#and alterhumanity in general

[booolloyd]

i really really love being a therian

[your-therian-parent-says]

Remember to take breaks.

Your paws are tired, little beast. Rest your legs.

Your claws have put in their work for today. Let them be idle if they must.

Your wings have carried you far, flying friend. They need to recharge.

Your teeth have brought you through tough times. Rest your jaws, as their job is never over.

Your eyes have shown you the world and beyond. Show them solace if just for a few minutes.

If not you, who will care for your body? And what of your soul? Your entire being needs its time. Don't deny it.

[scorps-tails06]

Squidadow...

(Me coded fr)

- Shadow

[zadsterr]

"I,, was really scared to mention [x cringe thing] around you... cuz ur so cool..." I am transspecies , literally say whatever the hell I promise my reaction can never be that bad

[r4wrbi3]

Self portrait at school today :)

[mythicalist]

sometimes i randomly scroll thru tumblr and find fictionkin-related posts and im like "woah.......... there r more like me..... no way........" LIKE SEEING OTHER FICTKINS MAKES ME SO HAPPY?????? LIKE YAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!

[xenodelic]

Why We Left the Alterhuman Community

Hello, again. Some of you may have noticed our inactivity on this account. There is reason for this beyond our own personal life making us busy.

The main reason for our inactivity is that we no longer consider ourselves part of the alterhuman community. We are still nonhuman, but we can no longer involve ourselves in the alterhuman, otherkin, therian, or adjacent communities because of rampant racism, colonialism, ableism, and human-centrism.

Particularly in terms of the hatred and exclusion of physical nonhumans and those whose nonhumanity is intertwined with indigenous and/or traditional cultural practices.

The alterhuman community promotes and enforces western colonialist hegemonic ideology of the self, the individual, and social reality. It centers humans as the primary and only true intelligence of the Earth, it enforces strict, socially constructed definitions of human vs nonhuman, it erases traditional cultural practices and spirituality - especially that of indigenous cultures - and it enforces institutional ableism and sanism against those who experience different realities.

Much of the community, especially the "big name" popular accounts, are aggressively opposed to any claim of physical nonhumanity beyond a strictly  philosophical approach ("I am nonhuman, this is my body, therefore my body is nonhuman"). And if someone does claim to be physically nonhuman, they are required to admit that it is only within the confines of a personal subjective reality, and concede that their personal reality is lesser than the supposed "objective reality" -  in which all of us are demonstrably physically human and can only think we're nonhuman.

One is essentially required to admit that their experiences are not actually real and that they are solely constructs of the mind. You're required to either identify as a delusional individual of some kind, or state that it's only a philosophical viewpoint.

And even when one does state that they are experiencing nonhumanity through the lens of delusion or mental illness, they are still excluded from the community by means of constant reality checking and enforcement of hegemonic reality.

The concept of physically shifting to something nonhuman is possibly the most viciously attacked experience. They completely ignore the fact that physical shifting to other forms is extremely prevelant within indigenous and non-western cultures, and that the erasure of such beliefs and practices is a direct result of colonialist enforcement of hegemonic norms.

The promotion of hegemonic "objective reality" as the be-all-end-all of what is true, possible, and acceptable has led to the complete exclusion of people who cannot make their experiences compatible with it. And if one cannot make their experiences compatible, they are often labeled as dangerous, manipulative, or accused of grooming young nonhumans into certain belief systems.

The irony being, that these social values are the result of centuries of propaganda, indoctrination, and genocide. The ideology of what is and isn't human, especially regarding physical traits, is one of the core pillars of institutional racism. Wherin people of color as defined by their phenotypal traits as being subhuman, and those who actually identify as nonhuman in some manner have their autonomy removed and also treated as subhuman. Subhuman doesnt mean "nonhuman", but rather less than human.

When people encorce this ideology, they are actively contributing to the subhumanization of many groups, human and otherwise. We can no longer stand by this. As much as we have enjoyed participating and having discussions over the years, we've realized that unfortunately these ideologies have an absolute strangehold over the community. We've tried time and time again to break through it, but we've been shot down repeatedly and people just won't listen, despite our position of relative privilege and respect within the community.

We will be continuing to interact with other nonhumans and people with alternative experiences online. We won't publicly reveal our new account here but it should not be difficult to find us. We are far less active online in general, but when we are we will be discussing our genuine experiences without the limitations of these restrictive social norms.

If you wish to continue interacting with us, feel free to DM and we will give you some form of contact.

Thank you, and we wish best of luck to those in the community who will continue trying to break down these harmful ideologies.

[little-lucub]

｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆ Wolfwalkers inspired (wolfkin) moodboard :3

Been meaning to open my requests again, so this is my announcement they're open again lol! Check here to see request info & some examples!!!

🐾 = From Wolfwalkers (2020)

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[cafeyote]

i kind of have an issue with the phrase "art is inherently human" and similar phrases.

i understand the intention behind it obviously, we all hate gen ai and we all know why, but to say art is human is to directly exclude nonhuman and alterbeing artists. now i don't. think.. most of the people saying these things know alterhumans exist... or don't understand that someone could see themselves as anything but human, but it still irks me in a way.

by no means is this a big or important issue, its just a personal pet peeve because i am not human and i've made art all my life, and i really don't like being (unintentionally) pushed out of a fight i'm also a part of. but i know that when people say "human" they mean me too. in the same way i know when people say "women" in a social or political context, they mean me too even though i'm not a woman.

i think it may just be weird to me because humans don't know they're excluding a whole group of people and artists whose work is just as valuable in the fight against gen ai and corporate fascism. the "woman" thing is acceptable to me because even though i'm not a woman i'm still affected by misogyny, and for that i can understand using woman-centered language when referring to an issue mostly suffered by women, even if i am a man who suffers from it.

with nonhumanity it feels a bit more fickle, which i think it is. like we don't suffer systemic oppression specifically for our nonhumanity, but its still a thing that bothers me?? idk i feel as though i've lost my train of thought on this one... i guess i wanna see if this is bugging any other beings.. feels weird

[sodatabs-ontherun]

Fit check!!!

[theriosolaris]

being a centipede sucks at times.. if i had a dollar for every time ive seen someone respond to an image of a centipede with "omg burn it with fire!!!!" i would be the richest man in the world

[your-therian-parent-says]

pro tip its legal to make a den in your room out of blankets and pillows and plushies and sleep in it

it also costs zero dollars to hide in the darkness of your newly built den and make unsettling noises to ward off intruders

[chestersbraincell]

“You’re not a dog you don’t need a treat”

My ouppy ass: :p

[voidal-paws]

Oh, just a reminder to the creatures out there who feel bad for needing to take meds, theriform/bio animals sometimes need to take medications too!

My cat has to have his thyroid pill every day, twice a day. He doesn't like it, but understands that I won't ever hurt him on purpose, so he lets me give it to him by mouth with an oral syringe. He needs it to stay at a healthy weight, otherwise his body processes his food too fast and he gets really skinny.

So it's ok if you need to take a pill or gel or liquid medicine every so often for any reason. Even a mighty lion needs to have his medicine if he isn't feeling well.

[r4wrbi3]

Oh I’m so late to this but WET BEAST WEDNESDAY

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