I don't see furries as just fetishists or the like. I don't feel a hatred for them, in contrary to those streams I moderate.
Interesting story you got there. However, I feel like it puts the emphasis on the art part. I think I want to clarify that not all furry artists are furries, just like not all furries are artists themselves. Hell, I designed someone a fursona and it got to the front page of the Furries_stream! ...Along with other drawings of mine...
However, I don't see myself as a furry for a multitude of reasons. One such reason is that I am mostly happy with the body I currently have.