#i don't think i want to celebrate my alterhumanity. i think it should just exist undisturbed and we can go about our day

[thereareeyesinsidethetrees]

found a few

[image id: a flag with seven stripes. in order from top to bottom, they are greyish purple or blue, white, desaturated blue, white, desaturated yellow, white, and desaturated red. the white stripes are thinner than the rest, with the top and bottom ones being the thinnest. /end id]

[image id: a flag with seven stripes. in order from top to bottom, they are dark purple, purple, light purple, green, yellow, orange, and red. in the center is a white circle with a black handprint on top. in the palm of the handprint is a white symbol made up of a circle with a line running through the middle and a diamond in the center. /end id]

[image id: a flag with seven stripes. in order from top to bottom, they are dark purple, purple, light purple, green, yellow, orange, and red. in the center is a white circle with a black symbol on top. the symbol is made up of a circle with a line running through the middle and a diamond in the center. /end id]

[image id: a flag with five purple stripes. the stripes start as a dark purple at the top and progressively become lighter towards the bottom. in the center is a white circle with a black handprint on top. in the palm of the handprint is a white symbol made up of a circle with a line running through the middle and a diamond in the center. /end id]

[image id: a flag with five purple stripes. the stripes start as a dark purple at the top and progressively become lighter towards the bottom. in the center is a white circle with a black symbol on top. the symbol is made up of a circle with a line running through the middle and a diamond in the center. /end id]

[image id: a flag with three stripes. in order from top to bottom, they are green, white, and purple. in the center is a white circle with a black symbol over top. the symbol appears to be made up of a circle, triangle, and a seven-point star overlaid on each other. /end id]

[image id: a flag with eleven stripes. in order from top to bottom, they are dark brown, brown, light brown, off-white, blue, light blue, blue, off-white, light brown, brown, and dark brown. the dark brown and light brown stripes are thicker than the rest. /end id]

i don't know if anyone who follows me is alterhuman, but if you are. there you go! flags!

[hazyaltcare]

Hey, so, this is my first time requesting but.

Fuck, is it alright to get some positivity for a Chuuya Nakahara? My source had issues with the whole humanity thing considering he and I don't even know if we're the original or just a clone. Not to mention the god sealed within me thing.

I just, I don't know, Forming here, where it's like I'm in the opposite end now of my previous situation, am I still human? Or ever was?

Hello Chuuya,

Dealing with uncertainty is hard, but you've done the right thing by speaking up about it! A lot of us here find that being able to speak about even "unspeakable" fears helps to take away their power.

I want you to ask yourself what it would mean if you weren't human. What is the worst possible scenario? Picturing that reality and coming up with a solution to that situation is one good way to knock a vague fear out of the park!

Existing in the alterhuman community, I've learned a lot about the concept of humanity and what it truly means; especially for alterhuman folks such as ourselves. I think that, regardless of what your innerworld or astral body may be (human or otherwise) you have more than enough right to define yourself. Do you want to be human? Then you are human. Your physical body already matches that reality, and regardless of what you look like astrally or in-system, you have every right to take that title of human being if you want it.

You are not an imposter just because your origins leave you in doubt. While your fears are certainly valid, remember that no one but yourself is questioning your humanity. And if you ask me? Thats the most human part of all of it. It's only natural to experience self-doubt; especially considering your experiences.

Clone or not-- hell, even vessel or not-- you are a person with value. The only difference between you and others is the uniqueness of your birth, and even that is something that, in a way, you share with many human beings! Humans all over the world experience radically different experiences of birth and rebirth, and to call yourself nonhuman solely because of your own uniqueness shames the uniqueness human beings hold as a quality as a whole.

You are allowed to be different, and your differences should be celebrated! Do not be ashamed of being unique. It's one of the trademarks of humanity's individuals.

I hope you are having a wonderful day and that this message is of some comfort!

Mod Haze (❤Alice❤ | 🪛Doctor passive influence)

[draconicred]

Experiences in the Alterhuman Community (and Beyond) as a Fictive

It's a weird experience being a fictional character, especially dealing with fandom, the fact that your source is fictional, and interactions with people based on that--including some of the dehumanisation that's so common toward fictionfolk. I'm gonna go into that here because I need somwhere to collect my thoughts, so this might get long. I'll be talking about my experiences as a fictive, but this could very well apply to anyone who identifies as a fictional being--fictionkin, fictionlinkers, etc.

So, I see the version of me on the screen as an AU version of me, in short. I mean, I'm me, and I don't think I even looked exactly 1:1 with my canon self--so naturally, even though events line up pretty closely, I see my source as... Almost like a fanfic of my life? Like sure, that's decidedly me, and decidedly a lot of the things that happened to me and my friends, but also not me. I'm not that guy on the screen, he's what represents me.

Even though I fully believe I got here by dying in a literal past life, my source media here is absolutely fictional to me and I just... Don't look at it in really any other way. Which I guess makes sense if you put it into my perspective--what else would it be? It really is like reading a fanfic based on your life though, or reading an article about yourself in the news. A bit of a shock, a bit of "why did they include THAT?" sprinkled in here and there, a bit awkward sometimes, and it does tend to resurface bad feelings. But overall, it's not that personal to me. I'm largely fine with it existing.

On the other hand, what is shocking is that people see me as fictional. I'm a fictional introject, from a fictional source, from the perspectives of a lot of people here. But I look at my source and I go well... Yeah, that's fiction of course, but my life is an actual thing that happened to me. Realistically I know that not everyone has spiritual beliefs and not everyone even accepts fictional identities as something "real", but man is it weird to just... Have it be spun in such a way?

I'm used to being in the media, I'm used to having cameras on me and being in the public eye. I'm used to articles and stories and posts on the internet. I'm used to fans even! But this isn't your regular, run-of-the-mill experience of people wanting to know you because you're a hero. This is people who see your life and experiences as a fun story they saw in a book or on TV, coming up to you with the idea that you're their favourite character, and not... A whole entire person. It's so damn weird.

There's still that level of disrespect that comes from people who are a little parasocial with you, but it almost hits deeper here because a lot of the time, you know they're not seeing a hero or the things you've literally done in your memories. They're seeing that guy on the screen they think is cool, and while he represents you, he's not you. And they're treating you like a celebrity because of that weird fanfic version of you on the TV or in that book.

There's usually little acknowledgement of your life or experiences as "real". When you're presenting as your fictional identity around others, you tend to get put into one of a few camps:

Cool Character from Media who I love and adore and want to talk to (and will probably get fanperson excited about it). I will probably get dispraportionally upset if Character tells me to back off a bit because I don't want my blorbo to be mad at me.

Character from Media I'm in love with and will immediately start asking invasive questions to or outright flirting with. Could get real gross real quick.

Problematic Character or Guy From Problematic Media that I instantly dislike because that's so Problematic how dare you show your face. I'm reporting you for being Character, you should change your identity if you want to exist so bad.

Character from Media who is disabled/queer/mentally ill/has any soft personality trait ever and I will now be treating you like a sweet little babyboy cinnamon roll who could not hurt a fly.

Person who identifies as Character? How interesting! I'm going to really pry and question everything from your actions in-source (to get unique perspectives from Character) and question literally everything else. Because this is Science and I'll get mad if you don't tell me everything, you need to tell me everything or you're rude.

Of course there's nuance and there's absolutely times where you'll be treated as a normal person, but the above are... So damn common. I've been here for a few months and I've already had some weird stuff happen to me simply because I'm Kirishima and people feel entitled to give me cutesy nicknames or whatever. Even without knowing me or my system at all beforehand. It's just.. So different from anything I've experienced before? Being treated like a celebrity is dehumanising enough, but being treated like a character.ai bot or just generally a form of free entertainment and not a person is so perplexing to me.

There's also that if you're from a popular source, you see stuff about yourself everywhere. Posters, plushies, advertisements, posts on social media--all of it. Some of that I'm used to already, but it's kind of weird when you're mentally aware that this is all for that twisted-mirror version of yourself and not you. And if you get a little uncomfortable at some fanart showing up out of the blue, or someone making a source related joke... You're kind of just expected to brush it off. Which yeah, I get it! It's about the source, not me, but it's still just... A weird feeling. A feeling of not being allowed to be upset because it's about the source and not literal you.

I think there needs to be a line, maybe. Not saying that fictives should be putting a stop to any media or fandom ever, just.. That maybe respect toward us for being uncomfortable with fan content due to being a fictive or fictionkin should be more normalised. It should be more okay to say "hey, I'm Character, please don't joke like that" to a friend, or "don't send me fanart of this thing, I'm Character and that's weird"--which it normally is! But there does tend to be a sort of layer of "Oh, it's because you're Character. You know that's not you, right? You shouldn't be upset, you need to source separate more."--when if most other people were to set a boundary like that, it would usually be respected. Source separation can be great, but if someone hasn't separated or doesn't want to, why is it okay to still send them material they're uncomfortable with--or at least, why do people tend to argue that the fictive should "just separate from source" instead? It... Just boils down to alterhumisia toward fictionfolk, honestly. It sucks.

There's a lot of problems with basic respect toward fictionfolk of all kinds--hell, even in the alterhuman community where it's meant to be safe. I don't know if this rant is entirely coherent or not, I don't know if there's anything noteworthy to take from it--but if you do take something from it, let it be that fictionfolk want to be treated like people. Source separated, not source separated, canon divergent or compliant, hearted, linker, 'kin or 'tive--we're people. Don't let our identities change the way you instinctually treat us. Let us be openly us, and treat us as you would anyone else.

[trashshouldnt]

Releasing the thing is was gonna do in October cause I procrastinated-

Nonhuman word a day calendar! Let's go.

What is your species?

I think I'm a canine of some sort, but I feel a very strong connection to alienkin and different types of machinekin too. I'm still new, and I'm still learning about myself.

2. Are you out? To whom?

I'm out to my brother, and by some miracle he's chill! It makes me really happy to have him here with me while I learn about myself :]

3. How old were you when you realized you weren't human? What made you realize it?

I'd love to say I know the answer to this, but unfortunately I don't really know. I remember sneaking glimpses of a documentary about "real-life vampires and werewolves" over my eldest sibling's shoulder sometime between 2014-2018, so we'll call it then. Wasn't officially "kinfirmed" yet, but it was a big step in the right direction.

The next time I remembered that otherkin existed was watching that Anthony Padilla video a couple years after it came out.

4. Do you identify more with otherkin or therian? Is it a mix of both? What communities do you identify with?

I identify more with nonhuman, alterhuman and voidpunk. They're just what feels right to me.

5. Tell the story of the first person you came out to.

I'm skipping this one because I was too sleep-deprived at the time to retain the memory. No big thinky on that one.

6. Have you suffered from any abuse for identifying as nonhuman?

No, mostly because only my brother knows.

7. Do you have a favorite nonhuman character?

Yes, and that is Kanenogi from Jingai-san no Yome. Adorable anime all around, I think you should watch it.

8. do you thing there should be nonhuman pride? What would that look like?

I'm not sure how to answer this one. I don't really have any feelings on the matter, except that we should be able to express ourselves freely. I'm certainly full of pride in my identity.

9. What does being not human mean to you?

Not sure how to answer this one honestly. I just...know? I guess?

10. What have other people said about your nonhuman nature?

well, my mom calls me a cryptid (affectionate) and the rest of the family call me a murder gremlin, but no one really knows, so they don't have any opinions on it. (I'm pretty sure that's what this question is about)

11. If you're out, talk about the most accepting person you've come out to.

My brother. He kind of nodded after I told him (both that I'm nonhuman and that I wanted to get gear for it) and didn't bring it back up. I was worried if course, but then a few days later he came to me with dog supplies (collars from around the house that our dog never wears, a harness our dog also never wears, etc) and asked if any of this stuff fit what I wanted. Since then he's been nothing but nice about it. it's really all I could ask for in this situation :]

12. Your favorite nonhuman Tumblr site.

Definitely xenodelic, found them when I first started diving into the community genuinely, has always been very nice and polite if I asked questions, and honestly just very cool in general. Totally recommend checking them out.

13. Your favorite nonhuman website.

Nonhuman National Park. Really good forum site, definitely gotta go back there more often.

14. Tell us about a time when you met another nonhuman, either online or IRL.

Met a cool system on a discord server a while back, they were really helpful in figuring out all this for me (systemhood, alterhumanity, all that jazz)

15. Your favorite nonhuman celebrity/person.

I don't know if it counts, but I really like Therian Territory and their videos.

16. Your favorite nonhuman book (Nonhuman characters are the main focus)

The Theri There webcomic on tapas. Specifically for alterhuman folks!

17. Your favorite nonhuman movie.

Not sure if it counts but Rise of the Guardians. Boogeyman was 10/10 gender envy as a kid.

18. Tell us a funny joke about being nonhuman.

I'm sorry, I dont have any.

19. Is being nonhuman spiritual for you?

No, it is psychological.

20. Tell us a few thoughts about what it's like being your species.

I don't really know, I'm still not sure what I am yet. I do know I feel very connected to machines (mostly my PC), like when you're vibing in a room with your friends. I also really want to bite people aggressively.

21. Tell us your favorite nonhuman quote.

"we need gay corgi werewolf vibes in this server" -- a mod of a server I'm in.

22. What do you believe causes nonhuman identity?

I'm going to opt out of this one, because I have no theories/ideas about this. I'm not a professional brain user.

23.what is your favorite nonhuman pride image?

I found this a few days ago on Google, it makes me smile.

24. Write something or post a picture about otherkin that upsets you.

The old screenshots of that squirrelkin blog where they didn't understand their own diet. It just irks me for some reason.

25. What is the worst argument you've heard against being nonhuman?

Not an argument against, but the "oh, you're an animal? Then I'll treat you like an animal by *insert terrible animal abuse horror scenarios*" raises my hackles. Genuinely want to stab those people.

26. Who is your biggest ally?

The discord friends I have from an alterhuman server, and of course my brother.

27. What is your favorite types of cake?

Chocolate blackout cake all the way babey. If the human body can digest chocolate then you know I'm using that to my advantage. Eating half your weight in cocoa is unhealthy for anyone of course, so be careful.

28. What are your favorite types of pie?

Pumpkin and pecan pies. Near and dear to my heart, I've always had a soft spot for autumn pies.

29. Where did you first learn about being nonhuman?

My eldest sibling's friends, I guess. Their partner was a furry, but I remember watching documentaries over their shoulder (see previous question near the top) and how their partner had told me that they were an animal. After that, the rest of my backstory unfolded, and eventually I talked to @/xenodelic about systems, checked out their blog and saw the alterhuman tag, and the rest is history.

30. Anything else you want to close with about being nonhuman?

Find cool friends, a lot of people here are friendly, and there are places made for you to ask questions and learn.

Watch out for beastialists. Be safe.

31. (Free space because I said so)

Happy spooky season guys!

30 day nonhuman challenge !!

for anyone who wants to do this this month!