Furries view their fursonas like mascots? π€¨ TI...L?
this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2023
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Itβs actually a pretty neat way of conceptualizing it. Iβm sure many use it as an alter-ego, but I know there are others that feel it is more of a roleplay instead.
A 'mascot' is really not that far off for some. A lot of furries use fursonas as an idealized version of themselves or who they'd like to be. In my probably biased opinion I think it does a lot more for mental health than you might think. Others use them as OCs and play with them like dolls which I guess doesn't really apply here.
Good news, my mental health is about to improve.
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Who will cheer for you, if not yourself?
I personally never have thought of it like that, but I might just have to start calling my fursona Ace my mascot.
I'm guessing, it's rather the other way around here. People saw OOP potentially portraying their persona onto a dog, by giving it sunglasses and a beer, so it's not just a mascot, it's more of a fursona...
Itβs called a Patronus, my guy.
Yeah that's... not what a mascot is.
Please define mascot... The root word of mascot being mask....
Got it! What you are saying is that wearing a mask and ascot makes you a mascot.
Oxford: "a person or thing that is supposed to bring good luck or that is used to symbolize a particular event or organization."
Also has absolutely nothing to do with the word mask. "late 19th century: from French mascotte, from modern ProvenΓ§al mascotto, feminine diminutive of masco βwitchβ."
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Mariam Webster
Mascot
a person(s), animal(s), or object(s) adopted by a individual or groups as a symbolic figure(s) especially to bring them good luck
Masca
Indo Germanic
meaning Mesh face covering. As in netting. A woman wearing mesh netting is where we get the connotations of a witch.
It's also the root word of the word mascara...
Imagine thinking Merriam Webster overrules the Oxford dictionary. Also it still doesn't refer to a mask, it refers to a veil. You can't just ignore the word "mesh".
A fursona is not a mascot. It's weird that you're arguing otherwise.
I think you should reread my comment and you should apologize to your second grade English teacher she was right You do need to work on reading comprehension
You should work on your reading comprehension, the other commenter is corret. Mask isn't the root of mascot, mascot is borrowed from french.
Your own source refutes your comments:
Try to find any source that claims otherwise.
If only you knew how to click the sources button in the wiki link that I linked above... 11 hours ago...
https://www.dwds.de/wb/etymwb/Maske
It's this crazy thing where English being a germanic-based language with heavy French influences can have multiple changes to words meaning a over a thousand years span.
You are correct that in the 1700s the word you are referring to meant what you said it did. I am referring to the indo Germanic root word of that word. If you're not familiar the English French and Germanic languages are all Indo Germanic languages.
In my days we just called it a totem animal. Apparently I'm a chameleon.
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I think people should have mascots. Mine would be a golden retriever wearing sunglasses and holding a beer
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I have been informed this is called a fursona