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not sure why obsession with trains is seen as an autism thing when i think any reasonable human being with joy in their heart should be at least a little obsessed with trains. decently reliable public transport? with a rhytmic soothing motion but steady enough on long distances that you could read or draw while riding? getting to see the sights as you speed past? 10/10 best way to travel.

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BIRD INSTINCTS: a term for when one has bird instincts of some kind. This term was made for alters and nonhumans in mind but can be used by anyone! This term is not tied to miscverse!

coined by: link

tags: @radiomogai

DNI: radqueers , bigots , anti good faith , personality disorder abuse believers

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Am I wet? Am I on my period? Did I pee my pants?- next on wtf is going on down there.

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do not howl in natural areas that contain wolves. yes, even if you are a wolf yourself. and certainly do not try to call and response with their howls.

it can be incredibly distressing to suddenly hear the howl of a strange wolf in their territory, especially if you happen to be near a den site (which you may not be aware of).

if someone entered your home and started making strange noises that sound like "i am here" "i am in your home" you'd be pretty distressed too.

and on the other side, if you were a wolf knowingly in another wolf's territory. think. would you want to broadcast your location and risk getting hunted, chased off, and potentially torn apart? no.

please do not disturb the locals.

it is also illegal to do so on park lands in the US.

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"I can't find the gear I want without it being marketed as kink gear" have you considered that's because you're literally looking for pup masks ????

It doesn't matter if it's intended purpose is kink, you can just.... wear it as a piece of clothing. It really does NOT matter that much, I'm being genuine here

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gear isn't just masks and tails.

You are allowed to wear gear in public.

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I uploaded a new YouTube video

It would mean a lot to me if you took some time to check it out

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A Brief Alterhuman History

Here is a quick recap of the history of the alterhuman community, from 1972 onwards.

1972-1990

Communities of beings who believed themselves to be elves began to appear in the 70s. In 1990, the word “Otherkind”/“otherkin” is used for the first time in Elfinkind Digest, coined to include non-elf “others”.

1990-1999

Alt Horror Werewolves (AHWW) newsgroup is created to discuss werewolves; it became a place people felt safe to discuss identifying as an animal. Those in this group referred to themselves as “weres” and “lycanthropes”. The original users of this group became known as “greymuzzles”. Later, “therianthrope” would be coined as a more general version of lycanthrope. In 1999, “phenotypes” was used to discuss what “type” of therianthrope someone was.

In 1994, the first “howl”, was organized by a were in Ohio for members of the AHWW community to get to know one another. After this, several “howls” would be held multiple times a year, both by the AHWW community and other therian communities.

For otherkin, gatherings (or “gathers”) would be held by a variety of ‘types including elves, dragons, and unicorns.

2002-2004

The seven-pointed star (septegram) was used as a symbol to represent otherkin. Later, the theta-delta was created to represent therians.

Fictionkin was first used in 2004 on LiveJournal. However, for many years after this, “otakukin” and “mediakin” were the primary terms. “Fictionkin” was not the primary term until the 2010s.

2010-2011

The subreddit r/Otherkin is created. In 2011, the otherkin community blossomed on Tumblr. The community was reportedly focused on activism and validation and the term “non-human” was in use at this time. “Otherhearted” is coined on The Daemon Forum in 2011.

2014-2017

“Alterhuman” was coined by phasmovore on Tumblr to describe those who “differ from the common societal use of humanity”; it is now seen as an “umbrella term for otherkin, therians, fictionkin, dragons, vampires, plurals/systems, copinglinkers, and otherhearted individuals”.

Copinglink was coined by who-is-page on Tumblr in 2016, who defined it as “a nonhuman identity which is consciously created”.

In 2017, “Otherkin” was added to the Oxford dictionary.

2020-2024

The now widely used alterhuman flag was created in 2020 by Quiznoscoyote on Twitter and consists of green, white, and purple stripes with the theta-delta and septagram symbols interlocked.

In 2024, “holothere” was coined by Defrostedvertebrae on Tumblr to describe physical nonhumans.

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Our history is in the making, where it goes is up to us. Keep in mind that some day, someone will look back at the community now and call us part of their history.

Sources

The House of Chimeras, Addendums to Scribner’s The Otherkin Timeline (November 2021). www.houseofchimeras.weebly.com

O. Scriber, The Otherkin Timeline (September 2012). www.orion.kitsunet.net/nonfic.html

The Otherkin Wiki. Alterhuman. www.otherkin.wiki/alterhuman

The Otherkin Wiki. Otherhearted. www.otherkin.wiki/otherhearted

The Otherkin Wik. Copinglink. www.otherkin.wiki/copinglink

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important psa

autumn j uses AI to generate her "music" 🤢 uhh so yeah guys don't support her stinkyyyy ewwwww ai stinkyyy

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What are endogenic systems?

Just a little thing I decided to do because a lot of people just don't know what they are, and still try to get involved in this dumb drama Do not reblog to syscou.rse blogs, or if you know your blog might attract bad attention (I'll also use my digression to block anyone who doesn't respect my existence. this is inherently not a fair debate!) Edit: can't believe I have to say this but radfems will be blocked without any engagement

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New flag for otherlinkers! (Not forcing to use!)

Loverlink;

Term to describe someone who chose to identify as a certain animal or thing with the intention of having something in common with a partner or to feel closer to their partner.

Chose to either identify as something your partner already has or can be a chosen identity between both of you that may symbolise something meaningful.

Loverlink is a chosen identity under the “otherlink” umbrella.

Flag:

Black symbol: otherkin/Alterhuman symbol

Heart links: to indicate it’s a link because of a love.

Pinks: common colour of love, for crushes.

Purples: soft tones for love & also commonly a valentines colour (red looked really bad), and symbolises partners, a deeper bond.

White: common ground, symbolism of wanting to be like someone admired.

This is used for romantic love.

This label can be used for any identity and is not exclusive to animals, it can be objects, concepts, songs etc.

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What I've Been Saying!

I know there was discourse a while back about p-shifters and "why don't they call themselves delusional" and "is the idea of p-shifting itself harmful" and the like. A new paper came out by Dr. Jan Dirk Blom (a clinical lycanthropy expert, he's talked about otherkin before) about clinical therianthropy and a comparison to non-clinical therianthropic and otherkin groups. What he's saying seems fairly relevant to the current discourse:

"Misdiagnosis of clinical therianthropy can also be made in terms of overpathologizing certain individuals who report strong identification with animals. In order to avoid this possibility, certain terms and group memberships will be discussed. However, in reviewing the professional and online literatures, there seems to be an unavoidable degree of fuzziness or overlap in current definitions (Plante et al., 2016) and, at least at present, a definitive definitional guide seems lacking."

"Another relevant group, already alluded to, is called therians. Therians overlap with furries to a degree, but the identification of these people with animals (or rather as animals) seems to be far stronger. This could range from a strong perceived connection to their fursona to a firmly held conviction that they are less than 100 % human or would even prefer not to be human (Grivell, 2014). Reviewing the literature, people may identify themselves as therians on psychological, behavioral, spiritual, metaphorical, or existential grounds (Scribner, 2012)."

"We would argue that misdiagnoses can be avoided by focusing on i) the nature of the animal identification, ii) the presence or absence of a belief in actual transformation, iii) one’s overall level of reality-testing, and iv) the presence of clinically significant distress and impairment."

"The notion of zoomorphism has such a long and impressive track record in the history of humankind that it is probably safe to say that it has always been around. It has been part and parcel of many cultures, and individuals may have felt attracted to the belief that human-to-animal transformations are possible under the influence of psychological, social, religious, philosophical, chemical, and cultural influences."

"That the number of published cases of clinical therianthropy is so modest is probably due to underdiagnosis, but it may also indicate that zoomorphism in its numerous different forms is a harmless trait that only leads to excesses in relatively rare cases where people feel misunderstood, become socially isolated, and start showing grossly erratic behavior."

"First, and consistent with prior reports, clinical therianthropy rarely occurs on its own, but far more frequently in the context of other serious psychiatric or somatic conditions and occasionally intoxications. It may therefore be a useful additional diagnosis or diagnostic qualifier with no assumption of it becoming a ‘standalone’ diagnosis. Second, we advise against applying this additional diagnosis or qualifier to nonclinical cases (i.e., to situations where people fulfill one or more criteria of zoomorphism in the absence of clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning). We thus hope to prevent a spurious epidemic of nonclinical or ‘minor’ cases of therianthropy, as well as to protect people who enjoy their perceived non-human animal characteristics - or perhaps simply tolerate them - from seeing their ideas and sensations being pathologized."

(bolding mine)

He also went into some interesting questions regarding clinical therianthropy (like if a person claims to turn into a mythical creature, are they still a clinical therianthrope? Probably not) as well as the -anthrope names for some common and uncommon animal transformations.

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how many times does it have to be said?

plural is an explicitly pro endo term, coined by endogenic systems to be a word explicitly for endogenics and pro endos. do not use the word plural or the plural tags if you are anti endo. use multiple instead.

still cannot believe you have the audacity to say we invade your spaces and steal your terminology, and then turn around and use our own word, made because you were whining about us filling your space.

i repeat: if you are anti endo, do not use the word plural or the plural tags.

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Let's not go so far one way we loop around

People under the age of 15 can be Therians

You can be a Therian and like and post about gear

You can be connected to your Theriotype

You can be a Therian and do quads

I understand being upset that Therianthropy is looked at by some both in and out the community as just gear, quads, and a simple connection but don't live long enough to be the villain.

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I love that I am currently able to express my species cultures and traditions when it comes to courting rn. The individual I am courting totally goes through all the courting phases with me before we agree on a relationship and I love it.

I'm a bird, he's a bird. We're courting. like birds.

↓ me btw

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"woah this post looks creepy who would like this??"

it's not for you

"this art piece makes no sense and is so ugly"

it's not for you

"this post is so weird I have never thought like that?"

it's not for you

"what they identify as an animal? no one does that?"

it's not for you

the world doesn't revolve around you

neither does the internet.

we exist, cringe culture is dead, fuck normality