Yiff
Pornography of anthropomorphic animal characters
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Furry pornography, also known by the term yiff, refers to pornographic content of anthropomorphic animal characters, also known as furries.[1]
The term "yiff" is also used as a way to insult members of the furry fandom, such as in the phrase "yiff in hell".[1] Additionally, the term is also used in the plushie fetish community.[2]
Furry conventions usually have strict policies regulating where yiff artwork can be displayed or sold.[3]
Terminology
Yiff was originally an onomatopoetic word in a conlang known as Foxish. Foxish was created in 1990 by the user littlefox on an online, text-based role-playing game called FurryMUCK. The term was created to represent a positive, happy sound, depending on the context.[4] At the time, the term was non-sexual, translating to an emphatic yes before being used by another group as a generic term for sex.
The CSI episode "Fur and Loathing", which aired on October 30, 2003, increased awareness of the term outside of the furry fandom while misrepresenting and inadvertently contributing to the negative stigma commonly associated with the furry fandom.[5] The word yiff became mainstream later that decade from anti-furry rhetoric on sites like 4chan.[6]
According to Google Trends, Google searches for the term were more prevalent during the 2000s and 2010s, reaching a peak during June 2010 before steadily declining outside of a brief rise in November 2020.[7]
Studies
In an earlier online survey, 33% of furry respondents answered that they have a "significant sexual interest in furry", another 46% stated they have a "minor sexual interest in furry", and the remaining 21% stated they have a "non-sexual interest in furry". The survey specifically avoided adult-oriented websites to prevent bias.[8]
Another survey at a furry convention in 2013 found that 96.3% of male furry respondents reported viewing furry pornography, compared with 78.3% of females; males estimated that 50.9% of all furry art they view is pornographic, compared with 30.7% of females. The respondents to the survey had a slight preference for pornographic furry artwork over non-pornographic artwork. 17.1% of males reported that when they viewed pornography it was exclusively or near-exclusively furry pornography, and about 5% reported that pornography was the top factor that got them into the fandom.[9]
See also
- Bronyspeak – Vernacular of My Little Pony fans
- Cartoon pornography – Cartoon characters in sexual situations
- Clop – Erotic fan art related to the My Little Pony media franchise
- Pokémon and pornography – Pornography of the media franchise Pokémon
- Rule 34 – Internet slang regarding pornography
