The slime character is from Dragon Quest. On top of being a standard enemy, it is also used in an implicitly sexual manner in-universe known as puff-puff
The first time I heard someone complain about being a "furry," I had a huge rush of sympathy. Because I'd seen and read too much, way too much about the 'dog-boys as circus performers' despicable history.
There was also a pretty good film about this subject, starring RDJ & Nicole Kidman I think?
But then..... yeah, what does it actually turn out to be?
Um... maybe a bunch of delayed adolescents dressing as cutesy, idealised animals, insisting that they be treated as a special, downtrodden social class?
Daggit, I was really *with you*... up until you went full ridonkulous mode.