Anthrocon 2022 - Fursuiters Interacting with Kids
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2024
- The magic was alive at Anthrocon 2022! As a fursuiter, there's no better feeling than spreading joy and smiles to kids and transport them for a brief moment into a world of fantasy and make-believe, where 6ft tall plush critters become alive right in front of their eyes!
This video features a compilation of footage collected by Kitwana Lion all around the con space and the block party of Anthrocon 2022 of fursuiters interacting with children. Documenting these memories is one of my very favorite con activities and I hope this video makes you smile as much as some of the kids in there!
Recorded, edited & uploaded by Kitwana Lion
Anthrocon 2022, June 30-July 3, Pittsburgh, PA
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While this video is family-friendly and safe to watch for everyone, its main target audience are adults. It has therefore been set as "Not for kids" to comply with the COPPA. Should you be unable to leave a comment below, please use my social media outlets listed above.
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Kitwana
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I love how at 0:28 the tiger didn't even see the kid, and the other person had to poke them and point to the child 😂😂 and then the tiger was like "oh, wooow, I didn't even see you there"
Its pretty hard to see under yourself in a head so it makes sense lol
@@ScreamTelehead yeah, I understand. It was just cute
@@Hanz_Goober oh I definitely won't dispute that lol
You can easily get an idea of the field of vision a fursuiter has by looking through two empty toilet paper cardboard rolls placed right over your eyes. We can only see what's straight ahead of us.
@@KitwanaLion yeah, I'm a new maker and I figured that out pretty quickly
And thats what this fandom is about, spreading happiness to others and brightening their day
really? i thought it was personifying as anthropomorphic animals
@@THE1TRAVELER Nice sarcasm
@@THE1TRAVELER it’s literally just about having fun, socializing, sharing interests, spreading happiness, & finding a safe space.
Yep damn right it is!
@@darkphoenix4061 Agreed
I met a furry when I was in the hospital at the age of 8 I was so excited and happy it definitely had made my day back then
I've spent half of my childhood in Swiss childresn hospitals due to my birth defect special needs condition and I wish Switzerland would have mascots visiting hospitals - but we don't until today:( Only clowns.
Ive never met a furry in my whole life so far
@@elzippies me 2
Me 3
@@KitwanaLion I feel so sorry to hear that and I have never met another furry
Seeing people dressed in fursuits/mascot suits as a kid is what drove me to become a furry myself.
Moments like this, seeing the excitement in their eyes, are one of the few times I truly experience the joys of childhood again.
Same, but the thing is i cant draw my fursona and i dont have money for a suit lol idk what to do XD
Find a summer job, you won't be making that much money but you will at least make some.
I've found this fandom in a similar way:
Way back in 2006, I was on vacation in Florida, went to a home game of the NHL-Panthers there. I happened to be in the right spot at the right time to allow for not only one but a few interactions with their team mascot, Stanley C. Panther. Coming from Switzerland, where mascotting isn't a thing, this was something I absolutely didn't plan for, nor didn't expect, yet it left a lasting impression with me. I had already enjoyed watching Disney's theme park characters interacting with kids, I learned what major league sports mascots do in terms of spreading joy both on and off the field, in their cities and communities. I began to research more about mascotting and didn't know something like the Furry fandom even existed before I've finally found the videos of Kijani Lion from the Seattle area. From that moment, I knew what my destiny was - doing the very same: Spreading joy through character performance, dressed up in a mascot-like animal costume!
I used to be freaked out by them. Still because a furry for my special interest being both animals and cartoons
Oh cool
When the girls went "Dinosaur, Dinosaur! " Bro I can't it's is cute 😭😭😭
Same with "a lion, lion!" My heart 😭❤️
I'm so happy furries are being accepted and welcomed like this in Pittsburg! :) If only it was everywhere else, even the internet. The kids look so happy too! To be seeing giant fluffy animals you can interact with is so heart warming
I agree. Don't listen to those idiotic trolls and haters, they're just making and saying something stupid that has little to no value bout us. They're acting like a spoiled rotten little brat over nothing.
@Marshal of the Anti-Furry Forces then why are you watching this, To ruin people's day? I hate how people like you think you are funny, hating on extremely nice people who bring a joy to the world. Just because people don't have the same interest as you, you should hurt or criticize people who are into different stuff than you. And plus not even a quarter of the furry Fandom sexualize it. In reality, furries are really good people, not bad. The only bad person right now is you
@Marshal of the Anti-Furry Forces and "your here to save the internet from furries." It's like we have done something wrong to you people, like we did something horrible to you. It just suck that there is people like you who exist. And I'm sorry to tell you but, more and more people are starting to realize that we aren't bad people. One day you'll learn. I know I have. I use to hate furries for no reason until I hated them so much, I started to end up as one. I really regret of hating them because this is the most fun I have ever had. I'm not sad anymore.
@Marshal of the Anti-Furry Forces hopefully one day you will change your mind and accept furries for being nice people. It's crazy how in 2022 you can't even be nice without being bullied. Thanks...
Yaya, he successfully deleted his comment :)
While some bad eggs try to use our fandom's name as a scapegoat, _this_ is truly what being a furry is about. It's a hobby we enjoy and we hope to spread that joy to others. We're just some local folk who dress up in custom mascot suits to have fun.
I love how our community is so wholesome when kids come around. People inflict us to their children as weird creeps, but these parents actually don’t, and even go out of their way to let their kids have fun with us! This has restored my faith in people who know about the community.
Those parents dont let their kids do anything
As the Wise words of Thanos once said:
"Now this, does bring a smile to my face"
*after clicking his fingers*
me after getting the infinity gauntlet (i made everyone a furry)@@crow625
@@crow625man I'm 💀
The only time I ever met a fursuiter was when I was 7, I had been in the furry fandom for a good few months, and my parents took me to some carnival. We saw someone with a REALLY COOL german shepherd suit. Everyone thought they were just a mascot but we actually had a nice conversation, and now we see them regularly (my parents became good friends with them)
It’s cool that you’ve met one! Me and my friend also have been in the furry fandom for a while, and tbh I’ve never met someone else with a fursuit before, but it would be nice meeting one!
The first fur suitors I ever saw was at a medieval festival last month, there were three, two adults and their child with the fur suit head, feet and paws, it was adorable! There was also a lady with a dragon puppet on her shoulder in the furry style, it was so fun!
@@b3nnefits aw, did the child have a partial? If so, what kind of partial?
@@TheMindElectric_ Yes, I believe so. They were super excited to show everyone their fur suit, it was adorable.
@@b3nnefits aw, that’s really cute!
This is almost as fun as meeting your favorite character at Disney World!
IKR?! That's part of the magic for me as a fursuiter!
Oh my fucking god!! My heart!!!
Hey! Pikapetey how's it going! Love your animations!
YOUR HERE?
My heart is filled with warmth ❤
Furries are fuckin’ amazing, especially most suiters as they make their own. I always find it cool how people output creativity into the fandom
@@Hampter185 Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
“I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil - this is God's gift to man.”
As a fursuiter myself, having kids interact with me like this is always a joy. Any time I can make a little kid's day brighter is always welcome
I am not a furry myself, but it made me so happy to see other furries being tolerated and accepted by the public.
*THIS* is what fursuiting's all about-putting smiles on people, especially children.
Yes
not always, ii dont care about kids i just want to have fun once in my life
I usually hear negative things about furriest but I've been curious and watching these sort of videos and I'm so glad a majority of those negative things aren't true. It's literally just a way of expressing yourself, dressing up and having fun. This video is really sweet and the furry community looks so fun and welcoming so I hope more positivity surrounding the community goes around. Thank you for posting this!!
Thank you so much for actually researching. There's so much misunderstanding about this fandom, and most people could care less to learn the other side of the story.
@@oliviat5891 true, I heard people say that furries are bad and things like that, and I don’t get why people hate them. I do understand that there are some bad ones, but not all of them are bad tbh
There are always the good and bad apples and the good and dark side of fandoms, but the focus should be on what its actually about and not the other stuff, when i see vids like these, i dont get why ppl would hate them but when im talking online or with friends they always have negative things to say.
It’s also just another form of cosplay, you just dress up as an anamorphic animal, and have fun! I don’t see what’s wrong with it. Although there might just be some bad apples on the tree there are still some amazing talented people making others’ days.
I'm coming up on my 10th year as a furry soon, and its hard to overstate how much of a positive influence furries are nearly everywhere we go. We love to have a good time and we're always happy to spread some joy :)
As a fursuiter myself who interacts with kids myself, this truly makes me smile. I have a fursuit that looks like Charlie from All Dogs Go To Heaven.
I had a kid run up me screaming "CHARLIE IS REAL!! LOOK MOMMY!!" and this video reminds me of that moment. Really fun when fellow furries represent our fandom like this!!
Their parents raised them well. Now excuse me I'm gonna go scream and cry of happines.
hell no they didnt
I’ll save these children, being a furry is no good.
@@Asbestdeparting24 why are you on this video then??
@@creamcheese4064 lmao fr, what did they expect?
@@Asbestdeparting24 chill my guy, it’s just a suit with fur on it. It’s not a big deal💀
@@MehIsYes4020609 exactly lol
Thank you so much for filming that first clip of me and my mate getting a pic with the little girl ♡
I am so glad I was able to capture this moment. You cannot belive how much I was smiling from ear to ear behind the camera! It makes me really happy to document scenes like these!
I'm not a furry, but seeing this is wholesome.
IKRR
I don't get how people can be so mean to furries, this is just wholesome
That kid at the end. “Got a lot of subscribers?” Dude knows what’s up. 😂
these kind of videos make me tear up, when i was small my sister showed me her EX's fursuit, i fell in LOVE and started to learn more about the fandom over the years.
thats why these vids make me tear up, just seeing the child's pure joy when seeing these fursuits hits my heart
Believe me, I have cried some happy tears while filming and editing. Who wouldn't?!
Baby Girl is stealing the show. She is such a cutie. This has to be the best part of these conventions/events.
furries are genuinely some of the nicest people I've ever met
I think I high-fived the one kid on the second floor of the Westin by the escalators. I was dressed as Asriel Dreemurr while doing so.
Thank you for taking some of your valuable time to make a child's day!
"To don a fursuit is to unlock one's playful, carefree child" - me.
The sweet innocent lives of little children…why can’t everyone else be like them?
Some people are raised in bad families it is sad
@@aurenmochi or they are mentally ill, gte bulleid in school, are peer poressured, there are many reasons why people grow to be bad people, like me xD but i am a furry so
@@AdaminTranzit I waited three months for the response
Proof that Most Fursuiters are genuinely good people! Those types of furries don't Deserve the hate we usually get.
Real life furries = 😊 fake internet furries = 😶
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Reality:
Going to a furry convention as a very young child must be like wonderland.
It kinda felt like Disney World, seeing the kids having fun with the fursuiters:)
I expected bad comments to be the first thing I see in here, but I haven’t seen one yet. It’s also really warming to me that people can enjoy being themselves and kids being happy seeing them
If I ever met a fursuiter ,I would just say WOW IVE NEVER SEEN I PROFESSIONALLY MADE FURSUIT IN PERSON BEFORE edit: tysm fir likes
i suggest to go to local conventions! i live very close to a super small convention and go there nearly every year and there’s some super cool suits!
I recently went to a convention, and there was like 20 furries. (That I saw) most were partial fursuits but I saw like 5-7 full suits
@@gregorei Theres not too man around me except for a convention called Comic-Con which has some furries
@@naomigwolfe8112 thing is that I’m under 12 so I don’t think I could go to many cons
@@alex_izbored heyy! That's the same age as my brother ^^' he actually came with me to said previous con. Lol don't worry tho, I didnt get to go to my first con till I was in my late teens. Have a great day
I bet you the people in these suits are just as happy as the children are
Most definitely! Making a child smile is the most rewarding moment for me as a fursuiter and I always do that with a big smile on my face!
I don’t get how people hate this it’s adorable 😭
YES
rare south park fan W
i swear this is why i wanna become a suiter
It's a great experience
Legit same
Same
Same. Just seeing someone's eyes light up because of me is a huge rush of dopamine.
Same ❤❤❤
I really love how the kids are so happy to meet all the fursuiters, it really is super sweet, and it makes the kids' day. As a very motherly (sorta) furry, I absolutely love this.
it's so cute the kids laughing happily and interacting with the fursuiters
Kids r the best to interact with as a character. They view everything as fun n exciting. Unlike adults who basically say 'Wow. Neat. Moving on if u don't wanna do a tiktok with me.'
Unlike the adults who will cuss you out and call you a freak for wearing a fun colorful costume of a fluffy animal :p Ive seen people disgusted in the comments on similar videos like this. The children are happy and view it as nothing more than a big plushie animal. Some people are trying too hard to get offended lol.
@@septimisticif they owned the world the whole world would be gray
I think i am having Hope on the fandom
I like seeing this from this comment
Next time I meet someone who hates furries and thinks they're all like the people from the darker corners of the fandom, Im going to show them this video and I will make sure they watch it
same tbh
i legit cannot WAIT when i get a bit older to go to anthrocon!! ive never been to a furcon, ive only ever been to comiccons. im 12 now, hopefully when im 15+ my parents will get me tickets :3
edit: ive been in the fandom since 2018, so ive seen lots of it lmao!!
Dammmn dude that's alot of time to be in the furry fandom lol, I've only been a furry since 2022!
God, these children are the sweetest. Love these interactions so much. It truly warms my heart. So thankful to be able to fursuit and make others smile. ❤ ^.=.^
3:34 favorite part 😂 that run is absolutely everything lmao
This is really cute. When I grow up, I’ll go with me and my friends in fursuits in the city and see kids walk up to us…or cry and run away
this is the good part of the furry fandom, not those disgusting art pieces are people who depict them in a bad way. but this part shows that you can’t just judge a fandom by some people in the fandom.
Some people are not real furries they do it for the money on the Internet but 90% of us are nice
I think 0:27 was the most wholesome scene, the tiger really seemed chill and cool and wasn't overdoing it, and the "Oh, hello!" Was adorable. Really nice to see the good side of furries.
Yknow, I dont understand the idea of fursuiting, not my cup of tea, but disneyland has held a large part of my childhood and I feel like making others childhood just as good makes me happy.
It’s just dressing up, making people happy, having unique, hand made, one of a kind fursuits in a wholesome fandom!
The little girl through the entire video : paws.
Yasss pawwws
mhm
she got da beans
I just love how Anthrocon introduces more and more new events and activities every year.❤❤❤🙈🙉🙊🦖🦖
It’s so wholesome to see kids enjoy it
Watching fursuiters bringing joy to little kids brings joy to me
I remember when I went to comicon I met so many lovely children that were so fascinated by my tail I love having such wholesome interactions with kids :)
Seeing children meet curries for the first time makes me happy! 🐲😂
Curries
Ah yes we furries are now curries XD
i love being indian food
This is my favourite part about the fandom! The best part is that with little kids like that, all they see is this big, fluffy, colourful animal and all they want to do is interact and smile ❤
I think it is cute when some of the kids think they are real animals,
This fandom is just wonderful and wholesome. It's amazing
Awe!!!
Hello birb person
Oh my gosh, those first few clips!, she seems fascinated by the pawpads!, knowing how expensive these suites can be, it is lovely seeing how gentle she is when touching them.
This is honestly inspiring. I love how everyone's making the community so friendly and wholesome. I want to Make children happy like all these guys did ❤
Hello! Just wanted to say thank you for this. I hope haters see this and realise fursuiters are wholesome too and can be amazing and make childrens days. I think this is a really important video to educate parents on fursuiters too.. always ask permission and feel free to ask for photos and high fives ☺. Have a wonderful day who ever reads this and carrying on smiling 😎
I honestly found myself smiling for so long that my cheeks started to hurt XD
**smiles the entire video**
It’s very good furrys accepting kids! I’m a fursuiter and I accept kids! I love this video sm this is such a good behaviour to children! I love this it’s very heart warming
I plan to continue this series and release a "Fursuiters Interacting with Kids" video for every con I attend. In fact, there are already a few of those on my channel, in addition to many public fursuiting videos that feature a lot of kids as well. I'm glad to hear you love my content - it's my little contribution to make this fandom and the world a bit of a more positive place!
@@KitwanaLion I do love your content! It’s very enjoyable to watch and thank you for replying! Have an good day!
i dont accept kids tbh i mean we know they will grow up into assholes like all of us eventually lmao
Oh my gosh I love how gentle every single fursuitter is when they see the children they immediately ensure their movements are slow and they get down on their level it's so sweet!!!
This is exactly the reason why I love this community. Especially when it comes to making a child's day.
This makes me so happy! This is one of the reasons why I wish to become a fursuiter. I love making others including kids laugh and smile. I wish to have one of my own to make their day and it's so amazing how you and the rest of the furry community make these youngsters smile! Thank you for your kindness. You and the furry community have such a big heart.♡♡
i wish i could've experienced this as a kid, it just seems so fun to those kids to see people in their fursuit. the only time i've seen a fursuit so far in real life was during halloween one year when someone was wearing their fursuit and handing out candy.
ps. from what i remember their fursuit looked very cool (and also my dad thought it was Starfox lol)
Your dad must of played Star Fox?! Well I'll be damned.
I'm not a full on furry myself (don't have a fursuit) but just watching this brings a big smile on my face.
Fun Fact: You do not have to own a fursuit in order to be a full-on Furry! We are a very diverse fandom!
You don't require a fursuit to be a furry :)
the kid at the start “dinosaur!!!” its so cute omg 😭 i love it when this happens aaa
I'm not super active in the fandom anymore, but it's still good to see how nice people are to furries. I don't live too far from Pittsburgh, and to think that I missed out on something super cool!
While no official announcement was given, I think chances for a return of the block party at next year's Anthrocon are really good, so feel free to stop by, even if you're not attending the actual con!
@@KitwanaLion sweet!!
when im sad, this is the kind of wholesome i wanna see. 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
I’m gonna cry this was more wholesome than my graduation
I can't wait to own a onefurall suit by myself so I can things like this too!! seeing the joy in children's eyes like I did when I saw a huge fluffy animal just warms up my heart and makes being a furry so much more meaningful, thank you for this video Kitwana!!💙🦌
Me too hopefully soon I can get fursuit be same as you.
im so glad us furrys are being excepted
The
*BEANSZZZ* never get old
I'm not furry but I respect you, I'm impressed by the creative you are and the beautiful those suits are, I can't understand why people does not accept you
Same, I’m a therian
I'm happy furrys are back, everyone in there love furrys and there's a lot of them, it's great video kitwana l love it 👍
I love to see how kind they all are to the kid like im about to cry its so sweet
This made me so happy as everyone was so kind to the little girl
This is what furries should be seen as.
Stop mixing furries with toxic ones.
TRUE
@@Cape34770 💖💜❤️💙👍🏼
Don’t mind me… *literally moves to pittsburg*
I haven’t smiled in months, I thought I wouldn’t smile at all this week, but this mad me smile!
Thank you.
my heart during this video has been warmed. This makes me happy that furries r accepted by alot of ppls
The fox in the Hawaiian shirt is such a great performer! Although I can’t help but feel like most of the parents were enjoying this more than their kids xD
Its 2:08 am and im tearing up this is so wholesome, those kids probably had the best day of their lives ❤
Kitwana Lion,
I've probably already said this but I HAVE to say it: We are so lucky to have people as wonderful and amazing as you and the other furries. As someone who loves to make people smile, this video makes very happy. I'm so glad I became a furry and it's all thanks to you. I hope one day to come to Anthrocon and I'll get to meet you. Thank you and just keep me smiling like you always do.💖
D'aww, you're most welcome! For 2024, my cons will be Anthro Northwest, Anthro New England and Anthrocon, however, all of them in my Mufasa fursuit. Hope our paths will cross eventually! Take care!
This is the most blessed thing I’ve seen today
2:59 Reptar! And the kids r cute 😊
I lobe how the fursuit ears just stop even if there on the move to get somewhere they just stop for the kids ❤️ so adorable
I may not have a fursuite, but I'm furry at heart
You don’t need a fur suit to be a furry! It’s just someone with a large interest in anthropomorphic animals.
If I ever met a rl furry I would be so excited! I’m so glad there are no haters in the comments! (Yet 😬)
Yea seen some
There'll always be haters, but the amount of negative comments on my channel is very low. I do filter out the worst inappropriate hatespeech comments to prevent them from even being published.
@@KitwanaLion oh ok. thats good.
I don't really smile much but this really made me smile..
I love how i live so close to Pittsburgh and im almost done my fursuit
We hope to see you in July at Anthrocon! There's likely going to be a public parade and block party again on Saturday of the convention.
@@KitwanaLion I'll try to go!
I’m so glad furries aren’t being judged here. This is adorable
The only reason why I want a fursuit.
I love to see how the fursuiters interact with kids it's amazing and adorable I soon hope that one day I'll be able to own a fursuit and go to a furry convention
You can go to a con without a Fursuit!
“Lionnnnnn!!” 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
They’re just so happy about the lion aw my god 💖💖💖