Pup hood discourse is fucking stupid imo. If people are just wearing them, and not acting like complete fools, who fucking cares?
“Bluh it’s kink gear!”
Yeah. They CAN be. So can fursuits in general. Some fursuits are murrsuits, but not all of them are. A chain necklace can be kink gear. So can leather boots. A LOT of things CAN be used as kink gear. But a lot of things can also just be a form of expression. Hell, there’s a shit tone of things out there that were a HUGE part of the kink community that, over time, just became part of normal fashion in the modern day. Croakers, leather, chains, and a ton of other things all have a huge role to play in kink. But I can go to most places in public and probably see people wearing things like that.
Unless I see someone in a pup hood who is obviously engaging in kink in public, I don’t care. It’s about the person and the way they behave in a public setting, not the accessory they are wearing.
Pup hoods are cool and so is the pup community! Never had a bad experience with anyone in that community and I’ve only had positive interactions!