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Fursuits are animal , or online by either commission or auction. Many furry fans make their own using online tutorials or advice from Newsgroup s. Due to the delicate nature of these costumes, many require special handling while washing. REASONS FOR FURSUITING A person who wears a fursuit generally falls into one or more of five categories. Job or charity work Many furry fans do fursuiting for a job or to bring attention to an event or charity. This can include mascots, but not all mascots are furries. Many are hired through an agency to represent a character, while others bring their own constructions to an event instead. There are also several volunteer fursuiting groups across North America that either ask or are asked to entertain at various social functions. Some groups even set up their own charitable events or perform on the streets to passersby. Conventions, parades, exhibitions 2002]] Other furries enjoy wearing their suits for parades, exhibitions, or conventions. Oftentimes these are of a personal character who they are expressing as a form of role play. The fursuiter may consider themselves to be expressing who they really are. These fursuiters may also wear their suits to small, informal meetings among furry fans in their area. Role-playing Some players of Live Action Role-playing Game s (LARP) create highly elaborate costumes (including fursuits) for their characters. Half suits (arms, legs and a mask or makeup) are usually created for role-playing games, though some use full-body suits. These suits wear elaborate clothes and costumes of their own, depending on the theme of the game. Cosplay ers (short for "costume players") are similar to LARPers, but without the live games. They focus on characters from popular media, with emphasis on Japanese pop culture such as Manga , Anime , and Video Games . Sexuality A portion of the furry fandom exists that considers a fursuit a sexual item. Some of the fursuits sold are made for sexual activity. Spirituality Some people (usually Otherkin or Therianthropes ) also fursuit for reasons of expressing what they feel is their inner animal self. Most of them try to make their suits as realistic and lifelike as possible. TRIVIA
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