Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-39843435-20190919112738/@comment-40010956-20200120231051

I am going to sound crazy when I say this, but this season, and if not, then sometime in the near AGT future, I would like to see a good fursuit dancer grace the stage. *braces self for the incoming heat* Wait, wait, come back! Let me explain!

I am a huge fan of choreography, but I herald dancing in a cumbersome costume to a higher technical degree based on the added effort it requires. Seriously, I have seen videos of some really talented fursuit dancers - Strobes, Teriyaki, Rinn, and Doryuu, to name a few - and their winning entries in fursuit dance competitions at conventions, and the moves they execute already look difficult enough, so imagine how much more effort is needed to accomplish each move flawlessly with restricted vision and mobility. I highly suggest watching some routines from the examples I have listed - especially Strobes, whom I say is the most talented fursuit dancer in the world and has several dance competition victories to back that statement up.

Regardless of your opinion of furries, I do not even care if he or she does not progress past Judge Cuts; I just want to see a good fursuit dancer surprise the audience and potentially impress the judges. Even if he or she is viewed as a 'joke act' that has no shot of advancing to the live shows, I would not care, just because it is something different and unique that appeals to me. I would absolutely endorse a fursuit dancer on AGT, but only if that dancer is good. Also, let's give the furry fandom some much-needed positive representation in the media, puh-lease! I say this as a heartfelt apologist on behalf of an often-misunderstood subculture plagued by false truths and harsh stereotypes.

Besides, let's face it: people have worn weirder outfits on AGT - I say an anthropomorphic animal pales in comparison to some of what I have seen.