Eh, prolly cause furry stuff isn't a fetish. Yes, there's an ugly side to it, but there's an ugly side to every fandom and what-not out there. To me, it's just another fandom. Frankly, there are things fanfiction writers come up with which are MUCH worse (but I'm not gonna bring them up here).
*shrugs*
As for other stuff in this thread...
I'm not gonna try and make someone join a furry community if they don't want to, but in the very least, it'd be nice if folks would stop associating the word "furry" with...well, you know. Not gonna say more on that (even in a mature discussion), cause I saw what happened to the LAST furry thread. >.>
Ignorance isn't bliss, it's the root of misunderstandings.
Some people like it, some people don't; doesn't matter to me if folks don't like it, just so long as there's no bullying involved. It's not hurting anyone, and as long as it stays that way, I really don't see why it should be a problem.