“You see, there’s this thing we call «Furries», they’re anthropomorphic animals that-”
“But you humans are already animals. Are furries animals in the form of other animals?”
“… Technically, yes. but… It has its nuances. They have to go on two legs, have thumbs and-”
“Like other primates?”
“… Yes, but… Oh, they also have to do human things! Like use clothes, talk, work…”
“In that case… That SpongeBob you told me about… Is he a furry?”
“…”
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits onto non-human entities. So in this context, we’re just talking about non-human animals.
In some aspects this post anthropomorphizes aliens.
So the aliens are Furries?
To humans they might be.
Still applies to Spongebob, no?