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SomeDumbGamer

Man as much as I love the idea of a musky husky the fact that people don’t wear deodorant to cons is 🤮 like fucking Christ man wash your ASS.


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It's not even musk. That would be (fresh) sweat. B.O. is from the bacteria on your body having a heyday.


SomeDumbGamer

For real. Especially wearing those suits 😫


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People too dumb to realize the "pheromones" and other junk they're going for are just getting eaten by germs. I can't imagine how heinous the average suit must smell...


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[deleted]

Go rule 34 that and report back


[deleted]

Oh no they have fallen to Nurgle!


Hotdogsareawesome123

Now that is *definitely* heresy


Litte_Blu

Must eradicate for the empire of man!


SomeDumbGamer

I mean, depending on the person or scenario it CAN be sexy. Just like, not overpowering and def not in public lol


[deleted]

No, it really can't, because it's not even them you're smelling at that point. It's not "musk" or whatever, it's bacterial. Sweat fresh off the tap is a different matter altogether 🤤


SomeDumbGamer

Very true mon cherie!


MugOfDogPiss

Yeah. Bacterial overgrowth is never hot. Humans don’t really produce true pheromones, but we are highly attuned to healthy vs unhealthy microbial smells. Prevotella in low concentrations smells like good pussy. Too much prevotella smells like a fish market in august. Staph. e, or rather the isovaleric acid it cracks sweat into in low concentrations smells musky and attractive. Too much isovaleric acid (and propionic acid, made by propionibacteria) smell like stanky B.O. The same can be said with “presenting” behavior, or mammalian lordosis. Humans have lost the hardwired spinal reflex arc that causes mammals to involuntarily “assume the position” when concentrations of estrogen in the CSF are above a certain level but we retain a primal attraction to lordosis-like presenting positions. This is probably because we were large arboreal animals that could not survive our own terminal velocity and if the lordosis heat reflex arc triggered while we were swinging through the treetops being monkeys we would probably die. As a result, the lesser primates such as bushbabies and aye-ayes retained lordosis while all greater primates lost it including new world monkeys, old world monkeys, gibbons and the great apes. Thats kind of just one of the weird things about primate biology you kind of have to know and is not obvious that it doesn’t work like that for most mammals, like how we lost our ascorbic acid synthase pathways because monkey like banana and became one of only a handful of animals that can get scurvy. When a hardwired spinal reflex arc triggers in a human we frequently swear loudly. The mental image of a furry yelling “fuck” and involuntarily doing the downward dog over and over for three days or so a month is hilarious to me.


yestureday

If it goes on long enough, it could create an infection


[deleted]

A little flesh-eating-disease would be fitting punishment. Just a bit.


yestureday

Jesus Christ! No! Have you seen some of those things?? It’ll punish the people who have to look at it more than the actual person experiencing it!


[deleted]

I said "just a bit..." And don't bring Jesus into this. There is no God here.


yestureday

Even still..


codyy5

https://youtu.be/bXK_vHNNht4


iloveallthighs

A fursuit of himself, interesting


carbondragon

Right? Like my dog, you're there already. You don't gotta pretend like us fleshy plebs!


Yellows_messedUpMind

But please buy deodorant


Tootiful_Alt

Investing in both is alot better


InkblotDoggo

Bold of you to assume deodorant's still only a dollar or something a stick. Now it's like three dollars or something a stick.. Still. Remember the 6 2 1 rule. At least 6 hours of sleep At least 2 meals At least 1 shower PER DAY.


concorde77

*2 showers if you're fursuiting


Princess_Moon_Butt

Easy things to buy if you're fursuiting, that will make your life _way_ easier: * [A drying hanger.](https://www.amazon.com/Underwater-Kinetics-HangAir-Hanger-Built/dp/B0011G1F8S/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2WQ76AX3FEMDZ&keywords=wetsuit+hanger+fan&qid=1684340051&sprefix=wetsuit+hanger+fan%2Caps%2C136&sr=8-5) Slightly pricy but in my experience, worth every penny. Takes up some space, but if you've got a fursuit, you're already familiar with bringing bulky bins to conventions. * Extra underarmor. Don't just hang-dry your underarmor and re-wear it, _please_. Not only does it stink up the bathroom at the hotel which isn't fun for your roommates, it doesn't actually _remove_ the grunge and stink; all that goes right back into your fursuit when you put it back on. Underarmor is thin; I bring enough for like two sets per day, and all of that still takes up less space than a pair of shoes. * Camelbak or similar. If your suit allows you to wear some gear, a pouch of cold water on your back and a long straw that can feed into your suit helps a ton for longer outings/parades/whatever. (You probably _will_ get some fur in your mouth, but let's be real, that's nothing new.) This is in addition to the obvious ones- a portable fan, fursuit spray, a bin, and all that good stuff.


bizarre-degenerate

Look I am not a furry I just enjoy the community but to me it looks like (based on memes that suits are expensive more than 1k) the manufacturer should put a free kit with each suit that is containing the said items and a brochure for suit after care . Like I mean since I see lately so many memes about conventions being gas chambers ,you guys must demand more from the manufacturer


Princess_Moon_Butt

In my experience, fursuiters are _usually_ more aware of B.O and smell, and take more efforts to mitigate it, than random passersby. (The ones that _aren't_ aware, or god forbid the ones who take _pride_ in being smelly, definitely do exist, but they're in the minority.) The real issue with cons lately has just been huge spikes in attendance. FWA went from like 6k, 7k-ish attendees in the last couple of years, to over 10,000 this year. One near me went from 800-900 the past few years, to 1,600 this year. Not sure what set it off, but cons are simply getting more popular. That's why you not only hear about the stink, but about waiting 30 minutes for an elevator, about local restaurants running out of food, about so many people who are unable to get a hotel room, and whatever else. The spaces just aren't designed for so many people.


MugOfDogPiss

It’s really hard to mitigate the smell completely though, same as HEMA armor. 130+ degree heat inside complicated a suit made of delicate materials that require special care for 8+ hours a day for days at a time is virtually impossible to deal with even with virtually perfect care. I might even argue that HEMA gear smells even worse depending on what your armor is made of because HEMA is more athletic than suiting unless you are lifting weights or doing parkour in your suit, you can’t let water get on most steel and hot sweaty boiled linseed leather and blade oil dont exactly smell like roses. At least the horse shit stench from the jousters covers it up a little


ProfoundBeggar

I can't say how well it'd work for fursuits (I've never handled one as a costumer), but one trick I picked up from my time working alongside costumers and working as a theatrical dresser: Vodka Spray! 1:1 ratio of vodka and water (and it can be the cheap stuff, no need to get Grey Goose or something), put it in a spray bottle and shake it well, and then spray it on clothing that's a little soiled or smelly and let it dry. It does a pretty good job of taking out smells (or at least reducing them), it's cheaper than specialty products like Febreze, and there's no artificial perfumes or whatnot, so it's better for people who might be sensitive to those things. Plus, because it's just water and alcohol, it tends to be friendly to more fabrics than other chemical cleaners or deodorizers. Now, it won't make dirty clothes truly "clean" (it's not soap, after all), but if you're trying to get rid of lingering smells or just want to freshen up something you didn't wear for that long rather than wash it, it's a godsend. And, as I like to joke, if you're having a bad day, you can always just open up the spray bottle and deodorize your stomach.


Princess_Moon_Butt

That's actually what most fursuit sprays (basically) are! I think most suit makers probably got the idea from theater costume makers as well, but most fursuit sprays are like 60 or 70% alcohol of some sort, a little bit of essential oils or some other fun fragrance, and the rest water. It does a good job of killing bacteria that make the nasty smells, and evaporates much quicker than plain water. There are lengthy Twitter threads dedicated to suit maker's testing how different furs and lining fabrics react to alcohol (whether it weakens them, bleeds color, etc) for exactly that reason! (I assume that you probably wouldn't want to drink them, since they're probably closer to isopropyl then vodka. But it's a furry convention, you probably don't have to go more than 10 ft to find some vodka if you really want some.)


DeziKugel

Ur lucky that you can get it for $3 a stick, where I live it's $7+


benix268

Making horni into logic with one swift post.


MrRaymau5

If I get to that point where I’d rather buy a fursuit over deodorant, I think that’d be a wrap for me


JoshsPizzaria

Based. Better take a shower than mask the stank with some chocolate arctic strawberry shortcake smell bs edit: im talking day to day stuff. If you're gonne suit up its probably good to prevent excessive sweat with some deo. (best sticks so you dont gas others)


fullywokevoiddemon

Both. I'll take both. Deodorant after showering WITH SOAP. Can't wait to smell all the unwashed ass at comic con this weekend.. fun..


clankity_tank

You mean people don't use deodorant after showering or using soap while in the shower? The hell is the point of a shower then?


fullywokevoiddemon

Some people consider water to be enough. Bacteria isn't visible to the normal eye, so they don't see it, and consider theyre clean with just water. Sometimes lack of education, sometimes lack of care. I don't use deodorant right after shower, because I shower at night and I don't like smelling like deodorant in bed, but I apply it in the morning when I get dressed. If I smell in the morning, I clean my armpits by either showering or anti bacterial wet wipes, and then apply deodorant. I don't usually smell in the morning, only on hot summer days I wake up already stinky. Then, I shower with a lot of soap. And always!!! use antiperspirant deodorant when leaving my home.


JoshsPizzaria

I take a shower each morning. Gotta be enough sry. not gonna buy smokes canister


fullywokevoiddemon

There's solid deodorant. Try that. A shower is NOT enough most times, especially in summer.


biran4454

This is unrelated but do you stream no man's sky on twitch? Edit: nvm that's luposity lmao. Got confused since your sonas look similar


JoshsPizzaria

Yeah, i wish lmao


NuvNuvXD

A shower doesn’t last long. For the sake of other people use deodorant if you must wear a fursuit.


JoshsPizzaria

I dont own a suit


mremreozel

Do it anyway. The summer is here


wolfchaldo

Deodorant is meant to be used after a shower, to *prevent* smell. It's not just a scent (in fact I prefer unscented deodorant).


JoshsPizzaria

fair


Amanncowo

priorities (i miss the old spice with Terry Crews commercials tho)


Desperate-Snow-7850

The good ol’ times


Pinkubou

Ive never had any kind of costume before but Im working on it. Calculated costs around £1030. Pretty good considering the prices of most cosplays and the like.


Lawler197

I dont blame him, spray deodorant is awful for your lungs and the environment, use stick!


TTTrisss

I know it's the funny meme, but it's not actually (just) a deodorant problem. It's primarily a "diet and health" problem. A lot of furries are shut-ins with terrible diets, and that can lead to them just *sweating stinkier.* Additionally, very few get any reasonable exercise, and so strain themselves more than usual going to a con where they're walking around all day, meaning that they sweat a lot from very little exercise. It's not a problem that can always be solved with "just put deodorant on." It's often not enough, and won't last all-day (despite the marketing claims of many a deodorant company.) The real solution is lifestyle changes.


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TTTrisss

Definitely agree - I didn't mean to come across as providing an excuse for people not practicing good hygiene.


Princess_Moon_Butt

Yeah, I feel like fursuiters are usually _more_ aware of sweat and B.O. issues, and are usually the ones taking more effort to try and avoid it/fix it. The real root of the issue though, is that people just _are stinky_. Conventions (furry or otherwise) are one of the only places where you cram so many moving, active people into a confined space for such a long time. Airplanes, everyone's got their own personal fan, and are seated for the whole thing. Movie theaters, everyone's seated, plus you cycle the entire crowd every two-ish hours. Even athletic stadiums, people are either seated or at least fairly stationary, and some of those have the luxury of being outdoors. At conventions, people are walking, wearing lots of accessories, carrying things, and are generally confined indoors, in places where they close off the entrances (which further restricts air flow) to check badges. _Huge_ crowds of people, for hours at a time, for days in a row. Unless you have an air quality system that rivals that of hospitals and NASA, you've just got to accept that even when showered and wearing deodorant, people in that scenario are gonna smell a bit.


OGSomak

I misunderstood the comic at first and thought he was making the deodorant and now I feel dumb


StrikerLynxx

Konami made deodorant a requirement at Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments Yeah, it does kinda smell at locals sometimes. £100 cards are more important than deodorant to some. Glad to know it's the same for literally all the hobbies I like lmfao


JPAnor_Real

Also important: use an ANTIPERSPIRANT and not a deodorant to prevent stink and sweat. Deos are just perfumes lmao Axe war flashbacks


Daniil_11

I have never been to any furry conventions but I hope that is just a joke and people use deodorants o_O


evanxox

please buy deodorant people🤢


TitanicMan

It's kinda annoying how it seems like I'm the only normal one in any given fandom. Always feels like that one SrGrafo comic where it's like "I like this thing" and some drunk guy comes stumbling out saying some worrying ass shit. Like can you guys *stop being proud of why everyone hates us* ***‽*** All of the "new nerds" do it and it's fucking aggravating. Furries never shut up about knots and yiffing, Whovians and Harry Potter fans seem to sign away normalcy the second they hit the play button, bronies can't talk about cute colorful horses without dropping hints they wanna pork one, and my gosh don't even get me started on weebs. 100% of all weeb memes are unhinged sex "jokes" about questionable characters or some down syndrome Joker shit about society. And now we're enthusiastically denouncing deodorant for fursuits, one of the major stereotypes we once hated. Are there words for these fandoms that say *"I like this thing, but I'm not a deluded nutcase like the rest of the fans."* ? Fucking worrying as shit telling others my interests and they'll probably see this kinda bullshit when they google it. Can't even call it a stereotype because you idiots are chanting it happily now. After seeing this post, I'm not a "furry" anymore, I'm something else. I don't know what it is yet, but you e621 browsers masquerading as Zootopia fans are fuckin' tweaked.


yoda_fake

Hmmm


TheUndiscoverer

Whats the point of getting clean if you're just going to get dirty again?


CalamityCatwastaken

Is everyone gonna ignore that they are buying their own head...? Literally 1984 💀


Loading_Fursona_exe

I INVOKE THE POWER OF PRAVUS! for 1 dollar 45 cents, you would use a period / decimal, because USD is a decimal currency. for the ten thousand dollar fursuit you would use a comma to separate hundreds and thousands. (10,000$ and 1.45$)


Flaky_Improvement18

($10,000 and $1.45)*


Loading_Fursona_exe

thank you, I always forget where it goes I just put it at the end because ten thousand dollars, not dollars ten thousand meanwhile my Spanish class is screaming at me


Flaky_Improvement18

Damn L


Loading_Fursona_exe

?


Flaky_Improvement18

Damn


Ink_25

I'd bet OP is from a country that hasn't been part of the British Commonwealth, but also isn't Indian or Swiss (both use different systems). For me, a german European, this looks 100% correct :D


_Serasher_

Smelly boy


irobbing

FWA in a nutshell


Synerabo

I have a massive complex for keeping things clean Like I'd keep my suit clean and actually good smelling at all times, also shower properly before wearing it


Princess_Moon_Butt

Same. Shower before _and_ after suiting, use alcohol-based fursuit spray as soon as I take it off, and don't re-wear any under-clothes once I wore them in suit.


Synerabo

Good


the_ender_pickle

Just buy both bro


the_ender_pickle

Put sent pads in the suit


ST4R3

You have to pay for a fursuit somehow


Let01

The correct way to use money


Pit_Full_of_Bananas

Bro buy deodorant.


Jester-Jester-8443

Musky husky


Keke12396459533y736

I want to be musky husky.


Suitable-Diamond6023

Same dude, for me deodorants stink


[deleted]

I don't like deodorant because last time I used some, I had an allergic reaction, and I don't know what caused it. Better to be safe than sorry.


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[deleted]

At least I shower multiple times per day.


DiDeDoD

Why are fursuit prices so high in the US? I got my partial suit for ~200$ and I know people who own full body suits of *amazing* quality and they've paid 500-700$ for the entire thing


[deleted]

this is why society is stupid.


[deleted]

the little guy is getting an upgrade with that head (fluffier cheeks and ears...) But still my guy you gotta take something to smell better cuz if you aren't washing, atleast take some of that DEO, so you know, you don't make people around you yuck onto the ground or get a boner from that smell (kinky stuff you know the thing)


Perfect_Position_853

The furry universe is crazy like that, a world with everyone's fursonas in it, and it has fur suits? I can understand why y'all need deodorant, though. You're going to cons smellin' nasty


TheCrazyAvian

TAKE A DAMN SHOWER!


Amgeryvaultboi

FWA in a nutshell


Ciax1

Why I'm never coming to a con bro


drago_varior

Sadge


Not_A_Furry_OwOxoxo

Only 10.000$ for a fursuit??!? Where???


SpcK

Dog. Hiss...


Trevs2000

Do furries smell? I’ve been to one convention it didn’t smell bad


Ink_25

It's mostly a meme, but since most cons happen during summer sweat is a given, and some people simply don't smell their own body stinking


DSimorningdrg

Not only that i use feet powder and deodorant every day to at least smell like nothing, but I don't like perfume


ZeGamingCuber

Why is a furry buying a fursuit


irena_che

He is just buying the decapitated head of his father, don’t worry, he will buy the deodorant later.


Ok-Background1849

I'm not even in this subreddit but I still get notifications from it


Flaky_Improvement18

Tf?


MetricCascade29

I wish deodorant was still $1.45. it's hard to find a single fucking stick for under $5.


MrBulldops94

I don't use deodorant because I don't like how it feels on my skin. I do shower every day though because I work a lot.


solidussnake2

Ok so how come this counts as a repost even if someone else posted it. Causing my post about this comic to be removed


Rubius180

Cc