The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
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The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
What is a FURRY? And why would you want to be one?
Furries are people who dress as talking animals.
Are they weird? Harmful? Or just misunderstood?
Sociologist—and furry—Courtney Plante has spent years studying this growing subculture. In this episode, he tackles big questions:
Is being a furry unhealthy? Who joins these communities?
And is that story about kitty litter in classrooms actually true?
All your furry questions—answered.
GUEST:
Courtney Plante is a professor of social psychology in the Dept. of Psychology at Bishop’s University in Sherbrooke, Quebec. https://www.ubishops.ca/academic-programs/faculty-of-social-sciences/psychology/faculty-contact/
The Int’l Anthropomorphic Research Project: https://furscience.com/we-are-scientists-studying-the-furry-fandom/
More on Courtney: https://blog.ubishops.ca/meet-dr-courtney-plante/
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