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The following was the subject of an assignment for college. It is presented on this website in a more suitable format and has been slightly modified from the original version.

“Anthropomorphics really predates any other form of science fiction or fantasy,” said Dr. Sam Conway.

Dr. Conway, more famously known as “Uncle Kage,” who has a PhD in chemistry and has worked in the pharmaceutical and biomedical industries, is said to be an early pivotable figure in what is considered the “furry fandom.” The furry fandom is a community that started as a place for people to share their appreciation of cartoons that feature anthropomorphic characters.

But it has since become a community that spans beyond Walt Disney movies and other media but has become a large and global community who share common interests with each other. The fandom community has a lot of overlap with other “nerd” communities, as Dr. Conway and other members have an interest in many different aspects of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and often have careers in it. People in this community go through the effort of designing their own original characters and even paying to have them drawn by artists in the fandom, some do venture in drawing them themselves.