>>281238175Underage take. Furry hate was always exclusively against American furfags, their "fursona" ERP sessions, very distinct CalArts tier art style and their fursuits. It didn't help that back then these people were very visibly autistic and will constantly sperg about politics (mostly left wing shit although some of them were also right wing). This was from way before soijak or chud was even a thing.
ESLs and other types of imageboard secondaries then kept misusing the term on Reddit and Facebook for years until everyone thinks the term includes Japanese monstergirls and even kemonomimi and that you should also hate them.