the rallies were paid: More from PJ Media:

I’m also seeing reports from folks on the ground that many were well-rewarded for their efforts, with most reports indicating $300 to $500 for the day. I’ll leave to others the task of documenting where, exactly, that money came from and, for that matter, how the tax situation was handled. It should be noted that not all of them were paid.

All we can conclude for now is that the consitituencies of the No Kings rallies seem fairly limited, and they probably aren't compatible. The furries seem to be exploiting an opportunity to make their deviance publicly acceptable -- at least they aren't parading almost naked in leather gear. It just isn't clear what the seniors want, other than an opportunity for a brief outing on a pleasant fall day. But as Arianna Huffington said more than a generation ago, "Leading a revolution means more than borrowing a bottle of Grecian Formula."

posted by test @ October 19, 2025   0 Comments