Truth be told, the furry thing that bugs me the most is furries who won't live and let live.
I don't care what species you are, whether you yiff or not, whether you have a fursuit or not....none of this matters. I agree that, yes, post *&&%&^ing CSI we've gotten a terrible rap. I hate that if I admit to people that yes, for me, this has a certain spiritual and sexual penchant for me that I will be used as the token furry in that person's tiny pea-sized brain whenever the topic comes up. I will be the brush with which all are tarred because humans are dumb.
To this effect, sometimes I just say, 'for fun, I wear this for fun' when it reality the truth is much deeper than that. I hate that. Because that's denying another part of the fandom. Yes we're trying to do damage control in a puritan sexually-repressed society. But there are those of us who yiff.
And I don't believe lying about that is any better than avoiding the subject of 'what is a furry' in order to not draw fire from idiots.
It's sort of like in the light of breed-specific legislation and pit bull witch hunts that there's an attempt to paint the dogs as loveable all-around good for everyone dogs, while ignoring truths about what they are, which are a high energy, intense dog who demand a lot and in return give their lives, but are certainly not for everyone.