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The hairy middle-aged men dressed up like Sailor Moon (Japanese schoolgirl sailor outfits) run a distant second to the Furries for creep factor. As one role-playing blogger calls them: "lawn crappers" (as in having a neighbor who thinks nothing of crapping on his front lawn). They are people that are so creepy that they scare all the nice people away and unfortunately, the geeky hobbies (including role-playing, science fiction fandom, anime, etc.) seem to attract them and are way to accepting of them. Their numbers are growing at science fiction and gaming conventions.

[Tax-chick]

I've been hearing about "furries" from my daughter recently. It seemed harmless. Could you suggest a source for more information, before I drop the boom (as it were)?

We already have a "no anime" rule, but she's picking up this stuff from a friend whose mother will drop the other end of the boom if I have information on something that's creepy enough to creep out FReepers!