I don't quite understand this point of view. I'd be much more likely to nope out of a plane if I saw a Dixie flag and a group of guys like me muttering to themselves..

May it cause nightmares? Perhaps, but I'd feel safe and cozy in this plane..

My wife's good friend came out recently as a furry, and while she's a really cool person, I cringe over some of her social media posts involving the fur suit. I'm just astonished that she'd post that where her poor grandma is going go see it. They're certainly a proud people.

Indeed there isn't such a rule the other option is trans/nonbinary/femboy, heck even cishetnormie but you have to wear the socks.

Oh, there's a fairly established market of fursuit cleaner/fragrances that are a mixture of alcohol and scent. Some of them smell really nice (think Bath & Body Works, not high class perfume). There's also been a lot more attention given in the past decade or so to making washable suits. You'll definitely get people who smell like an anime convention, but at this point it's by choice and not because suits are uncleanable. But if someone is taking normal care of their fursuit you should only be able to smell it if you're actually wearing the head, which is a pain to clean.