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原文標題:?Annual furry convention in Mesa mixes art, animal costumes and Zumba

原文鏈接:?https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2019/10/27/arizona-fur-con-mixes-art-and-creativity-mesa/2471798001/

編者: 布賴恩納·J·弗蘭克?by（美國）亞利桑那州

原稿發(fā)布時間: 北美山地表準時間2019年10月27日上午8:48

小貼士:本文中的梅薩毛茸茸舞會可能是美國的一個社區(qū)型的舞會，具體信息的我目前沒有找到，我不知道我說的對不對，如果那位知道的可以留言下，謝謝。

Zumba（尊巴）是國際流行的健身課程。

喜歡打扮精美的動物服裝并穿著“ fursonas”的人本周末聚集在Mesa參加Arizona Fur Con。

?毛茸茸的亞文化的一位參與者將其與為萬圣節(jié)打扮。

?“那種認為這很奇怪的人，我只是說，'你在萬圣節(jié)穿過服裝嗎？' 我們只是24/7全天候執(zhí)行，”“薩曼莎·謝潑勒說。

?Shepler的fursona是Shiba，這是一種Shiba Inu犬種，現(xiàn)年27歲，他形容為“一小撮兇猛的能量”。

?根據(jù)活動網(wǎng)站的資料，毛茸茸的人包括喜歡打扮成具有人類特色的動物的人，但也包括那些通過藝術，音樂和其他創(chuàng)意渠道欣賞擬人化動物的人。

?Shepler于星期六在鳳凰城梅薩萬豪酒店和梅薩會議中心的三角洲酒店舉行的會議上主持了尊巴舞會議。

?Shepler和Shipler穿著Shiba的頭和尾巴，這是一個紅頭發(fā)的狗，尾巴上有蓬松的金色尾巴，十幾個人在從Maroon 5到Britney Spears的混合流行歌曲中跳舞。 有些穿著服裝，有些則沒有。

?Shepler和大會上的其他人說，毛茸茸的社區(qū)經(jīng)常被誤解。

?“它幫助很多人開箱即用”

?薩曼莎·謝普勒（Samantha Shepler）于2019年10月26日星期六在梅薩（Mesa）的Arizona Fur Con上帶領她的尊巴舞班。

?Shepler對毛茸茸的社區(qū)來說還比較陌生。 大約一年前，她的妻子向她介紹了它。

?Shepler是一位長期的舞蹈演員，她看到了將自己的手藝帶入同人圈的機會。 她說，跳舞和穿皮草都是幫助人們克服不安全感的方法，并希望她的尊巴舞課程能使與會者有信心參加大會周六晚間舞蹈比賽。

?謝普勒說，雖然毛茸茸可能是打破常規(guī)的非常規(guī)方法，但謝普勒說，這是普通公眾過于苛刻的判斷。

?她說：“我只是提醒人們，這很有趣，當很多人沒有被他們的外表，移動方式或狀態(tài)確定時，這會幫助很多人。”

?舍普勒說：“你可以丟狗跳舞，或者出去與人交談，而不會遇到這些不安全感和焦慮。”

?毛茸茸的社區(qū)是多種多樣的，人們有機會表達廣泛的興趣。

?“您不必穿西裝，也不必擁有（sona）索納舞。如果您想玩得開心，要有藝術性，要制作手工藝品并結識新朋友，那么這里就有很多人 想要與您做完全一樣的事情。”

?Shelper說，關于毛茸茸的社區(qū)的一個普遍誤解是，其所有成員都將穿毛皮衣服視為一種性戀物癖。 他們沒有。

?她說，皮草適合于某些人，因為幾乎任何人都喜歡。

?她說：“我們不是作為性玩偶而走來走去。”? “我們只是在這里度過了愉快的時光。就像有人穿球衣來參加體育運動一樣，我就是這么做的-穿上狗來跳舞更好。”

?Kayla Williams和Austin Solid于2019年10月26日星期六在梅薩的Arizona Fur Con演出。

?23歲的Austin Solid將毛茸茸的套裝描述為“藝術品”，并表示他不認為對于毛茸茸的戀物癖社區(qū)中的那些人來說，它們會很舒適。

?他說：“這套衣服并不便宜，不用了，謝謝?！? “他們又熱又汗。”

?28歲的凱拉·威廉姆斯（Kayla Williams）說，毛茸茸的狂熱的核心是年輕人。

?威廉姆斯說：“這一切都是為了一個家庭并互相支持?！?/p>

?她說：“這完全是關于藝術表現(xiàn)力，并幫助人們開放并成為自己，這就是它的美?！?/p>

?他們說，大多數(shù)毛茸茸的人都認為，皮草套裝是一個機會，他們可以在沒有穿西裝的情況下被嚇到而富有創(chuàng)意和外向。

?成長中的社區(qū)

?威廉姆斯（Williams）和固體（Solid）以亞利桑那州毛茸茸的服裝公司Thunderhowl Studios的所有者為生。

?他們是周六下午大會上的幾十個供應商之一。

?威廉姆斯（Williams）自2014年以來一直經(jīng)營皮草西裝業(yè)務。Solid最近辭去了他的9比5的工作，全職從事這項業(yè)務，他們從客廳中走出來。

?他們說，毛茸茸的社區(qū)很大而且還在增長。

?威廉姆斯說：“這起初只是一個利基市場，但現(xiàn)在有如此龐大的市場?！? “有太多的需求我們無法跟上?！?/p>

?他們倆都有家具，盡管他們都在周六的供應商攤位上工作。

?米洛·亨德森（Milo Henderson）飾演角色Sunny Marbles，于2019年10月26日星期六在梅薩（Mesa）的Arizona Fur Con上擺姿勢。

?Solid的毛茸茸是狗，而Williams的是貓-兔子雜種。

?威廉姆斯說：“她體現(xiàn)了我的全部歡樂?！? “當我戴上她時，我所有的問題都消失了，一切都高興了?！?/p>

?她補充說：“我不喝酒，我什么都不做-就是西裝?！?/p>

?兩人都說，穿上西裝可以使他們立即充滿信心。

?Solid說他不像以前那樣穿皮草，但是他說他的社交焦慮要小得多，這在很大程度上是因為毛茸茸的社區(qū)給了他信心。

?威廉姆斯繼續(xù)定期穿西裝，而且似乎不會很快停止。

?威廉姆斯說：“如果我走到人群旁，我將縮小為一無所有，但隨后我穿上西裝，一切都很棒?！?/p>

?Arizona Fur Con貫穿周日。

原文:

People who like to dress up in elaborate animal costumes and take on "fursonas" gathered in Mesa this weekend for Arizona Fur Con.

?One participant in the furry subculture compared it to dressing up for Halloween.

?"The people that kind of see it as weird, I just say, 'Do you ever wear a costume on Halloween?' We just do that 24/7,'" Samantha Shepler said.

?Shepler's fursona is Shiba, a Shiba Inu breed of dog that the 27-year-old describes as "a tiny, fierce bundle of energy."

?While a furry includes those who like to dress up as animals with human characteristics, it also includes those who appreciate anthropomorphic animals through art, music and other creative outlets, according to the event's website.

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?Shepler led a Zumba session at the convention on Saturday at Delta Hotels by Marriott Phoenix Mesa and Mesa Convention Center.

?Dressed in the head and tail of Shiba, a red-haired pooch with a fluffy golden tail, Shepler and more than a dozen people danced through remixed pop songs from Maroon 5 to Britney Spears. Some were in costume, some were not.

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?'It helps a lot of people out of their box'

?Shepler is relatively new to the furry community; she was introduced to it by her wife about a year ago.

?A longtime dancer, Shepler saw the chance to bring her craft to the fandom. She said both dance and fur-suiting are ways to help people overcome insecurities, adding that she hoped her Zumba session would give attendees the confidence to join the convention's Saturday evening dance competition.

?Though being a furry might be an unconventional way to break out of one's shell, Shepler said it's something the general public judges too harshly.

?"I just remind people that it's super fun and it helps a lot of people out of their box when they're not being judged by how they look or how they're moving or how they are at certain profiles," she said.

?"You can just throw on a dog and dance, or just go out and talk to people without having these insecurities and anxieties — you have a barrier," Shepler said.

?The furry community is diverse, with opportunities for people to express a wide array of interests.

?"You don't have to have a suit, you don't have to have a (fur)sona. If you like to have fun and be artistic and to craft and just to meet people, there are a lot of people out here that want exactly the same thing you do."

?Shelper said a common misconception about the furry community is that all of its members see fur-suiting as a sexual fetish. They don't.

?She said there is that component of fur-suiting for some, as there is in virtually any fandom.

?"We're not walking around as sex puppets," she said. "We're just out here having a good time. Just like somebody puts on a jersey to play sports, that's what I do — put on a dog to dance better."

?Kayla Williams and Austin Solid pose at the Arizona Fur Con in Mesa on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.

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?Austin Solid, 23, described furry suits as "works of art" and said he doesn't imagine they'd be very comfortable for those who are part of the furry fetish community.

?"The suits aren't cheap — no thanks," he said. "They are hot and sweaty."

?Kayla Williams, 28, said the core of furry fandom is young people.

?"It's all about being a family and supporting each other," Williams said.

?"It's all about artistic expression and helping people open up and be themselves, and that's the beauty of it," she said.

?Most furries, they said, see fur-suiting as an opportunity to be creative and outgoing in ways they would be too intimidated by without their suit on.

?A growing community

?Williams and Solid make their living as owners of Arizona-based furry costume company Thunderhowl Studios.

?They were among the several dozen vendors at the convention Saturday afternoon.

?Williams has run a fur suit business since 2014. Solid recently quit his 9-to-5 job to devote himself full-time to the business, which they run out of their living room.

?They said the furry community is large and growing.

?"It started as a niche thing but now there is such a huge market," Williams said. "There is so much demand we just can't keep up."

?They both have a fursonas, although they were all business at their vendor booth on Saturday.

?Milo Henderson, as character Sunny Marbles, poses at the Arizona Fur Con in Mesa on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.

?Solid's furry is a dog, while Williams' is a cat-rabbit hybrid.

?"She embodies all of my joy," Williams said. "When I put her on, all of my problems go away and everything is happy."

?"I don't drink, I don't do any of that — the suit is it," she added.

?Putting on the suits gives them an immediate burst of confidence, both said.

?Solid said he doesn't fur-suit as much as he used to, but he said he has far less social anxiety, in large part because of the confidence the furry community gave him.

?Williams continues to fur-suit regularly and doesn't appear to be stopping anytime soon.

?"If I walk up to a crowd, I'm going to shrink down into nothing, but then I put the suit on and everything's fantastic," Williams said.

?Arizona Fur Con runs through Sunday.

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