The bottom, again.

[elfs]

So, let me get this straight: Yiffy, gregarious and sociable Furries are still more hated than basement-dwelling masturbators who want to marry their silicone orifice-equipped, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha dakimakura-covered full-body pillows? Unfuck you, Gizmodo.

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[jenkitty.livejournal.com]

I strongly suspect a bad case of jealousy. The Furries are at least getting laid occasionally by a fellow warmblood.

[maureenlycaon.livejournal.com]

"I just love watching them struggle to establish a social pecking order hierarchy of nerdiness where they can feel like "top dog" in the "I'm not TOO nerdy!" contest (while simultaneously posting on an MMO message board...). The logical disconnect required to make that justification is astonishing." -- Leofred on the Thorium Brotherhood server, World of Warcraft forum, 11/10/2009 02:30:30 PM PST.

Same principle at work here, I think.

[elfs.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I suspect so. I'm just irked by the ongoing "Furry is the nigger of the Internet" meme. I mean, geez, at least furries get laid.

Then again, otaku often seem to have money (http://pinktentacle.com/2007/04/itasha-pimped-rides-otaku-style/).

[drewkitty.livejournal.com]

As someone who crosses most of the cultures described (except finance: do you think I'm a pervert?!?) . . .

Furries are the safest ones to kick around. Because they're plushy. Like tribbles.

[sirfox.livejournal.com]

Furries are also some of the easiest folks to troll. The fandom wouldn't have the reputation it does if (so much of) it didn't froth and flail so predictably every time it was poked with a metaphorical stick.

[funos.livejournal.com]

"designated Internet punching-bag"

[areitu.livejournal.com]

Furry's low rank on the scale likely comes from their perception on the internet. The "loudest" furries can sometimes be of basement-dwelling variety, and it certainly doesn't help there's a confluence of other fetishes in furry (vore, macro, inserting a furry into Star Trek, etc).

[duskwuff.livejournal.com]

Furry is like black - it goes with everything (wrt. fetishes).

[nbarnes.livejournal.com]

It's tradition.

More or less, yes, furries are the Jews of the internet.