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encounters. When Furries gather in large numbers, it is usually at cosplay events
and comic book conventions.
One might be tempted to assume that Primals, with their fascination for biting,
scratching, and fighting for dominance are, at their core, sadomasochistic. That
would probably be a mistake. A true sadist enjoys inflicting pain upon others,
regardless of their feelings on the matter. A true masochist enjoys the
sensations of pain, regardless of whom or what the source of that pain might be.
There are, of course, an infinite number of gradations between an extremely
hard-core sadist or masochist versus someone who is nominally one. But the
common denominator for all sadists and masochists alike is simply the
enjoyment of pain for pain’s sake.
Sadomasochism is not a phenomenon that occurs naturally in the animal world
with any real frequency. Animals typically hunt, kill, or fight for purely
utilitarian purposes. True, a cat may toy with a mouse before killing it, but that
behavior is probably a lot more like playing with your food before eating it, than
it is an expression of sadism. Primals, too, see pain as a necessary and utilitarian
part of their mating rituals and for determining dominance. This is not to say
that Primals can’t also be sadists or masochists. We’re simply saying that
Primals shouldn’t be considered sadomasochistic just because they enjoy biting
and scratching during sex.
Each of these so-called Primal preferences is a gross generalization which may
or may not necessarily apply to any specific Primal you may know. Whenever
we are dealing with animalistic instincts, we have to be prepared to acknowledge
that the instincts of a cat are going to differ significantly from those of a dog, or
a monkey, or a penguin. And yes, a Primal may identify with just about any
kind of animal imaginable.
There are a lot of questions about Primals which defy any attempt to make
generalizations or come to any useful conclusions. Those questions must be
answered by each Primal individually, and I would venture to guess that no two
answers would be alike. Questions like these, perhaps:
· Are you, as a result of your instinctive way of evaluating the world,
inherently amoral?
· If there were no limits to what you could do, how far would you go to
alter your physical appearance to resemble your inner animal?