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I wish we could have more characters in media that are non/alter/demihuman and/or feel nonhuman but instead of going on this life changing, emotional journey of finding their humanity and blah, blah, blah... they instead find pride in who they are.

They don't need to be or feel human to prove their kindness, faithfulness, trustworthiness, generosity, mercy, openness, love and all that we deem good and precious.

And neither should you, because you being you on default makes you a valuable member of this planet 💗

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Tbh, as much as I love flags, I think I greatly prefer the alterhuman community using symbols. Idrk why I prefer it, I just like having symbols. Now, tbf, it’s not like you can really show a lot of distinction between the types (like… how do you intend to distinguish between a house cat therian and a bobcat therian via symbol alone) but…. Like still. Symbols are just cool.

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I made ear wings!!!!!! I luv em

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This!!

There’s also a small list of reasons why “-kins” is wrong!

Let’s take a look at some basic word origin. “Otherkin” was coined by somebody in some nonhuman email-newsletter thing in the early internet days. They coined this word because they got tired of having to repeatedly type stuff like ‘elf/fairy/dragon/orc/etc.-kin’. In a lot of these cases, “otherkin” was used as a plural word. We do often use it as a singular noun, now, but it does still function perfectly fine as a plural noun, on its own.

“Kin” is already plural in the mainstream usage of the word. “Kin” is primarily used to refer to your relatives or to refer to a group of people from the same ancestry. You can say “these are my kin” while introducing your family. That is grammatically correct.. it’ll just give you the extra bonus of sounding like you either came from a different era or a fantasy book because that’s a bit archaic. (It can also imply “race” or being “part of a race” when used with in tandem with another species. This is why older otherkin chose to use “-kin” and “-kind”.)

“Kin” is also both plural and singular in things like DnD, as you see with “dragonkin”. If you said “the five dragonkins stare you down as you walk by”, you’ll probably get corrected and, even if you’re not, you’ll definitely ruin whatever tense atmosphere you were going for because it comes across as like a toddler saying ‘gooses’ or ‘see’d’.

PSA

otherkin/kin is already plural

"otherkins/kins" does not make any sense

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original comic from vsemily , little kossai riff version . :P

treat others with decency even if fail to understand experiences !

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I don’t think I’ll ever understand the “so long as you know you’re not actually [nonhuman]” argument. Like… I dunno. It’s just weird as shit. It comes in a few shades, but it always confusing to me. It’s like.. reliant on the idea that you’re “not actually therian/otherkin if you don’t consider yourself human”. Like… what? Like.. you’re only “truly” therian/otherkin if you “know you’re not actually what you say you are”. What?? Does that not defeat the entire fucking point? Do they think we’re roleplaying or something?? That the “true” nonhuman community consists of.. roleplayers? What??

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You know what? I’m not physically or psychologically nonhuman. I’m paradoxically nonhuman— both and neither. I am Schrödinger’s cat if the box could never be opened and the cat could not die to anything but the poison. Fuck you. Fuck your binary.

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Tbh, I’m at the point where I feel like the alterhuman community might as well just be called the ‘therian+ community’. I mean.. that’s obviously where most of the community’s main focus is. Anything else is just an afterthought, so the name fits perfectly!

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Stuff like this makes me curious about alterhuman hidden statistics. Like… how many of my ancestors were actually nonhuman, alterhuman, partially-human, or pseudo-human, but just didn’t have the words for that or weren’t in an environment where they could explore it?

I'm pretty sure my grandma could classify as an otherkin. She always seemed to have a special connection with mermaids. Once she told me after watching the little mermaid movie that she IS a mermaid, cursed to live on land.

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Species dysphoria is actually a joke. Like.. the fuck you mean I feel dysphoric using basic human language?

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"I’m not villainizing them, but psychosis should not be welcomed into the community." -a very popular therian on tiktok

this actually fills me with rage. and this was to an argument where they said "people who identify as physical therians are lycanthropes"... i can't anymore 😭

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Sometimes therian spaces just feel like "therians are valid! but-", then they give you an entire paragraph about why you aren't one of the "alright therians"

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"Hey man what do you think about-"

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BE NORMAL ABOUT FICTIONFOLK

fictionfolk who are their source in every way are VALID.

fictionfolk who are uncomfortable with doubles are VALID.

fictionfolk who have dysphoria are VALID.

fictionfolk are VALID and there's nothing you can say to convince me otherwise.

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Yeah, no. Literally anything is better than just letting children's faces float around the internet.

Also consider that therian masks...

Encourage creativity as a passion, encouraging these children to create something they might not have otherwise taken an interest in

Encourage these children to branch out and explore other possible things that they can create

Encourage children to step away from screens and, potentially, have actual hobbies

Are a source of euphoria and enjoyment

I'm sure there are also benefits to the brain or body, because they're practicing a new skill that requires their hands, learning how to plan, learning how to think creatively. It may also introduce some of these children to the concept that failure is only a step in creating, not the end-all-be-all, because they're going to "fail" a few masks. It's not just "oh, therian mask", it's also "what do these encourage, and what are the positive effects of these?"

Even if these children are buying theirs, it's still a source of anonymity and enjoyment. I'd even argue it still encourages them to be creative: just because they can't make their own doesn't mean they won't desire to make their own. Maybe they can't currently make their own, because of resources or environment. It allows them to try something new, and if they want, when they can, explore it further.

I have to admit. I like the "therian masks".

I like it as a trend on tiktok, esspecially for younger alterhumans.

BECAUSE IT CONSEALS THEIR IDENTITY.

Way too often before the trend i would see little kids plastering their face online. Announcing their age. Basically posting their location.

I knew people who got hurt from it.

Is it annoying that people think it's a "requirement" for therianthropy? Yeah.

But at least it's serving a better purpose of safety with an added benefit of species euphoria.

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Shifts: Either unnoticeable mental shifts or, if the stars align, 'Oh, I have wings. Cool.'

Those shifts: My wings are existent but nonexistent, uncomfortable but unfeeling, nerveless but painful. They are trying to push out of this body's flesh. I can feel the pressure. They want to flap, to stretch, to move, but they can't. There is no comfort, there is only loss. There are no wings, there is only longing. I need to feel them; I need to feel my feathers. I need to move my wings; I need to feel my wings. But I cannot. I cannot. It's agonizing. It's torture. I don't fit in this body. I'm too big for this body. It's so tight. Let me out. Please let me out.

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