A Casual Furry Reacts to THE LION KING Fan Art (VIDEO SCRIPT)

Readers, I have something important to tell you

Some of you probably already figured it out if you follow me on Twitter...mostly because I TOLD you on Twitter...

But for those of you who don’t, I think it’s only fair that I let you know.

...I’m black.

Wait, no. Everyone already knows that. I’m a FURRY.

A casual furry, but a furry nonetheless

Yep. Been in the fandom since Fall of 2006. Got a fursona and everything

And whenever I have the opportunity to support a furry artist I admire, I cop a commission or support their Patreon if they’re a decent person. Even if the character I’m getting art for isn’t an anthropomorphic animal

Of course you have people that look down on the fandom because they either find the entirety of it weird or tend to frown on the not so safe for work side of it, resulting in making fun of the fandom as a whole. To which I say, don’t be mad at us just because nobody loves you.

/That’s why I found it absolutely amusing that Beastars, the newest anime to exclusively hit Netflix, recently opened the doors to the furry fandom to a lot of people/

So much, that its getting people to dip their toes in the waters the same way that a lot of us got into the fandom; by looking at other animal characters and giving THEM a humanoid visage

And that’s what Marco The Artist over on Instagram did after HE watched Beastars; he took some animal characters he grew up with and proceeded to have them stand on two legs with his art across social media. The animal characters in QUESTION however, are from Disney’s “The Lion King.”

And as a result, non-furry black folk are losing their minds. Both in a good way and a bad way

Now as a casual furry, seeing these mockups isn’t a brand new thing for me

And to be honest, those same folk who ain’t used to nothin’ and are calling these FURRY THIRST TRAPS honestly don’t know what they’re talking about.

These are NOT furry thirst traps. Trust me, I’ve SEEN furry thirst traps. ESPECIALLY Lion King furry thirst traps; these are rated E for Everyone

If you want REAL furry thirst traps, specifically lion ones since we’re on theme, I’d check out Knuxlight.

He’s a great queer furry artist with a really great style and can do G-Rated stuff just as well as the male-leaning adult oriented stuff he dishes out

He even did his OWN versions of Mufasa and Scar based on Marco The Artist’s take on the two, and those pieces look GREAT

I’d definitely give him a follow on Twitter if you’re over 18 years old or if you don’t feel comfortable making a FurAffinity account

But yeah, Readers; Marco’s Lion King stuff is actually pretty tame and they each have a LOT of personality behind them

That’s why I actually wanna go through them right quick. (looks at camera) Oh, come on; you knew what this was...

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Let’s start with the ones that started the whole thing; Mufasa and Scar (pauses) So I can’t be the only one that can just...SENSE the Atlanta influence in these designs, right?

Not Atlanta, the show. I mean Atlanta, the...ATLANTA

Like, Mufasa look like he taught Idris Elba how to pose for the camera

And Scar look like he about to fight Rick James to win the heart of Tina Marie; do you NOT SEE THIS??

Sarabi. Or as I like to call her here... Sarabi P. Henson

Like, y’all can see it, right? I’m not going crazy!

The way Ol’ dude drew Sarabi here is just radiating ALL the Taraji P. Henson vibes for me, and it works. It works REALLY WELL.

There was one he did where he put her and Scar together, but I don’t believe in that.

That ship is against my religion, and in THIS house we serve the Lord.

Not really though, I’m agnostic; but you know what I mean.

Rafiki...looks like the amalgamation of every black uncle that tries to be suave, trying to stunt at every black gathering since the beginning to the end of time.

Look at his smile. Look at the changes made to his facial hair. Look at his outfit. Now tell me I’m wrong. You can’t. Because you KNOW I’m right.

Simba & Nala. (Pauses) Ah, Nala’s in Beyonce’s Adidas collection because she voiced by Beyonce in the CGI movie.

And then Simba’s in the green outfit because Jay-Z’s married to Beyonce IRL and was in that green outfit in that one music video the two of them made in the Louvre

(Nods) I see you out here, with your hidden references and whatnot

But yeah, I don’t see thirst trap when I see this. I see “we got each other’s back”

“We practice that Ride-Or-Die philosophy”

“We a double-income household”

Like, they just look like those Gen X’ers that found a way to turn the lemons Boomers left us into Lemonade, y’know?

And no, the Beyonce pun was NOT intended, but...it works

Timon & Pumba. (Pauses) I’ve seen these two in real life before and I hate the way this makes me feel.

Especially Pumba; I feel like I grew up with this dude.

We lived on the same street. When we got older, he started dressing exactly like this, WHAT IS HAPPENING?

And I am ABSOLUTELY sure I went to Middle School with Timon

He was a transfer student from Alabama, we bonded because we had the same lunchbox, this is INSANE

Kiara. (Pauses) What in the name of Love & Basketball...?

Like, I see it, and I’m not mad at it. I’m hoping she gets that scholarship.

Kovu (Pauses) I mean, just because he was a fuckboy in the BEGINNING of Simba’s Pride, don’t mean he gotta be depicted like that permanently.

I mean, he got better. There was proper character development involved. I don’t feel like this is fair.

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By the way, you have NO idea how many women -- especially black women -- I know that legitimately finds Kovu sexy

I’m not gonna say it’s ridiculous because we all have our vices. I’m in a polyamorous relationship with Winston from Overwatch and Thrall from Warcraft, after all

But you’d be surprised how many people have actually dipped their toes in the furry fandom even BEFORE things like this Lion King artwork, or the Beastars anime hit American shores

If you want the socials of any of the artists I featured in today’s video, there’ll be links in the description box below

But other than that Readers, YOUR homework assignment for the day; Write in the comment section below which piece of Lion King fanart was YOUR favorite

Or...if you feel like sharing with the rest of the class...whether or not you want me to review Beastars for an installment of Anime Saturday

Not gonna lie; it’s probably gonna happen REGARDLESS. But I at least wanna know how many people are gonna watch it.