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people should have mascots (medias.meow.social)
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[-] Blademax@lemmy.one 49 points 1 year ago

So Bojack's friend, Mr. Peanutbutter, the star of Mr. Peanutbutter's House?

[-] Afghaniscran@feddit.uk 25 points 1 year ago

What is this...a crossover episode?

[-] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 41 points 1 year ago

Furries view their fursonas like mascots? 🤨 TI...L?

[-] Sylver@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

It’s actually a pretty neat way of conceptualizing it. I’m sure many use it as an alter-ego, but I know there are others that feel it is more of a roleplay instead.

[-] yote_zip@pawb.social 21 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 year ago

Good news, my mental health is about to improve.

[-] Forester@yiffit.net 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Warning there is a whole ass iceberg and not everyone is on the same level.

https://pawb.social/c/furry_irl

[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

Pro tip: if you write cross-instance links like !furry_irl@pawb.social instead of full URLs, it opens on your instance instead of the target one meaning you stay logged in. Also it doesn't open a browser if you click it on mobile.

[-] match@pawb.social 15 points 1 year ago

Who will cheer for you, if not yourself?

[-] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I personally never have thought of it like that, but I might just have to start calling my fursona Ace my mascot.

[-] Knusper@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

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...

[-] Remmock@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

It’s called a Patronus, my guy.

[-] Lizardking27@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Yeah that's... not what a mascot is.

[-] Forester@yiffit.net 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Please define mascot... The root word of mascot being mask....

[-] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Got it! What you are saying is that wearing a mask and ascot makes you a mascot.

[-] Lizardking27@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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 Provençal mascotto, feminine diminutive of masco ‘witch’."

You're welcome.

[-] Forester@yiffit.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Confidently incorrect

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...

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/masca

[-] Lizardking27@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Forester@yiffit.net 0 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Saizaku@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] Forester@yiffit.net -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

https://images.app.goo.gl/FmMcpKZQjp56ucWt9

[-] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

In my days we just called it a totem animal. Apparently I'm a chameleon.

[-] Emerald@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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venusaurphobia

I think people should have mascots. Mine would be a golden retriever wearing sunglasses and holding a beer


venusaurphobia

I have been informed this is called a fursona

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